"Does Father Emperor truly not know, or does he know that the people are suffering, yet pretend that the country is at peace and prosperous?"

Prince Chen practically roared those last words; he was going all out tonight to make the emperor sober.

"Bang!"

The teacup on the table was thrown directly at him. Prince Chen dodged, and his head was spared from being smashed open.

He didn't think he had done anything wrong, so he didn't want to be hit.

"How dare you! Third Prince, are you trying to drive me to my death before you feel at ease?"

The old emperor's hands were trembling; he was actually quite panicked.

He had naturally discovered the problem with the pills long ago and had initially suspected it, but since the pills had indeed made him feel much better, he didn't ask any further questions and even assumed it was just animal blood.

But to my surprise, it was the blood of children and girls!

He was afraid, but he absolutely could not admit it, otherwise the matter would escalate and what would the people of the world think of him?

He may not care about world affairs, but he must never let the fact that he uses human blood to make elixirs spread, or he will be infamous for eternity!

There was nothing to worry about, but the third brother exposed it, forcing him to stop taking the pills? He was naturally reluctant, but if he didn't stop, how would he handle the situation?

"Father, turn back before it's too late!"

Prince Chen kowtowed deeply to the old emperor, his expression resolute.

The old emperor was furious. He pulled the imperial sword from the wall and pressed it directly against Prince Chen's neck.

The sword was incredibly sharp; with just one strike, blood appeared on Prince Chen's neck.

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Prince Chen remained calm and simply said, "Before entering the palace, I made arrangements for my affairs after death. If I do not return alive, I will immediately announce this to the world!"

"you!"

The old emperor did indeed intend to kill him, but he did not expect that Prince Chen had such a trick up his sleeve.

"Father, this matter has far-reaching implications. The Eastern Court has always been eyeing our Northern Yan with covetous intent. If you continue to be so stubborn, something terrible will happen!"

Prince Chen's voice was loud and his aura was imposing. He glared at the old emperor, his anger already surpassing that of the old emperor.

"How can something made from human blood be called a elixir? They're deliberately deceiving you and making you bear a terrible crime!"

The old emperor was trembling with rage: "You unfilial son, you rebellious son!"

He pointed at Prince Chen and kept cursing his rebellious son.

When Dongting was mentioned, he naturally felt some apprehension. The three surrounding kingdoms had always coveted Beiyan, with Dongting and Nantai being the most blatant. Later, the crown prince of Nantai was killed, and Nantai declined, leaving only Dongting.

Nan Tai's ambitions were previously blatant, while Dong Ting's were covert. Nan Tai's open ambitions were easy to deal with, but Dong Ting's covert ambitions were indeed difficult to guard against.

Could Dao Ping really be a spy sent by the Eastern Court?

He was instantly torn. This pill was the most effective one he had taken in recent years, and it had improved his spirits considerably. He believed that this medicine could really extend his life by a few more years.

But if what the third brother said is true, and this pill is indeed made from human blood, he will soon bear the eternal sin of destroying the country and oppressing the people. Moreover, if the matter of the Eastern Court is exposed, he will definitely stop taking the medicine. At that time, he will not have much effect after taking half of the medicine, and he will still have to bear the eternal sin. Is it really worth it?

"Father! If you continue to be so stubborn, your son..."

Prince Chen wanted to continue, but was interrupted by the old emperor: "Enough! Get out of here! I need to think about this! I need to think about this."

In that instant, the old emperor seemed to have aged several years. He originally thought he was just obsessed with cultivation and pursuing immortality, but he never expected that it would involve so many murder cases.

Even if he's selfish, he'll still have some fear in his heart.

Seeing that the old emperor was indeed unable to bear it, and fearing that he might really hurt himself, Prince Chen said nothing more, intending to leave the evidence there and leave on his own.

The old emperor waved his hand and said, "Take them away. I don't want to see these things!"

Prince Chen was puzzled. If he said he would think about it carefully, how could he prove that what he said was true without looking at the evidence?

"Father, my men went to great lengths to collect this evidence. Please take a look at it..."

"Get out! I told you to get out! Get out and kneel down, and don't get up without my permission!"

have to!

Prince Chen's face fell instantly. Despite saying so much, he still couldn't escape punishment.

However, Prince Chen thought that as long as the old emperor could see the situation clearly and stop being so stubborn, it wouldn't hurt for him to kneel down.

As a result, he knelt for the entire night, and when dawn was just breaking, the old emperor finally ordered him to be sent back.

When Prince Chen left the palace, he saw Dao Ping Zhenren enter the palace. It was probably because the emperor wanted to ask Dao Ping Zhenren himself what was going on.

In that instant, Prince Chen's disappointment was written all over his face.

He refused to look at the evidence he presented, instead choosing to listen to the nonsense spouted by a sorcerer. His father was truly beyond redemption.

After a while, his spies in the palace sent word that the old emperor had a very pleasant conversation with Daoping and had asked Daoping to refine more pills. Moreover, this morning, the old emperor ate three pills given to him by Daoping in one go.

Prince Chen was so angry that he didn't want to speak anymore; he just sat on the stool, panting heavily.

The princess, feeling sorry for him, applied medicine to his knee and couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, Father is so stubborn that he won't listen to any advice. We'd better make plans as soon as possible. The other princes are also eyeing us covetously. You must be worried!"

"How could I not know? Father is getting more and more senile!"

As he spoke, he said to the servants beside him, "Go and summon Lu Baichuan to see me."

Lu Baichuan had also heard about what had happened in the palace and had long anticipated that Prince Chen would see him, so he had been waiting for a long time.

Prince Chen was also a decisive person. Knowing that he could not persuade the old emperor, Lu Baichuan said bluntly as soon as he arrived: "Tell me about all your bottles and jars."

Lu Baichuan was prepared and had always carried it with him, so he took it out and introduced it to Prince Chen one by one.

Prince Chen felt dizzy and lightheaded; it was the first time he had ever heard of poisons being so diverse.

Among these poisons, some can kill immediately, some can kill within a few days, some are not fatal but can make life worse than death, and some will cause physical harm after ingestion.

Lu Baichuan prepared this kind of person for the old emperor, who was in poor health. Although he had never tested it, he trusted his wife that much.

Is there an antidote?

"No antidote is needed; the condition should improve seven days after stopping the medication."

This was also a deliberate design by He Jiuniang, eliminating the risk of them stealing the antidote and achieving the desired result in one go.

Prince Chen nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then I'll leave this matter to you. Be careful in everything you do."

Lu Baichuan nodded, packed up the medicine bottle, and turned to leave.

Prince Chen watched his retreating figure and exclaimed, "What a talent!"