Wen Chenxuan came to visit the Queen Mother and found her bedridden and coughing.

When the Queen Mother found out that Wen Chenxuan had arrived, she pretended to be dazed and opened her eyes.

"So it's the prince. I'm not feeling well so I won't get up. If you have anything to say, please report it. If not, please go back first."

The Queen Mother waved her hand weakly at him, sighed deeply, and began to talk nonsense.

Then he fainted and seemed to have fallen asleep.

A palace maid came to Wen Chenxuan. She was the empress dowager's confidant.

"Your Highness, I think you should go back today. As for the coronation ceremony, we can discuss it after the Queen Mother recovers. I'm afraid she can't discuss it with you in her current condition."

Wen Chenxuan clenched his fists, his teeth itching with hatred. How could he not know that this was all a trick played by the Queen Mother? But there was nothing he could do but go back in anger.

Chu went to the Queen Mother's bedroom and kicked a pot of flowers next to it hard. The pot broke into pieces. His followers immediately came over to offer advice.

"Don't be angry, Your Highness. We can take care of the Queen Mother. As long as she is well, we will be able to let you ascend the throne as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Wen Chenxuan's anger surged to its peak: "Don't you see by now that the Queen Mother is completely safe and sound? How could she look like she's sick? I think she's just pretending!"

"He is not a fool, how could he not know that the Queen Mother is usually in good health, but she fell seriously ill at this time."

He was obviously being taken care of very well, how could he suddenly fall ill? It might work to fool a three-year-old child, but it would not work to fool him.

"But there is always a chance of something happening. I don't think she's pretending. How about this, let's ask the imperial physician to check her pulse."

Wen Chenxuan sneered and glared at his men with contempt.

"If that old thing is really pretending, do you think she would let the imperial physician feel her pulse? She would probably only let Shen Mubai, who is next to Wen Jingchi, feel her pulse. She wouldn't trust anyone else. Our people would have no chance of getting close to her."

The subordinate frowned and thought about it carefully: "If the Queen Mother was really pretending to be sick, she would never let any imperial physician take her pulse."

Having lived in the palace for many years, she must have known that all the imperial doctors were bribed by Wen Chenxuan. If she did not have this ability, she would not have been able to sit on the position of empress dowager.

Suddenly, his men came up with a foolproof plan.

"We can find a young palace maid who knows medical skills. The young palace maid is inconspicuous. She can take the Queen Mother's pulse while she is sleeping. This way we can know whether the Queen Mother is really seriously ill. After all, the pulse of a seriously ill person is very different from that of an ordinary person. Anyone who is slightly proficient in Yili can understand it. We can also choose a young palace maid from the Queen Mother's palace and teach her some medical knowledge temporarily..."

"This is a very good idea. You should arrange it immediately. It would be best if you could choose a smart person from the Queen Mother's palace and let her take the opportunity to get close to the Queen Mother and feel her pulse."

The subordinate bowed respectfully and did as Wen Chenxuan instructed.

After three days, the Queen Mother's health still showed no improvement, and seemed to be even worse than before. She was drowsy and bedridden every day.

Half of the civil and military officials were Wen Jingchi's men, and the other half were Wen Chenxuan's men. The two groups were at odds with each other, which also led to the obstruction of Wen Chenxuan's plan to ascend the throne.

Late that night, the little palace maid came to the Queen Mother and pretended to bring her medicine.

While the Queen Mother was sleeping soundly, he gently felt her pulse, with a violent tremor in his eyes. He immediately put the medicine aside quietly and turned to leave.

He came to the Imperial Garden, met with Wen Chenxuan's men, and passed on the message.

Wen Chenxuan had been waiting for news and couldn't sleep at all. When he found his men coming back, he hurried over and asked, "How is it? Is it true that the Queen Mother is seriously ill?"

The subordinate sighed in annoyance: "Just now, the maid reported that the Queen Mother's pulse is steady and strong, and she doesn't look like she has contracted a serious illness at all. Moreover, she hasn't lost weight in the past few days. Her face is ruddy, how can she be sick? She is just pretending."

"I knew this old woman was playing tricks on me. I'm going to meet her in person tomorrow!"

Wen Chenxuan slammed the table hard, holding a water cup tightly. Because he slammed too hard, the cup broke.

The next morning, he went to visit the Queen Mother again and found that she was pretending to be haggard.

But in fact, it was just as the little palace maid said, her body was not weak at all, and she looked even stronger than him, a big man.

After asking for a while, Wen Chenxuan pretended to care for her and gave her a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum: "Grandmother, you must take good care of yourself. Now that my father is gone, your health is what I am most worried about..."

His words sounded nice, but the empress dowager just listened and exchanged a few pleasantries before Wen Chenxuan left.

When he reached the door, his eyes flickered slightly.

Since the Queen Mother deliberately pretended to be ill, she would most likely be ill for ten days or half a month. When the time is right, Wen Jingchi would definitely fight with him, and the outcome would be uncertain.

If the Queen Mother died now, he could naturally ascend to the throne and no one could stop him.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he gritted his teeth tightly: "Grandmother, you forced me to do this, don't blame me for being cruel..."

He didn't want to do such a heartless thing, but reality forced him to make a choice!

As soon as Wen Chenxuan left, Wen Jingchi came and asked all the servants to leave, and the Queen Mother met with Wen Jingchi alone.

Seeing that there was no one here, the empress dowager immediately sat up from her bed. She didn't look like a sick person at all.

She stuffed the tiger talisman into Wen Jingchi's hand and said, "This is the tiger talisman that I have been carrying with me. With it, you can mobilize the troops from my mother's clan. My brother has been guarding the border and can be recalled in case of emergency.

I have already written back. With this tiger talisman, you can command his army. As long as he comes back, all problems can be solved. The prince should forget about taking the throne. It will all depend on you to expose his conspiracy."

"I think the prince is going to take action against me in the next few days. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Wen Jingchi couldn't help but start to worry.

"Grandmother, I'm worried that the Crown Prince will really attack you. How will you deal with it?"

The Queen Mother raised her lips slightly: "He is just a young boy, but he still wants to attack me. He really underestimates me. Think about it, I have survived the struggle in the palace for so many years, and successfully sat on the throne of the Queen Mother. How can I be an ordinary person? His tricks of poisoning can't do anything to me."

"Your father was too careless, so he fell into his trap. But I won't do that. Don't worry, I have a way to deal with him."