The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

The carriage entered the East Palace and drove all the way to the main gate of the Crown Prince's bedroom before slowly stopping.

He informed His Highness Jiang Ya that the situation was not good in advance, and he understood and immediately led people to disperse the palace servants on the palace road. After no one else was around, Lou Jian opened the windproof curtain, carried You Mu out of the car, and went straight to the prince's bedroom.

You Mu's body was covered in a strong smell of blood, but the water in Huaqing Palace was too cold. In Lou Jian's opinion, it was not suitable for bathing. Even if the prince drank all the wine and was not afraid of the cold, it was still not suitable to cool down with ice water that was too freezing.

Lou Jian took the initiative and asked Jiang Ya to prepare a wooden barrel on the side and fill it with warm water that was slightly lower than body temperature for the prince to bathe.

You Mu felt weak all over, so he let Lou Jian take off his clothes.

After being controlled by drugs and going crazy for the first time to injure a palace servant, You Mu soaked in the ice water alone, trying hard to recall how he lost control, looking at himself covered in blood in the water.

The horrifying look of the man with blood on his face and the fearful pupils of those people came into You Mu's mind, unexpectedly making him feel refreshed. The depression in his chest gradually dissipated with the venting of his emotions and the flow of blood.

At that time, You Mu suddenly realized that people are afraid of madmen. It is not because of their status or position, but because of the pure fear from the heart.

So, he is crazy.

However, intentional madness is always difficult to control, and You Mu is worried that his sanity will be completely out of control during a certain madness.

He was afraid that his true colors might be completely buried under the long-lasting mask.

In the past, when he walked out of prison and washed his bloody clothes and bathed, You Mu always reminded himself repeatedly not to let thoughts of dementia occupy his mind.

He didn't like having someone waiting on him at this time. After pretending for so long, he didn't want to show his weakness in front of others. He even didn't allow Jiang Ya, who was beside him, to get close to him.

But, Lou Jian is different after all.

"Brother, the wine was added with Hanshi Powder and another ingredient... Qianzhu Cherry." Using a cloth to wipe the blood off the prince's cheek, Lou Jian fiddled with the water droplets and spoke in a low voice.

He stayed in the Medical Valley for three years. Although he did not formally learn medical skills from the old medical immortal, he did read a lot of medical books.

The symptoms of burning body, cold clothes and cold food are consistent with the records of Hanshi Powder in books. As for the symptoms similar to addiction and madness when the disease occurs, they are not much different from Qianzhuying, a banned drug in Qi State.

But why did the other party get infected with these...

The wet eyelashes felt heavy, and the dense branches formed into an inky black cluster that fell at the end of the eye, suppressing a bit of gloom. Compared with the prince's aggressiveness in the past, he now looked a little softer and more worried.

You Mu turned his head to look at Lou Jian, and did not hide it: "I was poisoned, a chronic poison... Taking these is a method of fighting poison with poison."

The palace has always been a place where the powerful are flattered and the weak are bullied. Without the queen mother, Concubine Xiao was the only one in power in the harem, and secretly ordered people to mistreat the supplies of the Eastern Palace, so that when You Mu was sick, no imperial physician could come to treat him.

He encountered a great change at that time. His body was already injured due to kneeling for a long time. Under the successive blows, You Mu fell completely ill, fainted for a long time, and had a high fever.

Zichai was afraid that he would die of a high fever, so she risked disobeying the emperor's order and sneaked out of the East Palace to ask for help. However, she was blocked by Concubine Xiao on the way. The concubine was domineering and beat Zichai with a stick without any explanation, leaving her with only one breath left.

Poor girl, she held on till the Emperor's arrival, then she told him the situation in the East Palace and begged earnestly.

Zichai died and Youmu was healed.

However, the medicine that Zichai exchanged her life for was poisonous.

By the time You Mu became famous, the poison had already seeped into his blood and flesh. But even if he had been prepared, what could he do? If he didn't take medicine, he would be dead.

