The ugly girl's nirvana, the disabled prince's love

At this critical moment, the emperor was on high alert and dared not slack off. Every decision was related to the survival of the country, so he had to be extremely cautious and could not afford to make any mistakes.

The emperor was immersed in deep worry all day long. Every minute and every second, he was anxious about the prince's usurpation of the throne. This worry followed him like a shadow, tightly entangling him and making him unable to get rid of it.

Finally, he waited until night fell. The darkness was like a huge curtain that slowly opened up, covering the entire palace and his heart full of sorrow.

At this time, the imperial study was shrouded in darkness, and the candlelight flickered in the night wind. The weak flame struggled in the wind, as if it could go out at any time.

The light and shadows swayed on the walls, like a group of restless ghosts dancing. They twisted and changed, adding a weird atmosphere to the originally solemn and dignified imperial study.

The mountains of memorials on the table seemed increasingly heavy in the dim candlelight, like hills about to collapse, hinting at the enormous crisis facing the country.

The emperor sat alone on the dragon throne, his brows furrowed, his eyes revealing deep worry. His gaze sometimes fell on the memorials, sometimes looked into the dark corners, his heart was in a turmoil because of the prince's usurpation of the throne.

After receiving the secret order from Eunuch Defu, Prime Minister Ren hurried into the palace under the cover of night. His steps were steady but a little anxious, and he avoided everyone's eyes and ears all the way to the imperial study.

When he saw the emperor, he immediately knelt down and saluted: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

The emperor quickly stood up and helped him up himself: "Prime Minister, please stand up quickly. There is no need to be polite at this time. I have something important to discuss with you."

After the two of them sat down, they began to discuss how to deal with the prince's usurpation of the throne.

Prime Minister Ren thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have two ideas. First, we can secretly gather the garrisons that are still loyal to Your Majesty from all over the country and bring them to the capital to protect Your Majesty in the name of serving the king. Second, we can divide the prince's followers and promise them great benefits to cause chaos among themselves."

After hearing this, the Emperor shook his head slightly and analyzed: "Summoning the garrison will make too much noise. I am afraid that before the reinforcements arrive, the capital will have changed. As for dividing the prince's followers, the situation is unclear now. It is difficult to determine who can be bribed. If there is any mistake, it will alert the enemy."

Prime Minister Ren frowned and continued, "Your Majesty, I have learned from my family that there is a strange disease raging now, and it is spreading very rapidly.

Just this morning at the court, I heard that the Crown Prince's concubine had also contracted the disease. All the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were helpless. Finally, the Royal Concubine took out a pill, and the concubine's condition improved after taking it.

Since this disease is highly contagious, the prince has been taking care of the concubine and may have been infected.

If necessary, the Imperial Concubine can trade the pills in her hand with the Crown Prince to save the lives of His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine first."

As the emperor listened, he became more and more uneasy, for he knew very well that the situation had become extremely critical.

The emperor stood up, looking solemn, and took Prime Minister Ren into the inner room. The room was silent, with only their breathing echoing in the air.

The emperor walked quickly to the bookshelf, stretched out his hand and moved several books away one by one, only to see a hidden button on the intricately carved wooden wall behind the bookshelf.

The button blends in cleverly with the surrounding wood texture and is extremely difficult to spot without careful observation.

He pressed the button, and a secret door slowly opened, revealing a mysterious and ancient atmosphere.

The emperor took out a square box and handed it to Prime Minister Ren, saying, "Prime Minister Ren, we don't have much time. Take the imperial seal and leave through the secret passage.

If Yu'er is lucky enough to come back, you will give it to him. During this period, you must hide well and don't let the prince's people find you. As long as he doesn't have the jade seal, he can't take the throne legitimately. "

At this critical moment, when the atmosphere was so tense that it almost froze, Yu Gongchen's high-pitched and majestic voice suddenly came from outside: "Surround this place tightly!"

The sound exploded like thunder in the quiet night sky, breaking the original silence. The solemn and murderous meaning contained in it was like a cold wind, which instantly penetrated the doors and windows of the imperial study and went straight into people's hearts.

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Ren was horrified and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you take the imperial seal and leave first, and I will go out and hold them back."

The emperor shook his head, his eyes firm: "This is an imperial decree, you don't need to say anything, go quickly. I can't abandon the imperial concubine."

After saying this, the emperor forcefully pushed the still hesitant Prime Minister Ren into the secret passage.

Prime Minister Ren's face was filled with despair, as if the end of the world had come. He stared at the emperor with reluctance and worry, and his eyes were slightly red with excitement.

He used all his strength to shout to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you must take care of yourself! May God protect your majesty and turn misfortune into good fortune!"

The voice echoed in this small space, and every word was filled with his loyalty and concern for the emperor, as if to deeply imprint this final wish in this dark moment.

But before he could finish his words, the emperor closed the door tightly from the outside, cutting off the last glimmer of hope.

The emperor quickly erased all signs of machinery in the room, then took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

He slowly walked back to the desk in the imperial study, sat down again, picked up the memorial, and pretended to read it carefully, but his slightly trembling hands betrayed his inner nervousness.

Just then, Yu Gongchen rushed in aggressively with a group of guards.

He was dressed in military uniform, his eyes flashing with greed and ferocity. He walked up to the emperor with a smug smile on his face: "Father, you should hand over the imperial seal and pass the throne to me. You are old now, and I should be the one to control the world."

The emperor put down the memorial, raised his head, and looked at Yu Gongchen with stern eyes: "Rebellious son! How dare you commit treason? Aren't you afraid of being punished by heaven?"

The prince laughed loudly: "God's punishment? Humph, as long as I get the throne, I will be God! Father, please don't struggle in vain. As long as you cooperate obediently, I may be able to spare your life."

The emperor's eyes widened with anger: "I will not hand over the throne to you, you disloyal and unrighteous person, do you think you can succeed?"

The prince's face darkened, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes: "Father, please don't force me. If you insist on not changing your ways, don't blame me for being unfilial."

As he spoke, he waved his hand and the guards behind him drew their swords one after another. The gleaming sword blades reflected a cold light under the candlelight, and the temperature in the entire imperial study seemed to drop to freezing point in an instant.

The emperor felt sad. He looked at his son who was blinded by power and felt grief-stricken. "How could I have a son like you? You are willing to rebel for the throne. Have you ever thought about the people of this world?"

The prince sneered: "What do the people of the world have to do with me? I only want this supreme power. Father, where is the seal? Take it out quickly, or don't blame me for being rude!" His eyes were full of madness, as if he had been completely swallowed by desire.