C374 Ten Days

The Imperial Capital had undergone a major change. The crown prince had been crippled, and the Imperial Court was in chaos. All the officials did not know where to go.

With Yu Longtang dead, the Emperor began to send his forces to Yu Longchen. On the day of the trial, the Emperor issued an Imperial Decree, saying that Yu Longchen had reported a meritorious deed. As a result Prince Seven Jeweled had two more pearls than Yu Longzi. He could be considered to be of a higher grade than Yu Longzi.

The Emperor could guess the reason why he did this. It was because Yu Longchen did not have any power in the Imperial Court, so the Emperor had given him a prestigious position.

Yu Longzi did not care. No matter how bright and beautiful he looked on the surface, in the Imperial Court, without power, he was just a weakling.

It turned out that the officials standing on Yu Longtang's side had started to waver. As long as Yu Longzi put in more effort, it would not be a problem to pull them to his side. At that time, Yu Longzi would be able to cover the sky with one hand in the Imperial Court.

The Emperor had been poisoned, and the Imperial Court would rest for ten days. The Imperial Physician Shu people were busy detoxifying the Emperor.

Yu Longzi changed into casual clothes and wore a crown. On the second day of the incident, he entered the Palace, and in a beautiful way, he went to visit the Emperor.

He did indeed go. The Emperor was resting and there were seven or eight Imperial Physicians at the entrance of the hall. The Empress was looking after him by the side.

Yu Longzi walked to her side and respectfully said, "Mother, please go and rest for a while. The dark circles under your eyes are out. Royal Father was blessed and had the blessing of the heavens. He also had so many Imperial Physicians taking turns to look after him. Royal Mother was not of much help here. Your son will support your mother down."

"Yes, Empress. You have been guarding here for the whole night. It is time to rest." The Empress's personal palace maid also persuaded.

"Alright" The Empress lightly sighed, looking worried, "If there's any progress then come and tell Bengong"

"Yes" Gao Mao replied.

Yu Longzi lowered his eyes and looked at Gao Mao before supporting the Empress and leaving.

Within Phoenix Hall.

Yu Longzi poured a cup of tea for the Empress and dismissed the palace maids and eunuchs.

The Empress had a look of worry and her tone was reproachful: "That sinner is really scheming, he actually dared to make a move against you, Royal Father"

Yu Longzi raised his teacup and took a light sip, but he did not say anything.

"He is dead and the Crown Prince position is empty again. This time, the Emperor will know that you are the most suitable candidate to become the Crown Prince." The Empress looked at Yu Longzi with a satisfied expression.

"Does mother know why Consort Long will take the blame for him?" Yu Longzi put down the teacup and looked at the Empress.

"Take the blame? Didn't Consort Long admit that it was her idea?" The Empress's scheming was not deep. To put it bluntly, she was a bit like a fool. Half of the reason why she was able to keep the position of Empress all these years is because she has a strong family background. The other half was because Yu Longzi gave her advice.

"Mother is too naive" Yu Longzi put his hand on his leg and said proudly, "Everything was done by me. All of this was just to bring Yu Longtang down..."

"It was you? " The Empress was shocked. Up until now, she had never thought about Yu Longzi.

"Shouldn't Royal Mother be happy for her son?" Yu Longzi had a cold smile on his face. "The position of Crown Prince is about to be my son's. After Royal Father arrives, the Empress Dowager will be the Empress Dowager."

"You actually poisoned your Royal Father." The Empress was a little frightened, as if she didn't know the person in front of her.

"Didn't Mother already know how this son is doing?" Yu Longzi had always felt that the Empress was foolish and didn't want to discuss anything with her. Looking at her now, he felt helpless. "Could it be that Mother doesn't support your son?"

"Of course I support her. You are my son." The Empress softened her attitude and let out a sigh of relief. She slightly frowned, "But, you, Royal Father..."

"Mother, do not be soft-hearted now." Yu Longzi interrupted the Empress with displeasure and dissatisfaction, "Royal Father's poison cannot be cured. There are still nine more days. In these nine days, mother must make Royal Father leave in peace!"

The Empress was shocked. Her pupils widened, and she was about to stand up. Yu Longzi held the Empress's hand and slightly tilted his head, "What is Mother afraid of? Royal Father was already old and should abdicate. If we lose the best opportunity now, who knows whose pocket the throne will fall into. "

" But! "

"[No buts!]" The Empress's voice was loud, and Yu Longzi was even bigger than hers. "Mother! Now that the Crown Prince had just fallen, the officials on his side were wavering. As for King Chu, the Second Big Brother that he respected the most had died on his blade. He definitely didn't have the energy to care about anything else, so these nine days are very important."

Yu Longzi stood up with some excitement, as if in the next second... He spread his hands out. "Although King Chu has been bestowed seven pearls, he doesn't have any influence in the Imperial Court. If Royal Father comes to the court and King Chu comes to his senses, he will start to rope in his forces. Then the path in the future will be even more difficult! Mother, think about it. Do you want to do it or not? "

The Empress lowered her head, her eyes continuously turning. Finally, under Yu Longzi's encouragement, she seemed to have made a decision. She pinched her sleeves and said," What do you want to do? "

Yu Longzi smiled and looked at the Empress with his hands behind his back. "The Imperial Physician detoxifies Royal Father. This son will give the Empress a type of medicine. The Empress only needs to add a little bit of it into Royal Father's medicine every day."

"But the Emperor has so many people by his side and there are so many Imperial Physicians. As long as one is put down, it will definitely be discovered by the Imperial Physician." The Empress counted the possibilities of this matter and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was inappropriate. " Jie'er, how about we just forget about it? "

"Does Mother know what she's saying? " Yu Longzi looked at her coldly, "Mother is the Empress, can't the Imperial Physicians handle it? Those medicines, for the time being, won't have any warning signs. The first time he took it, it would take five days for it to poison him. Mother can make a move in four days and let Royal Father die from the poison in the Imperial Court. Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, the Imperial Physician of Shu proved that Royal Father was unable to cure the poison from before. His time is up, and with the mother as the witness, who would dare say another word? "

"This..."

"[Mother.]" Yu Longzi's eyes were filled with dissatisfaction as he stood in front of the Empress. "You have to do this even if you don't want to. If Royal Father doesn't die, then... Yesterday's matter can be dug out, and at that time... You and I will end up just like Consort Long and the Crown Prince. "

Compared to the life of the Emperor, the Empress cherished her own life even more. Her eyes suddenly became firm, "In two days, let me take care of everything and send the medicine in."

"Yes." Yu Longzi bowed and answered. He gave a sinister smile and said, "This son will not disturb your mother's rest. This son will take his leave."

The Empress nodded and Yu Longzi left.

"Your Ladyship? Your Ladyship?" When the palace maid entered and saw the Empress, she called out twice. Without any reaction, she directly walked in front of her, "Your Ladyship?"

" En?" Only then did the Empress react and turn her head to look at the palace maid's doubtful appearance.

"Your Ladyship has been worrying about work these days so quickly rest. This servant looks at Your Ladyship from the side. " The palace maid supported the Empress towards the bed.

The Empress was stunned and when she walked to the side of the bed, she suddenly stopped and stiffly turned her neck," Just say that Bengong is not feeling well and invite a few Imperial Physicians over. "

"Yes" Although the palace maids did not know what the Empress wanted to do, they still obediently retreated.

The Empress sat on the edge of the bed, her hands tightly clenched as she pondered.