At this moment, a eunuch came hurriedly and whispered something in the queen's ear.

The queen was slightly stunned, and then her smile became more and more intense. "It seems that Xiao Duo really had an accident in the Western Frontier, and the prince is seriously injured and cannot recover. Then this world... there will really be no obstacles!"

"Order your men to take action tonight. The emperor's life...cannot be spared!" The queen waved her hand lightly, signaling her entourage to retreat.

As the night deepened, the Queen sat in the Yangxin Palace, sipping tea contentedly.

Suddenly, a guard came to report, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince wishes to see you."

The queen put down her teacup and smiled, "Let him in."

After a moment, Murong Shuo walked into the palace and respectfully saluted the queen, "Your son greets you, mother."

Seeing this, the queen smiled softly and said, "Shuo'er, have you dealt with everything?"

Murong Shuo nodded and said respectfully: "Don't worry, mother, everything is under control."

The queen nodded slightly and looked towards the Yangxin Palace thoughtfully, "I have arranged everything, and am only waiting for the moment when you ascend the throne."

Murong Shuo lowered his eyes and agreed obediently, "I will obey my mother in everything."

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the lights were bright, but the atmosphere was filled with depression and weirdness.

Murong Shuo stood in the hall, his eyes swept over the imperial physician who was preparing medicine, and asked in a low voice: "How is father now?"

The leading imperial physician immediately stepped forward and reported: "Your Highness, the Second Prince, the emperor is still weak, and we have done our best."

The queen sat at the side, with a smile on her face, but her voice was low, "Try your best? If you tried your best, why haven't you recovered yet?"

"I have given you enough time. Have all your medical skills been eaten by dogs?!"

The imperial doctors knelt down one after another, sweat dripping down their foreheads. "Your Majesty, please calm down. The Emperor's condition... is indeed too strange. We are doing our best to treat him."

"Forget it, since His Majesty is powerless to save the situation, then you will stay here and cannot leave for even a moment!"

The imperial doctors kowtowed and knelt in front of the hall, not daring to make a sound.

After the Queen and Murong Shuo left the inner hall, she looked at Murong Shuo meaningfully, "Shuo'er, do you remember clearly what your mother taught you?"

Murong Shuo lowered his eyes and answered respectfully, "I remember that my mother taught me that those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. The most important thing right now is to stabilize the government. Any factors that may hinder my mother must be eliminated."

The queen smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, your father will not wake up tonight. It is time to bring out the emperor's will."

Murong Shuo understood what the queen meant and immediately said, "I will grind ink for you, the queen mother."

Just then, the eunuch hurried in and whispered in the queen's ear.

The Queen's expression suddenly froze, and then turned gloomy. "What? Half of the guards around the Yangxin Palace are missing?"

Murong Shuo pretended to be surprised and asked, "Mother, who is so bold?"

The Queen lowered her voice and said, "Humph, they must be the remnants of those loyal to the Crown Prince. It seems that tonight's affairs must be concluded early. Shuo'er, you follow me to the inner hall to make sure everything is foolproof!"

Murong Shuo nodded in response, and the two of them walked quickly towards the Yangxin Palace.

At this time, in the side hall.

Su Jinyue sat on a chair, gazing at the moonlight outside the window with a calm expression.

The guard at the door suddenly heard a noise coming from afar and was about to go and check it out, but was stopped by people arranged by Murong Shuo.

When the palace maid Cuifang saw the commotion somewhere else, she immediately pushed the door and entered the palace, wanting to kidnap Su Jinyue!

"Miss Su, you..."

Just as she was about to speak, she saw a figure approaching rapidly from the darkness, and a short blade flashed coldly in the darkness!

Cuifang didn't even have the chance to scream before she was knocked unconscious by a palm strike.

The man in black put away his sword and called softly, "Miss Su, I have been ordered to pick you up."

Su Jinyue nodded slightly: "Take this maid with you. She is someone close to the queen and is very useful."

"yes!"

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The Queen and Murong Shuo walked into the inner hall one after another.

The emperor on the dragon bed was still unconscious, and the imperial doctors were kneeling on the ground, not daring to look up.

The Queen waved her hand and said, "Everyone, please leave. I will guard this place myself."

The imperial doctors crawled out of the hall as if they had been pardoned.

Murong Shuo clenched his fists at his side, glanced at the queen, and asked in a low voice: "Mother, when will we start?"

The queen sneered, "Now."

She took out a bottle of powder from her sleeve and handed it to Murong Shuo, "Dissolve this powder in water and pour it into his mouth, and it will ensure that he will not wake up again tonight."

Murong Shuo took the bottle and was about to move when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door!

A guard rushed in and reported: "Your Majesty, it's bad! The prince's men suddenly appeared in the palace, saying that they came to protect the emperor in accordance with the order of His Majesty!"

The queen was startled, her expression turned extremely ugly, "What?! How could the prince's people suddenly break into the palace!"

Murong Shuo took the opportunity to hide the powder in his sleeve and pretended to be anxious and said, "Mother, I'm afraid there is something fishy about this matter."

The Queen snorted coldly, "Strange? It's just the remnants of the Crown Prince struggling to survive. Come, follow me to see what's going on!"

She left in a hurry with her guards, while Murong Shuo stayed quietly there.

On the other side, Su Jinyue, escorted by men in black, quickly passed through a hidden palace wall.

The palace gate in the distance had been blocked by dozens of guards, who were preparing to search it.

Su Jinyue turned around and whispered to the man in black, "We should take the path on the east side and not confront them head-on."

The man in black nodded, and the two of them quickly hid behind the palace walls under the cover of night. Su Jinyue walked alone on the road to the palace.

However, just as they were about to leave the palace gate, a team of patrolling guards suddenly appeared, with the cold light of swords pointing directly at Su Jinyue.

The head of the guards shouted coldly: "Who is it?"

Su Jinyue calmly took a step forward, lowered her eyes and said, "I am a maid sent by the Queen. I have important matters to report. If I delay the Queen's important affairs, can you afford it?"

The head guard was stunned for a moment, obviously afraid of this identity.

However, he quickly looked at Su Jinyue's attire and sneered, "In the dead of night, could the envoy sent by the Queen be a palace maid? What's more, what you are wearing is not the attire of a palace maid! Come, take her down!"

Seeing the other party approaching step by step, Su Jinyue calmly raised her hand, took out an exquisite badge from her sleeve, and held it in front of the guard.

"This is a token bestowed by the Queen herself. Who dares to stop it?"

The head guard glanced at the badge and his expression became complicated.

Just as he was hesitating, the sound of horse hooves coming from afar broke the silence.

A group of armored cavalrymen broke through the palace gate, and the leading general shouted loudly: "Follow the order of General Xiao Duo, purge the palace of the rebels! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"