The sudden onset of Zhao Bairen's illness caused everyone in the Watermoon Palace to panic. Zhao Hanqing was stunned for a moment. He immediately rushed forward and supported Zhao Bairen. He felt Zhao Bairen's pulse with his hand, and then the pulse of his heart.
Zhao Liexian was confused by this sudden change. In his plan, even if the Crown Prince came to stop him today, he had absolute confidence that the Crown Prince would not be able to walk away unscathed!
At least, this murder case would greatly impact the Crown Prince's status and prestige!
But … Zhao Bairen suddenly collapsed!
This had completely disrupted Zhao Liexian's plan!
Zhao Lie reacted first. He shouted loudly, "Imperial Physician, quickly summon the imperial physician!"
The other palace maids were also at a loss of what to do. Concubine Ming rushed forward and grabbed Zhao Bairen. She looked at him and screamed, "Help! Help! Help! Help! Help!
Doctor! Hurry! Call the doctor! "
As she spoke, she shook Zhao Bairen and cried, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please wake up! Don't scare me!"
Zhao Liexian's plan had been completely disrupted. His heart was filled with hatred. He stepped forward and pulled Ming Fei away. He said angrily, "If it wasn't for your beauty, father would not have ended up like this!"
Ming Fei clearly did not expect that the usually gentle and elegant Zhao Liexian would suddenly make things difficult for her. She was momentarily stunned and looked at Zhao Liexian with her mouth agape and tongue tied, unable to speak for a long time.
Zhao Hanqing immediately turned to Zhao Liexian and scolded, "Fourth Brother!
Don't be presumptuous!
Mind your status! "
It was obvious that Ming Fei was the Emperor Zhao Bairen's favorite concubine. In name, she was their "mother". In any case, Zhao Liexian's action and words were extremely inappropriate.
Zhao Liexian reacted quickly. He let go of his hand hatefully and said through gritted teeth, "If anything happens to Father, you'll be buried with him!"
If Zhao Bairen were to pass away at this moment, then no matter how one looked at it, and no matter how one looked at it, Zhao Hanqing would be the most legitimate and reasonable successor. It would be a matter of course for him to inherit the throne and ascend to the throne.
If Zhao Liexian objected, it would be equivalent to rebellion. Unless he raised his troops and rebelled, then his struggle for the throne would end in utter defeat.
But if he were to start a rebellion … Zhao Liexian knew his own situation very well. Aside from the great support of the cultivation sects, his military support was much weaker than that of the Crown Prince.
This was because one of the two pillars of the Da Qi Kingdom's military was the Southeastern King Long Tenghai. He was the Crown Prince's childhood friend!
Admittedly, the cultivation world was powerful, but there was an unwritten rule in the cultivation world: The cultivation world did not participate in political struggles, did not participate in palace struggles, and even more so, did not involve itself in conspiracies or conspiracies. Even when the Cosmos God Cult's Princes were obviously at a disadvantage in the succession war, or even when the Princes were defeated, the Cosmos God Cult did not interfere.
Because once they interfered, they would violate the heavenly rules and taboos that forbade cultivators from interfering with the royal family. The entire cultivation world would think that this sect wanted to control the royal family and have the ambition to dominate the world!
Therefore, the cultivation world could help the Fourth Prince fight for the throne, but it was absolutely impossible for them to help him rebel.
Therefore, the one who did not want Zhao Bairen to die was not the Crown Prince Zhao Hanqing, who always judged himself by the standards of the saints, but the Fourth Prince Zhao Liexian!
Zhao Hanqing first ordered Zhao Liexian to step down, then he bowed to Concubine Ming and said, "Concubine Ming, please do not panic, the imperial physician will be here soon …"
Concubine Ming regained her composure and suddenly said, "Yes, yes, let Big Teapot come, it must be his medicine that harmed His Majesty's body!"
These words immediately shifted the hatred and conflict between Zhao Liexian and Zhao Hanqing. Zhao Hanqing said in a low voice to the eunuch beside him, "Quickly summon Sacrificial Altar Zheng!"
The eunuch immediately obeyed the order and ran away.
Not long after, the imperial physician rushed over with a medicine box. He did not care about the sweat on his forehead, he first felt Zhao Bairen's pulse, then opened his eyelids to check.
Zhao Liexian asked nervously, "Imperial Physician Sun, you are a national physician, how is His Majesty's body?"
Imperial Physician Sun said worriedly, "His Majesty's heart pulse is weak, his nose is red, his glabella is black, and there are dark red marks in his eyelids … These are the symptoms of overdosing on medicinal pills for a long period of time!"
