"What do you want to report? I'm tired these days. If it's not an important matter, I'll report it later." Emperor Jing'an seemed to be in better spirits, but he also wanted to have a good rest for a few days.

Right now, I don’t want to read about state affairs.

Unless it was a big deal, he didn't want to hear anything at all. Emperor Jing'an glanced at Qi Rui.

Qi Rui's face was serious, the smile on his face had disappeared. He looked at Emperor Jing'an worriedly, and his hesitant look aroused Emperor Jing'an's interest.

He walked forward, leaned close to Emperor Jing'an's ear and slowly said, "It's about my father being poisoned."

Emperor Jing'an remained calm, as if he had heard nothing, and just said something lightly.

"Since this is the matter, you two can go out. I will talk to Rui'er."

Qi Rui couldn't help but admire his father for being able to drive them away so calmly after hearing about this matter.

He must remember this and do the same thing when encountering problems in the future.

The prince didn't understand, but Qi Binwei knew it very well. They both stood up and left.

They were the only two people left in the room, father and son.

As an emperor, Emperor Jing'an attached great importance to life and death. He had been unable to sleep or eat well during the days he was tortured by the poison. He always felt that he had no strength in his body, could not see anything clearly, and even his thoughts began to become fuzzy.

He was feeling very uncomfortable, and when he heard about being poisoned, his first thought was whether there was an antidote.

Emperor Jing'an immediately grabbed Qi Rui's hand, and the pressure of the emperor slowly spread out from his body. He asked in a deep voice: "Rui'er, have you found the antidote?"

Qi Rui sat down slowly, took out the bloody letter from his lapel, and looked worried.

"It's Rui'er's fault that she couldn't find the antidote." Qi Rui said in a muffled voice, with a tone full of self-blame, "Instead, she found this. Father, please take care of your health after reading this."

He didn't dare to say it directly. Although Emperor Jing'an had never lost his temper with him, no one could guess the emperor's mind, so it was better to be careful.

When Emperor Jing'an heard that no antidote had been found, his hope was dashed. At the same time, he felt a bad premonition when he saw that he was hesitating.

He slowly opened the letter and saw the familiar handwriting and content. He was immediately filled with anger and a mouthful of blood rushed to his throat.

"Father!" Qi Rui noticed something was wrong with him and exclaimed in a low voice.

Emperor Jing'an waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

But the unpleasant smell of rust filled his throat, reminding him all the time that he was not okay.

He breathed heavily, trying his best to control his expression. He read it carefully over and over again, confirming the content and handwriting again. It was indeed the prince's. His heart was finally at peace.

With trembling hands, he took out a handkerchief from his body, covered his mouth with it, spat out the blood in his mouth, held the handkerchief in his palm and hid it in his sleeve.

Qi Rui watched all this silently, his eyes fixed on the bloodstains on Emperor Jing'an's handkerchief.

His father was truly too deeply poisoned that even a small action like hiding something could lead to numerous loopholes.

He wouldn't have been able to see it so easily before.

Emperor Jing'an took a sip of tea, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, but also relief. He swallowed the remaining blood in his mouth, not wanting Qi Rui to see it, but in the end it was just deceiving himself.

Since Qi Rui came to report and had read the letter, he knew everything, except how much time Emperor Jing'an had left.

Emperor Jing'an closed his eyes and remained silent.

After a long time, he slowly opened his eyelids, and the sadness in his eyes was replaced by the pressure from a superior. At this moment, he was Emperor Jing'an of Yunli Kingdom.

"I am sorry for you and your son. Rui'er, call Fu Hai back. I will depose the crown prince!"

Qi Rui lowered his head and accepted the order, the smile on his lips could no longer be suppressed.

He stood up, pushed the door open, glanced at the prince standing outside with a stupid look on his face, and smiled at him from the bottom of his heart.

The prince was pretending to be fine at first, but when he saw Qi Rui's strange smile, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body and didn't understand why Qi Rui was like that.

Qi Rui would certainly not tell the prince about the current situation. He had no time to waste. Having finally caught the prince's handle, he naturally had to hurry and deal with it.

After he left, the prince was still puzzled, with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking about. His eyes suddenly changed, like the coldest poisonous snake, and he looked fiercely in the direction where Qi Rui left.

"Prince, the emperor invites you." A little palace maid came over and said softly.

The prince immediately calmed down, nodded slowly, and walked into the bedroom.

The expression on Emperor Jing'an's face looked much better. In order to prevent the Crown Prince from realizing that he already knew the truth of the matter, the medicinal incense was still burning in the bedroom.

The prince stepped forward respectfully and served carefully, "Father looks better today than yesterday."

Emperor Jing'an felt upset again. He had just vomited blood, and this rebellious son actually said that his complexion was better than yesterday. He was truly a filial son.

"Much better now, thanks to the medicinal fragrance you brought back. If it weren't for it, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive for long. Prince, although I'm feeling better now, I still feel a little unwell. I'm really unable to review the memorials sent to me by the ministers recently, so please help me take a look, Prince."

After hearing this, the prince was secretly delighted and almost couldn't suppress the smile on his lips. Years of planning were finally going to come true at this moment.

After a while, when he dies of the poison, Yunli Kingdom will be mine. It can’t be better.

Even though he was ecstatic in his heart, the prince did not dare to show any joy on his face. He said with a worried look, "Father, what are you doing? Your health has improved greatly. The whole Yunli Kingdom needs you. Father, why don't you take a look at a part of it first and check it slowly."

He did not refuse directly, but he did not dare to accept it directly. He just hoped that Emperor Jing'an would issue an edict so that he could truly take power.

Emperor Jing'an smiled slightly, but the smile in his eyes was extremely cold. He had always been like this, and the prince was used to it. He was so excited for a moment that he didn't notice it.

"The Yunli Kingdom will eventually be handed over to the next generation, and you have grown up."

It's time to change the prince...

Emperor Jing'an patted his shoulder and said with relief.

The prince had a smile on his face, took a piece of cake and ate it ravenously, "Father is in his prime, I need to learn more, it's too early."

Emperor Jing'an said nothing and looked towards the door of the bedroom.

Eunuch Fu Hai was standing not far from the bedroom, staring at the medicine for Emperor Jing'an, but was called away by Qi Rui.

When he first heard that it was Emperor Jing'an who was planning to depose the Crown Prince, he was really shocked. He was a little skeptical, but the person who brought the message was the third prince who was quite favored, and also had the emperor's token, so he had to hurriedly take the jade seal and the imperial edict.

When he entered the bedroom, he saw the Crown Prince and Emperor Jing'an having a cheerful conversation. His heart tightened for a moment, thinking that he had been deceived by the Third Prince.

"Bring it here."

Just as he was thinking of something to smooth things over, Emperor Jing'an asked him to take the things over. Eunuch Fu Hai immediately swallowed the words he had prepared.

He held the jade seal and the imperial edict steadily and walked to the side of Emperor Jing'an and put them down.

The smile on Emperor Jing'an's face disappeared, and he said coldly: "I - I will depose the crown prince today!"

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