Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

At this moment, a eunuch placed a pot of wine next to Mu Jinchen.

Mu Jinchen looked at him, and the eunuch lowered his head guiltily, terrified.

Seeing that he didn't leave, Mu Jinchen asked coldly, "Is there anything else?"

The eunuch hurriedly said, "No," and then quickly walked out.

Su Qianrou looked at Mu Jinchen with some worry in her eyes.

Mu Jinchen held her hand, indicating that she didn't need to worry, and then picked up the wine pot and poured a glass.

Prince Qing, who was not far away, watched him intently, waiting for him to drink it. However, he saw that Prince Qing was playing with the drink in his hand and did not drink it for a long time, which made Prince Qing a little anxious.

Mu Jinchen looked at the wine in his glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then collapsed on the table, unconscious.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Don't frighten me! Imperial Physician, quickly call the Imperial Physician!" Su Qianrou cried out in a panic.

Chang Le rushed over and called out anxiously, "Royal brother, royal brother, wake up, royal brother."

At the same time, the Empress Dowager and Mu Zexuan also came down.

"Where is the imperial physician? Summon him at once!" the Empress Dowager urged.

Before long, several imperial physicians rushed over. They were the same three doctors who had treated Su Qianrou last time, and they were also the three most skilled physicians in the Imperial Medical Academy.

"Your humble servant has met you..."

"Stop talking nonsense and quickly treat the Imperial Uncle."

"Yes".

Then, the imperial physicians took turns taking Mu Jinchen's pulse.

"How is it?" the Empress Dowager asked.

Physician Xu replied, "Your Majesty, the Regent has been poisoned."

"There is a solution."

"This..." Physician Xu looked at the other two, and seeing that they shook their heads, indicating that they could not cure it, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "We are incompetent and do not know what kind of poison it is, so we cannot cure it. Please forgive us, Empress Dowager." After saying that, he knelt down.

The other two imperial physicians also knelt down.

"Useless trash! What use are you to the Imperial Hospital? If you can't cure the Imperial Uncle, I don't think you'll need your heads either," Mu Zexuan roared.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"Hurry up and think of a solution!" Chang Le said anxiously.

Subsequently, Mu Jinchen was sent to Qingxin Pavilion, where he used to rest when he stayed overnight in the palace.

At this moment, he lay on the bed, motionless, looking as if he were asleep.

Qiulan was taking his pulse when she said, "Your Highness has been poisoned by Fuxi Dan, a poison that causes death in one's sleep. There is no antidote for this poison."

"Even you can't do anything about it?" Su Qianrou asked.

Qiulan shook her head and said, "No."

"How could this happen, Your Majesty..." Chang Le was heartbroken.

The Empress Dowager fainted immediately.

"Empress Dowager... Imperial Physician."

Physician Xu, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly got up without thinking and took the Empress Dowager's pulse. "The Empress Dowager's condition is due to excessive emotion and is not serious."

"Chang Le, you should take Mother back first," Su Qianrou said.

"it is good".

Then, Chang Le helped the Empress Dowager out.

"You all hurry down and try to find a way. If you can't save the Imperial Uncle, I will make your whole family pay with your lives."

The three imperial physicians hurriedly withdrew and then went to consult medical books, hoping to find a solution.

"Your Majesty, please go back first. I would like to spend some time alone with the Prince," Su Qianrou said, sitting down by the bed and taking Mu Jinchen's hand with a worried expression.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your Majesty will be alright. I will have a reward issued immediately. Yunyue is full of talented people; surely someone can cure this poison."

Su Qianrou did not respond, but simply looked at Mu Jinchen quietly.

Seeing her like this, Mu Zexuan didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only go out first.

"You may all leave now."

"Yes".

Soon, only Su Qianrou and Mu Jinchen remained in the room.

Prince Qing's Mansion

A number of people had gathered in the study.

Prince Qing asked, "Second Prince, has any news come from the palace?"

Mu Qinian replied, "Father, Mu Jinchen has been poisoned, and the imperial physicians are helpless. I'm afraid he won't live much longer."

"Have someone keep a close eye on them, and report back immediately if there is any definite news."

"Yes".

"Third brother, the army should be ready at all times. Once it is confirmed that Mu Jinchen is dead, they should immediately attack the capital."

"Yes".

Then, Prince Qing looked at Qi Ling and asked, "Mr. Qi, is there anything you would like to say?" As for Mu Qiyang, he completely ignored him.

Mu Qiyang was already used to it, so he didn't say anything and stood silently to the side.

"No, Your Highness has made excellent arrangements."

"That's settled then, you may all leave."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave."

"Your subordinate takes his leave."

Royal Palace

In the imperial study, Mu Zexuan summoned the imperial physician to inquire about the situation, asking, "Have you come up with a way to detoxify?"

"We are incompetent."

"It's been two days and you still haven't come up with a solution. What use are you to me?"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"I will give you one more day. If you still cannot come up with a solution, I will exterminate your entire clan and have you buried with my uncle."

"Please spare my life, Your Majesty! Please spare my life, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Su Qianrou walked over.

Mu Zexuan immediately got up and walked towards her, "Why is Your Majesty here, Aunt?"

"You may all leave now," Su Qianrou said to the imperial physician.

The three imperial physicians looked at Mu Zexuan; without his orders, they dared not leave.

"Get out of here now."

"Yes, Your Majesty, we take our leave." The three men quickly rose and left.

“Royal Aunt, Royal Uncle…”

"It's no use for Your Majesty to make things difficult for them."

"It's because I'm useless," Mu Zexuan said dejectedly as he walked to the steps of the dragon throne and sat down, hugging his legs and resting his head on them, looking pitiful.

Su Qianrou sat down beside him, stroked his head, and comforted him, "This has nothing to do with you, you don't need to blame yourself."

"Aunt, I'm sorry," Mu Zexuan said with tears in his eyes.

"Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about? It's not your fault."

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Uncle Royal wouldn't have..."

Su Qianrou grasped his hand and said firmly, "Trust me, your royal uncle will be alright, do you believe me?"

Mu Zexuan was moved by her firm gaze and replied, "Yes, I believe in my aunt."

Su Qianrou smiled gently and patted his head.

Mu Zexuan's mother died from postpartum hemorrhage during his birth, so he never experienced maternal love. He had fantasized countless times about what his mother would do if she were still alive, and if she would stroke his head and tell him, "Don't be afraid, your mother is here."

Therefore, every time Su Qianrou touched his head, he would have a special feeling that made him very reluctant to leave. Just like now, he couldn't help but reveal his true feelings to her, "Aunt, do you think that if I didn't become the emperor, there wouldn't be so many problems, and Prince Qing and Prince Min wouldn't want to rebel?"

"This is driven by ambition, and has nothing to do with whether you become emperor or not. Don't overthink it."

"If only my uncle were to become emperor."

"Xiao Xuan, did you hear something? Your royal uncle has no such idea. Don't listen to people's nonsense," Su Qianrou said, afraid that he would be misled and misunderstand Mu Jinchen.

“Aunt, don’t be nervous. No one has told me anything. This is my own thought, and it is also my father’s. When my father was alive, he said that my uncle was more suitable to be emperor than him. So, my father originally wanted to pass the throne to my uncle, but my uncle was unwilling, so he passed the throne to me.”