Gu Jue is forcing the emperor to abdicate!!! The emperor's pupils suddenly shrank and his nostrils flared, thinking of what Prince Li said before he fainted:

"Sixty-five thousand soldiers from the military camp died in the battle. The Black Armor Army is at the gates of the city. Kang Hongda has been captured. The capital is now under the control of the Black Armor Army."

Yes, Gu Jue finally forced the emperor to abdicate and rebelled! The emperor screamed again in a frenzy, "Gu Jue is rebelling, come, arrest him for me."

His voice was so crazy, so hysterical.

“Shut up!” Unlike the emperor, Gu Jue’s expression was very calm. “Gu Lang, you are about to die.”

Gu Jue looked at the emperor as if he was looking at an insignificant stranger, and even the voice announcing the other party's death was so indifferent.

emperor:"!!!"

The emperor felt as if his body, brain, and throat were all burning.

He asked word by word: "Gu Jue, do you dare to kill the king?!"

Gu Jue laughed as if he had heard a joke, and asked, "Why wouldn't I dare to do that?"

Gu Jue still stood there, looking down at the emperor who couldn't even sit up on the couch, and then said: "It was you who called me back to the capital from the north, wasn't it?"

It was because Gu Lang was afraid that he was far away in the north and out of control, so he ordered him to return to the capital, under the pretext of rewarding him for his merits.

"You have a good prince, but he is suspicious all the time."

The prince was only a young man when he died at the hands of his own father.

"You just want to cultivate immortality and take elixirs every day."

It was Gu Lang himself who doted on Xuan Xin, became obsessed with elixirs, and fed himself the poison.

"Now, you are about to die. You killed yourself. You can't blame anyone else."

Gu Jue spoke slowly and logically, and Prince Li, who was listening to the emperor, felt mixed emotions. He was angry at the emperor for not fighting back, and hated him for being stupid, but even more, he felt sorry for the prince.

However, the emperor had no intention of repenting and he did not believe Gu Jue's words at all.

He felt that what Gu Jue said was a distortion of the truth.

"I will not die!" the emperor retorted excitedly.

He is the true dragon emperor, he will not die!

He is just encountering a minor disaster now. Xuan Jing has calculated for him that he will be able to escape danger!

A determined light flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he struggled to get up.

Normally, the eunuchs would help the emperor sit up, but now the eunuchs were not there, and the two imperial doctors did not dare to move at all.

The emperor struggled to use his elbows to prop up his body an inch, but he was too weak and his arms had no strength at all. He fell down again after rising a little bit, and rolled off the couch awkwardly to the ground, his skinny body twisted into a weird posture on the ground.

Because of the pain, the emperor's facial features twisted in agony and he groaned.

Still no one went to help the emperor, as if no one saw it at all.

The emperor looked at Gu Jue with an even more vicious look, wishing to tear him into pieces! Gu Jue also looked at the emperor lying on the ground, as if he was looking at a dog that had lost its home.

The emperor felt ashamed and angry. He felt as if he was crawling at Gu Jue's feet. His face was burning with pain and he really hoped that this was a nightmare.

The emperor couldn't help but recall what the previous emperor had told him when he was alive, that Gu Jue had the spirit to expand territory and could become a sword to defend the Great Qi, while he himself was more suitable for maintaining the status quo. If they brothers worked together, the Great Qi would surely prosper.

At that time, he felt that the late emperor was wrong.

The late emperor said that he was only suitable for maintaining the status quo, which was clearly saying that he was complacent and had no ambition to make progress. This statement was somewhat biased.

He is the crown prince and must be a role model for his fellow imperial brothers and ministers. Naturally, he should put the overall situation first when dealing with things.

Now, he could even say that the late emperor’s evaluation of Gu Jue was totally wrong.

How could Gu Jue defend the Great Qi? He was clearly ambitious for the throne! "You..."

The emperor tried hard to stand up, his eyes red, and he wanted to pounce on his prey like a wild beast and grab the throat of his prey, wanting to bury Gu Jue there, but he could not move even a step, and he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

"vomit!"

His mouth suddenly opened and he vomited another mouthful of blood from his throat. Then his body went limp and fell down, with his forehead hitting the ground heavily with a "bang".

Then, one of his shoulders trembled slightly twice, and then the emperor's body did not move anymore, and he collapsed there lifeless.

The hall fell into deathly silence.

