Murong Zheng thought that his anger would make Concubine Dong restrain herself and let her know her bottom line.
But she ignored another possibility. She was paranoid and believed that the emperor's anger towards her was all because of Murong Kai.
So, she decided to kill him while he was sick.
Concubine Dong invited her most trusted imperial physician on the grounds that she was not feeling well. The two chatted privately for a long time. When the imperial physician left, he looked very satisfied, and Concubine Dong was in a very good mood.
As long as Murong Kai dies, there will be no more rift between me and the emperor, right
Of course, it would be best to put the blame for all this on that damn bitch.
Thinking that all her major worries were gone, Concubine Dong felt that her future life would be smoother. The emperor's favor would eventually allow her to defeat Empress Sun and become the real master of the palace, and her son Jie would become the future emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
So, when she heard that Murong Kai was poisoned and his life was in danger, a smile appeared on her face, proud and arrogant.
Murong Zheng, who received the news at the same time, stood there stiffly with the pen in his hand for a long time without any movement.
“Your Majesty, I’m afraid the Third Prince…” Seeing that the Emperor did not move, the young eunuch could not help but speak again.
Murong Zheng raised his head and looked at the trembling little eunuch with panic in his eyes.
"The imperial physician said that the poison that the third prince was poisoned with this time was from Bei'an's Zui Bei Chun. He will definitely die within three hours."
"Immediately summon the envoy Qu Jingze from Bei'an to the palace and have him bring the antidote for Zui Beichun."
After Murong Zheng finished speaking, he threw away the pen in his hand and hurried towards Murong Kai's bedroom. Several young eunuchs followed him, all trembling with fear. They had followed the emperor for many years and had never seen him so flustered.
Before reaching Murong Kai's bedroom, Murong Zheng suddenly stopped, turned around and ordered: "Take Murong Jie to the third prince's bedroom."
The eunuch who followed Murong Kai left, but his doubts grew. What was the connection between the poisoning of the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince? Besides, Concubine Dong loved the Fourth Prince the most, so she would not let her go to the Third Prince's bedroom easily, right
The young eunuch never expected that his worries would come true. When he told Concubine Dong the emperor's order, Concubine Dong's first reaction was: No.
"Akai is going to die, what do you want Jie'er to do over there? Go tell the emperor that Jie'er is still young, it's better for him not to see a dead person." Concubine Dong spoke with certainty. In her heart, Murong Kai was already a dead man.
“Your Highness, this is the Emperor’s oral order. If you do this, your servant…” The young eunuch was in a dilemma, but he was also certain that Noble Concubine Dong would not let him take the Fourth Prince away.
"You have to respect the emperor's orders, but you can just pretend you didn't hear what I said, right?" Concubine Dong spoke again, her tone full of impatience.
She felt that the eunuchs around the emperor were really hateful. The emperor had just given her a warning, but they didn't take her seriously.
"Go kneel outside. I don't want to see you."
Concubine Dong did not send the eunuch back, because if he went back, it would mean that she was disobeying the emperor's order. She kept the eunuch in her palace for other reasons, and when the matter was over, she would let the eunuch take the fourth prince away. In this way, she would not only obey the emperor's order, but also protect the fourth prince.
Yes, it is protection.
Her intuition told her that Murong Kai's bedroom was dangerous for his Jie'er.
At this moment, the dangerous area in Concubine Dong's heart was in a mess.
An imperial physician was taking Murong Kai's pulse, and the remaining dozen or so imperial physicians were kneeling on the ground tremblingly. Kneeling with them were all the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace.
Murong Zheng stood beside the bed, looking at the pale-faced young man lying on the bed. His dying appearance was like a needle piercing his heart, causing him pain with every breath.
(End of this chapter)