Because the second prince was seriously injured, only the eldest prince and the third prince entered the palace to take care of him.
When they arrived, they saw the queen guarding the emperor, holding a bowl of unknown medicine in her hand.
The third prince rushed forward and snatched the medicine bowl from the queen, fearing that this person would do something to his father.
"Empress, my father's condition is still unclear. What kind of medicine are you giving him?"
The third prince snatched the medicine bowl and held it tightly in his hand. When the queen saw him do this, she did not show any panic.
"Although His Majesty's condition is still unclear, we are using the best medicine according to the imperial physician's instructions to support His Majesty's health. To know the specifics of His Majesty's condition, I'm afraid we'll have to ask the Imperial Concubine!"
After the third prince and the eldest prince looked at each other, the third prince picked up the medicine bowl and smelled it. It was indeed an ordinary tonic.
So he frowned slightly and even shook his head slightly, and the eldest prince immediately understood.
"According to what Mother said, it is confirmed that Father's serious illness is related to the Imperial Concubine?"
The queen was slightly stunned. She had no direct evidence to prove it. Even if she had evidence, if the eldest prince and the third prince suddenly investigated it, she would probably be implicated.
"It's not certain at this point, but His Majesty did indeed suddenly fall seriously ill while beside the Imperial Concubine. I don't need to investigate; I already know it's closely related to the Imperial Concubine."
"Your Majesty, your words are far too certain. There is no evidence to prove that it was Concubine Mu who harmed my father's body. And even if it was Concubine Mu who drugged my father, did you think you could get away with it?"
The eldest prince has always been kind and has never spoken so harshly to the people around him.
So the queen was choked for a moment, but soon realized that it was clearly the eldest prince defending Concubine Mu.
He didn't expect that the Mu family would win over the eldest prince so quickly, but he didn't have any princes or princesses around him to rely on.
Thinking of this, the queen couldn't help but clench her fists.
"Your Highness, this was done by the Imperial Concubine alone. What does this have to do with me? Even if you want to defend the Imperial Concubine, you shouldn't slander me like this. I am the mistress of the six palaces. How can I allow you to be so presumptuous?"
Seeing that the queen was angry, the eldest prince decided to avoid her attack first.
"Mother, this is not what I meant. It's just that as the mistress of the six palaces, if the imperial concubine has any private dealings with the Mu family, or if she has someone bring anything harmful into the palace from outside, and if the ministers stir up trouble, it will definitely implicate you."
"Don't forget, mother. Any mistakes in the harem are your fault. Now that my father is seriously ill, everyone in and outside the court must obey you. If you make any mistakes, there will be chaos in the court. If a traitor takes advantage of the situation, wouldn't it be our fault?"
After hearing his explanation, the queen finally calmed down a little.
"Then according to what the eldest prince said, what should I do now?"
The queen didn't really want the eldest prince to give her advice, she just wanted to see whether this person was in cahoots with the Mu family.
The eldest prince was also aware of her temptation, so he had to calm her down for now and find a way to see his younger sister first.
"I haven't taken over the government yet. If your majesty has any plans, I will definitely do my best. But if you ask me to give you advice, I'm afraid I'm beyond my ability."
When the eldest prince said this, he glared at the third brother, but his third brother was so stupid that he didn't realize anything.
Helplessly, the eldest prince bent his leg and kicked his third brother's knee. The kick was so heavy that it knocked the man to the ground.
The third prince turned around and glared at his eldest brother, only to see his eldest brother clasping his hands together and bowing his head to salute the queen.
"Your son is willing to follow your mother's lead!"
The third prince immediately understood what his eldest brother meant, so he knelt on the ground and followed suit to show his loyalty.
"Your son is willing to follow your mother's lead!"
The queen was relieved to see that both princes were willing to surrender to her. But when she looked at the emperor again, she really wished he would never wake up.
But this wouldn't work. The Ten Thousand Dynasties Conference was imminent. If the emperor continued to sleep, the other small countries wouldn't be able to see him. If they launched an attack, they wouldn't be able to resist right now.
The country's external environment must be peaceful before they can seize power internally.
So after the queen has completely controlled the former dynasty and the harem, successfully placed all her people in place, and then made the emperor dependent on the medicine, she can recover from his illness.
At this time, the eldest prince had done a good job in suppressing the court officials in the previous dynasty, so the queen gradually felt more at ease with him.
Just to reassure the Queen, the Queen's people always stayed with the eldest prince, which made it difficult for him to find his younger sister.
On the other hand, the second prince has been investigating outside the palace, trying to find clues that the queen used special medicine to make the emperor sick.
Unfortunately, after searching for a long time and checking almost all the lines connecting the palace and outside, we still couldn't find where the trouble was.
When he was extremely anxious, the Taoists walking on the street caught the attention of the second prince.
In order to make his younger sister's reputation as auspicious and well-known person deeply rooted in people's hearts, my father arranged for many Taoist priests to enter the imperial city.
Moreover, it seemed that my father had brought a Taoist priest into the palace at that time. This Taoist priest was quite knowledgeable in medicine. If he was the one who did it, it would be impossible to detect it from outside the palace!
After thinking about this, the second prince immediately tried to find a way to pass the news to the palace.
At this time, the third prince was not valued by the queen, so he successfully entered Qingyou Palace.
The queen has lived in the harem for a long time, and she has many ways to torture people.
She locked the person in Qingyou Palace, but did not give the child anything to eat. What was delivered to him every day was meat roasted into charcoal.
Adults can eat such things, but children cannot digest them if they eat too much. It will only take a dozen days for Yao Guangyue to die.
So when the third prince came over, Yao Guangyue was almost dying.
[I'm hungry, System. I'm so hungry! I can't eat that meat! My stomach hurts so bad!]
In order to save Yao Guangyue's life, Xiyan had been breaking up the burnt meat these days, picking out the edible meat and feeding it to Yao Guangyue bit by bit.
But this was of no use to Yao Guangyue's body, which continued to grow weaker little by little.
Although Yao Guangyue is almost one year old now, she has not been weaned yet and has not been given a lot of complementary food. Even if she eats the meat, she will not be able to digest it at all.
Within two days, a bunch of blisters grew in his mouth. He opened his mouth wide but didn't say a word. He had such a pitiful face, but he was so sensible that Xiyan couldn't help crying.
The little palace maid beside Xiyan has been extremely anxious these days.
"Aunt Xiyan, what should we do now? The little princess is getting weaker and weaker, she can't even cry anymore!"
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