"Your Majesty, he...his car crashed!"

These five words were like thunder from the blue sky, exploding in 놖's ears. 놖's eyes widened in shock, and his mind went blank.

Li Rui's body swayed, as if he had lost all his strength in an instant. He weakly loosened his grip on the eunuch, and moved his lips, but no sound came out.

Only then did she respond and grabbed his arm, "Prince, are you okay?"

He turned his head slowly, his eyes fell on her face, but it was as if he was looking through her at another person, his eyes were full of sorrow and... confusion?

"The car crashed...how could it happen..." He muttered to himself, his voice unusually dry.

Although I knew that no one could stay out of the vortex of the struggle for imperial power, I never thought that the emperor who sat on the dragon throne and looked so majestic would suddenly pass away.

For a moment, sadness, fear, and confusion intertwined together, making it almost impossible for me to breathe.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?" He forced himself to calm down. Now was not the time to be sad. The last thing the royal palace needed was people who would take advantage of someone's misfortune.

Li Rui seemed to be awakened by the voice. He took a deep breath and his eyes gradually became clear, but the sadness in his eyes could not be concealed.

"Pass it on," he ordered the eunuch behind him in a deep voice, "Stop the news. No one is allowed to enter or leave the palace without the king's order!"

"Yes!" The eunuch took the order and left in a hurry, obviously realizing the seriousness of the situation.

Li Rui then turned to look at 놖, his eyes flashing with complex emotions, "Qingya, come with 놖."

He pulled 놖's body and walked quickly towards the study.

Along the way, I saw that the guards of the palace moved quickly and entered a state of alert. The atmosphere was depressing and suffocating.

After entering the study, Li Rui dismissed 녨右, leaving only 놖. He walked to the desk, opened a secret compartment, took out a letter from it and handed it to 놖.

"What's this?" Puzzled, he took the envelope. There was no signature on the front, only a simple word "Rui".

"This is a letter my brother left for you." Li Rui's voice sounded exhausted. "He said that if something unexpected happened to him one day, he wanted you to open this letter."

His heart sank suddenly, and a sense of foreboding surged into his head. Was the emperor's death really just an accident? Why did he write the letter in advance and give it to Li Rui?

놖 couldn't wait to open the envelope and pull out the letter inside.

The handwriting of the letter was vigorous and powerful, obviously written by the emperor himself.

"My Royal Brother,

By the time you read this letter, I may no longer be alive.

I know that you have never been interested in the throne, but now I have no other choice.

Chengqian was young and ignorant, and was easily deceived; Chengze was narrow-minded and incapable of handling important responsibilities.

Only you, Rui'er, are the most suitable candidate to inherit the throne.

I know that you have concerns, but for the sake of the Great Zhou and the people, I hope you can put the overall situation first and shoulder this responsibility.

I have arranged everything, you just need to follow my instructions..."

The content of the letter came to an abrupt end here, and Wang widened his eyes in disbelief. Could it be that the emperor had already anticipated that he would encounter an accident, so he wrote a will in advance and passed the throne to Li Rui?

But why?

Why did he do this?

He raised his head and looked at Li Rui opposite him, but found that his face had become extremely ugly.

"My brother...why did he do this?" he murmured to himself, his tone full of pain and confusion.

I didn't know how to answer him, because my heart was full of doubts.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the door, followed by a sharp voice:

"How dare you, Li Rui, to imprison me in the palace! Why don't you open the door quickly!"

It’s Crown Prince Li Chengqian!

How did he get here?

My heart skipped a beat, and I had a bad feeling...