"Aren't you happy to see me?" Gao Xuance stroked the face that she had been thinking about day and night with his hands over and over again, and couldn't help but hug her in his arms.

Yao Niang lowered her eyes and said, "How can I be happy? You have been gone for so long and I have never heard a word from you. Now that the emperor is seriously ill, will you return without an imperial edict?"

Gao Xuance originally thought that he and Yao Niang were very close, and that it would not change even if they were separated for a long time. They were just destined to be together. Although they were put together in their previous lives, why were they the only two of them among so many people? They also became a couple in this life. This was a great fate.

As for the fact that he didn't say a single word, he explained, "I'm in the army, and all my letters are monitored. If they leak out, I'm afraid there will be villains. As for my father's serious illness, the reason I rushed back is because the war on the front line has been settled, and the Prince of Jinyang is finishing it off. I was worried about you and mother, so I rushed back at night. This time, I was also ordered to go to the capital."

Go to the capital by imperial decree?

Yao Niang was puzzled: "But father is seriously ill..."

She went to attend to the emperor's illness and found that the emperor was indeed in poor health, unable to speak, and even had difficulty moving. Why did she issue such an edict? Could it be that the emperor was completely fine?

Thinking of this, Yao Niang's eyes lit up, and Gao Xuance smiled and said, "Father's illness is no longer serious. I came back this time to deliver the antidote."

"Has the antidote been delivered?" Yao Niang asked.

Gao Xuan Ce nodded: "I have sent someone to deliver it, otherwise, how could I come to see you first?"

In her previous life, this Concubine Lin was the empress, so she could do things without anyone knowing. In this life, Gao Xuance thought that she was just a concubine and would not have such great power. How could he have known that she even dared to attack the emperor.

In other words, his father's illness in his previous life was actually related to Concubine Lin. He thought Concubine Lin only gave him the medicine, but he didn't know she was so brave. Now he was hiding it from everyone just now in order to find evidence against Lin. This was a trap.

Yao Niang had not thought it would be so complicated. When she was in the palace, she usually only ate food sent from the kitchen. Now she never thought that the emperor was actually poisoned by Concubine Lin.

"Where did she get the poison?" Yao Niang couldn't figure it out.

Gao Xuance smiled and said, "That is something that Father should investigate. You and I will pretend we don't know."

After finishing speaking, Gao Xuance took Yao Niang's hand and said, "Don't talk about this. Are you really so heartless that you have changed your attitude towards me? I feel like I'm being fried in oil."

This man is actually still thinking about this kind of thing. Yao Niang let go of his hand and said incredulously: "It's already such a long time, and you are still thinking about your son and daughter. I am really worried."

"It's okay." Gao Xuance held Yao Niang's hand, and when he saw that her belly was flat, he asked again, "Is the baby born? How is your body? Are you okay?"

Yao Niang never expected that after he knew she had given birth to a child, he did not ask about the gender of the child or how the child was, but only asked about herself.

She clearly said that she wanted to be heartless, but she couldn't help but say, "The baby has been born and is healthy. When I gave birth, my belly was so big that I thought it was going to burst. There were also those lines, which are almost gone now. Then, during the confinement period, the evil fluid could not be completely discharged, and I felt uncomfortable in bed every day. But Chengyun still wants to drink my milk, and I am feeding him myself."

It was difficult to even say these words to the maid and mother, but Gao Xuance seemed to be very friendly and able to understand people's hearts. No matter what she said, he listened.

Gao Xuance hugged her and said, "Why did you suffer so much? It's all my fault. You can blame me."

With him coaxing her like this, even if Yao Niang was a hard stone, she would turn into water?

Of course, he saw his son again. The silly father was at a loss as to what to do when he held the child for the first time. Chengyun was not shy at first, but when he saw his father coming, he quickly blocked his son with his hands and buried his head in Yao Niang's arms, trying to get food from her arms as if he knew how to do it.

A warm room.

When the eldest prince and others heard that Gao Xuance had entered the palace, they felt that their chance had come. "Since Shuzi has entered the capital without an imperial edict, this is our chance."

When he said this, Concubine Lin had just been offended by Yao Niang and had already concluded that the emperor would not live for more than a few days. It would be a better time to take action now.

"Alright, alright, catch the thief and take the stolen goods. Your Majesty has not been attending to state affairs for three months. It is impossible for the Prince of Chen to enter the capital normally. You must punish him for disrespect."

The timing was perfect; the army had not yet returned, so Prince Chen secretly ran back on his own.

If we capture Prince Chen, the emperor will die soon and the eldest prince can ascend the throne smoothly.

Concubine Lin and the eldest prince looked at each other and felt that victory was in their grasp.

…

Gao Xuance had just changed his clothes and had dinner with his wife and children. He planned to pay his respects to the emperor and his concubine tomorrow. This was according to the rules, because the emperor had recovered and he could not disturb him.

Taoism and medicine have been inseparable since ancient times, and alchemy is still very useful.

Unfortunately, before he could even eat a few bites of food, someone rushed in and said, "My Lord, something bad has happened. The virtuous king is here with his men, saying that you have no imperial edict to return to the capital, and they want you to go out and question them."

Gao Xuance said calmly: "Tell King Xian that I came to the capital by imperial decree. He doesn't need to ask any questions."

Before she could finish her words, the eldest prince burst in. Yao Niang was also very unhappy. The eldest prince was not even a crown prince yet, so did he think he could ascend the throne and become the new emperor?

The more he did this, the more the eldest prince felt that he was guilty. Gao Xuance said to Yao Niang, "Take Chengyun in first, and I will handle it."

It seems like everything came together today.

The eldest prince was very brave and powerful, and he had been frugal and even courteous to the wise and humble for many years, all for today. Back then, when King Cheng of Chu wanted to depose the eldest son and enthronize the youngest, Crown Prince Shangchen found out in advance and killed King Cheng of Chu. He couldn't wait any longer.

