The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

He understood; they were checking his hands for calluses from holding a knife or sword.

But these people didn’t 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 heard—subtle 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 Shaoling’s heart sank. He suspected something was wrong with the Emperor’s 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 weren’t for Prince Le’s mad desire to create chaos in the realm, he wouldn’t 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 Emperor’s 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 eunuch’s 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. "You’ve been poisoned. I came to the palace to help you detoxify. Now I’ll let you go, but don’t shout, or we’re both doomed."

Mu Shaoling decided to keep it brief.

After hearing his words, the Emperor was clearly shocked but did not believe Mu Shaoling’s 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, you’re putting me in a difficult position. When the eunuch comes in, it’s best not to say anything rash, or we’re really done for. Haven’t you noticed your secret guards haven’t appeared?"

"Wasn’t it the secret guards who should have seized me first when I made a noise? Haven’t you realized there’s 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?

Weren’t they the ones who should have rushed out first?

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"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 Emperor’s eyes, he slowly lowered his hand, but kept a silver needle pointed at the Emperor’s neck.

"It’s 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 Emperor’s voice was cold and hard.