in the palace.

King Li came here in the name of the emperor's death and the queen's cholera court order, arousing a heart to serve the country with fists.

The guards who followed were instigated by him, and they were extremely angry and wanted to defend the court.

Unexpectedly, the emperor did not die at all.

Still very sober.

It wasn't just King Li who panicked, but also the guards who followed him into the palace.

The real dragon emperor was here, their blood was so cold from the incitement, their heads came to their senses, and they immediately hesitated, no one dared to risk their wealth and lives.

The morale of the army can be felt in it.

One person was sluggish, and everyone panicked.

King Li felt it immediately.

He didn't dare to revive his morale.

Because the emperor was right in front of his eyes, staring straight at him.

In Hancui Palace, all the other people went out, only the emperor, empress, and King Li were left in the room.

After a long silence, the queen who was sitting by the bed grabbed the emperor's hand and said, "Your Majesty..."

As she said that, the circles of her eyes turned red. Even though the delicate makeup concealed her true face, it couldn't hide the moistness hidden in her eyes and the drooping corners of her mouth.

"You're finally awake." She cried in a thick nasal voice.

The emperor squeezed her hand tightly.

"Don't worry." He paused for a few breaths before continuing: "The prince must be fine."

The Queen frowned and nodded.

The two looked at each other, the emperor looked gloomy, and the empress looked deeply in love and in trouble.

King Li was taken aback.

He really wanted to peel off the emperor's head to see what was inside.

"Brother Huang!" He was puzzled and said angrily, "I really came here to save you! If I hadn't come here at this time, maybe the queen would have done something irreversible!"

The queen turned her head and looked at him with stern eyes, but said hoarsely: "Help? Then the prince knew that the emperor was seriously ill and didn't go to the palace to attend to the sick immediately, but sent someone to kill the general! What's the reason?"

"What happened to the general?" asked the emperor.

"The general has already..." The queen explained halfway, but was interrupted roughly by King Li: "The general and the queen colluded to seek power and usurp the throne against the sky! It has been seen through by the younger brother... and killed by the sword."

There is silence all around.

The emperor's breathing suddenly became heavy.

The queen immediately got up and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, calm down."

King Li: "This world belongs to the Li family. If the rogue ministers and thieves want to overthrow cholera, this king must..."

"This world belongs to me!" The emperor's side face tightened, his hands trembling, "It's not yours!"

"Who gave you the right to do it for you?!" He asked sharply.

"I...my brother, I don't have any!" King Li insisted.

The queen asked angrily, "Did you kill the general or..."

"Shut up!" said the emperor.

His face was pale and pale, and he kept trembling slightly. After a few breaths, his face and eye circles flushed red.

The queen closed her mouth and swallowed the questioning words.

King Li didn't dare to speak for a while.

"Zhen, I named you king that day, and the title 'Li', because it coincided with the heavy snow festival of 'the birds do not sing, the tigers come out of the mountains, and the litchi grow'. I took the word Zhishu to seal you, and hoped that you would be as happy as you are." I am as tough and down-to-earth as I hope, elegant and able to withstand loneliness and temptation."

"Unexpectedly, you couldn't stand the setbacks, you couldn't resist the temptation, you were vain and hypocritical, and you let me down by killing loyal officials, contradicting the emperor's wife, and disobeying the court order!"

The emperor's tone was not good, and he asked angrily.

His trembling hands finally grabbed the bed sheet, trying to control his trembling body, but he couldn't stop it no matter what.

"You go out first." He said to the queen.

The queen hesitated to speak.

"Go." The emperor closed his eyes.

The queen got up, looked at him again, saluted, and walked slowly to the door.

King Li lowered his head, not daring to move.

The emperor opened a slit in his eyes, watching her receding back.

Slightly drooping eyelids blocked most of her expressions, and her long and distant gaze followed her steps, walking slowly all the way out.

The door closes.

The emperor finally retracted his gaze and glanced at King Li who was kneeling on the ground.

"Do you plead guilty?"

No matter how angry the emperor questioned him, King Li knew that once he pleaded guilty, it would be irreversible.

"The younger brother doesn't recognize it." He said forcefully.

The emperor nodded, grabbed the incense burner next to the pillow and threw it at him!

"Oh!"

The incense burner hit King Li's feet, and the lid bounced off. King Li suddenly stretched out his hand to cover his face, and dodged back!

dodged.

