She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

"I obey your command!" Shangguan Ziqi accepted the order and then waved his hand to signal the soldiers to drag the captured court officials out of the hall.

The Emperor took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping across the remaining courtiers in the hall once more, his tone softening slightly. "I hope you'll take today's events as a warning. I don't want anyone else to disregard the safety of the nation for selfish desires. If there's a next time, I won't show any mercy!"

"We will obey the imperial edict!" The court officials responded in unison, with fear and awe in their voices.

"I am indeed old, and it is time to appoint a crown prince. I have not appointed a crown prince in all these years because I have always held on to a glimmer of hope that my eldest son would recover.

He is the son of my empress and my eldest son. I have placed high hopes on him since he was young.

He was smart and clever since childhood, and later learned both civil and military skills.

In my heart, he is the most suitable heir.

Unfortunately... things don't always go as planned. Eight years ago, the Canglan assassin wanted to kill me. In order to save me, the eldest prince risked his life to protect me and held on until Prince Rong arrived.

But he still fell off the cliff.

God was kind enough to let him survive.

He was in a coma for three months. During that time, my heart ached. You are all fathers, so you should understand my feelings."

When the emperor said this, his tone was filled with deep sorrow.

He slowly turned halfway around and looked outside through the window, as if he could see the past through the sunlight coming in through the window.

Prince Rong stood aside, listening to the emperor's words silently, his heart filled with emotion.

The emperor has deep feelings for the eldest prince, who was the child he raised.

The emperor deserves credit for the fact that a child without mother's guidance could grow up to be so outstanding.

Over the years, the emperor has spent countless efforts and invited countless famous doctors for the eldest prince's legs.

"Fortunately, my Great Wei has the Marquis of Zhenguo. She secretly cured my eldest son and brought me hope. Even though she kept it a secret from me, it was for a reason."

The emperor waved to Yu Yuanzheng when he said this.

Yu Yuanzheng took a few more steps forward and came to the front of the court officials.

"Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment." Yu Yuanzheng said modestly.

"You are a good person. Although I have conferred upon you the title of Princess and Marquis of Zhenguo, what I most want to do is to adopt you as my adopted daughter. However, since you have already taken Prince Jing as your adoptive father, it is not easy for me to compete with my own brother for you."

"Your Majesty, didn't you ask me to call you Imperial Uncle? We are one family. If you give me any orders, I will do my utmost to fulfill them."

"Haha, good, good, good!" The emperor praised repeatedly.

The emperor walked up a few steps, his steps steady and powerful.

There was silence in the hall, and everyone's eyes were closely following the emperor's figure, looking forward to what he would say next.

When he reached the top of the stairs, the emperor suddenly turned around, his eyes like torches sweeping over everyone in the hall, finally settling on the eldest prince Cao Jinqi.

"Cao Jinqi, come forward and listen to my orders."

His voice was loud and authoritative, leaving no room for doubt.

The eldest prince, Cao Jinqi, was startled for a moment, then stepped out of the procession, walked steadily to the center of the hall, and knelt respectfully, "Your son is here."

The emperor looked at him, a complex expression flashing in his eyes, a mixture of relief, guilt, and more of anticipation.

He took a deep breath and spoke slowly, his voice echoing throughout the hall.

"Today, I am here to formally appoint you as Crown Prince. You have been intelligent and well-behaved since childhood, and even suffered serious injuries while saving me. You are a rare filial child.

Over the years, I have felt guilty for not being able to give you the honor you deserve.

Today, I have decided to appoint you as Crown Prince. I hope you will diligently govern the country and live up to my expectations."

Upon hearing this, a hint of excitement flashed in the eldest prince's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

He kowtowed solemnly, his voice firm and powerful: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace! I will do my best to live up to your trust!"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers in the palace knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The emperor nodded, his eyes swept over the ministers in the hall, and his tone was majestic: "The position of the crown prince has been decided. I hope that you will assist the crown prince wholeheartedly in the future and join us in this great undertaking."

"We, the ministers, will obey the imperial edict!" All the ministers responded in unison. Their voices were so loud that they echoed in the hall for a long time.

