The princess was fed contraceptive soup on the day of the marriage exchange, and she went crazy

This familiar voice startled everyone in the hall except Sheng Nanzhi.

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads and looked towards the palace entrance, and saw a strange-looking man dressed as a guard walking in from outside the palace, followed closely by Concubine Hua.

Apart from that, there is no one else.

The Second Prince stared at the guard for a long moment. "You're not trying to say you're my Sixth Brother, are you?"

"If you want to pretend, you should at least get a decent human skin mask, right?"

"How dare these two completely unrelated people claim to be the Sixth Emperor's younger brother?"

"Could it be that the incident happened so suddenly that there was no time to get a human skin mask? Hahaha..."

Shi Huaizhi only glanced at the Second Prince as if he were a fool.

"Second brother, have you ever thought that maybe the one on my face is actually a human skin mask?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and took off the disguise on his face, revealing a face that was hard to forget once you had seen it.

Everyone's expression changed.

"How is that possible?" The Second Prince gritted his teeth and said, "Didn't you fall off a cliff and get injured and fall unconscious?"

"The imperial physician has been there many times, and every time he says, 'You'll never wake up again, right?'"

"Besides, weren't you burned again later? Wasn't your face completely disfigured?"

The Second Prince rushed over and tried to grab Shi Huaizhi's face: "You must still have a layer of human skin mask on your face. Let me see, let me expose your disguise."

But before he could touch Shi Huaizhi, Shi Huaizhi drew his sword and pressed it against his chest.

"Second Emperor Brother."

"Second brother really can't wait to seize the throne."

"Look, the third and fifth brothers are very patient. They are just waiting to use you as a pawn."

"Second brother, do you still remember that because your birth mother was of low status and you made a mistake, you and your birth mother were punished to work in the laundry department, where you had to wash endless clothes every day."

"It's me. I often sneak in to bring you food and clothes."

"You said at the time that when you left the laundry department, you would definitely repay me well."

"Later, you came out, and you were really nice to me at first. When my father scolded me and punished me to kneel, you would order the palace servants to stuff a roast chicken into my hands in the middle of the night when I hadn't eaten."

"Later, when exactly did Second Brother change?"

The second prince's eyes widened and his Adam's apple rolled slightly.

These things were indeed secrets known only to him and Shi Huaizhi.

Is the person in front of me really Shi Huaizhi?

Shi Huaizhi smiled, walked slowly to the front with the imperial edict in his hand, and lowered his head to look at the emperor's body.

"The imperial physician is here, so I can ask him to examine you to see if I have disguised myself and whether I am the real Shi Huaizhi."

Upon hearing this, the imperial physician hurried forward and carefully examined Shi Huaizhi's face and neck: "There is no disguise."

"No matter how realistic a human skin mask is, it can't fit as perfectly as real human skin. There's no mistake, it's indeed the Sixth Prince."

Shi Huaizhi curled his lips and said, "As for what you said, the imperial physician came to examine me many times, and I was always unconscious."

"Have you ever considered that the person lying unconscious in bed might not be me at all?"

He raised the imperial edict in his hand and said, "Have you ever thought about why the emperor insisted on giving the throne of crown prince to a comatose man like me?"

"Is there a possibility that Father knew from the beginning that I was not unconscious?"

"All of this is because my father discovered he was poisoned and knew he was dying. He wanted to know who was so ambitious as to poison him and seize his throne. So he deliberately conspired with me to stage this drama."

Several princes stared with their eyes wide open, their faces filled with disbelief.

This is too...

Although it sounds a bit absurd, their father has always been suspicious, and this is indeed something he would do.

But...why did he choose Shi Huaizhi?

Shi Huaizhi had already started calling out, "Tian Fusheng!"

The most trusted eunuch chief of the emperor's side walked out quickly.

Shi Huaizhi smiled and said, "Tian Fusheng is the only person who knows about this matter. When my father and I discussed this matter, he was the only one present besides my father and me."

"Tian Fusheng, tell everyone, am I real or fake? And is what I said true or false?"

Tian Fusheng nodded and said, "Yes, His Royal Highness, every word you said is true, absolutely true."

Sheng Nanzhi stood aside, listening to the two of them singing in unison, and her eyelashes couldn't help but twitch.

If she didn't know the truth, she would probably have been frightened by Shi Huaizhi.

It turned out that Shi Huaizhi had even bribed the emperor's confidants.

No wonder, when Shi Huaizhi said he wanted the emperor to die, the emperor really died.

Anyway, the emperor is dead, and a dead man will never speak.

As for the truth of the matter, we can only let them make it up.

Tian Fusheng raised his head and said loudly, "Not only that, His Majesty actually left behind a secret decree."

"Even the Sixth Prince is unaware of the existence of this secret decree."

He quickly walked to the back of the bookshelf and turned a Pixiu-shaped ornament on the bookshelf, and the table top of the imperial desk suddenly opened to both sides.

Tian Fusheng quickly took out an imperial edict from inside. On the cover of the edict was the bright red seal of the imperial seal.

"Everyone, listen to the order."

Everyone knelt down hurriedly.

Tian Fusheng opened the imperial edict and read aloud, "By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor declares: I have been suddenly framed by treacherous officials and have been poisoned beyond all cure. My time is numbered. I am well aware of the treacherous court and the dangers of my country hanging by a thread. I fear that if I were to be crowned as a guest of honor, the country would fall into the hands of thieves, destroying the foundation laid by my ancestors."

"I have observed my sons and believe that the Sixth Prince is benevolent, filial, intelligent, courageous, and resolute, possessing the qualities of an emperor. I have made up my mind that if I meet with any misfortune, I will immediately pass the throne to him. I hope that all my ministers will work together to ensure the eternal stability of my country and the well-being of my people. Although I am about to pass away, I also hope that my descendants will prosper and that the country's prosperity will continue. This decree shall be kept secret in the palace and shall be announced to the world immediately when I meet with any misfortune. I decree!"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment and said hurriedly, "Your humble servant obeys your command. Long live Your Majesty."

Tian Fusheng then put away the imperial edict and said, "This edict was written by His Majesty himself. If you gentlemen or princes have any objections, please come forward and examine it to see if there is anything wrong with the handwriting or His Majesty's seal."

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Censor and the Minister of the Central Secretariat exchanged glances, took two steps forward, and examined it carefully: "It is indeed the handwriting of Your Majesty."

Tian Fusheng put away the imperial edict, turned around and knelt directly in front of Shi Huaizhi: "Your Majesty has passed away, but the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. I am sure that Your Highness the Crown Prince will follow His Majesty's will and ascend the throne as emperor."

"Long live your majesty!"

The others also hurriedly knelt down before Shi Huaizhi again: "Your Highness, please ascend the throne! Long live His Majesty!"

A dark light flashed across the Second Prince's face. He took advantage of the kneeling action to cover it up and suddenly attacked. He took out a dagger from his foot and stabbed it straight at Shi Huaizhi!