When the eyes of the imperial heirs fell on the emaciated, barely breathing figure, they could hardly recognize him.

Princess Qin Zhaowan rushed to the front, and when she saw her mother's current state, her legs went weak and she knelt down with a thud.

With trembling hands, he reached out and grasped the hand that was now covered in wrinkles.

The sensation from her fingertips was like a knife to her heart, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.

How could this be... how could this happen!

The fourth princess, Qin Zhaoshu, followed closely behind, kneeling to the side.

Her usually calm eyes were now filled with disbelief and shock, her face drained of all color, and she was biting her lower lip tightly.

The Fifth Prince, Qin Jingzhan, was completely stunned. As if all his strength had been drained, he collapsed to the ground.

His eyes were fixed blankly on his mother on the ground, his lips trembling incessantly, unconsciously murmuring the words "Empress Mother".

As if she had lost her soul, she moved forward little by little on her knees, as if this would bring her closer and closer to her mother.

The three youngest children were so frightened by the sight that their faces turned pale.

Suppressed, broken sobs echoed softly in the deathly silent imperial study.

Tears fell like broken beads, pattering onto the cold ground.

Qin Minghuang's gaze laboriously swept slowly across the faces of each child.

She felt an overwhelming sense of reluctance and longing that almost overflowed her chest, but she forcefully suppressed it.

She knew she might not be able to wait until everyone arrived.

At that moment, Chu Xinglan's expression suddenly darkened. "No, I can't hold back His Majesty's life force; it's still fading!"

The use of "domain" suppression did indeed slow the rate at which life was lost.

Originally, it was thought that with her second-grade strength, she could suppress and absorb any poison His Majesty might be poisoned with.

But the current situation is that life is still slipping away.

"No! This is an extremely insidious poison of life force. I can only barely suppress it, but I can't hold out for long!"

This statement caused an uproar.

Even a second-grade cultivator couldn't suppress it?

Qin Zhaoyue was taken aback upon hearing this.

From the moment she first saw her mother's condition, she already had a guess.

Because I had already witnessed it once during the disaster relief mission.

Sure enough, those persistent sorcerers used the same methods.

Little did she know that the poison His Majesty was currently suffering from was several times more potent than the one used on Qin Zhaoqiong.

The speed at which life is ignited is like throwing fresh firewood into a raging fire—incredibly rapid.

The reason Qin Zhaoyue didn't act immediately was because Chu Xinglan beat her to it.

She thought that since the other party possessed the "Human Plate," which was of the same origin as her "Heaven Plate" and had a higher realm than her, she should be able to suppress him.

But now it seems that even her true energy didn't have that effect? ​​Only the Heavenly Plate among the three plates has it?

Upon hearing this, Qin Minghuang mustered all her strength, her gaze fixed on Su Quan, her voice weak yet carrying an undeniable resolve.

"Su Quan... decrees... that the Third Princess Qin Zhaowan... shall oversee the state..."

"no!"

The tragic and oppressive atmosphere in the imperial study suddenly froze, as if an invisible hand had choked it.

All eyes, filled with astonishment, confusion, and even scrutiny, were focused on Qin Zhaoyue, who had suddenly spoken.

It was she who, at this critical juncture, resolutely spoke out against His Majesty's dying decree!

Anyone could clearly see that His Majesty was on his last legs, his breath barely a thread.

Even Chu Xinglan, a second-grade cultivator, could only barely suppress the flickering life force, like a candle in the wind, and slow its complete extinguishing, despite his best efforts.

His Majesty bypassed the Crown Princess, who was far away in the northern border, and directly announced that the Third Princess would oversee the country, which was clearly a preparation for the worst-case scenario.

In order to prevent his sudden death from causing turmoil in the court, he must immediately establish a legitimate leader.

The implication of speaking out against it at this moment is truly intriguing.

The atmosphere instantly became incredibly strange and tense. Could it be that... this usually lazy and unruly Sixth Prince has suddenly developed an inappropriate desire to seize the throne?

Thinking of this, countless gazes became complicated.

Qin Zhaoyue bit her lower lip tightly, her face extremely ugly.

Did you think she wanted to be the one to stick her neck out?

Just now, the book of merit in her mind unexpectedly opened again on its own, and words appeared on a brand new page.

In the fourteenth year of Taiwei, during the White Dew season, Empress Qin Minghuang was assassinated in the Imperial Study, her life hanging by a thread.

With a stable territory, the country is prosperous and the people are at peace, and the world is at peace.

Merit points: Unknown.

Having previously treated Pei Xueqiao and her elder sister Qin Zhaoqiong, Qin Zhaoyue already knew the extraordinary vitality contained in the true energy she derived from the Book of Merit.

It's no exaggeration to say that as long as she has a breath left, she has the potential to defy fate.

Moreover, she has successful experience in dealing with this so-called poison of life, and she knows how to cure it.

However, there is a crucial prerequisite: the treatment requires a massive amount of merit points.

And that's exactly what she needs right now!

In order to break through to the Divine Martial Realm, I squandered a large amount of my reserves. At this moment, the number shown in the Merit Book is pitifully low, which is not enough to support a complete treatment.

Qin Zhaoyue suddenly stood up, rushed over in a few steps, and unceremoniously kicked away the Fifth Prince, who was slumped on the ground, looking utterly dejected.

"Get out of the way! Move aside!"

The third and fourth princesses, who were standing in front of the Queen Mother, immediately looked up at her, their eyes inevitably showing a hint of wariness.

"Sixth Sister?" The voice was full of confusion and doubt.

Qin Zhaoyue rolled her eyes at them, her tone carrying her usual exaggerated and impatient tone.

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