Fortunately, Song Qingxue had not yet lay down. This was the first time she had encountered Xia Houle in this situation, and she was always a little uneasy.

When she saw the person Xiahou Chongyuan sent to call her, her heart sank.

Nothing will happen to the little emperor, right?

Song Qingxue walked to Xiahou Le's bedroom with a nervous mood, and saw the uncle and nephew, one sitting on the bed and the other sitting on the bed.

"Your Highness?" She slowed down her pace, her heart beating fast.

Xiahou Chongyuan turned around and said expressionlessly, "Le'er just vomited blood, come and take a look."

Vomiting blood?

Song Qingxue's heart sank. She walked to the bed, checked Xiahou Le's pulse, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"The pulse has stabilized a lot. Do you still feel the tightness in your chest as you did a few days ago?"

Xia Houle shook his head, "It's much better now."

"The poison has been removed. Just a few days of recuperation will be enough."

Finally, she had gotten rid of a big thing. She had just heard that Xiahou Chongyuan was looking for her, and she was almost scared to death.

But she was not the only one who was frightened. Xiahou Chongyuan was also really frightened by those mouthfuls of black blood and was panicked for a while.

He watched Xiahou Le spit out several mouthfuls of blood with his own eyes, but he was helpless. Even though he was usually calm, he was really panicked at that moment.

Fortunately, nothing happened.

If anything happened to Xiahou Le, he would have truly failed his brother's trust, and he would have no face to stay in this world anymore.

Looking back now, he also felt that he was really possessed by an evil spirit.

Why would you believe Song Qingxue?

He never thought about passing.

He had never trusted anyone like this before, especially when it came to matters concerning Xia Houle's life, he had always been cautious and prudent.

He didn't know what was wrong with him.

It’s a very strange feeling, a very fresh feeling.

Song Qingxue, what's so special about you?

After making sure that Xiahou Le was fine, Xiahou Chongyuan did not continue to guard the palace, but ordered his men to continue to keep the news of the emperor's awakening a secret.

He thought that no matter whether the person behind this was Xiahou Chun or not, the person who did it knew the emperor's situation very well and would probably do something big while he was unconscious.

What they have to do now is to wait and see.

…

Because Xiahou Le had not attended court for several days, officials in the court began to worry, and everyone discussed the emperor's health condition in the court.

Xiahou Le is only sixteen years old this year. He is very young and does not have any congenital diseases. It is not easy for him to be infected with any serious illness.

Anyone who can enter the Golden Palace is a thousand-year-old fox, and they are all aware of the struggles between the royal families.

They never said anything, mostly because their power was not high enough to allow them to make decisions for the royal family.

Of course, there are also a small number of people who believe that they are serving the country and it doesn’t matter who becomes the emperor, and they disdain to discuss royal affairs.

But Xiahou Le's illness came too suddenly. He was able to attend court in good health a few days ago, but he couldn't get up the next day.

Considering the facts, this reason is really hard to convince people.

After holding it in for a few days, someone finally couldn't hold it in anymore and started questioning Xiahou Chongyuan.

"May I ask, Prince Regent, what is the emperor's health condition?"

"The imperial physician is still treating him."

"What did the imperial physician say?"

"No comment."

Xiahou Chongyuan answered the questions patiently.

He is waiting.

Waiting for someone to speak.

A group of officials talked one after another, but Xiahou Chun still couldn't speak.

When Xiahou Chongyuan was about to think that he had made a mistake in his judgment, an unexpected person suddenly said, "Prince Regent, please forgive me for speaking frankly. You have been in power for many years. Now that the emperor has the ability to handle various affairs, it is time for you to give up your power."

Minister of Rites?

Xiahou Chongyuan looked at him slowly, "Minister Zhao's words are not without reason, but why do I feel that you have something else to say?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiahou Chun quickly spoke up to smooth things over.

"Uncle, you are exaggerating. Minister Zhao's words are not without reason. Father gave up power to you because the emperor was young. Now that the emperor is sixteen years old, you should..."

"Oh?" Xiahou Chongyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his whole body emitting cold air, "What should I do?"

"We should...let the emperor handle government affairs on his own." Xiahou Jun immediately lowered his head, looking very cowardly, but he didn't close his mouth.

"Uncle, as a subject I really can't say anything, but I am also the emperor's elder brother, and I naturally have great expectations for the emperor. Now he always relies on you. Forgive Chun'er for being frank, you can help him for a while, but you can't help him forever. It's better to return the real power to the emperor as soon as possible and let him grow up earlier."

"The Third Prince is right. It is natural to return the money, but it is not appropriate now that the Emperor is still ill."

Xiahou Chongyuan stared at him in silence, then said, "Besides, the emperor has been sixteen for some time. Why did the Third Prince bring up this matter only now?"

Xiahou Chun paused, then said, "It was Minister Zhao who mentioned it today, and Chun'er thought it made sense, so..."

Xiahou Chun closed his mouth at the right time and stopped talking.

Although he did not say the rest of the content, everyone present could understand it.

Xiahou Chongyuan just sneered and said, "So that's how it is. The Third Prince told me about giving up power at this time, and I thought you wanted to take advantage of the emperor's serious illness to seize the imperial power. It turns out that I misunderstood you."

"Uncle, you are joking." Xiahou Chun smiled and said, "Chun'er is naturally stupid and has never had any desire for imperial power. Uncle, you have wronged Chun'er."

"It is the King who is wrong."

"That's not what Chun'er meant."

"That's good." Xiahou Chongyuan said in a serious tone, "I will make the final decision on this matter. Third Prince, don't listen to nonsense from outsiders in the future. You and I are a family after all. It's not worth it to hurt the harmony of our family for something that is not true."

"Uncle Emperor is absolutely right. Chun'er will definitely keep it in mind."

Xiahou Chongyuan smiled without commenting and decided to let the matter go.

The ministers in the palace also knew how to read the wind direction. Seeing that Xiahou Chongyuan had blocked Xiahou Chun to the point where he could not speak, they naturally suppressed their restless hearts.

No matter who holds the imperial power, as ministers, they can only take sides, but the power will not fall on them. Of course, no one will offend the regent at this time.

"Do you have anything else to report? If not, I will adjourn the court."

…

Xiahou Chongyuan returned to Xiahou Le's bedroom, sent the servants out as usual, and then talked about what happened today.

He didn't go into detail, just mentioned the return of important power.

Xiahou Le shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this.

He asked himself if he was capable of taking charge of things on his own yet. The peace and prosperity of the empire today depended on the good governance of the regent, Xiahou Chongyuan.

Besides, although he was young, he was not unaware of the thoughts of some people in the court.

Although the emperor's uncle did not describe the process in detail, he could guess with his heels that someone must have been pressuring him.

"Asking the Emperor's uncle to give up power at this time is clearly a sign of ulterior motives."

Xiahou Chongyuan didn't say anything.

Xiahou Jun has ulterior motives, but it is difficult to get rid of him.

He disguised himself too well.

Isn’t that what happened in the court today?

The rational person, isn’t he today’s Xiahou Chun?

He was allowed to say all the good things, but whenever he, the regent, expressed any doubt, someone would take the blame for him.

If we want to get rid of this scourge of Xiahou Chun, it seems we have to take a long-term view.