"Brother Emperor," he looked at the emperor with a sobbing tone, "You, are you going to smash me to death?"

Hatchback was speechless.

The emperor closed his eyes, his chest heaving violently.

"Brother Huang!" King Li shouted again.

"You are my own younger brother," said the emperor.

"It's fine if you fight against the prince over and over again, and I will turn a blind eye to abuse of power. You can actually do something like assassinate a general and force the palace!"

The emperor asked angrily: "Torturing and killing loyal ministers! Forcing the palace to seize power! What else are you afraid of?!"

There was a loud "crack" sound in the room.

Everyone standing outside the door was shocked.

The queen glanced inside through the crack of the door without any trace.

After Cheng Yun bandaged the wound from the fall, she quietly stood beside the queen, and the two looked at each other inconspicuously.

Immediately stagger.

With his back to the door, Li Yuankun stood with his hands down. Hearing the voice inside, his heart skipped a beat.

The emperor is waiting for the prince.

he thought.

So even if the emperor was furious at this moment, he didn't dare to act rashly, because the imperial guards and the guards of the Duke's mansion went out of the city to meet the prince, and the palace was already empty.

Therefore, the emperor only dared to question, but did not dare to blame.

But once the prince returns to the palace...

Li Yuankun clenched his fist tightly.

Even if King Li failed to force the palace to seize power this time and passed the blame to the queen, the emperor believed for a while and said that he would not pursue the matter because of brotherhood.

Of course, it is a fact that he killed the general.

Anyone in the court can be against the party, only the general can't, let alone collude with the queen.

No matter how he defended and framed him, the emperor could not doubt him.

The two have a deep brotherly love, which can only be seen from the fact that the emperor handed over the newborn prince to him to be raised.

Even if he used excuses to hold off for the time being, the emperor was afraid that he would not commit the crime immediately, but this matter really cannot stand scrutiny, once a thorough investigation will definitely be revealed, it is not a long-term solution.

King Li knelt on the ground with his head lowered to the ground.

The emperor questioned him and told him that he had no master, but he did not immediately convict him, but he gave him a little hope.

Immediately cried: "My brother really didn't want to seize power, but just heard that you were seriously ill and the empress's natal family was stationed in the palace, so I rushed into the palace to see what happened."

"Really?" The emperor glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and said quietly, "Since you broke in, I have heard your conversation with the queen."

King Li froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

At this moment, the first thing that came to his mind was Li Yuankun.

He couldn't help looking towards the direction where Li Yuankun was standing before, it was already empty.

"It seems that you have been asked to go home and reflect, but you still haven't figured it out." The emperor stared at him and continued, "So much so that you did such an unforgivable stupid thing again."

King Li didn't move at all, his neck was very stiff and he turned to face him, as if he could hear the creaking sound of bones rubbing against each other.

King Li's heart was constantly churning, and the scene of himself enthroned as emperor emerged in his mind.

The scene gradually disappeared amidst the emperor's scolding.

If Yuan Kun is here, this crisis will definitely be resolved.

At the same time, he wondered suspiciously, whether Yuan Kun tried to persuade me to stop repeatedly, whether he had already learned the truth and knew that I would not be able to accomplish anything this time.

He was in a daze, why did Yuan Kun watch me step into the abyss?

I'm afraid I can't be kind this time, why don't I just keep doing it, take advantage of the fact that there is no one in the palace and the crown prince has not returned, and snatch the throne...

"However, I am still willing to give you a chance, and I don't want to believe that you are not someone who seeks power and position." The emperor not far away raised his voice, "Is there someone else bewitching you?"

King Li was shocked, and all the thoughts in his mind were exhausted in an instant.

He thought again: Yes, as long as I insist that I am worried about the emperor's health and blame the queen.

The emperor is a real brother, so he must not be ruthless to kill me.Even if the prince returns, he will lose an arm and lose his advantage. I still have a chance to wait for who the throne will be.

The emperor watched his face change constantly, and his eyes also changed several emotions.

After a while, he blinked, and once again withdrew his expression completely, and changed into a serious expression, "I have to give an explanation to the General's Mansion, this matter needs to be investigated."

King Li kowtowed his head, his voice seemed uncontrollable, and he shouted smoothly: "My brother is willing to cooperate with the investigation!"

After a stick of incense.

The sound of the drums was deafening, and the horns sounded from far and near.

