The prince was almost paralyzed by Yu Jin's look, and his scalp was tingling.

Could it be that it was not installed properly and was discovered by Lao Qi?

The Laoqi family is not easy to deal with, they are quite cunning.

At this moment, the prince had completely forgotten the fact that Yu Jin saved his son.

Yu Jin looked at the prince with a half-smile.

Is the prince guilty of his crime?

Although I don't know what stupid thing the prince has done again, it's right to just stare at him and make him feel guilty.

A fool is a fool, and he will lose his composure when he feels guilty.

Yu Jin remained expressionless, but was thinking happily in his heart.

The prince broke out in a cold sweat.

What did Lao Qi discover?

The prince felt very nervous and felt like he couldn't hold on any longer.

The empress covered Emperor Jingming with a thin blanket and turned to look at everyone: "You all should go back. The emperor needs to rest. Don't talk about what happened today outside the palace, so as not to panic people."

"We will follow our mother's instructions." Everyone responded in unison and walked out.

Prince Qi thought about it and took Princess Qi to Yuquan Palace.

Concubine Xian was feeling depressed.

It was clear that the Empress was not favored before, but since when did the Emperor start running to Kunning Palace whenever he had something to do?

Not to mention that the emperor was ill, and she visited him every day. It was good enough if she could see the emperor once in three visits. Just now, she received the news that the emperor's condition had worsened, and she hurried to the Yangxin Palace but didn't even see the emperor.

This is totally unreasonable. She is a concubine after all. Why doesn't the empress allow her to see the emperor?

The only consolation was that Concubine Zhuang and the others were not able to meet the emperor at the first time.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Qi and the Princess of Qi are here."

After hearing the report from the palace maid, Concubine Xian immediately ordered someone to invite the two in.

"You just came from Yangxin Palace? Have you seen your father?" Concubine Xian didn't say anything more. She dismissed the servants and asked repeatedly.

King Qi nodded: "I have seen it."

"How is the Emperor?"

King Qi whispered, "He just looked a little weak at first, but he suddenly became ill not long after we entered. He doesn't look well..."

"Where is the Queen?"

Seeing Prince Qi nod, Concubine Xian's face darkened and she said angrily: "The Queen really has everything under control!"

"Mother, I see that my father trusts the Empress very much. Please don't show your dissatisfaction with the Empress..."

Concubine Xian regained her composure and said calmly, "You don't need to remind me of this."

No matter how angry she was, she still smiled faintly when being rejected by the Empress. It was Concubine Ning who complained a few words.

After all, the queen is the queen, and she can only hold it in even if she is not convinced.

Concubine Xian felt more and more aggrieved and glanced at King Qi: "Why did you come here at this time?"

Prince Qi smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. The fifth and sixth sons have also gone to visit their mothers."

"Where is the seventh brother?" Concubine Xian asked casually.

"Seventh brother..." King Qi paused for a moment before saying, "Seventh brother and his wife have left the palace."

Concubine Xian slammed the table and said coldly: "I knew that I gave birth to that bastard in vain!"

After all, the seventh child was born after she had carried him in her womb for ten months. She never expected that the beast could be so heartless.

Princess Qi remained silent, but when she saw Concubine Xian getting angry, she quietly curled the corners of her lips.

"Don't be angry, mother." Prince Qi advised a few words, frowning and said, "In fact, I came here at this time because I have something to tell you."

"You go ahead." Seeing that Prince Qi wanted to talk about serious matters, Concubine Xian calmed down.

Prince Qi said softly, "We went to visit Father together, but at first everyone waited outside, and Father summoned the Seventh Master and his wife alone..."

Concubine Xian's eyes narrowed: "Is this true?"

Prince Qi nodded and said, "Mother, what do you think father meant by this?"

Concubine Xian frowned and said nothing.

The Emperor summoned the Seventh Prince alone? Could it be that he is getting old and confused?

"I have seen with a cold eye that the crown prince's position as heir to the throne is not so stable anymore. You should focus on stability these days. After the crown prince, the next one is you. You are not like the King of Jin, who was born to a palace maid. As long as your reputation among the civil and military officials is stable, no matter who your father favors or values, no one can surpass you. If there is a legitimate son, the legitimate son shall be appointed, and if there is no legitimate son, the eldest son shall be appointed. This is the rule passed down by our ancestors. Even if you violate this, if you appoint a son based on virtue, you have the greatest chance. As for appointing a son based on love, that is something only a tyrant would do."

Concubine Xian took a sip of tea to moisten her throat and continued, "The Crown Prince is incompetent and immoral. He was deposed and reinstated because your father is a law-abiding man and was unwilling to give up the Crown Prince, his eldest son, unless it was absolutely necessary. As long as the Crown Prince falls, it will be extremely difficult for others to compete with you."

The eldest son is chosen as the heir, not the most talented. No matter how mediocre the eldest son is or how talented his brothers are, the heir must be the eldest son. This is stipulated by rites and laws, and even the ruler of a country must abide by it.

"Son understands."

"Well, it's the height of the storm, so I won't keep you any longer." Concubine Xian glanced at Princess Qi and said calmly, "Fourth Prince's wife, you have to take good care of the prince and worry more about him. Don't worry too much about trivial matters. Only when Fourth Prince is well can you be well."

Princess Qi lowered her eyes and said, "My daughter-in-law knows."

In Chunhua Palace, Concubine Ning was training Prince Lu.

"Are you free? Who told you to step on the prince's pants?"

The news that the prince had his pants stepped on and removed, exposing the pads he had on his knees, had spread to every corner of the harem. As the mother of Prince Lu, Concubine Ning naturally knew about it.

Whenever she thought of this, Concubine Ning became furious.

Her face turned even darker as she glanced at her disapproving son.

"No one else moved, but you took the spotlight. Are you afraid that the prince will hate you?"

Prince Lu chuckled and said, "Don't be angry, mother. I really didn't mean it—"

Concubine Ning glared at him and said angrily, "You little bastard, if you didn't do it on purpose, I would have written the word 'king' upside down!"

King Lu muttered quietly: "If it's reversed, he's still the 'king'."

Seeing that Concubine Ning was about to lose her temper, Princess Lu secretly kicked Prince Lu on the calf from behind.

Prince Lu's legs went limp, and he knelt down, hugged Concubine Ning's legs and begged, "My son knows he was wrong, so please don't be angry, it's not worth it to get wrinkles on your face."

Concubine Ning looked around with a dark face.

Where's the knife? She's going to chop this bastard off!

As Emperor Jingming suddenly suffered a heart attack, each palace had different reactions.

Back at the Prince of Yan's mansion, Jiang Si asked Yu Jin, "Why did you visit the prince at that time?"

Yu Jin stroked his chin and said, "There is something wrong with the prince."

"Um?"

"The prince has angered father time and again, and finally waited for the emperor to summon him. This should be a good thing for him. But I watched with a cold eye, and his breathing became disordered when father paid attention to him. It didn't seem like he was excited, but more like he had done something shameful and felt guilty." Yu Jin explained slowly.

He had practiced martial arts since childhood and was very sensitive to the rhythm of human breathing. He had noticed something was wrong with the prince very early on.

"Ah, are you saying that my father's sudden heart attack might be related to the crown prince?"