The two doctors subconsciously held their breath until Gu Jue's indifferent voice sounded again: "Doctor, take a look at him."

The imperial physician then moved tremblingly, squatted beside the emperor, felt his pulse, opened his eyelids, and checked his breath. After repeatedly confirming, he came over and replied: "Your Highness Prince Chen, Prince Li, the emperor has passed away."

The imperial physician bowed and saluted, cold sweat breaking out on his back and mixed feelings in his heart.

"Order someone to ring the death knell."

Gu Jue never looked at the emperor again, his expression showing neither joy nor sadness. As he spoke, he walked out with Prince Li.

After leaving the East Warm Pavilion, he asked again, "Where is the prince?"

Prince Li finally came to his senses and said in a hoarse voice, "Come with me."

Gu Nanjin was in the emperor's original bedroom. In the past two days, he was under house arrest in the Yangxin Palace by the emperor and was staying here temporarily.

At this moment, in this room, besides the unconscious Gu Nanjin, his personal eunuch and the middle-aged imperial physician were also inside, taking care of Gu Nanjin by the bed.

There was a faint smell of blood in the air.

The wounds on Gu Nanjin's body have been treated, with medicine applied where necessary and bandages bandaged where necessary.

"How is the prince's condition?" Gu Jue's first question was about the prince's injuries, and he asked the imperial physician.

"Your Highness, there are some sword wounds on the Crown Prince's body, but these are only superficial injuries. The main point is that he was stabbed in the chest by the Emperor himself." The middle-aged doctor reported dryly, unable to hide the embarrassment in his expression, "The knife injured his lungs and he lost too much blood. He is just hanging on for life now."

The middle-aged doctor's voice became softer and softer.

The emperor should have stabbed the prince in the heart, but it pierced his left lung instead, so the prince did not die on the spot.

The prince's personal eunuch had red and swollen eyes and was sobbing. It was obvious that he had cried several times before. He wiped his eyes with his sleeve and felt that the prince was suffering too much.

"..." Gu Jue stared at Gu Nanjin on the couch for a moment and asked, "How long can he last?"

"I am not sure either." The middle-aged doctor's forehead was covered with sweat, and his voice was low and hoarse, "Your Highness the Crown Prince may not survive this night..."

The wound was too severe. Even if the emperor had summoned the imperial physician to treat the prince right after he stabbed him, they would not have had the confidence that they could bring the prince back from the brink of death. It was even more impossible now.

Prince Li: “…”

At Prince Yili's age, he has already seen many life and death separations, but even so, he couldn't help but tear up.

He also watched the prince grow up.

Prince Li covered his eyes with his hands to stop the tears from falling, and then he heard Gu Jue say, "Jingfeng, go back to the palace and call the princess."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jingfeng immediately responded and hurried away.

Not long after Jingfeng left, deafening bell sounds were heard outside the hall, one after another, breaking the silence of the dark night.

"Ding! Ding! Ding..."

This is the sound of a great funeral.

When an emperor passed away, the bell would be knocked forty-five times, symbolizing the emperor's supreme power.

The sound of the bell spread far away, not only echoing throughout the entire palace, but also heard by most people in the capital, who were all counting the bells silently.

Of course, the queen, who was stopped outside the Rijing Gate, also heard the sound of the funeral and couldn't help but prick up her ears.

The queen's body shook slightly and she almost collapsed. Fortunately, the head palace maid was quick to support her arm.

The sound of mourning will only be sounded when there is a national mourning. Now that the empress dowager is not in the palace, there are only two possibilities, either the emperor has passed away, or the prince has died!

The queen's well-maintained face looked pale, as if it had been powdered.

She just wanted to know how the prince was doing.

"Get out of the way!" The Queen pointed at the Black Armored Army soldiers who were blocking the door and said sternly, "I want to see the Emperor!"

The black-armored soldiers stood still like a mountain, with four long spears crossed to block the queen's way, as unshakable as a rock.

"Get out of the way!" the queen said again, her voice even sharper than before.

The Queen was worried and anxious. She could no longer maintain her usual grace and dignity. She wanted to force her way in, but at this moment, Prince Li came out from the other side of the door.

"Let the Queen in." Prince Li's voice was exhausted.

The Black Armor Army soldiers guarding the gate then let the queen enter the Rijing Gate.

The queen asked anxiously, "Uncle, how is the prince?"

