Chapter 121: The Twin Gu Cures the Rare Poison
Twin Gu…
When these two words fell into his eyes, Wei Wanlan’s eye sockets instantly widened a circle. His pupils trembled within his sockets, stagnating for several moments before he realized that this Wise Ruler System always had some unexpected strange items.
He had once used the Mind-Reading Gu, which meant Gu worms were within the scope of services provided by the system.
Now that he needed the Twin Gu, finding it in the system should also be reasonable.
—Fortunately, the randomly refreshed item icon just happened to let me see the Gu worm bamboo cage!
Wei Wanlan couldn’t think too much.
Time was tight; he had to use this Gu immediately.
But as for after using the Gu, whether it would balance their physical conditions to bring the dead back to life, or if he would be directly taken away by the Gu worm linked to the Regent, Wei Wanlan didn’t know.
He didn’t even know what side effects the Twin Gu had, or who should take the child Gu and who the mother Gu. He just had to use it!
Fingertips tapped the icon, dragging it to use in front of his eyes heavily yet daring not to relax, fearing the item would suddenly become invalid or disappear.
When the Gu worm drilled into his body, there was only a flash of white light before his eyes; otherwise, he felt nothing. Wei Wanlan took a deep breath, feeling deep panic within this calmness… What happened? Is there no reaction?
If not for the precedent that all items in this system never misfired, Wei Wanlan would have almost despaired again.
The Grand Ceremony of Personal Rule in front of Hanyuan Hall came to a close amidst the prayer words of the Minister of Rites.
Theoretically, after the ceremony, the Emperor should hold a Grand Court Assembly to truly meet the civil and military officials of the court as the Monarch.
But when Xiao Ji made arrangements, considering Wei Wanlan’s current psychological state, he didn’t want the Emperor to exhaust his mind any further, so he had notified the Ministry of Rites early on to cut off the follow-up matters.
“The ceremony is concluded…”
“Long live, long live, long long live.”
The cheers of the officials filled Hanyuan Hall again.
Wei Wanlan walked down the Imperial Steps.
An Ruyi was exceptionally good at reading expressions and felt unparalleled heartache for the Little Emperor. He hurriedly tried to guide Wei Wanlan back to the sleeping palace. Recently living in the Imperial Medical Bureau, Wei Wanlan had difficulty eating and sleeping, his small face visibly thinner by a large margin:
“Your Majesty? …Your Majesty!”
But Wei Wanlan didn’t seem to listen to him anymore.
After leaving the officials’ line of sight, his steps became unusually fast.
Because he ran too fast, his peripheral vision became increasingly blurred. The sound of wind was in his ears, but he didn’t even notice the whistling wind.
Although he hadn’t seen the Imperial Medical Bureau yet, he felt as if he were already inside it. He seemed to see the Regent slowly waking up on the bed in the consultation room, seemed to see him waiting for him, waiting for them to meet again.
So much so that he took a hard fall.
Wide robes and broad sleeves; he stepped on his hem.
Wei Wanlan fell in front of the Imperial Medical Bureau. He didn’t cry. He scrambled up at the fastest speed, disregarding the large hole torn in his dragon robe, and continued to rush inside. He scared the medical officials and pharmacists out of their wits!
“Your Majesty! Slow down, Your Majesty…”
“Quickly get the medicated oil for bruises for Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty!”
How could Wei Wanlan listen?
Like a golden shadow, he swept to the door of the consultation room and pushed the door open with a bang. His gaze locked onto the sickbed in the consultation room, only to see the bed empty.
His throat choked, but his brow twitched: “He—the Regent?”
…No movement at all?
Imperial Physician Fang raised his pale long eyebrows, suddenly opening his lips with a trembling voice, his pupils flickering: “Already, left (gone).”
Wei Wanlan: “!!!”
“Your Majesty!”
“Quickly pinch Your Majesty’s philtrum!”
“Your Majesty… Your Majesty…”
Hearing the bad news, Wei Wanlan’s vision instantly went black.
The Emperor slowly fell to the ground. The Imperial Medical Bureau was instantly in chaos. None of the medical officials understood why the Emperor did this; could it be that being overjoyed caused him to faint?
