Chapter 369 The Prince
Xiao Jue led the rebels to Emperor Kangze's bedroom and fought with the imperial guards guarding outside the bedroom.
Just as they were about to break through successfully, a figure dropped from the sky and cut off the sword in his hand.
Xiao Jue was shocked by the powerful internal force and took several steps back before he could steady himself.
He raised his head fiercely and met Xiao Jin's deep black eyes.
"Xiao Jin, I thought you were so afraid of death that you didn't even dare to show your face. Since you are here to die, I will give you a ride!" Xiao Jue roared, raised his knife and wanted to kill Xiao Jin.
Xiao Jin swung the sword in his hand and fought back.
After just a few dozen rounds, Xiao Jue was knocked to the ground!
Xiao Jue's face instantly turned pale as he looked at the sword tip pointing directly at his forehead.
"Xiao, Xiao Jin, I, I am your brother, how dare you kill me!"
Xiao Jin's face was filled with bloodthirsty murderous intent. "If I kill a traitor who forced the emperor to abdicate, I will only be praised by the world, but you will be nailed to the pillar of shame of the Chu Kingdom forever. Tell me, why shouldn't I dare to do that?"
The long sword in Xiao Jin's hand flew and directly cut the tendons in his hands and feet.
"Ah!" Xiao Jue rolled on the ground in pain.
No one could have imagined that the capital city would be in turmoil overnight and the world almost changed!
The rebels were subdued by the troops that came from outside the city, and Xiao Jin led his troops to guard inside and outside the palace.
Seeing that the plan was difficult to accomplish, the Horse King took advantage of the chaos and slipped away.
Emperor Kangze's bedroom was almost filled with imperial doctors. The people in the room had their brows deeply furrowed and dared not even breathe.
The Emperor and the Queen Mother are seriously injured, and the Queen is under house arrest. Now the only one who can make decisions is Xiao Jin.
Emperor Kangze had only two wounds on his body, but both were fatal. Although the imperial physician had treated the wounds, it was not easy to save him.
Xiao Jin stood in front of Emperor Kangze's bed, looking at the pale-faced Emperor Kangze, his eyes becoming increasingly darker.
"Go and invite the princess to the palace."
"yes."
After Xiao Jue was captured, Su Ying took the two children out of the palace, and Xiao Jin would handle the rest of the matters on his own.
Su Ying woke up from a nap with the children and found out that all the rebels in the palace had been captured.
"Princess, the prince just sent someone back to the palace to tell him that he hopes you will come to the palace."
Su Ying was not surprised. She saw Emperor Kangze injured yesterday. The location of the injury was difficult to treat, and the imperial doctors in the palace might not be able to handle it.
"I see."
After Su Ying gave Bai Shuang a brief explanation, she went into the palace carrying the medicine box.
When the carriage arrived outside the palace gate, one could still vaguely see the bloodstains left over from last night.
In a blink of an eye, the imperial guards led Su Ying to the bedroom.
When Xiao Jin knew that Su Ying had arrived, he walked out of the inner hall.
"What's going on?" Su Ying asked.
"The imperial physician can't do anything. It looks like he won't have much time left. Go in and take a look. If he's dying, it won't be too late after he explains everything."
Su Ying knew what Xiao Jin meant. The State of Chu had not yet appointed a crown prince. If Emperor Kangze went to see a ghost at this time, there would be chaos in the palace of Chu, which would not be a good thing.
Su Ying followed Xiao Jin into the hall. The imperial physician was still discussing countermeasures on the side, but seeing their furrowed brows, it seemed that there was no better way.
Su Ying signaled everyone in the hall to leave, and Xiao Jin stood aside without moving.
Su Ying raised her eyes and looked at him, "Don't let anyone in."
Seeing this, Xiao Jin didn't say anything else and turned to leave the hall.
Kang Zedi's injuries had already been treated surgically, but in order to better observe the injury, Su Ying still untied the cloth covering the wound.
Emperor Kangze was wounded in two places, one on his heart. She remembered what happened at the banquet and knew that this wound should have been caused by the hidden weapon in the dancer's hand.
