Rebirth of the Merchant Girl

Chapter 223
When the eldest princess quarreled with the first emperor, her father, Wei, overthrew many imperial guards without saying a word.It didn't kill anyone, but it only picked the weak places to attack, and it hurts all over just looking at it.

The leader of the personal guard hurriedly reported back to the manager, but there was really no way to take down the eldest princess.

The steward had also seen the Eldest Princess show her masculinity with his own eyes, so he had no choice but to go back and report to the Fifteenth Prince.

Long Zhiyu held the young emperor hostage, thinking that things went as smoothly as he imagined.It's a pity that the young emperor did hold it in his hands, but his bones were as hard as hell.

People can't be killed, they even have to be good, otherwise how can you stop the people talking in the future?

However, the young emperor was so stubborn that he would rather break his hands than write an edict to pass on the throne.

The Empress Dowager also held the Buddha beads in her hands and remained silent, with a calm expression on her face, showing no compromise.

Long Zhiyu's heart was on fire, and he had been in a stalemate for a full day and night, if it dragged on, people outside would not notice the abnormality in the palace.

It must be resolved quickly so that there will be no complications.

Hearing that the young emperor admired the eldest princess, he thought of inviting her to persuade him.

It's a pity that the manager and his personal guards failed to invite anyone back. Long Zhiyu became even more furious, and kicked the manager until his face turned pale: "A bunch of idiots, you can't even bring anyone back. What do I want from you?"

"My lord, please calm down. The Eldest Princess is accompanied by her female guards. The guards dare not be violent." After the steward finished speaking, he suddenly said: "By the way, there are two people going alone, and the princess unexpectedly left them as guests."

"Guests?" Long Zhiyu was thoughtful. The Eldest Princess has an odd temper. Since the death of her son-in-law, she seldom went out after making a fuss in the palace. When others came to the door, they would mercilessly drive them away. How could that be? Let people stay in the mansion as a guest?

He smelled a strange smell, and ordered: "Have someone stare at the princess mansion, and check carefully, who are those two guests?"

As soon as the manager answered, he heard a commotion outside.

He went out and saw that the Imperial Forest Army soldiers were running around with buckets in wild horses. After asking, they found out that the stables were on fire. They were rushing to put out the fire: "Don't get confused, half of the people are going to fight the fire, and half of them are staying on guard."

The manager is not a vegetarian, he can tell there is a scam at a glance, and he can't fall for anything.

He sent more people to guard the side of the fifteen princes, for fear that someone would harm Long Zhiyu.

When Long Zhiyu heard that someone broke into the palace, he even dropped a tea set.Surrounded by the Royal Forest Army layer upon layer, even allowing people to sneak in, it's really a fancy thing!

He knew that the person who came here might have sensed something was wrong, or they might want to rescue the young emperor.

No matter which one, it is a great disadvantage to oneself.

Long Zhiyu gritted his teeth and called the manager in: "Take out the secret medicine and pour it into the young emperor."

The steward hesitated, but finally complied with the red eyes of the fifteenth prince, and poured the secret medicine into the young emperor's mouth with his own hands.

The young emperor struggled desperately, but it was a pity that the strength of a child was not comparable to that of a eunuch who worked as a coolie since he was a child, so he swallowed the medicine anyway.

He stared at the Chief Eunuch's eyes almost bursting into flames. Unexpectedly, the loyal Chief Eunuch by his side turned out to be Long Zhiyu's internal response: "You will die if you betray me!"

The steward put down the young emperor, and said with a sneer, "The emperor can't protect himself now, so he should stick to himself. I don't need to worry about what will happen to the slave in the future."

The young emperor picked it up with his fingers, but failed to spit out the medicine. The steward snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, don't worry about it. These medicines melt in your mouth, and one breath is enough to spread all over your body. Don't worry, it's not poison. Fifteen princes and the emperor will not be poisoned." He is an uncle and nephew, how could he harm the life of the emperor?"

"Bah! That's a nice way to say it. Uncle Fifteen started thinking like this once Father died." Young Emperor felt his whole body gradually getting cold, and knowing that the medicine had worked, suppressed the panic in his heart, but still refused to accept it. Showing weakness: "Uncle Fifteen wants me to take the initiative to pass on the throne, that is a dream! Even if I die, I will never compromise."

"If the emperor insists on going his own way, then don't blame the fifteen princes for being cruel." The steward didn't take his threats to heart at all, but persuaded him with a smile: "The emperor should know that a young child who is underage died of sudden illness. A common thing."

The young emperor stared wide-eyed and looked at him in disbelief. Could it be that the fifteenth prince would really take his own life?
Once he died, Long Zhiyu was charged with killing the king, and even if he ascended the throne in the future, he would be criticized by future generations.

This is also the reason why the young emperor insisted on not compromising, he was afraid that once the edict came out, he would never be able to survive, or he might be imprisoned by Long Zhiyu, raised in a pretentious manner for a few years, and then die silently.

As long as he persists in not writing the imperial edict, the fifteenth prince will not be able to do anything to him.

But to see what the manager meant, even if he didn't write the edict, Long Zhiyu wouldn't let him go?
The young emperor's thoughts turned and turned in his mind, and he fell completely silent.