There was a strong discrepancy in the understanding of words between ancient and modern people.
The Regent left (walked away), not passed away (Hong).
Hong means death; left means he just woke up.
So, actually, the Regent regained consciousness, and then he left very quickly…
Early Summer.
Cool Night. Zichen Hall.
Soothing incense burned in the sleeping palace. From the completion of Task Two, a bronze mirror had been added to the canopy of the dragon bed.
Wei Wanlan had a very long dream.
The dream was full of the Regent everywhere, full of traces of the Regent and himself…
The dream was divided into many fragmented segments:
Sometimes the Regent was teaching him to read. The Regent read a sentence, and he followed with a sentence, like a babbling toddler. When he encountered a sentence he didn’t know and couldn’t read smoothly, just as his fingertips touched the back of Su Jingzhi’s hand, the Regent disappeared in an instant like a bubble.
Only the scroll remained by his hand; only he was left in the study.
Other times—
It was the Regent calling him to get up at Mao hour (5-7 AM). He didn’t want to get up; he lay there playing rogue, throwing a tantrum at the Regent, closing his eyes waiting for the Regent to scoop him up from the dragon couch.
But he waited in vain; Su Jingzhi disappeared again!
Leaving Wei Wanlan crying and rubbing his eyes in the dragon bed: “Zhen will get up, Zhen will be obedient, Zhen is getting up…”
The end of the dream was always Su Jingzhi’s departure, never to return. Wei Wanlan wandered back and forth in this repeated cycle of gaining and losing, sinking too deep, unable to get out of the nightmare.
“Don’t go, wu.”
“Don’t go, Zhen knows you treat Zhen well. Zhen won’t blame you wrongly anymore. Sorry Regent, Zhen will be good QAQ…”
Wei Wanlan cried until the pillow was soaking wet.
Sweating all over, his pajamas and quilt were also wet.
This state of not waking up lasted for almost two days, long enough to make the medical officials of the Imperial Medical Bureau helpless, wanting to apologize with death one after another. They diagnosed the Emperor’s pulse as weak, chaotic, and strange. Unfortunately, similar cases were rare previously, insufficient for them to judge accurately.
They felt as if certain meridians inside the Emperor’s body were reorganizing.
Internal injury from emotions shouldn’t change the structure of the entire body, right?
Fortunately, the Emperor still had a pulse.
As for the Regent’s side, Su Jingzhi woke up lying on the wide bed in the consultation room of the Imperial Medical Bureau. He smelled the strong bitterness of herbs, saw the ceiling, and heard the medical officials walking back and forth around him…
Strength was gradually returning to his limbs.
When his senses just returned, his reaction to everything was very acute. He frowned. Then, amidst the surprised and astonished gazes of the medical officials, he stood up, stumbled out of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and went to find Wei Wanlan.
As a result, he just missed Wei Wanlan. He went to the Personal Rule ceremony; Wei Wanlan went to the Imperial Medical Bureau to find him.
When he got news of Wei Wanlan again, he had already fainted in the Imperial Medical Bureau and wouldn’t wake up no matter how he was called.
So the Regent forbade anyone from touching Wei Wanlan and held him tightly, carrying him back to Zichen Hall.
He couldn’t care less that he was just recovering from illness and was very weak. He guarded Wei Wanlan day and night. The Wei Wanlan in his arms was so small. During the time he was blind, he had lost a lot of weight again, his chin pointy.
Su Jingzhi touched his face with pity.
Wei Wanlan still didn’t react.
No matter how tightly he held him, Little Wan’s lips were turned down, eyes closed tight.
The Emperor let the Regent pour water and medicine into him, read to him, and talk to him…
The Emperor’s vital signs were still there; he had warmth and breath. But it was as if the Emperor’s heart had died amidst the heavy changes. It seemed returning to this world had no meaning for him; he didn’t want a world without the Regent.
The Regent naturally hoped Wei Wanlan would wake up quickly.
But the process of holding Wei Wanlan tight and waiting for him to wake up was his first contact with Wei Wanlan where he let down his guard and cast aside heavy burdens. He liked it very much.
They used to have too many defenses, concerns, and misunderstandings about each other… Now none were necessary; it was like the clouds opening to reveal the sun.
