"The son of the emperor greets his father." Su Zichen entered the palace and saluted the emperor.

"No courtesy."

An old voice came from the hall, and Su Zichen raised his head in surprise, and saw that the emperor, who had not been seen for a few days, seemed to be old overnight.

He quickly lowered his head again, and it was rude to surprise him just now.

"Zichen, your two elder brothers were assassinated one after another, what do you think about this matter?" The emperor is not as serious as he has always been, but like an ordinary old man who has lost his son in old age.

Such an emperor made Su Zichen feel a little distressed, but he was ruthless in an instant. How can the hands of the person sitting in that position be clean.

If the assassin was not sent by the emperor, how could he only assassinate Shu Jingyun and Shu Jianfeng and not attack the emperor. has the strength to assassinate the two princes, and the assassination of the emperor is actually more than enough. And Concubine Yun also told him that the guards around Su Jingyun were the people of the hidden family who guarded the emperor.

Even the hermit family can't keep Su Jingyun, how can they keep the emperor.

In Su Zichen's view, the reason why the emperor asked this question was a temptation for him, after all, among the remaining princes, only he and Shu Qingdu were left with the qualifications to inherit the throne. Although he has no intention of fighting for the throne now, it does not mean that the emperor will not pass the throne to him.

"Father, the son feels that the assassins are not coming for the throne." Su Zichen knew that his answer not only determined the emperor's thoughts in the future, but also determined whether he could leave this palace safely.

"Oh?" The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, but he couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes, obviously Su Zichen's answer was beyond his expectations.

In the eyes of him and everyone, Su Zichen is a prince born to a concubine who is not favored in the cold palace, with Su Jianfeng and others, he has no chance of the throne at all, and Su Zichen is also low-key and has never been rude, which also makes most people think that Su Zichen and Su Jingyun are the same, take a step back and open the sky.

If it was before, Su Zichen would probably say something about the hatefulness of the assassin, his own sadness, and the emperor's mourning, but now he no longer concealed it, but boldly guessed the emperor's intention to ask this sentence.

Obviously, the emperor did not want to comfort, but the real purpose was to test Su Zichen, to test whether he was really related to the assassin and whether he was qualified to sit in this position.

"If you assassinate the six emperor brothers, just because you don't want the six emperor brothers to inherit the throne in the future, then why do you bother to assassinate the main hall knowing that the crown prince will not sit on the throne, why can't you wait until there are fewer people in the evening to do it? Erchen believed that the Assassins had no choice but to take the risk of assassination. ”

The emperor was silent when he heard this, what Su Zichen said was the matter, he really couldn't wait until the evening, and when Su Jianfeng really grasped the power, it would be even more difficult for him to get rid of Su Jianfeng.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Su Zichen continued: "Erchen is willing to use his body as bait to help his father and emperor wipe out this group of assassins." ”

The emperor was still silent, but a cold sweat broke out behind Su Zichen.

His step can be described as very risky, but he is gambling, betting that the emperor intends to pass on the throne to him, and also betting that the emperor will suddenly die, and he can become the real emperor with this bait.

Su Zichen looked at the emperor, and the emperor also looked at him.

Of course, Su Zichen wanted to lower his head, but he couldn't do that now, so he could only look back with the same gaze.

The emperor was silent for a long time, and when he was about to hold on to it, the emperor spoke.

"It's okay, remember your filial piety, and today you will accompany me to deal with the twists and turns in this palace."

Seeing that the emperor was relieved, Su Zichen finally settled down, replied yes, and walked to the table prepared for him, sat down to check the folds placed on it.

Although the emperor was also reading the folds at this time, he was thinking about Su Zichen's reaction just now. It's not that he didn't see Su Zichen's desire for the throne, but he also had to admit that Su Zichen's intelligence and forbearance were incomparable to Shu Jianfeng and Shu Jingyun.

If you want to talk about being able to defeat Su Zichen, then there is only Su Zichen. How wanton and unscrupulous the year's long-cherished decision was and how civil and military outstanding.

Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes became confused, and his face, which was originally with a hint of kindness, also became gloomy. In any case, he would not pass the throne to an outsider. If it weren't for the fact that the concubine had been dead for many years, the emperor would definitely torture her to make her come out and decide whose child it was.

And the Dark Demon Palace obviously interfered in this assassination, and entrusted them to investigate the background of the light decision, I am afraid it is unreliable. Even if the Dark Demon Palace really gave him the answer, he wouldn't dare to believe it. Could it be that the Dark Demon Palace wants to support the dream of becoming the emperor? If this is the case, it can only mean that the Dark Demon Palace has found out about his long-cherished background, and his background is indeed not simple.

As soon as he thought that he had raised children for other men for many years, the emperor was angry in his heart and couldn't help coughing.

Hearing this, Su Zichen raised his head and said with a hint of worry: "Father? ”

The emperor still coughed non-stop, and waved his hand at Shu Zichen.

But the emperor's cough still showed no signs of stopping, but his face turned red because of the cough's poor breathing.

Even so, Su Zichen could only watch and did not dare to step forward. If he comes forward, whatever he does, I am afraid he will be regarded as an assassin.

"Father, father!" Su Zichen screamed twice, and seeing that the emperor fainted because of suffocation, he could only shout out, "Come on, quickly pass on the imperial doctor." ”

Gonggong Zhao outside the door had already heard it, and the imperial doctor who was waiting in the side hall at any time immediately ran in with a medicine box.

Su Zichen watched the imperial doctor busy coming and going, and when the imperial doctor stopped and raised his hand to wipe his sweat, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the emperor was fine, so he stood aside and waited for the emperor to wake up.

Su Zichen looked at the imperial doctor with the appearance of the rest of his life, thinking that if he didn't shout just now and let the emperor fend for himself, maybe it would be difficult for the emperor to survive. As long as the emperor is dead, all this can be over.

But he didn't dare, he was afraid of all this, and it was still the emperor's temptation to him.

The imperial doctor retreated, and Gonggong Zhao also quietly retreated, leaving only Su Zichen and the emperor in the palace.

Su Zichen looked at the emperor, and then sat back at the table to deal with the twists and turns.

About half an hour later, the emperor woke up.

It's just that the emperor didn't say anything after waking up, and only let his subordinates pass the meal.

Su Zichen didn't even have time to say the words of concern before he got up and said goodbye, it's not impossible to ask him to deliberately say something flattering, if it's not necessary, he doesn't want to say it.

The emperor raised his hand and pressed it down a few times, motioning for him to sit down.

Su Zichen was puzzled, but still sat down obediently.

After a while, Zhao Gonggong led someone to bring the lunch up, and at the same time brought two pairs of dishes and chopsticks.

Waiting for the emperor to sit down, under the emperor's signal, Su Zichen also sat down.