After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

If it wasn't for her, then who was it for?

Huanxi was completely confused and couldn't quite figure out the logical relationship here.

"This bracelet was given to Concubine Xian by the Emperor after she entered the palace."

The Emperor’s reward…and then what?

So... it was the emperor who poisoned me?

Highly poisonous?

Is there such a deep hatred? To poison your own partner?

Seeing that Huanxi was still in a daze, Xu Qingzhao added:

"The Concubine Xian's brother is still the former Northwest General, commanding a large army. He is the most important general in the Emperor's bid for the throne."

Huanxi understood.

When the cunning rabbit dies, the good dog is cooked.

Then she should know what kind of poison is inside.

A medicine that will end your family lineage.

So where did this second prince come from?

"It's true that the Second Prince's biological mother is Consort Xian, but she was injured during childbirth..."

I understand. Since he's already been born, he won't be raised too well. Therefore, everyone in the Jinyang Dynasty knows about the Second Prince's bad and dissolute character over the years.

Such palace secrets must have been blocked long ago. Did Concubine Xian know that there was poison in it?

"I think you should know..."

Huanxi frowned and asked, "I know I'll give it back to you? What's your intention?"

Xu Qingzhao shook his head. This virtuous concubine had been living in seclusion for ten years, and giving her a poison bracelet in public was obviously intentional.

"Huanhuan, let's go back to Dashi Village."

She had a premonition that if Huanhuan continued to stay here, something big would happen.

On the other side of the imperial palace, the lights in the Qinzheng Hall were still brightly lit. Emperor Jinyang was reading through memorials, and from time to time he would pick up the imperial pen and write something on them.

Zhong Yunhai couldn't help yawning while standing aside. At this time, the eunuch from the Jingshifang came in, bowed, and held a plate for the emperor to turn over the card.

"I will not turn over the cards today, please leave."

The chief eunuch of the Jingshifang was in a dilemma. His Majesty had not been to the harem for a long time, and the ladies in the other palaces were eagerly waiting for his visit. It was also difficult to explain to the Empress Dowager.

"His Majesty……"

Emperor Jinyang glanced at the eunuch who spoke and said coldly:

"Why don't you go down? What are you waiting for?"

The eunuch immediately knelt down and said, "My servant is too talkative, my servant is too talkative, I will withdraw now..."

Emperor Jinyang was not looking at him. Zhong Yunhai stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, why don't you leave quickly?"

"Yes, yes, I will withdraw."

After a while, the hall returned to silence again, with only the sound of memorials being read.

Zhong Yunhai looked at Emperor Jinyang who was concentrating on his work, and tears welled up in his eyes for a moment.

Hearing the sobbing and enduring voices of the people around him, Emperor Jinyang turned his head and frowned and asked:

"Zhong Yunhai, what's wrong?"

Zhong Yunhai wiped away his tears and tried hard to look normal.

"There's sand in my eyes, nothing serious..."

Your Majesty has only been on the throne for a few years... You've been toiling away day and night handling government affairs, and others don't know about your Majesty's health...

But as the emperor's closest person, he knew...

Your Majesty has been pretending to be in good health, but in fact he is already at the end of his strength and has only been using pills to maintain his outward appearance.

At this moment, two mentors wearing black and white Taoist robes came in from outside, holding two small boxes in their hands.

"Your Majesty, these are two pills of the Longevity Elixir that I and my junior apprentice brother have just made. We specially presented them to Your Majesty overnight."

Emperor Jinyang raised his head and waved his hand, saying:

"Send it up."

After opening the box, two golden pills sparkled in the box. Emperor Jinyang picked up one and put it into his mouth.

Zhong Yunhai, who was standing by, quickly stepped forward and offered some ginseng tea to help Emperor Jinyang calm down.

"Well...you two have worked hard."

One of the Taoists took two steps forward and said:

"This is part of your job. Your Majesty, after taking the elixir, you should rest more and avoid overexerting yourself."

"I understand. You can go down."

After the two Taoists left, Emperor Jinyang said to Zhong Yunhai:

"Don't let any word of me taking the elixir leak out, understand?"

Zhong Yunhai knelt down and said quickly:

"This old servant knows."

It was not until the middle of the night that I started to prepare for bed.

Zhong Yunhai curled up outside the hall, dozing off while holding Fu Chen tightly in his arms. He didn't dare to sleep too deeply, for fear of missing the voice of Emperor Jinyang inside.

The surroundings were quiet, with only the sound of guards changing shifts outside the palace.

"Cough cough cough cough cough cough!"

Suddenly, Zhong Yunhai, who was in a daze, heard a heavy cough coming from inside.

He stood up, hurried in, opened the curtain, and asked:

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Emperor Jinyang signaled Zhong Yunhai to bring some tea. After drinking it, Emperor Jinyang felt better and said:

"Go... ask Wei Yangqing to come see me."

After hearing this, Zhong Yunhai hurried out, and Emperor Jinyang frowned and coughed continuously.

Finally, he couldn't help it and vomited a ball of blood into the cup.

He stared at the blood clot for a long time, unable to recover. He muttered to himself:

"Why, why can't you give me more time?"

"South of the Yangtze River suffers from repeated floods, the Tartars are causing trouble in the north, the northwest is suffering from drought, and the treasury is empty... Why... Why can't you give me a little more time?"

Unfortunately, there was no sound to reply him, not even a sound of the wind.

Zhong Yunhai came back in a hurry, and when he saw the stunned Emperor Jinyang and the blood clot in the teacup, he knelt down in fear.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty... Wuwuwuwuwu Your Majesty... I beg you, please call the imperial physician, Your Majesty..."

Seeing him crying with tears and snot, Emperor Jinyang handed him a teacup and said:

"Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet! It won't be too late to cry when I die!"

He absolutely could not let the outside world know about his physical condition. When the late emperor was alive, it was because he made his physical condition known to others too early that some people had undue concerns.

He fought his way out of this through blood, and we must never let the next generation go through this again.

"I feel sorry for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I have followed Your Majesty for decades. Now that Your Majesty is like this, I wish I could be here to experience this..."

Emperor Jinyang waved his hand and said, "I know you are loyal, otherwise I wouldn't have let you follow me for so many years. Where is Wei Yangqing? Has he arrived?"

Zhong Yunhai wiped his nose and said with a sob:

"I have sent someone to tell him that Lord Wei should be here soon."

"I have something to tell you."

"Your Majesty orders me to do this, and I will do it."

"I know my own body. I thought that if I could get rid of that damned insect poison from my body, I would live a few more years, but it turned out to be the opposite. Not only did it not help me, it also took away half of my life. Thinking about my life, I have let down many people. You followed me during the Xu Xingwan incident, you know..."

The more he spoke, the more it sounded like he was making arrangements for his funeral. Zhong Yunhai couldn't help crying and cried even harder.

In addition to his loyalty to the emperor, he also understood one thing in the deep palace.

One emperor and one courtier.

With the new emperor on the throne, where would there be room for an old eunuch like him?

"Your Majesty...you will live ten thousand years...your Majesty..."