"I obey your command!" Shangguan Ziqi accepted the order and waved his hand to signal the soldiers to drag the captured court officials out of the hall.

The emperor took a deep breath, and once again glanced at the remaining courtiers in the hall, and said in a slightly slower tone: "I hope you will learn from what happened today. I don't want anyone to disregard the safety of the country for their own selfish desires. If there is a next time, I will never let it go easily!"

"We, the ministers, will obey the imperial edict!" The court officials responded in unison, with fear and awe in their voices.

"I am indeed old, and it is time to appoint a crown prince. Over the years, I have never appointed a crown prince because I have always held on to a glimmer of hope that my eldest son would get better.

He is the son of my empress and my eldest son. I have placed high hopes on him since he was young.

He was smart and clever since childhood, and later learned both civil and military skills.

In my heart, he is the most suitable successor.

Unfortunately... things don't always go as planned. Eight years ago, the Canglan assassin wanted to kill me. In order to save me, the eldest prince risked his life to protect me and insisted on letting Prince Rong drive him away.

But he still fell off the cliff.

God was kind enough to let him survive.

He was in a coma for three months. During that time, my heart ached so much. You are all human beings, so you should understand my feelings. "

When the emperor said this, his tone revealed deep sorrow.

He slowly turned half of his body and looked outside through the window, as if he could see everything in the past through the sunlight coming through the window.

Prince Rong stood aside, listening to the emperor's words silently, with a lot of emotion in his heart.

The emperor has deep feelings for the eldest prince, who was the child he raised.

The emperor deserves credit for the fact that a child without parental guidance could grow up to be so outstanding.

Over the years, the emperor has spent countless efforts and invited countless famous doctors to treat the eldest prince's illness.

"Fortunately, my Great Wei has the Marquis of Zhenguo. She secretly cured my eldest son and brought me hope. Even though she kept it a secret from me, there was a reason for it."

The emperor said this and waved to Yu Yuanzheng.

Yu Yuanzheng took a few more steps forward and walked to the front of the court officials.

“Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment.” Yu Yuanzheng said modestly.

"You are a good person. Although I have conferred upon you the title of Princess Zhenguo and Marquis Zhenguo, what I want to do most is to adopt you as my adopted daughter. However, since you have already sworn to be the adopted son of Prince Jing, it is not easy for me to compete with my own brother for you."

"Your Majesty, didn't you ask me to call you Uncle Huang? We are a family. If you give me orders, I will do my best."

"Haha, good, good, good!" the emperor praised repeatedly.

The emperor walked up a few steps, his steps steady and powerful.

There was silence in the hall, and everyone's eyes were closely following the emperor's figure, looking forward to what he would say next.

When he reached the top of the stairs, the emperor turned around abruptly, his eyes like torches, sweeping over everyone in the hall, finally stopping on the eldest prince Cao Jinqi.

"Cao Jinqi, come forward and listen to my orders."

His voice was loud and authoritative, with no room for doubt.

The eldest prince Cao Jinqi was startled, then he walked out of the queue, walked steadily to the center of the palace, knelt down respectfully and saluted: "Your son is here."

The emperor looked at him, with a complex look in his eyes, including relief, guilt, and more of anticipation.

He took a deep breath and spoke slowly, his voice echoing throughout the hall.

"Today, I am here to formally appoint you as the Crown Prince. You have been intelligent and upright since childhood. You were once seriously injured while trying to save me. You are a rare filial child.

Over the years, I have always felt guilty for not being able to give you the honor you deserve.

Today, I have decided to make you the crown prince. I hope you will work diligently to govern the country and live up to my expectations."

When the eldest prince heard this, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

He kowtowed solemnly, his voice firm and powerful: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace! I will do my best to live up to your trust!"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers in the palace knelt down and exclaimed in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The emperor nodded, and his eyes swept across the ministers in the hall, and he said in a dignified tone: "The position of the crown prince has been decided. I hope that you will assist the crown prince wholeheartedly in the future and help him achieve great things."

"We, the ministers, will obey the imperial edict!" All the ministers responded in unison. Their voices were so loud that they echoed in the hall for a long time.

