Mo Bai's eyes were cold and stern. He turned his head and looked at the imperial physician and said, "Imperial physician, take this bowl of medicine and have a look."
The imperial physician immediately took the bowl of medicine from the queen's hand and tested it for poison.
When the silver needle inserted into the bowl turned black, the queen's face suddenly turned pale.
"No! How is that possible! I didn't poison you."
She really didn't poison him, so she couldn't take the blame, otherwise everything would be ruined.
But no matter what the queen said, it was of no avail. With so many ministers watching, the evidence was conclusive that the medicine the emperor drank was indeed poisonous.
She could bear the blame.
As the queen mother, Mo Bai immediately imprisoned the queen.
The queen was furious, but no matter how hard she tried to explain, it was of no use.
Duke Zhao soon learned the news that the queen had been poisoned and imprisoned.
The queen's personal nanny escaped at all costs and informed Duke Zhao of the news.
When Mo Yu learned about this, he hurried to ask Mo Bai for help, hoping that he could get to the bottom of the matter and see if his mother was wronged.
Although Mo Yu was a little worried, he still didn't want to believe that his mother was really so cruel as to poison his father.
He wanted to see the queen and pleaded with Mo Bai in every possible way.
Mo Bai couldn't bear it, "My dear brother, I can't make the full decision on this matter. The imperial physician has already cured father's poison, but the poison has entered his body after all, and it has a great impact on father's health. Father didn't have much time left, and now this has cut his remaining time in half. The imperial physician said that father can only hold on for another five days at most!"
Thinking of this, Mo Bai felt uncomfortable.
He didn't want the emperor to die, even though he didn't have much feelings for the emperor, he still didn't want him to die.
But now, there is no way back, and I can no longer accept it.
Mo Yu's eyes turned redder when he heard this.
"I'm sorry! Brother Tai, I...I'm sorry to my mother, I'm sorry to my father. She deserves to die, but she is my mother. Brother Tai, please spare her life, okay? I beg you."
Mo Yu knelt down and pleaded to Mo Bai with red eyes.
Mo Bai hurriedly helped him up.
"Brother, you don't have to do this. Father has to make the decision on this matter. After all, he is still here, so it's not my turn to deal with the Queen."
Mo Yu felt uncomfortable when he heard this.
"Okay, I'll go and ask Father for help."
Mo Yu hurried to see the emperor.
When he woke up, he saw the emperor lying on the bed, his breath becoming very weak.
Mo Yu felt guilty and didn't know how to face the emperor.
"His Royal Highness?"
Eunuch Zhao looked at him and called out quickly.
The emperor heard the voice and looked over.
"Old man? Come here!"
The emperor opened his mouth, but his voice was weak, completely devoid of the strength he had in the previous few words.
Mo Yu felt even more upset when he heard this.
He walked over slowly, went to the bed, and knelt down.
"Father, I'm sorry!"
Mo Yu's face was full of guilt, and this guilt was on behalf of the queen.
The emperor raised his hand and said weakly, "Get up! It's hard for me to speak now, please don't torture me anymore."
Hearing this, Mo Yu immediately stood up.
Seeing that he was so sensible, the emperor smiled slightly and said, "I know it was not you who poisoned me. It has nothing to do with you. Why are you saying sorry?"
Mo Yu didn't expect that his father believed in him so much. He was a little surprised, then happy, and then worried.
"Father, can you spare my mother's life?"
Mo Yu asked carefully.
The emperor looked at his expectant expression and sighed helplessly.
"Ayu, I have never thought of killing your mother. She is my first wife. Although she has made many mistakes, I have never thought of killing her."
There was no sign of anger on the emperor's face.
He says nice things on the surface, but actually has other thoughts in his mind.
He really had no intention of killing the queen, because what he wanted was not the queen's death, but for her to lose a part of herself and live a life worse than death.
Compared with her life, she cares more about the Zhao family, Mo Yu, her honor and rights. Without all these things, she will fall into pain and will not live happily.
What he wanted to do was to deprive her of everything she cared about, destroy her faith, and let her die.
That would be more satisfying than just killing her.
It is these that the emperor will not say.
Mo Yu is a good kid and also his son. He can't bear to hurt him, so white lies are sometimes good.
Mo Yu looked at the emperor in surprise. He didn't expect that he had no intention of killing him.
"Father, you really don't want to kill my mother?"
He asked somewhat incredulously.
The emperor nodded, "Well, what can I do if I kill her? She can escape death penalty, but she can't escape punishment alive. She can't be the queen anymore. I will banish her to the cold palace and imprison her for life to prevent her from causing trouble again."
Hearing this, Mo Yu suddenly felt that this punishment was not small.
But thinking about what his mother had done, he felt that being able to survive was already the best.
He could no longer plead, and said, "Father, can I go see the Queen Mother?"
The emperor nodded and said, "Yes, go ahead!"
Mo Yu hurriedly thanked him, and then followed the eunuch to the palace where the queen was imprisoned.
After Mo Yu left, Mo Bai came in and asked, "Did the emperor promise to spare the queen's life?"
The emperor told Mo Bai his thoughts, and after listening to him, Mo Bai's frown slowly relaxed.
There were no more objections.
"good."
"Then let's do as Father wishes."
Mo Bai nodded in agreement.
"Now the situation in the court has stabilized. After Ming Xuan abolished the empress, I passed the throne to you. You will ascend the throne immediately. In this way, no one will be able to cause trouble again."
Mo Bai frowned, feeling that it was a little too fast.
"There's no need to rush for a while!"
The emperor said, "Let's settle everything as soon as possible. I can leave with peace of mind after you ascend the throne. This matter has been settled. There is no need to say more."
The emperor was so determined that Mo Bai did not refuse anymore.
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Zhao family.
Duke Zhao did not expect things to turn out like this. Their plan could not be separated from the queen. Without the queen, it would be difficult to carry out their plan.
After learning that Emperor Ming was going to be deposed, Duke Zhao became even more anxious.
He contacted the queen overnight to discuss an immediate rebellion.
The queen was imprisoned in the cold palace. Although the guards were strict, Duke Zhao still managed to sneak in.
The Queen's Confession: After she had a quarrel with Mo Yu, she sat there in a daze.
It was not until Duke Zhao appeared that she woke up from her dream and came to her senses.
"Brother? How...how did you get here?"
Duke Zhao asked hurriedly, "What's going on here? Why did you poison the medicine? Didn't we agree to poison the incense used on your clothes? You poisoned the medicine, it's so obvious, aren't you courting death?"
Duke Zhao was so angry that he couldn't help complaining as soon as they met.
The queen quickly protested, "No, I didn't, brother, I was tricked. The poison in the medicine was not put by me, and I don't know what happened."
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