Anyone who is too old to die is a thief. The more powerful a dictator is, the more people want him to die. It is too cold to live in a high place, there is no family affection, only hypocrisy and power.

Zhu Hengjia, who was lying ill in the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, felt this deeply. These days, none of the queen, other concubines, princes, and King Ji came to visit him. The only relative around him was Huang Guifei. Others may be He was blocked by the sergeants outside the palace gate, but the queen and the prince did not come, which was unreasonable. The old emperor could guess what they were busy with, they were busy fighting for power! They were busy coveting the throne under his buttocks!

When he thought of the throne, when he thought of the addictive supreme power, the old emperor was unwilling to give in. As long as I still have breath, no one except me is allowed to sit on that chair. He struggled, worked hard, and gradually , the soul has more control over the body, can sit up on the bed, and can even speak intermittently.

"Cough~cough~cough~"

Hearing the cough, Concubine Huang hurriedly took the decoction and helped him lie down and sit up, "Your Majesty, I will feed you the medicine."

"Yes." The old emperor opened his mouth obediently and let Huang Guifei feed him spoon by spoon, sometimes showing a fearful expression, like a baby acting coquettishly to its mother.

"Stop, what are you doing here?" At the door of Nuange, Amber Chen Bao came and shouted.

"Come to Amber, this slave is here to deliver meals to Grandpa Long Live and the Imperial Concubine," Jiang Huaide, the right young eunuch of the Royal Prison, said in a low voice, followed by four long attendants carrying food boxes. He was the elder beside the Empress. The eunuch, the Chief of Ceremonies, was Liu Rong's confidant. Liu Rong ordered him to stay in Qianqing Palace together with another confidant, Zuo Jiancheng Zhou Ke, in the name of serving, but actually to monitor every move of the old emperor.

"Waiting at the door, waiting for the imperial concubine's decree." Chen Bao glared at them. Although he had no weapons or armor, the fierce god's glare still scared the eunuchs so much that none of them dared to rush in.< /p>

"You go in and inform the noble lady," Chen Bao ordered towards a book beside him.

The Dian Book was an old man in the Palace of Qianqing. He understood what he knew and ran into the Nuan Pavilion, shouting loudly: "Long live Grandpa, Queen, the food is here. Can you please pass it on?"

Zhu Hengjia, who was drinking the medicine, smiled bitterly when he heard this and said to Huang Guifei: "My beloved concubine, they are not bringing me food, they are here to see whether I am dead or not!"

Huang Guifei's nose felt sore, "Your Majesty, your dragon body is important, don't let those servants make you angry!"

"Well, don't worry, I'll save you. Hurry, help me lie down."

With the help of Concubine Huang, the old emperor lay down again, motionless, like a living dead.

"Pass the meal," Concubine Huang ordered calmly.

Jiang Huaide led people into the Nuan Pavilion, put the dishes on the table, and peeped at the old emperor on the bed. He was motionless, no different from before. Concubine Huang kept wiping her tears and had no time to look at them.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Long Live Grandpa's condition was still the same, so he had to report it to Eunuch Liu quickly.

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In the Yikun Palace, Concubine Chen was pacing back and forth anxiously. For so many days, the palace was strictly forbidden, and even a piece of paper could not be sent out of the palace. I wonder what happened to Deng'er? Not only was she unable to learn about her son, Outside the Qianqing Palace, there are tight guards. It is also impossible to know whether your husband is dead or alive.

"Empress, it's not good! The guards have surrounded our Yikun Palace." Zhang Renren, who was serving beside him, stumbled into the hall.

"Why are you panicking? The sky is not falling. Tell me carefully, who is so bold?" Concubine Chen Huang shouted sharply. She was a daughter of a general, and she was very strict. With this shout, Zhang Renren seemed to have a backbone, and he suddenly woke up. No longer afraid, he calmly reported: "It's the Han imperial guard. He said that he was following the Queen's decree to guard the Yikun Palace. No one in the palace can leave the palace without an order."

