Chapter 297 The Antidote

At four o’clock in the morning, the crown prince served the exhausted Emperor Xianjia going to bed and then walked out of the bedroom cautiously without any noise.

Outside the bedroom, the eunuch Xun Ying who had served Emperor Xianjia for more than thirty years quietly stepped forward and let his hands hang by the sides. “Your Highness.”

“Father has fallen asleep.” The crown prince pinched his brows and gestured for Xun Ying to follow him out.

Xun Ying winked and ordered two young eunuchs to enter the bedroom to serve the emperor. Then he followed the crown prince.

The two came to the winding corridor outside. The crown prince didn’t speak at once but swallowed continuously. After a while, he said, “Lord Xun...”

“Your Highness, please restrain your grief.” Xun Ying’s flat and simple words made the crown prince breathe deeply all of a sudden.

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