The light reflected from the blade directly illuminated Emperor Gan's face, revealing a murderous and indifferent look in his eyes.
"If you have concerns in your heart, you will naturally have weaknesses. There is nothing you can't understand." Xu Tianze said in a deep voice.
If you want something, you have to fight for it. Xu Tianze originally had nothing to care about, so naturally he didn't mind what Emperor Gan thought.
But now the Second Prince has become his newest and softest weakness, so what he needs to do is to pursue certain benefits and act according to what Emperor Gan wants.
"Then aren't you afraid that I will use you and then kill you?" Emperor Gan kept gesturing with his sword, as if he was seriously thinking about where to make the first strike.
The emperor's majesty was inviolable, and coupled with the knife that was hanging in the air and seemed to be indicating the position of his body, the pressure Xu Tianze was under reached an extreme in an instant.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to do anything. I only have half a year to live." Xu Tianze smiled with relief. If the second prince was used to threaten him, he still needed to think about it.
But his own death was no longer something he cared about. He only had half a year to live anyway. Even if Emperor Gan did not take action, he would not live long.
"Oh?" When Emperor Gan heard this, he raised his head and looked at Xu Tianze, and found that Xu Tianze's expression did not seem fake.
So Emperor Gan nodded to Eunuch Quan. After receiving the news, Eunuch Quan turned around and left the Shangshufang. When he came back, he was accompanied by Doctor Ye.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor." Doctor Ye, holding the medicine box, bowed respectfully to Emperor Gan.
"Stop talking nonsense and take his pulse." Emperor Gan waved his hand impatiently, then pointed to Xu Tianze's position with his head.
This time, when Doctor Ye looked up, he saw Xu Tianze sitting there upright. When he saw him looking over, he smiled at him.
Doctor Ye suppressed his expression, then stood up to take Xu Tianze's pulse. However, he took the pulse for a long time without saying a word.
"What's the matter? Can't you, an old man, figure it out?" Seeing that Doctor Ye still didn't speak, Emperor Gan became anxious. He walked up to Doctor Ye and looked down at him.
"Your Majesty, I guess Doctor Ye has never seen the pulse of a dying person like me, so he is a little curious." Xu Tianze took over the words from Emperor Gan and found a reasonable reason for Doctor Ye.
Doctor Ye took advantage of the fact that Emperor Gan couldn't see the expression on his face and used his eyes to ask Xu Tianze what was going on. Xu Tianze just smiled and stretched out his hand.
When he stretched it back, he took the opportunity to slide his fingers across Doctor Ye's wrist and gently tapped Doctor Ye's pulse with his fingertips.
Doctor Ye received the message and immediately stood up and knelt before Emperor Gan: "Your Majesty, Master Xu's pulse is already showing signs of exhaustion. I estimate that he only has six months left to live."
When Emperor Gan heard what Doctor Ye said, he seemed to be thinking about something, and then handed the sword in his hand to Eunuch Quan.
He walked in front of Xu Tianze, with a playful look on his face: "It's only half a year of life left, and you want to ruin the rest of my son's life?"
"I know I am in the wrong, but once my emotions hit me, they are beyond human control." Xu Tianze looked at the second prince apologetically, then knelt down and apologized to Emperor Gan.
He naturally knew that this was unfair to the Second Prince. Between a man who was doomed to die and a prince with infinite possibilities in the future, the balance had already shifted from the very beginning.
"Father, I have no regrets." The second prince then knelt beside Xu Tianze, his calm voice revealing his determination.
Emperor Gan narrowed his eyes, and a hint of murderous intent permeated his body. The prince was having an affair with someone else, and such a scandal was extremely damaging to the reputation of the royal family.
Xu Tianze deserves to be killed, but the plan of Xu Tianze as a pawn has been carried out more than halfway. When the imperial examination comes, the person behind the scenes will definitely reveal his true colors.
So no action can be taken for the time being. Moreover, the Xu family has been destroyed, but the old Duke Zhenguo is still watching. If Xu Tianze is dealt with at this time, many unexpected events may occur.
Since Xu Tianze could not be touched, he had to move his own son. Emperor Gan looked at Xu Tianze meaningfully, and then turned his gaze to the second prince.
Seeing this, Xu Tianze knelt down and moved his body to stand in front of the Second Prince, staring at the floor in front of him without saying a word.
"Jiang'er, a prince with special hobbies is destined to be an idle prince. Don't you regret it?" Emperor Gan showed disdain on his face when he saw Xu Tianze's actions. He didn't move and just talked to Xu Tianze and the second prince behind him.
When the second prince looked up, he saw Xu Tianze standing in front of him. A hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes, and then he moved to the side.
"I have no regrets."
"When the crown prince ascends the throne one day, if he cannot tolerate you, you will have no power at all and be doomed to be killed. Will you have no regrets?" Emperor Gan's face darkened and he continued to ask.
"I have no regrets."
"Starting from now on, you will be sent back to your fiefdom. Don't you have any regrets?" Emperor Gan's voice was filled with anger, and he even had the urge to take out his sword.
"Your son has no regrets." The second prince felt his father's anger, but still did not change his attitude.
Is power important? Very important. Is wealth important? Very important. Is love important? It is also important.
If Xu Tianze didn't allow him, he would definitely not do this, because as a prince, he has his own pride and dignity and will not allow others to trample on it.
But Xu Tianze agreed to his request, so he was willing to believe that Xu Tianze was the so-called good man, and he was also willing to believe his own feelings.
Whether it was his father or other people, they might all think that Long Mujiang was crazy or paranoid, but he knew that he was very sober.
Moreover, Long Mujiang would never leave himself a way out in anything he did. If Xu Tianze really let him down one day, he would definitely find a way to make Xu Tianze pay the price.
In this situation, why shouldn't he boldly express his feelings? What's wrong with pursuing what he truly wants?
Emperor Gan had no idea what Long Mujiang was thinking. He only knew that his favorite son had extraordinary talent, and now, for the sake of a man, he had said three times that he had no regrets.
For a moment, anger, disappointment, and murderous intent intertwined in his heart, and his gaze swept directly towards the two people kneeling in front of him.
"Okay, okay, you are so kind. Since it is what you wish, I will deprive you of your identity! Come here! Draft an edict!" Emperor Gan flicked his sleeves and turned around to sit on his chair.
"Pass on my decree. The Second Prince Long Mujiang has questionable conduct, behaves dissolutely, and fails to behave properly in front of the palace. His status as a prince is stripped away. After the imperial examination, he must return to his fiefdom and is not allowed to enter the capital without an imperial decree!!!" After Emperor Gan finished speaking, he angrily smashed the bowl in front of him at the Second Prince.
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