Chapter 253 The Emperor Is Seriously Ill and the Prince Intends to Seize the Throne

Hearing this, Shen Qing's expression slightly condensed. The emperor was in a coma at this time, and the prince might take some action. "Your Majesty vomited blood and was in a coma. Do you know why?"

"The imperial physician has already diagnosed it. He said that he was overworked and his five internal organs were damaged. His body was seriously exhausted. Even if he woke up, he could only rest."

Lu Yan's eyebrows were slightly depressed, and he obviously knew the importance of the matter. The emperor was seriously ill and vomited blood in public. For a time, the former court and the harem were all panicked.

Shen Qing's eyes floated with some deep thoughts, "Your Majesty is in a coma, the prince is under house arrest, and the fifth prince is not legitimate. If something happens to the former court at this time, I'm afraid it will be troublesome."

It is still unknown when the emperor will wake up. If something happens to the former court, the fifth prince will have to come forward to preside over the overall situation. At that time, the prince who was under house arrest in the prince's mansion will inevitably make a big fuss on the grounds that Chu Lingyuan has crossed the line and attempted to control the government, or he may directly force the emperor to abdicate.

Lu Yan nodded solemnly, "Although both Wulie Marquis and Pingxi Marquis are in the capital now, Pingxi Marquis has no military power, and Wulie Marquis only has 10,000 city guards. On the other hand, the prince has General Xuanwu who just returned from the north, with 100,000 soldiers under his command. If a fight really breaks out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain the upper hand."

The Great Chu army is not weak. In addition to the 100,000 troops under General Xuanwu, there are actually 200,000 Qi family troops, 100,000 brave troops and 100,000 guards brought back by Pingxi Marquis outside the city.

In addition, there are 30,000 imperial guards in the palace, and the commander of the imperial guards, Xiao Henian, is also the emperor's man. If Chu Lingxiu has the slightest intention of rebellion, Xiao Henian will definitely not stand idly by.

If you think about it this way, the situation is not difficult, but the biggest problem is that the military tokens of the army outside the city are all in the hands of the emperor.

In addition, there is a bigger hidden danger, which is Lu Tingyu.

100,000 guards and 10,000 imperial guards in the palace are enough to disrupt all the current situations.

The worst result is that Lu Tingyu stands on Chu Lingxiu's side. With 200,000 troops and 10,000 imperial guards, if the emperor does not wake up, no one can break this situation.

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At the same time, in the Prince's Mansion.

As Shen Qing thought, after learning that the emperor was seriously ill in the court, Chu Lingxiu could not sit still and kept sending people to the palace to inquire about the news.

At this time, Chu Lingxiu was listening to his subordinates' reports.

"Your Highness, the Queen asked you to send someone out of the city to contact the old King Jing'an immediately. She is watching the Yonghe Palace personally. If there is any movement, she will send the news out as soon as possible."

Chu Lingxiu nodded, "I know, you go out of the city immediately to Chenglu Temple and find the Guiyuan Deacon inside. He will tell you how to contact the old King Jing'an. Also, send someone to send a letter to the Xuanwu General's Mansion and ask him to come over immediately. Remember, it must be fast!"

The subordinate agreed and hurriedly stepped out.

Chu Lingxiu paced back and forth in the study anxiously, constantly thinking about the subsequent plan. As for the emperor's health, although he did not hear the diagnosis of the imperial physician in person, he could guess roughly, because the reason why the emperor's health became like this today was naturally inseparable from the secret actions of him and the queen.

Chu Lingyuan was smart since childhood, and his temperament was upright and generous. The emperor loved this son very much; although Chu Lingxi was a little stupid, because of the favor of the concubine, the emperor also favored him because of his love for him. This was something that all the civil and military officials in the court knew; plus the matter between the queen and Lu Tingyu, so Chu Lingxiu and the queen had made a second plan early: to give the emperor a chronic poison. If the emperor really wanted to change the crown prince one day, they would directly remove the emperor before that and succeed to the throne openly.

