927 Slap with Borrowed Hand – First Form 3 (1/2)
Lei Chen nodded his head. ”It was because the Empress Dowager did not want to see me exhaust so much energy and to spend such a great amount of money. Hence, she did not accept the gift.”
The Emperor nodded then and said: ”No matter, maybe this medicine that has been left in your residence for so long was meant to have you take it out to save Little Fan at this time of need. Seeing you brothers like that, I am really feeling very gratified.”
Lei Chen was outwardly respectful but in his heart he was laughing coldly, but not an ounce of his true feelings showed on his face except for an expression of deep worry. ”I wonder how Fourth Brother is now? Your son would like to deliver the Blood Ling Zhi over personally now as I really wish for Fourth Brother to recover as quickly as possible.”
The Emperor nodded with a satisfied expression on his face and if truth was to be told, having sat in the Imperial Study to wait for so long had made him highly anxious as well. ”Since you are so deeply concerned, I will go together with you myself to see whether your Mother has already come up with an alternative solution as well.”
”Alternative solution?” Lei Chen pretended to be confused as he looked at the Emperor.
The Emperor then said: ”That's right. To neutralize the poison within Lei Fan's body, the blood of his biological father is needed. A pity Little Fan does not have any biological brothers and he is still too young to have and offsprings, so only extracting my blood will work for him. But that child had said the same thing as your Mother, refusing for me to harm my body in anyway, it was really heart wrenching to hear them.” The Emperor said, his voice thick with emotion.
Lei Chen's mouth curled up in a cold smile but managed to cover it up quickly.
”Fourth Brother has always been a very filial and sensible child from young. He would naturally not want Father to harm himself because of him.”
The father and son pair chatted as they walked, making their way towards the Empress' Palace. From the time that Lei Fan had been poisoned, a good part of the day had passed and there wasn't much time left in the limit that the Emperor had set.
However, when the Emperor and Lei Chen reached the Empress' Palace, they discovered a whole bunch of Imperial Physicians who were supposed to be inside administering treatment on Lei Fan kneeling in a neat row outside the palace doors.
The Emperor's face immediately darkened and he roared: ”You bunch of useless imbeciles! What are you all doing kneeling out here? Quickly go treat the Fourth Prince!”