"Prince arrives—"

The eunuch who sang the newspaper called Hancui Palace all the way from the gate of the palace.

"Prince arrives—"

The court ladies and eunuchs who cleaned the streets straightened the crooked collars and belts, as well as the dusty hems and messy hairstyles that rolled on the ground.

Hastily turned around to avoid.

The turmoil killed countless people, corpses were everywhere on the palace road, and blood flowed everywhere.

When the prince returned, he didn't have time to change out of his blood-stained robes, and rushed straight to the Hancui Palace, stepping on the bloodstains and countless stumps that hadn't been cleaned up in time.

People in Hancui Palace had different expressions. The Empress hurried to the palace gate, weeping with joy as she watched the Prince's return ceremony.

"Mother."

He walked up to him and gave a low cry.

The queen grabbed his sleeve and looked him up and down a few times, fascinated by the bleeding wound on his waist.

"You're back!" She couldn't help crying, "Chen'er, are you back?"

"Don't be afraid," the prince reached out and squeezed her arm, "I'm back."

The hand holding the arm was strong and powerful, as if pulling back the Queen's heart that was hanging in her throat.

"Where's the father?" the prince asked.

The queen frowned and looked at him, with pain in her eyes, and looked into the inner room.

The prince went in immediately.

Seeing his safe back, the queen breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly dizzy, Cheng Yun hurriedly supported her, and cried out: "The crown prince is finally back, King Li broke into the palace, wanting to pick off the empress' clothes! Empress..."

"Shut up!" the queen snapped.

The prince stopped.

The queen stepped forward to follow him, her eyes were dim and filled with tears, her hands were trembling, and she kept saying: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back, go and ask the imperial doctor to look at the wound."

"Emperor Song has seen it." The prince's complexion sank, the profile of the knife and ax cut became more serious, and the sword eyebrows and gloomy eyes were filled with coldness.

"Where's King Li?" He asked with a sullen face.

Cheng Yun glanced at the queen, but didn't dare to answer, she just raised her hand to wipe her tears.

The exposed arm was scratched one after another, as if it had just been treated, and traces of blood were oozing out again.

"Go and see your father." The queen pushed him.

The prince didn't move.

The queen scolded, "Li Chen."

The prince glanced at her, then at the idiom of crying into tears, and entered the inner room with a cold face.

Cheng Yun looked at his stern back, and asked in a low voice, "Ma'am, shall we tell His Highness the truth?"

The queen supported her head, and solemnly ordered: "Don't say a word, so as not to affect the relationship between his father and son."

Cheng Yun nodded.

Can't help crying: "His Royal Highness is finally back!"

The queen glanced at her, took a deep breath, and contained the remaining tears in her eyes.

The interior of Hancui Palace has been cleaned.

King Li was escorted by two guards and was walking out, and had a confrontation with the prince.

The prince stopped and looked at him.

King Li took a look at the blood splattered all over his body, and his eyes stayed on his intact arm. After looking at him, his eyes widened in shock.

The prince let him look at him with his hands down.

King Li moved his arm, as if he wanted to reach out, but was held down tightly by the guards.

He looked up at the prince's murderous face.

The prince slowly clenched his fists.

"Prince." The emperor called him from inside.

King Li still looked at him in disbelief.

The prince stared at his tear-stained face and slightly disheveled hair.

The two stared at each other relentlessly, one was pretending to be calm, and the other was full of killing intent.

The emperor called out again, this time with a much lower voice, "Prince."

The prince heard his voice, but he still didn't move.

The muscle lines of his clenched fist were tense, and he was in excellent condition, and he could kill someone immediately by waving his hand.

The emperor coughed violently.

There seemed to be a stone in his throat, and his voice was very muffled and muddy.

The little eunuch guarding the side offered warm water and took it in before stopping.

"Prince." The emperor coughed and called him for the third time.

The prince turned around and walked towards the room, and the escort guards breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately escorted King Li out of the door.

The prince knelt in front of the bed, "Royal father."

The emperor looked at him deeply.

"My son is late." The prince said again.

Then he raised his head and glanced at the emperor.

The emperor was lying on the bed with a sunken side face and thin, loosely tied hair on top of his head.

Only the bones of the bridge of the nose are hard and still stand upright.

He stared blankly at the prince who was not far away, his eyes were already foggy.

"It's okay." He didn't dare to blink, and seemed to be talking to himself, and said softly, "Zhen, I didn't... lose you."

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