Zhao Liexian immediately cursed, "I knew this evil man was up to no good, bringing disaster to the country and the people!
Every medicine is 30% poisonous, how could this kind of medicinal pill … "
Before he could finish, a voice suddenly came from outside, "My medicine is the world's best celestial medicine, His Majesty would not have such symptoms after taking it!"
Everyone turned their heads and saw Sacrificial Altar Zheng Ze, also known as Big Teapot, was escorted in by his guards.
Although it was said to be escorted, Big Teapot looked calm and walked in as if there was no one around. He did not care if the Crown Prince had summoned him or not, he walked straight to the bed, wanting to check on Zhao Bairen's condition.
Zhao Liexian was furious, he reached out to stop him and said angrily, "You evil man!
Do you still want to mislead people with your lies?
Guards, take him down!! "
Big Teapot gave him a sidelong glance, smiled and said, "Your Highness, do you want to save His Majesty or harm His Majesty?"
This sentence was very powerful, Zhao Liexian was immediately stunned, he subconsciously looked at the Crown Prince. Zhao Hanqing suppressed his anger and said, "Haven't you harmed Father enough?"
Big Teapot put his hands behind his back and said, "If you want His Majesty to die, you can throw me in prison and cut me into pieces!
But if you really want to save His Majesty, then you must let me take a look! "
Zhao Hanqing hesitated, he gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't treat him well, I will kill your entire clan!"
Big Teapot laughed and said, "Crown Prince, you don't have to do this. I am a widower, a widow, and a lonely man. I don't even have a clan, let alone nine clans!"
Zhao Hanqing sneered and stepped aside, saying, "If you can't cure Father, I will make you regret being born into this world!"
Big Teapot smiled, he didn't care about this threat at all. He put his hands behind his back and came to the side of the dragon bed. First, he felt the Emperor's pulse, then he felt his heart, then he took out a silver needle and inserted it into the Emperor's lower abdomen, dantian, waist, liver, and kidney.
Big Teapot looked at the slightly blackened tip of the silver needle, he glanced at the Imperial Physician and said, "Imperial Physician Fang, why don't you dare to speak the truth?"
This Imperial Physician Fang was an old doctor, but in front of Big Teapot, he lowered his head and didn't dare to raise his head to look at Big Teapot. He could only continuously wipe his cold sweat and mumble, "This old man … this old man's talent is shallow, I can't compare to Altar Zheng's national skill …"
Zhao Hanqing couldn't help but ask, "What is the situation?"
Big Teapot sneered and looked at the two Crown Princes, "Your Majesty … this is a sign of poisoning!"
Zhao Liexian immediately clapped his hands and laughed angrily, "Good, there is a road to heaven but you don't want to walk, there is no door to hell but you want to barge in!
Since you have confessed without being pressed, then good!
Come, come, take this evil man into prison!
You dare to plot against Father!
This King will definitely tear you to shreds!! "
Big Teapot sneered and said, "Fourth Prince, if it was me who poisoned him, or if it was His Majesty who ate my elixir and was poisoned, would I be so stupid to say it?"
Zhao Liexian sneered and said, "What's the difference if you say it or not?
Father has taken your elixir for many days, that's why the accumulated poison is acting up today!
You still want to quibble! "
Big Teapot said unhurriedly, "Oh?
Coincidentally, there is someone who can testify for this! "
After saying that, he looked at the chief steward next to him and said, "Chief Steward, you've been watching with your own eyes. Every time I take the medicine, do I divide an identical elixir in half and give one half to His Majesty and the other half to you?"
Although this Chief Steward was usually very powerful in the palace, here, he could only answer carefully with his tail between his legs, "That's right!"
Big Teapot said again, "Does Chief Steward feel the slightest discomfort?"
The Chief Steward shook his head and said, "On the contrary, ever since I took the Chief Steward's elixir, my body is healthy and strong, far better than before!"
Zhao Liexian said angrily, "Nonsense!
Father took the elixir and indulged in too much lust, that's why there is such a bad result!
Why don't you f * cking indulge in lust for me to see! "
The eunuchs and palace maids at the side immediately lowered their heads and tried to hold back their laughter. Chief Steward Eunuch Huang forced a smile and said, "Fourth Prince, you must be joking …"
Big Teapot curled its lips and said, "The elixir I refined is definitely not poisonous. Even if His Majesty went overboard, there is no need to be like this!"
Zhao Hanqing immediately asked, "Then you mean …"
Big Teapot's eyes swept across the people in the hall coldly and said sinisterly, "Hmph … Isn't that simple?
In this palace … Someone has been poisoning His Majesty for a long time! "