The manager thought he had figured it out, and advised in a sharp voice: "Why does the emperor have to fight against the fifteen princes? If you are obedient and write down the imperial edict, the prince is also the emperor's uncle, how can he make things difficult for you again?"

He didn't hear the young emperor's response, and the manager didn't take it seriously, only let him think slowly, and then quietly retreated.

Young Emperor is in a dilemma, writing is impossible, but not writing may only lead to death.

He sat slumped on the chair, and was even more worried that he didn't know what the pill he had just been given was.

The young emperor once heard that there are strange people in the Western Regions who can breed Gu poison and can refine people into puppets to control. He was very worried about such a thing, and then he would be controlled by the fifteen princes for the rest of his life, like Controlled like a puppet.

He thought wildly for a while, couldn't eat anything, and lay on the bed thinking hard.

Who knew that there was a sudden sound in the middle of the night, and the young emperor immediately woke up from his light sleep, and sat up straight, only to see someone in the imperial uniform coming in through the window: "Who are you? Who sent you?"

The young emperor is now like a frightened bird. He has not slept for several days, and has not eaten a few bites. He has lost a lot of weight, his face is haggard, and his eyes are full of blue shadows.

The visitor silently took out a plaque from his waist, and the young emperor was taken aback: "Are you from the emperor?"

The visitor nodded slightly, but did not deny it.

"Are you here to rescue me?" The young emperor's eyes burst into brilliant light, fearing that there would be guards outside, he asked in a low voice, full of anticipation.

The other party shook his head and pointed to the candle on the table.

The young emperor was clever, and immediately understood: "You can't talk, did you cause the fire in the stables today?"

The visitor nodded again, but the young emperor froze: "You didn't come to save me. Setting fire to the stable would only scare the snake and make Uncle Fifteen more vigilant."

He knew that his father would keep people in the palace to protect him, but how could he be so useless?

It's okay if it doesn't work, but it's still a bad thing!

"By the way, they fed me a pill. I don't know what it is." Youdi showed panic on his face. After all, he is a child who is less than ten years old. It is very rare for him to persevere until now without showing a timid expression.

The visitor took a deep look at him, before going forward to feel the young emperor's pulse, he shook his head.

The young emperor guessed: "Isn't it poison? I'm not poisoned?"

Seeing him nodding, the young emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief.It seems that the manager didn't lie to him, Long Zhiyu didn't want his own life yet.

"It's not poison, what is it, something that makes me a puppet?" Thinking of this, the young emperor immediately became nervous again.

The visitor shook his head again, but frowned.

Long Zhiyu is poisonous enough, this kind of medicine will not kill people immediately, but it will eat away at it a little bit, if there is no antidote, maybe it won't last a year.

It seems that Long Zhiyu kept the young emperor's life because he wanted to control him.If he was disobedient, one year would be enough for Long Zhiyu to gain a firm foothold and completely take Qing into his pocket.

Even if there is an antidote, one pill a year will completely damage the young emperor's body.Barely growing up, this body will no longer be able to have children.An emperor without heirs will not sit on the throne for long.

Seeing his solemn expression, the young emperor raised his heart again: "Tell me, what kind of medicine is it?"

The visitor sighed, and pointed to a painting hanging on the wall, and the word "good" in the poem.

The young emperor understood immediately, and his face turned pale.

"Good" means "woman", and conversely means "children", so Long Zhiyu's medicine is the heir of a bad guy?
He has no heirs, even if Long Zhiyu fails this time, he will have to adopt someone else in the future, otherwise he will have no heir at all.

Many of the first emperor's brothers and sisters died, leaving only the younger brother, the fifteenth prince.

The heirs must come from the fifteenth prince. At that time, it will make no difference whether it is the fifteenth prince who will succeed to the throne or the fifteenth prince's heir.

The young emperor did not expect that Long Zhiyu would be so vicious, no matter whether he wrote the succession letter or not, he would have to compromise in the future without heirs.

He bit his lip, almost biting blood.

I heard that Long Zhiyu's side concubine was already pregnant, and when the child landed, would he still be alive?
The young emperor raised his head, saw the other party pointing to the word "good", gestured for fifteen again, and then waved his hand, he couldn't help being stunned: "You mean, Uncle Fifteen has no possibility of having any heirs?"

The other party nodded, glanced outside the door, and quickly left from the window.

The guards outside saw the candlelight coming in and took a look, and saw the young emperor sitting on the bed blankly, his whole body lost his mind, still worried that he would do something he shouldn't do, so he quickly put out the candlelight, and then quietly retreated out.

In the darkness, the young emperor suddenly grinned.

It turned out that Long Zhiyu couldn't have any heirs either, no wonder his father would keep him.

All the brothers are dead, only the fifteenth prince is still alive. The father doesn't want outsiders to say that he is cruel by nature and can't even tolerate a brother.

But keeping this brother, there will be hidden dangers, and the father simply put an end to this hidden danger.

Thinking of this, the young emperor couldn't help laughing "haha".He is still young, who said that there will be no way to find an antidote in the future?
(End of this chapter)