"Han Ruyan, this despicable villain! This person was favored by Your Majesty and was not an honorary minister. He was actually awarded the position of Deputy Chief of Guards, which can only be held by honorable ministers. He was so deeply favored and did not want to repay the favor. He dared to betray his master and help others. , joined the prince's party. If not for this person, how could the prince surround the Qianqing Palace and imprison His Majesty?"

Concubine Chen Huang shouted sharply: "Let the eunuchs and palace people of Yikun Palace all pick up weapons, such as spatulas, wooden sticks, brooms, whatever they have? Go out and meet the Han guards."

Looking at the tall, thick, and majestic gate of Yikun Palace, Han Ruyan felt proud. What is this place? Yikun Palace! The second largest palace in the harem after Kunning Palace! The imperial concubine who lives in it has a status of only Second only to the queen, she is also the biological mother of His Royal Highness King Ji. But so what? I surrounded you even if I said so. Now the lives of the people in the palace are in my own hands. This feeling of controlling the fate of others is so good!

In fact, he also understood that it was not he who had such power. The real power was the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind him.

He was glad that he had seen the opportunity quickly and found a good backer! The current situation is obvious: the old emperor is seriously ill, like a broken ship about to sink; the crown prince is about to succeed, like the rising sun. If you don't surrender to the rising sun, Instead, he sank with the broken ship, unless his brain was flooded! Therefore, when he saw that the old emperor was bedridden, he defected to the empress, the empress of the harem. It was very effective. The empress regarded him as one of her own and ordered him to take his place. Bo Chen Bao served as the chief of the palace guards and was in charge of the imperial guards in the palace.

Thinking of Chen Bao, he shook his head regretfully. The man was a rough man, illiterate, and usually relied on his seniority as a follower of the Holy Emperor to boss him around. How arrogant! Fortunately, this guy only knew how to be loyal to the Holy One and didn't know how to adapt. He dared to lead troops to fight against the guards of the East Palace in Qianqing Palace, and was dismissed from his official position. I took over his position as chief of guards, and our court Those who are not qualified ministers and can hold this position are extremely rare.

Seeing a promising future, Han Ruyan felt comfortable, imagining the infinite scenery of becoming a prince and becoming a prime minister in the future.

Just as I was saying this, I suddenly heard a "creak" and the thick palace door of Yikun Palace opened. A group of people and horses filed out, including men and women, old and young, with all kinds of weapons in their hands, such as kitchen knives, brooms, etc.

Wooden sticks, chair legs, everything you need. The first person, Yongrong Huagui, is the famous Concubine Chen Huang.

Concubine Chen Huang said nothing and stood at the entrance of Yikun Palace, motionless as a mountain.

"I have come to see the Imperial Concubine." Even though Han Ruyan was crazy, she had to step forward and salute her. The hierarchy of superiors and inferiors, the order of elders and younger ones, are the most important rules in the palace.

"Who should I be? It turns out to be the Han guard. Why, as soon as His Majesty became seriously ill, he led others to bully me?" Concubine Chen Huang said coldly.

"I dare not. The Queen Mother has decreed that Your Majesty is seriously ill. In order to prevent minor disturbances, the palaces have been sealed off and people are strictly prohibited from entering and exiting the palace gates. I have come here according to the order and ask for Your Majesty's forgiveness."

"Oh, to prevent Xiao Xiao from causing trouble?"

Concubine Chen Huang snorted coldly, walked straight to Han Ruyan, and slapped him in the face with lightning speed, "You bitch, I am the concubine of the imperial concubine personally named by your majesty. Where did Xiao Xiao come from in the Yikun Palace?"

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This slap woke up Han Ruyan. A king is a king and a minister is a minister. Although he feels good about himself, in the eyes of the royal family, he is just a slave!"

"I made a mistake, but this is the Queen's decree. Please return to Yikun Palace as soon as possible. Don't embarrass me!" He said viciously, stroking his face that was hot from being slapped.

"Humph!"
Chapter completed!