"Chen Changqing would have been poisoned and died if he ate too much at one time. Fortunately, the emperor only ate one pill a day and was not seriously ill for the time being.
If the emperor is allowed to eat more, is that okay?"
"Prince Rui is so ambitious. In order to fight for power, he even poisoned the emperor's dragon body. He deserves death."
When King Rui heard these words, he was so frightened that he turned into a soft-footed shrimp.
Chu Xuanchen glanced at him coldly, raised his hands to Emperor Hongyuan and said, "Your Majesty, can we now prove that this elixir is poisonous?
This shows that King Rui knew that the elixir was poisonous, but he offered it to the emperor.
Prince Rui not only poisoned the emperor's dragon body, but also colluded with foreign enemies to destroy the country and the country. Such a thief must be severely punished by the emperor!"
At this time, Emperor Hongyuan had already walked towards King Rui angrily.
After he walked in front of Prince Rui, he suddenly kicked Prince Rui and said angrily: "You unfilial son! How dare you poison me and collude with foreign enemies to rebel.
You have committed a heinous crime, and I don’t have a son like you!”
"Ah...Father, please spare my life. I was also deceived by Chen Changqing. I beg your father to spare my life."
Prince Rui crawled to the ground, trembling violently.
Emperor Hongyuan glared at him angrily, "I have given you opportunities over and over again, but you don't cherish them! Eunuch Xu, pass the decree that the second prince Chu Ruochen will be deprived of his title, stripped of his imperial status, demoted to a commoner, and immediately imprisoned in heaven.
Prison, life imprisonment!”
When King Rui heard this, he was so frightened that he crawled forward and begged: "Father, please give me another chance. I will never dare to do it again!"
"Shut up! You are no longer my son.
From now on, you will spend the rest of your life in a prison!"
Emperor Hongyuan said angrily.
If it weren't for the fact that Prince Rui was his bloodline, he would have torn Prince Rui into pieces long ago and would not have spared his life.
Seeing Prince Rui end up like this, Chu Xuanchen, Li Jin and others felt very relieved.
Xue Tianxiang, who was hiding behind the window pane, also breathed a sigh of relief.
She really realized now that this Prince Rui was extremely difficult to deal with.
Chu Xuanchen used so many methods to defeat Prince Rui. Compared with Chu Xuanchen's methods, her methods were just childish. No wonder she couldn't hurt Prince Rui at all.
At this time, Chu Xuanchen stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I also found out that this Chen Changqing was actually found by Zhou Chun, a close confidant of Prince Rui. Zhou Chun also collaborated with Prince Rui to do a lot of corruption, perverting the law, and doing things that were harmful to nature and justice.
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May I ask your Majesty, how should Zhou Chun and his minions be dealt with?"
Emperor Hongyuan waved his hand coldly, "Of course people like Zhou Chun should have their homes confiscated and beheaded if necessary. As for the others, they will all be dealt with severely and no one will be spared!"
"Your Majesty is wise."
Chu Xuanchen said immediately.
King Rui was stunned when he saw Chu Xuanchen always mentioning Zhou Chun.
He has so many people under his command, why doesn't Chu Xuanchen target others but always targets Zhou Chun?
Suddenly, he thought of Taifu Han.
Taifu Han was killed by Zhou Chun's design. Could it be that Chu Xuanchen already knew about this and was seeking revenge for Taifu Han's family?
So, Chu Xuanchen has been planning this scene for a long time?
But now is not the time to think about this, his glory and wealth are more important.
Thinking of this, he knelt down to Emperor Hongyuan again and begged for mercy: "Father, please have mercy. Please give me another chance. I know I was wrong!"
Looking at his son with tears in his eyes, Emperor Hongyuan said sadly: "Ruochen, I value you so much, but you want to harm me, are you worthy of me?
I don’t want to see you again, come on, drag me down!”
After Emperor Hongyuan finished speaking, he turned around ruthlessly.
"Father, father..." Prince Rui still wanted to plead, but the guards had already come up and dragged him down.
Just like that, tonight's farce ended with King Rui's death.
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After everyone left Guangming Palace, Emperor Hongyuan rubbed his brows uncomfortably and walked into the inner hall.
Seeing this, Xue Tianxiang quickly came out to support him, "Your Majesty, don't be too sad. I believe that after some reflection, Prince Rui will repent."
Emperor Hongyuan looked at Xue Tianxiang and sighed, "Concubine Xue, you still understand me best.
But he has made a big mistake, and I don't believe that such a person will truly repent.
I really didn’t expect that one or two of my sons would want to kill me and couldn’t wait to seize my throne.”
Xue Tianxiang thought to herself, it's not because you, as a father, are not upright, you killed your brother and usurped the throne first, so the children can follow your example.
She said comfortingly: "Your Majesty, the nine sons of the Dragon are all different. Although King Jin and King Rui are incompetent, don't you still have many filial children, Your Majesty?
Your Majesty, please don’t feel sorry for them!”
"How can it be so easy to feel relieved when you say that?
Especially this King Rui, he actually bribed Chen Changqing and Dong Shishi to control me. I am the most powerful person in the Nine-Five Years, how can I let him control me?
I feel bad when I think of this useless traitor."
Emperor Hongyuan said, rubbing his forehead irritably.
At this time, he suddenly felt a dull pain in his head, and his heart became more and more irritable, so he groaned uncomfortably.
Xue Tianxiang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?
Could it be that you have another headache?"
When Emperor Hongyuan raised his head, his face was pale with pain and dripping with cold sweat, "Where's the elixir? Where's the elixir?"
Give me the elixir quickly, I want to take the elixir."
"Your Majesty, that elixir is poisonous, you cannot take it."
Xuetianxiang advised.
Emperor Hongyuan roared angrily, "But I have a severe headache. What should I do without the elixir?"
Concubine Xue, go get the elixir quickly, I want to take the elixir..."
"Your Majesty, you can no longer take that elixir. Taking it now is equivalent to drinking poison to quench thirst. It will harm the dragon's body."
Xue Tianxiang said, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have remembered it! Princess Li gave me a lot of painkillers before. How about I give them to you?"
"Yes, painkillers. Princess Li's painkillers are very useful. Go get them quickly."
Emperor Hongyuan said, with strong hope already burning in his eyes.
"yes."
After Xue Tianxiang finished speaking, she quickly ran to the side hall next to her and brought a bottle of painkillers.
As soon as she brought it over, she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I found it! There are still a lot of painkillers that Princess Li left before. I will give them to you now."
With that said, she quickly took out two painkillers and gave them to Emperor Hongyuan to take.
After Emperor Hongyuan took the medicine, he gradually felt that his headache no longer hurt!
Finally, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and his complexion became much better.
Xue Tianxiang quickly wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, "Your Majesty, how are you?
Are you feeling better?"
"I'm much better! Now it seems that Princess Li's painkillers are the most useful!"
As he spoke, Emperor Hongyuan suddenly said, "Concubine Xue, do you think I should agree to let Prince Li go to Xueyue Kingdom to find Princess Li?
When he gets Princess Li back, my headache may be cured!"
Hearing this, Xue Tianxiang's heart skipped a beat.