The next day.
morning.
Princess Wu's Mansion.
Today is the second day that Emperor Chen pretended to be dead, and it is also the day that King Tian and Chen Keyan were "poisoned".
Before the plan can be officially implemented, everyone still needs to hold a meeting.
Su Xian, Li Qingniu, Yang Zhilan, Zhou Wei, etc. have been waiting together for a long time, but the two parties involved, King Tian and Chen Keyan, have not arrived yet.
Not long after, Chen Keyan arrived first.
Su Xian looked sideways and met Chen Keyan's eyes from the distance.
A sweet smile bloomed on her pretty face. Su Xian pretended to be an "innocent little boy" last night, which really made her happy.
Su Xian was a little embarrassed. He looked at Chen Keyan for a moment and then looked away.
Last night, I finally got rid of the "goblin" Chen Keyan, but when the "little goblin" hiding under the bed came out, he imitated her and also stalked and beat her...
He tried his best to drive the little goblin away.
If not, he would really abduct the little goblin to Daliang.
Su Xian shook his head, putting what happened last night behind him, and looked at Chen Keyan again: "Isn't His Highness King Tian here yet?"
"Soon."
As soon as Chen Keyan finished speaking, before she could sit down, King Tian's voice came from outside the living room: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. The little king is late, please forgive me."
"What did the prince say..."
After a brief exchange of greetings, everyone put their heads together to sort out the entire plan and check for any omissions.
After a period of time, the combing was completed and no obvious loopholes were found.
Everyone took a sip of tea to moisten their throats. After putting down their teacups, Su Xian smiled and said, "It's getting late. You two should go get ready. The show is about to begin."
"Okay!" Chen Keyan and King Tian got up and left.
"..."
In a blink of an eye, the time came to afternoon.
royal palace.
some where.
In the underground dark room, a flickering candlelight reflected the shadows of the two people on the uneven wall, making them blurry and particularly penetrating.
The woman who spoke and behaved quite frivolously, with her slender hands holding orchid fingers, calm and calm, was planning what she would do after Emperor Chen's death, how she would arrange it, etc.
During the conversation, it seemed that Emperor Chen was bound to die.
And her plans and arrangements will definitely work.
Once Emperor Chen dies, Nanchen's beautiful country will be firmly in her hands!
Finally, when she finished speaking, the calm woman opposite hesitated slightly:
"However, more than half of the civil and military officials in the court support King Tian, and the secret guard is also in the hands of Chen Keyan. After that person dies, the situation in Nanchen may not be so easy to control."
"Well, that's certainly a problem."
The frivolous woman fell into silence, and her confidence and calmness just now also diminished a bit.
More than half of the civil and military officials, as well as the secret guards, are indeed a problem.
Although Nan Chen's secret guards are not as mysterious and powerful as Daliang's inner guards, their power should not be underestimated.
"It doesn't matter."
After pondering for a while, the frivolous woman slowly said: "Although this matter seems tricky and difficult to deal with, as long as we plan properly, it is possible for us to overthrow the secret guard!"
The woman with a calm personality nodded: "Indeed, we not only have agents in Prince Tian and Chen Keyan's mansion, but also among the secret guards..."
Just as he was talking, three soft sounds suddenly came from the uneven wall of the secret room.
Winter winter winter!
The expressions of the two women changed at the same time.
The frivolous woman had a cold look in her eyes and ordered:
"Go out and see who is so bold? Didn't I tell you not to break in if there is nothing important? If someone makes trouble for no reason, you can kill them on the spot."
"yes."
The woman with a calm personality stood up and walked to the uneven wall. She groped on the wall for a while and touched the mechanism. Then one wall slowly rose up, and an upward stone staircase appeared.
After she quickly climbed up the steps, the stone door slowly fell back to its original position.
After a while, the stone door opened again, and the woman with a calm personality came back.
With a hint of joy on her face, she said: "Good news! Great news!"
The frivolous woman was shocked and asked hurriedly: "What good news? They ignored my prohibition and disturbed our confidential conversation?"
"Prince Tian, and Princess Chen Keyan of Wu Kingdom, they... they were all poisoned by the poison and fell unconscious. After checking their pulses, the doctors all shook their heads and said they were hopeless!"
"What did you say?"
The frivolous woman was surprised and overjoyed. She was feeling troubled by these two people just now, but she didn't expect... This is really good news!
But soon, the smile on her lips faded a bit, she frowned and fell into thought, shook her head and said:
"No, no, this matter is too sudden and coincidental. Could it be a fraud?"
The woman with a calm personality explained:
"My subordinates have also thought of this, so they specially asked someone to inquire about it. As a result, many palace maids and eunuchs said that they saw it with their own eyes yesterday..."
