Although he was confident, he would not refute Liu Caiqing.
The news that Liu Caiqing had gone to the emperor's palace to treat his health soon reached Sima Lie's ears.
"This tyrant is truly absurd. He's already so weak, yet he still dares to have sex with ten women a day. Now he's so desperate that he needs Liu Caiqing to come to the palace to treat him. If we had known earlier, we would have been better off sending someone to stop Liu Caiqing and letting this tyrant die from exhaustion."
Ma Shangtao sneered and said with a disdainful look.
However, upon hearing this, Sima Lie waved his hand.
"Minister Ma is mistaken. The tyrannical emperor cannot die yet!"
"Why, Prime Minister? Now that our grand plan is about to succeed, the life or death of this tyrant is no longer of any importance."
Ma Shangtao's tone was full of disdain for Qin Yu.
Now that their plan has been successfully completed, Emperor Qin Yu is nothing more than a figurehead.
Seeing that Ma Shangtao was already disregarding Qin Yu, Sima Lie sneered.
"You call yourself the Minister of War? What do you think would happen if this tyrannical emperor died right now?"
Upon hearing Sima Lie's question, Ma Shangtao scratched his head.
"The tyrannical emperor is dead, and he has no heir. Your Excellency the Prime Minister can act as regent. Once news of the great victory at Youzhou arrives, the Prime Minister can issue the tyrannical emperor's edict, succeed to the throne, and become the ruler of this land!"
Hearing Ma Shangtao's words, Sima Lie couldn't help but feel excited, but he still shook his head.
"Fool! If the tyrant were dead now, Zhao Hu would never try to profit from Youzhou again. He would immediately lead the Longxi army into Guanzhong, support the empress dowager to rule from behind the curtain, and finally adopt a member of the imperial family as their puppet emperor. At that time, we would have to pay a huge price if we wanted to seize the Xia dynasty."
Upon hearing Sima Lie's words, Ma Shangtao swallowed hard, his eyes filled with terror.
He could almost see the scene when the Prime Minister and Zhao Hu clashed head-on.
Even if he were stupid, he would know that if the two sides clashed head-on, neither side would come out on top.
"It seems this tyrant really can't die now!"
Ma Shangtao exclaimed.
"It's good that you know this. Before the situation stabilizes, you all need to keep your subordinates in check and not mess with the tyrannical ruler."
Sima Lie nodded, then spoke to the group in a serious tone.
"yes."
The officials of the Sima faction readily agreed.
Indeed, quite a few of them were already itching to take action against Qin Yu so that the prime minister could ascend the throne as emperor.
...
After Liu Caiqing pretended to treat Qin Yu, she led the remaining disciples back to the palace.
After they left, Qin Yu immediately instructed An Fu to take the iridescent chrysanthemums he had just brought back and set off for the Empress's palace.
The eunuchs and palace maids along the way were all surprised when they saw Qin Yu.
"This tyrant must be obsessed with women. He was just drained of his energy by a bunch of women this morning, and he's only just been revived. He can't wait to go to the Empress's palace?!"
"This tyrant is practically courting death!"
"Get ready, the funeral might be held tonight."
The palace's spies all lowered their heads and whispered among themselves, shaking their heads and sighing.
Some have even sent out messages urging their masters to prepare for the emperor's death.
However, Qin Yu, who appeared to be extremely weak in their eyes, felt brimming with energy at this moment.
Before long, he arrived at the Empress's palace.
"My beloved concubine, my beloved concubine, come and see what I have brought you!"
Upon entering the palace, Qin Yu excitedly rushed in, clutching the iridescent chrysanthemum.
Thump!
As soon as he reached the door, he bumped into two figures.
Qin Yu immediately steadied himself, but the two people opposite him fell straight backward.
Qin Yu quickly stepped forward and caught them, one in each hand.
"My beloved concubine, Ziyan, where are you rushing off to?"
Upon seeing the figure in his arms, Qin Yu was surprised.
Zhao Yan and Zi Yan were dressed in full regalia, with Zhao Yan even wearing the phoenix coronet and embroidered robes that were only worn during grand court assemblies.
The two were shocked when they saw Qin Yu.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?!"
Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, Qin Yu was completely bewildered.
"What could possibly be wrong with me?"
Qin Yu asked in confusion.
Once they realized they weren't dreaming, the two of them burst into tears.
"Waaaaah, Your Majesty, thank goodness you're alright!"
The two hugged Qin Yu tightly as they spoke.
Although Qin Yu was stunned, he still hugged the two of them.
After they had cried for a while, Qin Yu finally understood.
It turns out that he had sex with ten women every morning, and as a result, Liu Caiqing went to treat his health. The rumors spread in the palace that he was critically ill and about to die.
Upon hearing this, the two felt as if the sky had fallen and hurriedly wanted to rush to the palace to see Qin Yu.
This left Qin Yu somewhat amused and exasperated.
However, seeing how deeply the two women loved him, he couldn't help but feel moved.
"My two beloved consorts, please rest assured, I am in good health."
Qin Yu patted his chest.
Seeing that he was full of energy and did not look weak and dying at all, the two breathed a sigh of relief.
After being moved, Qin Yu hugged the two of them tightly and began to roam her arms around them.
"I never expected my two beloved consorts to be so affectionate towards me. Since that's the case, wouldn't it be a disservice to your deep affection if I didn't cherish you properly today!"
As Qin Yu spoke, she tried to close the door and do something that adults should do.
Before he could make a move, Zhao Yan and Zi Yan hurriedly broke free from his embrace.
"No, Your Majesty. Although you are fine this time, your body is so weak today that you need to replenish it before you can do that."
Both of them looked at Qin Yu with serious expressions.
Seeing their serious expressions, Qin Yu shook his head with a wry smile.
"My beloved concubine, I take nourishing supplements every day, so I'm perfectly fine."
However, the two did not believe it at all and immediately ordered the palace maids to prepare a nourishing soup.
Qin Yu was completely helpless and had no choice but to give up on sharing a romantic encounter with the two.
"By the way, my beloved concubine, look what I've found for you!"
As Qin Yu spoke, she quickly picked up the iridescent chrysanthemums from the ground.
"What's this?"
Both of them couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
Qin Yu didn't keep them in suspense and immediately removed the black cloth covering the flowerpot.
Upon seeing the chrysanthemums radiating seven colors, both of them couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Oh, Your Majesty, isn't this the Radiant Chrysanthemum that the Garden of Ten Thousand Flowers never sells to outsiders? How did Your Majesty obtain it?"
Zhao Yan asked in surprise.
"My beloved consort, do you still remember the piece I composed yesterday? This is the reward for that piece, and now it belongs to you."
Qin Yu smiled slightly.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yan was even more delighted.
As soon as Qin Yu obtained the Rainbow Chrysanthemum, he rushed to find her, which made her feel valued like never before.
"Your Majesty, I thank you!"
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