Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 499: A Heavenly Immortal Descends to Assist a Wise Monarch

Chapter 499: Chapter 499: A Heavenly Immortal Descends to Assist a Wise Monarch

Jun Yuyan did not answer her.

Wang Yingluo felt that he might feel even more guilty toward the Empress, as the scars from his disfigurement had been healed by the Empress, yet he had no knowledge of it.

"I know that Her Majesty the Empress doesn’t like me very much, but I can understand it. After all, I am just an outsider, and you two are the real husband and wife."

Jun Yuyan slowly spoke, "Marrying her was due to a prior marriage agreement; she had no choice but to marry into Prince Ling’s Mansion. Moreover, I heard that the person she used to love was not me."

Wang Yingluo feigned a shocked expression, "How could that be? You’re so wise and valiant, how could Her Majesty the Empress have someone else in her heart?"

She had already inquired Eunuch Li about the past, and knew that the Empress had loved the Second Prince before, but their relationship had transformed into enmity.

The love and hate between them, apart from the people involved, no one knows the details.

Having already forgotten everything, Jun Yuyan now knew about Murong Jiu’s past love for the Second Prince, which would certainly make him feel that Murong Jiu was no longer chaste, and his guilt would diminish.

That was perfect.

"Let’s not talk about this anymore, Ah Ying. Did you remember what I just instructed you?"

"I remembered, I remembered, Brother Yan, rest assured, I won’t get hurt again, so as not to make Brother Yan worry."

She considerately said, "Brother Yan, you better drink some soup now and then you should go. Aren’t the ministers waiting for you?"

Jun Yuyan drank a few sips, then placed it into the lunchbox, carrying it personally, "You go back and recuperate, I will finish all this soup later."

Wang Yingluo smiled and nodded.

Look how much Jun Yuyan cared about her.

She deliberately left the soup unseasoned, and yet he did not show the slightest disgust, but instead took it to drink.

Watching Jun Yuyan stride away, Wang Yingluo’s smile grew even brighter.

Little did she know, as soon as Jun Yuyan entered the Imperial Study Room, he had the Hidden Guard pour out the soup, then he rinsed his mouth and burned incense.

General Fu no longer wore the anger from before, even jesting, "His Majesty really suffered, having to drink that woman’s soup."

Even though Jun Yuyan had lost his memory, he was still very close to General Fu, with whom he had first gone to the battlefield.

"Looking at His Majesty’s expression, you can tell that the soup was very unpleasant," Lou Zixi also said.

Jun Yuyan didn’t want to deal with them.

Even the ministers were mocking the Emperor now.

"Luckily, the soup wasn’t poisoned, otherwise His Majesty would have had to test it on himself."

General Fu said while laughing.

"I am not a fool," Jun Yuyan said exasperatedly, "Every move of Wang Yingluo is being monitored by someone. I am well aware if she poisoned it or not."

From the moment Wang Yingluo started cooking the soup to her getting scalded, Jun Yuyan knew all about it, and thus he guessed that Wang Yingluo was interested in the Scar Removal Ointment. This served as a good pretext to bring up the incident when the Empress had once cured the scars on his face.

Looking at Wang Yingluo’s expression, he knew she was not aware of everything.

Clearly, she was unaware of the incident of his disfigurement.

With the Scar Removal Ointment as a pretext, he could once again go to the Empress’s palace openly, without having to climb the walls.

Lou Zixi said, "That Eunuch Li just now seemed to have completely defected to Wang Yingluo’s side."

"He was inherently self-serving and adept at ensuring his own safety, which is how he survived so long in the palace. He was a man of the late emperor, and I used him only because he was very meticulous in his service. Sending him to Wang Yingluo was precisely because the old man is too slippery and unreliable. In this way, it also underscores my regard for Wang Yingluo, letting her feel proud for a few days," he said.

The implication was clear, Eunuch Li treating Wang Yingluo as his master was not an accidental matter. freewёbnoνel.com

Jun Yuyan said, "To ensure he had already picked his side, the Empress summoned him this morning, but he found an excuse to refuse, showing in his view, the Empress had completely lost power. Such a man has no need to remain in the palace; sooner we deal with him together with Wang Yingluo."

General Fu nodded, "Your Majesty is wise."

Jun Yuyan couldn’t help but chuckle, "Father-in-law, you need not flatter me. You can rest assured, I will absolutely not fail my Empress."

Speaking of his precious daughter, General Fu harrumphed, "If Your Majesty dares to wrong Xiao Jiu, even at the cost of my old life, I would settle accounts on her behalf."

His words were quite irreverent, but for his daughter, he was indeed ready to risk his life.

He felt he owed Xiao Jiu too much. Previously, when he knew the Emperor had amnesia and had brought back another woman, he even harbored thoughts of rebellion.

Luckily, the Emperor soon contacted him secretly to explain the situation, asking him to play along.

At first, he thought the Emperor was just trying to stabilize him. Upon hearing of the Empress’s serious illness, he was so furious that he almost exploded but learned the truth after visiting her.

That’s when he began to cooperate.

The previous anger was also deliberately shown to Eunuch Li to mislead Wang Yingluo.

Jun Yuyan did not take offense; he was aware of Murong Jiu’s background and sympathized with her past sufferings. Now, seeing General Fu willing to risk his life for her, he felt even reassured.

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When Wang Yingluo heard Eunuch Li’s description of General Fu’s uncontrollable anger, she couldn’t help but smile.

Eunuch Li, observing her expression, bent over and said, "Miss, in my opinion, General Fu will sooner or later anger His Majesty, and will be severely dealt with. With the distinction between sovereign and subject, he really thinks himself the country’s father-in-law, daring to act pretentiously towards His Majesty."

"Such a man certainly has ulterior motives. It’s better to deal with him early, for His Majesty’s own good, lest the nurtured dog bites back." Saying this, Wang Yingluo waved her hand:

"Let’s not talk about this anymore. His Majesty dislikes women from the harem interfering in politics, and I too am uninterested in these matters. His Majesty is wise and martial; he has plans of his own."

Even in private, she would not truly reveal the ambition hidden deep in her heart.

"Exactly, you’re right. What’s most important for you now is to recover well and not worry His Majesty. Look at how concerned His Majesty was today; I’ve never seen His Majesty so anxious before, almost wanting to behead those Imperial Physicians," he said.

This was music to Wang Yingluo’s ears.

She felt that Jun Yuyan’s love for her ran deeper than it initially did for Murong Jiu.

Indeed, her thoughts were pure and she had twice saved his life. In ancient times, saving a life was considered a great favor, and added to the fact that she was Heaven’s Chosen Maiden with heavenly knowledge imparted by an immortal grandpa.

In the eyes of ancient people, she was like a Heavenly Immortal descended to earth.

She believed Jun Yuyan also saw her as a Heavenly Immortal descended to assist him in becoming a great monarch.

With all these elements in her favor, how could Jun Yuyan not love her?

From incidents like the celestial signs at the birth of princes and princesses, one could tell that people of ancient times were superstitious, and Jun Yuyan was no exception because of the prevailing culture.

Because of this superstition, her position in Jun Yuyan’s heart would only rise.

She also displayed a completely unreserved demeanor, as if she existed solely to assist Jun Yuyan.

Just at that moment, Fu Rong came running over: "Miss, it’s not good!"