Before the eunuch could finish speaking and before the prime minister could even open his mouth, an angry voice came from behind: "I'm not dead yet, and you're already eager to take the throne? Feng Xunjin, you really are my good son."
"Father?!" Feng Xunjin stood up abruptly, looking at the other's perfectly energetic body, except for his pale complexion, with a puzzled expression. How could this be?
"You didn't expect me to still be alive, did you? Guards, arrest that rebellious son." As soon as the emperor finished speaking, guards came in from outside and took the crown prince away.
The other ministers and Eunuch Xuan knelt on the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive us."
The emperor's gaze fell on Eunuch Xuan, and he laughed with particular sarcasm: "Well done, Xuan Cheng. So you've already become the Crown Prince's man. Very well, very well indeed."
The emperor and Eunuch Xuan had practically grown up together. After the emperor became emperor, Eunuch Xuan became the chief steward. Anyone could have betrayed him, but he never expected that the person he trusted most would betray him.
While crying and begging for mercy, Eunuch Xuan was dragged away by the guards.
"As for you..." The emperor turned to look at the ministers, "I believe you were summoned by Eunuch Xuan because you were worried about my safety. Since this has nothing to do with you, you may leave now."
Upon hearing this, the officials breathed a sigh of relief and all withdrew.
Just as the prime minister was about to leave, the emperor called out to him: "Prime Minister Xia."
The prime minister stopped in his tracks, then immediately turned around: "Your humble servant is here."
The Emperor spoke softly, "Tomorrow is the wedding day of Lady Xia and my Xi'er. Prime Minister, just focus on making preparations. Everything else can wait."
"Yes." How could the Prime Minister not realize that the other party was reminding him that the wedding ceremony would continue tomorrow?
"Well then, Xia Xiang, you should go home and prepare as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave." The Prime Minister said and then departed.
The emperor sat down in a chair, and a young eunuch served him tea, but the emperor didn't drink a drop.
He truly couldn't believe that his son, whom he was so proud of, would do something so rebellious. Although he was the second son, the eldest princess was a girl, so by that logic, he was practically his eldest son.
I always thought he was mature and steady, but he was actually very calculating. He had already put a slow-acting poison in his food, and that day, when he finished the last packet of his plan, he deliberately provoked him, causing him to become so angry that he suffered a heart attack, which aggravated the effects of the drug, and he eventually collapsed and fell unconscious.
Fortunately, Xi'er had a master by her side who woke her up and removed most of the poison from her body; otherwise, how could she still be sitting here safely?
The emperor then recalled how, when he opened his eyes and saw him, he had actually doubted him.
However, when Feng Xunxi mentioned that after his mother passed away, his maternal grandfather was afraid that he would not receive better care, so he asked a renowned physician from the martial arts world to enter the palace.
Only then did the emperor realize his neglect of his son, always thinking that the imperial physicians would take care of him, but now he found that he was wrong.
Moreover, none of the imperial physicians can compare to the divine physician by Xi'er's side. Should I ask the divine physician if he has considered staying in the palace?
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When Feng Xunxi stood in front of Feng Xunjin, Feng Xunjin wanted nothing more than to punch him, but at this moment he was already locked up and had no way to escape.
"Why is Your Majesty so angry? Is it because you're angry about your own incompetence?"
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