The emperor nodded slightly, then looked at the eldest prince, and said lovingly: "Prince, although there are small flaws on your face, the Marquis of Zhenguo said that it will not be obvious in a few months, and it will not affect your image. The ancestors will not blame you.

I believe that your talent and perseverance are enough to shoulder this important task."

Upon hearing this, the eldest prince nodded solemnly: "I will definitely live up to your expectations! I will care about the world and work hard to govern the country. I will live up to the trust of the people and the country."

Now that the crown prince is decided, the Wei Dynasty will have an heir.

The crown prince is the heir to the throne of the country, the hope of all the people, and the foundation of the country.

His position is as important as Mount Tai, which is stable and cannot be shaken.

The hearts of all the civil and military officials in the court were at peace at this moment.

The emperor's plan to use himself as bait to lure the enemy into annihilation finally came to a successful conclusion.

At this moment, the palace guard commander Luo Qianqian hurried in.

"Your Majesty, the harem has been completely checked.

It was discovered that two of the maids in Concubine Wan's palace were women in disguise.

There are two young eunuchs whose identities are unknown.

Also, I failed in my duty, and there are several people in the palace guards who are easily deceived."

"Hand it over to the Ministry of Justice for strict trial."

"I obey your order. I have one more thing to ask. Concubine Wan refused to go with me to the Imperial Clan Affairs Office and threatened to die in order to see the Emperor."

The emperor was not surprised when he heard this.

He glanced at Prince Rong, but the prince didn't respond.

"Okay, that's it for today's morning court session. Let's all go home."

In the end, only the emperor, Prince Rong, Prince Jing, the eldest prince, and Yu Yuanzheng were left.

"Your Majesty, I will go and see Eunuch Hai. He is still ill. I will bring him some medicine and check on him."

"There's no need for you to go see him. Just wait in the side hall. I'll have someone carry him here." The emperor would never let a princess condescend to see a servant.

Yu Yuanzheng didn't care.

"Hongyi, accompany me to meet your biological sister." The emperor said slowly.

Perhaps this is the last time they see each other.

The eldest prince stayed to accompany Yu Yuanzheng and wait for Eunuch Hai to arrive.

Not long after, Eunuch Hai was carried to the side hall by two young eunuchs.

In just a few days, Eunuch Hai lost a lot of weight.

"Your servant greets the Marquis of Zhenguo." Eunuch Hai greeted weakly.

"Eunuch Hai, I'm sorry for the pain, but if the king didn't do this, you would be dead." Yu Yuanzheng teased.

"I would like to thank the prince and princess for saving my life."

On the way here just now, the young eunuch had told him everything that happened at the morning court session that day.

He was terrified after hearing this.

Only now did he realize that the emperor had actually done such a dangerous thing and had not let him participate.

That night at Yuntai Mountain, he was also sent away by the Emperor. He did not bring any palace servants with him, only bodyguards and shadow guards.

Later, when he learned that the emperor had been assassinated, he was really scared.

He also cursed the Canglan people in front of the "Emperor".

Now that I think about it, he really didn't know how to live or die, cursing the Canglan people in front of the fake emperor.

Yu Yuanzheng gave Eunuch Hai the medicine that she had prepared long ago on the spot.

But it won’t be that fast.

Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like a thread being pulled.

The medicine that Yu Yuanzheng prescribed for him at that time must have caused some damage to Eunuch Hai's body.

Otherwise it won’t have such a good effect.

"Eunuch Hai, you have to take the medicine I prescribed for half a month before you can stop. There is only enough for seven days. When you finish it, send someone to the palace to get it."

"Thank you, Princess."

On the other side, the emperor and the prince came to the palace where Shangguan Wanrou lived. They saw that she looked like a crazy woman, with messy hair and untidy clothes.

It can be seen how fiercely she resisted when the palace guards wanted to take her to the Zongzhengsi.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I was wrong.

I was bewitched, and all the plans came from that damn Mr. Cang.

We don't have such a meticulous plan. We are being used.

Your Majesty, I don't want to die, please spare us, we will behave ourselves from now on and never think of anything we shouldn't think of again."

As soon as Shangguan Wanrou saw the emperor, she knelt before him, hugged his legs and begged for mercy, crying very sadly.