Chapter 317 Preemptive Strike

The imperial doctors also stared at the emperor eagerly.

"I'm fine." The emperor leaned against the bedside and ordered tiredly, with a solemn tone, "You all get out."

The imperial doctors hesitated for a moment, then bowed and left.

"Who poisoned my father?" Chu Qinghuang stood in front of the bed with a calm and calm voice.

The emperor looked up at her: "What do you think?"

Chu Qinghuang frowned: "She shouldn't be the queen."

The emperor didn't expect her to say that. He was silent for a moment and asked, "Why?"

"She has been able to endure it calmly for so long, so she won't lose her temper at this time." Chu Qinghuang said in a calm voice, "But Chen Hai said that the queen came to deliver bird's nests to her father in person, which cannot remove her suspicion. ”

The emperor smiled: "What if she really did it?"

Chu Qinghuang said nothing.

"I thought you were going to seize Changchun Palace." The emperor sighed, "This is a perfect opportunity. The crime of 'regicide' is enough to make the queen, mother and son irrecoverable."

Chu Qinghuang frowned: "Is this the reason why my father was poisoned?"

The emperor looked at her with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Isn't this reason enough?"

"It's just nonsense." Chu Qinghuang looked calm, "This is because I came in time. If I come a step late or encounter something on the way and delay it, what are you going to do?"

The emperor coughed lightly: "Actually, I was not poisoned."

Chen Hai was stunned, and his heart almost stopped due to fright.

It turns out that the emperor was not poisoned, then... then the acting was so realistic just now...

Chu Qinghuang looked at him expressionlessly.

"Is His Majesty the Emperor just playing a trick, or is he trying to strike first?" Rong Zhan walked in slowly and shook his head, "Sister Qinghuang heard that something happened to the Emperor, so she rushed over in a hurry, for fear that she would be late. I got some bad news, but I didn’t expect it to be from the Emperor——"

"I didn't mean it." The emperor cleared his throat, but pretended to be calm and said, "I just suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of this idea."

Chu Qinghuang's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"It's not a matter of taking advantage of the situation." His Majesty the Emperor said, "It is more reasonable to strike first."

After saying that, he added as if to explain: "Anyway, even if I don't pretend, the queen will take action sooner or later. This is how I nip the hidden danger in the bud."

Chu Qinghuang remained silent.

The queen will indeed not watch the throne fall by the wayside. At today's palace banquet, the news that Princess Xuan was happy was a way for her to test the emperor. After all, the female members of the royal family are always attended by people. If there is any abnormality, they will ask a doctor for diagnosis. It is impossible for her to be pregnant today. Only then did I know.

Asking Ye Qingcheng when he will leave is also a test.

The queen wanted to wait until the distinguished guests from Dongling and Shu had left before taking action, but Ye Qingcheng's answer disappointed her, so the queen was angry and used the opportunity of sending bird's nests to test the emperor's intentions in person at night.

After the last hope failed, she should have had an idea, but she wouldn't take action now.

Chu Qinghuang was deep in thought when suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and then the voices of King Rong and others were heard: "I send you your regards, Your Majesty!"

Chu Qinghuang came back to her senses and turned to look outside the hall.

"I asked someone to inform them." The emperor said, and said in a deep voice, "Come in."

After the words fell, Prince Rong and his son, Prince Kang, Prince Qing and Prince Heping came in from outside the palace and all knelt down to salute the emperor.

Rong Zhan's eyes fell on the middle-aged men in front of him. He could roughly guess their identities by looking at their robes, "Hongyu, the emperor wants to discuss business with the princes. We, the rest, will go out first."

Hong Yu nodded and walked out with Rong Zhan.

"Xuan Yi." The emperor spoke with a cold and murderous tone, "The queen intends to kill the king. I order you to immediately lead the imperial army to surround the Changchun Palace and not allow anyone to enter or exit! In addition, according to my decree, I ordered King Xuan to stay in the palace to take care of the palace. No one in Prince Xuan's palace is allowed to go out without permission."

Queen regicide?

The expressions of King Rong and others suddenly changed.

"I obey the order!" Chu Xuanyi accepted the order, turned around and walked out.

There was an oppressive silence in the hall.

The princes and princes of the clan obviously did not expect to hear such shocking news as soon as they came in. They also did not expect that the queen would dare to have such a rebellious thought. They just felt that their whole bodies were frozen and cold, unable to react.

"Inform the ministers of the cabinet and the six ministers." The emperor leaned on the bedside and ordered in a deep voice word by word, "I am not in good health and will be absent from the court for one month. From now on, the eldest princess will supervise and regent the country. All matters in the court, big and small, will be decided by the eldest princess. , Anyone who dares to be lazy and play tricks will be dealt with by the eldest princess!"

Several royal princes knelt on the ground and listened to the emperor's careful arrangements, which included confining the queen, restricting the movements of Prince Xuan and his wife, and leaving the eldest princess as regent... step by step, the power of the government was smoothly transferred to the eldest princess.

No one will be able to resist.

The emperor was determined to appoint the eldest princess and would not allow anyone to change his decision.

The emperor thought for a while and made another decision: "While I am recuperating, Concubine Xian will take care of me."

"Father." Chu Qinghuang frowned and finally couldn't help but say, "Even if you want to abdicate, you are not in a hurry. I don't want to—"

"Whether you want it or not is your business." The emperor interrupted her, obviously determined, "My decree has been made, you must not resist it."

Chu Qinghuang: "..."