Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

The young eunuch began to become agitated and restless, as if there were bugs crawling in his heart, and he felt an unbearable itch.

After a while, I even had difficulty breathing and tossed and turned on the ground. I felt inexplicably empty, as if I urgently needed something to fill it.

The imperial physician was dumbfounded, "This...this..."

After talking for a long time, I still couldn't make out the reason.

The emperor's face was gloomy. "You can speak frankly."

The imperial physician quickly said, "Your Majesty, these symptoms seem like an addiction."

“Addicted.”

The emperor pondered these two words, his expression becoming even more gloomy.

The imperial physician kept wiping the sweat from his forehead. "When I was young, I had the good fortune to visit the Western Regions. There was a medicine called Silver Pearl Powder. This silver pearl powder is colorless and tasteless. Once consumed, it will cause addiction and dependence. Once you stop taking it, your whole body will feel as if it is being gnawed by insects, and it will make you want to die."

The emperor's brows twitched, and he, who had always been arrogant, suddenly felt a little scared.

If Song Zhi had not told him the true identity of the virtuous king from the beginning, he might have been kept in the dark and thought that the virtuous king was harmless, and would have eaten this life-threatening thing after the imperial physician checked that it was non-toxic.

At this time, he would be the one lying on the ground in such a miserable state.

The emperor grabbed the imperial physician's neck and said, "Didn't everyone in the Imperial Hospital check to see if it was poisonous? Why does it contain silver bead powder now?"

The imperial physician's face turned pale with fear, and he spoke with difficulty, "Your Majesty, calm down. Silver bead powder is very rare in Tianqi. It's normal that the Imperial Hospital can't smell it. If I hadn't seen these symptoms, I would hardly have thought of it."

"waste!"

The emperor threw the imperial physician away and said, "What's the point of me keeping you?"

"What a wise king!"

The emperor gritted his teeth, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"Eunuch Li, continue to send people to monitor him. If there is any other reaction, please inform me immediately."

"Yes."

After giving these instructions, the emperor turned around and left.

Eunuch Li pointed at the eunuch at the door and said, "Did you hear that? Keep an eye on our people, or you'll be in trouble."

The eunuch knelt down quickly and said, "Yes."

Eunuch Li flicked his whisk and hurried out to chase the emperor.

He didn't see that after he left, his father-in-law slowly raised his head, and it was Xiao Qingzi.

Xiao Qingzi walked up to the young eunuch who was banging his head against the ground, and to prevent him from hurting himself further, she knocked him unconscious with a knife.

In the next few days, when the ministers attended court, they could feel that the emperor was becoming more and more irritable and easily angered, and even the smallest matter would make him furious.

He also lost the patience to deal with things and was obsessed with seeking immortality all day long.

The memorials piled up higher and higher in the imperial study like snowflakes, but the emperor didn't even look at them.

The court officials had some complaints about this, but they dared not speak out, thinking that the emperor might be tired and would recover in a few days.

But as time went by, the emperor's behavior became more and more absurd. He even brought back a Taoist priest named Wu from outside the palace and spent the whole day discussing the way to immortality with him.

The only two people who can make him look good are Master Wu and the Wise King.

A wise minister could not bear to see this and gave honest advice, asking the emperor to be diligent in government affairs. Unexpectedly, he was directly sentenced to death by the emperor in anger.

After this happened a few times, no one dared to say anything anymore.

The emperor continued to do as he pleased. A month had passed when Master Wu refined the fifth pill for him.

During this month, the wise king began to openly win over court officials and spread his reputation.

The emperor, who had already turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside, was kept in the dark and no one told him these things.

Instead, it was Mu Yuanzhi who hurried over despite his sick body.

At that time, the solemn and dignified imperial study became smoky and chaotic, with piles of memorials scattered all over the floor and no one paying attention to them. Ironically, the longevity tablets enshrined on the wall were being carefully cared for and protected.

Mu Yuanzhi couldn't accept it and looked at the emperor in shock, "Father, you can't go on like this!"

The emperor is now moody. If he sees someone dare to disobey him, he will slam the table in anger.

"Sixth Brother, do I usually dote on you too much? How dare you speak to the emperor like that?"

Mu Yuanzhi was heartbroken, "Father, you can't favor villains and distance yourself from virtuous ministers. Do you know what the civil and military officials and the people are saying about you now?"

"What did they say?"

"In short, Father, please stop."

"Okay, you're meddling in your father's affairs!"

The emperor's eyes were cruel, with a hint of murderous intent flashing in them.

Mu Yuanzhi was shocked by this look. The emperor's temperament had changed drastically now. If he was forced into a corner, he was not sure how the emperor would deal with him.

He was sweating profusely and said quickly, "I dare not. I am just worried about my father's health."

The Emperor snorted coldly, "I bet you wouldn't dare. As the Crown Prince, how can you be so frivolous and reckless as this? How can you be worthy of such a great responsibility? I punish you by confining you to the Eastern Palace from today to reflect on your mistakes. You may come out when you have thought it through."

Mu Yuanzhi suddenly looked up, "Father..."

However, the emperor had made up his mind and turned away with his hands behind his back.

Mu Yuanzhi knew that he could not plead for mercy, so he simply accepted the punishment.

But he was hesitant and unwilling to leave, kneeling there and hesitating for a long time.

The emperor asked, "What else?"

Mu Yuanzhi gathered his words and said, "Father, several days have passed since you decided to punish Third Brother. The people in the Heavenly Prison said that you have rescinded the execution order and are planning to release him?"

The emperor obviously didn't take this matter seriously. Only after this was mentioned did he remember that Mu Nanqi was still in the sky prison.

He remembered his promise to Song Zhi and said, "After all, the Third Brother is of royal blood. If word gets out that he was executed directly, it would bring disgrace to the royal family. I know you've been wronged this time. Don't worry, he's evil-minded and unworthy of being a royal heir. I've already started preparing to have him removed from Yudie. From now on, he's no longer a royal descendant of mine."

Mu Yuanzhi was extremely surprised, "You mean Third Brother..."

"He's no longer your third brother. You have to change your tune."

"Yes, I will follow Father's arrangements in everything."

Mu Yuanzhi said nothing more and retreated respectfully.

No one saw that he clenched his fingers tightly in his sleeves.

On the way back to the East Palace, a palace attendant asked worriedly, "Your Highness, the Third Emperor... Mu Nanqi poisoned you, is that the end of it?"

"if not."

Mu Yuanzhi sighed, "It would not be wise to go against my father's wishes at this time."

"Why didn't you mention what the virtuous prince did just now? I have checked. Before the emperor started behaving strangely, the virtuous prince and Miss Song came to the palace to meet him. Do you think they could have done something?"

"Father is so suspicious and won't trust anyone easily. Don't you think his series of changes are too smooth?"

So smooth, as if it was done on purpose.

Thinking of the frequent actions of the wise king in recent days, a dark light flashed across Mu Yuanzhi's eyes.

"From today on, I will be confined to the East Palace. We don't need to worry about these matters anymore."

"Yes."