The emperor hasn't started the operation yet. The operation is not too complicated. Zian is not in a hurry and just makes a mask first.
When the prince and Concubine Liang came in, Zi An was squatting beside the bed. The emperor's sleeves were rolled up, revealing a small human face, which frightened the prince and Concubine Liang and turned pale.
The emperor narrowed his eyes, suppressed the rage in his eyes, and gently squeezed out a sentence from his peeling lips, "My good emperor and my good queen are here!"
These words were very soft, but in the ears of the prince and Liang Concubine, they sounded like thunder.
Concubine Liang pulled the prince to kneel down, her body trembling involuntarily, "I miss the emperor in my heart, and I am afraid that someone will have evil intentions towards the emperor, so I risk my life to come to see you."
The emperor smiled, and the smile slowly rose from the corners of his mouth. The red spots on his face were almost bright red, and the fine lines at the corners of his eyes were piled up, almost terrifying, "Okay!"
The prince knelt and climbed forward, but did not dare to get too close. He cried and said, "Father, I miss you. How are you?"
"I'm dying!" The emperor sighed softly and closed his eyes.
The prince turned around and exchanged glances with Liang Concubine, both of whom were a little at a loss.
Father said he was dying, did that mean he could ascend the throne
The prince took another step forward and cried, "Father, if you have anything to say, I will listen here."
The emperor suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes no longer concealing the sharp fury, "You want me to give you my last words so that the prince can ascend the throne, right?"
The prince was startled and kowtowed quickly, "I don't mean that. My father will be fine. My father is the true Dragon Emperor. He is a thousand years old... No, no, long live, long live, long live."
When Zian heard the prince's words, he sighed in his heart. He really didn't understand why the emperor established the prince's position so early when he was in his prime? However, after thinking about it, I realized that he had always had the so-called ghost face sores, but he had just concealed them well. The Queen Mother should also know about this.
The only legitimate children of the queen were Liang Wang and Murong Qiao. The eldest son could not stand due to a hidden illness, so he could only build Murong Bridge.
But such a fool would have died long ago if the Taifu and the Queen had not protected him all these years.
However, the queen is also stupid. Since she was demoted to a concubine, her IQ and EQ have dropped sharply. She should not have accompanied the prince here today. If the emperor really has some winter melon and tofu, the prince will naturally ascend the throne. She is anxious what? He must have seen her entering the palace with Murong Jie, and was afraid that they were plotting something.
She also heard the emperor's almost inaudible sigh of helplessness.
Murong Jie was sitting on the chair next to the bed, as indifferent as ever.
The emperor looked at the prince and said, "Come here!"
The prince stood up tremblingly, hesitated for a moment, walked over slowly, bowed his body, and did not dare to get too close. He stopped behind Zian, with a look of panic and confusion on his face.
Zian stood up and stepped away, allowing the father and son to talk.
"Do you know what disease I have?" the emperor asked.
The prince nodded, shook his head violently, and looked away in horror, not daring to look at the little human face on his shoulder.
"Don't know?" The emperor sneered, "Aren't there rumors outside that I have ghost-faced sores?"
The prince did not dare to say anything. He looked very helpless under the emperor's gaze.
"Tell me, do I have ghost-faced sores?" the emperor asked.
The prince shook his head subconsciously, "No!"
"Then what disease do I have?" the emperor asked again.
The prince hesitated and said: "My son, I don't know, maybe it's the wind and cold."
"You made such a fuss in Xiwei Palace, and all the officials must know that you have met me. How did you tell them after you went out? Did you say that I was cold?"
Liang Concubine leaned over and said, "The emperor is suffering from tuberculosis and is almost cured."
A strange smile appeared on the emperor's face, and he looked at Liang Concubine, "Okay, it's tuberculosis. You can go out."
Concubine Liang and the prince hurriedly kowtowed and left as they were pardoned.
This time, the palace door was closed, and Murong Jie ordered that no one, not even a fly, could enter without permission.