The Eastern Palace fell into decline and became a scene of desolation. Prince Yu and the Imperial Concubine became more and more powerful. Apart from a few of his close confidants, You Mu was isolated and helpless.

After several twists and turns, he secretly contacted his old subordinates outside the palace and heard news from the old medical immortal that Hanshi Powder combined with strong liquor could suppress the spread of its toxicity.

However, this alone is not enough to offset the poison accumulated in the meridians. The only possible way is to use the forbidden drug Thousand Pearl Cherry as medicine.

But knowing that it is a banned drug, how can it be easy to obtain? Even if it is found, it will be a capital crime if it is discovered.

"Brother..." Lou Jian suddenly remembered that when he was in the Medical Valley, there was a period of time when the old medical fairy often stayed in the library, looking for various strange and poisonous things. It was at that time...

Thousand Pearl Cherry is extremely toxic and has the effect of confusing the mind, easily inducing addiction. This thing was once a crime that brought disaster to the Qi Kingdom and has long been banned. How easy is it to collect it secretly?

Lou Jian felt distressed and worried when he heard this, but the prince in the water pushed aside the water, stretched out his hand, and pinched his face with his hot fingertips.

After taking off those outer clothes, the coldness around him disappeared, and he was still the prince brother who would coax him.

"Of course I won't take this risk. Not only do I want to get the medicine, I also want to get out of the East Palace..."

The banned drugs are only used to restrain those under the throne. As long as the emperor allows it, no one else can interfere.

Since the unjust death of the Grand Tutor, this series of disasters has made You Mu understand that laws and justice are not important. In the face of imperial power, the Emperor Chen is the most important.

When Emperor Chen was offering sacrifices to his ancestors, he managed to release himself from confinement by "accidentally" drying scriptures. He also saved Emperor Chen by an assassination attempt, and sent a secret clue into the eyes of Emperor Chen. Moreover, he used this filial piety and kindness, borrowed Emperor Chen's power, and helped himself find life-saving medicine.

The emperor acquiesced, and the ministers of the Imperial Hospital personally prepared and ground the medicine. Even if it was a drug banned by the whole country, who would dare to say no? Even his madness had a legitimate reason.

Even if she is as arrogant as Imperial Concubine Xiao, and no matter how much hatred she harbors in her heart, shouldn't she come to visit with the best supplements and a big smile?

They are all people who are trying to survive under the imperial power. Whoever the emperor supports will have a chance to survive.

Hearing about the arrow wound, Lou Jian turned sideways to look over. The remaining mark after the wound healed was still on the chest, with some traces of flesh and blood growing.

"It's... here." He reached out and touched it lightly, and felt the same pain in his chest.

He lowered his head and wanted to touch the wound, but the prince pushed him away.

Lou Jian turned around in confusion, only to see the prince had gathered his emotions and said, "Lou Jian, you and I are no longer young."

"I know my brother once said I was still young, but I'm grown up now," Lou Jian argued.

"I am the prince." Precisely because they are both adults, they have to keep some distance between them.

You Mu is four years older than Lou Jian, and he knows Lou Jian's thoughts very well. But You Mu is the crown prince, and he is the one who wants to dethrone Emperor Chen and take the throne.

He once made a promise that he would take care of Lou Jian for the rest of her life, but he couldn't do it. Now, he couldn't guarantee that such a relationship would last.

If you can't be faithful to one thing, it's better to cut it off early.

"So what if he's the prince? Brother always uses these excuses to pressure me." Lou Jian's stubbornness was actually caused by the prince's pampering. Therefore, he dared to say such rebellious nonsense in front of You Mu.

In the autumn of that year, Lou Jian was fourteen years old. She happened to see her elder sister being intimate with her husband through the window, so she ran to the East Palace to follow their example. While the prince was busy handling affairs at his desk, she stood on tiptoe and kissed his lips.

The prince was obviously shocked by his action. After a long pause, he frowned and warned him that such behavior was too offensive and should not be done again.

