PDLP Chapter 231 The Emperor Was Poisoned and Remained in the Palace
Chapter 231 The Emperor Was Poisoned and Remained in the Palace
An Muxi prepared the antidote as quickly as possible and delivered it to the palace personally. The palace was now under the control of the Imperial Guards and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will.
When An Muxi arrived at the gate of the palace in a carriage with the Rui Wangfu logo, a leader of the royal guards took a look and let her pass.
An Muxi then relaxed a little. It seemed that Li Rui had already anticipated that there would be chaos in the palace and had arranged for his confidants to take over the Imperial Guards in advance.
When I arrived at Emperor Tiansheng's bedroom, I didn't expect that Concubine Xiao and Prince Cheng were also there.
When she heard that the Queen and the Crown Prince were in trouble, she was the happiest person. Now she was the only imperial concubine in the harem. If the Queen was deposed, she would be the person with the highest status in the harem.
She is also the one with the greatest chance of becoming the next queen.
When Concubine Xiao heard that something had happened to the emperor, she quickly notified Li Cheng to come to the palace. The two insisted on serving the emperor, and Li Rui did not stop them and let them in.
Seeing the Queen and the Crown Prince being forced to kneel on the ground by the Imperial Guards, Concubine Xiao and her son were very happy.
After a long period of sarcasm and ridicule, Li Rui finally told them to shut up, and the two of them finally stopped.
Concubine Xiao didn't expect that when the emperor got into trouble, it was Li Rui who took control of the palace. She always felt that Li Rui was not ambitious and had no intention of seizing the throne.
She didn't expect Li Rui to have grown to this point. She was secretly shocked. She originally thought that if the crown prince was deposed, Li Cheng would definitely be the next crown prince.
Now it seems that Li Rui is the most unfathomable one.
When they saw An Muxi come in, everyone had different expressions.
Li Rui stood up and came to greet him.
An Muxi felt a little distressed when she saw Li Rui's tired expression. He had entered the palace early in the morning and probably hadn't had lunch yet.
We also need to control the situation and investigate the cause of the incident.
"Your Highness, I have prepared the antidote and brought it to you."
Li Rui nodded and ordered Eunuch Gao beside the emperor to feed the antidote to the emperor.
Everyone in the room stared at Eunuch Gao feeding the antidote to the emperor.
Concubine Xiao couldn't help but ask:
"What did you feed His Majesty?"
She still thought that the emperor fainted due to anger caused by the empress and the prince.
Li Cheng also looked at An Muxi curiously: "Third sister-in-law, what medicine did you give father?"
An Muxi didn't want to pay attention to them at first, but finally said reluctantly: "Father was in a coma because of poisoning, don't you know? Of course, what I gave her was the antidote."
"What? How could His Majesty be poisoned? Who poisoned him?" Concubine Xiao raised her voice and asked in disbelief.
It has to be said that this woman had a good life. After Li Rui's mother passed away, she became the most favored concubine in the harem.
Just because she was beautiful and could make Emperor Tiansheng happy, she was promoted to the high position of imperial concubine.
Although she was a little clever, she did not do anything excessive except vying for favor, so the emperor treated her well and protected her a lot.
An Muxi could not understand Emperor Tiansheng's feelings. He liked Li Rui's mother, Concubine Rong, so much that it was said that he doted on her alone for several years.
However, she failed to protect Concubine Rong, and made her a thorn in the eyes of all the concubines in the harem, causing her to die early at the hands of the Queen.
After Concubine Rong died, he seemed to let go and continued to favor other women.
Although perhaps the most important person in his heart is Concubine Rong, it does not prevent him from missing the old one while favoring the new one.
No wonder Li Rui disliked him so much before.
Li Rui pulled An Muxi to stand beside Emperor Tiansheng's bed, and soon he saw that Emperor Tiansheng's face looked much better.
