Huo Wei pressed the woman against the table and counterattacked. He bit a crimson mark on her snow - white chest and laughed like a hooligan:
"I'll kill you sooner or later. It's just that I'll kill you in a different way."
He wickedly raised his eyebrows in the direction of the imperial bed. He had been coveting the woman in front of him for so long that he was almost going crazy.
Du Gu Luanyue propped her hands against his chest. "Yun Qi is still outside the palace gate. Stop quickly."
Huo Wei's tough and distinct features exuded a wild air. He provoked, "Isn't it better to let him hear? So that he can give up earlier."
Du Gu Luanyue pushed him away abruptly:
"Here you go again. This is the harem. We both need to be more careful. I'll tell you our next plan. Listen carefully."
She told Huo Wei her whole plan. After listening, Huo Wei went back to discuss it with Shen Guilan and He Zhizhou. Shen Guilan thought it was feasible, but Master He Zhizhou remained silent all the time with a very ugly expression on his face.
Three months later, because Murong Min was addicted to the golden pills, he believed that they were indeed the secret to immortality and threw himself whole - heartedly into seeking the path of immortality.
Sheng Yunqi told Murong Min that Du Gu, the empress's birth date was beneficial to national affairs but harmful to the emperor's health.
When seeking good weather, one should rely on the empress. When seeking double cultivation for immortality, one should look for those women. Murong Min believed it without a doubt.
When winter came, Sheng Yunqi asked the emperor to take off his clothes for cultivation. After being blown by the cold wind, the emperor caught a high - fever and couldn't get out of bed for several days.
Du Gu Luanyue stretched out her finger and touched the new white hair on Murong Min's temples. She said softly,
"Your Majesty, you've worked hard for the Northern Yan Dynasty for half your life. It's time for you to have a good rest. The third prince is waiting outside. He comes to serve you every day. He's a good boy."
Murong Min lay in bed and said hoarsely, "Let him in."
Sheng Yunqi told Du Gu Luanyue that although taking the golden pills could make a person look younger for a short time, in fact, it concentrated a person's energy and blood in a short period. Once taken too much, the body would be weakened.
Even a minor illness could torture a person for a long time.
Murong Jue entered the inner palace to serve the sick emperor. He felt sad looking at his father lying in bed, but he didn't understand the whole story.
His mother told him that if he wanted to be the crown prince, the Wei family would support him in the court, and he himself had to please his father more so that Murong Min would trust and love him.
Du Gu Luanyue stood up. "Your Majesty, the third prince will serve you during the day, and I'll come at night."
However, after taking care of the sick emperor day and night, Du Gu Luanyue, who had been seriously injured before, fell ill herself after a few days.
She just obediently accompanied Murong Min. She never discussed state affairs or gossiped about the concubines. She only cared about Murong Min's health.
Sometimes when Murong Min woke up at night and saw Du Gu Luanyue lying on the edge of his bed, fast asleep from exhaustion, he couldn't help feeling more touched.
One day, he suddenly said, "It's a pity that the empress and I have no son. If we did, I would surely let your child inherit my kingdom."
Du Gu Luanyue propped herself up from the edge of the bed. "Your Majesty, what are you saying? I'm your legitimate wife. All your children are my children."
There was an inexplicable look in Murong Min's bottomless eyes. He took Du Gu Luanyue's hand and held it tightly. "It's different."
At this moment, Du Gu Luanyue's heart was filled with coldness. If it weren't for Murong Min's atrocities in Danyang City, she wouldn't have hated this man so much.
Even if Murong Min wanted to start over with her now and exchange sincerity for sincerity, she wouldn't give him the slightest chance.
She smiled. "Let's just leave the matter of children to fate.
Your Majesty has been ill for some time, and the court officials are discussing the matter of establishing a crown prince. I don't want to interfere in state affairs, but since this concerns the future of the Northern Yan Dynasty, I should mention it to Your Majesty as a matter of routine."
Murong Min said in a deep voice, "Does the empress have a candidate in mind?"
