The Chinese New Year is about to be celebrated, but there is no festive atmosphere in the Da'an Palace. The eunuchs and palace maids who come and go are timid and cautious, as if they are not careful, they may cause a huge disaster. In fact, Li Yuan was indeed a little moody during this period. Many eunuchs and palace maids have made some minor mistakes during their service, and they were pulled out and beaten to the board. They still can't get up until now.

Li Xiu felt this depressing atmosphere as soon as he entered Da'an Palace. In fact, with Li Yuan's illness, the atmosphere in Da'an Palace was not relaxed. Princess Pingyang wanted to stay in the palace to take care of Li Yuan, but it was very inconvenient for her to be pregnant. Moreover, Li Yuan insisted on letting her go home. The other princesses wanted to stay, but they were driven back by Li Yuan.

When Li Xiu came to Li Yuan's bedroom, as soon as he entered the door, he immediately smelled a strong smell of medicine. There were no eunuchs or palace maids in the palace. Li Xiu was not surprised by this, because Li Yuan's temperament became more and more strange. Last time, he not only drove Sun Simiao out of the palace, but also did not have his orders. No eunuchs or palace maids were allowed to enter his bedroom, otherwise he would be severely punished. Many eunuchs and palace maids who were beaten before were punished for accidentally breaking into the bedroom.

When he entered the bedroom, he turned a carved screen and immediately saw Li Yuan lying halfway on the bed. Although he had a sick look on his face, he was in good spirits. He even held a book in his hand. When he saw Li Xiu and Pei Ji come in, he put down the book and greeted them with a smile: "Pei Jian, Prince Concubine, you are finally here!"

"Your Majesty, you..." Li Xiu looked at Li Yuan carefully at this time, and after looking left and right, he felt that Li Yuan's illness was not as severe as the legendary one. However, when he saw Li Yuan a few days ago, he clearly felt that the other party's face looked very ugly and his condition was very strong. But in just a few days, why did Li Yuan feel like he had changed?

"Your Majesty, this is a new medicine, and the effect is even better than the previous batch. Although this medicine cannot kill people, it is poisonous after all, so if you can use it less, try to use it as little as possible!" At this moment, Pei Ji suddenly took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and put it in front of Li Yuan and said.

"Don't worry, Pei Jian, I know what's going on!" Li Yuan looked at Li Xiu, but did not explain. Instead, he smiled and reached out to take the porcelain bottle sent by Pei Ji into his hand, then opened it and poured out a pill from it, then put it in his mouth and chewed it a few times and swallowed it.

"What kind of medicine is this? Supreme Emperor, how can you take medicine randomly?" Li Xiu asked in surprise when he saw Li Yuan taking a pill with unknown effect.

"Don't worry about the prince-consort, I won't harm the Supreme Emperor!" Pei Ji smiled when he saw Li Xiu's anxious look.

However, just as Pei Ji finished speaking, Li Yuan's face, which was originally pretty good, suddenly changed, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and his whole body trembled slightly, as if he was very painful. However, Pei Ji next to him had a normal expression, as if he had expected this situation.

After a while, Li Yuan's face became paler and sweaty on his forehead. After a while, his clothes were soaked. In the end, his face turned from white to gray, and his spirit suddenly became weak. He looked sick, almost exactly the same as Li Yuan that Li Xiu saw a few days ago.

"The medicine is effective. The imperial doctor will take my pulse again later, so I should be fooled!" Li Yuan smiled weakly at this time. He looked more than just seriously ill, but he looked like he was almost dying.

"So that's it!" Li Xiu finally realized this. He didn't expect that Li Yuan and Pei Ji used this method to deceive everyone in the world. Even Li Xiu, an insider, had only guessed in advance, and even suspected that Li Yuan was deliberately trying to despise him, but he didn't expect that he actually relied on the pills given by Pei Ji to create the illusion of serious illness.

"Don't be too surprised, the prince consort. Although the disease of the Supreme Emperor is not as severe as the legendary one, it is not light. Moreover, this pill is actually a poison. Although it is not very toxic, if you eat too much, it may cause great harm to the body!" Pei Ji finally explained to Li Xiu at this time.

Li Xiu was speechless after hearing this. In fact, he wanted to ask how he planned to use the fake death medicine he had given Pei Ji before. Then he thought again, since Pei Ji said that he didn't have to worry about it, it would be better to know less, so he didn't ask in the end.

Shortly after Li Yuan took the pill, the imperial doctor finally came outside the bedroom and asked to take Li Yuan's pulse. Li Yuan asked the other party to come in. As a result, after the imperial doctor diagnosed Li Yuan's pulse, he frowned with his eyebrows without any optimistic expression. It seemed that the effect of the pill was amazing, and even the imperial doctor could not find it out.

After the imperial doctor diagnosed Li Yuan's pulse, he asked about Li Yuan's physical condition. However, Li Yuan seemed very impatient at this time, which made the imperial doctor dare not ask more questions. He quickly left tremblingly. However, after a while, a palace maid brought the medicine boiled by the imperial doctor in.

Li Yuan did not take the medicine, but asked the palace maid to put the medicine on the table. The palace maid did not dare to persuade him, so he put the medicine down and left. At this time, Pei Ji picked up the medicine and drank it all in one go under Li Xiu's shocked gaze. This made Li Xiu lose his voice again: "Mr. Pei... why are you?"

"Haha, don't worry, the pills that Your Majesty just took may conflict with the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, so I dare not let Your Majesty take risks. Your Majesty can throw away the medicine, but I am the only person who can persuade Your Majesty to take medicine, so naturally I can't throw it away again, otherwise people will find out that it will cause me some inconvenience!" Pei Ji said with a smile at this time.

Li Xiu also showed a silent expression again when he heard this. Pei Ji was the only person who could persuade Li Yuan to take medicine, so he had an excuse to visit the palace frequently, and there were legitimate reasons to be alone with Li Yuan, so this bowl of medicine naturally could not be poured out. The only way was Pei Ji drank it himself. I guess he had been doing this for a while, but the medicine was only three parts poisonous. Pei Ji was very rare for Li Yuan, a friend, to do this.

Li Yuan patted Pei Ji's shoulder with gratitude and said, "Pei Jian Gao Yi, it's a pity that I, Li Yuan, have not been long since I am old, and I can't repay you in this life. When we are friends in the next life, we can make the best friends!"

When Pei Ji heard Li Yuan's words, he also showed a feeling of emotion. The two met at a young age, and their fates were tied together after that. Li Yuan ascended the throne and became emperor. He was the number one prime minister in the world. Li Yuan lost power and he resigned from his post to retire, but the deep friendship between them had never changed.

"Mr. Concubine, do you know why I must escape from this Da'an Palace?" At this moment, Li Yuan suddenly looked at Li Xiu and asked.
Chapter completed!