The emperor was shocked and annoyed. His face turned pale, veins bulged on his forehead, and he glared at Concubine Ji angrily.

He wanted to curse, but couldn't. He just made a whimpering sound, and was extremely angry. He wanted to shake off Jipin's hand and ask for help, but he had no strength, so Jipin could only hold his hand.

"Your Majesty, you want to scold me, but unfortunately, you don't have the chance. I let you wake up so that I can tell you and let you die with your eyes closed.

You don't have to think about asking for help, there is no one outside, or no one in the entire palace will listen to you now." Jipin sneered.

The emperor's eyes widened. If looks could kill, Concubine Ji would have died hundreds of times.

The Queen and the Crown Prince also walked in from outside. When the Emperor heard this, he looked up in the direction of the Queen as if he had found his savior.

But the Queen and the Crown Prince just looked at the Emperor coldly without any movement.

Jipin stood up and saluted: "Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen and Your Highness the Crown Prince. I have finished what I want to say."

"Then you can leave." said the Queen.

"Yes." Jipin left.

When the emperor saw Concubine Ji leave, he immediately whimpered something, but he couldn't express it clearly, so he just pointed at Concubine Ji who was leaving and whimpered something.

The queen looked at the emperor coldly: "Your Majesty, you want to say that Concubine Ji poisoned you, right?"

The emperor was shocked, looked over in disbelief, and muttered something.

"You want to ask how I knew that?" The Queen snorted coldly, "Of course, Concubine Ji told me."

The emperor's face changed, and he was about to hit the queen with his hand. The queen said with disdain: "Your Majesty, do you think you are still the same Majesty as before? I have devoted my heart to you for so many years, but how do you treat me?

You allowed Concubine Xuan to poison the Crown Prince, wanting to kill him, and use this to deal with me and my mother's family. You only cared about Concubine Xuan, never cared about me, and only thought about plotting against me.

Now you can go with peace of mind. The prince will take over Cangyue Kingdom well, and will make the people live and work in peace and prosperity. He will definitely be a good emperor."

The emperor's eyes were like sharp blades as he glared at the queen fiercely. Then he looked at the prince and wanted to say something. He tried his best to reach out and grab the prince.

The prince just looked on coldly. For so many years, his father had never treated him as a son, leaving him to fend for himself. He even knew that Concubine Xuan had poisoned him, but deliberately condoned it.

Over the years, he has never said a word of concern. To the prince, the two unfamiliar words "father" are just his father, without any feelings attached to him. He is even worse than a stranger.

After all, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs.

So the prince just watched coldly, without going over or saying anything.

"You, you vicious woman!" The emperor uttered those few words with difficulty.

"I am not as ruthless as you, Your Majesty. You saw with your own eyes Concubine Xuan killing the children of the concubines in the harem. Those were your children, but you still did nothing and pretended not to know.

The prince is your first child, carrying the hope of the royal family. Didn't you also condone Concubine Xuan's poisoning? And Concubine Xiang, her child is gone and she has gone crazy, but you didn't say a word of concern-------

The imperial family is the most ruthless. How many unborn babies died in the entire harem, how many concubines went crazy, and how many people were killed by you in secret?

So many wronged souls, dreaming about you at midnight, don't you feel guilty or sad at all? But you should still go to the underworld and ask them to forgive their sins, after all, God sees what you do, and this is retribution." The queen snorted coldly.

The emperor was so angry that he was shaking all over, his face was pale, something was churning in his chest, and he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, which happened to land on the queen's palace dress.

The queen looked disgusted and said, "It's so unlucky. You are dying and you want me to be contaminated by this bad luck."

The emperor was so angry that he reached out to hit the queen, but the queen dodged it nimbly.

"There is one thing I haven't had the time to tell Your Majesty. The Prince Mo, the person you respect and care about the most, is dead!" The queen snorted coldly.

The emperor frowned and said, "You, you--------"

"That's right, it was I who had someone do it. I have been fighting with Concubine Xuan for so many years, and you always favor her and make small things out of big things, not worrying about her making any mistakes.

I finally defeated her, how could I let her son go? Over the years, King Mo has been suppressing the crown prince, making him invisible, how could I allow this?

So your beloved Consort Xuan is dead, and your most cherished son is also dead, so you should die too. This way you can be reunited in the afterlife."

Every word the queen spoke was extremely satisfying.

The emperor, who was already furious, was even more stunned when he heard the news. He was so angry that his chest hurt, and he stood up with all his strength and slapped the queen hard.

There was a loud snap, and the queen was stunned.

"Mother!" the prince shouted worriedly.

"No problem!" The queen snorted coldly, raised her hand and slapped the emperor hard.

The emperor was already very weak, and when he was suddenly slapped in the face, he fell suddenly on the bed, spit out blood, and was unable to move.

"I have endured it for more than twenty years. Now I've had enough. This slap has caused me to waste more than twenty years. From now on, I will never endure it again!" The queen snorted coldly.

The emperor did not respond. The prince came over and put his hand to the emperor's nose and said, "Father is dead!"

The queen's face suddenly changed, and she looked sad: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has passed away!"

When the guards outside heard this, they all fell to their knees.

"Immediately notify the Imperial Guards, the Regent, and the court ministers to support the Crown Prince to ascend the throne!" the Queen ordered.

"yes."

In about an incense stick's time, all the civil and military officials in the court hurried over, and all the generals and commanders in the imperial city also came.

"Your Majesty has passed away. We are willing to support the Crown Prince to ascend the throne!" Prime Minister Jing was the first to speak.

Now he only hopes that after the crown prince ascends the throne, he can let bygones be bygones and let the Jing family go.

"I also support the crown prince's ascension to the throne!" The regent, dressed in a black brocade robe, looked majestic and domineering, and said solemnly.

He was the most powerful person in the entire Cang Yue Kingdom to snatch that position. After all, the late emperor had also paid attention to him. Now that even the regent came to support the prince, others naturally did not dare to object.

The prince successfully ascended the throne and became the new emperor, and the whole country celebrated.

The first order issued by the crown prince upon ascending the throne was to confer the title of princess on Ye Xingchen and grant her marriage to the regent, making her the only regent princess. If the regent wanted to retire, he could do so at any time.

The Ye family was named the first imperial merchant of Cangyue Kingdom. As long as he is in power, the imperial merchant cannot be replaced.

Once this order was issued, it gave the Ye family and Ye Xingchen enough space.

The prince also promulgated many policies that benefited the country and the people, reducing excessive taxes, promoting the imperial examination system, assisting poor students, and developing agriculture. The key point was that he abolished the three palaces and six courtyards, dismissed the concubines in the harem, and only retained the titles of queen, noble concubine, and four concubines.

The three-yearly draft was also cancelled, and all women of marriageable age were free to marry and were no longer subject to draft restrictions.

For a time, the people all sang praises to the new emperor and praised him highly, saying that he was a wise ruler.