The Queen Mother sighed and said, "In that case, you and the Crown Prince should just live your life well. Don't think too much, and don't do useless things."
Both of them knew what this "useless" meant, so there was no need to make it too clear.
"My granddaughter-in-law knows that I never like to find useless things." Su Mengyan said with a smile.
She knew that the Queen Mother was warning her, but what did this matter have to do with her?
In the emperor's palace, Xu Chen'an looked at the person lying on the bed, frowned, turned and left.
When he arrived at the East Palace, he needed to discuss the emperor's affairs with Su Mengyan.
"The emperor doesn't have much time left, so hurry up and do what you want to do!" said Xu Chen'an.
The poison in the emperor's hand is similar to the poison that Su Mengyan was poisoned with. Although they used the same method, the poison in the emperor's hand is indeed much stronger, otherwise it would not have taken effect within a day, while Su Mengyan's poison took several days to take effect.
The reason why Xu Chen'an was able to keep the emperor alive until now was also because of his powerful methods.
Knowing that Xu Chen'an would not have come to her if he had not really been unable to hold on any longer, Su Mengyan said that she would definitely resolve this matter as soon as possible.
If you want to solve the problem, you need to think of a way.
Su Mengyan and Situ Yao sat face to face. Su Mengyan had already told Situ Yao about the emperor's current situation. Now they had to deal with Situ Zhao as soon as possible.
Although the emperor said that he would appoint Situ Zhao as the King of Northwest and move to the northwest on a certain day, based on Su Mengyan and the others' understanding of him, Situ Zhao would definitely not accept his fate like this.
"Although you and Situ Zhao are brothers, your personalities and temperaments are completely different. If Situ Zhao becomes the emperor, there will be no place for you and me." Su Mengyan said.
She had read the book, and knew that Emperor Situ Zhaocheng would not let Situ Yao have any good time.
Situ Yao shared the same view as Su Mengyan. At the beginning, he had no mother, while Situ Zhao had Concubine Bai to help him, and he was always suppressed by these two people.
From that moment on, he knew that the mother and son would never spare his life.
Thinking about the Thirty-Six Strategies, Su Mengyan was thinking about how to make Situ Zhao fall into her trap.
Got it. Su Mengyan's face lit up with joy, and she said to Situ Yao, "You two brothers haven't had a meal together for a long time. Now that the emperor is like this, you should behave harmoniously to reassure the emperor. Why don't you go have a meal with Situ Zhao!"
At first, Situ Yao didn't understand what Su Mengyan meant. Instead, he was curious about why she wanted to invite Situ Zhao to dinner. It was not until Su Mengyan said three words that he laughed.
"The Hongmen Banquet."
When Situ Zhao received Situ Yao's invitation, he knew that Situ Yao was setting up a Hongmen Banquet for him, but would he, Situ Zhao, be afraid of such a thing?
It was impossible, so even though he knew it was the Hongmen Banquet, Situ Zhao still went. He wanted to make Situ Zhao understand that some things were not his and it was useless to snatch them.
Unfortunately, his thoughts were also Situ Yao's.
Situ Yao said, "Since ancient times, the eldest son has been the heir apparent, not the youngest. I am now the crown prince, the heir apparent. My younger brother has been granted the title of prince, so he will be able to better assist me in the future."
What a joke! Situ Zhao felt that Situ Yao seemed to be still asleep, otherwise why would he say such stupid things?
"Your Highness thinks too highly of me. I'm just gaining an empty title now. Besides, things are not set in stone yet. I feel that how things will turn out in the end is still unknown!"
Knowing that Situ Zhao would behave like this, Situ Yao immediately said, "Don't be silly. Father has already planned to hand over the throne to me. Moreover, Father is almost dying and is preparing for my ascension to the throne."
Like an older brother who was afraid that his younger brother would go astray, Situ Yao's heartbroken look made Situ Zhao furious.
There was no one else here. Who was Situ Yao trying to show this to? Did he really think that I would give up because of his few words?
Impossible. Situ Zhao and Concubine Bai have been coveting that position for a long time. Even now, Concubine Bai is still in the cold palace. How could he just give up like that?
However, thinking of what Cui Mixue said before he came, Situ Zhao thought, since Situ Yao wants to act, then he will accompany him!
"So, my father had already planned this. If that's the case, I have nothing to say. However, the Crown Prince asked for my help, but I'm afraid I can't. After all, I'm far away in the northwest, and there's nothing I can do to help!"
Situ Yao was delighted when he heard what Situ Zhaoshun said. Today's Hongmen Banquet was just to reveal some things to him, and then see what he would do.
"I know this is a bit unreasonable, but since I ascended the throne, I have no military power. I wanted to ask you for help. I know you have a very powerful general under your command."
Oh, so he wanted to seize the military power. Situ Zhao just felt that Situ Yao seemed to be not very smart now. He didn't want him to be the emperor, so how could he help?
What's more, the general is not someone who can be summoned and dismissed at will.
Thinking of this, Situ Zhao smiled awkwardly: "Prince Xiao said that I don't have any people under my command. Besides, Prince, you don't have military power, so how could I have it?"
Helplessly, the two of them dropped the topic. Situ Zhao had an idea in his mind, and Situ Yao also achieved his goal.
With that, the two of them ended this strange dinner with a few words.
Returning to his palace, Situ Zhao was delighted, feeling that this was a rare opportunity.
"Xue'er, good news!" Situ Zhaoren's voice had already been heard before he even arrived.
Cui Mixue, who was in the room, had just returned from a banquet and was feeling unhappy. Upon hearing Situ Zhao's words, she said in a cold voice, "What is there to make you so happy?"
As soon as he stepped into the room, he heard Cui Mixue's words, but Situ Zhao was only concerned with his own happiness and did not notice Cui Mixue's unhappiness.
He excitedly told the Crown Prince that he had no military power, and Situ Zhao said, "Isn't this good news?"
Cui Mixue swept away her previous unhappiness. Those ladies, who had been fawning over her and trying to befriend her before, now, for some reason, they all looked at her as if she were a stranger.
That’s fine, he hasn’t even made any sarcastic remarks about me. How can I tolerate such a thing?
Now that he knew that the crown prince had no military power and the emperor was planning to give up his throne to the crown prince, Cui Mixue had to think of some cruel methods.
"In that case, Zhao, it seems we can only use your previous method." Cui Mixue thought about it again and again and mentioned Situ Zhao's method of forcing the emperor to abdicate.
Before, they had some ideas, but they were just waiting for an opportunity, and now, the opportunity is right in front of them.
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