There was another wound on the abdomen, which was a sword wound. The entire wound pierced directly from the front abdomen to the lower back, which shows how great the force was. However, the person did not die on the spot. These two wounds should not have hit the vital parts directly, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be alive now.
After Su Ying understood the basic situation, she brought the person into the space for further inspection.
When taking a chest X-ray, she discovered that the hidden weapon in Kangzedi's chest had not been taken out yet, and there was a hook inside. Fortunately, the hook was only as wide as a fingernail away from the heart.
No wonder the person didn’t die, it means his heart wasn’t damaged.
Looking at the sword wound on the abdomen, the sword only cut half of the small intestine, and the rest was fine.
However, he had lost too much blood and his organs were showing signs of failure. Even if he could be saved, it would be impossible for him to return to his previous condition.
Su Ying thought about it and decided to take the hook out of his body first to make sure he wouldn't die suddenly. Then she gave his wound a simple treatment and took him out.
She was not the kind of person who would repay evil with kindness, and she was already kind by not killing him herself.
Su Ying gave Kang Zedi an injection and he will wake up soon.
Su Ying opened the palace door and nodded to Xiao Jin, who understood and walked in.
When Xiao Jin walked into the inner hall, Emperor Kangze opened his eyes faintly.
As soon as Kang Zedi regained consciousness, he felt a sharp pain in his body, which almost made him faint again.
Emperor Kang Ze looked at Xiao Jin, hummed his lips, and said in a hoarse voice: "Jin'er..."
Xiao Jin stood beside the bed, his face expressionless, "The Emperor is awake."
Emperor Kangze coughed, "Those traitors...those traitors..."
"Xiao Jue and all the traitors in the Grand Tutor's Mansion have been captured."
Emperor Kangze laughed after hearing this, "They, want to, want to murder me... and, the Horse King, the Horse King hurt me... arrest them all together."
Xiao Jin's face remained expressionless. "The Horse King's Imperial Guards are also investigating. I came to the palace today to bid farewell to the Emperor."
Kang Zedi's pupils shrank, incredulous, "What did you say? Goodbye, where are you going?"
"Return to Jincheng, return to your fiefdom, and guard the border for the State of Chu."
"No, not... not now!" Kang Zedi excitedly wanted to grab Xiao Jin's hand, but he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand.
"After leaving the palace, I will set off."
"No!" Emperor Kangze was so excited that his blood boiled and he almost vomited blood. The Horse King had not been caught yet, and the remnants of the Grand Tutor's Mansion had not been completely eliminated. He was now seriously injured and bedridden. If Xiao Jin left at this time, who knows what kind of chaos the State of Chu would be in.
"I, I... make you, make you the crown prince! You, you don't have to go back to your fiefdom!" At this moment, Emperor Kangze felt humiliated. In the end, he had to make the son he least trusted the crown prince!
But it doesn’t matter. Let Xiao Jin eliminate those remnants and stabilize the court first. It won’t be too late to suppress him after he recovers.
Emperor Kang Ze had a good idea, but he didn't notice the coldness in Xiao Jin's eyes at all.
Xiao Jin lowered his eyelids, making it difficult to see the emotions in his eyes. "I have never thought that I would become the crown prince one day."
Emperor Kangze gritted his teeth and said, "You, you are both virtuous and talented. I have long been interested in you. It is you. Go, go and call someone in... I want to draft an edict... Go!"
Xiao Jin responded reluctantly, "Your humble servant, obeys your order."
The cabinet ministers and eunuchs who were waiting outside the door entered the inner hall and heard with their own ears Emperor Kangze's decision to appoint Xiao Jin as the crown prince. The ministers even directly drafted an imperial edict to be read to everyone early tomorrow morning.
After drafting the imperial edict, Emperor Kangze suddenly let out a breath, rolled his eyes, and fell on the dragon bed.
The next morning, the Grand Steward read out Emperor Kangze's edict in front of all the officials.
Xiao Jin became the crown prince.
(End of this chapter)
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