Chapter 1339: Chapter 980: Poison Doctor Unrivaled 41 (four thousand)
A person resembling a vegetative state has been lying there for over ten years, surviving on various precious medicinal materials. The toxins in her body are far more than everyone imagined—medicine is three parts poison, after all. Although Xi Yan has not become bloated from the side effects of the medicine, joint diagnoses from her family found her frighteningly weak.
Murong Xue possesses the Spiritual Spring, whose water has the effect of washing essence and marrow, capable of clearing out the garbage and viruses in her body. Therefore, she volunteered to prepare all the food during her entire recovery period.
Feng Xibai became her attending physician, conducting various rehabilitation and reconstruction therapies targeting her body.
Everyone else, like experts, occasionally offered reasonable suggestions about her body and organized the recovery prescriptions.
In this area, Murong Xue was not as professional as them, but she still maintained a positive attitude, observing and learning every day.
After eating the medicinal meals she prepared, the whole family unanimously decided to let her be responsible for Xi Yue’s daily three meals. It was not just delicious; it felt incredibly comfortable, even bowel movements seemed exceptionally smooth. Acupuncture, Moxa, and other therapies were also arranged, and everyone felt it was worth the effort of being busy for one person.
The only headache for everyone was that Xi Yue’s mental recovery was especially slow; she often stayed in a daze alone.
Murong Xue carefully examined her brain and found no obstruction, thereby judging it was not a hardware problem. It was because she had been lying for too long, her brain was still in a convalescent state, requiring exercise and communication to help her recover soon.
This recovery period would not yield results in just one or two months. Compared to Murong Han, her cousins were the most idle. So after Xi Yue woke up five days later, the three siblings returned to Lanyue. This time Murong Xue did not leave, staying on the island with peace of mind, learning while taking care of her mother.
After Murong Han returned to Beijing, he relied on the Yue Palace, Holy Water Manor, Shura Sect, and the inexplicably supportive Liuyun Sect to quickly eradicate the Bai Family, cleanse the Beijing interior of those planted with poisonous insects. Lanyue’s court also turned to support Murong Han. As for the Third Prince, Fourth Prince, Fifth Prince, three brothers, because of the burden of their maternal family, although not demoted to commoners, they were sent away by Murong Yi to serve as Vassal Kings.
The two princesses were waiting to be married in the boudoir. Due to their maternal connections, they would not encounter good marriages, at most choosing some noble families to marry into, unlike establishing a Princess Mansion, just like ordinary people, needing to serve in-laws.
The Eldest Prince and Second Prince are legitimate sons of the former Empress. After the Bai Family issue was resolved, Murong Yi chose relatively affluent regions for them, granting them territories as kings, making it clear they were destined to have no part in that position.
Murong Han only learned about this after returning to Beijing, hurrying to find Murong Yi before his brothers left Beijing.
"Father Emperor, I do not want to be Emperor. Eldest Brother is skilled in martial arts, Second Brother is academically gifted; one excels politically, the other on the battlefield. I am responsible for supporting them. As for other brothers, those reliable can remain in Beijing; those unreliable, you may choose to deploy them, but please do not choose me. As for Xiao Xue, she is ultimately meant to return to the Holy Dynasty. Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but I see the Shui Clan Young Master’s intentions toward her. Otherwise, why would they help us so much?"
"My future will involve traveling between Lanyue and the Holy Dynasty, taking care of Father Emperor and little sister. Being an idle prince isn’t bad, so I hope Father Emperor will think carefully and respect our choices."
Murong Yi found Murong Han’s speech unbelievable: "Are you truly indifferent to this position?"
Murong Han nodded: "You know I was raised in Jianghu, with a strong Jianghu aura throughout. I’m not suited for the intrigue of the Imperial Palace. Both Xiao Xue and I prefer a free and easy lifestyle. Mother had too many concerns back then, leading to her outcome. So for the second half of my life, I just want to live for myself, and I hope Father Emperor can fulfill our sibling’s wishes! Withdraw the decree sending Eldest Brother and Second Brother from Beijing."
Murong Han’s resoluteness and sincerity were clearly seen by Murong Yi. Of his several grown sons, those born to the Bai Family, regardless of their excellence, could not be candidates for the throne. As for the two legitimate Princes born to his first wife, though they lived discreetly over the years, he hadn’t ignored them either. Murong Han’s words were true. As the eldest legitimate son and second legitimate son, they seemed more responsible than their younger siblings, more suitable as well.
