Chapter 258 The Emperor Fainted!
Xiao Ji: “…Okay.”
“…”
Xie Yao made a lot of arrangements for what would happen after she entered the palace, and Xiao Ji did not object. He agreed to whatever Xie Yao said.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the palace gate.
As soon as Xie Yao and Xiao Ji got off the carriage, they heard the sound of horses galloping in the distance.
They both looked at the same time and were shocked. The person riding the horse was not someone else, but Princess Yongle!
Princess Yongle is nearly sixty years old. Although she has always been in good health, she is old after all. But at this moment, she is riding on a horse, galloping over, making people subconsciously forget her age!
"Aunt." Xie Yao and Xiao Ji bowed immediately.
Princess Yongle dismounted from her horse with a valiant attitude, threw the horse to the servant, and walked towards the palace without retreating a step, saying, "Let's talk on the way!"
Xie Yao understood instantly: Princess Yongle was very worried about her younger brother.
The two followed immediately.
But as soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he was stopped by the gatekeeper, "Your Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the palace today..."
Before the man could finish his words, he was whipped by Princess Yongle, who angrily shouted, "Get out of here!"
"The emperor has allowed me to enter and leave the palace at any time. I can use the purple-gold whip in my hand to beat the tyrant emperor and corrupt officials. If you don't want to die, get out of here right now!"
Princess Yongle had single-handedly supported the Xia Kingdom when the current emperor was still young, so her aura was naturally terrifying.
After being scolded by her, and with the help of the Prince's Mansion guards brought by Xie Yao and Xiao Ji, the guards guarding the palace gate no longer dared to stop them and immediately gave way.
Princess Yongle strode into the palace with her head held high, asked where the emperor was, and then rushed over immediately!
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji followed closely behind.
Princess Yongle was holding a purple-gold whip and looked very aggressive. Pei Chen also rushed over to protect her after hearing the news, so no one dared to stop her.
She entered the Yangxin Palace without any obstruction.
Besides the imperial physicians, the only people staying in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity at this moment were Eunuch Li and Concubine Li.
"Greetings, Princess." Li Dajian came forward as if he had seen a savior. Princess Yongle glanced at him sideways, walked straight past him, and asked, "How is your majesty?"
The imperial physician immediately reported, "To reply to the princess, your majesty's coma was very sudden. The specific cause seems to be... poisoning."
"How dare you!" The princess shouted angrily, "His Majesty was poisoned in the palace, and you are all just sitting there doing nothing?"
When the princess got angry, no one dared to speak. Li Dajian and the imperial doctors even subconsciously lowered their breathing for fear of being taken out on.
"How is your Majesty doing now? When will he wake up?" Princess Yongle asked with a serious face.
A group of imperial doctors knelt on the ground, "We are incompetent. Please forgive us, Princess. Your Majesty has a lot of hidden diseases. Although the poisoning time was not long, the poison is complicated..."
Princess Yongle listened, her expression became even uglier, "No matter the cost, we must quickly save your majesty."
Then, she looked at Li Dajian again, "Who poisoned her, how did they poison her, and how did they bring the poison into the palace? Have you found out everything?"
This time, the person who knelt down was Li Dajian, "Princess, please calm down. I have asked someone to investigate, but there is no clue yet..."
"Princess." Concubine Li's voice sounded, "I am somewhat suspicious about this matter."
Everyone's eyes fell on Concubine Li, who said, "Your Majesty was in the Yanxi Palace when the accident happened. This incident must be related to Concubine Shu. I have already had people take control of the Yanxi Palace and am ordering a thorough investigation."
Princess Yongle glanced around and landed on Concubine Li, then ordered: "Summon the Dali Temple, Pei Chen, you and the Crown Prince will investigate this case together."
"That's not necessary!" Concubine Li couldn't help but say, "This concerns your Majesty's health, so it's better not to make a big fuss about it..."
Princess Yongle's eyes were cold. "You also know that this is related to His Majesty's health? His Majesty's health is related to the stability of the country. We must investigate it thoroughly before we can rest assured."
She looked at Pei Chen and Xiao Ji, "Go quickly."
Princess Yongle did not care about Concubine Li's thoughts at all. Concubine Li moved her lips but did not dare to say anything more. She could only watch Xiao Ji and Pei Chen leave.
Before Xiao Ji left, he glanced at Xie Yao.
Xie Yao nodded slightly and followed Princess Yongle obediently, watching the imperial doctors try every possible way to wake the emperor up.
Li Dajian carefully had a chair brought and waited on the side.
Princess Li thought about it, turned around and walked out...
"Princess Li." Princess Yongle said, "Where are you going?"
