Qu Le didn't answer but asked instead: "The position of crown prince has been vacant for so long. Doesn't King Xueyu have any clear intention to establish a crown prince?"
Elder Lan said: "The King of Snow Region has always been hesitant. The three princes are all his biological sons, and the palms and backs of his hands are all flesh. It is really difficult to make a choice. Otherwise, he would not have dragged himself to this point without establishing a heir apparent."
Xiao Feng said: "If this situation continues like this, the dispute between the crown prince and the prince will intensify. I am afraid this matter will be difficult to resolve. If it cannot be concluded properly, there is a risk of shaking the country's foundation."
Elder Lan sighed: "The King of the Snow Region also knows about this, and he is worried. But the current situation is no longer what it was back then, and he is not the strong King of the Snow Region back then. The three forces in the court are entangled and suppressing each other."
, even if he wants to intervene, he can't get close."
Qu Le was keenly aware of something in his words, and she asked: "Does the King of Snow Region already have a bias in his heart?"
Elder Lan glanced at her and acquiesced.
Qu Le asked: "Who is it?"
Elder Lan pointed out three fingers.
Qu Le and Lan Li said in unison: "King Ling?"
Elder Lan nodded: "King Jiu is good at strategy, but he is too utilitarian and ruthless, which easily makes people feel disappointed. If he were the king, he would easily go to extremes and lose people's hearts. King Yu is good at war, but he is too bloodthirsty and ruthless. If he were the king,
, he will definitely be fighting all year round, and his life will be ruined; King Ling seems to be the weakest among the three kings, but he has a kind heart and is loved by the people. This trip to suppress bandits also shows that he is good in skill and military skills, and
He can be cruel when he should be cruel. Compared with King Jiu and King Yu, King Ling's character is the most suitable for inheriting the throne. The most important thing is that if King Ling can succeed to the throne, the other two princes can also survive."
Prince Ling has a reputation of being benevolent, and he will never kill his brother when he succeeds to the throne. As long as Prince Jiu and Prince Yu are more honest and peaceful, they can live out their remaining lives as wealthy princes in peace. But the opposite is true.
, if King Jiu or King Yu ascends to the throne, these two people will never allow anyone to threaten them. They will definitely wield a butcher knife to attack their brothers in an attempt to eradicate the roots.
It was with this in mind that the King of the Snow Region was more inclined to pass on the throne to King Ling, so that he could at least preserve the lives of his three sons to the maximum extent possible.
Poor parents in the world, King Kong Kong of the Snow Region loves his children, but it's a pity that his sons can't understand it.
Qu Le felt more and more sympathy for King Xueyu, and she said: "Then let's help King Xueyu and fulfill his love for his son."
Elder Lan's expression changed slightly: "Do you want to help King Ling succeed to the throne?"
Qule nodded.
Xiao Feng twitched the corners of his mouth and snorted coldly.
Based on Qule's understanding of him, he was jealous again. She looked at him helplessly and coaxed in a low voice: "Don't be angry. I have already made it clear to King Ling. I am only helping him this time out of concern for the whole person."
Considering the situation, there is absolutely no personal relationship. If you don’t believe me, in the future, if you have anything to do with Prince Ling, please come forward on my behalf, how about that?"
If it were another man who said this, he would definitely reject it in order to show his arrogance, but Xiao Feng didn't care at all what others thought of him, so he simply replied: "Okay."
Anyway, as long as Qu Le can be prevented from contacting King Ling, he is willing to do so. If possible, he would even wish to lock her up forever and not have to see any man except him.
With Qu Le's promise, Xiao Feng's face looked much better.
Qu Le said to Lan Li: "Go out of the palace immediately and go to Prince Ling's Mansion to find out the specific identity of the person who sent the letter yesterday. After the investigation, you don't have to come back in a hurry. Send someone to send the results back to me.
But, you stay in Prince Ling’s Mansion until I send someone to tell you what to do next.”
Lan Li bowed his head in agreement and turned around to leave.
Qu Le said to Elder Lan: "Grandpa, could you please tell me what's going on with the Snow King's condition?"
Elder Lan sorted out the words in his mind, and then said slowly: "It's a long story. The Snow King's illness started five years ago..."
Five years ago, a miracle doctor who was able to rejuvenate suddenly appeared in the city of West Asia. This man could not only cure all diseases, but could even revive human flesh and white bones. There were rumors in the city that there was a child who had no breathing.
The miracle doctor stuffed a pill into the child's mouth, and soon the child miraculously came back to life.
This matter has been made so magical that almost everyone knows it. Countless people spend a lot of money just to get the miracle doctor to come forward and show their sick relatives and friends alive. The medical skills of this miracle doctor are indeed very good, and all the patients who have been diagnosed by him have no problem.
Almost all the difficult and complicated diseases were cured.
In this way, the reputation of this miracle doctor became even more famous, and soon it spread into the palace and into the ears of the Snow King.
The Snow King is in good health, but who can guarantee that he will be healthy throughout his life? As long as he is a human being, he will inevitably get sick, so he wants to see this miracle doctor in person. If he is really as powerful as the rumors, then he will put some effort into it.
Keep the miracle doctor in the palace as a royal physician in case of emergencies.
The miracle doctor was brought into the palace. He had white hair and a long beard. He was about fifty years old. He had an air of immortality and a very noble demeanor.