The queen wished that the news of the great funeral was for the emperor. Only when the emperor passed away and the prince succeeded to the throne could she, the queen, rest assured.

Prince Li spoke frankly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not feeling well..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by another breathless female voice: "Empress, Prince Li, I want to see the Emperor too!"

Concubine Chu arrived panting, holding the hem of her skirt, and her face looked unhappy.

When the bell rang, she thought the crown prince had passed away, so she hurried over, thinking that the second prince finally had a chance.

But as we hurried along, the bells kept ringing, and now they have exceeded twenty-seven times.

This means that the dead person was not the prince, but the emperor. Only when the emperor dies will the sounds of mourning exceed twenty-seven beats.

The Queen didn't even look at Concubine Chu. The only thing in her mind was what Prince Li had just said, and her ears were buzzing.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not feeling well!

What is the so-called "not so good"? !

Concubine Chu frowned and asked nervously, "Did the emperor pass away? How could the emperor pass away?!"

Concubine Chu's eyes were filled with tears and she was extremely sad. Her delicate body, covered with a black cloak, was trembling like a crabapple flower in the wind and rain, which made people feel pity for her.

Prince Li glanced at Concubine Chu's tearful face, without any emotion on his face. He just said calmly, "Concubine, go back!" Concubine Chu had nothing to do here! So, Concubine Chu was stopped outside the Rijing Gate by several ruthless spears.

Concubine Chu's expression changed instantly. She was no longer sad as before. She shouted in a stern voice: "Why?! The emperor was in trouble, why didn't you let me see it?! Is there something shameful in this?"

It was the prince who was placed under house arrest by the emperor in the Yangxin Palace. Why is the prince fine now, but the emperor has passed away?! Could it be that the prince...

No matter how Concubine Chu shouted, Prince Li ignored her and told the restless Queen to continue walking towards the Yangxin Palace.

The more Concubine Chu thought about it, the more she felt that it was most likely the Crown Prince who killed the Emperor, and that Prince Li wanted to help the Queen and the Crown Prince to cover up the truth and allow the Crown Prince to ascend the throne.

No, we must not let the prince's conspiracy succeed! Concubine Chu was anxious and shouted, "I am a noble concubine. The emperor has passed away. It is natural for me to see the emperor for the last time. Who dares to stop me?!"

She wanted to use her status as a royal concubine to suppress these blind people, but it was in vain.

The man who blocked the road did not show any fear. Instead, he used his spear to force Concubine Chu to stagger back several steps.

"put……"

Concubine Chu wanted to say "how outrageous", but stopped halfway. It was only at this moment that she realized a beat late that the person who stopped her was not a member of the imperial guards.

These soldiers in black armor exude a murderous aura. Compared with them, the imperial guards are considered "gentle".

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Prince Li naturally heard Concubine Chu's shouting, but he did not stop.

Of course he could see through Concubine Chu's little thoughts.

Concubine Chu was just relying on the fact that she gave birth to the Second Prince and wanted the Second Prince to fight for the throne.

The situation is already chaotic enough, and Prince Li doesn't want anyone else to get involved.

Moreover, more importantly, given the Second Prince's indecisive character, he is not fit to be a king. The most he can do is help deal with some matters of the Ministry of Clan Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After watching the backs of Prince Li and the Queen disappear behind the Yuehua Gate opposite the Rijing Gate, Concubine Chu stomped her feet fiercely.

The senior palace maid said hesitantly, "My lady, would you like to go back first..."

Concubine Chu glared at the head maid, gritted her teeth, and said resolutely: "Let's go to Qianqing Gate to take a look."

Concubine Chu had heard about it a long time ago. Early this morning, the ministers of the six ministries and the royal family had requested to see the emperor outside the Qianqing Gate, but the emperor refused to see them. It was not until dark that Prince Li and several ministers were able to see the emperor.

After that, what secrets did happen in the Yangxin Palace? Concubine Chu took the head maid and several palace servants and went around in a hurry.

When she arrived at Qianqing Gate, the sounds of funeral had stopped and the surroundings were as quiet as a dead city.

Before Concubine Chu had the chance to talk to the princes and dukes outside the Qianqing Gate, she heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the direction of the left rear gate.

Concubine Chu frowned slightly. Not everyone in the palace can ride a horse.

She looked in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar figure riding a red horse galloping towards Qianqing Gate. Behind the girl were a dozen palace guards.