"There are such coincidences in the world?" The frivolous woman frowned, still not believing it.
"All the imperial doctors from the Taiyuan Hospital went there, and after diagnosing their pulses, they all said that the pulse was exactly the same as that of the poison that the man was poisoned with. If only one or two imperial doctors said this, it would naturally be suspicious, but all the imperial doctors said the same thing, then Of course it’s true.”
After hearing this, the frivolous woman turned around and walked slowly in the secret room, nodding and lost in thought.
After a long time, she suddenly raised her eyes and said with a smile:
"Looking at it from this, God helps me! Prince Tian and Chen Keyan were accidentally poisoned, which is equivalent to clearing all obstacles for me!"
"Hahahaha... As a result, half of the civil and military personnel in the court who support King Tian will inevitably turn against him. After all, a dying person cannot inherit the throne."
"There is also the secret guard controlled by Chen Keyan. Haha, that person is no longer there, and so is Chen Keyan. The secret guard must abandon the secret and turn to the light for my use!"
"The beautiful land of Nanchen will definitely be in the hands of this palace, hahahahaha..."
"..."
at the same time.
The entire palace was in chaos.
Emperor Chen is about to die.
King Tian, who was most likely to inherit the throne, was no longer alive. King Tian's right-hand assistant, Princess Chen Keyan of Wu State, was also sentenced to death by the imperial doctor.
Who will inherit the throne of Nanchen?
The eunuchs and maids in the palace all realized that the palace was about to change, and the whole of Nanchen was also about to change. They were so frightened that some even peed their pants in fear.
King Tian, who fell into a coma, and Chen Keyan were carried into the palace by the palace maids and eunuchs and placed in the main hall of Emperor Chen's bedroom.
At this time, Emperor Chen was also carried out of the living room and placed in the main hall.
The three members of their family were placed together so that the imperial doctor could diagnose their pulses at any time to determine... the final time of death.
The drug of suspended animation prepared by Li Qingniu himself is very magical. This drug can not only make people enter a state of critical illness and suspended animation, but also maintain the body's perception.
You can hear people talking, you can smell, and you can feel the touch of others.
Emperor Chen, Chen Keyan, and King Tian, the three of them are in this state now...
By the way, two quarters of an hour ago, Emperor Chen heard that King Tian and Chen Keyan were also poisoned and were about to lose their lives. He was so shocked that he almost "destroyed the power" directly.
As the emperor of Nanchen, he endured the humiliation and was willing to fake his death. Why?
Isn’t it just to pave the way for King Tian?
Now that King Li has been demoted, his throne will naturally be succeeded by King Tian.
But... King Tian was actually poisoned and his life was about to be in danger. What was the point of all he had done? In anger, Emperor Chen roared in his heart:
"Su Xian mistaken me!"
However, after saying this, Emperor Chen's heart moved, and his irritated and angry mood instantly calmed down. He did not jump up or "break his power".
Because he suddenly remembered that Li Qingniu was still there.
Even if King Tian and Chen Keyan were really poisoned, Li Qingniu cured them easily.
After all, he was someone who had been in a high position for a long time. After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Chen quickly understood that King Tian and Chen Keyan were probably pretending to be dead.
Emperor Chen also guessed a thing or two about their purpose of pretending to be dead.
"It turns out that I misunderstood Su Hou."
Emperor Chen thought silently in his heart:
"The method of letting me pretend to be dead and then luring the snake out of the hole was proposed by Su Hou. Presumably the method of pretending to be dead by King Tian and Yan'er was also proposed by Su Hou."
"It seems that I am really old, and I actually misunderstood Su Hou... After this incident is over, I will definitely make it up to him!"
"..."
As Emperor Chen's heart grumbled, he suddenly heard the sound of a large number of footsteps and the voice of the imperial doctor speaking:
"The Queen, the Royal Concubine, the Xian Concubine, and the Shu Concubine, I have just examined the pulses of Your Majesty, Your Highness King Tian, and Your Highness the Princess..."
But it turned out that the queen had arrived with a large number of people.
Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu are the mothers of Chen Keyan and Prince Tian respectively. They are twin sisters.
There was no movement from the Queen and Concubine Wang, but Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu were crying and heartbroken among the three of them, Emperor Chen, King Tian and Chen Keyan.
Emperor Chen, King Tian, and Chen Keyan felt very uncomfortable when they heard their cries.
In order to hide it from the mastermind behind the scenes, they didn't know that it was just an illusion, so they were heartbroken and cried their hearts out!
"You two sisters, take care of yourself and don't get too sad."
