You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

Qian'an Palace

"The Queen Mother has arrived~"

In recent days, Zhu Yunhao seemed to be feeling unwell and had not attended court for three consecutive days.

Empress Dowager Qiao was worried, so she went to Qian'an Palace on her own initiative without waiting for the order to lift Zhu Yunhao's house arrest.

"Your son pays respect to your mother~"

Upon hearing that Queen Mother Qiao was coming to visit suddenly, Zhu Yunhao struggled to sit up from the bed and salute out of courtesy.

But he was immediately stopped by Queen Mother Qiao.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so polite. I just heard that you have been feeling unwell recently and I am a little worried about you, so I came here specially to check on you."

"Now that I see that you are fine, I feel relieved."

Queen Mother Qiao sat beside Zhu Yunhao's bed as she spoke, smiling and looking very kind, not seeming anxious at all.

Zhu Yunhao was recently poisoned for unknown reasons and had no intention of worrying about the details, so he had no time to pay attention to Queen Mother Qiao.

"Thank you for your concern, mother. I am fine and will not die for the time being."

Zhu Yunhao's voice was very weak, and his eyelids were so heavy that he seemed unable to open them.

It was the first time that Queen Mother Qiao saw Zhu Yunhao so tired, and for a moment she began to feel a little bit sorry for him.

"Emperor, you are so weak, what happened?

I haven't bothered you for a long time. What else could be bothering you?"

Queen Mother Qiao was truly puzzled. She stared at Zhu Yunhao with her slightly sunken eyes, her face full of questions.

Zhu Yunhao was so exhausted that he really didn't want to speak at all, and his face looked like a dead person.

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. I have no intention of blaming you.

In the past, I was wrong. I always made my mother angry. I was unfilial. "

To Queen Mother Qiao's surprise, Zhu Yunhao did not show any resentment towards her this time. Instead, he seemed like a different person.

He gave a helpless smile, raised his eyes slowly, and then panted:

"Now that I am poisoned, I am afraid I don't have much time left. It seems that the throne can only be firmly established if you succeed me."

Queen Mother Qiao could never have imagined that Zhu Yunhao would be like a madman and voluntarily give up the throne for the first time in history.

When Empress Dowager Qiao heard this, she was stunned and looked at a loss.

"Emperor, what happened to you? How did you get poisoned?

Who is so bold as to poison you?"

Zhu Yunhao's abnormal behavior really surprised Queen Mother Qiao.

For some reason, she began to care about Zhu Yunhao.

Come to think of it, this was the first time she cared so much about Joo Yun-ho.

If it were in the past, she would have wished that Zhu Yunhao would die immediately so that she could make Prince Changning the emperor and ascend the throne.

But seeing Zhu Yunhao so helpless and pitiful, Queen Mother Qiao suddenly softened her heart again.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor has been poisoned for some time.

All the doctors in the Imperial Hospital have come to see the emperor, but none of them know what poison the emperor has contracted, and they are unable to cure him.

Eunuch Liu couldn't bear to see Zhu Yunhao being tortured, so he stepped forward trembling with fear and replied.

Hearing this, Queen Mother Qiao was even more puzzled: "Oh? Is this true?"

"Mother, you understand my situation. Please follow your plan and appoint a new ruler."

Zhu Yunhao was so tired that even his voice was extremely weak.

The hand that was slowly raised almost couldn't stop itself from falling.

"Emperor, you should take good care of your health first. I will take care of other things for you. Don't worry too much."

"I still have things to deal with, so I will go back to the palace first and come to see you tomorrow."

When Queen Mother Qiao said this, she suddenly stood up and prepared to leave.

Her face was extremely gloomy at this time, and she wished she could find the murderer of Zhu Yunhao immediately.

But after taking two steps, Empress Dowager Qiao stopped again.

"Also, please do not mention the matter of appointing a new ruler. I will never allow any treason to happen."

What shocked Zhu Yunhao completely was that Queen Mother Qiao actually refused to appoint a new king for the first time.

Hadn't she always hoped that he would give up his position?

What's the song being sung now?

"Uh...Mother..."

Zhu Yunhao was stunned for a long while, completely at a loss as to what to do.

