(The previous chapter adds some content)
"Capture the traitorous Fourth Prince and await the Emperor's decision!"
At Mo Sichen's command, the soldiers outside the hall immediately swarmed in and surrounded Li Yuanfu and others.
A palace coup ended with Li Yuanfu being captured.
The fourth prince Li Yuanfu could not accept the fact that he had failed, and committed suicide in the palace. All those who participated in the rebellion were beheaded, and all those related to him within three generations were confiscated and exiled as a warning to others.
The news of this palace coup quickly spread throughout Kyoto, and the people were talking about it.
The news that Prince Chen appeared at the critical moment and saved the old emperor spread to every street and alley in Kyoto, and his reputation among the people became even higher.
However, some voices questioned that the Prince of Chen was guilty of a grave crime for not recalling him to the capital...
Three days later, in the Yangxin Palace.
"Your Majesty, this is a memorial sent to me by Prince Chen. It contains a list of all those involved in the coup. Please review it."
Shen Wangshu handed the memorial to the bedridden old emperor, and then sat down beside him.
The old emperor's face was pale, his eye sockets were sunken, his eyeballs were cloudy and weak, and he seemed to have aged ten years.
After experiencing this palace coup, he has been bedridden for the past few days. His health is getting weaker and weaker, and he can't even speak a complete sentence.
He has been thinking about what sins he has committed in his life and why he always encounters these things?
After taking the memorial, the old emperor glanced at it casually and then closed it and put it aside.
"Ahem...your belly is getting bigger and bigger, so you shouldn't be working hard. You should go back and rest. I'll let Li Zhongyi come and take care of you. It just so happens that I have something to tell him."
Seeing that the old emperor's mental state was not ideal, Shen Wangshu did not stay for long. She stood up and said goodbye, "Then your Majesty, please finish drinking on time and take care of your health. I will take my leave first."
"Yeah, okay!"
As soon as she left the room, Li Zhongyi walked into the Yangxin Palace holding a bowl of medicine.
"Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine!" Li Zhongyi brought the medicine to the old emperor's mouth.
The old emperor shook his head. "Whether you take this medicine or not, it won't have much effect."
Li Zhongyi was shocked when he heard this. "Your Majesty, please don't say such depressing words. Drink it while it's still hot. If you don't drink it, how will you recover?"
The old emperor looked at him and sighed, "My body is already in this state, am I still afraid of death? Besides, I have lived for most of my life, and power, beauty, wealth and the country are all in my hands. What regrets do I have?"
Li Zhongyi was speechless when he heard this.
"Don't worry. I know my health better than anyone else. I'm afraid this is all I'll be like for the rest of my life. But there's one thing I'm worried about."
The old emperor's gaze fell on the window, with strange emotions flashing in his eyes, but he quickly restrained himself.
"Your Majesty, please give me your orders."
"Regarding the appointment of a crown prince, I originally intended to appoint the fifteenth prince as the crown prince, but he is too young, and Concubine Shu's maternal family has no influence in the court. I am also worried that he will not be able to handle the position of crown prince, so..."
The old emperor paused, then turned to look at Li Zhongyi and asked, "What do you think of Yuanyang?"
"Yuanxia?"
Li Zhongyi was stunned for a moment before realizing who the old emperor was talking about. "Your Majesty favors the Third Prince? But hasn't His Royal Highness the Third Prince already become a monk?"
"well!"
The old emperor sighed, "I know he's become a monk, but he's of royal blood after all, and I don't want him to live a life of mediocrity. I don't ask for much from him, I just hope he can protect this country!"
"Besides, I did owe them mother and son a lot back then..."
…
Shen Wangshu did not continue to listen to the rest of the words. She held her belly and slowly walked towards her palace. Lian Zhi waited for her at the palace gate for a long time.
"My lady, you are getting heavier. Please be more careful."
Shen Wangshu shook his head and chuckled, "It's okay."
After returning to his palace, Shen Wangshu asked someone to bring him pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and finally picked up the pen and wrote two lines on the paper.
[When autumn comes on September 8th, my flower will bloom and all other flowers will die.]
"Lianzhi, what do you think of my handwriting?" Shen Wangshu asked.
Lian Zhi leaned over to take a look, feeling somewhat puzzled. "It's beautiful, but hasn't the Empress usually used regular script in the past? Why has she suddenly changed her style today? It doesn't look like a woman's, but more like a man's!"
Shen Wangshu pursed his lips and smiled, "No one knows me better than Lianzhi."
After that, Shen Wangshu took out another draft document from his sleeve and said, "Take a look at it again. What's the difference between the two handwritings?"
Lian Zhi took the document suspiciously and read it carefully.
The more he looked, the more confused Lianzhi felt. Finally, he opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Wow! This is exactly the same!"
"But, Your Majesty, isn't this a document drafted by the Secretariat? How come..."
Shen Wangshu gently placed his fingers to his lips and made a gesture of silence.
Seeing this, Lianzhi quickly shut his mouth.
“Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.”
Although it took some effort, she finally managed to get one.
"Then tell me, can this handwriting of mine be mistaken for Lord Lin's?"
"Of course! I'm sure these two pieces of calligraphy are exactly the same. If you don't believe me, ask Lord Lin to look at them himself. I don't think he can tell which one he wrote!"
Hearing this, Shen Wangshu smiled brightly.
After she asked Lianzhi to order that no one was allowed to disturb her, she took out the blank edict she had prepared in advance and carefully copied the edict of succession she had just written word for word.
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