Inside the palace, Concubine Jing and the Second Princess were already crying and hugging each other.

At this moment, the door of the palace was suddenly pushed open without warning. The mother and daughter were startled and looked over.

When they saw the tall and distinguished figure at the door, they were both shocked!

"Your Majesty!"

"Father!"

Concubine Jing was so frightened that her face turned pale and she didn't know what to do for a moment.

It’s over. I hope the emperor didn’t hear what I just said.

The second princess, Shen Yuanbi, was calmer and quickly dragged her mother to kneel and pay her respects.

Emperor Yong walked into the hall step by step and stood in front of Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing felt uneasy and even had a thin layer of sweat on her back.

Damn it!

When the emperor arrived, not a single servant came to announce it. All the servants were raised in vain!

Emperor Yong lowered his eyes, his face gloomy.

"Princess Jing, what rumors did you just tell me about in the palace?"

Concubine Jing knelt on the ground, trembling all over, her mind full of thoughts about whether she had just said anything treasonous.

When Shen Yuanbi saw this, he sighed secretly in his heart, and simply stood up and said on behalf of Concubine Jing:

"Father! Please, Father, make the decision for my mother and my third brother!"

"Recently, a rumor has spread in the palace, saying... that Third Brother is not the blood of Father. This is such a murderous and heartbreaking statement!"

"The relationship between the ruler and his subjects, father and son, is a matter of ethics and kinship. There is no room for confusion between blood relations! Father, Bi'er and my third brother are twins. This rumor is totally untenable."

"It is precisely because of this that we can see the evil intentions of the person who spread the rumor! They... they might want to use this to force Mother and Third Brother to death!"

"Father! Please, Father, make the decision for us!"

After Shen Yuanbi finished speaking, he leaned forward and kowtowed heavily.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Jing hurriedly nodded and agreed: "Yes! Bi'er is right! Your Majesty, please make the decision for us mother and son!"

Emperor Yong lowered his eyes. He did not look at Concubine Jing, but instead stared at the Second Princess.

For the first time, he discovered that his second daughter was brave, resourceful, eloquent, and spoke clearly and logically, making her much more useful than her mother.

He almost saw the shadow of the queen's youth in the second princess.

Emperor Yong was just about to bend down to help the mother and daughter up when there was a sudden noise outside the hall.

Huang Pei went out to check immediately after hearing the noise and saw a young eunuch with a pale face, almost about to cry.

Huang Pei's brows furrowed upon seeing this. These people in Chunhua Palace were completely unruly. The emperor was right inside, how could they show such an expression?

"What's going on?" Huang Pei asked in a low voice.

This young eunuch was so humble that he couldn't even recognize Eunuch Huang who was beside Emperor Yong.

He just knelt down hurriedly, shouting: "Eunuch! Please quickly tell Concubine Jing that the Third...Third Prince is dying!"

When the voice reached the palace, Concubine Jing was secretly thankful that the emperor had not blamed her. However, when she heard these words, she felt as if a bolt of thunder had exploded above her head, almost bursting her internal organs.

"Jing'er!"

She screamed suddenly, not caring that Emperor Yong was right in front of her. She staggered all the way out of the palace, leaned over and grabbed the young eunuch's shoulders, and asked with a distorted look:

"You, you, you...what did you say! What happened to Jing'er?!"

The young eunuch recognized Concubine Jing, and immediately said with red eyes: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince seemed to have heard something this morning and suddenly became ill!"

"The servants wanted to report to the queen, but the Third Prince held Fu'an's sleeve tightly and prevented the servants from passing on the message."

"After finally calming down, Fu'an waited for His Highness to go to sleep. But when the servants called His Highness to get up and take medicine, there was no movement in the palace."

"Fuan pushed the door open in a hurry, and saw blood...blood all over the bed!"

"My Lady, the Third Prince cut his wrists!"

When Concubine Jing heard this, her whole body suddenly went limp. If Huang Pei hadn't been quick to catch her, she would have fallen to the ground.

She looked dazed, and after a while she said in a trembling voice: "Jing'er must have heard the rumor..."

Concubine Jing tried to walk out, but her legs were already weak and she shouted anxiously:

"Someone, come! Quick! Take me to Xinghua Palace!"

The second princess was still kneeling there, and she felt dizzy when she heard these words.

The blue bricks beneath her knees were emitting cold air, which seemed to penetrate into her body and completely deprived her of the ability to think.

"Third brother...brother..."

Her most gentle third brother...

The second princess suddenly burst into tears. She grabbed Emperor Yong's hem tightly and said incoherently:

"Father! Please! Let the best doctor check on my third brother! Nothing can happen to my third brother!"

Emperor Yong looked stunned and was greatly shocked at this moment.

He was still so young and his children were teenagers. He never thought that he would hear bad news about his children.

"Huang Pei! Summon all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital to Xinghua Palace!"

Emperor Yong pulled up the second princess from the ground, his expression calm but firm.

"Bi'er, Jing'er will be fine. Father will take you to Xinghua Palace!"

The group hurried to Xinghua Palace. With such a big commotion, everyone in the palace received the news in no time.

Upon hearing the news, the queen stood up suddenly, her face full of shock.

A few days ago, Zhan'er came and said that he and the third brother had agreed on something. If she had a way, they would lead the emperor to Chunhua Palace quietly today.

She knew that the two children were smart and would act with discretion, so she didn't ask any more questions.

How...how did such a big fuss happen?

How could the third brother, with his physique, withstand such reckless behavior?

Thinking of this, the Queen could no longer sit still and hurried to Xinghua Palace.

When the prince received the news, he looked surprised.

He...this is not what he and his third brother had agreed upon!

How could Third Brother be so reckless? He was born with a deficiency and hasn’t recovered from the cold yet. If he cuts his wrists now, his life will be in danger.

Thinking of this, the prince suddenly froze in place.

He suddenly remembered the Third Prince's resolute words that night -

"So I have no more reservations. In this battle, I will give everything I have, even if it means leaving behind my sick body, to help you win!"

Perhaps, when the third brother confessed to him at the very beginning, he no longer thought about living!

The third brother wants to use his own life to help him succeed, and also want to make his father feel guilty. He wants to use this to win a place for Concubine Jing in his father's heart, and also to find a good marriage for his second sister!

The third brother considered everyone but left himself behind!

This... How can he, as a brother, feel? How can he feel at peace with his conscience?

Thinking of this, the prince's heart started beating violently, and he felt extremely sad. The next moment, he walked out of the East Palace in a hurry, with his skirt fluttering!