The light of the torch illuminated the face of the person who came. Concubine Chu took a closer look and recognized the girl on the horse. It was her niece, Shen Qianchen.

The Xuanjia Army soldiers guarding the Qianqing Gate quickly saluted Shen Qianchen on the horse: "Greetings, Princess!"

Concubine Chu was startled, and then she suddenly realized something. The people guarding the Yangxin Palace were all from Prince Chen's Mansion, so she felt that their dress and momentum were very different from the imperial guards in the past! Concubine Chu was shocked and had countless doubts in her mind, but now was obviously not the best time to figure out the doubts.

Concubine Chu hurriedly stepped forward and said to Shen Qianchen who had just dismounted: "Sister Chen, you are here!"

"I want to go in and see the emperor. Please ask these people to step aside. I want to go in with you."

Concubine Chu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the appearance of Shen Qianchen was like a timely rain for her. After all, she was her own niece.

However, Shen Qianchen pretended not to hear or see anything, and walked straight past Concubine Chu and went inside through the Qianqing Gate.

She and Concubine Chu never had any aunt-niece relationship.

After Shen Qianchen went in, the soldiers of the Black Armor Army stopped the others with crossed spears.

Concubine Chu widened her eyes in shock and shouted at Shen Qianchen's back: "Chu Qianchen, you are too presumptuous! I am your aunt, your elder! Both in public and in private, you should bow to me..."

Shen Qianchen didn't even bother to correct the other party that his last name was no longer Chu, and just told Jiang Yuan: "If it's too noisy, do what's convenient for you."

"The prince doesn't like people making trouble."

Shen Qianchen spoke in a light tone, and also did not look back, and went straight through the Yuehua Gate to the Yangxin Palace.

Jiang Yuan took a step closer to Concubine Chu, but he spoke to the Xuanjia Army soldiers guarding the gate: "Did you hear what the princess just ordered?"

Jiang Yuan's pupils were as bright as a knife blade, cold and sharp under the illumination of several torches.

Concubine Chu's heart tightened, and the next moment, she felt a silver light flash quickly in front of her eyes, and the tip of a spear was against her neck, stabbing slightly.

The young general of the Black Armor Army holding a spear looked at Concubine Chu expressionlessly. At this moment, a bloodthirsty murderous intent emanated from his whole body.

If these people were just trying to stop her before, now they were ready to kill her.

Concubine Chu suddenly felt that this palace where she had lived for more than ten years was so unfamiliar.

This is no longer the palace under the control of the emperor. After the emperor passed away, the palace was controlled by Prince Chen's people.

Then, what about outside the palace?! At this moment, Concubine Chu felt a bone-chilling chill rising from the soles of her feet, rapidly spreading throughout her body, and she had a very bad premonition in her heart.

When Chu Qianchen walked outside the Yangxin Palace, he suddenly thought of something, stopped, and gave a few instructions to Jingfeng: "Don't let irrelevant people walk around, lock them up if necessary."

"Gu Lang's concubines and princesses were all moved to Fengluan Palace for centralized care."

"The princes of the five palaces in Qiandong are also prohibited from entering or leaving."

"As for the palace maids and eunuchs, please take care of their placement as well."

Shen Qianchen reminded her of some details. On her way into the palace, she also noticed that the Black Armor Army had taken control of the Twelve Guards guarding the Imperial City, but some details were not in place.

Yes, the Black Armor Army only knows how to fight and has no experience in forcing a palace. However, I am an experienced person!

After Shen Qianchen finished explaining these trivial matters, he stepped into the Yangxin Palace.

Everyone else was sent to the side hall by Gu Jue, and Gu Jue was the only one in the main hall at the moment.

"Your Highness!" As soon as Shen Qianchen saw Gu Jue, a brilliant smile bloomed on her little face. Even though they had not been separated for too long, she couldn't help but step forward and pinch one of his sleeves.

Only then did my heart feel at peace.

Amber was no longer surprised by the excessive clinginess of her two masters, and she lowered her eyes silently.

Gu Jue’s response was to directly hold her small hand, which had been chilled by the night wind, and hold it tightly, palm to palm, with their fingers intertwined.

"Go and see the prince." Gu Jue took Shen Qianchen's hand and walked towards the bedroom where Gu Nanjin was.

The atmosphere in the room was as heavy as before, so oppressive that it made people feel suffocated.

