After rebirth, I became the widow of my mortal enemy

Chapter 217: Why does Your Highness treat me like this?

When a crowd rushed into the hall, they saw Emperor Zhaoqing sitting behind the dragon table, Yan Mobai standing beside him, and blood spurting out of Emperor Zhaoqing's mouth.

Everyone was shocked.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Wang rushed over.

"Father!" Prince Ning also exclaimed.

Yan Mobai seemed to have not expected this to happen and looked shocked.

"Imperial Physician, call the imperial physician quickly!" Eunuch Wang ordered the palace servants urgently.

Some palace servants ran out.

"Capture Yan Mobai!" King Ning ordered several guards in a deep voice.

The guards received the order.

Yan Mobai looked at Prince Ning in disbelief: "Your Highness..."

Prince Ning's eyes flickered slightly.

"This morning you went to me to ask for the poison 'Li Shang', saying it was used to deal with the spies in the Marquis' Mansion. I have always trusted you, so I gave it to you."

"After you left, I thought about it and thought it was wrong. I could just kill the spies in the palace. Why would I need to poison them?"

"Later, I heard from Wen that the emperor ordered the execution of Ning Miao today, and also said that you went to get the medicine from me and then entered the palace. I thought you might be trying to harm the emperor, so I rushed over immediately, but I didn't expect to be a step too late."

"Mo Bai, this prince has been kind to you, and neither has the emperor. But for a woman, you are willing to do something as bad as regicide!"

Prince Ning looked extremely distressed.

Yan Mobai shook his head.

"So, what Your Highness gave me was not some medicine that would do no harm to the body and would only cause a person to temporarily lose their mind, but poison?"

King Ning was surprised. "At this point, you still want to accuse me? It was you who asked me for the poison, and I also clearly told you the dangers of this drug."

Yan Mobai curved his lips and smiled bitterly.

Several guards came forward, but he did not resist and let the guards clamp his arms.

"Why?" He asked King Xiang Ning, "Why does Your Highness treat me like this?"

He really wanted to know.

He was his counselor and he was devoted to him. Now his great cause had not yet been accomplished and he needed his assistance. Why was he so eager to get rid of him?

Why?

Prince Ning naturally knew what he was asking, but he deliberately misinterpreted it.

"You harmed my father, and you still ask me why? Do you think I will turn a blind eye to your evil deeds because you assisted me?"

"I will not let anyone who is not good to my father go, even if they are my own people, I will treat them equally!"

Prince Ning spoke in a fiery tone.

Yan Mobai shook his head and smiled bitterly.

At this time, the imperial physician hurried over with a medicine box.

Emperor Zhaoqing sat leaning back on the dragon throne, blood still dripping from the corner of his mouth, his breath barely fading.

The imperial physician was frightened by his appearance and knelt on the ground tremblingly to feel his pulse.

"The poison in father's body is called Li Shang." Prince Ning said.

The imperial physician was sweating profusely, so he withdrew his hand and asked Prince Ning, "Your Highness, do you know the antidote?"

"There is an antidote, and I brought it with me. However, if you take it, Father will be in great pain, and will do some..."

Prince Ning paused for a moment before continuing, "It will lead to some bad actions. Therefore, it is best to use other methods to detoxify."

"Do you have any method to detoxify?" King Ning asked the imperial physician.

The imperial physician shook his head and said, "I am incompetent. This poison is the first time I have seen it."

Prince Ning pursed his lips and remained silent.

"Then you can only use my antidote. You can't delay any longer. You must detoxify as soon as possible."

After saying this, Prince Ning bowed to Emperor Zhaoqing and said, "Father, please ask everyone to leave."

Everyone knows the purpose of Prince Ning's action, because after taking the antidote, the emperor will do some bad things. As for what kind of actions, although no one knows, they will definitely damage the emperor's dignity, otherwise Prince Ning would not have said that it is best to use other methods to solve the problem.

