For a prince, a useless prince, it is as difficult for him to kill the emperor as it is for a sow to climb a tree.

There is definitely no chance to kill the king, as he can't even see his father now.

Raise an army? Don't be ridiculous. He only has a few soldiers from the Eastern Palace. It would be extremely difficult for him to accomplish anything.

The prince pulled his hair.

It seems that it is too difficult to solve the problem of my father through proper means.

What to do?

The prince sat paralyzed in the chair as if he had no bones, staring at the ceiling worriedly, thinking hard.

Another person who pondered this question was King Qi.

He is now very curious about what the prince will do.

This aroused the prince's desire to make a desperate attempt, but he had no idea what method his stupid second brother could come up with.

This is also what King Qi regrets.

He was outside the palace and it was difficult for him to reach inside.

The reason why the two young eunuchs in the Eastern Palace are so easy to bribe is due to the current turbulent situation in the Eastern Palace.

He promised to treat them well in the future, so they were naturally tempted.

There is still a future if you work for him, but following the prince will lead to death. Anyone who is not a fool knows what to choose.

The prince was worried and in a daze all day, as if he was always thinking about something.

Seeing the prince's expression, the princess felt uneasy for some reason. Although she was extremely disappointed with this man, she still advised him, "Your Highness, please cheer up and don't give up on yourself."

Just hold on until your father recovers and has the energy to deal with the matter of deposing the crown prince, so that your family can live the rest of their lives in peace and stability.

The prince became even more upset after hearing what the princess said: "How can I cheer up? You still have the energy to cook porridge every day to please the emperor. What's the point of pleasing him? If the emperor deposes me, do you think you can still be the princess?"

The Crown Princess could no longer bear it and said, "I don't want to be a Crown Princess—"

The prince was so angry that he grabbed the princess's chin and asked through gritted teeth, "Then what do you want to be?"

She doesn't want to be the Crown Princess and looks down on him as the Crown Prince. Does she want to be the Princess of Yan?

He knew that this bastard had something special to say to Lao Qi!

The Crown Princess had no idea where the Crown Prince's anger came from. She fluttered her eyelashes and pursed her lips, saying, "I just want to be Chun'er's mother for a long time."

She would accept him even if he was just an ordinary person. She was just afraid that following a man like the prince would not lead to a happy ending. She would not be able to watch Chun Ge'er grow up, and even Chun Ge'er would -

The Crown Princess's face turned pale as snow, and she dared not think any further.

This answer made the prince stunned for a moment, and then he flew into a rage and slapped the princess in the face: "You swindler, you are cursing me!"

The Crown Princess covered her burning cheek and looked at the Crown Prince in disbelief.

She has always had a bad relationship with the prince, but this is the first time that the prince has attacked her.

Seeing the Crown Princess like this, the Crown Prince felt inexplicably happy and sneered, "Father is already extremely disappointed in me anyway, do you think I still care?"

The Crown Princess felt even colder.

It turned out that this man didn't beat her before because he was afraid that his father would be angry if he knew about it, but now he has given up and is acting recklessly.

"Say less unlucky things in the future!" The prince said this and left.

The Crown Princess stared at the Crown Prince's departing back without saying a word, with one thought circling in her mind: Since the Crown Prince has already realized that his position as Crown Prince is difficult to maintain, where does his toughness come from?

The prince left the Crown Princess and went to his favorite palace maid.

The young maid asked cautiously, "Your Highness, are you unhappy?"

The prince glanced at the little palace maid and said nothing.

"Being angry is harmful to your health. Your Highness, please have a cup of tea to calm down." The little palace maid presented the prince with a cup of hot tea.

The prince took a sip of tea, still feeling upset, and put the cup heavily on the table, muttering, "How can one kill a person without anyone noticing?"

"What did your highness say?"

The prince had been "chatting" with this young maid for several years. In his opinion, she was reliable. In desperation, he could not help but ask, "How can you kill a person without being noticed?"

The little maid turned pale and bit her lip and said, "Poison?"

The prince shook his head: "Poisoning won't work. It can still be discovered."

First, he had to get the poison, and second, he had to poison his father, but both of these were impossible.

The prince was a little discouraged.

He was so worried that he actually asked a young palace maid for help. He couldn't think of a solution, so how could the young palace maid think of one?

At this time, the little palace maid said two words: "Witch?"

The prince was startled and suddenly looked at the little palace maid: "What did you say?"

The young maid turned pale and said timidly, "There is a kind of witchcraft popular in my hometown, which can kill people without them knowing..."

"How to perform it?" the prince asked with a trembling voice.

The young palace maid bit her lip and said, "It's not difficult. Just make a doll out of paulownia wood, write the person's birth date and spell on it, and bury it somewhere..."

The prince's eyes sparkled and his heart was pounding.

Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like pulling out a thread. Emperor Jingming had been ill for some time, and although he was a little listless, he still decided to go to court.

It is not a good thing to be absent from office for too long.

The ministers waiting outside the Qianqing Gate were overjoyed when they heard that the emperor had summoned them.

The emperor's health finally recovered, and they were finally able to put their worries to rest.

These days, the ministers still came to wait outside the Qianqing Gate early as usual, but all they got was the news that the emperor was not well and would not attend court for the time being. Now everyone is happy to be able to see the emperor.

There is no way. Although the crown prince has reached the age of thirty, who can blame him for being so out of control? If the emperor falls at this time, the Great Zhou will be in danger.

Emperor Jingming was helped by Pan Hai to sit on the dragon chair. After the ministers had paid their respects, he slowly said, "All of you please stand up."

The ministers stood up, took a quick look at Emperor Jingming, and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that he looked OK.

The emperor does look much better now, thank God.

"My dear ministers, please report to me one by one." Emperor Jingming missed the court after not attending it for many days. When he returned to the familiar environment, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

It had been a long time since he heard these old guys arguing so fiercely.

A minister stepped forward and reported recent important events.

Then another minister stood up.

They had been waiting for Emperor Jingming to come to court, and each department had a lot of things piled up.

Emperor Jingming listened patiently to the reports of his ministers and secretly thought about deposing the crown prince.

Deposing the second crown prince is no small matter, so we should wait and see. At least, we should not bring it up when his body has just recovered and the hearts of the civil and military officials are not yet settled.

The ministers sympathized with the fact that Emperor Jingming had just recovered from a serious illness and did not report any matters that were too troubling to him. The scene of the ministers arguing with each other, which Emperor Jingming missed, did not occur, and it was time to adjourn the court.

"If you have something to report, please report it. If you have nothing to report, please leave the court——"

The ministers bowed and said, "We respectfully send off His Majesty."

Emperor Jingming took two steps forward holding Pan Hai's hand, and suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his chest and staggered forward.