He understood; they were checking his hands for calluses from holding a knife or sword.
But these people didnât know what Mu Shaoling was up to. His ointments left the necessary calluses but easily removed the unneeded ones.
In front of a beauty, the Emperor was unlikely to behave like a gentleman.
Glancing sideways at the eunuchs by his side, the Emperor said, "You two, leave."
"Yes!"
The eunuchs usually did not interfere when the Emperor engaged in such matters, but they would stand by the outer door.
Even on the roof!
This was what Mu Shaoling heardâsubtle creaks on the tiles above. Initially, he thought it was easy to deal with these people, feeling they had been overly worried before.
But now, hearing this sound, Mu Shaolingâs heart sank. He suspected something was wrong with the Emperorâs secret guards, and the commander of the Imperial Army was likely bought off or controlled.
Suddenly, Mu Shaoling felt this battle would be difficult to fight!
He thought if it werenât for Prince Leâs mad desire to create chaos in the realm, he wouldnât want to oppose such a person.
The door closed, and while Mu Shaoling was still thinking, two fingers suddenly pinched his chin.
Mu Shaoling instinctively shot a sharp glance, and the Emperor immediately sensed something was wrong, shouting, "You are..."
Damn it!
Not giving the Emperor a chance to continue, Mu Shaoling stepped forward, covering the Emperorâs mouth. His gaze swept past the curtain beside them, as he quickly dragged the Emperor through it.
As he let down the curtain, he heard the sound of tiles being moved.
Meanwhile, the eunuchâs voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, are you alright?"
"Your Majesty, I am Mu Shaoling." Mu Shaoling knew he had to let go of the Emperor at this moment to let him speak, or else the eunuch would become suspicious. "Youâve been poisoned. I came to the palace to help you detoxify. Now Iâll let you go, but donât shout, or weâre both doomed."
Mu Shaoling decided to keep it brief.
After hearing his words, the Emperor was clearly shocked but did not believe Mu Shaolingâs story. How could the famous divine doctor be pretending to be a woman?
But to make Mu Shaoling release him, he feigned a nod.
Just as Mu Shaoling released him, the Emperor shouted, "Guards!"
Seeing this, Mu Shaoling had no choice but to cover his mouth again, whispering in his ear, "Your Majesty, youâre putting me in a difficult position. When the eunuch comes in, itâs best not to say anything rash, or weâre really done for. Havenât you noticed your secret guards havenât appeared?"
"Wasnât it the secret guards who should have seized me first when I made a noise? Havenât you realized thereâs an issue with your secret guards?"
Upon hearing Mu Shaoling, the Emperor finally sensed something amiss.
Mu Shaoling was right; where were his secret guards?
Werenât they the ones who should have rushed out first?
"Your Majesty!" At this moment, the eunuch had already pushed open the door and came to the curtain, "Your Majesty, do you have any orders?"
Mu Shaoling glanced at the Emperor again; until the killing intent disappeared from the Emperorâs eyes, he slowly lowered his hand, but kept a silver needle pointed at the Emperorâs neck.
"Itâs nothing, all of you leave." Feeling a slight prick on his neck, the Emperor finally spoke, "Go, prepare some water and food."
"Yes!" The eunuch replied, chuckling to himself as he left, thinking another consort would soon appear in the palace.
"Let go!" The Emperorâs voice was cold and hard.