Chapter 316 Confrontation
Rong Fei originally wanted to use Emperor Xuande's illness to postpone the time of summoning Gu Jian and others, but unfortunately she found nothing in the past few days.
The outside of the palace was almost turned upside down, but there was still no trace of Li Yuan. Emperor Xuande was still unconscious, and the ministers outside were also panicked.
A country cannot be without a king for a day.
Now that there is no crown prince, there is no one to govern the country. The emperor fell ill suddenly, and several adult princes are beginning to get restless and want to take charge of state affairs.
This is not what Concubine Rong wants to see.
Although she had won over some ministers, it was not what Concubine Rong wanted if the Eighth Prince had to rely on the ministers to fight for power like them at this time.
What she wanted was for her son to have a legitimate status.
But she knew that even if Emperor Xuande woke up, as a selfish person like him, he would definitely want to get better quickly and would not think about appointing a crown prince.
After all, he was willing to kill his own son even though he knew it was an injustice.
Concubine Rong actually knew everything, she just added fuel to the fire.
The more the ministers and the people thought the prince was virtuous, the more unhappy Emperor Xuande became.
It’s a pity that the prince is the eldest son and is almost the same age as him. He is afraid that the prince will not live to see him die and will want to seize the throne.
If he is a younger son, it would be natural for him to assist him to take the throne when he is old.
But the crown prince was born to the queen, and Emperor Xuande became the crown prince and ascended the throne as emperor, all thanks to the queen's maternal family who worked hard.
He had just ascended the throne and his foundation was unstable, so he had to do so.
If the prince was a foolish and incompetent person, he might not have died, but he was a virtuous and intelligent person. He was so good that Emperor Xuande had no excuse to dislike him.
But the existence of the prince made Emperor Xuande feel incompetent and powerless, and that it was a shame that he relied on women to gain the world.
Concubine Rong saw with her own eyes that Emperor Xuande showed respect and love to the empress on the surface, but when he turned around, murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
It is unknown whether the queen was weak after giving birth to the prince, or whether it was the emperor's doing.
But Rong Fei felt that it was most likely the latter.
After the death of the queen, Emperor Xuande did not appoint another queen in order to prove that he was a kind-hearted man. However, there were always concubines in the harem. Year after year, the flowers bloomed and withered.
He is really a man of expression, how could he stay in someone else's bed for so long?
When Concubine Rong thought about this, she just sneered.
No one is scheming from the beginning. Being young and naive, she also felt that entering the palace as a concubine would allow her to live with the man she admired forever, and she would have no regrets in her life.
But after going through many things and seeing through his hypocrisy, she also understood a truth: if a person does not care about himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
Ever since her first child was murdered and he knew the murderer but did nothing about it, she knew that all their love and vows were fake.
She may have had a place in his heart, but to him, the most important thing was always himself.
He has plenty of women and children, and he can have them again after he dies. He is not unique.
So from then on, she closed her heart and locked away her love, and worked hard to climb up, until no one could bully her anymore, and she climbed to the pinnacle of power.
"Doctor Guo, is there still no cause for the Emperor's illness?"
Rong Fei's thoughts came to an abrupt halt as she looked at the imperial physician kneeling on the ground with a serious expression.
Doctor Guo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Majesty, I...I am incompetent..."
"Is Imperial Physician Guo incompetent, or is he simply not telling me the truth? It's been three days, and the ministers outside have all ascended the throne. I'm incredibly worried. You're the best physician in the Imperial Hospital, and the Emperor has always trusted you..."
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty really doesn't know." Doctor Guo's voice trembled slightly.
"Really? It seems the emperor trusted the wrong person. Since you can't cure the emperor, then you will be buried with him."
"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. I really don't know anything..."
Rong Fei sneered, "So you know it."
"Your Majesty..."
"You are the emperor's most trusted physician. If you want to save his life, there is a way."
"I will obey your majesty in everything."
Concubine Rong nodded. "Do you think there's a chance that the Emperor will have a last burst of energy?"
Doctor Guo nodded. He knew that if he said one wrong word, he would lose his life. "Yes, the Emperor will definitely not let go of the Empress."
"You are a smart man. Go down and rest first. The emperor will see General Gu Jian later."
"You listen nearby, and you can be a witness when the time comes."
Doctor Guo knew he had no right to refuse. "Yes, I will obey your Majesty."
Lying on his sickbed, Emperor Xuande cursed Concubine Rong over and over again in his heart.
He knew that this woman was going to harm him.
But would Guo Zhong betray us so easily?
He treated him well on weekdays, but he actually wanted to conspire with Rong Fei, a vicious woman, to usurp the throne?
Emperor Xuande wanted to curse, but unfortunately he couldn't even move his eyelids. His soul was awake, but his body seemed to be frozen.
This feeling made him extremely painful.
Inside the prison, a bailiff suddenly came over holding a torch and said, "General Gu, my lord, the emperor wants to see you."
Mr. Bai glanced at Li Mumu, but quickly looked away, "Is the emperor awake?"
"I don't know either. I'm just following orders from above."
"The little princess and Xie Xun are also going."
"I want to go too?" Li Mumu asked.
Emperor Xuande should not be able to wake up at this moment. Isn’t Concubine Rong afraid that she will find out something?
She knew that she had medical skills.
Or was she deliberately letting him see something?
"My little princess, I am just following orders from above."
Li Mumu nodded, "Okay."
The bailiff breathed a sigh of relief. Although these people were imprisoned in the Sky Prison, it was not the end of their life yet. He still had to be respectful to them so as not to cause trouble for himself in the future.
Along the way, four people followed the young eunuch, each with their own thoughts.
Old Master Bai did show some concern for Emperor Xuande's health, but the young eunuch said he didn't know and was just following orders.
"The emperor wants to see us as soon as he wakes up in the middle of the night. It's obvious that he can't bear to see us suffer." Old Master Bai said with a smile.
Xie Xun curled his lips in disdain, knowing that Mr. Bai was also mocking him.
Inside the bedroom, a strong smell of medicine hit her in the face. Li Mumu sniffed, knowing that these were not the right tonics.
You won’t die from drinking it, but it won’t make you better either.
I don’t know if Emperor Xuande made any discoveries during his day as a living dead.
However, through the screen, only a vague figure could be seen on the bed, but it was motionless.
Concubine Rong was sitting there, looking confident and confident. She glanced at Li Mumu and said, "I've heard that you are an excellent doctor. The Imperial Hospital is helpless against the Emperor's illness. I'm curious, can you, a little genius doctor, diagnose the Emperor's illness?"
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