With He Jiuniang's help, the old emperor finally calmed down. Before he could speak, He Jiuniang said, "Your Majesty, it is really not appropriate for you to lose your temper like this. It is said that honest advice is hard to swallow. Over the years, no one has told you the truth. You have been deceived by lies. It is alright. I will come to give you acupuncture every day and tell you about the situation so that you can get out of the lies."

The old emperor had just recovered and was too speechless to speak. He pointed outside, and He Jiuniang immediately understood and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want me to leave? No, the acupuncture time hasn't started yet, I have to stay and watch over it!"

The old emperor was so angry that he rolled his eyes and wanted to just faint, but for some reason, he was fine despite being so angry today, and just couldn't faint.

Seeing that he didn't speak, He Jiuniang continued, "After careful consideration, I still want to tell Your Majesty a few words from the heart. This Prince Lin colluded with foreign enemies and almost killed my husband. I have an irreconcilable hatred for him. We haven't found any evidence yet, but once we do, I will definitely not let him go. Your Majesty, you must be prepared."

"What, what did you say?"

The old emperor forced himself to speak, staring at He Jiu Niang with disbelief in his eyes. The fifth prince was colluding with foreign enemies? How could that be?

The fifth prince has never cared about these political struggles; he might believe it if you said it was the sixth prince.

"He colluded with foreign enemies! We just haven't found any evidence yet. Besides, I'm just a woman and I don't care about these things. The reason I resent him is because he harmed my husband. If it weren't for the fact that he's a prince and we have to go through the proper procedures to bring him to justice, I would have left him in the villa in the suburbs of Beijing forever last night."

She spoke in the gentlest tone, yet uttered the most vicious words; the old emperor looked at her with considerable resistance.

Who would dare keep such a woman by their side? Let alone let her enter the harem; they probably wouldn't even know how they died.

At this moment, the old emperor completely gave up his desire to possess He Jiuniang.

She was going to kill his son, but she told him in advance so he wouldn't be too upset.

Is this normal?

Why is this woman so bold?

They really don't respect him, the emperor, at all.

"Oh, by the way, don't doubt it, he was also involved in Daoping's matter before, otherwise why would he be so eager to plead for Daoping? If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, feel free to send someone to investigate. Anyway, I've already put a note on his record."

Having said that much, it was time for the acupuncture. He Jiuniang quickly removed the needles and began writing a prescription for him, then sent someone to fetch the medicine for him to drink.

"If the seven-day ban on sexual activity is broken, then His Majesty will truly not live to see the New Year."

After giving her instructions, He Jiuniang picked up her medical kit and prepared to leave.

Upon seeing this, Prince Chen stepped forward and said, "Father, I shall take my leave now."

He turned to leave, but the old emperor asked, "Is everything she said true?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will find the evidence as soon as possible. Please rest well."

After saying this, he left with He Jiuniang, leaving only the old emperor and a few eunuchs and palace maids in the hall.

As soon as Prince Chen left, they panicked and knelt down to beg for mercy. Having heard such terrible news, they knew their lives would end there.

However, this time the old emperor did not intend to kill, but simply said, "Keep everything you hear to yourself."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!"

The palace maids and eunuchs breathed a sigh of relief; the feeling of almost going through hell was too thrilling.

The old emperor lay on his bed, quietly staring at the ceiling. At that moment, he felt an unusual sense of peace.

He put in a lot of effort to get to this position, and now his sons are fighting tooth and nail for it.

He had always known, but he never expected that the fifth brother would set his sights on him.

He admitted that he favored the crown prince, but the crown prince was really useless. He hadn't achieved anything remarkable in recent years. During this period, when he was put in charge of the country, the crown prince was also in disarray. Every few days, ministers would come to him to complain. He knew that this son was really not suitable for the position.

Despite all the effort he's put into training him over the years, he hasn't been able to develop him into anything worthwhile, so naturally he won't be a match for Prince Chen in the future.

As for the others, the fifth brother was a deep and cunning man. He even deceived his father and conspired with foreign enemies to harm him, which shocked him the most.

Although there is no concrete evidence yet, he knows the third brother's character well. He would not frame someone so easily, especially the female doctor, who kept muttering that she had a grudge against him and wished she could skin Prince Lin alive right now.

The sixth brother is a good-for-nothing, all brawn and no brains. Such a person is only good for making a scene in ordinary times; when you really need to use him, he's basically useless.

The other princes were even less capable; either their maternal clans were not powerful enough, or they were too young to compete with them.

From this perspective, the most suitable candidate is actually the third son.

However, he had never gotten along with the third son, and he was quite unhappy about being chosen as his successor.

Let's wait and see. Maybe the Crown Prince will change his mind?

It must be said that although the words the female doctor said to him today were all very harsh, making him wish he could drag her away and beat her to death immediately, he also had to admit that although the words were ugly, the truth was true.

It's always best to plan ahead for many things.

He Jiuniang left the palace with the Crown Prince, but they did not take a carriage. Instead, they walked. It wasn't that she liked walking, but she had some things to say, and sitting in a carriage would easily lead to misunderstandings, so she needed to avoid suspicion.

"You're too brave! How dare you? Aren't you afraid your father will be angry and punish you?"

As soon as she stepped outside, Prince Chen gave her a thumbs up, saying she was truly the bravest woman he had ever met!

No, no man would dare to speak to the emperor like that.

"Don't be afraid! He can't do anything to me."

He Jiuniang didn't care at all. Now that her strength had been exposed, she didn't need to be as timid as before. If the old emperor dared to touch her, she could make him suffer to death.

"Your Highness, rest assured, this matter should not cause you any trouble. I will be going to the palace to give the Emperor acupuncture in the next few days. During this time, I will say what needs to be said and, incidentally, sow discord between the Emperor and Prince Lin. Prince Lin dares to scheme against me, and he will pay the price."

He Jiuniang sneered, thinking that Prince Lin was really tired of living, daring to scheme against her like this. She'd better wait and see!

Prince Chen felt a surge of admiration. This woman was too decisive in her actions, more forthright than many men. Who said that women were inferior to men?

Lu Baichuan made a great choice in marrying this woman! It's as if he was divinely blessed!

"Then I will have more people secretly protect you during this time, in order to prevent the Fifth Prince from retaliating."

He Jiuniang waved her hand: "You can send people to protect Bai Chuan, but I don't need protection. No one can do anything to me."

As soon as she said that, the walk didn't seem so far, and it felt like she hadn't said much before she arrived at the palace gate. He Jiuniang was about to get into the carriage to go home when she saw Lu Baichuan waiting for her at the palace gate.