The prince's wedding, congratulations from all the officials, and congratulations from all over the world, the grand occasion, which lasted for three or four days, was full of excitement, and the joy in the eyes seemed to have really played a role in celebrating the joy. The emperor's health improved, and he went out for a walk. I haven't been tired for a long time.

The emperor was overjoyed, and he gave the newly married prince and his wife a lot of rewards and love, but the good times didn't last long. On the tenth day after the prince's wedding, the emperor was happy, so he ate a few more pieces of meat, but at night he felt cramped. Pain, dizziness, the royal chef who cooked the dishes, the maid who served the dishes, etc., who had touched the food and served the emperor that day were all tortured and interrogated. Everyone was suspected and no one was suspected.

In fact, the imperial doctor dared not say that according to the emperor's pulse condition, it was a sign of deficiency. If he ate too much meat made of ginseng and other tonics, his body would not be able to bear it, and it was inevitable that he would fall ill.

But how dare the imperial physician say this, he can only vaguely say that he ate something bad.There are many bad things that can be associated with it.

Many people died in a row, but the emperor's cause of disease was not found, but his body became weaker, to the point where the medicine stone was useless, and he was just hanging his life with good medicine.

Several princes took turns to enter the palace to serve the sick, and of course the prince was the emperor's favorite. The emperor was suspicious all his life, and in the end there were only two pure and kind children who could enter his heart. It's the First Prince, but the First Prince is mentally weak, and he doesn't do well in serving soup and medicine, and sometimes brings troubles to the Emperor, so the Emperor's favorite is still the Crown Prince.

But there was only one prince, and after several days of non-stop care before the sick bed, no matter how good his health was, he couldn't bear it anymore. His face was pale, his eyes were black and blue, and he was weak when he spoke, but he still held on.

"Sanlang, you also go to rest, don't ruin your body for the sake of father." The emperor said weakly while lying on the bed.

The prince suppressed a yawn and said to the emperor with a smile: "My son is young and in good health. I just take care of my father for a few days so that I won't get sick. Why don't my son read to you to relieve boredom. When you are in good health, my son will take you to the palace, where you can soak in the hot springs, watch the blooming flowers, and eat delicious delicacies."

"Stupid child." The emperor was lingering and sick for a long time, and every night when everyone was quiet, he felt that he was dead, and the darkness was full of ghosts and snakes, surrounding his dead self, but he still had so many things to do, so many things. If your wish is not fulfilled, how can you die, how can you die? !

While struggling, the emperor could feel the passing of his own life, and he had to admit that the Ninth Five-Year Lord was also going to die, and death was just around the corner.

Dragging his weak body, the emperor had already compromised to death, and he laughed at himself, trying his best to get the throne and keep his glory, but in the end it was nothing but death.

Having figured it out and compromised, but he didn't let go of it in his heart, the emperor said dejectedly: "Sanlang, is Hua Jinyuan outside?"

"Yes." The prince replied quickly.

Hua Jinyuan is the Prince Taifu, the cabinet scholar Hua, the prince's father-in-law, a loyal supporter of the emperor, and the person the emperor relies on most now.

"Let him in."

"Go and shout, son." The prince quickly stood up and went out, calling in several ministers guarding the door.

The few ministers were headed by Hua Jinyuan, a scholar of the cabinet. Without much nonsense, the emperor pointed to the place at the foot of the bed and said directly: "Prince, take out the imperial decree from the secret compartment."

"Yes." There are many hidden compartments on the dragon bed, some of which are known to the prince, and he also knows the one at the foot of the bed.The secret compartment is at the foot of the bed where the dragon claws are carved, and when you open it, you can see a scroll of imperial edicts, which the prince quickly handed over to the emperor after he took them out.

The emperor signaled the prince to open it, and the prince saw it and shouted in surprise, "Father."

"Give it to Master Hua."

"But father..."

"Give it to him!" cried the emperor, frowning.

The prince hesitated for a moment, but still handed over the imperial edict in his hand to Mr. Hua Jinyuan Hua. Mr. Hua opened it up and looked carefully. It turned out to be an edict to pass on the throne, "Your Majesty."

"You are all ministers of Daqi's shoulders. After a hundred years, you will assist the prince well and help the prince ascend the throne."

"I obey the decree." Hua Jinyuan raised the imperial decree over his head and led all the ministers to say respectfully.

"Okay, let's go down, I'm tired." The emperor felt dizzy and panted heavily, waving his hands to make everyone go down.Seeing that the emperor was suffering, the crown prince wanted to step forward to take care of him, but the emperor blocked him, "Sanlang, you have been tired for many days, go down quickly, and come and talk with me after you rest."

"Yes, my son will go down now. Later, the eldest brother and the second brother will come to take care of the father. After the son has a nap, he will come to replace the emperor."

"There's no need for them to come, I want to be alone."

