Chapter 428: Show
Following the emperor's brief awakening on the second day of February, on the tenth day of February, when the eldest prince once again accompanied him to the Qianqing Palace, the emperor opened his eyes again.
“Father, you’re awake!”
“Imperial Physician, tell the Imperial Physician quickly!”
The eldest prince was extremely excited and urged Hou's imperial doctor in Qianqing Palace to come forward to treat him. Then he gave Hou's confidants at the door a look: "Father, you are awake. Go and inform the six ministers and several clan princes. By the way, several princes." My brother also said something."
According to the plan that had been discussed long ago, the confidants first notified several ministers and princes who had taken refuge with the eldest prince, then sent people to notify neutral officials, and finally the people of the fourth prince's party.
After administering the acupuncture, Shi Fuxin followed the **** who went to notify all parties, preparing to leave the palace quietly.
When the eldest prince saw him, Fuxin didn't attract anyone's attention at all. He quickly returned to Qianqing Palace and stayed by the emperor's side, acting like a filial son.
“Imperial Physician, has my father’s condition improved?”
The imperial doctors did not dare to answer this question.
The emperor has been in a coma for more than a month. Even if he wakes up now, the long coma has almost exhausted his body.
The eldest prince did not embarrass the imperial doctor and held the emperor's hand tightly.
The emperor's mouth was half-opened, and he made an "oh-oh" sound in his throat. Unfortunately, his words were so unclear that no one present could hear him clearly.
“Father, do you have anything to say to your son?”
The eldest prince leaned close to the emperor. Hearing the emperor's voice of "oh, oh," he kept nodding his head: "My son knows, father, don't worry."
When he saw several ministers and clan members who had taken refuge in him hurriedly entered the Qianqing Palace, he raised his voice and said: "Father, don't worry, my son will be optimistic about the country of Da Chu."
Upon hearing this, the newly arrived ministers and clan members looked at each other, stepped forward quickly, and knelt down: "Your Majesty."
The emperor turned his head to look at them with difficulty, and continued to make "oh oh" sounds in his mouth.
At this moment, the eldest prince became the emperor's translator: "Father, these ministers are all your ministers who have been promoted by you. They will assist your ministers well."
Several ministers and clan members immediately replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will do my best to assist the eldest prince."
Listening to the tacit exchanges between the eldest prince and the officials, the emperor who was still saying "oh oh" suddenly stopped and looked at the eldest prince intently.
The eldest prince did not dare to look at the emperor, and lowered his head pretending to be sad.
At this time, some neutral courtiers arrived.
When the eldest prince saw it, he quickly said to the emperor: "Father, the ministers are here, what do you have to tell them?"
The emperor's eyes could hardly be closed at this moment, and it took all his strength not to pass out again.
The eldest prince looked at his father and saw the unwillingness in his eyes: "Father, my son is here, what do you want to say?" As he said that, he slightly raised the emperor's arm, as if the emperor had raised it himself.
"Father, do you want to get something? Don't worry, son, go get it."
The eldest prince gently put down the emperor's hand, quickly ran to where the emperor's "finger" was, and quickly took out the jade seal.
The eldest prince held the jade seal in his hand and knelt down in front of the emperor with a bang: "Father, I will definitely live up to your expectations."
Seeing this, both those who supported the eldest prince and neutral officials all bowed their heads and said, "I must assist the eldest prince well."
The emperor looked at this scene and was so excited that he fainted again.
“Father!”
“The Imperial Physician!”
The eldest prince casually handed the jade seal to the personal eunuch, and then he hurriedly lay down in front of the emperor's bed, anxiously watching the imperial physician's diagnosis.
At this time, the voices of Concubine Liu and the fourth prince were heard outside Qianqing Palace.
“Your Majesty~”
"Shut up!"
As soon as Concubine Liu started crying, she was interrupted sharply by the eldest prince.
As soon as the fourth prince entered the Qianqing Palace and saw the ministers kneeling on the ground, his heart suddenly fell to the bottom.
The eldest prince looked at Concubine Liu with an unhappy expression: "Concubine Liu, I know that you are in deep sorrow, but my father needs to rest. You should come to the Qing Palace less often in the future."
Before he finished speaking, a clan member came forward and said, "Concubine Liu, the emperor has just passed the jade seal to the eldest prince and designated the eldest prince as the next heir."
"I don't believe it!" The fourth prince roared angrily, and then glared at the eldest prince: "You planned all this today, right?"
“Brother, you are really good at it. When my father wakes up, you and your people are here. What do you want to say?”
At this time, other princes also arrived one after another.
