After a few days, the palace became even more chaotic.

If the problem is not resolved, the news of the emperor's critical illness will spread. At that time, there will be chaos among the government and the people.

Finally, a small leader of the Shadow Guard led his men into the palace and confronted Fang Yao's men.

One said he wanted to purge the emperor's court, and the other said he would protect the emperor to the death.

Both sides claim that they are the most loyal to the emperor, while the other side has evil ambitions.

The situation was tense and the atmosphere was very tense.

Fang Yao had not returned from the palace today. The Shadow Guards and the Imperial Guards were confronting each other outside the door. Eunuch Chang went out and scolded them, saying that they were disturbing the emperor's rest and that they should be careful not to lose their heads.

Taking advantage of the moment when the attention was drawn, Commander Liu sneaked into the emperor's bedroom from the other side.

He was worried and had to see for himself how serious the emperor's situation was.

The bedroom was quiet, without a sound at all.

He had been preparing for today's action for a long time.

Not only did he have his own spies throughout the palace, he also had his accomplices in the camp outside the capital.

He knew what Fang Yao had done.

The camp outside the city was quietly transferring troops into the city, and the roads in and out of the capital were already filled with troops. It was obvious that Fang Yao was preparing to prevent a palace coup.

It can be seen that the emperor's condition is very bad.

He must seize the opportunity to capture Queen Yao and the Second Prince.

Commander Liu squatted in the dark corner of the bedroom and observed quietly for a while.

From afar, the emperor was lying on the dragon bed, so weak that his breathing could not be seen.

He must hurry up, otherwise nothing will be done when Fang Yao comes back.

The incense was released before he came in, and the palace maid serving the emperor was knocked unconscious and lay on the small couch beside the dragon bed.

He threw a pearl and hit the maid on the head, but she didn't react at all.

There was still a commotion outside. Commander Liu stood on tiptoe and quickly approached the dragon bed.

When he saw it, he was shocked and wanted to retreat immediately.

The person lying on the bed lifted the quilt and covered his head with it.

He dodged suddenly and avoided the quilt, but a sword with a cold glow was placed on his neck.

Fang Yao chuckled and said happily, "Commander Liu, you didn't expect that, did you?"

......

The Shadow Guards and the Imperial Guards were still in a standoff, and everyone's heart was in their throat.

The Fourth Prince knew that this was arranged by his uncle, and he felt extremely uneasy.

My uncle's men took advantage of the chaos to the cold palace and took my mother out. They also went to Empress Yao's palace, disguised themselves as eunuchs, and placed Empress Yao under house arrest.

Then he went to inform the Second Prince that the Queen had a sudden chest pain, the palace was too chaotic, the imperial physician could not come, and the Queen was in bad condition, so he asked the Second Prince to go over and take a look.

The second prince was originally clamoring with other princes to see their father, but the Shadow Guards and the Imperial Guards quarreled and pushed the princes aside.

Just when he was getting anxious, he heard that his mother was ill and that the person coming was his mother's man, so he followed without any doubt.

He was knocked unconscious as soon as he entered the door and was tied up together with Queen Yao.

Commander Liu's men not only made arrangements in the palace, but also had their own men in the camp outside the capital. They were just waiting for the signal flare to be fired to prove that the Second Prince and Queen Yao were killed, and then those people would declare their allegiance to the Fourth Prince.

After all, with the emperor in a coma, the fourth prince is the strongest among the remaining princes.

As for the eldest prince, the Chu family is far away at the border and out of reach, and he himself is not ambitious enough, so he poses no threat at all.

The third prince is even less of a problem.

Everyone was nervous and anxiously waiting for the final moment.

The state of chaos continued inside and outside the palace.

The Fourth Prince still remembered what his uncle had told him. When the two sides started fighting, he should take advantage of the chaos to sneak into the bedroom and wait for an opportunity to feed his father the poison.

This kind of poison must be induced by the blood of relatives to be effective. After the poison is planted, the uncle will wait for an opportunity to detoxify the father.

Whoever's blood is used as bait, my father will unconditionally favor that person under the influence of the insect.

His position as crown prince and the safety of his mother were guaranteed.

My uncle will go in early to clear the obstacles around my father for him.

Judging by the time, my uncle should have gone in and succeeded.

His body was shaking violently, his throat was dry, and his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

"Fourth brother, are you hot? Why are you sweating so much?" Xiao Chenze looked at him strangely and reached out to touch his forehead.

