The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Shen Xiangjun.

Although he had been used to going against the wishes of the King of Jin for so many years, and wanted to do the opposite of what the King of Jin did not want to do, did not want, or disliked, he still had some doubts when he saw that the daughter of Prime Minister Shen wanted to marry the King of Jin so much.

Shen Chenxiang has always been loyal to him.

Logically speaking, Shen Xiangjun should be promised to the crown prince, or another prince, so that their relationship as monarch and subject would be closer.

But Shen Chenxiang actually agreed to his daughter's request to marry the King of Jin? What good would this do for Shen Chenxiang?

Could it be that he has been acting as a good brother to the emperor for so many years, causing Shen Chenxiang to mistakenly believe that he and Prince Jin really have a deep brotherly relationship?

Shen Xiangjun is a famous talented woman in Beijing.

"If you are too embarrassed to go out, you can just stay indoors." Prince Jin said expressionlessly.

hiss.

This is really cruel.

Shen Xiangjun was so shocked that she forgot to cry.

"Your Majesty?"

The Queen Mother couldn't help but ask, "Which girl does the Prince of Jin want to marry? Is it the confidante he met outside these years?"

This statement defined the person the King of Jin wanted to marry as a woman of questionable character.

Which daughter of a wealthy family would be a man’s confidante?

"Your Majesty, the Emperor Emeritus is vomiting blood!"

An urgent shout came from outside, making their faces change.

At the same time, dark clouds rolled over the sky, and it quickly became dark and gloomy, as if a storm was about to come.

The sudden change in the weather frightened the emperor.

The King of Jin had already rushed out quickly.

Qing Feng, who was standing outside, saw him walking quickly, and nervously caught up with him, lowering his voice, "Your Majesty, your leg..."

Normally, the prince could only walk slowly and could not walk too much, otherwise his leg bones would ache terribly. But now he was walking so fast!

"Go and ask for the assistant doctor!" King Jin gave the order in a deep voice.

“Hurry, go to Ningshou Palace!” Behind, the emperor and the empress dowager also hurriedly followed.

Shen Xiangjun hesitated for a moment, bit her lower lip, and followed.

The Ningshou Palace of the retired emperor was filled with a strong smell of medicine. In addition to the smell of medicine, there was also a faint and indescribable stench.

Two years ago, the emperor suddenly fell ill, and has been in and out of health since then. He can go out occasionally, but he faints from time to time and has been bedridden recently.

When Prince Jin rushed into Ningshou Palace, the old eunuch Fu, who had been guarding the retired emperor, burst into tears.

"Prince Jin, the Prince Jin has returned to the capital!" He quickly knelt down before the Prince Jin. "This old servant kowtows to the Prince Jin."

"Eunuch Fu, please don't be polite."

As Prince Jin spoke, he quickly walked to the bed.

The emperor lying on the bed had a head full of white hair, was extremely thin, his face was covered with age spots, and he was barely breathing.

There were a few spots of blood on the quilt.

"Father!"

Prince Jin knelt down beside the bed and held the retired emperor's hand. As soon as he touched it, he was startled because the retired emperor's hand was as cold as ice.

This time he traveled too far in search of a doctor and had no time to receive any letters from the capital. When he received the last letter and came back, he found out that the emperor had become so seriously ill.

Eunuch Fu wiped his tears and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor has been waiting for your return..."

He had more to say, but when he saw the Empress Dowager, the Emperor and others rushing in, he swallowed the rest of his words.

"How is Father? Where is the imperial physician?"

As soon as the emperor came in, he asked sternly. His eyes swept across the Ningshou Palace and saw several palace ladies kneeling with red eyes. He smelled the bloody smell that had not yet dissipated in the palace and felt a little excited.

Is the old thing finally going to die?

Once the retired emperor dies, all the imperial power will fall into his hands completely. No one will suppress him anymore, and he will be the real emperor!

He has been waiting for this day for a long time!

"The imperial doctors are all in the side hall discussing the prescription." said Eunuch Fu.

Several imperial doctors rushed over and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, we are terrified. I'm afraid that the Grand Emperor is..." The imperial physician did not dare to look up, his voice trembling.

In the past two years, they could only ease the condition of the retired emperor, but in the end there was nothing they could do. Now it seems that the retired emperor is on the verge of death.

"The Emperor was clearly in good spirits half a month ago and insisted on visiting the ancestral temple!" the Emperor said angrily.

How come you said it’s not working after only half a month?

The Queen Mother burst into tears and rushed to the bedside, trying to get closer, but Prince Jin was kneeling in front of the bed and she could not get close.

"Open your eyes and look at me—" She choked, her tone as if she and he were still a loving couple.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor Retired insisted on going to the ancestral temple, and I tried hard to dissuade him. The Emperor Retired did not go there because his health improved that day, but he went there despite his illness."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Half a month ago, the capital was covered in flying sand and rocks. It also rained heavily afterwards. The Emperor even fainted in the ancestral temple. I'm afraid that was the reason why his condition worsened."

On that day half a month ago, the weather was very strange. There were muffled rumbling sounds in the sky from time to time, sand and rocks were flying in the city, and strange winds were blowing wildly. Several people were killed by fallen trees.

When talking about that day, many people still feel scared.

But the retired emperor insisted on going to the ancestral temple that day and refused to let anyone follow him into the hall. If Shen Xiangjun had not happened to say that she was going to offer the Heart Sutra that she had copied to pray for the empress dowager and had not happened to pass by, the retired emperor would have fainted in the hall and no one would have discovered it in time.

Prince Jin held the retired emperor's hand tightly and secretly transferred his internal energy to him. His eyes were slightly red as he looked at the old man who had aged to the point where he no longer had any of the imperial demeanor he had a few years ago.

"Father, I am Ayue, I am back."

Perhaps it was due to his inner strength that the emperor opened his eyes with difficulty.

"Ah, Ah Yue, the Great Zhou Dynasty is going to be in chaos..."

The retired emperor's voice was hoarse and low, and only the Prince of Jin, who was kneeling beside him, could hear it. The empress dowager and the emperor wanted to get closer to listen, but they only saw his lips moving slightly.

"Father, I will definitely find a miracle medicine to cure you!" the emperor shouted anxiously.

"Shut up." King Jin shouted.

The emperor's eyes widened, and he was about to jump up. How dare he tell him to shut up? He just wanted to interrupt the emperor and stop him from saying anything to the King of Jin!

But in front of so many people, he couldn't do it too obviously.

"Ayue, I had a dream. My ancestors told me that the dragon vein of the Great Zhou was broken... Ayue, you promised me that you would protect the Great Zhou..."

The emperor spoke intermittently.

"Grand Emperor, you can't just leave like this. You haven't even seen Prince Jin get married and have children yet," the Queen Mother also called out anxiously. She turned her eyes and saw Shen Xiangjun outside, and immediately called her, "Xiangjun, come quickly!"

Shen Xiangjun's heart almost jumped out of her throat. Could this be her chance?

She didn't care about etiquette and ran in immediately, but was pulled to the bedside by the Queen Mother.

"Your Majesty, this is Prime Minister Shen's daughter. Are you going to marry her to the Prince of Jin? Can you ask the prince to grant them marriage immediately?"

As soon as she pressed Shen Xiangjun's shoulders, Shen Xiangjun immediately knelt down and knelt beside Prince Jin.

"Prince Jin, even if it's just for the sake of getting married, Xiangjun has no complaints!"