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

The emperor was lying in bed, extremely angry at the Seventh Prince's behavior, but he had no way to deal with the Seventh Prince. In order to restrict the emperor's actions, the Seventh Prince actually added cartilage powder to the emperor's daily medicine.

Even though the emperor wanted to kill the seventh prince, he had no close confidants around him. All of them were replaced by the seventh prince's men without anyone noticing.

"Father, you have been sitting on this throne long enough. I am really jealous of you. But you only have eyes for that good-for-nothing Fifth Brother, and don't care about my position at all. I think I am a thousand times better than my Fifth Brother. But you are old, and your eyesight is not very good. It would be better for you to abdicate so that I can live out my days in peace, right?" The Seventh Prince held the imperial edict with the jade seal in his hand, and the smile on his face gradually became wild.

The emperor was so angry at the Seventh Prince's remarks that his face turned redder. "You rebellious son!"

"Your Majesty, you are wrong. I have neither plotted rebellion nor regicide. How can I be called a rebellious son? I just... saw that Your Majesty has been working hard for a long time and wanted to share the burden with you. Once the imperial edict comes out, no matter how reluctant Your Majesty is, you can only watch Your Majesty sit on that throne." The Seventh Prince no longer cared about what the Emperor said. On the contrary, the angrier the Emperor was, the happier the Seventh Prince felt.

The emperor was so angry at the seventh prince that he was speechless. As the seventh prince said, whether he liked it or not, the imperial edict had been completed, and once it was announced to the world, there would be no way to reverse the situation.

Suddenly, the Seventh Prince seemed to have thought of something and said, "Oh right, I believe that Your Majesty must have been thinking about your Fifth Brother for a long time. I am certainly not a heartless person. I will send someone to bring your Fifth Brother to the palace to accompany Your Majesty soon. I hope Your Majesty will take good care of himself."

After saying this, the Seventh Prince walked out of the Yangxin Palace in a very good mood, still tightly clutching the imperial edict he had longed for in his hand.

Soon, the old emperor's decree to "pass the throne" to the regent, the seventh prince, spread throughout the capital, but from high-ranking officials to ordinary people, no one was happy about it.

The reason was simple. As soon as the decree to pass the throne to the Seventh Prince came out, he couldn't wait to start preparing for his coronation ceremony. However, this kind of thing was a waste of time and money. Emperors of all dynasties had always kept their coronations simple because they were concerned about the safety of the people. But the Seventh Prince refused to do that. He insisted on making his coronation ceremony grand.

In recent years, the national treasury has been empty, and in order to organize the coronation ceremony, taxes had to be levied. For a while, the people were miserable, but round after round of taxes were levied, it was still not enough for the Seventh Prince to squander, and more and more people began to be dissatisfied with the Seventh Prince.

Some radical ones even came to the edge of the imperial city, clamoring for the Seventh Prince to step down. On the surface, the Seventh Prince did not seem to react, but secretly he sent his most capable secret guards to strangle those who opposed his ascension to the throne.

Fortunately, Xie Chengjin had been paying attention to the actions of the Seventh Prince. After hearing about this, he secretly sent people to guard that person, thus saving his life.

The plan failed, and the Seventh Prince surprisingly did not get angry. He just waved his hand casually and asked people to leave because he had more important things to do.

Earlier, the Seventh Prince had sent someone to bring the Fifth Prince into the palace, and he is currently imprisoned in the Hall of Mental Cultivation with the Emperor.

The Fifth Prince looked at the Seventh Prince who slowly pushed the door open and entered, and intense hatred burst out on his face.

"Fifth brother, how are you?" The Seventh Prince ignored the expression on the Fifth Prince's face and greeted him with interest.

"What are you doing here now?" The fifth prince didn't buy it at all and gave the seventh prince a rude look.

The Seventh Prince simply smiled and said, "Fifth Brother, don't you bear a grudge against me? After all, I'm about to take the seat you most desire."

"Seventh brother, oh no, Your Highness the Regent, what else do you want? You have harmed our father to this state, and even I have been poisoned and have not fully recovered yet. You have got what you wanted, so what else are you not satisfied with?" The fifth prince glared at the seventh prince, his body shaking with anger.

The Seventh Prince smiled and said, "Fifth Brother, Fifth Brother, the royal family has always been ruthless. If the Emperor had not favored you, I would not have resorted to such a desperate measure. Brother, I am more suited to this position than you, and now I am about to succeed. As for you... allowing you to see the Emperor again is already a special favor from me. Of course, this should be the last time we meet. Your life is of great use to me."

After saying this, the Seventh Prince didn't care what the Old Emperor and the Fifth Prince thought, and walked out of the Yangxin Palace with a big laugh.

The Fifth Prince's heart suddenly sank. Turning around, he saw the old emperor's chest heaving violently with anger. Seeing this, the Fifth Prince rushed over to comfort him, saying, "Father, calm down. The Imperial Physician has instructed that you can't get angry right now. The Seventh Prince... won't do what you want. I hope Father will prioritize your health first."

With the comfort of the fifth prince, the old emperor gradually recovered his breath, and his eyes were filled with relief and deep pity when he looked at the fifth prince.

"Fifth brother, you are a good boy. Your father is sorry for what happened now because he didn't even notice the evil ambition of the seventh brother!" When the emperor thought of his youngest son, he regretted why he didn't strangle him to death in the womb.

The fifth prince paused and said, "Seventh brother..."

Before the Fifth Prince could finish, the Emperor interrupted him, "At this point, there's no need for you to plead for him. He's a traitor, committing treason and even forcing the emperor to abdicate. If I could see the light of day again, I would make him die!"

The emperor now has completely decided to kill the seventh prince.

Hearing the old emperor say this, the fifth prince understood the emperor's thoughts. So, he no longer had any other concerns. He himself was not a good person, but compared with the seventh prince, the emperor had completely favored him.

With this in mind, the Fifth Prince took out the item Xie Chengjin had given him. "Father, this is something Xie Chengjin gave me specifically. Xie Chengjin said it can restore your health. Would you like to take it?"

"Xie Chengjin? Isn't he...?" The emperor was also confused. He knew that Xie Chengjin had surrendered to the Seventh Prince, but now the Fifth Prince said that Xie Chengjin had prepared an antidote for him, and the emperor became more and more confused.