The queen's voice came, gentle and refreshing, obviously comforting the two noble concubines.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chen nodded silently in his heart:
"Although the Queen is Queen Mother Li, she has always been a virtuous and virtuous mother. I believe that after I leave, the Queen will not only protect the virtuous and virtuous concubines, but she will also be able to assist King Zuo Tian well and put the country and the country first. !”
Chen Keyan felt something else in her heart:
"Hmph, keep pretending, keep enjoying this last moment, because when tomorrow comes, you will have no chance. By then, I will want to see your true face!"
"..."
At this time, Concubine Wang suddenly spoke:
"Why are you crying? People cannot be resurrected. Since you are so reluctant to let go, why don't you go with them?"
Concubine Wang's voice was unpleasant, and her words were also unpleasant. As soon as she finished speaking, the whole hall fell into silence, and the cries of Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu stopped abruptly.
Although Emperor Chen was pretending to be dead, he frowned slightly and thought to himself:
"This princess used to be sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued, but now the two concubines Xian and Shu are so sad that she actually utters dirty words... Is it really her who is behind the scenes?"
The queen's voice broke the silence, slightly raising her volume:
"Wang Guifei! Please pay attention to your words. We have watched King Tian and Princess Wu grow up. How can you say... that people cannot be resurrected after death?"
"Huh!" Concubine Wang was very unhappy.
The queen continued: "If I hear someone talking nonsense again, don't blame me for being rude. These are extraordinary times, so you should act accordingly!"
"yes."
The imperial doctors present, as well as the palace maids and eunuchs nodded together.
When Emperor Chen heard this, he couldn't help but secretly thought:
"I like this about the queen. She can be gentle and harmonious, and she also has the skills to manage the harem. After I leave, I will be very relieved to have the queen to assist King Tian!"
Chen Keyan secretly pursed her lips:
"Pretend, keep pretending, my father is blinded by you, but I am not. Ha, after tomorrow, I will see if my father can still protect you!"
"..."
Next, the queen said a lot of words in front of everyone, firstly to appease people's hearts, and secondly to arrange the "future affairs" of Emperor Chen, Chen Keyan, King Tian and others, which was quite appropriate.
Emperor Chen naturally nodded secretly and thought to himself: "Dangerous moments can best reflect a person's character, and the Queen has always been the same. I'm so lucky!"
Chen Keyan continued to pout. The Queen still has abilities. She cannot erase this, but it does not change her view of the Queen...
When it got dark, the queen finally left with her people.
The hall fell silent.
Only Chen Di, Chen Keyan, and King Tian lay there silently, motionless.
There were footsteps passing by from time to time outside the palace, as well as private discussions among the eunuchs and maids... This was almost the only channel for Emperor Chen to understand the external situation.
Suddenly, Emperor Chen's ears twitched slightly, and a eunuch's voice came from outside the palace:
"...Jiangning City is very lively today. Many civil and military ministers, especially those who are in charge of the palace gates, have been withdrawn to an unknown number!"
Another eunuch said:
"Yes, the past two days have been quite restless. I hope nothing big happens in the palace. Otherwise, our lives may be in danger..."
"Shh, there's someone coming over there, don't talk."
Just like that, it became completely quiet outside the hall, and there was no sound anymore.
But Chen Di couldn't calm down in his heart for a long time.
Many civil and military personnel in the DPRK have been withdrawn?
Also included are the Forbidden Army generals in charge of palace access?
I'm afraid the real situation is far more than that...
He frowned and guessed, and finally said to himself:
"This should be the arrangement made by the queen. After all, tomorrow is an extremely dangerous day... Hey, I hope that the mastermind behind it can finally be found out!"
Chen Keyan and King Tian had other thoughts in their minds:
"It's finally started. The fish has finally taken the bait. Keep going. When tomorrow comes, you won't be able to go any further!"
"The Sword Comes"
"..."
at the same time.
Princess Wu's Mansion.
In the small courtyard where Su Xian and the others live temporarily.
Su Xian and the others were already aware of the unusual movements in the palace and Jiangning City.
Su Xian slowly walked out of the living room and stood in the middle of the yard.
He looked up at the bloody setting sun in the west, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved:
"The fish has finally taken the bait. Come on, we have not only prepared bait and hooks for you, but also carefully laid out the fishing net. When we catch your big fish tomorrow, the situation in Nanchen will be as stable as Mount Tai!"
He spent so much effort to help Chen Keyan stabilize the situation in Nanchen, and his plan to help her fight for the throne of Nanchen in the future was nothing more than preparing a strong escape route for himself.
After tomorrow, the "foundation" of this back road will be solidified.
This will definitely greatly improve his sense of security, as well as Nanchen's big and small goblins...
Thinking of the beauty, Su Xian couldn't help but grin.
As the sun sets, his smile is so...obscene, no, it should be comfortable!