The prince obediently agreed, and when he went out, he saw the eldest prince and second prince Qi Chengqian who came together.The eldest prince is carefree, walking around with a chubby fruit in his hand, talking to Qi Chengqian as he walks, "When Da Lang is sick, the mother and concubine will bring Da Lang delicious fruit." , There are apples, oranges, oranges, and grapefruits. Grapefruits are the best. Dalang likes the meat inside. Dalang likes it. Do you think the father would like the grapefruit peeled by Dalang himself? ? I'm good at peeling!"

"I'll like it." Qi Chengqian's expression was gentle. When he was with the eldest prince, his face was not as cold as before, and he looked easy to talk to.

"Yeah, that's great. Come on, I'll peel it for you too, would you like it?" The eldest prince blinked his big eyes and looked at Qi Chengqian. Although the eldest prince is not young, he has a pure and kind heart. Like a child, with a round and fair face, doing some childish and cute movements, it doesn't look out of harmony, and it doesn't make people feel weird.

Qi Chengqian smiled and nodded, "Well, I will like it, I like it very much."

The prince stood on the porch and looked at the eldest brother and the second brother who were gradually approaching from a distance, feeling a little melancholy in his heart, the second brother never smiled at himself, the eldest brother only knew how to play, and couldn't talk to each other at all Go, the fourth brother is very timid, trembling when he sees himself, he hangs his head and dare not look at him.As usual, among the four brothers, he should have the best relationship with the second brother, but the fact is just the opposite. When they met, they didn't have much to say. He was even a little afraid of the indifferent face of the second brother, who was more angry than his father. It's even scarier when you're angry.

Qi Chengqian was the first to see the prince standing on the porch, and saluted, "See the prince."

"See the prince." The eldest prince saluted the prince with his pomelo in his arms. His movements were clumsy, but they were also purely cute, without being disgusting or ignorant of the rules.

"Please get up quickly, why are my brothers so polite?" The prince asked the two to get up, walked a few steps forward, stood beside the two and said: "Father has rested, the two brothers should go back .”

"Since the father has rested, brother Dahuang and I will wait in the side hall."

"This..." The prince hesitated, wondering if he should agree to what Qi Chengqian said.

"We are also father's son. Father is sick and cannot be taken care of by the prince forever. The prince said that!"

"Can……"

"Brother Dahuang and I will not go in to disturb the emperor, but just wait in the side hall, the prince will not allow it."

"No, it's not." The prince quickly waved his hand, "Brother Huang misunderstood, I didn't mean that, I just... well, father is resting now, brothers should wait in the side hall, if father needs anything , and please take care of the emperor in time. The father is not in a good mood now. Talk to him softly and gently. Don't disobey him and follow the father. When the father coughs, he likes to drink some daily honey water , I’m hungry, I like to eat porridge and simple side dishes, and sometimes I will eat clear and soft snacks. If my father wakes up, I will feel bored, so I will read to my father at this time. Some travel notes describing the beauty of mountains and rivers."

The prince was worried, and he brought up the points of attention to taking care of the emperor. After talking so much, he always felt that there was still something to explain clearly, and he felt uneasy in his heart.If you talk too much, it will inevitably make people feel bored, just like if the eldest prince and Qi Chengqian are not the sons of the emperor, they will harm the emperor, even the eldest prince who doesn't think much is crying, "why does the prince brother want you?" Having said so much, we will take good care of the father, and we will not take care of it badly. The father is the father. The mother and the concubine said that we must take good care of it, and we will be careful. Da Lang will also peel the grapefruit for the father. I can peel the grapefruit very well."

The prince was a little embarrassed, and looked at the eldest prince with unavoidable distaste. The father didn't want to eat grapefruits at all, and he didn't like to eat grapefruits. Besides, the prince peeled grapefruits with his own hands. Dirty, my father doesn't like it either.

Not angry because of the crown prince's nagging, Qi Chengqian responded very well, "What the crown prince said is true, we save it." Qi Chengqian was just like what the crown prince said, speaking softly and calmly, his expression softened, and he looked gentle. , but there was sarcasm hidden in the dark eyes, that is to say, the prince could say such words.

"Yeah, it's good that the emperor understands, you guys go to the side hall and wait, I'm going to rest too." Although Qi Chengqian was worried, he let Qi Chengqian and the others go to the side hall.

Seeing that the prince was about to leave, Qi Chengqian called out to him, "Prince, I just saw the Hua adults come out, what is it?"

"Oh." The prince scratched his head and said, "Father took out the imperial edict, and after a hundred years, I will let the Hua adults support me to ascend the throne." With a little choked up, "How can the father say that, his health will be good, and he will live a long and boundless life."

Qi Chengqian was silent, with clenched fists in his hands beside him, he knew clearly in his heart that the crown prince's name would be written in the imperial edict, but he still refused to accept it. There will only be wind and rain in your hands.

