Hearing Yun Hao's question, Empress Sun sighed, "I only just found out myself. If I were to bring this up, it would be a waste of an opportunity to earn merit. I am already Empress, and I have no further ambitions. I only hope that you and my godson can live well."
“But if I go and say it, wouldn’t that be stealing my elder brother’s credit? Mother, let my elder brother say it.”
Empress Sun could not miss the reluctance in Yun Hao's eyes. Indeed, no one would want to miss such a good opportunity.
She smiled and said, "My godson has had many opportunities. He is the eldest son of the legitimate wife. Even if he doesn't have this opportunity, the princes will value him. On the contrary, Hao'er, you... tell me how long it has been since you last saw your father. Sigh, your mother is just worried about you."
Empress Sun spoke with such sincerity that Yun Hao felt a lump in his throat. "Mother, you are so good to Hao'er."
"Hao'er, although you are not born to me, I still regard you as my own child, no different from my godson. If you do this well, I will speak to the Emperor on your behalf and grant you the title of Prince. With your own fiefdom, I can finally rest assured."
Yun Hao looked at Empress Sun with some excitement, knelt down again, and kowtowed heavily, "Your subject thanks Your Majesty!"
For a prince with a disability, being granted the title of Prince and having his own fiefdom was the best possible outcome.
After Yun Hao stood up, he suddenly remembered a question and hesitated for a moment, "Mother, this matter is just hearsay, how can Father believe it?"
"Hao'er, you don't need to worry about that. Your mother has already taken control of that Daoist Master Tianyi, and he can come out to testify for you at any time."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your son will certainly cherish this opportunity."
After Yun Hao left, Granny Kong stepped forward and handed a cup of tea to Empress Sun. "Your Majesty, can this Second Prince be trusted?"
Prince Sun took the teacup, took a sip, and said with a faint smile, "He's nothing but a good-for-nothing. With Consort Le around, what other choice does he have but to obediently listen to me? Besides, he wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. Let's just wait and see what happens."
It seems they've all forgotten that the former abbot was killed by the emperor for saying the elixir was poisonous.
Yun Hao returned to his room, abandoning his previous timid demeanor in front of Empress Sun, and obediently lay on the bed while Su Ruojin inserted needles into his body.
The other palace maids were kept outside the door by Yanluo, on the grounds that they should not interfere with her acupuncture treatment.
Empress Sun knew Su Ruojin's temperament and didn't care too much. After all, she was in Weiyang Palace, and they couldn't do anything funny.
"My mother has arranged a great thing for me," Yun Hao said slowly.
"Oh~ isn't it about you marrying Jia Yingying?" Su Ruojin was also a little curious.
"It's better than letting me marry Jia Yingying. She gave me a chance to make a contribution, a great contribution." Yun Hao's tone was laced with sarcasm.
Then Yunhao briefly recounted what Empress Sun had said to Su Ruojin.
"You agreed?" Su Ruojin asked.
“My good mother has presented me with such a great opportunity, how could I refuse? It’s time to settle accounts with my third brother.”
Su Ruojin pondered for a moment and said, "This matter is not as simple as it seems. Since the Third Prince dared to do it, he must have been on guard. If you expose him like this, do you think the Third Prince will just sit and wait to die?"
Yun Hao remained silent; Su Ruojin was right.
The room fell silent for a moment.
When Su Ruojin inserted the last needle into the Baihui acupoint, Yun Hao's expression suddenly changed drastically.
Pfft!
He spat out a mouthful of blood, which stained Su Ruojin's dress.
Su Ruojin was startled, but after realizing what was happening, she quickly lifted Yun Hao's wrist to take his pulse.
This time, Su Ruojin was so angry she laughed.
Okay, very good!
They even managed to fool her!
If Yun Hao hadn't taken the Dream Pill by chance, and if she hadn't used her acupuncture to expel the toxins, she wouldn't have discovered that Yun Hao had a poison hidden in his body.
Su Ruojin quickly removed all the needles and fed Yun Hao the medicine again.
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