"Your Majesty," the sorcerer reminded him, "This effect can only last for one day. Your Majesty, please hurry up."

Hearing this, the emperor's heart tightened. Thinking that he could have lived in a daze for a few more months, but now he only had one day to live, he couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.

"Hurry, let Xiao Chang'an into the palace, and also my sons, especially the crown prince, make sure he comes quickly." The emperor said anxiously.

"Your Majesty, the eunuch in charge of communication said that His Royal Highness the Second Prince and His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince have both hidden themselves with their men, and His Royal Highness the Third Prince is still nowhere to be found. Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to come." The speaker was Eunuch Cao, an old eunuch who had served the emperor for more than ten years.

The emperor angrily kicked over the stool next to him and said, "How dare these two rebellious sons be so heartless and ungrateful!"

He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He had originally wanted to borrow a little less life from the prince, but now it seemed that it was impossible.

"Your Majesty, please calm down," Eunuch Cao said hastily. "The most important thing right now is the matter of borrowing your life span. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is already on his way and will arrive soon."

The emperor took a deep breath, tried to calm himself, and comforted himself: When I can live longer, there are so many beauties in the harem, and I will definitely be able to give birth to a few more princes.

"Well," the emperor said, "are all the military officials present?"

Eunuch Cao said respectfully, "I'm already waiting at the altar."

"Very good!" A hint of satisfaction flashed in the emperor's eyes. It seemed that those people were not bribed by the prince when he was not in charge of government affairs, and now they still listen to him.

He turned to look at Eunuch Cao beside him and ordered, "Pass on my decree. Instruct the Hanlin Academy to draft an imperial decree and send it here. The Second and Fourth Princes have disobeyed my order. They are truly unfilial children and unworthy of being my heirs. Effective immediately, their status as princes is revoked and they are demoted to commoners."

Eunuch Cao was surprised but did not show it. He still bowed respectfully and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." Then he walked outside.

Not long after, the editor of the Hanlin Academy hurried over and presented the newly drafted document to the emperor.

The emperor took the document, read it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he copied it again in his own handwriting on the imperial edict. Then he took out the jade seal, solemnly stamped the imperial edict, and finally handed the imperial edict to Eunuch Cao.

"Take this imperial edict and read it out in front of all the officials when you reach the altar."

The emperor's eyes were full of coldness, and he added: "Tell someone to keep an eye on the harem and don't let the concubines out, especially the queen." The queen came to him more than once to ask him to change his mind, but he drove her out every time.

"yes."

The queen changed her clothes, got on a sedan chair, and led a group of sorcerers and eunuchs towards the altar.

The palace maids and eunuchs along the way knelt down and saluted, watching the emperor go away.

He waited until the team disappeared before he dared to stand up.

A brave maid said, "Isn't Your Majesty seriously ill? Why..."

"Shh! Don't talk, just focus on your work."

"oh."

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At the altar, the ministers who knew the emperor's purpose beat up Censor Luo. Marquis Zhaoxin took leave and escaped the disaster.

"Imperial Censor Luo, you have a good daughter, and now you have a good son-in-law." The Grand Tutor sneered, with new and old grudges coming together, and he wanted to kick him a few times.

The fact that Loiman stole the poems could not be concealed after all. During the time when Yun Yuan and Jiu Li were away, the second prince went to great lengths to clear Fu Qingyan's name.

He first sent people to intercept Loiman everywhere, pretending to discuss academic matters with her and asking her what she thought of the most popular poems in the capital.

When Loiman refused, the Second Prince went to see the Queen Mother and asked her to order Loiman to write a wedding poem for him and Fu Qingyan. Loiman was unable to do so and refused on the grounds that he was blind.

The second prince did not give up and found more people of status to ask Loiman for poems.

As time went on, Loiman became fed up and thought that this was not a solution, so she decided to take a risk and find a gunman to help her out of the predicament.

Unexpectedly, he fell into the trap set by the second prince and was exposed by the gunman in public.

"Your Highness has always firmly believed that the poem at the flower viewing banquet was written by Qingyan herself. The world is so vast, and many things cannot be explained by common sense. Your Highness does not know how you knew Qingyan's poem in advance, but this matter ends here. Next time, you will lose not your eyes, but your brain!"

The second prince's voice and eyes were cold, like a man-eating poisonous snake. Loiman felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his whole body was shaking.

"It's you, it's you... Aren't you afraid of revenge from our Luo family?"

Xiao Jingxing's eyes revealed a hint of disdain, and he sneered in front of everyone, "This prince doesn't even take your Luo family seriously."

Censor Luo was ridiculed for Luo Yiman's poem theft, and was criticized by his colleagues for his poor parenting skills, which almost cost him his official position. Now he is being ostracized by everyone because of his son-in-law Xiao Changan's behavior, and his two sons are also unpopular.

Censor Luo was beaten black and blue. It was not until the arrival of the Crown Prince that the generals who had attacked him stopped and surrounded the Crown Prince, expressing their opinions passionately.

"Your Highness, the method of borrowing lifespan is a sorcery. You must not agree to it, Your Majesty. As long as Your Highness gives the order, I..."

"General Tu, please be careful with your words." The prince interrupted him seriously.

The Minister of Personnel said: "Birth, aging, sickness and death are the laws of nature. Forcibly extending life is against the will of nature. Your Highness the Crown Prince must not condone Your Majesty to do such a ridiculous thing."

Li Tongzheng said, "Your Highness, why don't you hide like the Second and Fourth Princes? If His Majesty can't find you, he won't think of borrowing your life."

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