Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 668

With a cold expression on his face, Francis turned to look at Felix. The man had just entered the room and Francis greeted him with a sneer.

"How dare you! You've already escaped and yet you still came to me for a quick death. Don't you know that our father hates you so much that he even wants to cut you into pieces?"

Ignoring his brother's sneer, Felix asked, "Francis, did you plan all of this?" Felix didn't expect that Francis who looked gentle and proper could be so ruthless as to scheme against his brothers and even murder their father. Both of them were born in the royal family, so they learned how to hide their feelings and cruel intentions since they were children. But since only a selected few were part of the family, they all knew each other well, including each of their flaws and ulterior motives. So Felix was surprised because even though Francis had done a lot of terrible and wicked things, he still looked like a good person.

Francis smiled and said, "Felix, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"Scott had once cured your disease!" Felix exclaimed.

"Yes, Scott is an old friend of mine," Francis blatantly admitted. At that point in time, Felix was like a fish on the chopping block, ready to be butchered.

Felix sneered in response. He had always thought that he was the smartest among the princes of the kingdom. After all, he had been courteous and accommodating to the wise and scholars. He had also tried his best to win the support of anyone significant. But everything that he had done couldn't be compared with his brother's natural born quality. Francis was born with a kind face that made him look like he wouldn't do anything wrong. And he actually took advantage of that.

"Have anyone told you that you have a really kind face?" Felix asked with a scoff.

Francis gently responded, "As a matter of fact, yes. She even praised me by telling me that I'm a peerless gentleman."

"She must have been blind—" Yet, before Felix could finish his words, he cried out, "Ah!" Felix had been brutally slapped by Francis. Consequently, he was roughly pulled away for so long, and awkwardly fell down in the end. Then, he spat out blood. With wide eyes, he looked at Francis who had made everyone believe that he was weak. For a while, Felix couldn't believe his eyes. "You!"

Francis ignored his brother's disbelief, flicked his sleeve, and exclaimed, "Arrest him now! He's still useful to us. Anyway, I should go to the Imperial Academy of Medicine to take a look. Father's medicine has been out of supply for two days now. If he still can't get his medication, Father would lose his temper."

"Francis, what did you add to the Longevity Pill?" Felix snarled while he kept on struggling. He wanted to know the answer so badly.

Hodge took the prescription from Francis and cautiously checked it. Yet, he didn't find any problem with it. After all, only a few people knew that the poppy fruit shouldn't be taken in excess because people might get addicted to it. Moreover, the dosage of the poppy fruit in the prescription wouldn't instantly kill the emperor, but was enough to make him addicted to it.

"Your Highness, thank you very much. If the Imperial Academy of Medicine can develop a pill that will satisfy His Majesty, all the members of our academy will be grateful for your kind help," Hodge sincerely said. Without much time to think, he immediately asked his subordinates to refine some pills according to the prescription that Francis had brought.

Meanwhile, Francis didn't leave when he saw that everyone was busy refining the pill. He knew that it wouldn't take long to refine the medicine from the existing recipes and herbs. Soon, the imperial physicians finished making the new pills. However, none of them dared to present them to the emperor.

Francis smiled gently. "Well, I'm on my way to discuss with my father about Lilian's marriage. I'll help you send it to him."

"Your Highness, thank you very much!" The imperial physicians couldn't be more grateful to Francis. To accompany the prince to the Tranquil Hall, they sent out a young pharmacy apprentice who was holding a medicine box.

As to be expected, the emperor was in the Tranquil Hall. With tears and mucus flowing down rapidly from him, he didn't look like the intimidating emperor at all. Every time the surge of medicine addiction came to him, he felt as if he was going to die. Unfortunately, he could not actually pass away, which only made it more painful for him.