"Okay, I can promise you, but you must also promise me to not expose yourself to danger unless absolutely necessary. I will send someone to secretly guard near Yipingtang to ensure the safety of you and your loved ones at all times."

Freya looked at him with a touched expression, "I promise you."

"Master Bradley, Madam, the old master has woken up."

At this moment, a respectful voice came from behind, breaking the heavy atmosphere inside.

Freya replied, "Okay, I'll go see him right away."

In the hospital room.

After Xavier had just finished a series of examinations for the old master, a grave expression appeared on his face.

When Freya entered, she had a vague sense that something was not right. She furrowed her brows and asked, "What's wrong, is there a problem?"

Xavier shook his head and gestured, "See for yourself, the situation is not very optimistic." Hearing this, Freya stepped forward to check the old man's pulse, his breathing was stable and his vital signs were normal.

There doesn't seem to be any major problem!

"What happened exactly?" she asked Xavier.

When she left, the old man was still sleeping peacefully without any issues.

Xavier sighed, "Just try talking to him for a bit, he seems to be having some issues here." He then pointed to the old man's head.

Bradley approached and asked first, "Dad, how are you feeling now?" Owen, who was previously resting with closed eyes, suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Bradley for a long time, before getting up from the bed and kneeling in front of him.

"Your Majesty, it's my fault for being late and causing you distress."

Your Majesty?

Mo Bradley frowned deeply, although he had conquered the Southern Kingdom, he had not truly ascended to the throne and was not considered the ruler of the Southern Kingdom yet. Owen was well aware of this. It was not normal for him to suddenly declare himself as king. Owen then turned to Freya and also bowed, saying, "Queen, I have already transferred the third prince to a secret chamber, please do not worry." Freya was confused. She was the queen? What on earth? She turned to Xavier, questioning him with her eyes, and he just pointed to his head, indicating that there was a problem. Just two days ago, Freya discovered that her elderly father also showed signs of neural degeneration. Could it be that his brain was short-circuiting, causing memory confusion? She squinted and turned to her father, asking, "Dad, do you feel uncomfortable there?"

"Queen, I am the Great General of the Guard, Owen, you have mistaken me. Bradley carefully recalled in his mind, Owen's memory, it was the assassination incident twenty years ago. At that time, assassins broke into the palace, and he, as a child, became a hostage of the killers. Owen, as the Great General of the Guard, led his guards to rescue him from the assassins. However, there were too many assassins, so to protect him, Owen moved him to a secret room and sent people to protect him. But at that time, he was frightened and suddenly had a high fever that couldn't come down. The doctors even reported that he might become a fool due to the fever, and asked his parents to prepare themselves. When his mother heard about it, she couldn't bear it and fainted in a fit of anger. Because of this incident, his father was extremely angry and blamed Owen. It's unexpected that so much time has passed, and Owen still remembers it so clearly. "King, it was my failure to protect the Third Prince. I voluntarily give up the position of the Great General of the Guard, so that someone more capable can take over. As for my age, I am getting old and wish to find a quiet place to enjoy my later years."

Owen is faithful and brave. Because he was seriously injured in the assassination attempt, he resigned from his position and left the southern country with his wife and children to come to the capital city. Bradley helped him up and said in a deep voice, "This matter has nothing to do with the general. It is my overly concern for my wife and children that led to such absurd decision. General, please do not take it to heart." Owen remembered this incident after twenty years, proving that he was indeed wronged at the time.

As a child, Bradley did not know what had happened back then. He never expected that the reason Owen left the southern country was because of his father's decision. Now, with his memory confused, it is a good opportunity to explain clearly to avoid lifelong regrets.

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask you to stop exterminating the Long family, as this will eventually bring disaster upon us..." Owen suddenly became emotional, holding Bradley's hand and tearfully recounting the past in the southern country. Freya listened to their conversation, feeling confused.

Although she did not understand what had happened, one thing was certain - Owen was indeed experiencing mental issues. She had prepared herself earlier, but she did not expect the condition to deteriorate so quickly, even causing damage to the nervous system.

Even if she develops the antidote now, it may not be able to restore Owen to his former self. After standing in place for a moment, Xavier came to Freya's side and said, "He treats you as a king and queen, but he sees me as his son. He just called me Beiting, I was confused and told him he got the wrong person, and he scolded me harshly." Xavier felt so wronged, being mistaken for anyone was one thing, but turning into Arthur, that scum, was another. Freya helplessly smiled and said, "I'm worried that Grandpa's nervous system is damaged beyond repair. If we don't find effective measures to save him, he might see us as enemies when he wakes up after considering us as masters today." Freya's concerns are also what Xavier is currently anxious about. After all, the nature of the poison is too fierce, and no one can predict what will happen next. "At this point, we can only take it one step at a time!" "No, as long as it's not the last moment, there is still hope!" Freya looked deeply at Xavier and said, "I have already discussed with Bradley just now, I will go back to the Apothecary Hall to study the antidote for inhibiting failure with all my heart, so all the matters here can only be entrusted to you." "Go ahead and rest assured, though my medical skills are not as good as yours, I'm not just taking money for nothing. If I don't show any progress, Bradley might fire me soon," Xavier joked. Freya laughed awkwardly, "Don't take his words seriously, he must be anxious with Grandpa in this situation, so his words may sound harsh."

Xavier listened and raised an eyebrow. "Is it really because of your father's situation that you're in a hurry? It's clearly worrying about your wife getting into trouble and using your brother as a shield. "By the way, Freya, I don't have enough manpower here. Can... let Ella come and help me?" Not enough manpower? Freya looked around and saw that Bradley had brought in many experts from all over the country to help with his father's illness, totaling about ten people. It's a bit of a stretch to say there isn't enough manpower. They are all cunning old foxes, using such lame excuses to seek out women.