black belly

Chapter 257 The Mysterious Prince
In the capital, the officials working in the capital and the wealthy families living in the capital are tense these days, and all of them have their eyes on the palace.

Since the old emperor became seriously ill and fell into a coma, the princes began to win over the court officials, preparing to seize it, and many officials were ready to move and began to stand in line. Of course, some officials remained silent, watching which prince finally won.

In the middle of the night, two eunuchs walked towards the emperor's bedroom with their heads lowered and an imperial doctor behind them.

At the door of the old emperor's bedroom, several imperial guards were standing with knife handles.

"Stop!" The commander of the imperial guards prevented the three from entering.

"Shangguan Commander, Concubine Xian asked the servant to wait for the imperial physician Fang to diagnose the emperor's pulse!" an eunuch said respectfully.

"Concubine Xian?" The commander of the imperial army narrowed his eyes.

The eunuch took out the token from his pocket and handed it to the commander of the imperial army.

The commander of the imperial army nodded, and was about to release the man. At this moment, he frowned, "Wait!"

The three of them paused, "Commander Shangguan, what other orders do you have?"

"Who is he?" The commander of the imperial army pointed to another eunuch.

This action raised the hearts of the three people, especially the eunuch who dealt with the commander of the imperial army. When he heard the commander's question, cold sweat broke out on his back, but he still said calmly: "He is the concubine Xian. Xiao Shunzi from the small kitchen in the empress's palace, the empress asked him to bring nourishing soup to the emperor."

"Tonic soup?" The commander of the imperial army narrowed his eyes.

And Xiao Shunzi heard the words of the commander of the imperial army, and immediately opened the food box in his hand, "Commander, look..."

"Okay!" Seeing Xiao Shunzi's movements, the commander of the Imperial Army waved his hand and said, "Give him the soup, and the two of you can go in!"

"Ah!" The other wife heard the words of the commander of the imperial army, and opened her mouth.

"Ah, what? Just Imperial Physician Fang and you go in." The commander of the imperial army said angrily.

The Tai Tai listened to the words of the commander of the imperial army, and after hesitating for a while, "Xiao Shunzi should go in and serve the emperor. The servant annoyed Eunuch Huang last time. I am afraid that Eunuch Huang will kill the servant later."

"You bastard!" Hearing his words, the commander of the Imperial Army looked at the little eunuch with contempt, and then said to the other two, "Go in quickly!"

"Yes!" Xiao Shunzi and Imperial Physician Fang heard the words of the commander of the Forbidden Army, and the two quickly passed through the heavy defense of the Forbidden Army and entered the emperor's bedroom.

"I was scared to death, I almost wanted to kill the commander of the imperial army just now!" Even the moment he entered the palace, Imperial Physician Fang complained to Xiao Shunzi next to him in a low voice, but his voice was similar to his age. It doesn't match, it doesn't sound like a man in his 30s at this time, but a man's voice in his 20s.

Xiao Shunzi glared at the Imperial Physician Fang, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, be careful that the walls have ears!"

Physician Fang shrugged and stopped talking.

After entering the emperor's bedroom, Eunuch Huang, the chief eunuch, came out. Seeing two people, he said sharply, "Physician Fang, didn't you say to come to check your pulse at night?"

Xiao Shunzi took off the disguise on his face, "Eunuch Huang!"

Eunuch Huang looked at "Xiao Shunzi", his expression changed suddenly, and he shouted in astonishment: "Seventh Prince, why is it you?"

The seventh prince, Si Yuhuan, had a helpless smile on his face, and said: "Father is seriously ill, and the entire Forbidden Palace has been strengthened. I found Doctor Fang and asked him to bring me over to see how Father is doing."

Hearing Si Yuhuan's words, Eunuch Huang said anxiously: "Seventh Prince, if you are known by Concubine Xian and the others, something will happen to you!"

Hearing Eunuch Huang's words, Si Yuhuan shook his head, "It's okay, they won't know that I'm here today, and they want me to see Father Huang."

"Okay!" Mr. Huang nodded helplessly when he heard Si Yuhuan's words.

Eunuch Huang led Si Yuhuan into the bedroom. When Si Yuhuan saw the pale and bloodless old emperor on the bed, hatred flashed across his eyes, but it quickly disappeared, and he said nervously to Physician Fang : "Physician Fang, hurry up and see how your father is doing?"

Physician Fang said "yes" and stepped forward to feel the old emperor's pulse.

"How? Can Father recover?" Si Yuhuan asked nervously.

Physician Fang looked at Si Yuhuan, then at Eunuch Huang, with hesitation on his face.

Eunuch Huang looked at Imperial Physician Fang's expression, then thought about how he came to check his pulse yesterday, and then said, "Is there still no way?"

"The emperor's body has been damaged. I can only revive the emperor, but after waking up, he can't recover." Imperial Physician Fang said.

Si Yuhuan frowned deeply when he heard Imperial Physician Fang's words, and cast his eyes on Eunuch Huang, "Eunuch Huang, what do you think?"

When Eunuch Huang heard the words of Imperial Physician Fang, he hesitated, and then asked: "Let Your Majesty wake up first, if His Majesty doesn't wake up, there will be chaos outside, anyway..."

Eunuch Huang didn't dare to say the last words, anyway, the emperor was waiting to die in bed, so it's better to let him wake up and make a new emperor.

Physician Fang nodded upon hearing Eunuch Huang's words, took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom, handed it to Eunuch Huang and said, "Take it three times a day for Your Majesty."

"What is this?" Eunuch Huang took it in doubt.

