The Crown Prince was a clever man. As soon as Du Mingxian started talking, he had thought of many things in a flash. Suddenly, his whole body stiffened, and he looked at Ling Silang, who came out behind Du Mingxian. "Zimo, go and change into a eunuch's outfit and come with me into the palace."

"Yes." Ling Silang answered instinctively.

The Crown Prince then said to his confidant, "Go and tell Ye Ping of the Five Cities Garrison to do whatever it takes to gather manpower and be ready to provide support at any time. If he handles things well today, the position of Commander-in-Chief will be reserved for him."

"Send a message to General Wei Zheng of the Flying Tiger Army, instructing him to gather some trustworthy men and wait for my orders at the palace gate. Also, send a message to Shang Yujun."

"Yes." Someone accepted the order and left immediately.

Du Mingxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she was also sweating for her own recklessness just now. "Your Highness, I was just overthinking things. If nothing's wrong... Your Highness, please don't..."

"It's alright, I don't blame you. You were very thoughtful." He was too anxious just now and overlooked these things, which is a big mistake.

"It's alright, I'll head back now."

"it is good."

Du Mingxian stepped back. She never used the main gate of the Crown Prince's residence, so she always left through the side gate. She was familiar with the Crown Prince's residence, so even without someone to guide her, she knew how to get there.

However, she had no intention of leaving now. Walking inside now was also to let the Crown Prince know that she had left. After turning the corner, she quickly inquired about where Ling Silang had changed his clothes.

Time was of the essence, so Ling Silang was in a guest room in the main courtyard, guarded by the Crown Prince's men outside.

That person knew Du Mingxian.

Is my husband inside?

"Here I am."

"I'll go in and check on him."

Du Mingxian went inside, and Ling Silang was already dressed. Du Mingxian whispered, "I want to go to the palace with you."

"Is it okay? It's too dangerous." Ling Silang was afraid that Du Mingxian would be discovered.

Du Mingxian gently shook her head, "You forgot, I can enter the spatial dimension."

"But your space can't be moved."

“But I come out from where I came in, I can’t move. But if I enter the space while I’m in your arms with my feet off the ground, will I move with you when you move?”

She hadn't tried this before, but she wanted to give it a shot. She was really worried about letting Ling Silang enter the palace alone. What if things got chaotic and someone would still remember Ling Silang?

To others, Ling Silang was insignificant, but he was her everything, and she couldn't let him be in danger.

Ling Silang disagreed. They didn't know what the situation was like in the palace, and it would be too dangerous for Du Mingxian to go with him at this time.

“We’ve never tried this before. I’ll be an insignificant little eunuch when I enter the palace. No one will notice me. You don’t need to worry.”

Du Mingxian pointed to his clothes, "You're wearing a guard's uniform right now. If something really happens, someone will definitely attack you, and you don't know any martial arts at all."

Ling Silang hadn't noticed it at all, but when he looked down, he saw that it was indeed a guard's uniform.

"It's alright, I can use poison."

“You are now the Crown Prince’s man. If you use poison, you won’t be able to explain yourself later. Taking me with you is the safest option.”

"But."

"Listen to me." Du Mingxian reached out and hugged Ling Silang, then flashed into the space. Seeing this, Ling Silang could only take a few steps before asking in a low voice, "How is it?"

Du Mingxian appeared in a flash, much to my surprise, just as I had guessed.

Ling Silang was relieved. "You can come in with me, but I have one condition: you are not allowed to come out without my permission."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Ling Silang only came out of the room after Du Mingxian entered the spatial dimension. The guard, not seeing Du Mingxian, asked, "Your wife..."

"Let's go first. She'll leave on her own in a little while. Don't keep His Highness waiting."

"Okay, let's go."

After the two left, Du Mingxian, who was in the space, could see what was happening outside, and felt a little more at ease.

Ling Silang was a guard. The Crown Prince was already sitting in the carriage, so he sat in front of the carriage with another guard.

Upon arriving at the palace gate, the Crown Prince alighted from his carriage and entered with Ling Silang and another guard.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Emperor's palace, a large crowd had already gathered. Ling Silang and another guard could not go inside and could only stand in a corner outside the door. However, they could see the situation inside clearly, as could Du Mingxian.

The Empress and other high-ranking concubines, as well as several princes, all arrived. As soon as the Crown Prince entered, someone explained the situation.

Half an hour ago, the emperor suddenly collapsed, and the imperial physician was immediately summoned. However, when the physician arrived, he diagnosed the emperor with an acute illness that could not be treated, and the emperor only had a few hours left to live.

The Crown Prince didn't believe it was any kind of acute illness and looked at the imperial physician beside him, "Has the Emperor's dinner been checked?"

"Your Highness, we have investigated and found nothing unusual."

The Empress also looked worried. "We've sent people to check everywhere, but there's nothing unusual."

Is it really an emergency?

The prince did not believe it.

He turned his head and glanced at the Empress, his mind racing, before finally looking at her. "Mother, I wish to spend some time alone with Father."

Immediately, a concubine jumped out, "Your Highness, this..."

The Empress immediately interrupted, "I'm still here. Who gave you the right to speak?"

"Your Majesty, I am only worried about His Majesty, I..."

"The Crown Prince is the heir apparent. The Emperor is fine now. The Crown Prince just wants to spend some time alone with the Emperor. What's your hurry? Or are you afraid of something?" The Empress spoke sharply, scanning everyone around her.

She was speaking to the Crown Prince, but her gaze remained fixed on the other princes and concubines present. "You may stay alone with your father. Your mother will be waiting outside the door."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"All of you, leave." The Empress ordered. Some people were not convinced, but the Empress was in a strong position at the moment, and the Emperor was indeed still safe. If they dared to cause trouble at this time, it would not be good for anyone if word got out. So everyone could only obediently leave, including the imperial physicians.

The prince called from inside, "Someone come here."

Ling Silang and another guard immediately jogged in, "Your Highness."

"One of you guards the inside, and the other guards the outside. Don't let anyone in."

"Yes."

Ling Silang consciously stayed inside, while the other guard, unaware of the situation, still went outside to stand guard.

After the door closed, the Crown Prince turned to look at Ling Silang, who quickly ran forward and said, "Your Highness, please allow me to take a look."

"Ah."

Upon approaching the Emperor, Ling Silang began to take his pulse. The more he took the pulse, the more alarmed he became. The Crown Prince was growing impatient. Only then did Ling Silang withdraw his hand, saying with some difficulty, "Your Highness, the Emperor is... poisoned."

While the prince was shocked, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart, "Is there any way to cure the poison?"

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