In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

Xie Chengjin quickly reacted, grabbed Su Zhizhi's arm, and said worriedly, "Why don't I go with you?"

Su Zhizhi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook her head. "No need, I'll be back soon. Don't worry, I definitely won't go to the Fifth Prince's residence in my current state. Don't worry about me getting into trouble. Once I succeed, they probably won't come back to check."

Su Zhizhi's analysis was very logical and Xie Chengjin had no way to refute it, so he had to let go of Su Zhizhi's hand.

In order to make Xie Chengjin stop worrying, Su Zhizhi thought about it and took out the disguise pill that she had prepared long ago from her sleeve. It was a defective product that Su Zhizhi had made when she was developing it previously. It could only last for six to twelve hours, but it was enough in this situation.

Xie Chengjin watched Su Zhizhi's face change in front of him. Seeing this, Xie Chengjin felt relieved. "You should be extremely careful on this trip. I will send someone to secretly escort you there."

Su Zhizhi smiled and nodded, then without further delay, followed the Fifth Prince's men to the Prince's Mansion.

On the carriage, Su Zhizhi took advantage of the fact that there was no one inside and hurriedly searched through the universal capsule. Unexpectedly, she actually found a pill that could be used to detoxify. Looking at the black pill, Su Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief.

The news of the Fifth Prince's assassination quickly reached the emperor's ears, and he was immediately enraged. "Who on earth was it?! Who wanted to kill the Fifth Prince?! Investigate for me, investigate thoroughly! They're a bunch of useless people! They can't even take care of the prince!"

As he was speaking, the emperor actually spat out a mouthful of blood, which showed how angry he was. However, rather than being angry, the emperor felt more regretful. He was thinking that if he had not summoned the fifth prince into the palace, perhaps nothing would have happened to him.

The emperor was heartbroken and his servants were frightened by this.

The Seventh Prince had long since planted his own spies in the palace. When he heard about the Emperor vomiting blood, a determined smile appeared on his face. "I never thought that the Emperor would value the Fifth Brother so much. Well, as a good son of the Emperor and a good brother of the Fifth Brother, I should also go to the palace to take care of him."

After saying this, the Seventh Prince led his men and walked towards the palace in a swaggering manner. Along the way, no one dared to step forward to stop them.

The seventh prince had long harbored the idea of ​​killing his father and usurping the throne. Now that the emperor was seriously ill, the entire palace had been taken over by the seventh prince's men.

In the Yangxin Palace, the emperor lay on the bed with a pale face. The imperial physician beside him was trying his best to treat him, but the emperor kept asking about the fifth prince.

When the Seventh Prince walked in, he heard these words and his face darkened.

"Your Majesty really cares about my fifth brother." The seventh prince said sarcastically. Upon hearing this, the emperor took a deep breath and looked at the person who came.

"Seventh Prince? Why are you here at this time?" The emperor heard the voice of the seventh prince, but seemed not to notice anything wrong in the seventh prince's tone. He stood up with difficulty, leaned against the head of the bed and looked at the seventh prince.

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Prince sneered, "Father is seriously ill. When I knew about this, I would definitely go to the palace to visit him. I just never thought that Fifth Brother would suffer such a misfortune. After all, Fifth Brother is unlucky. Not only that, he has caused Father to worry about him. It's really..."

The emperor sensed something was amiss. How had the Seventh Prince learned of his rage? And judging by the Seventh Prince's tone, he seemed extremely dissatisfied with the Fifth Prince. The emperor always hated sibling rivalry, and now the Seventh Prince's words had practically touched a nerve.

"Seventh Prince! Do you know what you are saying? Fifth Prince is your brother, why do you say that to him?" The emperor was angered by the seventh prince again. He felt so much pain in his heart and lungs that his face became more and more ugly.

The imperial physician on the side looked at the two people confronting each other, not daring to breathe. He could only kneel silently and wait for the seventh prince to leave.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's words further irritated the Seventh Prince, "Father, Fifth Brother is your son, but am I not? In all these years, have you ever paid attention to me? My talent is clearly no less than Fifth Brother's, yet you value him more and even want to pass the throne to him?!"

The emperor now understood that the Seventh Prince's goal was to take the throne from him. His heart immediately sank. "Seventh Prince! I'm not even dead yet, and you're already coveting my throne. Judging from your current behavior, even if I die, I will never give my throne to you! Someone, drive the Seventh Prince out for me!"

The emperor was really angry at this time, glaring at the seventh prince. If the emperor's body did not allow it, he would have attacked the seventh prince himself.

However, even though the emperor had issued the order, not a single guard dared to barge in. The emperor was suddenly horrified. His eyes met the playful yet cold smile on the seventh prince's face, and the emperor immediately had a bad suspicion in his mind, "It's you! You rebellious son! Are you trying to force the emperor to abdicate today?!"

"I didn't expect Father to react only now." The Seventh Prince slowly sat down beside the Emperor's bed, his chin propped up by his wrist. He studied the Emperor's expression and said, "Unfortunately, Father guessed wrong. I don't want to be condemned to eternal damnation, and naturally I wouldn't do something as treasonous as forcing the Emperor to abdicate. However, Father is gravely ill, and my fifth brother has been poisoned, his life or death uncertain. The country cannot be without a leader for a single day. I simply wish to serve as Regent during Father's illness. Of course, if Father is willing to abdicate, I will gladly accept."

Listening to the seventh prince's words, the emperor's face gradually turned from pale to black. He had never expected that his youngest son, who looked the most harmless, was actually the one with the deepest thoughts and the most cruel methods.

"The fifth prince was murdered, and it was you who did it!" The emperor thought of what the seventh prince had just said that the fifth prince was poisoned, and he reacted instantly. After all, even he only knew that the fifth prince was murdered, but he didn't know why the fifth prince was murdered. The seventh prince told the fifth prince's situation right away. It was hard for the emperor not to suspect the seventh prince at this time.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from your father. However, this subject does not want to do anything. I just want my fifth brother not to jump out at this time. Your Majesty, don't worry too much. My fifth brother will definitely be safe." The Seventh Prince looked at the emperor with a smile, but that smile was not reflected in his eyes. "It's getting late now. Your Majesty should issue the decree as soon as possible."