"That's right. For now, let's cure the emperor first and put other things aside for now."

…

Almost all ministers agreed that they should first find other doctors for the emperor.

No matter how reluctant Wen Chenxuan was, he finally had no choice but to compromise and agreed to let Shen Mubai treat the emperor.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent, falling on Wen Jingchi's face as if they were real, and his fists were clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound where no one could see.

He never expected that this abominable Wen Jingchi could be so insidious and ruin his original plan.

Wen Jingchi was not afraid of him at all, and the two of them exchanged glances several times.

"Brother Emperor, since the ministers have no objection, why don't you get out of the way?"

Wen Jingchi took the initiative to walk over, pushed away Wen Chenxuan who was blocking the door, and let Shen Mubai in.

When they entered, Shen Mubai and Wen Jingchi looked at each other.

The door was closed, and only Shen Mubai and a group of imperial doctors were allowed to enter and exit. Even Wen Chenxuan and others were not allowed to enter and exit.

After finding an excuse to leave temporarily, Wen Chen informed the guards he was familiar with.

"You must keep an eye on Shen Mubai for me and don't let him leave the palace without permission."

The guards understood what he meant instantly, and followed his instructions to keep an eye on Shen Mubai at all times, not allowing him to make any small moves. They even stopped him from writing a letter.

Wen Jingchi and a group of civil and military officials waited until dawn, and only when the emperor's condition stabilized a little did they return home.

I originally thought that Shen Mubai would find a way to pass on the news.

Who would have thought that there was no news for the entire night. This made Wen Jingchi realize for the first time that something was strange.

Because they hadn't slept the whole night, the two of them fell asleep as soon as they got into bed.

At this time, Shen Mubai was walking on thin ice in the palace.

After several weeks of wandering, he finally got the chance to be alone with the emperor.

One of the imperial doctors had dropped a jade pendant and was in a hurry to look for it.

At this critical moment, Shen Mubai quickly came to the emperor's side, took out a silver needle to feel his pulse, and found a trace of black air in his blood.

This black gas is a sign of poisoning. Unless there is poison in the diet, there is no problem.

Frowning, Shen Mubai realized the seriousness of the matter.

No need to ask any more questions, it couldn't be anyone else except Wen Chenxuan.

As soon as the emperor became seriously ill, he refused anyone from contacting him. His purpose was obvious.

But there are some things he cannot say directly, after all, he is just a subordinate.

Noticing someone coming in, Shen Mubai pretended to spread the medicinal herbs on the table.

The imperial physician who had just been there came back, and a few more imperial physicians came. They surrounded the emperor and treated his symptoms.

Gradually, Shen Mubai realized that these imperial doctors seemed to have a good relationship with Wen Chenxuan. As for those who did not obey Wen Chenxuan's management, they could only do some work of boiling medicine.

After a busy night, I was finally able to rest the next morning.

The guards took him to the emperor's bedroom, where the servants lived.

The room is fairly clean. Although not very big, it is comfortable to live in.

"Mr. Shen, please stay here for a while. Although the environment is not good, please bear with it for a while. If you need anything, please let me know."

Shen Mubai just nodded calmly without saying anything, pretending to be sleepy.

After he left, she sat up from the bed. She originally wanted to write a letter to the little maid in the palace to take back, but she never expected that there were guards standing by her.

Gritting his teeth, Shen Mubai could only go to the window sill at the back.

Although there were windows here, they were very high and he was not sure whether he would die if he jumped down.

Fortunately, there was a big tree behind the window. After great effort, I climbed up the tree and escaped successfully.

According to Wen Jingchi, there is a very small secret door here, but not many people know about it.

When he was a child, he was very naughty. It was the emperor who took him away once, and even Wen Chenxuan was unaware of it.

He came to the secret door quietly, placed the note under the tree where Wen Jingchi had lived before, dug a small hole and buried it, then returned silently.

They agreed before coming that if anything happened, they would just leave the note here and someone would take it away.

At noon, Wen Jingchi and Chu Weiyue received the note as soon as they woke up.

Chu Weiyue walked over in a hurry, and when he saw the content, his face changed instantly, and he clenched his fists in anger.

"This is really too much. They can even poison the emperor's imperial meal. This person must be Wen Chenxuan. No one else can be so bold."

Shen Mubai explained in the letter that there was poison in the emperor's food, and this poison was very strange.

There is nothing abnormal when you first use it, but it will become toxic over time, causing people to gradually become comatose and eventually die in their sleep.

Conventional methods such as taking the pulse and using silver needles cannot detect the cause.

This is also the reason why no poison was found after eating it for so long!

Wen Jingchi frowned slightly and called over his most trusted subordinate.

"Go to the imperial kitchen of the palace right now and quietly change the emperor's diet."

The subordinate nodded and did the job without hesitation.

But in less than an hour, he ran back in panic.

"Your Highness, I just went to the Imperial Kitchen and found that all of their people were Wen Chenxuan's men. I saw with my own eyes the chief eunuch of the Imperial Kitchen chatting and laughing with him."

Wen Jingchi looked a little shocked, staring at somewhere, his eyes deep and dark.

"Could it be that Wen Chenxuan wants to rebel?"

Apart from this, he really couldn't think of the purpose of Wen Chenxuan doing all this.

Chu Weiyue gasped: "He is really bold to say that."

Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she grabbed Wen Jingchi's fingers.

"Why don't I go back and find out. If Wen Chenxuan really wants to rebel, he will definitely win over the ministers in the palace in advance. My father is in a high position and he will definitely take the opportunity to win him over. Even if my father refuses to tell me, I can get clues from his behavior."

Wen Jingchi's eyes revealed a hint of shock and surprise. He never expected that Chu Weiyue had such wisdom.

Not daring to say more, Chu Weiyue hurried back home.

Everything was normal in the Marquis' Mansion, with no obvious changes.

Noticing Chu Weiyue's return, the Marquis walked out with a serious look on his face.

"Where did you go? Did you go to see the Ninth Prince?"

Chu Weiyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I just came back from him. Does father want to talk to me about something?"

There was a moment of silence and the Marquis said nothing, but Chu Weiyue could feel that he obviously wanted to say something.

After a long while, the Marquis finally uttered a word.

"Now that the emperor is seriously ill, your father advises you not to get close to the Ninth Prince, so as to avoid gossip."

Chu Weiyue couldn't help but sneer at this: "Father, I am his future princess, what does it matter if he and I visit each other more? Besides, the emperor is seriously ill, so he and I should go to visit him. Is there anything wrong with that?"