Chapter 200 Cannon Fodder Lady's Counterattack 17

But the old emperor was not stupid. He saw clearly the intentions of the people and was very disappointed.

As an emperor, he always knew that there was no real love among the royal family, but being betrayed by his own son was something only he knew.

"Forget it! Let's all go away!"

After getting his approval, the officials' families immediately and respectfully left the hall. Those who guessed the various key points became even more uneasy, feeling that the world was about to change, and it was still unknown who would win or lose.

As soon as Xiao Heng walked out of the hall, he met the prince. The prince was very annoyed with Luo An's unauthorized intervention. He even thought that Xiao Heng had known his arrangements for a long time, and the couple were in cahoots to sabotage his actions.

"Old Four is such a clever schemer! My Royal Brother really thought you hated my sister-in-law. I didn't expect she actually knows medicine. Could it be that Old Four acted that way to protect them?"

The more the prince thought about it, the more possible it seemed. Otherwise, how could Xiao Heng release his wife at the critical moment and let her compete for his favor? By then, his position as the prince would be in even greater danger.

While he was feeling irritated, he didn't realize Xiao Heng was just as irritated as he was. Even now, Xiao Heng still didn't understand what Luo An was up to. If the poison was so easy to cure, how could the imperial physician be so helpless? Was it her turn to be in the spotlight?

If he could cure it, of course he would get some credit, but what if he couldn't? What would his father think of him? What would the ministers think of him?

In his eyes, Luo An's move today was purely to trick him. He should not have been so soft-hearted as to bring people into the palace. However, no matter what he thought, he still couldn't be weak when facing the prince.

"Your Majesty, what you said is true. Luo gave birth to my child and raised him so well. She has both merits and hard work. It is only right that we treat her well. As for the rumors before, I can't help it. She doesn't like to go out for social events, and I can't force her, don't you think?"

Xiao Heng's words sounded very nice. As for whether Luo An's medical skills were good or not, he simply ignored them. He didn't know anyway.

After saying that, he made an excuse to leave. He wanted to go back and think carefully about what would be best for him in doing this matter today.

The prince looked at his departing back, his eyes became vicious, the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed, and he looked very mean.

After a moment, he walked in another direction.

After waiting for a long time, the queen finally arrived. She immediately dismissed the servants and couldn't wait to ask about the situation, "Mother, what's going on now?"

The Queen took a sip of water and then said viciously, "Your father looks fine now, but this poison will gradually devour his organs. It won't be long before..."

The queen paused for a few seconds, and there was no need to explain what she was going to say next, as the mother and son had already understood each other.

The crown prince could no longer conceal the smugness on his face upon hearing this. "This isn't our fault. If he had been willing to give up his position to me earlier, why would we have taken such a risk? He's the only one to blame. He actually wanted Xiao Heng to replace me."

In fact, the emperor had no intention of deposing the crown prince, but Concubine Rou was his favorite concubine after all, and it was inevitable that he would love her and her family as well. However, deposing the crown prince was no trivial matter and it was very likely to disrupt the government, so he did not want Xiao Heng to be the crown prince.

Unfortunately, the queen and her son did not think so, which led to what happened today.

The Queen frowned, thinking of Luo An's confident look, and suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart, "The girl from the Luo family knows medicine? Why haven't I heard of it?"

The prince felt bad when talking about this matter, "Don't worry, mother, I have asked someone to check it out. Even if she has medical skills, it doesn't matter. At worst, we can't let her ruin our plan."

"Alright! This matter must succeed, not fail. I will visit you often in the near future and ask your father to grant you the throne."

The mother and son showed the same smile, full of hope for the future, but they didn't know that this kingdom would never fall into their hands.

While all parties were planning the fight, Luo An brought Xiao Yu to live in Anxin Garden. Ten minutes later, everything she wanted was placed in front of her. Although the eunuch Fu Hai was skeptical about Luo An's ability to detoxify, he was still very respectful.

"Fourth Lady, the Emperor's health still requires your attention. If there is anything you need, please tell them and I will make sure everything is properly arranged."

Fu Hai did this not only for the emperor, but also for himself. If something really happened to the old emperor, he, as his confidant, would be despised by the next emperor. By then, he would no longer be as glorious as he is now.

After they left, Luo An found an excuse to drive all the servants outside, under the pretext of studying the prescription, but in fact they had already fallen into a deep sleep.

Xiao Yu wanted to ask his mother what was going on, the pills she gave him, the matter of detoxifying the emperor, and where his mother had gone.

Before he could even knock on the door, he was stopped by a group of maids, "Young Prince, Fu Jin has asked someone not to disturb her."

Xiao Yu returned empty-handed and could only continue reading while waiting for his mother to show up. As a result, he waited for five days.

During these five days, the emperor vomited blood many times and his body became weaker and weaker.

Just when the prince and his entourage were extremely excited, Luo An finally appeared.

"Fourth Lady, you're finally out!" Fu Hai almost cried with joy, his eyes fixed on the box in Luo An's hand.

"Let's go!"

Luo An remained calm. When he stepped into the emperor's bedroom, it was already full of people. It seemed that there had been no shortage of people there in the past few days.

Her arrival attracted everyone's attention, but everyone thought Luo An was bragging. No one thought she actually dared to show up.

The Queen was the first to frown, "Fourth Lady, what are you doing here now?"

She has been waiting here for several days, just to wait for the emperor to pass away, so that she can push her son to the throne. Now she is naturally very unhappy looking at Luo An.

"In reply to the Queen, I have prepared the antidote pills, which you can give to your father."

"What a joke! I've never heard you have medical skills, yet now you're trying to give the Emperor something you didn't know where you came from. What if something goes wrong? Can you pay for the Emperor's life?"

Although the Queen did not believe that Luo An's medicine could cure the poison she had given her, she did not want to take the risk even if the possibility was only one in ten thousand.

Luo An said nothing, holding the box and walking to the old emperor's bedside. "Father, my ability is limited. I can only make this one pill in five days. It's up to you to decide whether to take it or not."

The emperor originally wanted to find someone to test the medicine first, but he didn't expect that there was only one pill.

His eyes fell on the queen beside him. Thinking of the other party's explicit and implicit hints in the past few days, he became even more unwilling to hand over the country to her.

When the emperor was in deep thought, no one dared to speak, their eyes were always on him, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

A few minutes later, the old emperor's eyes fell on Luo An again, "Aren't you afraid that something might happen and your family might lose their lives?"

Luo An smiled, "I still say that, if I don't have the ability, I won't take this job. I'm not stupid."