Chapter 441: East Palace Sudden Change

However, such peaceful days did not last for a few days, and bad news came from the East Palace.

The prince vomited blood this morning and fell into a coma. The imperial physician was helpless.

In desperation, someone from the East Palace came to ask Su Mu to come out of retirement.

Due to the royal majesty, Su Mu took his medicine box and equipment and went to the East Palace. He did not return for three days.

The Su family was very anxious. Treating the prince this time was different from treating others. If they made a mistake and the prince couldn't get up, the emperor's wrath would fall on him, and that was no joke.

Sun Ling'er was the most anxious. She and Su Mu had just gotten married and didn't want anything to happen to them.

However, with the Su family's ability, it was indeed a bit difficult to find out the situation in the Eastern Palace. In desperation, they had to write a letter to the Duke's Mansion to see if Su Wan could find a way to find out the situation in the Eastern Palace.

The affairs of the Eastern Palace have been a hot topic in Kyoto these days. It just so happened that the Duke went to visit the Eastern Palace today and got some information.

In the past few days in the East Palace, Su Mu worked almost non-stop to prolong the life of the prince.

He didn't get enough rest, and the bruises under his eyes and the red bloodshot in his eyes showed how tired he was at the moment.

The prince is already over thirty years old and is a rare political talent. People only sigh that the prince has virtue but no fortune and cannot handle this tremendous fortune.

However, during his reign, he treated the wise and the humble with respect, and opened up a path to the imperial examinations for poor students all over the world. In his early years, he joined forces with the Ministry of Personnel to fight against bribery, which prevented many people who wanted to cheat from getting what they wanted to get lost. Therefore, most of the outstanding people from the Hanlin Academy in the court came from humble backgrounds.

He advocated benevolent governance and followed his father's philosophy, hoping that the country would be able to leave its doors unlocked at night. When a dynasty prospered to a certain extent, the people would have lived a good life. At that time, everyone would have enough food and drink, gold and silver. Even at night, the doors of their homes would be open, and no one would worry about the family finances. This was called leaving doors unlocked at night.

Despite such great ambitions, he was unlucky and reached the end of his life at such a young age.

Otherwise, with such a good prince like him, what place would the other princes have?

There is no need for anyone to argue. After all, the prince's talent and reputation are there, and he is the popular choice.

In order to accompany the prince, the emperor specially suspended court for two days and stayed in the East Palace for two consecutive days, which shows his regret and love for the prince.

Su Mu managed to protect the prince's heart with great difficulty, temporarily stabilizing his life. He then used a variety of precious herbs to keep him alive and clear-headed for a moment.

The reason for the prince's serious illness has also been found out. It is not just because of his poor health. Although he was born prematurely, his acquired health is still good.

Someone tampered with his diet, taking advantage of the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint between foods, and gradually eroded the prince's vitality.

The person behind the scenes must have a special understanding of how various ingredients are used together, mastered the characteristics of each ingredient, and constantly switched them, confusing the imperial physician's judgment.

He did not just use one kind of pharmacology, but several kinds in turn. However, these were nothing to Su Mu, as he also understood the pharmacology of the mutual promotion and restraint between foods.

The person behind the scenes was also very bold. He even dared to mess with the food in front of him, and was discovered by him in an instant.

The emperor immediately ordered the seal-off of the Eastern Palace, and then took control of all the eunuchs and palace maids serving there, and began to interrogate them one by one, determined to find out the mastermind behind the scenes.

The prince was given acupuncture by Su Mu for several days, and was given medicine, and he finally managed to keep alive temporarily.

As soon as he woke up, the emperor rushed to see him.

The prince had become so thin that he no longer looked as handsome and elegant as before. His eye sockets were sunken, and he was already terminally ill.

He knew that his time was running out, but he still had no resentment.

The emperor raised him as his favorite son. Once upon a time, he wanted to entrust the country to him. But in his current body, he has no chance of becoming emperor. However, the emperor still retains his position as crown prince, hoping that one day he will recover.

Su Mu said frankly that the prince was already beyond redemption, and asked the emperor to make final mental preparations and say whatever he wanted to say quickly.

Su Muchai was not afraid that his words would be treasonous and cause the emperor's wrath. The prince's fate had already been determined.

At first, everyone thought he had a severe cough, and the entire Imperial Hospital could not find out that he had been suffering from food poisoning for a long time.

In ancient times, it was difficult to identify the cause of food poisoning. Unlike ordinary poisons, which could be tested with silver needles, it was not.

It was just by chance that Su Mu saw a palace servant carrying in a bowl of rotten vegetable porridge, and only then did he discover the secret in it. Otherwise, he would not have been able to diagnose the real reason why the prince was seriously ill.

The emperor had already accepted this reality. After a long silence, he waved his hand to let Su Mu leave and asked someone to arrange a room for him to rest.

After Su Mu left, the queen was already in tears. The third prince Murong Rui was also there to comfort her, but he had his head down and his expression could not be seen.

The person lying inside was his biological brother. They were both descendants of the Queen, so naturally he would not be absent from such an occasion today.

In the afternoon, the prince woke up and the emperor went to see him immediately, but the prince asked his father to go in alone because he had something to say to him.

The Queen, the biological mother, could only wait outside. She didn't know where the Third Prince had gone, but she had no intention of looking for him now. She just wanted to see her eldest son again.

After closing the door, the Emperor walked over to the Prince and sat down:

"Min'er, how are you feeling? I've asked a talented doctor to come and examine you. Do you know that someone tampered with your food, causing you to be in this state?"

The emperor now deeply regretted why he had not asked the young doctor to come and see him earlier.

If it could be discovered earlier, maybe...

However, the prince already knew that he would have no tomorrow, so he smiled with relief.

"Father, what's the point of saying all this now? I know my own health, and I only regret that I can no longer share your worries. I've been sick for all these years, and I haven't shared even a fraction of your burdens. And yet you always ask me to worry about you. I'm an unfilial son."

The prince has always been like this, very gentle to everyone. Even at this time, he still has never resented anything, and is like the white moonlight.

"Min'er, I don't blame you. You are a good child and the son I value most. You were always like that, and you still are."

The eldest son of the legitimate wife should be appointed as the heir. Crown Prince Murong Min was both the legitimate son and the eldest son, so it was legitimate for him to be the crown prince.

Since birth, he had to bear a heavier burden than others and had a lot to learn. When his other brothers were still in their mother's arms, he had already picked up a pen and started writing, studying the Four Books and Five Classics.