Du Gu Luanyue leaned on his shoulder and whispered,
"All of Your Majesty's sons are very outstanding. I really can't choose.
A woman like me with little knowledge may only choose the one who is kind to me and filial to me.
As for ability, I'm too blind to tell."
At this time, Huo Wei asked to see the emperor outside the palace. After entering, he saw Murong Min holding Du Gu Luanyue's hand and Du Gu Luanyue leaning on his chest. For a moment, his eyes darkened.
When Du Gu Luanyue saw it was Huo Wei, her first reaction was to shake off Murong Min's hand. She didn't even notice anything wrong.
Murong Min looked at his empty palm in surprise.
Murong Min: "The Prince of Yuzhang is here."
Huo Wei gave a grunt. He walked forward, saluted, and then said, "Father, the matter of personnel transfer in each department of the court is almost done."
Huo Wei came to report on the court affairs to Murong Min. He had also meddled in the personnel transfer of the six departments and placed the people he supported in important positions one by one.
During his illness, Murong Min was indeed a bit slack in court affairs. He didn't want to deal with trivial matters, so Huo Wei took care of them all without asking for credit. His consistent silence actually won him some favor from Murong Min.
Du Gu Luanyue quietly glanced at Huo Wei and knew that he was angry again.
Suddenly, Murong Min asked, "I heard that the Prince of Yuzhang has been getting very close to the Wei family recently?"
The Wei family was the number one noble family in the Northern Yan Dynasty. The Grand Marshal Wei held the military power of the whole country and had a high position and great power.
For a military general like Huo Wei, if he had close contacts with a family like the Grand Marshal Wei, Murong Min would be wary of him in his heart.
A wrinkle flashed across Huo Wei's eyebrows inadvertently. The old guy actually sent people to monitor him. He slightly lowered his head and said, "In reply to Father, there has been some contact."
Murong Min took a sip of the weak tea in his mouth. "It's not a bad thing for young people to like making friends with the powerful and noble."
Huo Wei's sharp eyebrows drooped. After the incident at Fuyue Temple, he had an uncontrollable hatred for Murong Min.
Du Gu Luanyue saw that Murong Min was constantly testing Huo Wei, and that stupid Huo Wei was no longer willing to explain. That hatred would surge out as soon as Huo Wei raised his eyes.
She quickly interrupted, "Could it be that the Prince of Yuzhang has taken a fancy to the beloved daughter of the Wei family? I remember that the relationship between the Prince of Yuzhang and the Wei family was not very good before. Is it because he has fallen in love this time that he has been in such close contact?"
Murong Min's smile was a bit teasing. "The Prince of Yuzhang should first treat his physical problem. It would be better to pursue the woman he likes after he recovers, right?"
Du Gu Luanyue changed the topic, and the cold sweat in her palm gradually disappeared.
Just as she was about to say the next sentence, Sheng Yunqi appeared in the Zichen Palace with the golden pills in his hand. When he saw Huo Wei, his eyes turned cold again.
"Your Majesty, I've come to bring you the golden pills. You can reduce the dosage. Don't take too many at once." Sheng Yunqi put the pills in Du Gu Luanyue's hand.
Murong Min nodded. "Okay."
Sheng Yunqi turned around. "I heard that the Prince of Yuzhang has a hidden illness. Why not let me take a look?"
Huo Wei coldly said, "There's no need."
Taking advantage of Huo Wei's inattention, Sheng Yunqi grabbed his wrist and pretended to feel his pulse. Then he said,
"I have a way to cure the Prince of Yuzhang's hidden illness. A few golden pills will make him as good as new overnight.
By then, the Prince of Yuzhang can pursue the woman he likes and won't have to suffer the loneliness of an empty room."
Huo Wei wanted to refuse, but since Murong Min had given the order for him to accept it, he threw the pills away as soon as he left the palace gate.
Unexpectedly, half a month later, Murong Min sent an oral edict that the Prince of Yuzhang was no longer allowed to freely enter and exit the harem and could only be responsible for patrolling in the front part of the palace.