An Muxi hurriedly went over to feel the pulse of Emperor Tiansheng. Several veteran imperial doctors kneeling beside him were extremely impressed with An Muxi's medical skills.
At one point they thought that if the emperor could not wake up, Prince Rui would use them as a target.
"Lin Yuanzheng, you can give father acupuncture now. He should wake up this time."
Lin Yuanzheng looked at An Muxi with gratitude, knowing that she was giving the Imperial Hospital a chance. At least the emperor had woken up, and they had done something.
Lin Yuanzheng quickly got up, took out silver needles from the medicine box and gave Emperor Tiansheng several injections on the face and body.
Sure enough, Tian Sheng slowly opened his eyes after a while.
"Your Majesty!~ You finally woke up. Cheng'er and I have been worried about you. Please don't let anything happen to you, or I won't want to live anymore, wuwuwu~"
As soon as Concubine Xiao saw the emperor open his eyes, she immediately started to cry. The empress looked at her with contempt, feeling disdain in her heart that this woman was just pretending to be a coquettish woman.
The prince was worried, and still fantasized that Emperor Tiansheng would not depose him. In fact, he hoped that Emperor Tiansheng would never wake up, so that he would be the legitimate crown prince, and unless other princes rebelled, he would be able to take over the palace legitimately.
He will definitely be the next monarch of Tiansheng Kingdom.
Emperor Tiansheng's confused mind finally came to his senses amid Concubine Xiao's cries, and he remembered what happened before he fell into a coma.
"Ruier!"
Li Rui quickly stepped forward and grabbed Emperor Tiansheng's hand: "Father, I'm here."
"First, take the Queen and the Crown Prince to the prison! I don't want to see them!"
Upon hearing this, Li Rui quickly responded, "It's Father."
Li Rui then instructed the imperial guards to take the queen and the prince to the prison.
Emperor Tiansheng added: "I'm afraid you will have to work hard these days. Please help me keep the court stable."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xiao quickly said, "Your Majesty, Cheng'er can also help you with your worries."
Emperor Tiansheng glanced at Concubine Xiao and said, "You two should behave yourself and not cause any trouble. That will help you share the worry."
When Concubine Xiao heard this, her face turned unhappy, and Li Cheng was also a little disappointed.
"Okay, Rui'er and the princess stay, everyone else go out."
Concubine Xiao and Li Cheng had no choice but to retreat.
Until only Emperor Tiansheng and Li Rui and his wife were left in the hall.
Emperor Tiansheng looked at Li Rui with some guilt: "Rui'er, it is your father who has let your mother down and failed to take good care of you."
Li Rui felt mixed emotions as he looked at Emperor Tiansheng's face, which seemed to have aged ten years in just one day.
Since An Muxi came into his life, his mentality has become much calmer, and his resentment towards Emperor Tiansheng has also dissipated a lot.
"Father, don't think too much. The past is the past, and I have let it go. In fact, the poison in my body has been cured by Xi'er and Divine Doctor Gao, so you don't have to worry too much. You must get well as soon as possible. Tiansheng Country needs you."
Emperor Tiansheng looked at Li Rui, who looked very similar to Concubine Rong. When he heard that Li Rui's poison had been cured, he felt as if a huge stone had fallen from his heart.
He felt both happy and relieved. Without him even noticing, his son had grown up to be able to stand on his own.
"Rui'er, stay with me in the palace and let your princess stay here too. Today is all thanks to Xi'er."
Although he was drunk, he was conscious and could hear what was happening around him.
So I also know that the antidote was prepared by An Muxi.
Li Rui thought so too. Emperor Tiansheng needed someone to accompany him right now, and Xier could just help him take care of his body.
An Muxi said modestly: "Father, don't worry, I'm here, you will recover soon."
"Okay, I knew you were a good kid. You've been tired all day, go down and have a rest. Just let Gao Quan come and serve you."
That night, Li Rui and An Muxi were arranged to stay in a side hall next to Emperor Tiansheng's bedroom.