"No, Ji Nianqin was just mocking me. It was absolutely not her intention to disrespect the Emperor. Please spare my life, Your Highness."
"You're going to plead for her, right? So they can punish you as well."
"No, Prince..."
"I take responsibility for my own actions. Look at your behavior. You've just returned to be the crown prince. I'm just making fun of you, okay? Look at your hair. I'm the one who made it bald. The emperor has done nothing good for the people. Maybe after he dies, ordinary people will be able to live a good life."
"Nonsense, you want to change the dynasty, right?"
"Yes, and besides, if the country had developed to the modern era earlier, your father wouldn't have died. It's because the ancient times were poor and backward, and the emperors were greedy for pleasure and didn't manage the government, which made the people complain endlessly. How could they win the hearts of the people?"
"How ridiculous! It's you again! You kidnapped the prince and refused to admit it. Now you've returned with my son and are still chattering back. What's the point of killing this naughty girl?"
"Queen, if you kill me, it would be unworthy of your status. If it were in modern times, your prince wouldn't be able to find a wife, right? You are simply a shrewd old woman."
"How dare you do this to me, Prince! Do you still want to keep this girl and let her do whatever she wants?"
"puff!"
The emperor spat out a mouthful of blood.
"The emperor was so angry that he vomited blood."
"What?"
The Queen and the Crown Prince had no time to care about Ji Nianqin and hurried into the palace, but the Emperor opened his eyes slightly.
"Is he alright?"
The queen grabbed the imperial physician by the collar and shook him continuously.
"Empress, please don't get excited. I just took the Emperor's pulse, and it seems his blood clots have really healed. The blood he spat on the ground was caused by dirt. This shows, this shows..."
"What does that mean? Tell me now, do you still want it?"
"Someone is trying to harm the emperor. They put a slow-acting poison in his cup."
"Who? Whose cup is this?"
After the queen yelled, the prince walked out with his head lowered.
"Mother Empress, this is my cup."
"Yours? Are you going to kill your father?"
"I'm innocent, Empress Dowager. I just got back."
"Son, I never thought you would resort to such a desperate measure in order to kill your father and inherit the throne early. Do you think that by deliberately making an alibi, this matter will be over? Now the people are all rumored that you were captured by a demon. Mother invited many witches to your house to perform rituals, but it was all at your father's command. Who would have known, who would have known that you..."
"Mom, why don't you believe me? It really wasn't me. Someone must have framed me."
"Framed? This is your cup, and you admitted it. When I gave it to your Royal Father, you told him to soak it in water and drink it right away. At that time, you had just been canonized as the Crown Prince from the Fifth Prince. Do you really want your Royal Father to die?"
"No, the imperial physician said it was a chronic poison? That means my father only drank from the cup I gave him during this period. Even if someone else tampered with it, it's not impossible."
"How dare you! Get down on your knees!"
The queen gently helped the emperor to stand up and kicked the prince with her foot.
"I think we must have wrongly accused him. His return is a great joyous event for our entire court. Queen, please stop being suspicious."
"Your Majesty, even if you can tolerate this matter, I cannot swallow this anger. We must investigate this thoroughly, otherwise, there will be endless troubles..."
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