The emperor nodded slightly, then looked at the eldest prince, his tone full of kindness: "Prince, although there are small flaws on your face, the Marquis of Zhenguo said that it will not be obvious in a few months and will not affect your image. The ancestors will not blame you.

I believe that your talent and perseverance are enough to shoulder this important task."

Upon hearing this, the eldest prince nodded solemnly: "I will live up to your expectations, father! I will care about the world and work hard to govern the country. I will live up to the trust of the people and the country."

Once the crown prince is appointed, the Wei Dynasty will have an heir.

The crown prince is the heir apparent to the throne, the hope of the people, and the foundation of the country.

His position is as important as Mount Tai, which is unshakable.

The hearts of all the civil and military officials in the court were at peace at this moment.

The emperor's plan of using himself as bait to lure the enemy into annihilation finally came to a successful conclusion.

At this moment, the palace guard commander Luo Qianqian hurried in.

"Your Majesty, the harem has been completely checked.

It was discovered that two of the palace maids in Concubine Wan's palace were women in disguise.

There are two young eunuchs whose identities are unknown.

Also, I have failed in my duty, and there are several palace guards who are easily deceived."

"Submit it to the Ministry of Justice for strict investigation."

"Your humble servant obeys your order. There is one more thing: Concubine Wan refuses to accompany me to the Imperial Clan Affairs Office and has threatened to commit suicide in order to see the Emperor."

The emperor was not surprised when he heard this.

He glanced at Prince Rong, but the prince didn't respond.

"Okay, that's all for today's morning court session. Let's all go."

In the end, only the emperor, Prince Rong, Prince Jing, the eldest prince, and Yu Yuanzheng were left.

"Your Majesty, I will go and see Eunuch Hai. He is still ill. I will bring him some medicine and check on him."

"There's no need for you to go see him. Just wait in the side hall. I'll have someone carry him here." The emperor would never let a princess condescend to see a servant.

Yu Yuanzheng didn't care.

"Hongyi, accompany me to meet your sister." The emperor said slowly.

Perhaps this is the last time they see each other as brother and sister.

The eldest prince stayed to accompany Yu Yuanzheng and wait for Eunuch Hai to arrive.

Not long after, Eunuch Hai was carried to the side hall by two young eunuchs.

In just a few days, Eunuch Hai lost a lot of weight.

"Your servant greets the Marquis of Zhenguo." Eunuch Hai greeted weakly.

"Eunuch Hai, I'm sorry for the pain, but if father didn't do this, you would be dead." Yu Yuanzheng teased.

"I would like to thank the prince and princess for saving my life."

On the way here just now, the young eunuch had told him everything that happened at the morning court today.

He was terrified after hearing this.

Only now did he realize that the emperor had done such a dangerous thing and had not let him participate.

That night at Yuntai Mountain, he was also sent away by the emperor. He did not bring any palace servants with him, only bodyguards and shadow guards.

Later, he learned that the emperor had been assassinated, which really scared him.

He also cursed the Canglan people in front of the "Emperor".

Now that I think about it, he really didn't know how to live or die, cursing the Canglan people in front of the fake emperor.

Yu Yuanzheng gave Eunuch Hai the medicine that she had prepared long ago on the spot.

But it won’t be that fast.

Illness comes like a mountain down, sickness goes like a thread.

The medicine that Yu Yuanzheng prescribed for him at that time must have caused some damage to Eunuch Hai's body.

Otherwise it won’t have such a good effect.

"Eunuch Hai, you have to take this medicine I prescribed for half a month before you can stop. There is only enough here for seven days. When you finish it, send someone to the palace to get it."

"Thank you princess."

On the other side, the emperor and the prince came to the palace where Shangguan Wanrou lived and saw that she looked like a crazy woman, with messy hair and untidy clothes.

This shows how fiercely she resisted when the palace guards wanted to take her to the Zongzhengsi.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I know I was wrong.

I was bewitched by someone, and all the plans came from that damn Mr. Cang.

We mother and I didn't have such a meticulous plan. We were being used.

Your Majesty, I do not wish to die. Please spare my life, mother and I. We will behave ourselves from now on and never again think of anything we shouldn't."

As soon as Shangguan Wanrou saw the emperor, she knelt before him, hugged his legs and begged for mercy, crying bitterly.