Chapter 265: Falling out, the crime of regicide
Ji Qingwu actually wanted to stay away from the disputes here.
But she couldn't leave.
Ji Qingwu first looked at the lifeless and blurry figure of the man lying on the bright yellow dragon bed, then turned his gaze back to Yuan Heng, who was standing next to Princess Huachang, looking at everyone around him with wary eyes.
A dark color gradually appeared in her eyes. She had to protect Yuan Heng.
The Queen Mother asked sternly, "Eunuch Li, has the Emperor ever drafted an imperial edict to appoint a crown prince?"
Li Yuzong said: "I don't know."
The Queen Mother nodded: "If even the servants around the Emperor don't know about it, then there is no such thing."
"As for the matter of appointing a crown prince, I think we should discuss it with the old ministers of the previous dynasty."
The tears on Wei Liru's face had not yet dried. She said, "I want to ask the Queen Mother, is there anything else that needs to be discussed with the previous dynasty? I think the Queen Mother is Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone knows it."
The Queen Mother slapped her hands on the golden nanmu armrest, and her nails made a harsh sound as they scraped against the wood.
She glared at Concubine Wei and said, "How dare you be so presumptuous in front of me!"
If Prince Yong succeeds to the throne in the end, Concubine Wei will have no good consequences.
Wei Liru glanced at Wei Ting who was standing beside her and had been silent. Since her brother had the imperial edict of reinstatement and military power, what was there to be afraid of?
Concubine Wei chose to break off relations with the Queen Mother.
She sneered and said, "It is a foregone conclusion that the young prince will succeed to the throne. It is an indisputable fact, but the Queen Mother is mentioning her own biological son at this time. Isn't she too selfish!"
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and said, "I see that the Emperor's grandson is still young. It is too much of a joke for a four-year-old to ascend the throne. I only put forward my idea from the perspective of the stability of the court."
Zhao Minghong was happy to be a leisurely prince, but when he heard the Queen Mother's words, he stood up with a frown on his face.
"The King did not..."
"Minghong!" The Queen Mother stopped him with dissatisfaction.
Wei Ting watched them talking without interrupting, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.
Suddenly, a soft but not to be ignored voice was heard.
"All of you get out."
These words came from behind the Queen Mother's ears.
It was neither too loud nor too soft, and everyone in the hall could hear it.
The Queen Mother turned her head with a slightly hesitant look, and saw a piece of ink-green clothing passing in front of her.
Everyone's eyes focused on Ji Qingwu again.
Ji Qingwu walked to the center of the hall and said, "The patient needs to rest, or the injury is in the heart meridian, which needs rest. Are you planning to see who can shout louder, break His Majesty's heart meridian, and intend to kill the king?"
As soon as the word "regicide" was uttered, the hall became unusually quiet and no one dared to say anything more.
What Ji Qingwu said from a doctor's perspective makes sense.
However, after the Imperial Physician's Office announced that all medicines and treatments were ineffective, everyone was already prepared for the Emperor's death and considered the man lying on the dragon bed to be dying.
Those who are quick-witted have already started planning for their future.
However, no one can bear the label of regicide.
Ji Qingwu's eyes were cold and she did not lean towards either side.
"Please move to the side hall and stop disturbing His Majesty's peace."
Ji Qingwu called out to the old man standing beside him with a worried look on his face.
"Eunuch Li."
Li Yuzong looked at her and immediately understood. He walked forward and led the way for them.
"Your Highness, please go first."
Princess Huachang was the last one to stand up from her seat and walked to Ji Qingwu.
He asked in a hoarse voice: "Qingwu, is there really no other way?"
Ji Qingwu opened his lips and whispered, "I have tried my best."
Princess Huachang bowed her head and said, "I understand."
After calming down a little, he held her arm and asked again: "What about you? Qingwu, which side are you standing on?"
The empress dowager's intention was very clear. She wanted to push Prince Yong to the throne so that she, the empress dowager, would have more legitimacy and would be like a fish in water in the palace.
Concubine Wei was a concubine of Emperor Wu Su, and she had no children. If Prince Yong were to become the new emperor, she would either be buried with the emperor in the mausoleum, or spend the rest of her life with the emperor. Only by supporting the little prince could she have a way out.
No one wants to do good for Yuan Heng; they all act out of their own selfish motives.
Princess Huachang's armor dug into her flesh.
Ji Qingwu could feel her emotions surging. In fact, her heart was never calm for a moment.
She didn't say anything, but the corners of her eyes turned red, and her calmness completely disappeared.
Ji Qingwu choked up and said, "Princess, I want to save him."
She didn't want to take sides, because no matter who ascended the throne as the new emperor, the situation facing Beili would be dire.
Yuan Heng is young and needs someone to help him...
Prince Yong has no foundation, and his position is not legitimate...
The world is about to be in chaos.
Ji Qingwu had experienced the chaos and war that he had experienced when he came here, with countless lives lost, and he was about to experience it again.
She just wanted to save him.
She doesn't care who will be the next person to sit on the dragon throne.
But the system he carries with him is a fertility system. Funny enough, it can give him children but cannot save his life.
She wanted to protect Yuan Heng.
But with her current status, she has no position to protect him.
Unable to take him away or support him, Ji Qingwu's feeling of powerlessness reached its peak.
Princess Huachang stroked her back and said, "We still need to remain calm in the current situation."
Ji Qingwu was very clear-headed and she knew that crying was useless.
So from the moment I saw his face as pale as paper, I didn't shed a single tear.
Ji Qingwu didn't have many people he could trust right now, so he asked, "Does the princess have anyone she can trust in the palace?"
Princess Huachang was also an idle person.
She didn't like the dirty things in the palace, but at least her ears were free from them. Now she needed to hire someone, but she had no one to choose from.
Seeing the eldest princess's expression, Ji Qingwu understood.
She said, "Princess, please go to the side hall first. I'll be here."
After Princess Huachang left, the ministers outside the door started making even louder noises.
What happened again?
Ji Qingwu walked to the red gate.
The soldiers at the post station brought urgent news that Xi Jin sent troops to invade the northern border overnight. Yuchi Lianping led his troops to fight and temporarily suppressed the attack.
The Queen Mother hurriedly invited the ministers to the side hall to discuss matters.
Ji Qingwu stood at the main entrance, watching these important officials of the court walk towards the side hall.
They all sighed, and some even shed tears, but these tears and sighs could not help her distinguish between loyalty and treachery.
Ji Qingwu walked back into the bedroom, lifted the gauze curtain, and sat in front of the bed.
With his eyes closed, his features looked particularly harmless and gentle.
His face was the same pale as before, and if it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, he would have looked no different from a dead person.
Ji Qingwu slowly reached out his hand, pulled over his palm, and held his thumb.
After Emperor Wu Su was assassinated, she dared not trust anyone around him anymore. She even felt that Li Yuzong, who served by his side, was a little suspicious.
She extended two fingers and touched the inside of his wrist.
Ji Qingwu felt a pang of nasal congestion, and the sourness made her eyes hurt.
This pulse...
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