activa-t Why is Chapter 424 called the Star-Picking Tower?
Why is Chapter 424 called the Star-Picking Tower?
When Jun Lanjin heard this question, he found it utterly absurd.
He used to know perfectly well whose bloodline he was, but now, after the emperor's question, Jun Lanjin no longer knew whose bloodline he was.
Jun Lanjin lifted his long robe and knelt before the emperor. "Since childhood, Lanjin has only known that he is of the Jun family bloodline. As for the so-called Southern Kingdom royal family, Lanjin knows nothing about it."
As she spoke, Jun Lanjin looked up at the Chu Emperor and said, "However, Your Majesty, before this, I discovered that my mother had been giving me a slow-acting poison in my body."
what?
The anger on Emperor Chu's face froze, and even the Empress Dowager looked at Xie Xing in shock.
“It was three months ago when I discovered it,” Jun Lanjin said slowly. “I asked the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley to diagnose me, and that’s when I found out that the poison in my body had been there since I was eight years old.”
"In Prince Jin's mansion, the only person who had the opportunity to poison me was my mother."
"By the time I became aware of the chronic toxins in my body, it was too late."
Jun Lanjin lowered his eyes, picked up a letter from the ground, unfolded it, glanced at it casually, and said, "This letter fully expresses my mother's affection for the Southern Kingdom's royal family. She was sent to the Chu Kingdom with a thousand unwilling feelings."
"If I am truly a child of the Southern Kingdom's royal family, the child of the man she loves, why would my mother want to kill me?"
"Zhiheng, are you saying that your mother poisoned you?"
The Chu Emperor's expression grew anxious.
He stepped down from the dragon throne and personally helped Jun Lanjin up from the ground.
"How is your health? Have you sought treatment from the renowned healer?"
Jun Lanjin shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the poison has penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and there is no cure."
"How does this work?"
The Empress Dowager also came down, her face pale.
Originally, the only doubts were about Jun Lanjin's bloodline, but now that they know Jun Lanjin has been poisoned, all the doubts in the Empress Dowager's and the Emperor's hearts have disappeared.
Tiger poison does not even eat its seeds.
How could the old princess be so heartless?
The Emperor of Chu was in a daze. Jun Lanjin was, after all, his favorite son. What had angered the Emperor just now was the old Princess's extreme dislike for him in her letter.
This aversion caused the Chu Emperor's anger towards the old princess to extend to Jun Lanjin.
That face, so similar to the old princess.
But if you look closely, Jun Lanjin's eyebrows and eyes do resemble those of the Chu Emperor.
"So P—" Jun Lanjin said without changing his expression, "Who exactly has such intentions, trying to sow discord between me and His Majesty, and what are their motives?"
The Chu Emperor's anger subsided, and he began to ponder the matter deeply.
He glanced at Princess De'an kneeling on the ground.
Princess De'an had just witnessed the old princess's affair with the Southern Kingdom's royal family and was being questioned by everyone. The next second, she learned that Jun Lanjin was about to die.
Princess De'an was completely distraught.
She braced herself on the ground with both hands, which were trembling slightly.
"You..." Emperor Chu pondered for a moment. If it were any other noble lady from a prominent family, it would be one thing, but De'an County could not be allowed to take the initiative.
Princess De'an's father and brothers are all stationed at the border. Whenever something happens to Princess De'an, the border will be in turmoil.
After thinking for a moment, Emperor Chu said, "De'an, your injuries have almost healed. From now on, you don't need to live in the Prince Jin's residence. You can stay by the Empress Dowager's side so that she can protect your safety and teach you manners."
Princess De'an could not possibly refuse.
Even if the emperor didn't say anything, she would no longer live in the Prince Jin's mansion.
After speaking, the Emperor of Chu sent someone to take Princess De'an away. Once only three people remained in the Golden Palace, the Emperor of Chu looked at Jun Lanjin:
"The eunuchs around me only said that the message came from the Prince Jin's residence. However, when we investigated who sent the message, we couldn't find any trace of the person who sent it."
"So, this really isn't a coincidence?"
The Chu Emperor's question was utterly unnecessary and merely an excuse to save face for his imperial authority.
If Junlan hadn't said that she had been slowly poisoned by the old princess, the emperor probably wouldn't have let it go.
Jun Lanjin slowly said, "Since the purpose of the person behind this is to alienate His Majesty from me, why not turn the tables and see what their plans are?"
The Chu Emperor listened, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
"Therefore, I will confine you to the Star-Picking Tower until everything settles down, and then I will untie your feet."
"Star Reaching Tower?"
Jun Lanjin paused, then turned to look at Emperor Chu and asked, "Why is it the Star-Picking Tower?"
The Chu Emperor said, "The Star-Picking Tower is the most luxurious pavilion in the palace. I originally used it to admire the stars. Now that I know you have a chronic poison, I will try to find a way to cure you."
"Zhiheng, you will always be my most beloved subject."
"I will absolutely not let anything happen to you!"
Jun Lanjin remained silent, simply staring intently at the emperor with his dark eyes.
The emperor's words were rather far-fetched.
Why does it have to be the Star-Picking Tower?
What exactly is upstairs in the Star-Picking Tower?
"Zhiheng, why are you looking at me like that?" The Chu Emperor noticed Jun Lanjin's gaze and asked.
Jun Lanjin smiled and said, "It's alright. Since His Majesty has already made the arrangements, Zhiheng naturally has nothing to say."
"In that case, I will have someone take you to the Star-Picking Tower and also send someone to invite the head of the Imperial Medical Academy to personally examine your pulse."
"Yes."
Jun Lanjin didn't say much, and turned to leave the palace.
The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor of Chu with suspicion: "Why is Jin'er confined to the Zhaixing Tower?"
Even if he is under house arrest, shouldn't he be in Prince Jin's residence?
The Emperor of Chu watched Jun Lanjin's departing figure with no expression on his face. The Empress Dowager could not see the look in his eyes, but she heard him say, "The Star-Picking Tower is wonderful; from its height, one can pluck the stars."
"That's the best place for Zhiheng."
The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor of Chu with a puzzled expression.
She was worried. The emperor had no shortage of heirs; with so many princes in the harem, there was no worry about who would inherit the throne.
But the Jun family...
The Empress Dowager's expression was extremely grave.
The Jun family only has one direct descendant, Jun Lanjin. Their lineage absolutely cannot be swallowed up by other lineages.
If the poison on Jun Lanjin's body is real, then the Jun family line will end!
This is absolutely not okay!
Thinking this, the Empress Dowager quickly instructed the nanny beside her to help her back to the palace.
...
the other side.
Xie Xing rode at full speed out of the palace and finally arrived at the gate of the Song residence.
She didn't know where the Song residence was originally, so she asked Lin Yi to inquire a little before she found the way to the gate of the Song residence.
Upon arriving at the gate of the Song residence, Xie Xing looked up and saw that the gate was incredibly grand.
She quickly went up and knocked on the door.
After knocking a few times, the door was opened from the inside.
"Who are you?" The servant looked at Xie Xing and asked in confusion.