Since it is detrimental to the emperor's dignity, it naturally cannot be seen by everyone.

Eunuch Wang looked at Emperor Zhaoqing with an inquiring look.

Emperor Zhaoqing nodded weakly.

Eunuch Wang signaled everyone to leave.

Prince Ning walked up to Yan Mobai and quickly pressed his acupoints with his hand.

Then he ordered several guards: "You also withdraw, he stays, I want him to see with his own eyes that the emperor is safe and sound, and he has brought disaster upon himself."

The guards also took the order and left.

Seeing that Eunuch Wang did not move, King Ning frowned and said, "Eunuch Wang, do you not trust me?"

"No, I am the emperor's attendant eunuch, serving him in all his daily life. The emperor will not care what I see." Eunuch Wang replied respectfully.

“But I don’t want a servant to see my father like that.” Prince Ning said with a slightly cold face.

Eunuch Wang was a little embarrassed for a moment and looked at Emperor Zhaoqing.

Emperor Zhaoqing signaled him to step down as well.

Eunuch Wang had no choice but to bow and leave.

The only people left in the inner hall of Longyin Palace were Emperor Zhaoqing, Prince Ning, and Yan Mobai, who had been assigned a specific acupoint.

Prince Ning took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve pocket and walked towards Emperor Zhaoqing.

"Father, this contains the antidote for Li Shang. I will help you take it right away."

As he came closer, he changed the subject.

"However, I would like to ask you first. Today, I did not hesitate to cut off one of my arms to expose Yan Mobai's evil deeds and save your life. How do you plan to thank me?"

"What...what do you want?" Emperor Zhaoqing leaned there and spoke with difficulty.

"Please ask your Majesty to issue an imperial edict first, appointing me as the Crown Prince!"

As Prince Ning spoke, he picked up the brush on the dragon table, dipped it in the inkstone, and handed it to Emperor Zhaoqing.

Emperor Zhaoqing did not answer.

This is why he dismissed everyone.

"You...are...threatening me?"

Prince Ning curved his lips and said, "No threat. I have done a great service in saving you. Isn't it only natural that you can make me the crown prince?"

Yan Mobai couldn't help but sneer as he watched this scene.

"I thought Your Highness wanted the Emperor to abdicate, but it turns out he just wants to be the Crown Prince."

King Ning was not angry either. He turned his eyes to look at him and smiled slightly: "Didn't you tell me not to act too hastily?"

He came to rescue the emperor today, and so many people saw it, it was a great achievement.

It's normal to be the crown prince.

But if he could obtain the throne, that would be too abnormal and would definitely arouse suspicion.

Yan Mobai looked at him and said, "But His Highness also said this morning that the Emperor can make you the Crown Prince, but he can also depose you as the Crown Prince one day."

"So, I guess, Your Highness doesn't have the antidote at all, or, in other words, you don't plan to give the emperor the antidote?"

"Let the Emperor issue an edict to establish the Crown Prince. Once the Emperor dies of poison, Your Highness can take over the position in one step, right?"

King Ning noticed that he called himself "I" and no longer used "minister".

Just as I was about to deny it, I heard Yan Mobai continue.

"Your Highness, have you ever thought about this? You just said in front of everyone that you had an antidote and dismissed everyone, but the emperor's poison was not cured, and you also received an imperial edict to appoint the crown prince. What do you think everyone will think?"

King Ning smiled.

"Don't worry, I have already thought of everything you can think of."

"Who said that I can't cure my father's poison? He is my father. How could a son harm his own father?"

"I will cure his poison and keep him alive. However, there is a problem with the Li Shang poison. Once ingested, even if the poison is cured, it can only keep him alive. Here... he will become stupid."

Prince Ning pointed to his head as he spoke.

Emperor Zhaoqing's expression changed.

Prince Ning turned his eyes to him and said, "It's more important to be alive, isn't it, Father?"

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