The side hall is warm and warm, the eldest prince is lying on the table playing with the big grapefruit, he clearly knows that no noise or play can be made here, and he can only sit here quietly and wait, wait, wait, wait, wait He was about to fall asleep, his eyes blinked, and after a while the eldest prince dreamed about Duke Zhou.

Qi Chengqian closed his eyes and rested his mind, and found that there was no movement around him, opened his eyes to look, shook his head in a funny way, just fell asleep on the table, his body would be stiff and uncomfortable when he woke up later.The elder prince was supported lightly and softly to lay on the Arhat bed. Qi Chengqian covered the elder prince with a small quilt. Although it was very warm in the hall, he fell asleep without the quilt and woke up still. I'll catch a cold.

Covering the eldest prince with a quilt, Qi Chengqian poured himself a cup of clear tea, and was drinking it when he heard a cough coming from the main hall, lowered his eyes and put down the tea cup, Qi Chengqian pushed open the door and entered the main hall.

There was only one door separated, but the strong smell of medicine in the main hall did not spread into the side hall, but as soon as the door was opened, the smell was so strong that it could not be dispelled, and it enveloped Qi Chengqian in an instant.Qi Chengqian frowned and stood at the door to get used to it for a while before he felt that the bitter smell of the medicine was not so strong.

The baby in the belly also started to move, the taste was too strong, and the baby couldn't get used to it.

"Okay, okay, soon." Qi Chengqian murmured softly, not sure if he meant that he would get used to the smell of the medicine soon and let the child be quieter, or something else.

In the middle of the heavy curtains in the main hall is the extremely noble dragon bed. The bright yellow curtains set off the exquisitely carved big bed, which is extraordinarily tall and magnificent. The emperor in the hand suddenly woke up. As soon as he woke up, he began to cough desperately. When he coughed, he felt a tight pain in his chest. "Cough cough, water, cough cough, bring water."

Qi Chengqian didn't approach the dragon bed first, but went to the table. There was a thermos bottle on the table, and the poured water was steaming, slowly shaking in the pure white porcelain cup, and there were circles of ripples on the table. rippling.

There is a small packet of medicinal powder in the sleeve that has been closed all the time. It is colorless, odorless, and melts in water, just like its name "Sleep Killing". Just a small amount can kill people invisible, and when they die, they will be very flat , will not suffer much pain.This kind of medicine was obtained from the royal family of the Kingdom of Xia. The cause of death of those who took it would only be suffocation due to phlegm suffocation.

The paper bag had already slipped into his hands, Qi Chengqian lowered his eyes, as long as the emperor died, the crown prince would not be a problem, so what if there was an edict to pass on the throne, a weak emperor would not be able to convince the public.

"do not."

Qi Chengqian was startled, and with a push of his fingers, the paper bag returned to his sleeve pocket, and he looked up, "You?"

"I'm on duty today." Lou Yinan pulled Qi Chengqian away from the table and whispered near the gate of the palace.Lou Yinan was on duty today, saw Qi Chengqian and the eldest prince coming to the bedroom, and worried about whether Qi Chengqian was blown by the wind in such a cold weather.

Knowing that Qi Chengqian and the eldest prince were in the side hall, Lou Yinan's heart felt like a cat's paws scratching, he couldn't take it anymore and sneaked into the hall.Opening the door leading to the main hall from the side hall, one can see Qi Chengqian standing in front of the table under the stacked curtains, not knowing what he is doing with a cup of hot water.

With a jump in his heart, he suddenly remembered that Rong Yi had said that Xiao Bingzhi asked him if it was true that just a little bit of "Sleep Kill" could kill people invisible. Used it, don't know the specific effect.Xiao Bingzhi was defenseless against Rong Yi. When Rong Yi said that the effect of "Sleep Killing" was the same as the rumors, and then asked him who was going to use it, he directly told Rong Yi that it was Prince Ning Qi Chengqian.

Rong Yi didn't think much about it after that, and said casually when he saw Lou Yinan.

Lou Yinan circled the poison of "Sleep Kill" in his mind for a few times, and guessed Qi Chengqian's mind at all points.

"No."

"Why?" Qi Chengqian twitched his arm, but Lou Yinan held it firmly, and he couldn't pull it out at all.

Lou Yinan sighed, "If His Majesty dies, the Crown Prince will ascend the throne. Do you still want to kill the Crown Prince?"

"Hmph, why not, the crown prince is fatuous, and he is not the choice of the emperor at all. Didn't you say that you would help me seize the throne? Don't you mean nothing this time!"

Lou Yinan sighed again, "No, what I said will never change, it's just that you should be the emperor who is logical and supported by all people, instead of being accused by everyone and killing your father and younger brothers. Even if the latter becomes an emperor, won’t he still leave a stigma in the history books.”

"It's all about what happens after the death." How could Qi Chengqian not understand these things? It's just that he was anxious, afraid, and frightened. After using so many means and spending so much thought, could he just watch the throne become someone else's? Something in the bag?

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