Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

"What? Sick?"

When Emperor Wu heard the news reported by his eunuchs, he was stunned on the spot, his thick eyebrows knitted together, and a strong sense of majesty emanated from him.

Upon hearing the news that Zhou Chuxuan was ill in the Eastern Palace, Emperor Wu was stunned and did not react for a while.

"What did the doctor say?"

The eunuch bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician says that Your Highness has probably caught a cold, and coupled with excessive stress and anger, he should rest!"

Emperor Wu waved his hand slightly, signaling the eunuchs to leave. A man slowly stood up from the dragon throne and paced around the room, with a gleam in his eyes.

"Tell Li Nian to come to the imperial study!"

......

"Can't I enter the East Palace?"

Outside the East Palace, Li Nian glared at Lao Yang and other soldiers with a frown, obviously very unhappy.

"Your Excellency, please forgive me. We are following the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. No one except Your Majesty can enter the East Palace!"

Lao Yang answered loudly without fear, and at the same time took the musket from his waist, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Prime Minister, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince needs to rest and recuperate. He should not be disturbed. Once His Royal Highness recovers, he will naturally return to defend you! Prime Minister, please go back!"

The guard behind Li Nian shouted angrily, "You little bastard, do you know who you're talking to? The Prime Minister is here to visit His Highness, how dare you stop him? If His Highness finds out, he'll have you fired!"

"Shhhhh!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a row of personal soldiers took out the crossbows at their waists and aimed them at the dozen or so guards behind Li Nian.

The shining arrows flashed with cold light, which frightened the dozen or so guards. Nowadays, few people were unaware of the power of this crossbow.

The Imperial Guards and the Imperial Guards were basically equipped with repeating crossbows, but the manufacturing technology had not been passed down and was only allowed to be used by the royal family.

"What do you mean? Are you going to be disrespectful to the Prime Minister?" The guard swallowed, but relying on Li Nian being by his side, he still spoke in a stern tone.

"stop!"

Just as the two sides were on the verge of a fight, Xu Hanyan slowly walked over from behind, her beautiful eyes fixed on Li Nian: "Stop, how can you treat the Prime Minister like this?"

"Han Yan girl, I'm here to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I wonder how His Royal Highness is doing now?"

Li Nian smiled slightly, and there was no sign of anger on his face, as if what had just happened did not exist.

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now sound asleep, and the Imperial Physician has instructed us not to disturb him! So, I'm sorry, Your Majesty, please return!"

Xu Hanyan bowed gently to Li Nian, but blocked the door with her body, obviously not letting Li Nian in.

"Okay, since we have the imperial physician's diagnosis, that's all! If His Royal Highness wakes up, remember to tell him to take care of himself. After all, the border is still waiting for him!"

Li Nian waved his hand and ordered the guards to place the gift box on the ground: "Leave these things here and give them to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Watching everyone leave, Xu Hanyan finally breathed a sigh of relief and casually handed a silver note to Lao Yang: "Lao Yang, you've worked hard. Take it!"

Lao Yang repeatedly declined, "Crown Princess, we can't take this! We are His Royal Highness's personal soldiers, and our job is to protect His Royal Highness's safety. Our monthly salary is more than enough, how could we dare to ask for more!"

"This is for you! Take it and go buy some wine and meat tonight. You brothers have worked hard these days!"

Without saying anything, Xu Hanyan stuffed the banknote into Lao Yang's hand and turned to leave.

"Alas! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind and righteous, and so is the Crown Princess!" Lao Yang took the banknote in his hand, sighed, his eyes full of gratitude.

"Old Yang, give it to me, give it to me! This is the banknote handed to me by the Crown Princess herself!"

"Asshole, if you dare to say that, I'll cut off your tongue!"

Not to mention the laughter of Lao Yang and other soldiers, Xu Hanyan returned to the room, looked around and closed the door.

Slowly sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at Zhou Chuxuan who was sleeping soundly, he couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Why don't you wake up! Pretend to be sick, don't end up believing it yourself!"

"To lie is to make yourself believe it!"

Suddenly, Zhou Chuxuan, who was "sleeping soundly", opened his eyes and smiled.

"You're not asleep!" Xu Hanyan was frightened by him and trembled all over. She gently patted his towering chest with her delicate hands.

"The Wu Dynasty is in turmoil. How can I sleep in this position?"

Zhou Chuxuan sat up from the bed, leaned against the headboard, put his hands behind his head, and stared blankly at the roof beams.

After a long silence, Xu Hanyan asked softly, "Are you really not going to help anyone?"

Zhou Chuxuan didn't explain too much to her last night, but the general meaning was that Zhou Chuxuan would not stand on the same team with others.

"Of course! The Wu Dynasty has long been corrupt, and there's no need for anyone in the court to take sides!"

Zhou Chuxuan raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly: "But the people of the world are innocent! The guilty ones are these corrupt officials and incompetent ministers!"

"Then aren't you afraid of letting the wolf into your house? The Northern Desert Cavalry are ferocious and bloodthirsty. Once they really break through the northern border defense line..."

Before Xu Hanyan could finish her words, Zhou Chuxuan pulled her into his arms, staring at her with his deep eyes.

"Crown Princess, it's not good for a woman to think so much! If our father were to die a hundred years later, you would be interfering in the harem's politics!"

"you!"

Zhou Chuxuan picked up a cherry from the table and threw it into Xu Hanyan's mouth, while one of his hands began to attack Da Lei dishonestly.

"The reason I agreed to this was just to relax Li Nian's vigilance. How could I really bring aliens into the land of Wu Dynasty?"

"Wouldn't this be a disaster for the people of the Wu Dynasty? In your eyes, am I such a person?"

Zhou Chuxuan removed Xu Hanyan's hand that was blocking Da Lei and said with a smile, "Doesn't Li Nian want to overthrow the Wu Dynasty by collaborating with the outside world? Well then! I will satisfy his plan!"

"But, in the end, I was caught in the middle, hehe..."

Xu Hanyan said nervously, "Li Nian is not him. After all, he is a court elder. If you attack him, His Majesty will not remain indifferent!"

"Then just don't let Father know!"

Zhou Chuxuan yawned and said, "Go wash some more fruit. I'm thirsty!"

"Well, Li Nian is in the capital. You can't just lead your troops to capture him directly, right? The ministers in the court won't agree to that!"

Xu Hanyan frowned tightly, clearly worried. "He's dead now. No one can threaten your position anymore. I hope you can carefully consider every step of your plan and not act rashly!"

She had been waiting for many years and finally had the hope of becoming the queen. She definitely didn't want anything to happen to Zhou Chuxuan.

"rest assured!"

Zhou Chuxuan whispered softly in Xu Hanyan's ear, "Every step I take is according to plan!"