Zian was preparing for the operation, sealing the acupoint and anesthetizing it. The surgical instrument was a thin willow leaf knife, which was extremely sharp and shone coldly under the light.
In the palace, everything seemed to have stopped. Everyone was paying attention to the changes in Xiwei Palace. Concubine Yi and Concubine Mei controlled the "missing feelings" of the concubines who wanted to visit. The empress dowager knelt in front of the Buddha and could not stand up for a long time.
Concubine Liang and the prince left the palace in the dark and went straight to the Taifu's house.
In this world, there are no eternal enemies. In the Taifu's house, the Prince saw King Nanhuai and the Imperial Concubine.
It is unknown who will ascend the throne in the future, but no matter who it is, those in high positions must be removed. Once the emperor dies or abdicates, Murong Jie's position as regent must be given up, because the new emperor ascends the throne and has reached adulthood. Regent assistance is required.
Since the goals are the same, why not cooperate? Murong Jie is the most powerful enemy, and the only way out is to get rid of him together.
This time, the two parties combined, and the members of both the Korean and Chinese parties appeared in the Taifu's mansion. Here, almost half of the important ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were present.
The prince stood up and said with lingering fear: "Yes, I and my mother saw with my own eyes that my father had ghost-faced sores on his arms. Moreover, there were many red spots on his face. They were ghost-faced sores just like Emperor Ming back then."
"I also saw it." Liang Bin said solemnly.
The two people's words were like bombs, exploding in the crowd.
The whole place was silent.
After that, urgent secret discussions began.
On the roof of the Taifu Palace, there was a man in black lying quietly, with the moonlight streaming down on his handsome face, which was full of irony.
I wonder how the imperial brother would feel when he saw this scene and heard their discussion
These years of hard work in governance are a good thing for the people, but for some courtiers, it is too harsh. When an official wants to make decisions for the people, it is better to go home and plant sweet potatoes. That little bitch Hu Huanxi is right, People are born for profit.
After hearing this, the Night King rose into the sky and disappeared silently like a messenger of the night.
Even though the court was rescheduled, a group of courtiers still rushed to the palace gate and asked to enter the palace to see the emperor.
Murong Jie sent cavalry to garrison, but the crowd was furious, saying that rumors were rampant outside, and the emperor must come out to set the record straight.
The eldest princess Murong Zhuangzhuang also came forward to stop her. However, a group of ministers with ulterior motives were like a group of fanatical pyramid schemes. How could they care about the princess's dignity? The Taifu and King Nanhuai even mobilized troops and horses, and they were about to rush into the palace.
Murong Zhuangzhuang didn't expect that things would get out of control like this, and even she couldn't stop him. He could only retreat step by step and order someone to notify Murong Jie.
Murong Jie sent Ni Rong out of the palace, and Ni Rong rode away.
The prince was still aggressive and forcing Zhuangzhuang, "Princess, now the people have heard that their father has ghost-faced sores, and they are panicked. They only think that God is punishing their father for being unruly. If the father does not come forward to calm him down, I am afraid that the time will come and the people will suffer." Change of mind, there is no way to recover.”
Zhuang Zhuang angrily scolded: "Murong Qiao, do you still know how to call me father? How can he come out to calm down his illness now? As for the rumors outside, you also know that they are rumors. As the prince, you don't want to think about how to relieve your father's worries. , how to quell the civil unrest, but make trouble with a bunch of chaotic officials and traitors, I'm afraid you don't want the position of prince anymore. "
The Taifu said coldly: "Princess, the harem does not interfere with politics. If the princess blocks the ministers today, it will definitely arouse the anger of heaven and people. We just want to verify this matter. If the emperor really has ghost-faced sores, it will be the disaster of our great Zhou Dynasty. We and other humerus I have the responsibility to maintain the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty.”
"Well said!" A majestic voice came. Everyone looked and saw a man coming with hundreds of cavalry.
(End of chapter)