Ye Lu An rushed over to check the situation as soon as possible.

Freya remembered her master's instructions and also wanted to go and take a look, but was stopped by Bradley's voice.

"Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, and it's not suitable for you to be overworked again. As for Ye Lu An's side, if he can't handle it, he will naturally send someone to invite you."

Freya, who was just about to step forward, paused, retracted her foot, and then turned her head to look at Bradley. "Okay."

With so many people taking care of Ye Lu An, there shouldn't be any major problems.

However, she couldn't figure out how someone who was resting in the room could just fall down for no reason.

Before Freya could figure it out, Ye Lu An had already arrived at Ye Lu Qi's room.

According to the maid who served Ye Lu Qi, when she came to deliver the medicine and opened the door, she saw the king lying on the ground.

After Ye Lu An understood the situation, he asked someone to retrieve the surveillance footage, but the result was not optimistic. The surveillance had been damaged, and there was no footage of anyone entering Ye Lu Qi's room.

As a result, the matter became even more mysterious.

Just as he was thinking, the doctor brought more bad news. Ye Lu An had fallen quite severely, and there was a possibility that his brain had been damaged.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lu An became extremely angry. "If anything happens to the king, I will hold you all accountable."

If something happened to his eldest brother, the heavy responsibility of Country Z would really fall on his shoulders.

Ye Lu An didn't want to be trapped by power for the rest of his life, and he didn't want his future to become a single-choice question.

Afraid for their lives, the doctors quickly carried out emergency treatment.

Ye Lu An asked people to continue investigating the matter. Ye Lu Qi had been resting in the room and was only occasionally taken out by the maid to bask in the sun. It was impossible for him to fall for no reason.

Moreover, when he inspected the scene, he found signs of a struggle.

That is to say, before the incident happened, Ye Lu Qi had been in a significant entanglement with the perpetrator.

As for the destruction of the surveillance, it was presumably deliberately done by the perpetrator.

Just as he was thinking, he saw the princess rushing in.

The princess didn't go to check on Ye Lu Qi's situation immediately. Instead, she stepped forward and grabbed Ye Lu An's hand, asking, "A'an, what happened to your eldest brother?"

Ye Lu An frowned deeply and roughly shook her hand off again. "If the princess wants to know the situation, she can just go and see for herself."

The princess had been treated coldly several times, and her eyes were filled with tears. However, Ye Lu An ignored her and strode out of the room.

As for the princess, when she saw his retreating back, the tears in her eyes quickly stopped, and her eyes were immediately filled with intense haze and hatred.

"Ye Lu An, you forced me to do this!"

This is what happened.

An hour ago, the princess came to visit Ye Lu Qi and deliberately or inadvertently probed Ye Lu Qi's intention of abdicating. This made the suspicious Ye Lu Qi feel dissatisfied.

In addition, there had been a lot of rumors in the palace recently. Although Ye Lu Qi rarely went out, he also knew that the princess had been pestering Ye Lu An.

Ye Lu Qi was well aware of the past between the princess and Ye Lu An.

Back then, the person the princess loved was Ye Lu An, but due to family pressure, she had to choose him.

However, Ye Lu Qi had always known that the princess had never let go of Ye Lu An in her heart.

He had thought that over time, the princess would gradually give up her feelings. But who would have thought that after Ye Lu An's return this time, the princess had developed new desires and even came to test him about abdicating.

Ye Lu Qi was so angry that he slapped the princess hard on the face on the spot.

Unexpectedly, the princess suddenly resisted and pulled Ye Lu Qi off the bed. Ye Lu Qi was already weak, and when he fell, he hit his head directly and lost consciousness.

The princess was scared and didn't call for a doctor. She quickly erased the clues of her presence and asked someone to destroy the surveillance video immediately.

She had been hiding in her room, terrified.

Just now, a maid had sent the news that Ye Lu An had already gone there. The princess thought that if she didn't show up when something like this happened to Ye Lu Qi, it would arouse suspicion. So she pretended to go and check the situation.

Who would have thought that Ye Lu An would treat her like this, which broke the princess's heart.

Obviously, everything she had done was for Ye Lu An's future, but this man didn't appreciate it and even hurt her like this.

The more the princess thought about it, the sadder she became, and an extreme idea formed in her mind.

She wanted Ye Lu Qi to die.

As long as something happened to Ye Lu Qi, then the entire Country Z would fall into Ye Lu An's hands.

So before the king of Country Z was replaced, she had to speed up and make things between her and Ye Lu An a fait accompli.

...

Ye Lu An didn't know that the princess had such a vicious thought. After leaving, he went to find Freya and begged her to help treat Ye Lu Qi.

He admitted that he was selfish. In order not to be trapped by power for the rest of his life, he chose to let his seriously ill elder brother continue to bear the heavy responsibility of Country Z.

But he really didn't have the confidence to manage Country Z well. After all, he had no intention of governing the country.

"Old Xue, you know Freya's physical condition. At this time, she must have a good rest." Bradley firmly opposed the proposal of Freya coming out to treat Ye Lu Qi now.

Freya had almost exhausted all her energy to save him. Moreover, she was now too weak, and performing high-risk rescue work would only worsen her condition.

So whether it was Ye Lu Qi or anyone else, he wouldn't let Freya step in now.

"Bradley, I know you want to protect Freya, but Ye Lu An is my eldest brother. I can't just watch something happen to him," Ye Lu An's voice was choked with sobs, and one could imagine how desperate he was at the moment.

After all, once Ye Lu Qi fell, what awaited Ye Lu An would definitely be a life-changing transformation.

In response to Bradley's request, Freya was lying on the adjacent bed to rest. The sudden conversation woke her up from her sleep. She opened her eyes and looked at the two people with unpleasant expressions in a daze.

"What's going on?"

"Nothing." Bradley composed himself and gave Freya a reassuring answer.

However, Ye Lu An was in a hurry and said, "Freya, consider it as Uncle Xue begging you. Save my eldest brother one more time."

"Old Xue..."

Bradley wanted to stop him sharply, but Ye Lu An was determined to save Ye Lu Qi. He bent his knees and knelt directly in front of Freya.

He also bent his back and kowtowed to her.

"My eldest brother's brain is injured, and the situation is very critical. Please, Lexi, come forward and save him."

Ye Lu An's kneeling not only stunned Bradley but also shocked Freya greatly.

The person in front of her was her biological father.

Yet, he had lowered his status and knelt down to her like this.

At this moment, Freya's heart was extremely heavy.

She hadn't recovered from her emotions and just sat on the bed, remaining silent for a long time.

In the end, Bradley couldn't stand it anymore and told Ye Lu An to get up.

But Ye Lu An stubbornly refused to get up and looked at Freya sincerely. "If Lexi doesn't agree to help, I will keep kneeling here."