Jiang Xu sighed at his defeat, led several subordinates, and rode through the south pass of the city, when he saw the leader of the sergeants, he couldn't help but gasp in fright.

That person is his imperial brother, Jiang Yuhan.

On Jiang Yuhan's right hand side, it was Si Kou Qingling.

Jiang Xu turned back in horror and found that the gate of the pass had been closed, and above the city tower, among the neat infantry, stood a golden-armored warrior, who was also a person Jiang Xu knew.

Xuanqing.

Sikong Yan's words sounded in Jiang Xu's mind:

Tianquanzhuang is the power of the prince, and the old owner and Emperor Hui have a grudge against their father.

……

In the palace.

Emperor Hui was critically ill and in a state of unconsciousness, hundreds of palace people in the Qian'an Palace knelt all over the ground, and the cries of the concubines echoed in the huge dormitory.

Concubine Leng knelt at the front, crying with everyone, the difference is that everyone is waiting for the emperor to return to the light, confess a last word, and tell them who to appoint as the next king. And Concubine Leng was waiting for Emperor Hui to breathe, she knew in her heart that Emperor Hui was dying, and no one could save her.

Shen Lanying explained to her in the letter that after the military report arrived in the capital and before the eighth princess Jiang Lingqin got married, she would stimulate the toxins in Emperor Hui's body. Shen Lanying also said that these two time nodes will be very close.

Concubine Leng let the old emperor leave without pain, and she can be regarded as worthy of the husband and wife for so many years, although they did not treat each other as husband and wife.

The only thing that surprised Concubine Leng was that after she used the drug on the old emperor last night, within two moments, a guard sneaked into the Qian'an Palace. At that time, Concubine Leng was mixing incense by the incense burner, and when she heard the movement, she didn't dare to look back, so she didn't notice anything and continued to pound the spices in her hands.

The guards only stayed for a few breaths before disappearing without a trace, and it took a long time for Concubine Leng to dare to turn around and go to the bedside to check Emperor Hui's body.

Emperor Hui had a pinhole in his ankle, and after a blood test, he found out that in just a few seconds, Emperor Hui had been poisoned and was powerless to return to heaven.

Concubine Leng was flustered at first, thinking that someone had stepped in and wanted to compete with the five princes for the throne. But after calming down, she thought of another possibility.

Maybe that guard was sent by Sikong Feijie. Because Shen Lanying's news was brought into the palace by Wang Yichen, I don't think she had met Sikong Yan.

It makes sense when you think about it this way, so the poisoning node chosen by the two will be so consistent.

The only thing I can't understand is the relationship between Sikong Yan and those two women.

Now Concubine Leng is kneeling in front of Emperor Hui's bed, and there is only one thing in her mind: Are Sikong Yan and Shen Lanying a couple......

The eunuch's urgent shout sounded outside, "The guards can't go in!"

The last scream brought the crying in the room to an abrupt end.

Concubine Leng turned around in shock, only to see the second prince striding in, followed by a large group of guards, holding sharp swords in their hands, and surrounding everyone in the Qian'an Palace from both sides.

Now there are more than 100 people in the palace, half of them are female dependents, and the other half are close ministers. Everyone looked at the second prince in panic.

Jiang Ye walked to the middle of the room and looked at Concubine Leng condescendingly, "How is the emperor?"

Concubine Leng stood up and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I'm still in a coma and haven't woken up." ”

"Imperial Doctor. Jiang Ye coldly called the silent imperial doctor on the side, with a perverse aura on his body.

"Wechen is here. The imperial doctor took a step forward, trembling all over, the aura on the second prince's body was too strong, and he had to tremble for it.

"Will my father be able to wake up?"

The Imperial Doctor just trembled, not knowing what to say.

"You can't wake up, right?" Jiang Ye approached the Imperial Doctor, and the oppressive aura became heavier.

Concubine Leng said on the side, "Yes." She could see that Emperor Hui would be able to breathe as long as it was less than an hour later.

Jiang Ye suddenly showed a smile on his face, a cold and terrifying smile, he walked to Emperor Hui's side, glanced at him lightly, and then turned to look at everyone in the hall.

"The emperor has died. The kingdom shall not be left without an owner......"

"The emperor hasn't gone west yet!" Concubine Leng stepped forward angrily and grabbed the arm of the second prince.

Jiang Ye shook his hand to break free from Concubine Leng and said disdainfully, "But what's the difference between this and being dead." Fu'an, read things out. ”

Everyone's eyes turned to the eunuch beside the emperor, and Fu'an took out a holy decree from the corner and read it aloud.

It is a document that allows the second prince to inherit the throne.

Someone in the middle of the court immediately stood up and questioned the authenticity of the document, but the only thing that could respond to him was the guards who surrounded him, and the bright blade.

At this moment, Concubine Leng was a little flustered, the second prince was more terrifying than she imagined, and the people on the fifth prince's side hadn't come yet......

Only then did she come up with such a thought, and the door of Qian'an Palace was broken open from the outside.

The people who came were Da Sima, Da Situ, Da Si Kou, and other military generals of the third rank and above, but these people were all following a scholar wearing the uniform of a Hanlin University scholar.

Wang Yichen walked towards the second prince and said, "Even if the will of the Holy One is true, if the Second Highness is not the heir of the Holy One at all, then those of us who are courtiers should choose another meritocracy, so as to live up to the will of the country and the ancestors." ”

"What nonsense are you talking about. Jiang Ye's eyes were already gloomy, the status of these people in front of him was too high, and he couldn't move.

Today is the day of the eighth princess's wedding, and they should have been at the banquet at this time, how could they get the news and come here? You must know that Emperor Hui's critical illness was almost overnight, and the night before yesterday he also called his courtiers to the dormitory to inquire about the work. How did the news spread so quickly?,

However, Wang Yichen looked at the imperial doctors who were kneeling together and trembling, "Now do the blood recognition of relatives, the conditions allow?"

Among the imperial doctors, Wang Yichen promoted the people, and at this time stood up and went to take the blood of Emperor Hui.

The second prince sneered and said, "It's just slander, come and kill him!"

The sword-wielding guard stepped forward immediately, but before he could take a step, the spear behind him had pierced through the heart.

There was an exclamation in the room.

The spear came in through the back window, and the second prince immediately realized that the outside of the Qian'an Palace had been surrounded.

Among the courtiers kneeling on the ground, a few of them already stood up, walked behind Wang Yichen, and stood with many old ministers.

The second prince's face became more and more gloomy.

Da Sima said in a deep voice, "Your Highness is angry, this move is just for the sake of safety, we need to act worthy of the first emperor." ”

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the voice outside gradually became noisy, the sound of war.

The second prince's gloomy expression stretched out, and his smile was extremely gloomy, "You still haven't understood who is surrounded." ”

Da Sima's face turned pale, and he scolded, "If you are not a thief, why would you lead troops into the palace and attack the Imperial Forest Army!"