The emperor defended the eldest prince:
"Your eldest brother has been the best to you since you were little. No one took care of you when you were little, and your eldest brother always took care of you. How could he do such a thing to you?
Could it be that someone is trying to sow discord between you two brothers?"
When Qu Cheng'an heard the emperor say this, he knew that the emperor did not intend to make a decision for him. After all, one of them was his child, the future heir, whom he had spoiled since childhood.
The other is a prince who has been unfavored since childhood.
Qu Cheng'an knew that the emperor would make such a choice, but he still hoped in his heart that the emperor would truly care about him even for just a few seconds.
But the emperor didn't even ask about his safety and began to defend the eldest prince.
Qu Cheng'an completely let go of this pitiful father-son relationship.
He looked up at the emperor.
"Father, your attitude towards me has changed drastically now, not only because you feel guilty about making me a hostage.
I'm afraid you've seen more of my abilities and hope that I can behave myself and help you govern your kingdom, right?"
The emperor held the chess piece in his hand and said:
"Since you know all this, what do you think?"
Qu Chengan stared at the emperor intently and said:
"What if I also want your throne?"
The emperor sneered, "Then we'll see if you have the ability."
Just as he finished speaking, the emperor suddenly heard a commotion outside.
A young eunuch stumbled in.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something is wrong!"
The emperor glared at the young eunuch with a stern look, "What are you panicking about?! I'm fine! If you keep saying that, I'll smash your mouth!"
The young eunuch was so frightened that he trembled and knelt on the ground, stammering:
"Your Majesty, a group of thieves suddenly appeared outside and have surrounded the entire palace!"
The emperor was startled and stood up from the couch, "What did you say?!"
Qu Cheng'an sat on the couch and took a sip of the tea beside him.
The emperor realized something and turned to look at Qu Chengan.
"You did this?!"
Qu Chengan put down the cup in his hand and said slowly:
"I know I'm not favored, so I've understood one thing since I was little: if I want something, I have to find a way to get it myself.
Relying on Father will never be possible."
The emperor was so angry at Qu Cheng'an that he spat out blood.
But no one around dared to come forward to help the emperor.
The emperor fell back heavily on the couch.
Qu Cheng'an called Wenxiang in and said, "Go and prepare the draft for His Majesty."
Wen Xiang responded and quickly took the eunuchs around the emperor to bring back what Qu Cheng'an wanted.
Qu Cheng'an said to the emperor:
"Father, can you still write? It looks like you need a good rest. Let me write for you!"
The emperor gasped and stared at Qu Cheng'an's actions.
I saw Qu Cheng'an constantly writing something on the yellow brocade.
After writing, he turned around and walked to the emperor's bed and took out a box from under the pillow.
After opening it, there was a jade seal inside that was completely shiny and lustrous.
The emperor struggled to stand up and stop Qu Cheng'an.
But my body just wouldn't obey me at all.
When he stood up, his vision went dark and he fell straight to the ground.
Qu Cheng'an didn't even glance at the emperor. He took the written imperial edict and walked to the emperor's side and said to everyone in the room:
"Your Majesty is seriously ill, so he summoned me to the palace and wrote an imperial edict to pass on the throne to me. To ensure your Majesty's safety, martial law is in effect throughout the palace, and no one is allowed to disturb your Majesty while he recovers."
Everyone in the room knelt in a circle.
"Greetings to His Majesty, long live His Majesty!"
The emperor stretched out his hands with great effort and grabbed the corner of Qu Cheng'an's clothes.
"You...rebellious..."
Before he finished speaking, the emperor fainted completely.
Qu Cheng'an ordered the imperial physician to come and treat the emperor, and imprisoned the emperor in the bedroom.
By the time the eldest prince and his men discovered the situation and rushed to the palace, it was already too late.
The emperor died before he could be rescued.
The other princes were stopped by Qu Cheng'an's men and did not even see the emperor's body.
The eldest prince pointed at Qu Cheng'an's nose and scolded him for killing the emperor and his father.
Qu Cheng'an directly arrested the eldest prince and the third prince on charges of treason.
Qu Cheng'an ascended the throne with the edict of succession he had drafted, and none of the ministers in the court dared to raise any objection.
The first thing Qu Cheng'an did after taking office was to behead the third prince.
The third prince has tried to kill him several times, so he must not be allowed to live.
The third prince was given a cup of poisoned wine in prison.
The eldest prince was exiled by him.
Qu Cheng'an was sitting on the dragon throne thinking about Su Danruo.
He has now avenged his mother and obtained everything he wanted.
The only regret in his heart now is Sudan.
He was eager to see Sudanruo and share his joy with her.
But when he thought that Sudan Ruo already had someone else by his side, his heart ached.
After he had arranged all the affairs of the court, he left the palace on the pretext of going on a secret visit.
After leaving the palace, he went straight to the capital of Fengyang State.
He still had the token given to him by Sultan Ruo on him, and he used the token to directly enter the palace of Fengyang Kingdom.
At this time, Sultan Ruo was in her own bedroom taking care of her baby.
Ever since she named Qi Xinyuan as her imperial husband, she found that Qi Xinyuan was more suitable to be the emperor than her.
It just so happened that her belly was growing bigger, so she simply handed over all the affairs of the court to Qi Xinyuan.
Apart from attending the morning court every day, she had almost nothing to worry about.
Sultan Ruo even thought about giving the throne to Qi Xinyuan directly, and she would go to Ninglan City to live a happy life with her father.
As a result, he was ruthlessly rejected by the system. The system said that the male protagonist's child must become the king of Fengyang Kingdom, so that the plot of this world can develop normally.
Otherwise, her mission would have failed this time.
Sultan had to give up the idea of abdication for the time being.
She looked at her belly and realized that she could only wait until the little guy grew up before passing on the throne.
I don't know whether this baby is a boy or a girl.
Sudan was bored and pulled Sang'er aside to chat.
"What do you think we should name the child?"
Sang'er smiled and replied to Sultan Ruo: "Your Majesty, why not wait for the Emperor to come back and discuss it with him! The Emperor is very knowledgeable and will definitely be able to choose a good name for the child!"
While the two were talking, they didn't notice a figure gradually approaching them.
Qu Cheng'an originally wanted to give Sudanruo a surprise, but when he walked into the yard, he heard the two of them discussing naming the child.
Qu Cheng'an couldn't believe his ears. What did he hear?
If Sudan has a child, is it his and Qi Xinyuan's child?
Qu Chengan slowly approached, and only when he saw Su Danruo's slightly bulging belly did he speak in disbelief.
"You...are pregnant?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