If Wei Wanlan was willing to regain consciousness, the Regent would be gratified.
But if Wei Wanlan wanted to leave the world just like this, Su Jingzhi wouldn’t be able to bear the result of missing him again. He would rather give up the new life gained from detoxification and meet Little Wan in another world.
“Either come back, Little Wan, or take This Prince with you.”
During Wei Wanlan’s coma, people said it was Wei Wanlan who used the Twin Gu to save the Regent. The imperial physicians told Su Jingzhi everything about the Emperor searching everywhere for the Twin Gu. The physicians just didn’t know when Wei Wanlan found the Twin Gu and neutralized the poison in the Prince’s body.
No one could explain.
But Su Jingzhi knew Little Wan always had a way. Little Wan was clumsy, but Little Wan was also amazing. While saving him, he quelled the rebellion and stabilized the world.
“Your Highness, don’t just remember to feed His Majesty the medicine; remember to drink yours too.” An Ruyi came over with a tray holding thick medicinal soup.
Su Jingzhi drank the medicine hurriedly. He waved An Ruyi away, maintaining the posture of holding Wei Wanlan tight. He stroked the back of Wei Wanlan, who had just cried again in his arms, with infinite tenderness, like soothing an injured kitten.
His voice was deep, and the words he spoke seemed completely incongruous with his overly majestic and handsome face.
He said: “Don’t be afraid. I am here. Little Wan be good. If you want to sleep, sleep a bit longer. Wake up when you’ve slept enough.”
He didn’t know how many times he had repeated such comfort.
But Su Jingzhi didn’t feel annoyed at all. In fact, every time he murmured, he liked Wei Wanlan a little more.
Now, this liking of his could finally head towards lifelong companionship—he regained a long lifespan, and from now on his life and death were linked with Wei Wanlan… He could promise Wei Wanlan forever.
I will like you forever.
Waves of warmth surged in Su Jingzhi’s heart. He wrapped Wei Wanlan into a silkworm cocoon and hugged him tighter.
And in this care, Wei Wanlan adapted for a long time before finally sensing the subtle changes in the outside world. He slowly opened his doe eyes.
“Regent… King?” He blinked hard.
“Mm.” Su Jingzhi lowered his head, gazing at Wei Wanlan.
Wei Wanlan felt his eyes were a bit swollen; he sniffled his little nose. When his doe eyes filled with Su Jingzhi, he thought he was still dreaming. He felt it was unbelievable, and then the fear of Su Jingzhi disappearing rose again.
He had lost him many times in his dreams.
“Don’t go.”
Wei Wanlan begged softly, clutching Su Jingzhi’s arm.
At this moment, Su Jingzhi tightly grasped Wei Wanlan’s right hand, pressing that dragon claw against his own heart. He was letting Wei Wanlan feel the beating of the heart beneath his chest.
Thump-thump, thump-thump, full of rhythm.
Along with his solid muscles and fiery temperature, it was transmitted bit by bit to Wei Wanlan’s perception.
Su Jingzhi asked Wei Wanlan: “Am I alive?”
Being too close, Su Jingzhi’s voice was extremely low, causing the tips of Wei Wanlan’s ears to tremble. He felt an itch inside his eardrums, but his dragon claw was in pain.
The sense of reality finally allowed Wei Wanlan to transition from disbelief to excitement and joy.
The doe eyes, already swollen from crying, blinked and blinked, beginning to shine with crystal light. Wei Wanlan suddenly sprang up from the quilt on the dragon bed in Zichen Hall. Like a little fox suddenly jumping up, he finally moved, hugging the Regent’s neck back tightly and burying himself deep:
“Wuuuuuu Regent King!!!”
“It’s the Regent! Great! Regent, you are still alive! It’s really great~”
Thank Heaven and Earth, the System didn’t deceive me!
The Twin Gu works; the Regent came back to life…
Simple-hearted people express feelings always so directly.
Wei Wanlan buried himself in Su Jingzhi’s body for a good long while. Not until he had buried himself enough, his chest filled with the woody scent, was he willing to come out.
They faced each other. Wei Wanlan’s two thin legs pressed on one of Su Jingzhi’s long legs.