He did not state his real name, only saying that he was called Dugu Jushi.
The King of Xueyu chatted with him for a few words, and found that Dugu Jushi had an extraordinary conversational style, and it was a pleasure to chat with him. The King of Xueyu felt close to him, so he kept Dugu Jushi as a guest in the palace. Dugu Jushi was very happy.
He readily agreed.
Not long after, King Xueyu fell ill. After seeing it, the imperial doctors all said that the wind-cold entered the body and he could recover by taking some medicine and resting for a few days. However, Dugu Jushi said that King Xueyu's illness was not simple. What exactly was it?
It's simple, he didn't make it clear, and the imperial doctors all thought he was doing this just for the sake of sensationalism, and they all rejected him.
King Xueyu took medicine and rested according to the advice of the imperial doctors. After five days, instead of being cured, his illness became more and more serious.
In this regard, the imperial doctors were helpless, and Dugu Jushi came forward again. He gave King Xueyu a few pills made of unknown medicinal materials. On the same day, King Xueyu's illness was relieved by most of it. Within two days, King Xueyu's condition was reduced by more than half.
He was completely healed.
After this incident, not only the King of Snow Region, but also the imperial doctors were amazed by the superb medical skills of layman Dugu.
The King of Snow Region was even more convinced by Dugu Jushi. The two often got together to chat and accidentally talked about strengthening the body. Dugu Jushi said that he had an ancient recipe that was not passed down to others and could refine a magical elixir.
Medicinal pills can help people strengthen their bodies and prolong their lives, which is a good thing that is hard to find with a lot of money.
King Xueyu was very excited and wanted to try this ancient recipe, so Dugu Jushi began to refine the elixir for King Xueyu.
From then on, every half month, Dugu Jushi would send a pill to the King of Snow Region to take.
King Xueyu believed in what Dugu Jushi said, and he swallowed the pill obediently, regardless of what material it was made of. After taking the medicine, King Xueyu found that his body had indeed become much stronger, and his complexion was getting brighter and brighter.
The more ruddy he is, the more he often feels that he has endless strength, and he is very happy about this.
Listening to what Elder Lan said, Qu Le couldn't help but whisper: "Is it the legendary Dali Pill?"
Elder Lan glanced at her speechlessly: "It would have been better if it was just Dali Pill, and there wouldn't be a series of things that happened later."
Qu Le asked: "What happened next? Is it because I took too many Dali Pills and developed drug resistance?"
Elder Lan didn't understand what she meant by drug resistance, but he could probably guess the literal meaning. He said: "King Xueyu has been taking Dali Pills for a whole year... ahem,
Don't interrupt, or you will lead me astray."
Qu Le quietly stuck out her tongue. Xiao Feng saw her little move and smiled with a fond look on his face: "Naughty."
Elder Lan coughed twice, signaling the two of them to pay attention to the situation and not to flirt casually.
Elder Lan continued: "The Snow King gradually found that his body was getting weaker and weaker, his spirit was very poor, he was easily tired and lethargic, but he could not sleep well and often had various nightmares. He told layman Dugu about these symptoms
Listen, I hope he can help, but Dugu Jushi said that these are normal symptoms after taking medicine, and they will get better after a while, so he doesn’t need to worry too much."
Qu Le couldn't help but click her tongue: "Did the Snow King believe his lies?"
Elder Lan said: "I do believe it."
Before Qu Le could express her disdain for the Snow Region King's IQ, she heard Xiao Feng ask thoughtfully: "Does the Snow Region King run around after falling asleep?"
Hearing his question, Qule asked curiously: "You mean sleepwalking?"
Xiao Feng looked at her: "What is sleepwalking?"
"Running around while sleeping, but when you wake up, you don't know that you have run away. This is called sleepwalking."
Xiao Feng looked at her with complicated eyes.
Qu Le felt numb when he saw him: "You are probably suspecting that I have sleepwalking, right?"
Xiao Feng remained silent and did not answer.
Qu Le had never heard anyone say that she had sleepwalking problems since she was a child. Seeing Xiao Feng's acquiescing reaction, she looked horrified: "Am I really sleepwalking? Damn it, don't scare me!"
Seeing her looking frightened, Xiao Feng smiled and gently touched the back of her neck: "You are not sleepwalking, I am just teasing you."
Qu Le: This kind of thing is so fun!
Elder Lan said: "I don't know if the Snow King has ever sleepwalked. He hasn't told me about it. Maybe he hasn't."
Xiao Feng said: "Maybe he was sleepwalking but he didn't know it. Anyway, sleepwalkers don't remember anything after they wake up."
Elder Lan retorted: "Even if he doesn't remember, the palace people who serve him should know, right?"
"The palace people are just slaves. Their responsibility is to serve their master wholeheartedly. They have no right to say anything about their master's private affairs. Even if they really saw the Snow King running around in the middle of the night, they would definitely just pretend
They don’t know anything, and they won’t say anything unless the Snow King asks in person.”
This is the way of self-protection in the palace, and Xiao Feng, who has grown up in the palace since childhood, is very skilled at this.
What he said made sense. Elder Lan did not refute this time. He was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Maybe your guess is correct, but these are no longer important."
Xiao Feng glanced at Qu Le and felt very complicated. This matter may not be important to others, but it is very important to Qu Le. He couldn't say this. He didn't want to scare Qu Le, let alone her.