He stared blankly at the gradually receding figure of Empress Dowager Qiao, feeling very puzzled.

After Empress Dowager Qiao said those words coldly, she didn't say anything else and turned around and left Qian'an Palace.

Upon seeing this, Eunuch Qi, Nanny Tian and others followed Empress Dowager Qiao and left together.

"Eunuch Qi, please go and find out who poisoned the emperor and why the imperial physicians can't cure him."

As soon as they walked out of Qian'an Palace, Empress Dowager Qiao called Eunuch Qi to her side and explained these things to him with a gloomy face.

She really thought that Zhu Yunhao's poisoning was quite strange and did not seem to be the work of a certain vassal king.

The only ones who are currently coveting Zhu Yunhao's throne are Prince Changning and Prince Anyuan.

But Prince Changning was far away in Qingzhou and was on his way back to Yecheng. It was impossible for him to poison Zhu Yunhao.

At this time, King Anyuan was being imprisoned in the Northern Kingdom Prison. It was very difficult for others to see him, and it was impossible for him to poison Zhu Yunhao.

After hearing this, Queen Mother Qiao couldn't imagine for a moment who else would be so cruel to Zhu Yunhao.

"Empress Dowager, I have investigated and found that Concubine Rou is the most suspicious. The Emperor's poisoning may be related to her..."

Eunuch Qi had known that Zhu Yunhao had been poisoned a long time ago, and had secretly sent people to investigate, and he involuntarily targeted Du Zhirou.

However, since there is no evidence at present and some witnesses have been silenced long ago, Eunuch Qi did not dare to make any further conclusions.

Queen Mother Qiao was not stupid. She could understand the meaning of what Eunuch Qi said halfway. She could not help but said angrily:

"How dare Concubine Rou! How dare you poison the Emperor! I will make her experience the feeling of being unable to live or die! Go to Lingyun Palace!"

"Yes, Queen Mother. Let's go to Lingyun Palace~"

Soon, the group of people walked towards Lingyun Palace in a mighty procession.

Lingyun Palace

"Bitch! Who gave you the courage to poison the emperor?

Come on, drag this bitch out and behead her!"

As soon as Empress Dowager Qiao stepped into Lingyun Palace and before she had time to sit down, she slapped Du Zhirou hard in the face.

The most crucial thing is that before Du Zhirou had the chance to explain herself, Empress Dowager Qiao immediately ordered her to be dragged out and beheaded.

This really scared Du Zhirou to death.

She quickly knelt down with a plop, hugged Queen Mother Qiao's thighs tightly, and begged bitterly with tears in her voice:

"Her Majesty, please spare me! I don't know what crime I have committed to make you so angry. Please tell me clearly, Her Majesty!"

Du Zhirou cried loudly. Although she said one thing and thought another, her mind was as clear as a mirror.

Ever since she was sent to Lingyun Palace by Zhu Yunhao, she had been unwilling to accept the fact that Zhu Yunhao was thinking about Du Qingwan day and night.

I also can't bear to see or hear Zhu Yunhao staying overnight in any concubine's palace.

People's patience is limited, and there is no limit to what they can tolerate.

The same is true for Du Zhirou.

She would rather destroy Zhu Yunhao with her own hands than accept such a cruel fact.

Besides, she has not yet avenged the Du family for being executed!

It is said that because of Du Lu's escape from prison, more than a hundred people in the Du family were exiled to the frontier.

But later, for some unknown reason, all the people in the Du Mansion were robbed and killed on the way, and no one survived.

Du Zhirou remembers this deep hatred very clearly.

"Unfair? If you have any grievances, wait till you get to Hades' palace and tell him! I don't have time to listen to your excuses! Drag him out!"

Queen Mother Qiao had no patience at all. She kicked Du Zhirou away with a look of anger on her face.

Zhou Heng did not dare to hesitate. He quickly called for several imperial guards to come forward and immediately take Du Zhirou out of the room.

"Please spare my life, Queen Mother! I am innocent..."

"Your Highness, please listen to my explanation! Your Highness..."

Soon, Du Zhirou's cries died down.

Queen Mother Qiao thought she had been beheaded, and her anger subsided a little. She subconsciously raised her hand and rubbed her eyes.

However, within half a minute, she almost fainted...