The Emperor of Great Wei tilted his head, pressing on the Regent’s shoulders to prop himself up. What popped out after the excitement was actually an incoherent guarantee. Wei Wanlan spoke very fast and urgently, simply afraid that if he stated his position too late, Su Jingzhi would disappear again:
“Zhen will study hard from now on!”
“Zhen will read books, get up at Mao hour, go to the Secretariat to report every day, read many memorials, and handle many matters…”
Su Jingzhi gazed at Wei Wanlan, knowing these were sequelae caused by the little clumsy thing dreaming too frequently these past few days. He tapped Wei Wanlan’s little nose.
What he thought in his heart was exactly the opposite:
—No need to work so hard. With This Prince here, I can protect you for a lifetime this time.
…
Afterward.
Su Jingzhi’s return rapidly spread throughout the Great Wei court.
Some civil and military ministers in the court initially speculated secretly: Wei Wanlan had just assumed personal rule; would Su Jingzhi’s appearance at this time affect imperial power? Who did the power belong to? Who had the final say between the two?
However, these assumptions of struggle and conspiracy theories were self-negated by the skeptics not long after.
Because they discovered that since Wei Wanlan assumed personal rule, his relationship with Su Jingzhi seemed much more harmonious than before!
If they thought the two were harmonious before, then now…
Wei Wanlan’s closeness to Su Jingzhi was obvious.
Every word and sentence from the Emperor revealed that he wanted to stick to Su Jingzhi:
“Prince, Prince, we are going to court. Zhen doesn’t want to take the palanquin today; can you accompany Zhen to walk?”
“Wuwu, Zhen was tripped by the threshold just now. Seems like there’s a bruise on the leg. Quickly look at the leg and rub it please QAQ”
“The lotus flowers in the Imperial Garden have grown buds! Let’s go see them~”
“You can finally taste flavors now; Zhen will teach you how to eat hotpot!”
“…”
Chirping all day long like a little bird.
It seemed even the little sparrows of Zichen Hall formed a delightful contrast with Wei Wanlan.
Wei Wanlan didn’t want to miss a single moment with Su Jingzhi, extremely dependent. And Su Jingzhi naturally felt incredibly gratified.
The innocent victims were Tang Tuan and the other Jinwu Guards.
Originally just standing guard every day, now when on duty at Zichen Hall, they wished they could completely seal their five senses. Otherwise, they had to endure the Boss’s triumphant air and the blinding displays of affection from the Little Emperor daily…
Yes. Tang Tuan could no longer look Su Jingzhi in the eye recently. The Boss had a double harvest in career and love, having both a beautiful spouse and a princely title; he seemed to have reached the peak of life.
Tang Tuan was happy for the Boss in his heart, but felt sad and sour for himself, wishing he could contact all the matchmakers in Chang’an City to solve his own single status.
So one day at Zichen Hall, General Tang was standing guard bored to death while flipping through information on marriageable women sent by matchmakers. Just then, in broad daylight, he heard the Little Emperor suddenly say very mysteriously to the Boss who was about to go out to handle military affairs:
“Regent King, come back early from the Northern Bureau tonight!”
“Today is a good day. Zhen has prepared a surprise for you.”
Su Jingzhi raised an eyebrow, looking as if asking, What surprise?
Wei Wanlan stuck to him and said joyfully: “You can only know at night. Zhen will be waiting for you on the dragon bed…”
Tang Tuan: “!!!!!”
The information book in General Tang’s hand fell to the ground, horror revealed in his eyes. No, are they playing this openly now?
The Little Emperor is actually this unrestrained and passionate?
The Boss is indeed lucky in love, tsk tsk tsk.
Tang Tuan turned into a lemon spirit on the spot, feeling that dating solely through blind dates wouldn’t work.
Looking again at a certain tall and upright Regent in military uniform, he took a deep breath.
Although he looked the same on the surface, because of Wei Wanlan’s uncharacteristically overly “explicit” hint, he lost his composure and panicked. As he stepped over the threshold, half his body crashed into the door frame.
Bang!
Having never shown such a loss of composure, Su Jingzhi steadied himself at the fastest speed possible and vanished from Wei Wanlan’s sight.
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