As expected by everyone, she became the wife of the Marquis after being married off

"If so, what about the other princes?"

What Shen Lanyue meant was, has the Second Prince guessed this?

Meng Changce's expression relaxed slightly, and a barely perceptible arc appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Of course I have to know, otherwise how can the emperor trust this son who has had a rift with him for a long time?"

Shen Lanyue raised her head and saw the deep meaning in his eyes.

Perhaps he understood that Meng Changce had anticipated everything. He had been observing the actions of all the princes from behind, and had secretly inserted himself into their actions to reap the benefits.

Without losing a single soldier, he let his chess piece reach Emperor Yingde's side.

Shen Lanyue felt a little fortunate that she had risked everything and walked towards Meng Changce. Otherwise, when she took revenge, both Shen Wanqing and Li Wenxuan would be treated as dispensable pawns in secret.

The scariest thing is, she may not even know it.

If his interests were touched, then she, Shen Lanyue, would become the target that Meng Changce wanted to destroy, and then she would face the scheming Changning Marquis Meng Changce.

She was somewhat confident that she could protect the people around her and escape safely, but even she herself was not sure.

Meng Changce lowered his head close to her cheek and whispered, "What are you thinking about?"

"I wonder if I am qualified to be your opponent, or even if I can escape unscathed under your control."

She did not hide it and spoke frankly.

"Hehehe..." Meng Changce didn't say anything, just laughed softly a few times and hugged Shen Lanyue and shook her.

"I don't want you to be my opponent. I would rather invite you to watch the show together."

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The Queen had been ill for several days and even seldom visited the Emperor. The maids in Kunning Palace said that the Queen's personal maids were kneeling in the Buddhist temple to pray for the Queen.

There were also people in the palace who talked behind their backs, wondering if there was something unclean going on, which led to troubles for both the emperor and the empress.

The doctors in the Imperial Hospital were extremely worried. After Emperor Yingde woke up, his condition seemed to be getting better. But in the past few days, his condition worsened again, and was even worse than before.

The whole person was groggy and unconscious, and the sleep was much longer than when he was awake.

Even though the princess ordered that the matter should not be leaked, many people who were secretly watching the movements of the Imperial Hospital knew a little about it.

Anle Palace

The virtuous concubine was also restless at this time. Her face, which had been bright and beautiful for many years, was now anxious and nervous as she kept walking back and forth in the palace.

Jumei, her personal attendant, looked at her master's appearance and stepped forward with concern and said, "Your Majesty, could it be that the Emperor really..." She didn't say the rest.

Xian Fei stopped and frowned: "I just feel a little uneasy."

"Now the princess doesn't allow concubines to visit the emperor. Now, apart from the imperial physician, only the empress dowager can see the emperor. The rest of the people are not allowed to see him, and they can't even enter the gate of the Qianqing Palace."

The virtuous concubine's beautiful eyes sank slightly, and she was very unhappy.

After the Queen "fell ill", the Empress Dowager issued an order not to allow the concubines to visit the Emperor, for fear of causing discrepancies.

The Imperial Medical Bureau was even more tight-lipped, and its people had no way of finding out what was happening to the Emperor.

"Which princes have entered the palace recently?"

Jumei replied: "Several princes have entered the palace."

"Go and have someone keep an eye on the palace gate. If there's any movement, have someone come and inform me immediately."

"Yes."

As the sun set and the last ray of light fell in the sky, a carriage entered the palace.

The night was dark, and there were occasional insects chirping in the corridor. The hem of a dark blue skirt moved with the footsteps, and a cool breeze brushed across the cheek, but it seemed as if there was no wind.

Li Jing followed the steps of the hunched-back eunuch holding a lantern in front of him, with a sinister and hopeful smile on his face.

"Your Highness, I am waiting for you here."

Li Jing glanced at the secret passage in front of him, then looked down at the eunuch kneeling on the ground. The curve of his mouth became deeper and stronger.

He walked into the secret passage.

Passing through the bottomless tunnel, Li Jing narrowed his eyes and finally glimpsed a faint light.

The most distinguished people sleep in the Qianqing Palace, where security is the strictest. No one would have thought that there would be a secret passage leading to there.

Li Jing easily avoided the guards and entered the Qianqing Palace.

The madness on his face became even more rampant. He watched Emperor Yingde, who was lying on the bed, approaching step by step, and his eyes became increasingly cold.

For the first time, Li Jing felt that this man whom he looked up to, feared, and admired was so weak.

He is so weak that I can strangle him to death with just one finger!

"Father, you are old." Li Jing looked down at him and sneered gloomily.

The person on the bed did not answer him.

Li Jing laughed, took out a medicine bottle from his arms and put a pill into his mouth.

This medicine can keep Emperor Yingde awake for a while, but of course his condition will become more serious afterwards, and he may even die in a fit of rage.

This would certainly be the best, as this way he wouldn't feel guilty about being labeled as a patricide.

Li Jing stood aside and waited, waiting for Emperor Yingde to wake up.

It took Emperor Yingde a cup of tea time to wake up from his coma. This time, his eyes were obviously much clearer.

"Father."

Emperor Yingde turned his head in a trance, as if he had not fully reacted yet. It took him a while to open his eyes and look at Li Jing.

"Why are you here?"

Doubtful questioning.

"Of course I have something to ask for Father's permission."

Li Jing spoke respectfully, but his tone was not cold at all, one could even call it bluntly cold.

At the same time, Li Wenxuan received news from the palace that the virtuous king intended to rebel and was already in the palace.

"What!" Li Wenxuan frowned, looked at the kneeling man in shock and shouted, "It's almost true. When did the virtuous king enter the palace?"

The eunuch said, "It is 80% certain that he entered the palace at the hour of You."

"It's already the hour of Xu. It's already been an hour and you just came to inform me. You are trash."

"Someone, come into the palace immediately!"

"Yes."

Sun Shuhao looked at the brightly lit front yard and called the maid to ask, "What happened in the front yard?"

"To answer your question, Princess. I wanted to go over and ask, but the prince has ordered that no one can leave his courtyard."

Sun Shuhao's eyes flashed and his expression changed.

"Go and see the concubine."

"Yes."

Sun Shuhao's first reaction was that Xiao Sun might be pregnant, as Li Wenxuan was sleeping in her yard tonight.

Her feelings were complicated. She wanted Xiao Sun to be pregnant, but she also didn't want her to be pregnant.

At this time, Li Wenxuan was leading his men to rush towards the palace at full speed, with murderous intent in his eyes!

But not far from the palace gate, there was a group of people blocking their way.

Li Wenxuan tightened the reins, pressed his abdomen down to the horse, looked at the group of people with sharp eyes, and made a gesture to the guards behind him.

Draw the sword and come out.