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Chapter 184: The Falling Leaf Will Return to Its Root“With me here, you will not die!” Mo Ruo had assured hi Xian smiled faintly He closed the lid and placed the box beside hih theWith a weak voice, he said, “Mo Ruo, my life and death is beyond your control After io, I’ve been confined behind these palace walls As days turn to years, I a but a puppet, a clown for all to see, kept alive only by le step out of this hall, and countless eyes would gaze down uponmy every move Up until this day, I can’t say that I’ve lived in tor”

‘How bleak!’ For 14 years, he had been confined within this ruined palace hall In crude words, Qi Zhen Emperor had imprisoned him in this place for life Even if the crown prince ascended to the throne later, he would have to rerabbed his arm and said in earnest, “Wait until I cure your illness, then the emperor will have no excuse to keep you here”

“Will there ever be a day when I am healthy?”

“There will YouXian’s pale lips stretched into a faint, grateful s you is a must Besides, before my father died, he did make it clear that I must find a way to cure you Since that old man entrusted me with such heavy task, I cannot leave him unable to rest in peace in the underworld”

‘What a filial son!’

Although Mo Ruo was sloppy and had a penchant for wine and beauty, the words he spoke were always truthful, not to mention that this task was handed over to him by his deceased father “To sum it up, take care of yourself, and don’t concern yourself with other thoughts”

“I know” Jing Xian proht! I heard that i How has it gone? Was he able to investigate the truth?”

“He alerly inquired “What do you et into an accident?”

Mo Ruo shook his head and sighed “The case is solved, but he is injured”

“Is it grave?”

“With ht, but you know his te a life is oda, only he would coard his own life to save another”

Despite the last sentence being vague, which evaded Jing Xian’s understanding, he didn’t inquire any further about the subject He instead warned, “If he is fine, then that is good Since the case is solved, Imperial Father will certainly allow hi out the truth of the Imperial Duke case, his position within the imperial court will rise But still, you have to remind him that he must not display his talons too early”

Mo Ruo was puzzled “Hey, young man, you’ve been cooped up in this palace alone, but your ears have very long reach All these srasp!”

“You have to ades It would be too tiring just watching the falling leaves return to their roots, so it’s a nice distraction listening to Bi Lu gossiping about outside matters It helps pass the time You also know that Bi Lu doesn’t haveabout all ossip will make his ears perk up in joy As he is also terrible at keeping secrets, he would tellto” It took Jing Xian quite a bit of time to finish his explanation, as each sentence required all his strength to speak

Next to him, Mo Ruo patiently listened His curiosity stirred He sat up straight whilst inquiring, “I really want to knohat Bi Luo narrates to you”

“I said everything that should be said”

“Ah? Come on, let me hear I’ve been away from the capital for a while, so I don’t know of any events that have occurred inXian squinted his eyes He felt soers back into his sleeves Then, he slowly spoke to Mo Ruo “The past two days, the rebellious people fro at the Capital Reation of the Imperial Duke has to wait until after the situation at the borders has stabilized Hethis period if only to avoid attracting i gossip, so he felt soot up and said, “Never ood rest I will come visit you next time In the meantime, ease your mind and recuperate One day, you will be able to leave the i Xian indifferently smiled in reply His eyes closed as he said, “I leaf will return to its roots, but where does it belong in the end? Is leaving the imperial palace the answer? If… that happens… one day…” His voice becaradually fell asleep on the rocking chair

Mo Ruo lightly sighed He thought to hi Xian is probably the only prince in this world that would be in such aXian before leaving the room

When he left, he called Bi Lu and instructed the latter “Carefully attend to the Sage King You have to remember that you must not let him drink any medicine from the Great Hospital Follow ly Do I make myself clear?”