So she gathered her thoughts and drugged Emperor Wu Wen again, but this time the dosage was much heavier than last time, just to ensure that there would be no mistakes.
However, the medicine had been left out for too long or something, so even if she took a larger dose, the effect was far less than the first time. She could only watch helplessly as Emperor Wu Wen's body gradually deteriorated.
A month ago, Emperor Wu Wen was too weak to get out of bed, let alone attend court.
But in the past few days, Emperor Wu Wen not only could eat and drink, but also had an exceptionally good sleep quality. After falling asleep, he would not wake up until it was time to go to court.
Thanks to her careful care, Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen were able to attend court normally. This was not a rare phenomenon.
She also waited until Emperor Wuwen was seriously ill and unconscious, then took out the imperial edict that had been drafted long ago to transfer the throne, and tricked Emperor Wuwen into affixing the imperial seal, making the eldest prince the legitimate new emperor.
But she waited in Qiankun Palace every day without taking off her clothes, but she did not get the result she wanted.
Looking at Emperor Wuwen sleeping soundly again, the corners of her mouth moved, and Concubine Rou slowly approached Emperor Wuwen. She heard Emperor Wen say, "Yuan'er, Yuan'er, my precious son."
Seeing that Emperor Wuwen was sleeping, Concubine Rou was still unable to forget that he and the empress had given birth to the third prince. She was so furious that she lost all her rationality and stretched out her hands to grab Emperor Wuwen's neck.
As he gradually exerted force with his hands, Emperor Wu Wen's face turned ashen.
Suddenly, there was a noise in the hall. Concubine Rou quickly let go of her hand, stood up and took two steps back.
“Cough cough cough!”
Emperor Wen, who was sleeping, was woken up by Concubine Rou. He coughed violently for a while before he finally woke up.
"My dear, what's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, I was sitting by your bedside keeping watch, and I don't know what happened, but you suddenly started coughing."
"Oh, did you scare my beloved?"
"Oh, Your Majesty, I am frightened to death."
As she spoke, Concubine Rou sobbed, pretending to be extremely aggrieved, and threw herself into Emperor Wu Wen's arms, ready to cry her heart out.
But what Concubine Rou didn't expect was that she rushed forward in a hurry and her movement was too big, knocking Emperor Wu Wen onto the bed.
"Ah, Your Majesty, how are you? I didn't mean to hit you. Let me see where I bumped into you."
"It's okay, my beloved, I'm not in pain. Please stop crying. It breaks my heart."
"Your Majesty, I don't want to cry either, but can't I really help it?"
"Tut, tut, tut, my beloved concubine, if you want to cry, just cry. I really won't say anything more. I won't say anything more."
"My beloved, please tell me, what happened to scare you like this?"
When she heard Emperor Wu Wen bring up the previous incident again, Concubine Rou stopped wiping her tears abruptly. She felt extremely guilty.
What should she say? She said she wanted to strangle the emperor to death, but was frightened by the noise in the palace and stopped.
She believed that if she said this, even if the emperor did not sentence her to death under the influence of the drug, he would still deprive her of her position as a noble concubine.
No, she must keep her position as a noble concubine. The eldest prince wants to get that position, and as a noble concubine, she can provide greater help to his son.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what happened, but there was a sudden sound and it frightened me to tears."
"Okay, whatever my beloved concubine says is what I will do. I need to rest now, my beloved concubine, you should go back early as well."
"Your Majesty, I want to stay and keep watch for you."
"No, my beloved, it will make me sad if you do this. Be good and go back quickly."
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