Mu Qianqian immediately began to struggle in Emperor Yuanwu's arms.
"Daddy, no, please don't touch that box! It's poisonous!"
If I remember correctly.
In the book, Emperor Yuanwu was poisoned because of his eldest son, but he was lucky enough to survive.
However, his health has declined due to the deteriorating social climate; he's constantly taking medication.
Although many things changed because she transmigrated into the body.
However, some plot developments are irreversible.
Mu Qianqian wasn't sure if Emperor Yuanwu was concerned about the contents of the box, or if it was the same thing that had almost cost him his life in the book.
But since she woke up this morning, she has had a vague sense of unease.
The moment Emperor Yuanwu heard Mu Qianqian's thoughts, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He stared at the box found in the secret room of Lingyu Pavilion for a while and then said in silence, "Go and catch a few rats."
Wu Jixiang paused for a moment, then instantly understood: "Yes."
Both the imperial prison and the cold palace are places where rats frequently appear.
In no time, the little eunuch brought over several fat, large rats.
The little eunuch covered his mouth with a cloth and threw several rats through the gaps in the box.
A rat-like scurrying sound came from inside the box.
Immediately afterwards.
"Squeak..."
After the rat let out a few miserable cries, the wooden box fell completely silent.
Wu Jixiang turned pale with fright: "Your Majesty, this is bad! Please stand back quickly, the wooden box is poisoned."
Emperor Yuanwu stared at the wooden box for a long time without saying a word.
He knew it clearly.
This wooden box contains the dragon robe that Mu Junyao prepared for himself.
However, this poison was always kept inside, intended to silence the person who discovered the dragon robe.
It was only after Lai Shanzi was arrested that they feared he wouldn't be able to withstand the various tortures in the prison and would confess about the dragon robe, so they released him.
Or rather...
I was just in the Heavenly Prison.
Lai Shanzi lay in Mu Junyao's arms. When he mentioned the dragon robe, he had already seen Emperor Yuanwu standing in the distance.
Lai Shanzi was the one who put the poison in.
He deliberately mentioned the dragon robe because he wanted to help Mu Junyao by killing Emperor Yuanwu in his last moments before he died.
He knew it clearly.
It concerns the fate of the nation and also involves the imperial offspring.
Emperor Yuanwu would not have easily believed that Yuanwu's decision was based on a single thought unless he saw the dragon robe with his own eyes.
What a huge scheme!
Emperor Yuanwu felt extremely tired.
He no longer had the heart to investigate whether the poison in the wooden box was the work of Lai Shanzi alone, or Mu Junyao, or more likely, a conspiracy between Lai Shanzi and Mu Junyao.
It was just a throne.
This had already made his own son want to kill him.
Emperor Yuanwu glanced at Mu Qianqian in his arms.
Her eyes were so clear and pure.
Suddenly, an image of Mu Junyao when she was her age flashed into his mind.
He held him like that too.
After all, Mu Junyao was his first child.
He once loved him dearly, and even after his mother passed away, he had the empress raise him personally.
He placed so much hope in Mu Junyao, only to be met with disappointment time and time again.
Emperor Yuanwu had the eunuchs prepare protective measures before opening the wooden box.
Inside was indeed the dragon robe that Lai Shanzi had mentioned.
Although he already had the answer in his heart.
He was still determined to see it for himself.
Wu Jixiang placed some important items that he had found in the secret room in front of Emperor Yuanwu.
One of the picture books contained images that were not worthy of serious consideration; they were all depictions of two men engaging in indecent acts.
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