But the young man's mind was already independent. Lou Jian knew in her heart that he only liked the prince. Her elder sister also said that one could only be so close to someone he liked. He stiffened his neck and still refused to admit it under the prince's pressure. He was also stubborn and unwilling to compromise even after being slapped on the hand.

In the end, the one who cried like a cat softened her tone, threw away the ruler, hugged and coaxed the prince, and said that he was still young and didn't understand these things, and it wouldn't be too late to talk about it when he grew up.

But Lou Jian couldn't wait, he went back to the countryside and stayed there for half a month, and he thought about it day and night. Seeing the little yellow dog barking happily in the countryside, he wondered when he could ask the prince to come and have a look. When he played with the children in the fields, he would always think of the four corners of the sky that encircled the prince.

He had no appetite and could not sleep. The lame old man from the farming family said with a smile as he fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan that he had been suffering from lovesickness at such a young age.

When returning to the capital from the countryside, Lou Jian had already thought it through. He wanted to explain clearly to the Crown Prince and ask him to wait for him and not choose a concubine so quickly.

But this thought was isolated by the flames and burned out for six years.

Now that he mentioned it again, the prince rejected her with an excuse. Lou Jian was a little angry: "You know clearly that I have been..."

"If you mention it again, I will send you back to the Medical Valley."

You Mu felt a little pain in his brows. The hatred had not yet been settled. Even if he planned carefully, he might not be able to predict the future. How could he blindly agree to something without knowing the consequences?

Lou Jian is the only bloodline of the Grand Tutor left in the world. It is impossible that because of him, he will fall to the foot of the imperial city and turn into a pool of mud with no name.

Being stopped from talking, Lou Jian pursed her lips and stopped talking, drooping her eyelashes and frowning, muttering: "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it..."

But she took advantage of the prince's moment of relaxation and suddenly bent down to kiss him.

The wooden barrel was narrow, not enough for You Muru to push people into the water like last time, nor was it enough for him to prop himself up and use his hands and feet to resist.

During the three years that Lou Jian followed the swordsman in the martial arts world, he had transformed from a young man from an aristocratic family into a swordsman with considerable hand strength. His grappling skills were quite good, and when You Mu was restrained, he easily controlled his hands, pressed him against the edge of the wooden barrel, and kissed him thoroughly.

"Lou Jian!"

As soon as she relaxed and her lips separated, Lou Jian was slapped in the face as expected.

"I have indulged you too much. I am afraid you have the intention of rebelling against the heaven!" You Mu was annoyed. As a prince, he was once second only to the emperor and above everyone else.

The only one who dared to suppress him was the one in front of him.

"Ajian, just accept the punishment. Don't be angry, brother." After a kiss, Lou Jian covered his face and knelt down neatly.

Although he was stubborn, he knew how to understand the prince's temperament and was very quick to admit his mistakes.

"I know my brother is worried, but I'm not afraid, even if I die in the future..."

Looking at the prince's face, Lou Jian knew what he was worried about, but he was not afraid of that. He had almost died once, and now that he could return to the capital, he was not afraid of anything.

Before he could finish his words, a handful of cold water was poured over his head.

"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about?" Hearing Lou Jian say this, the prince's heart suddenly choked, and his anger subsided by a large margin. However, he realized that he had been too arrogant to the other party, and he was so bold to this extent.

You Mu no longer had the good expression he had towards Lou Jian. He got out of the wooden barrel, put on his outer robe, and was about to tie his belt and leave. However, after taking two steps, he felt unhappy, so he turned back and kicked Lou Jian twice before he felt better.

"Don't forget who you are. Get out."

"...Yes." After the words came out of his mouth, Lou Jian realized that he had said the wrong thing. He had upset the other party, so he left the room in a huff.

The word "death" is too heavy for the prince.

He forgot his limits.

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Mu's mood is sometimes unstable, which is also caused by the medication. It's not all because of the puppy's talk.