The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

But what she didn't know was that what she thought was a transfer was just a facade!

Bai Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said loudly, "Men, bring the assassin up here!"

Immediately afterwards, several guards entered the tent one after another, and the assassins they brought with them surprised everyone present.

Empress Feng glanced at the corpse lying on the ground and chuckled. "Prince Bohai, is this the assassin you captured? I thought that with your abilities, you would surely be able to capture him alive, but I didn't expect... heh heh, he's nothing special. What should we do now? He's dead, how can he reveal the mastermind behind this?"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty..." Suddenly, a royal physician exclaimed, "His Majesty has moved...His Majesty has moved..."

This exclamation immediately drew everyone's attention. Empress Feng and Bai Yi both rushed to the bedside. Empress Feng even grasped Emperor Mingde's hand, watching as his eyes slowly opened, and said joyfully, "Your Majesty... you're awake! It's truly... truly wonderful!"

Even so, my heart skipped a beat. It was even worse if the Emperor woke up at this time!

I wonder what the situation is like with my son!

Emperor Mingde glanced at Empress Feng, then at the imperial physicians around him; she still looked weak.

"What are you all standing there for? Quickly, let the Emperor take a look!" Bai Yi immediately ordered the imperial physicians. Emperor Mingde's awakening at this time undoubtedly suppressed many things.

Thinking of the information he learned from Mi'er, Bai Yi's eyes narrowed. If Qinglan acted quickly at this moment, the whole matter would be completely under their control!

The imperial physicians dared not be negligent in the slightest, and Empress Feng was also forced to make way. After examining Emperor Mingde, the physicians all showed a smile on their faces.

"Your Majesty the Empress, Your Highness the Prince of Bohai, His Majesty is out of danger."

Empress Feng was taken aback, then said, "Good, that's wonderful! It's so good that His Majesty is alright!"

No, no, she had to send a message back to her son quickly. If her son did something, everything would be ruined!

Empress Feng rubbed her forehead, but how could she find an excuse to leave the camp?

Before he could come up with a solution, Bai Yi's voice rang out again, "Father, I have captured the assassin. Now that Father is awake, shall we interrogate him ourselves?"

Emperor Mingde glanced at the corpse on the ground, his brow furrowing. "He's already dead, how can we interrogate him?"

Everyone present looked at the King of Bohai with the same question in their hearts. Bai Yi raised his thick eyebrows and said, "Father, although he is dead, the dead can still speak, and what the dead say is often more truthful!"

"Ha! King of Bohai, what you say sounds nice, but how can you expect a dead man to speak?" Empress Feng sneered.

"Your Majesty, just watch!" Bai Yi said. "When I found this assassin, he had already committed suicide by poison. He probably knew he had nowhere to go and was afraid of being interrogated and revealing the mastermind. Imperial Physician Li, you are a master of detoxification in the Imperial Hospital and have a certain understanding of various poisons and their reactions. Please take a look and see what kind of poison this assassin died from?"

Among the imperial physicians, an elderly man stepped forward and respectfully accepted the order, saying, "Yes."

Physician Li walked to the assassin's body and examined it thoroughly. Everyone watched his every move with bated breath. Suddenly, Physician Li seemed to realize something, his body stiffened, and his face turned pale instantly.

"How is it? Is there any result?" Emperor Mingde asked weakly, but the majesty between his brows remained undiminished.

Imperial Physician Li suddenly knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, "Your Majesty, this humble subject... this humble subject cannot believe it..."

Everyone was stunned and even more curious about what kind of poison could cause Physician Li to react in this way. At this moment, Empress Feng's eyes also showed shock, followed by disbelief. Her hands were clenched tightly under her sleeves, her nails almost digging into her flesh.

"Speak quickly!" Emperor Mingde shouted.

Physician Li swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and said as if he had made a desperate decision, "Your Majesty, after examining the body, I found that this poison is extremely rare. I found some residue in the assassin's mouth, which is probably what the Prince of Bohai said. The assassin was probably driven to desperation and committed suicide by poison. This poison is called 'Today's Intoxication'!"

Everyone was stunned. "Drunk today?" These words caused a huge stir in the camp.

"Drunk tonight?" Emperor Mingde murmured these three words, his cold tone seeming to come from hell. He turned his gaze to Empress Feng, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. "This 'Drunk tonight' was once the Feng family's creation. Empress, tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Empress Feng had long since lost her composure. A hundred years ago, the Feng family had a young master who was fond of studying poisons, and the poison of today was made by that young master!

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this 'Today's Drunkenness' drink, though it originated from the Feng family, is no longer exclusive to them!" Empress Feng immediately asked. What exactly is going on?

Someone must have framed the Feng family! Yes, that must be it!

"Your Majesty, please don't blame the Feng family just because of the poison used today. That's not fair!" Empress Feng's eyes cleared, and many possibilities flashed through her mind. When she saw Bai Yi, she frowned. Could it be him?

Back then, in his view, the feud between him and the Feng family was not over, was it?

Or is it Qinglan?

Once she moves to the Feng family, she and her son will lose their support, and the throne will undoubtedly belong to Qinglan!

After thinking it over, Bai Yi and Qing Lan are the most likely candidates!

Empress Feng gritted her teeth. She had been far too careless, allowing them to exploit such a loophole!

No, no, she won't let them succeed!

Emperor Mingde's eyes narrowed. Inside the tent, it was so quiet that everyone's breathing could be heard clearly...

Meanwhile, the night in the palace was exceptionally quiet. The Second Prince, who had already returned to the palace, had sent someone to sneak into the Imperial Study and take away the Imperial Seal. At this moment, he was in a corner of the palace, leading some of the military officers who followed him, and gathered in the palace under the pretext of protecting it.

In the pitch-black night, the Second Prince waited. As soon as news came from his mother, he would issue an order to seize the entire palace, and the empire would be his!

Ha! I wonder where this assassin came from; he certainly did a good job!

"Report..." A loud shout came from afar, and the Second Prince's eyes filled with urgency. After the man dismounted, he stepped forward and asked, "Is there any news?"

"The Empress has sent a message." A guard presented a brocade box, which the Second Prince eagerly took. Upon opening it, he paused for a moment after seeing the contents, then a broad smile spread across his face.

He's passed away? Is Father really dead?