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"Are you sure you saw your father coughing up blood?" In the Xuanling Palace, the eldest prince asked the eunuch in front of him with a serious look.

The eldest prince, Zhao Yuan, is now nearly fifty years old. At his age, his grandson is about to get married. However, he is still the eldest prince. Even the position of prince that he should have occupied has not been fulfilled. Haven't sat down yet.

Originally, decades ago, when the eldest prince became sensible, he thought that he would soon be named the prince. After all, as the eldest prince, he was the first candidate for the position of prince.

However, decades have passed, and he is already in his forties and almost fifty, but he is still the prince. Not to mention the throne, he has not even been awarded the title of prince. This makes the eldest prince very disappointed and also Very angry.

Looking at other countries, the eldest princes at his age have already become emperors, but he is still just an ordinary prince. How does he accept this in his heart?

However, he couldn't accept it, so he had no choice but to accept it, because the old emperor had no intention of making him the prince, let alone passing the throne to him now. Over time, he would inevitably feel resentful.

After all, the eldest prince was still unwilling to be just a prince forever. He bribed a eunuch next to the old emperor and asked him to tell him every move of the old emperor. The purpose at the beginning was actually just to know whether the old emperor had any If there were any annoying things, he could prescribe the right medicine, do something to make the old emperor happy, or say something that the old emperor liked to hear, so as to please the old emperor.

But the eldest prince Zhao Yuan did not expect that today the eunuch would actually bring him a piece of news that surprised him:

His father coughed up blood, and it seemed to be serious!

Zhao Yuan immediately realized the importance of this matter, and his originally casual expression became serious.

"Back to the eldest prince, I saw it with my own eyes." The eunuch said, "Although His Majesty concealed it very well, I still saw blood dripping from the palm of his hand covering his mouth."

Zhao Yuan stood up and walked around the room, the expression on his face constantly changing.

This is a big deal!

Regarding the old emperor's body, in fact, many people are paying attention, and many people are speculating privately. However, although there are many people speculating, no one knows the true condition of the old emperor's body. The imperial doctor who treated the emperor was even put under house arrest by the old emperor. Without his orders, no one could see him or go anywhere. He was usually only responsible for taking care of his body.

Therefore, no one knows the specific condition of the old emperor's body, but the old emperor usually behaves very normally. Whether he talks, does things, or walks, he is no different from a normal person.

This made everyone feel that maybe the old emperor's health was not that bad, and it was understandable that he was not in a hurry to establish a prince. Anyway, the old emperor was in good health and could still be an emperor for a long time. Although it would not be feasible if he did not establish a prince now. OK, but understandable.

But now, Zhao Yuan knows the true condition of his father's body. His father's body is not as strong as the outside world thinks. Perhaps his father's condition is already very serious and he has just been hiding it from the outside world. .

Since the old emperor is seriously ill, he may die at any time. Once the old emperor dies, the throne will be vacant. Since there is no prince, it is possible for any prince to ascend the throne. .

In this way, he, the eldest prince, would be at a disadvantage. After all, if the old emperor were alive, he would be the one most likely to be established as the prince and the one most likely to inherit the throne.

At least, that's what he thought.

But once the old emperor dies suddenly and leaves nothing behind, things will be in trouble, and there will be no advantage. By then, anything can happen.

This will be very detrimental to him!

Now that I already know the news, I should do something!

But what should I do?

The eldest prince frowned and thought hard. If he didn't do something, he would be so sorry for the unexpected news he got.

However, for a while, he couldn't figure out what he should do, so he said to the eunuch: "Go back first. If you stay here for a long time, it will be easy for others to find you."

"Yes, Your Highness the First Prince," the eunuch replied.

Zhao Yuan took out a piece of gold and handed it to the eunuch, and said: "After you go back, carefully hide your identity and continue to stare at your father. If anything happens, notify me immediately. Do you understand?"

When the eunuch saw the gold in the prince's hand, a flash of greed flashed in his eyes. After taking it, he said respectfully: "Your Highness, don't worry, I know what to do."

"Yes." Zhao Yuan nodded: "Do it well and I will never treat you badly."

"Thank you, Your Highness, the eldest prince."

The eunuch then left through the back door of Xuanling Hall.

The eldest prince continued to think about what he should do about this matter.

At the same time, in other places in the Yanfeng Kingdom's palace, the third prince, fifth prince and others were also planning something secretly. Although they did not know about the old emperor coughing up blood, they saw that the eldest prince had been coughing up blood. He has not been established as a prince, and the prince's position has always been vacant. Naturally, they have something in mind.

The entire Yanfeng Kingdom's palace seemed calm, but in fact, an undercurrent had formed. After all, it was still getting worse.

Zhao Qi, who was in Xiufeng Country, didn't know about these things yet. She simply thought that as long as she sacrificed herself, she could change the situation in Yanfeng Country. Even now, when Wu Fan promised to help her get out, she emphasized that she couldn't bring trouble to Yanfeng Country, otherwise, she would rather sacrifice her own happiness.

If Zhao Qi knew that she had sacrificed her future, but in exchange for her brothers' intrigue in the palace, I don't know if he would regret it.

"Your Highness, after passing the border ahead, we can leave Xiufeng Country." Shao Haogang said to Zhao Qi while riding on a horse, pointing to the border in the distance.

Zhao Qi was also looking at the border in the distance. Once she passed the border, she would leave Xiufeng Country, and leaving Xiufeng Country meant that she was not far from Tianji Country. When she arrived in Tianji Country, someone would pick her up there. At that time, if Wu Fan could not arrive in time, she would be sent to the palace of Tianji Country to marry the second prince she had met.

Although she has not met Wu Fan yet, Zhao Qi has always trusted him. She believes that Wu Fan can arrive in time and take her away from Tianji Country.

"Let's enter the country!"