Concubine Li froze. She slowly turned around and gave the princess a stiff smile, "Princess, I..."
Princess Yongle said: "Your Majesty is unconscious, Concubine Li is still waiting here."
Her eyes were cold and her voice was unyielding. Concubine Li was frightened by the look and didn't dare to make any other moves.
The Yangxin Palace suddenly became quiet.
Xie Yao gave Li Dajian a look, and Li Dajian immediately understood what she meant and ordered the young eunuch to serve tea.
Xie Yao took it personally and presented it to Princess Yongle, "Aunt, have some tea."
The eldest princess's brows relaxed a little, she took the teacup, took a sip and put it aside, then called Xie Yao, "You sit down too."
Xie Yao naturally didn't hesitate. She thanked her aunt and sat down obediently. In the end, Concubine Li was the only one left standing.
She looked around and felt a little embarrassed, and had a bad feeling in her heart...
Although she was sure that this matter had nothing to do with her, but... these people were all on the side of the Crown Prince, and Xie Yao and Concubine Shu were suspected to be in a cooperative relationship...
At this moment, noise was heard again outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Li Dajian immediately stood up and went out to see what was going on. Soon a voice came over, "Third Prince!"
The person entering the palace at this moment was none other than the third prince Xiao An.
Xiao An had just been injured two days ago, and was still very weak. However, he was supported by the housekeeper at the moment. As soon as he entered the door, he looked in the direction of the emperor, "Father, Father... An'er is here to see you!"
In addition to the people from the Third Prince's Mansion, there was also Master Xuan following Xiao An.
Taifu Xuan's eyes first fell on Princess Yongle, "I pay my respects to the princess."
"Aunt." The weak Third Prince turned around and saluted upon hearing the voice. "Sister-in-law, how is Father doing now?"
The imperial physician immediately stepped forward and repeated to the Third Prince what he had just said to Princess Yongle.
The Third Prince immediately expressed his opinion, "Please, all the doctors, please wake up my father as soon as possible! No matter the cost!"
After these words, there was another round of expressions of loyalty, showing their respect for the emperor.
In response, the eldest princess' expression did not change at all.
However, when Concubine Li saw the arrival of the Third Prince, she breathed a sigh of relief. At least the situation now was no longer one where the Crown Prince and his faction had the final say.
At this moment, the more people there are, the better, and the more chaotic the situation is, the better...
"Where is my brother?" The Third Prince waited for a while and asked again, "I heard that my brother has woken up. I haven't been able to visit him in person to apologize to him."
Xie Yao understood clearly that the Third Prince was talking about him stealing the palace doctor.
Without waiting for Xie Yao and the Princess to reply, Concubine Li spoke hastily, "The Crown Prince and the Marquis of Zhenbei have gone to investigate the matter of His Majesty's coma."
She looked at the Third Prince and Master Xuan, her eyes full of anticipation, as if saying: Go, go and get involved in this matter!
The third prince was a little anxious. After all, the initiative was completely in Xiao Ji's hands at this moment.
But when he thought that he had no manpower in the palace and had not done anything to interfere in this matter, he felt relieved.
If Xiao Ji "finds out" that this matter is related to him, he will naturally refute it; otherwise, this matter has nothing to do with him.
Why should he jump out at this moment?
The Third Prince's mind turned, and finally he said indignantly: "If I knew who was so audacious as to dare to attack my father, I would never let him go!"
Seeing this, Concubine Li felt quite indignant. If her Hong'er and Ning'er had not been in trouble at this moment, she would not be so isolated and helpless in the palace.
Half a day passed in this wait.
With Xiao Ji around, Xie Yao didn't make a special trip to see Concubine Shu. She believed that Xiao Ji would handle everything.
It was past noon, but no one in the Yangxin Palace had the appetite for lunch.
Finally, footsteps were heard outside the Yangxin Palace again. Xiao Ji walked in the front and strode into the door with his head held high. "Aunt, the matter has been verified."
Everyone became alert and looked in the direction of Xiao Ji. It was Pei Chen, Concubine Shu and the Fifth Prince who entered the room.
Concubine Shu and the fifth prince were both well-dressed, and there was no one watching them. Concubine Li was alarmed and immediately said, "Prince, this happened in the Yanxi Palace, and Concubine Shu must be involved! Why don't you arrest her immediately!"
Concubine Shu looked up at Concubine Li and sneered, "Concubine Li is so anxious, are you feeling guilty?"
Princess Li was stunned.
Guilty, what guilty conscience?
"What nonsense are you talking about?" She didn't do anything, why would she feel guilty!
