Chapter 176 The Emperor is Poisoned
"How is it possible?" the emperor couldn't believe it.
When Crown Prince Zhaoren died in battle, the Crown Princess burned herself to death in the East Palace...
Where is this child from?
Unless, Crown Princess Zhaoren was not dead at all, and the charred corpse that was burned beyond recognition was not her at all!
Not only did she escape from the palace, but she was also pregnant and gave birth to the child outside the palace.
Old Concubine Xie and the Crown Princess are from the same family.
In addition, Xie Pingbei and Prince Zhaoren were like brothers in the past, so it is not impossible that they secretly hid the prince's son.
"Duke Dingguo wholeheartedly supports Xie Lingxi's ascension to the throne. Although he seems to be at odds with the Xie family, they are actually allies."
This is the second half of the sentence on the note.
This secret agent was a beautiful woman, the concubine of the eldest son of Duke Dingguo Li Yi.
The emperor has always been wary of the former crown prince's maternal family.
He specially sent one of the two most powerful secret agents of the Mingxin Division to lurk for many years and keep an eye on the situation in Dingguo Mansion.
The Duke Dingguo's Mansion kept this news hidden for many years.
Only a handful of people know this secret.
Now, because the emperor ordered the army of Duke Dingguo's Mansion to join the Northern King's army, some young people in the mansion who were unaware of the inside story were dissatisfied and made trouble. After being punished by Duke Dingguo, Duke Dingguo's eldest son privately warned his most beloved son and secretly leaked a few words.
This was overheard by the concubine.
"You actually teamed up to deceive me!" The emperor was shocked, angry, and a little panicked.
Xie Lingxi is actually the son of the former crown prince!
The Xie and Li families united to support him in taking the throne, then...
They couldn't tell when the coup would happen, so he had to strike first.
"I--" The emperor was about to give an order when he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes turned black, and he fell down.
"Your Majesty!" Chu Shouchen was shocked and quickly shouted to the eunuchs who were serving him:
"Quickly call the imperial physician!"
The eunuch hurriedly went to ask for the imperial physician. Chu Shouchen stretched out his hand to feel the pulse. He didn't know medicine, but he was a martial artist and understood the pulse...
Your Majesty's pulse is extremely weak, is it a sign of exhaustion?
Why so sudden?
Chu Shouchen was puzzled. His Majesty has always been in good health. Even if he suffered a blow, he would not be so angry that he collapsed, right?
Chu Shouchen picked up the letter tube on the imperial desk.
Of course, the secret letter from the spy had to be kept safe so that it could not be seen by the concubines who would arrive soon.
But the paper was spread out...
Chu Shouchen saw the ink words on it at a glance...
His face suddenly became shocked.
Xie Lingxi is actually... the descendant of Crown Prince Zhaoren?
Chu Shouchen was surprised and quickly put away the letter box.
soon.
A group of imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau rushed over.
The Imperial Noble Consort and Consort Hui also arrived. They were the biological mothers of Prince Ying and Prince Duan respectively.
The empress was confined to her room by the emperor because of the affairs of the Xun family.
Now the Imperial Noble Consort is in charge of the harem, with Concubine Hui as her assistant.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Tell me quickly!" the Imperial Concubine urged anxiously.
The chief judge of the Imperial Hospital had already felt the patient's pulse several times, and had asked several other experienced imperial doctors to feel the patient's pulse as well...
The imperial doctors knelt on the ground, all looking terrified.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." The chief judge of the Imperial Hospital said in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty has been poisoned for many days, and the poison has attacked his heart. I'm afraid... I'm afraid he won't wake up..."
As he spoke, he kowtowed heavily, "This humble official is guilty of death—"
All the imperial doctors kowtowed and apologized.
"How could this happen?" The Imperial Concubine's body shook, her eyes full of shock, and she asked anxiously, "How could His Majesty be poisoned for no reason?"
Concubine Hui was also surprised. She thought the emperor was in his prime and would sit on the throne for a long time, but she didn't expect that he was poisoned?
"Your Majesty was poisoned about half a month ago. This poison is one of the most bizarre in the world and is difficult to detect. It cannot be diagnosed on a normal day. Once the poison enters the heart, the condition will rapidly deteriorate..." the judge said in panic.
"Hurry up and save His Majesty!" the Imperial Concubine said anxiously.
"I am a guilty minister who is incompetent..." The judge kowtowed to the ground.
Is there no hope for your majesty?
The Imperial Concubine burst into tears immediately, unable to control her grief.
Concubine Hui was worried about another question, "Will His Majesty be able to wake up?"
"It probably can't be done..." the judge replied.
Concubine Hui pretended to be sad and said, "Then your Majesty... How long can your Majesty hold on? You must not give up on saving your Majesty! You must try every possible method!"
"I am a guilty minister and I am incompetent. Your Majesty, the poison has already entered my heart veins. In just three days, I will..." The judge kowtowed again to plead guilty.
The Imperial Concubine cried so hard that she couldn't speak.
Concubine Hui's heart sank. The emperor was in a coma and was about to die!
He didn't have time to make a will.
After his death, the crown prince will rightfully take the throne.
Doesn't that mean her son has no chance?
…
soon.
The princes and ministers who received the news rushed into the palace.
Murong Shicheng was very happy in his heart, but on the surface he threw himself beside the emperor's bed and cried, "Father... Father, please wake up... I can't bear to leave you..."
The plan worked!
Although it happened a few days earlier than they expected. (The poison normally takes a few days to take effect, but it happened earlier due to the stimulation.)
But the hidden manpower of the Xun family has been summoned to the capital. Everything is ready!
The Fan family will support him to take the position as soon as possible.
The throne belongs to him!
Murong Shili also had a sad face, but was very angry in his heart.
Originally, after the incident with the Xun family, the Crown Prince was no longer as powerful as before, and it was very likely that he would take over...
As a result, the emperor suddenly died.
This must be the work of the prince!
"Lord Chu, can you find out who harmed my father?" Murong Shili looked at Chu Shouchen.
Chu Shouchen said in a deep voice, "It is under investigation, but it has not been determined yet."
The emperor's food is tasted by people, and all the royal items are carefully screened. It is not easy to do it, and the way to do it must be very secretive, and it is not possible to find out the clues in a short time.
Murong Shili was in a heavy mood.
The first thing he did after returning to the palace was to summon the new Marquis of Yongning.
"Father-in-law, my father was suddenly killed..." Murong Shili no longer cared to pretend to be reserved. Now it was a matter of life and death, wealth and honor, and he looked at Yongning Hou and said:
"I believe that it must be the Crown Prince who poisoned my father."
Yongning Hou showed hesitation, "Mingxin Division didn't find any evidence."
"As long as we arrest the prince, we will naturally have evidence." Murong Shili's eyes were deep:
"The prince has lost the Xun family and has no military power! He killed his father to take the throne, which is intolerable. The emperor should be executed!"
This statement clearly has two meanings.
First, regardless of whether the prince did it or not, arresting him would create evidence.
Second, the prince had no military power and could not stop them. He was still the prince, not the emperor who could command the court officials. Prince Duan also arrested him on the charge of "parricide", and other court officials did not know the truth and would not get involved in the muddy water.
Murong Shili finally said solemnly, "Now in this capital, the person I trust most is my father-in-law. You marry my daughter to me, and we are a family. I can only entrust this matter to you."
Marquis Yongning was moved.
They prosper together.
When Murong Shili ascended to the throne, his daughter became the empress and his grandson became the next emperor.
Should he be the leader of the ministers who have served the emperor well, or should he wait until the prince ascends the throne and then suppress him?
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