I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

Li Rui saw that she was about to give in, and said calmly: "As long as you tell me the truth and cooperate with me to testify in front of the emperor, I can forgive them."

Aunt Fang was conflicted. She thought that as long as she told what happened, it would be fine. But she didn't expect that Li Rui still wanted her to testify.

"Why? You're not still fantasizing about being able to return to serve the queen in the future, are you?"

Aunt Fang looked up suddenly. She was indeed still having some fantasies.

"You have followed the Queen for so many years. If she knew that you were captured by me, do you think you would still be able to survive if you went back?"

Aunt Fang now felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet, instantly spreading to her whole body.

Yes, the Queen is such a shrewd person, if she knew that she had fallen into Li Rui's hands, how could she let her live?

She knew too much about the Queen, and with the Queen's suspicious nature, it was inevitable that she would suspect that she had betrayed her.

Aunt Fang knew that she was finished. Even if Li Rui didn't kill her, the emperor would not forgive her if he knew what she had done.

Now she hopes that Li Rui will keep his word and let her son and daughter-in-law go.

The son's cries outside became much quieter, but the whipping continued.

She made up her mind and raised her head resolutely: "Your Highness Prince Rui, please don't torture my son. I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"

Li Rui said, "Sword Shadow, stop!"

In an instant, the sound of whipping outside disappeared, leaving only the man's groaning in pain.

"Okay, now you can say it."

That night, Li Rui did not return to his room until late at night.

He was exhausted and depressed. The anger from knowing the truth for two consecutive nights and the happiness from being with An Muxi during the day seemed to split him in two.

One half is sunshine, breeze and flowers, the other half is darkness, poison and stench.

He knew that if he wanted to live a happy and comfortable life with Xier, he had to eliminate those dirty and rotten things that were trying to harm him.

After a simple wash, he went to bed and placed An Muxi's head in his arms. An Muxi moved in his arms, found a comfortable position and calmed her breathing. He kissed her forehead gently, and Li Rui closed his eyes.

It’s time to go to the palace tomorrow. Some things must be settled!

An Muxi woke up early the next morning. She didn't know if Li Rui's mood had affected her, but she always felt that something was going to happen.

Li Rui was no longer in bed.

Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue came in and helped her change clothes and wash up.

"Did you see the prince this morning?"

Qiu Shuang replied, "The prince told you not to wait for him to come back for lunch today. It seems that he has something to do in the palace."

When An Muxi heard that he had gone to the palace, she didn't think much about it.

Since I have nothing to do today, I might as well go to Li Rui's warehouse. I didn't see it clearly that night, but I remember it was shining with golden light.

After breakfast, she asked Nanny Zhao for the warehouse key and took Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue to Li Rui's warehouse.

Li Rui has three large warehouses in total, and a private warehouse that contains the treasures he has collected over the years.

An Muxi was immersed in the dazzling collection of treasures all morning. She felt that she didn't need to struggle anymore.

It would be better to have more children in the future, otherwise there will be no one to inherit this huge wealth.

There was no way she could spend it all, and she thought she had a good business sense, but she never knew that Li Rui already had his own business empire at such a young age.

The chain of brothels, teahouses, gambling houses and theaters under the name of Shadow Pavilion have long been opened overseas.

At noon, Jianying rushed back and started looking for An Muxi as soon as he entered the palace.

Finally, she was found in Li Rui's warehouse.

"Princess, something has happened to His Majesty, and the prince wants you to come to the palace!"

An Muxi was admiring a white jade-carved radish in her hand, and she almost dropped it when she heard this.

"What? What happened to Father? Is it serious?"

Jianying nodded, his expression solemn: "Your Majesty fainted due to the shock. The imperial physician in the palace tried to save him for a long time, but he still didn't wake up."

An Muxi was a little puzzled. Although Emperor Tiansheng was middle-aged, he had always been in good health. How could he faint just from a little stimulation?

That would be fine, there was no way the imperial physician in the palace could not save the patient. She remembered that Lin Yuanzheng’s medical skills were also quite good.

"Qiu Shuang, go get my medicine box, and Qiu Yue, go arrange the carriage. We will go to the palace immediately."

