After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom
Chapter 475: He was not killed by the Queen’s men?
"The emperor has already sent people to the imperial mausoleum." The old lady changed the subject, "However, the queen has revealed that the deposed prince poisoned the emperor. This time it depends on which son the emperor will protect."
"One of them is a traitor to the country, and the other one killed his father to seize the throne. The emperor is now at the end of his rope, so he has no choice but to choose."
As the old lady expected, the emperor was now hesitating between deposing the crown prince and Prince Rui.
He did not love his son, but he was unwilling to give up the throne that he had worked so hard to obtain to an outsider who was not of his blood.
No matter what the Crown Prince and Prince Rui are, they are still his sons. Rather than giving them to others, it is better to give them to one of them.
He was furious. "These two rebellious sons, one drugged me, one knew the other drugged me, but he kept it a secret!"
After the golden needle acupuncture by Doctor Pang, he was able to speak without much effort, but he was still not very fluent. He stuttered in his words, and Eunuch Li pondered for a moment before figuring out what he was going to say.
He sighed secretly.
There has never been any brotherhood among the royal family, and the fight for the throne has always been bloody since ancient times.
When the late emperor was alive, those noble princes fought openly and secretly, and in the end some died or were injured, giving the current emperor an opportunity to take advantage of them.
He knew that the emperor would not pass his throne to a branch of the royal family, but it was indeed difficult to choose now.
If he chose the Crown Prince, it was the Crown Prince who harmed him into this state. If he chose Prince Rui, Prince Rui would watch him die.
In his mind, treason and treason were not important. The emperor cared about himself the most.
Just as Eunuch Li was about to speak, a young eunuch hurried in to report, "Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo and Prime Minister Xiao and several other officials wish to see you."
"Have they returned to Beijing?"
The emperor glanced towards the door and his hands kept shaking.
Eunuch Li was a little surprised.
The one who came back this time was actually the Duke of Zhenguo.
Calculating the time, it’s been about these few days.
He stood in front of the bed, bowed and asked, "Does the emperor want to see me?"
The emperor frowned.
How could the Duke of Zhenguo see him in this horrible state? But he couldn't avoid seeing him now.
"Declarate it."
The Duke of Zhenguo and others entered the bedroom and were surprised to see the emperor's miserable condition but they quickly concealed their surprise.
The Duke of Zhenguo was the first to pay his respects. "Your Majesty, long live the emperor."
The emperor had previously exempted the Duke of Zhenguo from the kowtow ceremony, and now he was displeased to see him only bending over but not kneeling.
The emperor snorted, "Everyone, stand up."
"Your Majesty, there is solid evidence that Prince Rui is colluding with foreign enemies, and he has been escorted back to the capital."
Thinking that the emperor was willing to sign a humiliating treaty with barbarians in order to get rid of him, the Duke of Zhenguo didn't even bother to pretend to show concern and directly had Prince Rui dragged over.
The emperor looked at Prince Rui who was being escorted here, his eyes full of anger and disgust, "Evil son, do you know your mistake?"
Lu Lingye didn't know that the Queen had killed all the other princes for him. He lowered his head and said in a faint voice: "Father, things have come to this point. I have nothing to say."
“You bastard!!”
The emperor met his unrepentant cold eyes and became so angry that his chest heaved violently.
Eunuch Li was terrified and quickly summoned Doctor Pang to treat him.
"Third Prince, the imperial physician said that the emperor should not get angry, so please stop making him angry."
Xiao Xiang was shocked. "Wasn't the emperor's condition stabilized before? Why is it getting worse?"
"Ugh."
Eunuch Li sighed, pursed his lips and said nothing.
If the Queen had not done such a cruel thing, the Emperor would not have suddenly become furious and his condition would not have worsened.
This time it really can’t be cured. No, it should have been incurable before.
"I am ill. You may leave first." The emperor took a deep breath and said in a unclear tone, "Put Prince Rui in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. I will interrogate him on a later date."
After the Duke of Zhenguo and others left, the emperor lay alone on the dragon couch with an empty look in his eyes.
With his frail body, he knew that he didn't have much time left without anyone telling him so. However, he was still undecided about who to choose as the heir to the throne.
The palace at this time was like the calm before the storm, with forces from all sides surging in secret.
After the Duke of Zhenguo returned to the capital, he stayed indoors and did not see any guests. However, many ministers went to the emperor's bedroom and asked him to severely punish the traitor Prince Rui.
Lu Da walked into the pavilion with the news, "Duke, Seventh Young Master, Young Miss, the deposed Crown Prince has returned to the capital."
"He wasn't killed by the Queen's men?"
Bai Youyou felt very sorry to hear the news. If that kind of evil were to turn the tables this time, he would probably target the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion first.
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Some of the people that the deposed prince had secretly cultivated before have not been executed. In addition, the emperor sent people to protect him this time, so it is not surprising that he survived."
"Good people don't live long, but evil people will last for thousands of years." Bai Youyou cursed, and then looked at the Duke of Zhenguo, "Grandfather, who do you think the emperor will choose as the crown prince?"
After coming back for seven days, Bai Youyou also stayed at home to relax.
The grapes are the sweetest at this time. She and Xiaoju each hold a bunch of purple grapes and eat them happily.
The Duke of Zhenguo sat on a stone bench, drinking his tea, holding a black chess piece in his hand and playing chess with Lu Chen.
He stared at the chessboard without looking up and said, "I can't guess what the emperor will decide. But I know it will be one of the two of them, and no one else."
"Are we really going to watch one of them ascend the throne as emperor?"
Bai Youyou frowned, and a hint of murderous intent flashed across his clear eyes. "No matter who ascends the throne, it will be disadvantageous to our Zhenguo Mansion. It is better to kill those two before the emperor makes a decision and completely eliminate future troubles!"
At first, he wanted to borrow a seed from Prince Xian and then use the emperor to control the princes. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. The emperor died too early due to the troubles caused by his two sons.
Lu Chen raised his eyes and said, "Grandfather, the Queen has dug up the Emperor's roots, why don't we just help him to exterminate his offspring?"
"If we do this, the Great Zhou will be in chaos, and the people will suffer."
The Duke of Zhenguo put down the chess piece and looked at the two younger ones with a serious expression, "The safest way is to imitate what the emperor did in the past."
"You mean..."
Bai Youyou and Lu Chen looked at each other, and they both knew what was going on.
On the day of the palace banquet, Prince Rong said that the emperor had tampered with the previous emperor's will to seize the throne.
Bai Youyou frowned, "I just don't know if the emperor has written an edict."
The Duke of Zhenguo pondered for a moment and said, "Whether there is an imperial edict or not, we need to be prepared for both situations."
Bai Youyou nodded, "Then let's send someone to find out the news first."
The Duke of Zhenguo sent someone to the palace to inquire about the edict of succession. The emperor was still worrying about it while lying in bed.
A group of ministers were kneeling outside the bedroom. Some asked the emperor to punish Prince Rui, while others advised the emperor to appoint a crown prince to stabilize the country.
The emperor was upset and had a splitting headache. "Go and bring the crown prince and Prince Rui here."
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