Fang Zhixing returned to his room when he heard a series of violent coughing by his ear.
It was heart-wrenching!
The way it sounded, it seemed as if all his internal organs were to be coughed up, inexplicably wrenching one's heart.
Duanmu Yuansu sat alone in the chair, hunched over, gasping in pain with an abnormal flush on his face.
Seeing this, Fang Zhixing couldn't help but ask curiously, "What kind of injury have you actually suffered?"
Duanmu Yuansu lifted his head, wiped his mouth, and sighed lightly, "The injury itself isn't severe and could have been healed quickly. Unfortunately, I was careless and the medicine I took was tampered with, aggravating my condition and leading to this protracted illness."
"Oh, so you were poisoned..."
Fang Zhixing came to realization and clicked his tongue, "Court politics are rather cruel, indeed!"
Duanmu Yuansu snorted coldly, "You've offended the Empress, and with her vindictive nature, she will not let you off easily."
