Chapter 216: Deposed Crown Prince

Pei Jingyuan took the things given by Chen Xing and happily went to Prince Yu's Palace.

He once again solemnly assured Prince Yu that there would be no problem this time. Prince Yu accepted the offer and planned to try again, so he went to the palace to find Concubine Chun again.

Concubine Chun used the same method as last time and put the poison on the emperor's body while he was sleeping with her.

This time, in order to test whether the poisonous insects were effective, Prince Yu also met with the emperor in advance and asked a few questions. After some persuasion, the emperor actually agreed.

Prince Yu was overjoyed and decided to strike while the iron was hot. He took out a stack of evidence about the Crown Prince's arrogance and debauchery, and his attempt to protect Governor Fang's family and escort Governor Fang to allow them to act tyrannically in his name.

"Your Majesty, the actions of our Crown Prince make him unfit for a crown prince! Now other countries know that our Crown Prince is incompetent. I hope Your Majesty can abolish his position as Crown Prince." Prince Yu knelt on the ground and pleaded sincerely.

Only by deposing the crown prince would he have the opportunity to propose the appointment of a new crown prince. As long as he could become the crown prince, if something happened to his father and he was away, he could ascend the throne immediately.

Eunuch Fu, who was standing by, was frightened when he heard Prince Yu make such a request. He looked at the emperor's reaction and saw that he looked confused and nodded inexplicably.

"You are right, the crown prince should be deposed. I will send someone to depose him!" The emperor followed Prince Yu's words and picked up a pen, pretending to write an imperial edict.

When Prince Yu saw this, his face turned red with excitement. Eunuch Fu was really anxious watching this scene. He wanted to shout to the emperor to think twice, but when he thought of what happened last time, he held back.

The emperor found something wrong. Now that Prince Yu was here, if he continued to obstruct, he would probably lose his life.

Therefore, he could only wait until Prince Yu left happily before asking the emperor.

"Your Majesty, you just wanted to depose the Crown Prince, are you serious? If the Crown Prince is deposed, the court will be in chaos!" After Prince Yu's back completely disappeared in the imperial study, Eunuch Fu looked at the Emperor with a worried look on his face.

Having served the emperor for so many years, as the emperor's confidant, he naturally knew that the prince had been incompetent for so many years. The reason why the emperor had not deposed him was to stabilize the court and prevent the other princes from fighting openly. Your Majesty, you still want to live a stable life. The prince's shortcomings of being arrogant, extravagant, and lustful are not new. Moreover, Fang Shishi's family had already been beheaded. How could there be any reason to depose the prince now? It was really far-fetched.

But the emperor seemed to pay no attention to what Eunuch Fu said, and just waved his hand and said, "I am tired and need to rest."

Eunuch Fu naturally didn't dare to say any more nonsense, but he still felt a little uneasy, so he could only send someone out of the palace and quietly deliver a message to King Qin.

After hearing the news, the King of Qin went to the Duke of Ying's mansion and told Pei Jingchuan and others about it.

"It seems that Prince Yu really can't wait any longer. Well, it's time for us to close the net this time!" Pei Jingchuan sneered.

Pei Jingchuan and the others already knew about it ever since Pei Jingyuan got the poisonous insect from Chen Xing, and the secret guards also saw Chen Xing's disappointed expression at the end.

After Xu Qingyan learned about it, she began to have some doubts. From her inner voice, she knew that Chen Xing would actually give her the antidote to the poisonous insect this time! She also knew that it was given to the emperor through Concubine Chun.

So, the two of them came up with an idea and sent secret guards to sneak into the palace, replaced Concubine Chun's poisonous insect, and hid it in her room. Such a good opportunity to overthrow Prince Yu cannot be wasted.

——The next day——

Prince Yu went to court with a happy face. When he met Pei Jingchuan and Prince Qin at the entrance of the palace, he looked at them with a look of pride in his eyes, as if he would become the crown prince in the next moment.

Pei Jingchuan's face was calm, but there was a hint of coldness in his heart. Today, Prince Yu was deposed. I don't know what will happen next. After all, the balance of the court has been disrupted.

Prince Yu was happily waiting for the Emperor to say that he wanted to depose the Crown Prince, but after waiting for a long time, the Emperor did not mention it, and he began to feel a little confused.

So, he couldn't help but ask, "Father, have you forgotten something to say?"

The emperor looked at Prince Yu in surprise and said, "Really? I have said everything I wanted to say today. Is there anything else you want to say?"

Prince Yu's heart skipped a beat. What was going on? Why was he fine yesterday, but his father forgot about it again today?

At the same time, Eunuch Fu, who was standing aside, was also very puzzled. Why did the emperor forget what he said yesterday? However, he still did not remind him, because it was better not to say anything about the deposed prince. However, he did not want to remind him, but Prince Yu was unwilling to let him go.

Prince Yu didn't want to say it himself, so he pointed at Eunuch Fu and said, "Father, you said yesterday that there was something very important, and Eunuch Fu also heard it. Why don't you ask Eunuch Fu?"

This time, he has learned his lesson and will not say it out loud. If something unexpected happens later, he will not be blamed.

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Fu took a deep breath and cursed Prince Yu in his heart for his treachery and for trying to drag him down with him.

But at this time, the emperor had already turned his head to look at Eunuch Fu and said, "Really? Did I... say anything yesterday, Eunuch Fu?"

Eunuch Fu was so anxious that his back was wet with sweat. He secretly glanced at the King of Qin among the ministers, and the King of Qin nodded secretly to him.

So, Eunuch Fu had no choice but to tell the truth: "Your Majesty, Prince Yu came to you yesterday and told you something about the Crown Prince. He suggested that you depose the Crown Prince, and you... agreed."

"What?" After hearing this, the emperor's eyes suddenly widened.

How could he agree to depose the crown prince? He knew very well that he would not pass the throne to this useless crown prince in the future, but he did not depose him because he wanted to stabilize the court. After all, he felt that his health was still good and he wanted to sit on the throne for a few more years, so he was not in a hurry about this matter.

In the past, the secret struggles between the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince were something he could understand. If there was no Crown Prince to suppress them, they would probably fight even more fiercely. Now, although the Sixth Prince was demoted to the Imperial Mausoleum, he still had the Prince of Qin and the Prince of Yu, so he still had no intention of deposing the Crown Prince. How could he agree to such an absurd and unreasonable request yesterday?

When Prince Yu saw the emperor's reaction, he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart. How could it be like this again? The soul-eating insect had been given to the emperor twice, why did he regret it every time the next day?

"Why can't I remember anything about what happened yesterday? What is going on?" The emperor rubbed his forehead with a headache.

At this time, the King of Qin and Pei Jingchuan looked at each other, then he raised his hands and said with concern: "Father, why don't we ask the imperial physician to come and see if there is anything wrong with your health recently? This is the second time you promised the King of Yu something and forgot about it the next day. I really think this is a bit strange."