Chapter 147 - Good Deed Credit (1/2)

Doctor Lou knit his brows in thought, ”Hmm...longevity? Perhaps, among other things...It was Dong royalty's closely guarded secret passed down through generations to the succeeding heirs. Although I do know how - But it's not me, I didn't do it! Really!” Doctor Lou quickly defended when the Emperor narrowed his eyes at him, ”I would tell you if I did...I like to get credit for my good work. I doubt your doctors could have figured out the Seyu, very few have knowledge of it. You're very lucky to have me. You should be happy.”

The Emperor ignored Doctor Lou's ramblings and frowned in thought.

{...Could it be possible?... I guess there's no reason for it to be impossible...But how could we have missed them? And what do they hope to gain from doing this to Xing er'?... Revenge? Isn't this too petty? At most what I would lose would be a consort, one I like but still, one woman, and as long as I don't kill her, the Lei family would be grateful and remain loyal...This is quite minimal in effect for revenge...

...As for my brother...While I can see a possibility for a civil war, I could end him now if I choose to, his troops are nowhere near the capital and if he's dead none of them would continue the fight...Regardless, I have an entire battalion stationed outside the capital right now, he wouldn't dare to...Although now it's becoming clear that he is a lot more daring than I thought...But is there something else here?...}

The Emperor frowned down at the unconscious Lei Xing, annoyed at the thought of Prince Yi touching her and also at the fact that the whole thing still did not make sense to him.

Doctor Lou then cleared his throat and the Emperor glanced up at him to find Doctor Lou smiling at him, ”Since your wife is high on an aphrodisiac, I thought it wise to call you, her husband so you can res-”

”Can't you make an antidote?” The Emperor cut him off with a frown.

{...This is not the way it's supposed to happen...}

Doctor Lou pursed his lips and looked off to the side, ”No, I don't...If you don't want to, she can just go through the agonizing pain for a few days and then maybe she'll be fine or she might just die in the end, who knows...” He shrugged and then continued, ”...She's only seems fine now because of those needles, but if left there for too long she won't wake up again. I told you, sensitive...”

The Emperor knit his brows in thought for a bit and then got up, ”Remove the needles, I'm taking her back.”

Doctor Lou pouted and mumbled, ”Why doesn't anyone listen to me?” He then sighed and loudly said, ”If I take it out, she'll be all over you or worse, your men and maybe even me as you leave...” He shivered, ”How do you want to explain that? Also if you knock her out again, she might just not wake up again, I might have hit a bit too hard the first time...” He mumbled the last line, looking down and then perked up, ”Don't worry, I can lend you this room. I don't use it and I like Xing Xing...”

Then he looked the Emperor over and added, ”...And you too...So I'll allow it. You can happily take your time and have fun. This room is also soundproof too so don't worry.” He finished and went to remove the needles.

The Emperor then stopped his hands and said, ”Wait.”

Doctor Lou frowned and watched as the Emperor went outside the room to speak to Commander An for a bit. Then he came back in and said to Doctor Lou, ”Give the man outside a full description of the three men you mentioned earlier, be sure to be deta-”

”Don't worry I remember very well, to the last detail...Can I remove them now?” Doctor Lou asked with a bright smile. The Emperor tightly knit his brows and nodded.

Doctor Lou happily nodded back and then removed the needles then clapped his hands and turned back to the Emperor, ”She will be waking up soon.” Then he headed for the door and then stopped, ”Ah, I heard you have been looking for me since my visit to the palace. I will clarify now, that I truly had nothing to do with your mother's condition that day, I myself was very shocked. Her screams almost stopped my old heart, you know i-”

”Then why did you run?” The Emperor asked with a raised eyebrow.

Doctor Lou went wide-eyed and blinked, ”Run? Who? Me? I was just very busy, I had some boring business elsewhere and as I said I like to get credit so I would tell you if I did.” Doctor Lou then grinned and continued, ”Regardless, I did nothing wrong and I saved the love of your life here so I deserve some credit s- ”