Soon Jianying drove the carriage directly towards the imperial palace.

At this moment, Li Rui was looking at the two people in front of him in the emperor's bedroom with a gloomy face.

The prince and the queen were forced to kneel on the ground.

Not only was the prince not worried about the emperor's health, there was also a hint of anticipation on his face.

"Li Rui, don't be so complacent. If anything happens to our father, it will be because of you. Then I will be the legitimate heir, the next Emperor Tiansheng!"

Li Rui looked at Emperor Tiansheng who was unconscious on the bed and felt a little regretful. He should have revealed some news to him in advance so that he could be mentally prepared.

Today he told Emperor Tiansheng that his mother was killed by the Queen. The midwife gave her drugs when she gave birth to him. The drugs were given to the midwife by Aunt Fang at the Queen's instruction.

Then he brought Aunt Fang and the midwife he had captured earlier to the emperor's presence.

The emperor finally believed that Concubine Rong did not die naturally due to postpartum weakness, but was killed by the queen.

After the emperor heard what Aunt Fang said about the evil things the queen had done, he almost lost control and was about to fall over.

Emperor Tiansheng never expected that the queen, who had always been gentle and dignified, was so vicious. Not only did she harm Concubine Rong, she also instructed Concubine Li to poison Li Rui with the love poison.

Almost all the concubines in the harem who suffered miscarriages for no reason were caused by the queen.

Li Rui decided to go all out and told Emperor Tiansheng about how the Wen family had secretly trained a large number of assassins and sent people to assassinate him many times.

Finally, Emperor Tiansheng held on with all his might and called the Queen and the Crown Prince to confront them.

When the Queen saw that Aunt Fang had confessed everything, she knew she couldn't deny it, so she just admitted it.

As a result, the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted.

After An Muxi entered the emperor's bedroom, she was surprised to see the queen and the prince kneeling inside.

These two high and mighty people actually have come to this day.

When Li Rui saw her coming, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually very worried about Emperor Tiansheng and didn't want anything to happen to him.

"Xi'er, come and show your father."

An Muxi saw the worry in his eyes and walked directly to Emperor Tiansheng's bed to take his pulse.

The Queen and the Crown Prince looked at each other with some worry.

An Muxi frowned slightly, and she didn't say anything for a long while after taking the patient's pulse.

Li Rui knew that she was concerned about the presence of the Queen and others, so he pulled her out of the palace.

"Xi'er, what happened to our father?"

"In addition to being furious, Father seems to have been poisoned."

Li Rui was shocked and angry when he heard this: "What kind of poison is this? Can you cure it?"

An Muxi looked at Li Rui's worried expression, which was still full of fatigue. She took his hand and comforted him, "Don't worry, I can cure this poison. I just wonder why my father was poisoned by it."

Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief: "What kind of poison is this?"

"Do you remember the poison that Gu Anyan was poisoned with earlier? This one is called "Drunkenness" just like the other one."

Li Rui knew about Gu Anyan's poisoning last time, and he also knew that the poison was given to Li Jiawan by Prince Xia Zhen.

But now they have been away from Tiansheng Kingdom for more than half a month, how could the emperor be poisoned?

"Your Highness, there are herbs for detoxification in the palace. I will go back to prepare the antidote. You need to check if anyone has sent any food or drink to Father today."

Li Rui nodded, hugged An Muxi, lowered his head and gently kissed her lips. He said with a little guilt: "Thank you for your hard work. You have only been married for a few days, but you encounter these bad things every day."

He originally wanted to settle the matter by himself today, but he didn't expect that he would still need An Muxi's help in the end.

An Muxi gently pinched his cheek and smiled: "Husband, why do you say such polite words? You and I are now husband and wife, and I don't feel tired. I am happy to do anything for you!"

Li Rui was deeply moved and secretly made up his mind that he would never let you down in this life!

An Muxi went back to Prince Rui's Mansion to prepare the antidote. Li Rui arranged for his confidants to start investigating Emperor Tiansheng's diet.

The imperial guards in the palace had long been controlled by Li Rui's men. The crown prince and the queen knew that the situation was hopeless and could only kneel down and wait for the final result.