Unexpectedly, the emperor had been busy with state affairs for many years and was weak, so the chronic poison that should not have broken out now actually broke out in advance.

As for the method of poisoning, it was even more secretive. Knowing that the emperor was very cautious about what he ate and what he used, the queen poisoned all the concubines. Every time the emperor favored them, the toxins in their bodies would accumulate. Over time, their bodies gradually became weaker, and even the imperial physicians could not find any abnormalities. The current result was the best proof.

Now that the emperor had an accident in advance, they had to prepare now and must not let Chu Lingyuan take the lead.

Since the emperor was already seriously ill and unconscious, the best result would be that he would not wake up.

While he was concentrating on thinking, the guard's respectful voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, the Crown Princess is here."

Chu Lingxiu was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly called Jiang Li in.

Jiang Li has always been smart, and she will definitely be able to provide him with a lot of good ideas at this time.

As soon as the voice fell, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Jiang Li, wearing a plain long skirt, walked in, with a flash of fatigue that could not be concealed between her eyebrows.

Chu Lingxiu held her hand and asked with concern, "Why do you look so bad?"

Jiang Li shook her head to indicate that it was okay, because she had more important things to discuss with Chu Lingxiu at the moment.

"Your Highness, Li'er heard that His Majesty suddenly fainted in the court this morning, and the fifth prince is now in Yonghe Palace to take care of the sick. Is this true?"

Chu Lingxiu's face darkened, but he nodded after a moment.

It stands to reason that at this time, he, the crown prince, should be in charge of the overall situation in the palace, but he was confined.

A calculation flashed in Jiang Li's eyes. Although Duke Jiang was dead, the Jiang family was still in prison. If the emperor had an accident at this time and Chu Lingxiu succeeded to the throne, then the Jiang family would not have to die. And the reason why Jiang Li came here was naturally because he had already found out the news. The so-called inquiry was just an opening.

The fact is that Jiang Li not only knew that the emperor was ill, but also knew that the emperor was seriously ill, and she also knew that Chu Lingxiu and the queen had something planned.

Jiang Li had many spies in the Prince's Mansion, and Chu Lingxiu's summoning of General Xuanwu could not escape her eyes and ears. Jiang Li came here at this time to help Chu Lingxiu with his affairs and help the Jiang family out of trouble.

Jiang Li clenched Chu Lingxiu's palm slightly, "Your Highness, although Li'er is a woman, she also knows that the situation is very serious at this time. Since Li'er is your Highness's Crown Princess, she should do her best for your Highness."

Chu Lingxiu's face showed warmth, "Li'er is thoughtful. Right now, I really have some things that are difficult to decide. With you here, I can be more relaxed."

Half an hour later, General Xuanwu arrived at the Prince's Mansion, and the door of the study was tightly closed, as if isolated from the outside.

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The Imperial Palace, Yonghe Palace.

On the bed, the emperor, wearing a bright yellow nightgown, closed his eyes and fell asleep. Three imperial doctors took his pulse in front of the bed one after another, and another imperial doctor was prescribing medicine next to him.

All four of them were well-known doctors in the Imperial Hospital. Usually, only one of them would come out when the Queen was sick, but now all of them came.

The Queen stood five steps away from the bed, her eyes changing constantly.

"Doctor Zeng, how is His Majesty doing?"

Hearing the Queen's voice, Doctor Zeng turned around and responded, "Your Majesty, His Majesty's condition has temporarily stabilized, and he may wake up soon."

Hearing this, the Queen frowned slightly. If he could wake up so quickly, doesn't it mean that the Emperor's illness is not serious?

At this moment, another doctor quickly took over, "Your Majesty, Doctor Zeng is right, but His Majesty's pulse is extremely weak. Even if he wakes up, he will probably fall into a coma again soon."

The doctor who spoke was named Fu, and he was the Queen's man.

Hearing this result, the Queen was instantly relieved, but for now, she had to expel the idlers in the room first.

After the Emperor woke up, the only person he could see was her.