Chapter 148 The Daughter of a Guilty Minister vs. the Disabled Prince 62
Concubine Wu stood up and looked down at the struggling and wailing emperor with a happy smile on her face.
"Your Majesty, please save your energy. No one will come. I have served Your Majesty for many years. I will be the one to see Your Majesty off for the last time."
The emperor's shrunken body spasmed uncontrollably, and a foul smell filled the air. He struggled in his own excrement, shouting in vain:
"I...I treat you well. You are my favorite among all the people in the harem. Why...why do you betray me?"
Concubine Wu covered her mouth and nose in disgust. Now that things had come to this, she finally didn't have to hide her hatred anymore!
"Spoil me? Hahahaha... You just treat me as an obedient and useful tool. I have done so many things for you, but you won't even give me the position of queen!"
"Peng'er is pure and filial, and he is dedicated to helping Your Majesty, but you lied to him! You used him to suppress other princes, and you didn't even want to make him the crown prince! Xiao Yan is nothing, a useless person, and he is worthy of competing with my Peng'er!"
The emperor curled up his body, more blood flowing from the corners of his mouth. His consciousness had begun to fade. When he heard Xiao Yan's name, hope suddenly rose in his heart.
"Ayan! Yes, there is also... Ayan! Ayan is still here... He will definitely come..."
Concubine Wu laughed loudly, "Your Majesty, don't even think about it. Even if the eldest prince is an eagle, you have now turned him into a caged bird. You broke his wings yourself, and he can no longer fly!"
"I know that your majesty is thinking of the eldest prince, and has already sent someone to see him off. When he passes away, you two can have a good chat about the past."
Hot tears welled up in the emperor's eyes, and he stammered, "Ayan...Ayan...it was I who harmed you..."
Concubine Wu took out the imperial edict that she had prepared long ago and sneered, "This is the edict to establish the crown prince. Your Majesty should hand over the jade seal. For the sake of our friendship over the years, I can still give Your Majesty a quick death."
"You... you can't even think about it!" The emperor was furious and rushed towards Concubine Wu with all his strength, "I will kill you! Kill you!"
With a bang, the emperor fell off the dragon bed, spit out a mouthful of blood, and then he lost his strength.
Concubine Wu took a few steps back in disgust, but she was still stained with blood, which really made her feel sick.
"Your Majesty, if you don't want to explain, that's fine. The imperial seal can always be found. The Xiao Kingdom has a successor, so your Majesty can go with peace of mind."
Concubine Wu turned and left without any hesitation. The Fifth Prince and his men rushed in and started searching everywhere. No one paid any attention to the emperor lying on the ground, dying.
The emperor kept yelling in a babbling voice, but no one cared what he said. People came and went in a hurry, and some even kicked him several times.
Without power and status, a dying emperor is no better than a stray dog on the roadside.
"Found it! Found the Imperial Seal!"
The fifth prince held the imperial seal in both hands, unable to hide his excitement, "This prince, no, I am the emperor now! If I had known it was so easy, I would have seized the throne long ago, why would I have had to compromise for so many years."
The rebels in the room knelt down and shouted in unison, "Congratulations to the Fifth Prince for getting what he wanted. Long live His Majesty!"
There was a fierce fight outside the door. The Fifth Prince's face changed and he retreated in panic. "Quick, quick, quick! Go out and take a look. No matter who comes, kill them without mercy!"
As soon as the rebels rushed to the door, they were blocked back.
Xiao Yan held a long sword and swiftly cut the neck of a rebel. Covered in blood, he looked like a god of war and instantly appeared in front of the emperor.
"I am sorry that your son came too late to save you, and your father has suffered."
More and more guards poured in, filling the palace. The situation suddenly reversed, the rebels surrendered one after another, and the fifth prince was also captured.
At the same time, inside the Jardine Palace.
Sun Jiayi was released by the rebels. She broke into Xiaozhuyuan, ready to kill Yun Fengyi to show her loyalty to Concubine Wu, but was pinned to the ground by the crazy Lin Wan'er, and the two fought each other.
Ji Yunhuan came out with her belly bulging, and shouted sternly, "The prince's wife attempted to murder the heir to the throne, and she deserves death! Come, tie her up and wait for your Highness to decide!"
The bloody storm outside has nothing to do with Ji Yunhuan. Xiaozhuyuan is well protected and no one can break in.
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Two days later, the emperor finally woke up.
Ye Jueming is worthy of being called a miracle doctor. He was able to keep the emperor alive. The emperor's body had been ravaged by various "magic pills", and with the poison entering his body, he would be paralyzed in bed for the rest of his life and would never be able to stand up.
The emperor then realized that those "magic pills" were all found by Concubine Wu to harm him. It was in vain that he trusted Concubine Wu so much and wanted to live forever with her.
He hated Concubine Wu so much that even death could not relieve his hatred.
"Be torn to pieces! Let that bitch die without a complete body! The fifth prince will be demoted to a commoner and beheaded in public. I want to let the world see the consequences of treason!"
The emperor coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow" sound.
Xiao Yan watched coldly from the side, feeling happy in his heart. This world would be his sooner or later. It would be too easy for Xiao Qiping to die like this. It would be fair for Xiao Qiping to feel the suffering he had endured.
The poison given to him by Concubine Wu was a slow-acting poison, which he could not detect at all until the New Year's Banquet, when he became so angry that the poison took effect. From then on, he became a disabled person.
The emperor was poisoned by an acute poison that could kill him in an instant, but he only took half a pill and was able to be saved.
Liu Xi rushed over to serve the emperor, just blocking Xiao Yan's gaze towards the emperor. He fed him medicine, patted his back, and cleaned the emperor before standing aside with his hands hanging down.
"Your Majesty, you should take care of yourself. The traitors have been executed. The eldest prince has done a great job in saving the emperor and is loyal to you. Your Majesty should think more about the eldest prince. If you die, the eldest prince will be very sad."
The emperor finally believed Xiao Yan completely. If the eldest prince had not arrived in time during the palace coup yesterday, he would have died.
"Ayan, come here, let me take a good look at you. You were not hurt during that dangerous incident that day, were you?"
Liu Xi brought a stool over, and Xiao Yan sat beside the bed with no expression on his face. "Thank you for your concern, father. I am fine. Thanks to Eunuch Liu for coming to report the news, I was able to avoid those assassins and come to Zhengyang Palace."
"The rebels infiltrated the palace, and the commander of the imperial guard responded promptly. His merits will atone for his crime. I ask the emperor to allow him to retire and return home."
The emperor struggled to get up and wanted to hold Xiao Yan's hand to say something caring, but Xiao Yan stood up and bowed to the emperor as if he didn't see it. "Father, have a good rest. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."
The emperor was a little panicked. His dream of immortality was shattered, and his other sons were not doing well. At this point, the only one he could rely on was the eldest prince.
"Is Ayan still blaming me? I have imprisoned him in the Eastern Palace for three years. I am sorry for him."
Liu Xi bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. The eldest prince has been like this since he was a child. He is cold on the outside but kind on the inside. He doesn't say nice things. Yesterday, the eldest prince ordered the imperial physician to do his best to treat your majesty, which shows that he still can't bear to leave your majesty. Such filial piety is much better than those flowery words."
The emperor was finally relieved. "Ayan is not good at speaking. I couldn't see clearly before, but now I see clearly. After all the twists and turns, Ayan is still the most suitable to be the crown prince. Go and ask Mr. Tian to come over. I want to draft an edict to make the eldest prince the crown prince!"
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