Chapter 500: The Thousand-Year-Old (21)

So they rested there for two days. Gu Li changed to a better carriage, and then the two set off. They also made some disguises. Wen Wan then realized that Gu Li still had this amazing makeup magic. Although it felt like nothing was changed, her face looked different. It looked very natural, and you couldn't even tell that it had been changed unless you looked closely.

"The mastermind behind your assassination attempt will definitely set up obstacles along the way to see if you can leave the bottom of the cliff alive, so we need to disguise ourselves to make our way."

Wen Wan expressed her understanding.

Along the way, Gu Li was a bit too nervous, while Wen Wan was having fun and enjoying herself. This was shopping, and shopping in a world different from her own. Not everyone has this magical opportunity.

Wen Wan was curious about everything and wanted everything she saw.

Gu Li wasn't in a hurry.

What the two were unaware of was that, on the other side, the power struggles among those princes were far from simple.

News of the emperor's serious illness still spread, and the court was divided into countless factions, all wanting to help their favorite prince ascend to the throne.

Today, the east wind prevails over the west wind; tomorrow, the west wind will prevail over the east wind.

The concubines in the harem, led by Consort Rong, were also quite formidable.

As for Wen Wan, the former crown prince who fell off a cliff in an accident and whose body was never found, there has been no news of her at all.

Even the Empress was shocked, yet none of the people she sent out found their children; they were nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead.

She suddenly regretted it.

She sincerely chanted scriptures and prayed for blessings every day. Although she loved power and the position of empress, it did not mean that she did not love her children.

When her only child went missing and his fate was unknown, the empress finally regretted her actions and truly felt panicked.

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More than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The Third Prince has become the biggest winner and is currently the prince with the highest chance of winning. As for the First Prince, he is close behind. The Fourth Prince, although he is also vying for the title, is not very strong. After all, he does not have the status of the First Prince's eldest son, nor does he have the powerful external support of Consort Rong behind the Third Prince, nor does he have a strong maternal family to support him. Therefore, he is in a weak position for the time being.

As for the other princes, they are all too young, and even if they wanted to compete, they wouldn't have much of an advantage.

Wen Wan and Gu Li finally returned to the capital city, albeit unsteadily.

However, he did not immediately enter the palace, nor did he go to his residence outside the palace. Instead, he simply found an inn to stay at.

The system left quickly after examining the emperor's body to research medicines that could cure him or delay his death.

Judging by the timeline, it should be ready soon.

Wen Wan needed an excuse, an excuse to treat the emperor's illness. It certainly wouldn't be using her own identity. Gu Li understood this when she heard Wen Wan's plan, so she went to deal with the matter.

Gu Li quickly found a folk doctor, then took down the emperor's notice offering a large sum of money for medicine, and entered the palace to treat the emperor.

Countless imperial physicians treated the emperor every day, but none of them could find a cure. They could only post notices to find a miracle doctor from all over the country. Every day, folk healers would come to treat the emperor, but it was all to no avail.

The emperor has already resigned himself to his fate.

But when he thought of his princes who were fighting each other to the death, he felt a chill in his heart. He didn't think it was a good time for him to abdicate, and he didn't think those princes were really capable of being emperors and supporting the country.

He's just clinging to life.

Waiting for an unlikely opportunity.

Soon, the doctor arranged by Gu Li entered the palace and began to treat the emperor.

No one had any hope, but to everyone's surprise, the emperor actually recovered.

The coughing up of blood decreased, and his complexion gradually improved; he was even able to get out of bed.

After taking several more doses of medicine, the patient's condition stabilized completely. The emperor was overjoyed and wanted to reward the doctor with an official position, but the doctor refused and soon left the palace.

The emperor is well.

The imperial physicians examined the emperor and found that most of his chronic ailments had actually healed, and he only needed to recuperate slowly.

This time, it truly felt like encountering a living miracle doctor.

The princes could no longer openly compete for the throne. The emperor reprimanded them one by one in order, making everyone tremble with fear and dare not have any further thoughts.

At this time, the deposed crown prince, who had been declared dead, finally returned openly and legitimately.

This is yet another shocking piece of news. What's even more shocking is that the emperor favors the second prince even more than the other princes. The reason for this is still the sins he committed in the past. After all, no emperor would be completely without resentment towards a child who thinks of seizing the throne when he is seriously ill. On the contrary, the second prince has perfectly avoided this situation.

Moreover, having been assassinated and facing a near-death experience, it's understandable that the emperor felt even more pity for her.

Numerous rewards were bestowed, and the Empress, upon receiving the news, wept with joy, believing that her sincerity had moved the Bodhisattva, who then returned her child.

Her initial idea of ​​making her child the best person in the world gradually changed. She could no longer accept that her child would get into trouble again, and her child slowly took precedence over the power struggle.

When Wen Wan returned home, she found that the bok choy in her yard was still lush and green, and the chickens had grown up. It seemed that Qi Mingzhu and the others had taken good care of her little vegetable garden.

The princes and princesses who loved Wenwan were naturally overjoyed at her return.

Wen Wan also cooked a lot of delicious food for the children, and life seemed to have returned to normal.

According to the system, as long as nothing unexpected happens to the emperor this time, he should naturally live for at least another twenty years.

Twenty years!

This completely solved all of Wen Wan's problems; as long as she pleased the emperor, she could live a good life.

Wen Wan gave Gu Li a lot of books and told him to study hard. After he persuaded the emperor, he would let Gu Li go to the previous dynasty to serve as an official. But this would naturally require passing the imperial examination. As for his identity, there were ways to deal with that. As long as his father agreed, it wouldn't be a problem.

However, to everyone's surprise, the emperor disagreed completely.

This is a protracted war.

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Wen Wan never expected that she would have to study.

When the original owner was the crown prince, he had a tutor to teach him and would study at the Imperial Academy on weekdays. However, he was so hopeless that he almost gave the tutor a heart attack.

However, after the deposed crown prince, the original owner of this body never went to the Imperial Academy again. When she received the news that she had to go to school, Wen Wan was completely dumbfounded. Why? In her previous life, she had experienced the inhumane college entrance examination. Now she had to attend classes here. Could her life ever get any better?