In the capital city, smoke of gunpowder was rising.

The long street was filled with the smell of blood, and every family stayed inside their homes, not daring to go out. The once prosperous streets were now full of signs of ruin.

In front of the Xuanwu Gate, the troops of several princes were still confronting each other.

Seeing that the Second Prince Gu Changyan's men had already gained the upper hand, Gu Changsu was anxious and couldn't help shouting, "How dare you be so arrogant? Aren't you afraid that my father will hold you accountable in the future?"

He had witnessed Hua Yuanzhao's superb medical skills with his own eyes, so he naturally believed that she would bring back medicine, so he did not dare to move and even suppressed his men.

But unexpectedly, Gu Changyan got there first!

If it weren't for Prime Minister Hua's shrewdness and a backup plan, he would have been killed on the first night of Gu Changyan's rebellion!

But even so, in order to fight against Gu Changyan and prevent the second prince's party from gaining the upper hand, Gu Changsu had to reveal all his cards.

In the Cining Palace, the Queen was turning around in a panic. She looked at the calm and composed wife of the Duke of Zhenguo beside her, and felt a sense of suffocation in her heart.

"Can we still defend the outside world..." The queen's eyes turned red with anxiety, and she asked meaningfully.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo looked calm, still sipping her tea leisurely. Seeing this, she slowly said, "Whether we can defend it or not, we have to respect you as the Queen Mother. Why do you have to worry?"

The queen was almost so angry that she had a heart attack. She couldn't bear to watch it any longer and glanced at Banxia beside her.

Banxia fell to her knees with a thud and kowtowed to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo: "I beg you! Please save my queen! You are the goddess of war of our dynasty! There must be a way!"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo raised her eyelids and said indifferently, "The emperor has personally issued an order. If I mobilize troops without the emperor's order, it will be a crime that will implicate all nine generations of my clan. Even if I can mobilize troops from the suburbs, what's the use of it?"

Aren’t we still waiting here for the emperor’s order?

Even though Gu Changsu and others are holding the banner of "serving the king" outside, if the emperor wants to investigate after he wakes up, who can escape?

“But…” The Queen was anxious. They could clearly save themselves but they didn’t. Were they just going to wait to die here?

She made up her mind, lifted her skirt and knelt down in front of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, and said earnestly: "If the emperor asks for responsibility after he wakes up, I will bear it all. General Bai, the capital is in danger now, please help!"

"What is the Queen doing?" The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo put down the teacup and bent down to help the Queen up.

"With me here, the Cining Palace will be as stable as a rock!" The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo said calmly. Before she finished her words, bursts of noisy noises were heard outside.

The queen was so frightened that she stood up nervously and subconsciously wanted to hide behind the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.

There was a hurried sound outside, and Doctor Wu was almost carried by someone and thrown in front of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and the Queen.

He was lucky as he had been transferred away less than half an hour before the palace coup. He thought he had escaped this disaster but was suddenly caught.

"Your Majesty, greets the Empress." Doctor Wu said tremblingly, and secretly looked up at the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo who was as steady as a rock, and couldn't help but light a candle for the group of people outside in his heart.

Since the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was able to send people to bring him in from outside the palace, she must have some way to escape. Now that she is staying in the Cining Palace, who knows whether she is a turtle in a jar or an oriole trying to catch a mantis?

The Queen also thought of this, and immediately perked up, and hurriedly asked Doctor Wu to go and see the Emperor.

Doctor Wu was an old and highly respected physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau and had always been loyal to the Emperor. Before he was transferred away by someone, the Empress summoned almost the entire Imperial Medical Bureau to the Cining Palace.

But it was also because of this that Gu Changyan's men found an opportunity to take action, causing the emperor to be poisoned and almost meet the devil.

Even with the combined efforts of the Imperial Medical Service, they were only able to temporarily stabilize the emperor's condition.

Imperial Physician Wu had just finished examining the Emperor's pulse when his heart sank and his fingers could not help but tremble.

Although the emperor is still alive today, he is obviously terminally ill and even the gods cannot save him!

Even if Miss Hua successfully brought back the medicine, I'm afraid it would be too late to save the patient.

No! Judging from the time, I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to hold on until Miss Hua returns.

"Doctor Wu is also a leader in the Imperial Hospital." Lady Zhenguo asked quietly, "Now that the princes are besieging the city, it is a matter of life and death. I wonder if Doctor Wu can find a way to wake up the emperor and take charge of the situation."