Emperor Yong pushed Huang Pei away. He suddenly turned his head and fixed his eyes on the secret compartment on the wall.
He originally thought that he had finally won Yu Liu's heart, and her willingness to bear children for him proved her love.
Everything was fate's fault. She was a foreign princess and was not tolerated by the former dynasty and harem of Yong State, so she exchanged her death for the life of the second brother. In this way, everyone was willing to let the second brother go.
But, but the second son is not his son at all!
Does this mean that everything Yu Liu did to him was false, that every step she took was calculated, and that he had already fallen into this ingenious and shocking net!
The trip to Huguo Temple that year was the best proof.
Yu Liu had already planted the seed at that time, and today, fifteen years later, that seed has grown into a deeply rooted cancer, killing so many young children of the Yong Kingdom!
Until a few days ago, he was still obsessed with the memories of Yu Liu and couldn't extricate himself.
Emperor Yong's face suddenly turned red, and he looked around blankly like a distressed beast.
His eyes swept across Huang Pei beside him, across Doctor Zou beside him, across the Crown Prince, across Qiao Zhongguo, and finally settled on the Second Prince.
He is the supreme leader of the Yong Dynasty, the high and mighty emperor, but over the years, has everyone been laughing at his stupidity in their hearts, poking at his spine and scolding him?
Emperor Yong opened his mouth, but in an instant his face turned pale and he spat out a mouthful of blood without any warning!
Hot blood spurted out and fell into the three bowls of water in front of him.
"Your Majesty!"
Everyone in the hall cried out in shock, and Huang Pei's eyes were bloodshot!
Everyone thought that Emperor Yong was too attached to Yu Liu and could not accept the truth for a while, so he was furious.
But Huang Pei knew that this was the third time Emperor Yong had vomited blood during this period!
Something is wrong! There is something wrong with His Majesty's dragon body!
Everyone instinctively came forward, except for the Second Prince, whose eyes fell on the three bowls of water on the table.
He saw that in the bowls of clear water where he and the prince had dropped their blood, their blood was slowly dissolving in the water.
The blood sprayed by Emperor Yong condensed aside and did not mix with the prince's blood!
At this moment, the second prince finally came to his senses!
Perhaps from the very beginning, there were problems with these three bowls of water, so no matter which one he chose, his blood would not mix with the blood of his father and his brother.
The reason why my royal brother is an exception is that perhaps the secret of manipulation is in his hands!
Thinking of this, the Second Prince went against the flow of people and came in front of the Crown Prince, and in the chaos, he suddenly grabbed the Crown Prince's right hand!
As long as he can prove that his brother manipulated this blood test, he still has a chance to turn things around!
However, when the second prince turned over the crown prince's palm, it was clean without any trace except for the bite wound just now.
The second prince was slightly stunned, and when he looked up, he met the prince's clear gaze.
He said in a low voice: "Second brother, no, you are not my second brother at all, you are Di Zaiying's son."
The second prince's eyes darkened when he heard this, "Royal brother, you have caught me doing something wrong. Now the truth is up to you."
"But if you think you can rest easy now, you are totally wrong!"
"Your opponent has always been my mother, not me..."
After the Second Prince said this, he suddenly shook off the Crown Prince's hand and immediately moved closer to Emperor Yong with a "panicked" look on his face.
Qiao Zhongguo stood beside Emperor Yong, watching Zou Qi taking the pulse of the semi-conscious Emperor Yong, while observing the confrontation between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.
He saw the Crown Prince was slightly stunned, and the Second Prince walked over.
Qiao Zhongguo's heart skipped a beat and he quickly stepped in front of Emperor Yong, blocking the Second Prince's way.
Jiaojiao had told him that the Second Prince would have someone to rely on when he returned from this trip, and it was very likely that the person would be directly targeting the Crown Prince and the Emperor!
The portrait just now was plotting against the Crown Prince, but now the plot has been resolved. What about the Emperor?
When the Second Prince faced Qiao Zhongguo's tall figure, an unprecedented seriousness appeared on his face.
All along, the Qiao family has been the key to his defeat, and the Qiao family has played a crucial role in every aspect of his setbacks.
For example, today, if Qiao Zhongguo had not bribed Doctor Zou, how could he be forced into such a desperate situation if his life story was true?
"Master Qiao, don't think that you can stay out of trouble if I lose. I want to tell you that you are more meritorious than your master."
"Do you think your brother is different? Ha, your Qiao family——"
"Shen Yuanbai!"
Xiao Hongda suddenly shouted in a low voice, walked quickly from the hall, and stood in front of Qiao Zhongguo in a powerful manner!
"Your bloodline has been determined. You are a traitor of the Northern Kingdom. You are no longer qualified to stay here. Stop using sweet words and trying to turn things around!"
When Xiao Hongda saw the Second Prince's attitude, he immediately hurried over.
Old Xiao has two tasks today, one is to lay the foundation for the victory of the prince, and the other is to protect the Qiao family!
Qiao Zhongguo instantly understood Xiao Hongda's painstaking efforts and immediately turned to look at Emperor Yong.
At this time, Imperial Doctor Zou had his right hand on Emperor Yong's pulse, his face looking extremely heavy!
Huang Pei was so anxious that he shed tears and asked in a hurry: "Doctor Zou, what happened to the emperor?"
Doctor Zou was horrified. Emperor Yong's pulse was extremely rapid, like heavy rain, so strange and indescribable!
This, this, this... This doesn't seem like a rage, but rather like a strange poison!
Seeing that Doctor Zou remained silent for a long time, Qiao Zhongguo poked him from behind with his wide sleeves.
Doctor Zou was startled when he saw Qiao Zhongguo coming. He said quickly, "Eunuch Huang, I dare to say that the emperor might be poisoned!"
"Poisoned!?"
Huang Pei and Qiao Zhongguo cried out in unison.
The Second Prince was stopped by Xiao Hongda, but he raised the corner of his mouth strangely when he heard the words.
The next moment, he swept his long sleeves and suddenly grabbed a bowl of water on the table, and the other two bowls were brought to the ground.
Crackling——
The water bowl fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
"ah!"
From behind the screen came Concubine Jing's frightened scream!
Xiao Hongda instantly became alert and immediately rushed forward to grab the bowl.
The Crown Prince saw that Emperor Yong was still unconscious and unable to take charge, so he shouted, "Someone come!"
The guards outside the palace rushed in and were stunned when they saw Duke Dingguo attacking the second prince.
The prince said in a stern voice: "The Second Prince's background was in doubt, but now it has been found out that he is the illegitimate son of Concubine Yu and a spy from the Northern Kingdom!"
"Quickly capture him and put him in prison for the emperor to deal with!"
The guards' eyes widened when they heard that, but the Crown Prince was the heir to the throne, and now that the Emperor was ill, they naturally followed the orders of the East Palace!
"Yes, sir!"
The guards looked gloomy and stepped forward with knives in hand.
The second prince struggled to avoid Xiao Hongda's grasp and broke the water bowl into two halves with a force in his hands.
The next moment, he did not hesitate to stab the sharp corner of the broken bowl into the wound on his left shoulder!
When the broken bowl was pulled out, blood instantly gushed out of the Second Prince's left shoulder!
He looked towards the dragon throne and shouted:
"Father! Mother is devoted to you. How can you suspect her of infidelity today because of someone else's scheme?"
"Father! I am willing to pledge my loyalty with my blood. Please clear my name!"