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Chapter 345 There's a Time Traveler in the Palace (37)
Guo Gonggong was furious. He had known all along that Mo Chan was definitely up to something!
They should have risked their lives to remonstrate with the emperor, urging him to stay away from that vixen!

What a pity! It's too late to regret it now. Things have already developed to this point. What can we do?

Originally, only his temples were gray, but in just a few days, his hair has turned completely white.

It's because I'm too anxious and worried.

He sighed deeply, turned around with a slightly hunched back, and walked towards the Yixin Palace.

Although he hoped that the emperor would wake up, he couldn't help but worry about what would happen to the palace if the emperor didn't wake up, and what he would do then.

With his mind preoccupied, Eunuch Guo walked very slowly.

He walked slowly down the official road with his head down.

Since entering the palace at the age of ten, Eunuch Guo has been in the palace for over forty years. He is intimately familiar with every flower, every blade of grass, every brick and tile here.

Even with your eyes closed, you won't go to the wrong place.

As Eunuch Guo walked along, lost in thought, a shadow suddenly appeared ahead of him.

Someone stopped him.

Looking up along the hem of the skirt, when he saw who it was, Eunuch Guo's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Your Highness, Consort Qin." Eunuch Guo bowed in greeting.

Yu Muhuai smiled slightly, "Eunuch Guo, there's no need for such formalities. I've come here specifically to see you."

"Does Eunuch Guo have time to move elsewhere for a more detailed discussion with me?"

Guo Gonggong looked around. This was the only way from the palace gate to Yixin Hall, and it was somewhat remote.

At this moment, apart from a few trusted eunuchs around him, there was no one else around.

Even Yu Muhuai came alone.

Eunuch Guo nodded. He had a vague idea of ​​what was going on, but he still wanted to hear Consort Qin say it herself.

Yu Muhuai raised an eyebrow, turned around, and led Eunuch Guo to a rockery not far away.

Guo Gonggong gave a few instructions to the eunuchs around him, and then followed Yu Muhuai alone.

The conversation between Yu Muhuai and Eunuch Guo was very brief, seemingly ending after only a few words.

So much so that the waiting eunuchs hadn't even come to their senses when they saw Eunuch Guo walk back.

When they tried to go look again, Yu Muhuai was no longer there.

Upon seeing the group looking around, Eunuch Guo immediately began to reprimand them.

"What are you looking at? Remember this, no one came over just now!"

The eunuchs were all extremely loyal to Eunuch Guo. They nodded and bowed repeatedly in agreement, not daring to look up again.

Yu Muhuai's appearance was like a pebble thrown into a river, causing no ripples and going unnoticed by anyone.

Even Eunuch Guo found it strange afterward, as he hadn't heard anyone mention Consort Qin's outings.

Could it be that she knows some secret passage?
Guo Gonggong immediately dismissed this inexplicable thought of his.

He knew this palace better than anyone else; no one knew its hidden places better than him.

However, it seems that the usually gentle and low-key Consort Qin is much more capable than he imagined.

In this way, the matter we discussed this afternoon becomes even more feasible.

The First Prince's residence in the Imperial City has been very lively these past few days.

There are many people coming and going every day, and each person stays for a long time once they enter.

The eldest prince, Huang Wenqin, also went along during the hunting trip.

In previous years, when he went hunting, he would just go through the motions, casually catching a few animals and that was it. He didn't compete or fight for anything, and he didn't ask for any titles.

Because he didn't want to stand out. Even when he was a teenager and still living in the palace, he sensed his father's strange behavior towards him.

His father was not close to him at all, and was unwilling to have any intimate actions with him. Sometimes, there was even a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

The young Huang Wenqin did not understand; he thought this was just his father's personality and his way of expressing his fatherly love.

It wasn't until Huang Yanqin, who was seven or eight years younger than him, became sensible and witnessed his younger brother's interactions with their father that he understood.

The Emperor was not indifferent to all his sons, but only to him.

It was all because his eldest son was so similar to him in personality.

Even as a child, Huang Wenqin displayed his cruelty and cold-bloodedness.

He would kill innocent parrots and puppies simply because they were disobedient.

He would physically punish his servants simply because they accidentally pulled his scalp while combing their hair.

He also showed a strong interest in war.

There are many other things that Huang Wenqin himself doesn't remember, but as his father, Huang Tinghe saw them all.

Huang Tinghe had few children, so the range of potential heirs to the throne was limited.

But precisely because there were few choices, Huang Tinghe wanted to save the lives of each of his sons.

He himself had experienced the tragic consequences of brothers fighting each other.

Because he became the crown prince at a young age, Huang Tinghe experienced all sorts of hardships from childhood.

It was precisely because of his experiences in his youth that he developed such a ruthless and decisive style of doing things.

He did not want his sons to draw knives against each other, much less fight to the death.

Therefore, Huang Tinghe delayed in establishing a crown prince and did not particularly like the eldest prince, who had a fierce personality.

However, Huang Tinghe felt that his second son's temperament was too mild and worried that he would not be able to command respect from the officials in the future.

Looking around, it seems that none of the sons are perfectly capable of inheriting the throne.

Huang Tinghe, who was always arrogant, believed that he was in excellent health and in his prime, so he simply put the matter of establishing an heir on hold.

Unexpectedly, the monarch fell into a coma so quickly, causing turmoil in the court.

Huang Wenqin, however, was delighted with this.

Ever since he realized his father's displeasure with him, he had been using his dissolute and dissolute behavior to cover up his ambition.

However, this approach was quite effective, as the emperor gradually lowered his guard against Huang Wenqin.

At first, the emperor would do some probing things, but in recent years he has done so less and less.

Only those close to Huang Wenqin knew that he was actually extremely cunning and calculating.

He was like a scorpion lurking in the shadows. He rarely revealed himself, and his body was covered with weeds and mud, which, though heavy, concealed his form.

He lay low for a long time, waiting for the perfect opportunity to seize his prey.

Now, Huang Wenqin believes his time has come.

According to reliable news from the palace, Mo Chan, who was in the imperial prison, confessed under torture that the emperor had been afflicted by a type of witchcraft called the "Love Poison Gu".

And there is no antidote.

Since that's the case, there's no need to wait for Father to wake up.

In the past few days, Huang Wenqin has been urgently mobilizing all his personal connections and resources.

He had a long and detailed conversation with several officials in the court who had long been his allies, and put forward many proposals.

In the end, they decided that they needed to force the emperor to resign.

Fourth update (^^*)
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