Gu Yunni stood before the emperor without hesitation, her eyes determined.
Du Changming had nearly collapsed from what had just happened. Seeing her like this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Yun Ni, why are you doing this? Even if Father recovers, what will happen? The palace is under my control now. Even if Father wakes up, he will never have the chance to take over the government again."
"Really?" came the emperor's weak voice.
He looked at the people in front of him with different expressions and knew that a lot must have happened during this period of time.
"I don't know, since when did you have the final say in the palace?"
Seeing him wake up, Du Changming's heart trembled slightly, but he still tried to remain calm, "Father, you are old, it is time to hand over this position to your son."
"That's right, Emperor, you are old. It's time for you to abdicate and let someone more capable take over. I didn't want to make things too awkward. Now that you're awake, please quickly write the edict. I won't harm anyone here."
While the queen was speaking, she couldn't help but glare at Du Changming, obviously extremely dissatisfied with what he had done.
She had known that this matter was not simple, so she had arranged for people to guard here. As soon as she heard that the emperor had drunk the antidote, she rushed over.
The emperor snorted coldly, "I want to see how capable you are! You actually want my throne!"
"Then it is not up to Your Majesty." The Queen winked at the people around her, and immediately, the Imperial Concubine and Gu Yunni were tied up by the eunuchs and palace maids beside them.
"Mother, Yun Ni..."
"Shut up!" The Queen slapped Du Changming in the face, her eyes full of disappointment. "I thought so much about you, but you were so obsessed with your own feelings that you almost made a big mistake!"
Du Changming stood there in a daze, knowing that what he had done was indeed wrong this time.
The emperor has woken up, but it is still unknown how things will develop next.
"Your Majesty, I have done my utmost for you. I wanted to let you experience a comfortable death, but you were unwilling. So, I can only let you die at my hands."
"Queen, do you know what you are doing?" The emperor looked at her with disgust in his eyes.
"How can you not know? I am just seeing Your Majesty off." She approached step by step with a knife in her hand.
The emperor's expression did not change, but his fists were clenched tightly.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, just be patient and it will pass. Your son will eventually ascend the throne. He was once the crown prince you appointed, so he naturally has the qualifications."
She smiled and placed the dagger on the emperor's neck, but before she could do anything, she felt a sharp pain in her shoulder.
The emperor took the opportunity to kick her with all his strength, putting some distance between them.
Du Changming came back to his senses and hurried forward to check on the queen. "Mother, how are you?"
"Who is it!" The queen had a feather arrow stuck in her shoulder and was grimacing in pain.
"Her Majesty, has she forgotten this prince?" Sheng Mingyu looked very indifferent. He stood at the palace gate, looking at them as if he were looking at a dead dog that had fallen into the water.
The Queen's eyes suddenly widened. "You... aren't you already dead?"
Sheng Mingyu's eyes were filled with sarcasm. "If this prince were truly dead, how could he possibly deal with you? It seems the Seventh Prince is destined to never be able to take that position."
Following behind him was the commander of the Royal Guards.
The Queen was in great confusion, but she still had no intention of surrendering. She pulled out the tiger talisman from her bosom and shouted sternly, "Why don't you quickly capture this traitor Sheng Mingyu for me?"
Even so, the commander of the Royal Guards still had no intention of taking action.
The queen immediately understood that this person had probably been Sheng Mingyu's man for a long time.
"Sheng Mingyu, you've already been planning a rebellion. Your Majesty, this is the man you trust. The commander of the Imperial Guard actually listens to him. If he wants to kill you, it would be easy."
There was no expression on the emperor's face, as if he had not heard the queen's words.
The Queen didn't understand why things had turned out this way. Her eyes were filled with hatred. "So you all knew it all along, and I was the only one who was kept in the dark! My son, did you see this? This is your good father. He deserves death!"
After saying this, she rushed towards the emperor angrily, wanting to die with him.
But Sheng Mingyu is here, how could he allow such a thing to happen?
Almost in an instant, the queen was kicked to the ground, with blood already flowing from the corner of her mouth.
Sheng Mingyu's kick hit her in the heart.
The queen stretched out her hand unwillingly, trying to grab something, but it was in vain.
Du Changming was also escorted by the Imperial Guards at this time.
Looking at Sheng Mingyu and Gu Yunni's clasped hands, it felt particularly dazzling.
He suddenly thought of something and laughed loudly, "Sheng Mingyu, you may not know this yet, but Yun Ni and I have already had sex in Wushan! She is already mine!"
"Really? Then why don't you tell me what happened that day? Was it me or you alone?" Gu Yunni said lazily.
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, you did have a pretty good time in the illusion that night, but you don't have that blessing now." Gu Yunni shattered the last fantasy in his heart without hesitation.
Du Changming's smile froze on his face, "You..."
When he spoke, he was so angry that he spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
"Imprison the Seventh Prince temporarily in the Heavenly Prison."
The emperor was still very weak at this time, and he looked at the two of them with relief in his eyes.
"This coup is thanks to you two."
Sheng Mingyu looked at his pale face with concern. "Your Majesty, Yun Ni and I sensed something was amiss long before we entered the palace, so we split up and came in two groups. Fortunately, everyone is safe."
The emperor had a relieved smile on his face, but his body felt a little unbearable.
Gu Yunni did not waste any time and prepared the medicinal herbs for him before leaving the bedroom.
"Yun Ni, thank you for your hard work this time."
In the past few days, he has been secretly undermining the Queen's power. He was nearly killed several times, but he still used his last bit of strength to find a way to break the power.
It was because all the people he cared about were trapped in the palace.
"Why is this so hard? You are the one who has to suffer the most."
Both were worried about each other's safety, but fortunately everyone was safe.
Of course, the emperor's condition still needs to be properly managed.
In the next few days, Gu Yunni went to the palace almost every day, and the emperor's complexion gradually became rosy.
"Mingyu, what's the situation at the border?"
"The Imperial Master has already led a large army there, so there shouldn't be any major problems." Sheng Mingyu has also arranged for spies to go and check in the past few days, but there is no news yet.
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