"No, it's okay," the Fourth Prince lowered his head in panic and raised his hand to wipe it. In fact, his palms were full of sweat and couldn't be wiped dry at all.

"Brother, I have to pee urgently. I'm going to Ruyi's room." said the fourth prince.

"Do you want me to come with you?" the Third Prince asked with concern. "The palace is a bit chaotic, so please be careful."

"No, no, I'm fine," the Fourth Prince waved his hands quickly, "I can do it myself, I'll be back soon."

Eunuch Chang was still there shouting at the top of his lungs for both sides to stop. There was a Ruyi Room inside the Purple Palace that was specially for the emperor to use, and there was also one outside for the palace maids and eunuchs to use.

The Fourth Prince avoided the crowd and walked to the back of the hall.

My uncle said that as long as he went around, there would be someone outside to protect him from getting in.

Sure enough, he saw someone waving at him...

Xiao Chenze stared at his disappearing back as he hurriedly turned the corner, his face gloomy.

The Third Prince suddenly said, "Fourth brother has been very nervous lately."

Entering the bedroom, the Fourth Prince's hands began to tremble more violently. Although there was a lot of noise outside, it was so quiet inside that he could hear his heart pounding.

"Uncle, uncle." He lowered his voice and moved towards the bed.

His uncle said he would wait for him by the bed and told him to cut his wrists and let the blood out before leaving immediately to avoid arousing suspicion from others.

So nervous.

He has always been timid and he only likes to study food and the art of coroner.

He wanted to be an excellent detective, specializing in solving the most difficult cases.

But he is a prince and has no choice.

The bedroom was eerily quiet, and he suddenly wanted to cry, tears actually flowing down his face.

Father, I don’t want to die. I don’t want my mother to die, and I don’t want you to die even more.

He had asked, and was told that the poisonous insect was harmless and would only make his father more dependent on and trust him.

Slowly approaching the bed, he saw his father lying there.

His eyes were blurry.

"Uncle, where are you? I'm here." The Fourth Prince wiped his eyes, trying to see more clearly.

Behind him, a small voice said, "Fourth Prince, I am waiting for you here under the command of the commander. Please hurry and bleed."

He quickly turned around and glanced at the palace maid, "Where is my uncle?"

"Something has happened in the camp outside the capital. The commander was worried that the people outside could not handle it, so he went there himself. Before leaving, he told me to help you bleed. Once the poisonous insects are implanted in the emperor's body, you should leave immediately. I will take care of the rest."

"Oh," the Fourth Prince lowered his head and held out his wrist. Just as the maid was about to bleed him, he suddenly remembered something, "Why is it so quiet in here?"

"The commander has knocked them down. Fourth Prince, we must seize the opportunity."

"But, my uncle said that after putting the poison in, it will detoxify my father? What if you don't know how to cure it after I leave?"

The maid seemed to have not expected him to ask this and was stunned for a moment. "How could that be? This servant will definitely be able to solve it."

For some reason, the Fourth Prince always felt uneasy.

His body, which had been trembling just now, stopped shaking. He looked at the palace maid steadily and said, "Give me the antidote. After planting the poison, I will detoxify my father myself."

"No, Fourth Prince. If the Emperor wakes up and sees you, he will be suspicious of you."

"I'm not afraid of doubt. I don't believe you. Give it to me."

The maid thought for a moment and handed him the antidote. "Can I bleed you now?"

The Fourth Prince stretched out his hand and watched the maid slit her wrist, blood dripping into the bowl.

There was indeed a worm in the bowl. The worm sucked his blood and quickly turned red.

The maid poured some tea into the bowl, pried open the emperor's jaw, and fed the poisonous insect into it.

The Fourth Prince watched all this nervously, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that his father's breathing was still steady after the poisonous insect had entered.

Then, he opened the antidote paper package, walked up to his father, signaled the palace maid to help pry his jaw open, and carefully fed the antidote in.

After a while, the emperor's eyelids moved.

"Fourth Prince, the Emperor is about to wake up. Why don't you go out first? I will stay here and guard him."

"No, I'll stay here," the Fourth Prince said, "Go away and don't come in again, or I'll kill you."

"Why did the Fourth Prince do this?"

"Because I don't think you're a good person."

"How is she not a good person?"

A majestic voice came from behind.

When the Fourth Prince turned around, he was immediately scared out of his wits.

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