"He knew that the King of Qin had a habit of going hunting outside the palace, so he secretly set up an ambush in the hunting grounds that the King of Qin often visited, spending a lot of manpower and resources to lure two crazed wild bears away. The King of Qin was young and naturally no match for the crazed brown bears. However, what the Emperor did not expect was that he was tough and only suffered a serious injury and broke his leg."
"The King of Qin was wise and had long noticed the unusual situation at the hunting grounds. He told the late emperor his guess, and the late emperor sent people to investigate the matter in secret."
"After learning the news, the emperor, fearing that the truth would be exposed, decided to go all the way and murder his brother to seize the throne."
"He knew that the late emperor's weakness was his wife and only son. He did not immediately take action against the late emperor, but secretly poisoned the late empress. The late empress was already frail, and with the Prince of Qin injured, she took care of her son day and night. Even if she felt unwell, she only thought that she was tired. Until she finally died from the poison, the imperial physician only thought that the late empress died from an old illness caused by excessive worry."
"The late empress died, and the late emperor was devastated. He also became more suspicious of his younger brother, but the late emperor was too kind and still held a glimmer of hope for him."
At this point, Empress Zhou laughed, her expression mocking: "You've seen the ending. The late emperor, overwhelmed with grief, soon followed the late empress in death. Before his death, he left a will, passing the throne to the Emperor and entrusting his son, who had lost both legs, to the Emperor as well."
She sighed and said, "Speaking of which, the late emperor was truly wise and decisive. He was tricked by his own brother and his family was destroyed, but he was still able to turn the tide at the last moment. Although he passed the throne to the Emperor, he forced the Emperor to spare the life of the Prince of Qin and ensure that he would have no worries about food and clothing."
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