Concubine Wu stood up and looked down at the struggling and wailing emperor with a happy smile on her face.
"Your Majesty, please save your energy. No one will come. I have served Your Majesty for many years, so I will be the one to see you off on your final journey."
The emperor's shrunken body convulsed uncontrollably, and a foul odor filled the air. He struggled in his own excrement, shouting in vain:
"I...I treat you well. You are my favorite among all the people in the harem. Why...why did you betray me?"
Concubine Wu covered her mouth and nose in disgust. Now that things had come to this, she finally didn't have to hide her hatred anymore!
"Spoil me? Hahaha... You just treat me as an obedient and useful tool. I've done so much for you, but you won't even give me the throne of Queen!"
"Peng'er is a pure and filial child, devoted to His Majesty's relief, but you deceived him! You used him to suppress the other princes, and you didn't even want to make him the crown prince! Who the hell is Xiao Yan? A useless man, how dare he compete with my Peng'er!"
The emperor curled up his body, more blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. His consciousness had begun to fade. When he heard Xiao Yan's name, hope suddenly rose in his heart.
"Ayan! Yes, there is... Ayan! Ayan is still here... He will definitely come..."
Concubine Wu laughed heartily. "Your Majesty, forget it. Even if the eldest prince was an eagle, you've turned him into a caged bird. You broke his wings yourself. He can no longer fly!"
"I know that Your Majesty is thinking of the eldest prince and has already sent someone to see him off. When he passes away, you two can reminisce about the past."
Hot tears welled up in the emperor's eyes, and he stammered, "Ayan... Ayan... It was I who harmed you..."
Concubine Wu took out the imperial edict she had prepared long ago and sneered, "This is the imperial edict to establish the crown prince. Your Majesty, please hand over the imperial seal. In consideration of our friendship over the years, I can still give Your Majesty a quick death."
"You...don't even think about it!" The emperor was furious and rushed towards Concubine Wu with all his strength. "I will kill you! Kill you!"
With a bang, the emperor fell off the dragon bed, spit out a mouthful of blood, and then he lost all strength.
Concubine Wu took a few steps back in disgust, but she was still stained with blood, which really made her feel sick.
"Your Majesty, if you don't want to explain, then that's fine. The imperial seal can always be found. The Xiao Kingdom has a successor. Your Majesty, you can rest assured."
Concubine Wu turned and left without any regrets. The fifth prince rushed in with his men and started searching everywhere. No one paid any attention to the emperor lying on the ground, dying.
The emperor kept yelling, but no one cared what he said. People came and went in a hurry, and some even kicked him several times.
Without power and status, a dying emperor is no better than a stray dog on the roadside.
"Found it! Found the imperial seal!"
The Fifth Prince held the Imperial Seal in both hands, unable to conceal his excitement. "This prince, no, I am the emperor now! If I had known it was so easy, I would have seized the throne long ago. Why would I have had to compromise for so many years?"
The rebels in the room knelt down and shouted in unison, "Congratulations to the Fifth Prince for getting what he wanted. Long live His Majesty!"
The sound of fierce fighting could be heard outside the door. The Fifth Prince's face changed and he retreated in panic. "Quick, quick, quick! Go out and take a look. No matter who comes, kill them without mercy!"
As soon as the rebels rushed to the door, they were blocked and pushed back.
Xiao Yan held a long sword and slashed the neck of a rebel with a clean stroke. Covered in blood, he looked like a god of war and instantly appeared before the emperor.
"I'm sorry that your son is late in coming to your rescue, and your father has suffered."
More and more guards poured in, filling the bedroom. The situation was reversed in an instant. The rebels surrendered one after another, and the fifth prince was also captured.
At the same time, inside the Yihe Palace.
Sun Jiayi was released by the rebels. She broke into Xiaozhuyuan and was ready to kill Yun Fengyi to show her loyalty to Concubine Wu, but was pinned to the ground by the crazy Lin Wan'er and the two started fighting.
Ji Yunhuan came out with her belly bulging, and shouted sternly, "The prince's consort attempted to murder the heir to the throne; she deserves death! Come, tie her up and wait for His Highness's decision!"
The bloody storm outside has nothing to do with Ji Yunhuan. Xiaozhuyuan is well protected and no one can break in.
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Two days later, the emperor finally woke up.
Ye Jueming is indeed a miracle doctor, he was able to keep the emperor alive. The emperor's body had been ravaged by various "magic pills", and with the poison entering his body, he could only be paralyzed in bed for the rest of his life and would never be able to stand up.
The emperor then realized that those "magic pills" were all found by Concubine Wu to harm him. It was in vain that he trusted Concubine Wu so much and wanted to live forever with her.
He hated Concubine Wu so much that even death could not relieve his hatred.
"Torn to pieces! Let that bitch die without a complete corpse! The Fifth Prince will be demoted to a commoner and beheaded in public. I will show the world the consequences of treason!"
The emperor coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow" sound.
Xiao Yan watched coldly from the side, feeling happy in his heart. Sooner or later, the world would be his. It would be too easy for Xiao Qiping to die like this. It would be fair for Xiao Qiping to feel the suffering he had endured.
The poison given to him by Concubine Wu was a chronic poison, which he could not detect at all. It was not until the New Year's banquet that he became angry and the poison was released. From then on, he became a disabled person.
The emperor was poisoned by an acute poison that could kill him in an instant, but he only took half a pill and was barely saved.
Liu Xi rushed over to serve the emperor, just blocking Xiao Yan's gaze towards the emperor. He fed him medicine, patted his back, and cleaned the emperor before standing aside with his hands hanging down.
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