"The antidote, the emperor has been poisoned. If Eunuch Huang believes in me, he will give it to His Majesty. After three days, His Majesty will naturally wake up." Imperial Physician Fang said to Eunuch Huang.

Eunuch Huang looked at Si Yuhuan hesitantly, and saw Si Yuhuan nodded, "I trust Imperial Physician Fang."

"Okay!" Eunuch Huang agreed.

"Eunuch Huang, I can't stay here for too long, so I'll take my leave first, and I will find a chance to come and see my father again." Si Yuhuan said.

Eunuch Huang shook his head, "No, Seventh Prince, this is too dangerous. I will not come to you until His Majesty wakes up!"

Si Yuhuan frowned, and at this moment, there was a commotion outside.

Eunuch Huang's expression changed, "Seventh Prince, leave quickly!"

"Okay!" Si Yuhuan looked at the old emperor on the bed, then put on the human skin mask in his hand, turned around and left the bedroom with Imperial Physician Fang.

Outside, Concubine De was about to break in, but was stopped by the Commander of the Forbidden Army. Under the strong threat of the Commander of the Forbidden Army, Concubine De left angrily. smile.

After Si Yuhuan and Imperial Physician Fang left here smoothly, Si Yuhuan returned to his bedroom, and said in a cold voice to Imperial Physician Fang who had recovered, "How is the old fellow?"

Imperial Physician Fang, who had withdrawn his disguise, looked like a young man. Hearing Si Yuhuan's words, he sat down carelessly and said, "It's not good, he won't live for more than five days. Even if I remove the poison from his body, he can live for seven days at most." .”

"Tell cousin about this as soon as possible, and see how he arranges it!" Si Yuhuan said with a frown when he heard what Fang Taiyi said.

Physician Fang nodded upon hearing Si Yuhuan's words, "Okay, I will report back to the master as soon as possible, but Seventh Prince, you have to be careful."

"Don't worry, I, the prince who has fallen out of favor, is not dangerous in their eyes!" Hearing Si Yuhuan's words, Imperial Physician Fang chuckled, stood up and patted his clothes, "If something happens to you, the head of the family will take care of you." kill me!"

As soon as Si Yuhuan heard the words of Imperial Physician Fang, the cold frost on his face dissipated a lot, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, "No, I still want to attend my cousin's wedding, how could something happen? Don't worry, You leave first, and I will arrange things here as soon as possible, lest the old guy wake up, these guys jump over the wall in a hurry, and come to a dead end, which is extremely detrimental to us."

"Well, okay! Then I'll take my leave!" Imperial Physician Fang took his medicine box and left.

When only Si Yuhuan's words were left in the room, he returned to his expressionless face.

He, Si Yuhuan, the seventh ranked prince, is the most unloved prince among all the people. After all, he is 23 now, has neither a king nor a wife, and lives alone in this remote palace , but who would have thought that he was the son deliberately protected by the old emperor?
Si Yuhuan touched his face, sneered, and deliberately protected him, but he felt guilty. If it weren't for him, even if those people treated his mother and him, how could his mother die because of protecting him? The old guy said His mother is the woman he loves the most, but he can't even protect the woman he loves the most, so he should have died a long time ago to atone for his mother's sins!

Si Yuhuan took a deep breath. If he hadn't been rescued by his cousin back then, he wouldn't have known that his mother's identity was not simple. Her mother had a powerful family, but because she followed this old guy, she had to hide it Her identity was wronged in this cage-like harem, and she was murdered. If it wasn't for the maid left behind by her mother who came to Yuanmen with her mother's letter and asked Yuanmen to find a way to protect him, otherwise, he would be There are no bones left!

Si Yuhuan sneered, the old guy must not die before he knows the truth!
"What? You said that the seventh prince, Si Yuhuan, is your cousin!" Huo Zhirou had an expression of disbelief when he heard Yuan Bohan's words.

After three days of rushing, Yuan Bohan and Huo Zhirou finally returned to Hangzhou smoothly. Originally, Huo Zhirou didn't want to enter Yuanmen to wait for marriage. After all, they entered the husband's house before they got married, which made Huo Zhirou feel that they broke the rules .

But Yuan Bohan felt that for the sake of safety, it's better to let Huo Zhirou stay in Yuanmen. Not only Huo Zhirou, but other members of the Huo family also entered Yuanmen. .

Huo Jiancheng originally wanted to object, but Yuan Bohan always emphasized safety, so he had to compromise.

On the night of returning to Yuanmen, Yuan Bohan told Huo Zhirou the secret, which shocked Huo Zhirou.

Yuan Bohan looked at Huo Zhirou's surprised face, nodded and said: "Yes, he is my aunt's son, the original concubine Ling, but 15 years ago, she was killed."

Hearing Yuan Bohan's affirmative words, Huo Zhirou felt a strange feeling in his heart. De Ling was a royal princess who married Yuan Bohan's father, but Yuan Bohan's aunt actually married the emperor. No, It shouldn't mean marrying, but being accepted as a concubine by the emperor!
"What's going on? Didn't you say that people from Yuanmen can't intermarry with the Northern Wing royal family? Your mother gave up her princess status on the surface in order to marry your father, and your aunt also separated from Yuanmen. Does it matter?"

Yuan Bohan nodded, "Yes! After my aunt became the emperor's concubine, she has nothing to do with Yuanmen anymore, but I didn't expect that she would be killed in the end."

"How did she kill her? Also, does your mother know about this?" Huo Zhirou asked nervously.

Yuan Bohan pulled Huo Zhirou to sit down, "Listen to me talking to you slowly."

(End of this chapter)