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This feeling of being kept in the dark but unable to ask is too depressing.

At the end of the month.

The third batch of elixirs was sent to the northwest, and the disaster was once again under control. Ji Yang was very pleased and directly promoted Chen He to the prime minister of the dynasty and entrusted him with important tasks.

At the same time, Wei Houye made a scandal, killing people and selling official positions privately, which was reported to Ji Yang. He had a deep opinion of the Wei family, and even Wei Chen was affected and demoted.

One promotion and one demotion, more people fawned on Chen He, and recently Concubine Li was diagnosed with twins.

Two children, one must be a prince, right?

The Queen's faction is now unreliable, and a bunch of fence-sitters leaned on Chen He, and they were not as enthusiastic about Wei Chen as before.

As a result, Chen He was very arrogant. He was a little afraid of Wei Chen before, but now he speaks a little arrogantly.

Wei Chen seemed gentle, but in fact he was also a ruthless person. Such a person was petty and could not tolerate others' contempt. At this time, he looked at Chen He with a smile, "Prime Minister Chen, don't forget our cooperation. Now it's time to close the net, and there can be no mistakes."

"Of course I remember." Chen He nodded. Even if he was proud, he still had this sense of propriety.

"It's good to remember." Wei Chen nodded, put his hand on the hand he extended, and walked away.

Chen He looked at him, his eyes were already deep in thought. Wei Chen proposed to eliminate Ji Yang and divide the world equally, but why did he feel that in the current situation, he wanted to win the world alone rather than divide it equally.

He had raised troops for many years, so he might not lose to Wei Chen, and the prime minister gave him more power.

He thought about it, but this matter was serious, so he could only think about it for the time being.

He didn't expect Ji Yang to push the two of them from behind.

Chapter 489 The Incompetent Emperor (End)

Ji Yang has always been an incompetent and incompetent emperor. Since pills can cure plague, he was like a possessed man, giving the Taoist priests great power and moving all the precious medicinal materials in the treasury.

He performed rituals in the Temple of Heaven every three or eight days, and his whole person became very strange.

He used to care about Concubine Li from time to time, but now he is obsessed with longevity and immortality all day long, and in the end he doesn't see anyone.

As a result, Concubine Li was the first to be unable to bear it. She found Chen He and asked him to drive the Taoist priest out.

"Your Majesty must not take pills again. Such things are harmful and have no benefits. I will never let it go!" Concubine Li touched her slightly bulging belly and gritted her teeth.

"It has come to this point. If the Taoist priest is driven out again, how will the emperor explain it? If the matter is exposed, do you want the Chen family to be implicated?" Chen He frowned.

"I am already pregnant with the emperor's child. There is no need to use such a vulgar method. If something happens to the emperor, what will happen to the three of us?" Concubine Li had no idea what Chen He was planning. She only thought that her brother was trying to please the emperor and let her have a foothold.

"I have my own plans. Now I am just waiting to retire slowly. You just need to take good care of your baby." Chen He perfunctorily said to her.

Concubine Li was really fooled. She nodded immediately. When he left, there was still some worry in her eyes.

She has never had much brains, and she can't hide things in her heart. She can only let the maids to find out about the affairs of the court.

After a while, the maids also knew the signs. This time they came back and brought some bad news.

"The emperor vomited blood. The Taoist said that it was because the poisonous blood in his body was forced out by the elixir. He will be fine after a period of weakness."

"What?" Concubine Li stood up and felt a dull pain in her stomach again.

Didn't her brother promise her not to let the emperor take elixirs again?

"Prime Minister Chen is organizing Taoist priests to perform a big ritual. I heard that it is to let the gods see the emperor's sincerity." The maid continued to speak.

"It's just nonsense!" Concubine Li couldn't see through Chen He's purpose, so she asked the maid to check again, and she also came up with a way to tempt the Taoist priest to tell the truth.

As a result, the Taoist priest got drunk and told the truth, "If this batch of pills goes down, the emperor's body won't last long."

This shocked Concubine Li and her body trembled violently.

"My queen, didn't Prime Minister Chen say..." The maid hesitated and then said, "If something happens to the emperor, you and the little prince..."

The other party didn't finish her words, but the meaning was self-evident.

Concubine Li seemed to think of something, and her lips turned pale.

Chen He's purpose was definitely not to help her and the child. They grew up together since childhood. Even if she was stupid, she knew that Chen He was a very ambitious person. The other party's purpose... was for the throne!

This conflicted with her.

Her goal was to make her child the crown prince. It was very simple to achieve this goal. Just make the child please Ji Yang. If Chen He failed, the whole family would be killed.

No.

She couldn't let this happen.

"What should I do? Tell me, what should I do?" Concubine Li looked at her personal maid and was already confused.

Once she got anxious, her stomach hurt again.

"Don't worry, madam. I will think of a solution with you." The maid stepped forward to support her and comforted her.

"Okay, you help me think, I will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

*

"Cough, cough, cough."

This was the third time Ji Yang coughed since he entered the room. He clenched his fist and put it to his mouth. He coughed a few times and stopped, as if he was enduring it.

Jiang Yunqing was holding Ji Chen and telling a story. He couldn't help turning his head to him and saw him sitting on the table with a memorial in his hand.

He had a bad temper, but he was unusually good recently. He focused on reading the memorial, not throwing it, smashing it, or scolding the ministers.

He also made comments from time to time.

"Mother, my father coughed up blood today." Ji Chen leaned close to Jiang Yunqing's ear and whispered, "My father also took the elixir. I am very worried about him."

Hearing this, Jiang Yunqing frowned, his chest was full of anger. He put Ji Chen down and asked him to read the book carefully. He walked towards Ji Yang.

He stopped in front of him, and he didn't know where he got the courage from. He stretched out his hand to avoid the memorial in his hand.