"Brother, it's already dark now. You brought people into my bedroom. I wonder what you want to do?" Gao Xuance asked.

The eldest prince said, "You are a deputy general, but you left the front line without permission and ran back to the capital, and even scolded the guards. Your father is seriously ill, and you are so rebellious? As your brother, I will teach you a lesson."

He has already gathered all his men, and will strike today when the enemy is unprepared. Even if the Prince of Chen is very powerful, how can he fight him alone?

"Teachings? Royal brother, you are just a prince like me now. The troops in the palace should be commanded by our father. Why do I need your teachings?" Gao Xuance stood with his hands behind his back, not afraid at all.

The eldest prince just waved his hand, and the guards rushed over like wolves and tigers.

As long as he can capture Prince Chen, once Prince Chen dies and his father passes away, the world will be his.

Yao Niang held Cheng Yun in the inner room. Bai Ying, Bai Zhi and the others were trembling with fear. She had to comfort them: "It's okay. I believe it will be okay."

She had to admit that Gao Xuance's return was not the wrong time as she had expected. On the contrary, because of his return, Concubine Lin and her son were finally willing to take action.

…

"Stop." The commander of the Royal Guard appeared here.

The eldest prince took a look and found that it was Cui Guangfo, the person his father trusted the most. This man only obeyed his father. Although he was usually smooth, he actually only took orders from Emperor Jianzhang.

"Commander Cui, this is a matter between me and Prince Chen, please leave." The eldest prince didn't want any more changes.

In the past, King Cheng of Chu said that he wanted to eat bear paws in order to delay time and wait for reinforcements. Shang Chen was very foresighted and did not listen to him and killed him immediately. Now he wants to kill gods if he meets them and kill Buddhas if he meets them.

Cui Guangfo took out the token and said, "My lord, this is what the emperor asked me to do."

"What a joke! Father has been ill for a long time, how could he come?" The eldest prince didn't listen at all.

But a voice came from outside: "You rebellious son, you are so brave."

The eldest prince was shocked. Who else could it be if it wasn't Emperor Jianzhang who came in from behind? He glanced at Gao Xuance again and understood everything.

This was a setup from the beginning to the end. The purpose of this setup was to force the mother and son to take action, so that Emperor Jianzhang could legitimately depose him, the eldest son.

The eldest prince no longer had the domineering attitude he had just now. Instead, he pointed at Gao Xuance and acted like a madman: "It's you, it's you, you are the one who tricked me, you..."

Gao Xuance said to Emperor Jianzhang, "Father, please forgive my elder brother for once. He didn't mean it."

"He wants to kill you, and you still plead for him?" Emperor Jianzhang sighed.

Gao Xuance knew that from now on, the eldest prince would never ascend to the throne again. In this case, he might as well be a good person.

Emperor Jianzhang looked at the eldest prince and his men, and said to Cui Guangfo with a solemn look, "Deal with all those involved in the case, imprison the eldest prince, and take him to Shoushan to guard the late emperor's spirit."

Shoushan is remote and narrow, and the environment is very poor. It seems that the eldest prince will not be able to get out in this lifetime.

Just at this moment, Concubine Lin rushed over. Everyone came to plead for mercy for her, but she pointed a knife at Emperor Jianzhang and said, "Such a rebellious son, so rebellious, please kill him, otherwise I will no longer be able to stay in the palace."

The eldest prince did not understand what she meant, but Yao Niang, who heard it in the inner room, praised Concubine Lin for her intelligence.

The emperor would not kill his own son. At most he would imprison him. However, Concubine Lin sacrificed her own son for the sake of justice and saved the noble family. If there was anyone who poisoned him, he would probably have died without any evidence.

As long as he is alive and the nobles still control the military power, the eldest prince can still ascend to the throne.

After wandering for so many years, Chong'er finally succeeded in ascending to the throne.

It's just like when someone else's child does something wrong, and the other person hasn't said anything yet, but you give the child a scolding first, then others will have nothing to say.

Emperor Jianzhang was a kind-hearted person, so Gao Xuance did not want to add insult to injury. Even though the eldest prince was gone, there were still Prince Zhou and Prince An, and he could not look down on them.

Yao Niang couldn't let Concubine Lin succeed. She looked at her son who didn't know anything, said sorry in her heart, and pinched the child. Cheng Yun burst into tears, and she also shouted: "Child, you are scared and crying, right? Don't let anything happen to you, mother can't bear it."

When Emperor Jianzhang heard that even the little grandson in the room was frightened, he knew that the eldest prince was ruthless and would not even spare children. So he said to Concubine Lin, "There is no need to execute him. Even a tiger will not eat its own cubs. Just remove his name from the family register and he will no longer be a member of the Gao family. And you, don't you know anything about his affairs?"

Concubine Lin had already dealt with the person who poisoned her, and thought that even the Imperial Guards would not be able to find out. Now, hearing the emperor's question, although she appeared calm on the outside, she was sweating profusely.

"I really didn't know." Concubine Lin quickly protested her innocence.

Cui Guangfo saw that Concubine Lin was doomed and even her son had been expelled from the throne, so he had nothing to fear and decided to do a favor for Prince Chen.

Even the half-year-old son of Prince Chen cried just right, so why shouldn't he do the same?

"Your Majesty, I have already found the letters that Concubine Lin sent to the Wang and Lin families." Cui Guangfo said.

Concubine Lin couldn't help but look at Cui Guangfo. He had always been friendly to them before? Now he was actually turning the tables on them.

Emperor Jianzhang snorted coldly: "What else do you have to say now?"

Concubine Lin fell to the ground, knowing that she was now truly doomed.