The fourth prince pointed at the other princes and said, "We were not here just now. Who knows if you have falsely conveyed the imperial edict? No matter what you say, we don't believe it."
After hearing this, the official who had taken refuge with the eldest prince immediately said: "Fourth prince, I don't dare to falsely pass on the imperial edict. We saw it with our own eyes when the emperor passed the jade seal to the eldest prince. Do you think that all of us are lying?" ?”
The fourth prince looked around at the neutral officials and saw that they were silent. He could only say inwardly, "Anyway, I haven't heard my father's decree with my own ears. I just don't believe it!"
At this time, the eldest prince, who had been silent all this time, spoke up: "Fourth brother, what are you anxious about? My father is still fine. He has woken up twice. I think that under the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor, my father will definitely get better." , you will know if I have lied to you by asking your father."
The fourth prince looked at the eldest prince who looked calm and confident, snorted, and took the imperial doctor to ask about the emperor's situation. When he learned that the emperor would wake up next time, he glanced at the eldest prince coldly, and took Liu The imperial concubine left.
Outside the Palace of Qianqing, Shi Fuxin stood at the corner, watching the fourth prince and Concubine Liu leaving with gloomy expressions, and then 'looking' at the eldest prince who was comforting the officials in the hall, before actually leaving the palace.
After leaving the palace, Shi Fuxin went to Wuchang Bo's Mansion.
“Brother, try not to go out during this period. You can also inform Jiulang.”
Seeing Shi Fuxin’s serious face, Shi Dingxuan quickly asked: “What’s wrong?”
Shi Fuxin talked about what happened in Qianqing Palace today: "I didn't guess what the eldest prince's intention was before, but after seeing the confrontation between him and the fourth prince today, I know."
“He wants to force the fourth prince to jump over the wall!”
“After all, he is from the royal family. This plan is one after another. Not only does he want to inherit the throne in a legitimate way, he also wants to get rid of the fourth prince in a legitimate way.”
"The last time the emperor woke up, rumors spread that he wanted the eldest prince to succeed to the throne; this time the emperor woke up again and passed the jade seal to the eldest prince directly in front of all the ministers, which was a final seal for the eldest prince's succession to the throne. "
"For the fourth prince, he will not let go easily after fighting for the throne for so long, but now that the conditions for the eldest prince's succession are complete, if the fourth prince does not want to, there is only one way left. "
Shi Dingxuan's expression changed: "Are you saying that the fourth prince will launch a mutiny?"
Shi Fuxin: “Just watch.”
After reminding Shi Dingxuan, Shi Fuxin returned to Prince Rong's Mansion. As soon as she arrived at the gate, she met Chu Yao: "Did you just come back or were you about to go out?"
Chu Yao looked at her: "I'm here specifically to wait for you. The eldest prince is here."
Shi Fuxin raised her eyebrows: "Is she so high-profile now?"
Chu Yao: "The emperor has passed the jade seal to the eldest prince, there is no need to hide it anymore."
Shi Fuxin was noncommittal. She knew a bit about cheap apprentices and was not a high-profile person. Now that he came to her with such a big fanfare, it felt a bit like a show.
Is this to tell the world that he has the throne at his fingertips?
Are you trying to force the fourth prince to do something more?
Too lazy to think deeply, Shi Fuxin followed Chu Yao into the palace and saw the eldest prince in the main hall.
Seeing Shi Fuxin, the eldest prince stood up and greeted her: "Little master."
Shi Fuxin was not polite to the eldest prince: "Remove the small print. Although I am not as old as you, my ability to learn does not depend on my age."
The eldest prince smiled and cooperated: "Master."
Shi Fuxin looked at him: "Tell me, what do you want from me?" After a pause, she added, "You and I, master and disciple, don't need to be outsiders, just say whatever you want."
The eldest prince’s face became serious: “Master, my father is the emperor.”
Shi Fuxin knew what he wanted to ask and said directly: "The emperor's poison has already spread throughout his body. The reason why he is still alive is because the imperial doctor is holding him up with all kinds of good medicine. In fact, his body has been defeated a long time ago."
“Acupuncture can stimulate the emperor to wake up, but it does not work every time. It is much more laborious to wake up the emperor this time than the last time.”
"Do you get me?"
The eldest prince nodded: "Master, don't worry, I won't let you enter the palace to give my father acupuncture again." After saying that, he stood up, "I came here just to ask about your father's health, and now I know , then I will go back."
Shi Fuxin said "hmm" and watched Chu Yao send the eldest prince away.
Two quarters of an hour later, Chu Yao came back: "The eldest prince actually doesn't need to make this trip."
Shi Fuxin looked calm: "He did it to make himself feel less guilty."
(End of this chapter)