"General Zheng, please calm down. I believe that His Highness the Ninth Prince has no intention of rebelling. All we can do is trust him. If you cause trouble at this time, it will only make things worse."
Helpless, Zheng Qing could only kick the wall in frustration.
Inside the hall, Mo Yunzhao raised his hand.
"The Red Armor Guards assisted the Ninth Prince in his rebellion, held the Empress Dowager hostage, and endangered the life of the Emperor Emeritus. According to the law, their entire families should be executed. If you release the Empress Dowager, I will spare your lives and allow you to leave the palace."
He had barely finished speaking.
A low cough suddenly came from the bed.
The retired emperor, who had been in a coma for many days, slowly opened his eyes.
The old eunuch was overjoyed.
"The Emperor Emeritus has woken up! The Emperor Emeritus has woken up!"
Zhong Yuan collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.
Large beads of sweat rolled down his face, making him look as disheveled as if he had been pulled out of a pond.
"The medicine is fine. The Ninth Prince and Ninth Princess did not harm the Emperor Emeritus."
Judge Chen's face was extremely grim.
The other imperial physicians, however, exclaimed in praise.
"I never expected that Doctor Luo Tian was so amazing that he could wake up the Emperor Emeritus. It's a miracle."
"I really want to know how that medicine was made, how could it have such miraculous effects?"
The retired emperor gestured to the old eunuch to help him sit up.
He frowned as he looked at the scene inside the hall.
"You can't even sleep peacefully, Your Majesty. I'm not even dead yet, and you're already planning to accuse Xiao Jiu of treason and kill him?"
Mo Yunzhao's face was extremely pale.
Now that things have come to this, it seems he has no way back.
Years of pent-up anger and resentment erupted completely at this moment.
"Didn't you see the Red Armor Guards holding Mother hostage? Father, in your eyes, is everything I do wrong? Why do you have to be wary of me at every turn? I've worked so hard to achieve great things, just to gain your approval. But ever since Consort Yu entered the palace, you've only had eyes for that woman. You can't see what's behind the scenes, and you can't see me. After Xiao Jiu was born, you even asserted that he would be the future ruler of Great Zhou. What about all my efforts over the years?"
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