In addition to the middle-aged imperial physician, the chief imperial physician and another imperial physician are also now by Gu Nanjin's bedside. The three imperial physicians have consulted repeatedly and all reached the same conclusion.

The three imperial doctors hurriedly saluted Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen, having no idea why Prince Chen had brought Princess Chen here.

Shen Qianchen didn't intend to explain anything. He walked straight to Gu Nanjin's couch, sat down on a stool next to him, and then stretched out three fingers to feel his pulse.

The three imperial doctors were stunned by this scene.

It turns out that Princess Chen knows medicine!

Amber counted secretly in her mind until she counted to "six", then she saw Shen Qianchen withdrew his hand.

Amber knew that the prince's condition was very bad! Yes, the imperial physician was helpless and sentenced the prince to death, so they came to ask their princess to help. The prince's injury was naturally very serious.

After Shen Qianchen withdrew his right hand from taking the pulse, he did not stand up but remained sitting. He just turned his head slightly to look at Gu Jue.

This small detail made the three imperial doctors immediately realize that the young Princess Chen held a very important position in the heart of the Prince Chen.

Shen Qianchen did not avoid the imperial physician and said frankly: "I will not talk about those superficial injuries. The knife wound on the prince's chest was very serious and pierced his lung. If it weren't for these golden needles, he would have died."

The three doctors were even more astonished. Princess Chen had hit the nail on the head in just a few moments. Her medical skills were quite impressive, especially since she was only under fifteen years old.

Gu Jue asked softly: "Can he still be saved?"

Shen Qianchen hesitated for a moment, then looked at Gu Nanjin who was lying on the couch.

Both Gu Jue and Amber could see that Shen Qianchen was not absolutely sure.

That is indeed the case.

Gu Nanjin's injuries were really serious, so serious that even Shen Qianchen was only 50% confident of success.

Next, what she needs to consider is whether to treat it or not.

If there is no cure, then the prince will die and it has nothing to do with Prince Chen's Palace. The person who said that the prince would not survive tonight was the imperial physician. Even if the Queen invited all the famous doctors in the capital tonight, they would give the same answer.

But if he tried to save the prince and he still died, maybe... No, there would definitely be people who would suspect that Gu Jue had done something and wanted to kill the prince.

For example, the Queen, the Crown Princess, and even the Emperor's eldest grandson may be instigated to resent Gu Jue when he grows up.

Gu Jue knew that his little girl was never a hesitant person, especially in her medical skills. She had absolute confidence. It was during the time she underwent surgery that she was afraid and hesitated for the first time...

Thinking about it, Gu Jue's eyes sparkled. He could roughly guess Shen Qianchen's concerns. He gently placed one hand on his shoulder and asked, "Can it be cured?"

Shen Qianchen still sat there, looking up at Gu Jue.

What she could think of, there was no way Gu Jue could not have thought of it.

Her prince was a man of integrity and never cared about the ups and downs of the outside world. How could he be timid just to avoid some private discussions? That would not be Gu Jiuxia! Jiuxia was like the vast sky, which could accommodate all rivers!

Yes, this is the person she has always longed for.

Shen Qianchen smiled slightly, her beautiful phoenix eyes outlined a soft and charming arc, and nodded: "Yes. I am 50% sure."

The three imperial doctors also heard it and looked at Shen Qianchen in disbelief. One of them almost said, "How is this possible! The King of Hell ordered you to die at three o'clock in the morning, who dares to keep you alive until five o'clock!" The prince's lung was pierced by a knife and the bleeding continued. The injury was too severe. I'm afraid that even if Hua Tuo were reborn, he couldn't be saved.

"You try it. Whether you can survive or not is all up to fate." Gu Jue looked at Shen Qianchen calmly. Others did not trust Shen Qianchen's medical skills, but he naturally did.

Shen Qianchen tilted his little face and thought for a while: In the previous life, the prince was still alive and well, but in this life, many things have changed.

Whether the prince can survive depends on her and the prince himself! "Do your best and leave the rest to fate." Shen Qianchen smiled faintly, meaning that she agreed to treat the prince.

Shen Qianchen waved to Amber and asked her to start preparing.

As for Gu Jue, after leaving the bedroom, he went to the side hall where Prince Li, the Queen, Prime Minister Zhang and others were.

Everyone's eyes suddenly turned to him, and the originally noisy side hall became quiet.

(End of this chapter)