Chapter 218: Taking the Gu
In an instant, everyone was stunned. At this time, Concubine Chun's maid suddenly asked for a meeting. Anyone who thought about it would think that it was related to Concubine Chun.
"Let her in!" The emperor hesitated for a moment and responded in a deep voice.
After a while, a cautious palace maid walked in from outside.
"Your servant, pays respect to His Majesty." The maid knelt on the ground.
Concubine Chun saw that she was a second-class maid in her palace. She was a little dull on weekdays and she seldom used her to do anything. But just because she combed her hair well, she gave her a position as a second-class maid.
At this moment, Concubine Chun had a bad feeling in her heart. She looked at the maid sharply and said, "How dare you! You, a lowly maid, actually dare to ask to see the emperor. Why don't you get out of here!"
The maid shrank back in fear. Seeing this, the emperor frowned and scolded Concubine Chun, "Shut up! Let her speak. I want to see what she wants to report today. You don't have to be afraid of Concubine Chun. Tell me everything you know. I'm here, she dare not do anything to you!"
The emperor made another promise to the maid on the ground, and the maid raised her eyes to look at the emperor and nervously took out a small box from her sleeve.
The maid said fearfully, "Your Majesty, this is what I found when I was cleaning the room for Concubine Chun yesterday. I didn't dare to tell you before, but today I learned that Your Majesty was in trouble and called Concubine Chun away. So, I suspected that it was related to this thing, because someone in my ancestors had come into contact with witchcraft, and I recognize this thing."
"What did you say? Someone, take it to the doctor quickly!" The emperor was surprised when he heard it. He was just suspecting that Concubine Chun had done the trick on him, and someone in her palace handed him the evidence.
Concubine Chun was also shocked. She had already put the Gu into the emperor's body, so how could there be any Gu in the house? Seeing that the Gu was about to be taken to the doctor, Concubine Chun was so angry that she shouted, "You little bitch, how dare you frame me! Your Majesty, I don't have this thing at all. Don't believe what this little bitch says!"
However, the emperor ignored her and just waited for the result from the miracle doctor.
Doctor Xuan looked at the poisonous insect in the box. He naturally knew that this was not the soul-eating poisonous insect, but the antidote to the soul-eating poisonous insect given by Chen Xing. In order to make the plan go smoothly, the King of Qin and his men secretly replaced the poisonous insects when Concubine Chun was not prepared. The second time Concubine Chun gave the emperor the poisonous insects, they were ordinary poisonous insects cultivated by Doctor Xuan for strengthening the body. The real ones were secretly hidden in Concubine Chun's palace. The maid who reported the case was also bribed and arranged by the King of Qin. The maid had a grudge against Concubine Chun. Because of Concubine Chun's pampering and tyranny, she had ordered the death of her aunt who treated her best in the palace.
At this moment, Doctor Xuan naturally nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, this is indeed a poisonous insect that harms the body. The one in your body is the same as this one."
"Bastard!" The emperor was so furious when he heard this that he kicked Concubine Chun fiercely.
This woman actually dared to put a Gu on him in an attempt to control him! Now that the evidence is complete, thinking about the several times that Prince Yu had bewitched him, the emperor naturally understood the whole story very quickly. It seems that Concubine Chun and her son wanted to use the Soul Devouring Gu to control him, depose the crown prince, and make Prince Yu the crown prince. If their plan succeeds, I am afraid that even I will have to abdicate!
"Your Majesty, it's not like that! This is not mine. I am innocent! My poison has already been put in...ah...no...it's not like that!" Concubine Chun said the wrong thing in a panic and blurted out the fact that she had been poisoned.
When the emperor heard this, his face became even uglier, and he said angrily: "You have already given it to me, right? You are afraid that it won't work once, so you kept it as a backup, right?"
"No... no! Your Majesty, I am innocent! It's all... it's all this lowly maid who framed me!" Concubine Chun kept explaining.
However, the emperor did not listen at all, and directly ordered the eunuch beside him: "Come here, drag Concubine Chun away! Tell me that Concubine Chun plotted to murder me, and she must be given poisoned wine, and she must not be buried in the imperial mausoleum after her death!"
"Your Majesty!" Upon hearing this, Concubine Chun widened her eyes in horror.
She didn't expect that the emperor would decide her life or death with just one sentence. Concubine Chun was dragged away unwillingly.
At this moment, the emperor hated Concubine Chun to the extreme. Even though she was the one he had doted on for so many years, he would never show mercy if someone tried to murder him. After dealing with Concubine Chun, the emperor naturally thought of Prince Yu. He also understood that this Gu worm had both male and female Gu. Since he had the male Gu, the female Gu must be in Prince Yu. The first two times, it was Prince Yu who intended to control his decision.
So, he asked Divine Doctor Xuan: "Divine Doctor, if the poisonous insect in my body is taken out, what will happen to the person who is carrying the mother poisonous insect?"
Doctor Xuan replied, "Of course he is dead. The person carrying the mother Gu must have vomited blood. Taking out the child Gu will cause him great harm."
The emperor narrowed his eyes when he heard this. In order to make sure it was Prince Yu and see Prince Yu's current condition, he immediately ordered the eunuch, "Come here, call Prince Yu into the palace!"
——Prince Yu’s Mansion——
At the moment when the poisonous insect in the emperor's body was completely removed, Prince Yu, who was sitting in the study and discussing the next step with Mr. Qi, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Your Highness!" Mr. Qi stepped forward in shock and asked.
Prince Yu covered his chest, knowing that there might be something wrong with his own poisonous insects. He said nervously, "Not good! Mr. Qi, my father's poisonous insects have been taken out! He has discovered that he has been poisoned. What should I do? My father hates these things the most. If he knows that I was the one who poisoned him, I am afraid I will..."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Qi's face flashed with panic. However, he quickly calmed down and persuaded Prince Yu: "Your Highness, quickly get rid of the poison in your body, and don't let the emperor find out that it was you who poisoned him. As long as the emperor has no evidence to prove that the poison was in you, he can't convict you. Besides, you are his son, he will not kill you. Quickly get rid of the poison first, and then find a scapegoat. Just insist that you know nothing."
"Okay, someone go and call the doctor!" After hearing what Mr. Qi said, Prince Yu immediately asked someone to find a doctor.
The doctor that Prince Yu's mansion had found was not a royal doctor, but he was also quite capable. Although he could not cultivate the Gu, he was able to identify it. He found that the Gu in Prince Yu's body had died inside his body, so he prescribed several medicines to expel the remains of the Gu worm. However, before Prince Yu could drink the medicine, the eunuchs in the palace came to summon him to the palace, and Prince Yu had no choice but to enter the palace in panic.
"Evil son, kneel down for me!" As soon as Prince Yu stepped into the imperial study, the emperor's scolding came.
When Prince Yu heard this, he felt as if he had been hit on the head, and the blood in his body seemed to have frozen.
"Father..." Prince Yu stood there in a daze, his body shaking uncontrollably.
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