"Humph." Concubine Shu snorted coldly, "Nonsense? If it weren't for the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Zhenbei who are very observant, I wouldn't have known that you, Concubine Li, drugged me in my Yanxi Palace!"
Princess Li's pupils dilated instantly, her eyes flickered, and she felt very guilty.
Damn Prince, damn Marquis Zhenbei, what are they investigating for?
"Nonsense!" It took Concubine Li a while to react and she quickly refuted, but her words were not confident. Coupled with her hesitation just now, everyone in the Yangxin Palace already knew what was going on.
Princess Li...is not innocent.
Pei Chen said: "The medicine that Concubine Li gave in Yanxi Palace can make people irritable. If they are exposed to it for a long time, their emotions will be out of control and they will eventually become crazy."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions became complicated. Such symptoms... somehow they sounded familiar...
The Marquis of Zhenbei continued, "If it was just this poison, it wouldn't have made your majesty unconscious, but your majesty has been taking nourishing medicine all year round. There is a medicine in the poison that Concubine Li gave that conflicts with the main medicine in your majesty's nourishing medicine!"
"This is what caused His Majesty to fall into a coma and be poisoned."
"No, it's impossible!" Concubine Li knew it was going to be bad when she heard Pei Chen's words, and she immediately started to refute, "How could I possibly harm Your Majesty!"
She meant it very sincerely.
When she gave him this drug, she only wanted to harm one person from the beginning to the end.
Bang!
Before Concubine Li could finish her second sentence, she was slapped hard on the face by Princess Yongle herself. "Evil woman!"
Concubine Li, who was originally standing, was knocked to the ground in an instant, her hair was instantly disheveled, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of her mouth.
She didn't care about anything else, she immediately knelt on the ground, hugged Princess Yongle's legs and said: "Princess, Princess, please understand, I dare not harm your majesty!"
"Princess, this is slander! This is all slander! I would never dare to have the intention to harm anyone..."
Concubine Li's voice gradually faded under Princess Yongle's scorching gaze. The princess's eyes seemed to have seen through everything...
Concubine Li was really afraid of Princess Yongle.
Twenty years ago, most of the people present were still young, and Concubine Shu had only entered the palace in recent years, but she was different. She had witnessed Princess Yongle taking power with her own eyes.
Know the methods of this eldest princess.
Even after twenty years, she still dared not despise it.
But Concubine Li was absolutely unwilling to admit that she had drugged the girl. At this moment, she could only lower her voice and look at the princess with pitiful eyes.
She tried to prove her innocence in this way.
The princess looked down at her, without a trace of pity in her eyes, "Do you have any evidence?"
Pei Chen and Xiao Ji were not vague and immediately summoned the witness. When they saw the witness coming in, Concubine Li's expression changed...
This person was not vague and in just a few words he explained the time, place, conditions, etc. in detail.
It was confirmed that it was Concubine Li who personally ordered the administration of the drug in the Yanxi Palace.
Everyone's eyes fell on Concubine Li, and Princess Yongle asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Concubine Li's lips moved, she opened her mouth and finally closed it. She wanted to say it was slander, but Princess Yongle's expression told her... the princess wouldn't believe it!
It would be futile for her to say anything now.
"I, I didn't..."
"Take him away." Princess Yongle raised her hand, "Put him under house arrest. We will make a decision after His Majesty wakes up."
Someone immediately took Concubine Li away. Concubine Li struggled, as if she had thought of something, and suddenly looked at Concubine Shu, "It's you, you hurt me!"
"You were the one who hurt me first!"
She was drugged first, and then attacked Concubine Shu!
Besides, she didn't want anything to happen to His Majesty. She just... just wanted to make Concubine Shu lose control of her emotions and make His Majesty dislike Concubine Shu...
In that case, Your Majesty will come to Weiyang Palace again.
But why was everything different from what she expected? There had been no rumors of Concubine Shu losing control of her emotions in the palace these days, but instead His Majesty...
Although Concubine Li had no evidence at the moment, she had already blamed all the guilt and reasons on Concubine Shu.
It must be that Concubine Shu was plotting against her on purpose!
But Concubine Li didn't have the chance to say these words because she had already been dragged out.
The third prince was filled with righteous indignation and said, "I didn't expect Concubine Li to be such a person! She dared to murder my father, her crime is unforgivable!"
The Third Prince's eyes turned and fell on Princess Yongle again. He knelt on one knee and clasped his fists, saying righteously, "Aunt, my father is still in a coma, and the northern border is coming aggressively. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to take on the position of regent temporarily!"
The third prince was quite excited at the moment, because his father had valued him very much some time ago!
If he showed his loyalty to his aunt again at this moment, his aunt would surely see him and naturally hand over the regency to him.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
