After giving her contraceptives, she went mad, criticizing the prince for turning white-haired overn

Su Linfeng remained expressionless, his gloomy gaze fixed on Emperor Wuzong.

I feel hatred towards this father, but it's also mixed with an indescribable sense of heartache and helplessness.

Bloodlines are such a strange thing. Even if you hate Emperor Wuzong, you still feel a pang of pain in your heart when you see him on the verge of death.

Marquis Yongning looked at him and said softly, "Go up and say a few words to him."

Su Linfeng nodded, slowly walked forward, and sat down beside Emperor Wuzong's bed.

Emperor Wuzong was very pleased and quickly reached out to grasp his hand, his withered fingers trembling slightly.

"Do you... still hate me?"

Su Linfeng stared at him coldly, his face expressionless.

How could I not hate it?

When he returned to the capital from Fuzhou, the Marquis of Yongning sent him to the frontier for training.

His ambitions lay not in Yanjing, but in fighting on the battlefield like Huo Tingchuan, achieving great deeds, and protecting his country.

But Emperor Wuzong insisted on upholding the so-called father-son relationship and issued an edict forcing him to return to the capital.

He refused to return, so Emperor Wuzong ordered Pei Zhao to be killed.

Pei Zhao and he had a friendship that lasted for nearly five years on the frontier, which could be described as a deep brotherhood.

But because of a single sentence from Emperor Wuzong, he was sent to the Yellow Springs.

That wasn't all; Emperor Wuzong even tried to threaten him with the lives of the Su family, forcing him to return to Yanjing.

His mother, Consort Yun, was also banished to the Cold Palace by Emperor Wuzong after he listened to slanderous words.

He was then murdered by Consort Liu and Prince Ming.

My uncle told me that my mother died a very tragic death.

After returning to Yanjing, he was determined to destroy the Liu family and avenge his mother.

"I hate you!" Su Linfeng said coldly.

Emperor Wuzong said weakly, "You may hate me if you wish."

"Back then, it was I who wronged you."

He took a breath and looked at Su Linfeng with eager eyes:

"Now that I am powerless to reverse the tide, before I die, could you call me 'Father Emperor' one last time?"

Su Linfeng's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the weak and exhausted Emperor Wuzong on the bed, and then slowly closed his eyes.

Emperor Wuzong smiled wryly and said, "Fine, if you don't want to call me that, I won't force you."

"You are my son. Now that the Regent is dead, this empire is entrusted to you..."

Su Linfeng interrupted him: "This seat is stained with the blood of so many people, I don't want to sit here."

"You've sat in this position for over ten years, have you ever truly seen the mountains and rivers of Great Yan, have you ever seen the common people of Great Yan?"

"You only know how to use your imperial power to oppress people, and you can easily take the lives of generals."

"With just a few words, you want to kill the soldiers guarding the borders of Longxi through your conspiracy."

"I think this spot is dirty!"

"You sit here and offer the cities that your grandfather conquered back then to the Qin state with a simple bow."

"If I cannot guarantee that I will be a wise ruler in this lifetime, I will not sit in this position."

Su Linfeng's gaze fell on Emperor Wuzong, and he spoke each word with resounding force.

Emperor Wuzong and the Empress Dowager wanted Shen Li to die on the frontier, and they wanted all the deputy generals in Longxi who were guarding the country to die there.

How could he not know about these conspiracies and schemes?

Emperor Wuzong lay weakly on the couch, his lips twitching slightly, unable to express himself for a moment.

After a long silence, he finally said with difficulty, "You have to sit in this seat whether you like it or not."

Su Linfeng didn't answer. He leaned down and lowered his voice:

"I forgot to tell you, Ninth Imperial Uncle is still alive and well."

As soon as Su Linfeng finished speaking, Emperor Wuzong's eyes widened.

He lay on the couch, trembling violently.

The regent was still alive.

"He actually came back alive."

"No... we must not let the country fall into his hands!"

"puff!"

Emperor Wuzong coughed up a mouthful of black blood, his body stiffened, and he collapsed onto the bed, no longer breathing.

Su Linfeng took a deep breath and slowly turned his back.

Eunuch Wang's expression suddenly changed. He quickly walked to the bedside and reached out to check Emperor Wuzong's breath.

There was not a trace of life left.

He turned his head and called out towards the door, "His Majesty has passed away!"

"His Majesty has passed away!"

As the announcement of the death fell, all the civil and military officials outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation knelt down.

Eunuch Wang walked to Su Linfeng's side and asked in a low voice, "Young Master Su, is the Regent truly still alive?"

Su Linfeng nodded slowly and said no more.

Only then did Eunuch Wang's expression soften considerably. He carefully took out an imperial edict from his sleeve and handed it to Su Linfeng.

"Now that His Majesty has passed away, the court will surely be in chaos."

"This is the edict that His Majesty had his civil and military officials draft a few days ago."

Su Linfeng accepted the gift expressionlessly, put it away, and then left the Hall of Mental Cultivation with Marquis Yongning.

As soon as he left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Marquis Yongning whispered:

"Now that His Majesty has passed away, I'm afraid the Liu family behind Prince Li will soon make their move."

"Although you are not yet in the royal genealogy, you are still His Majesty's bloodline. I'm afraid Prince Li might harm you."

Su Linfeng said, "Could it be that the Yongning Marquis's mansion is afraid of the Liu family?"

"Uncle, you seem to have forgotten that our plans in Yunzhou back then were precisely aimed at dealing with the Liu family. Now is the perfect time."

Marquis Yongning remained silent and quickly led Su Linfeng out of the palace through the north gate.

After leaving the palace, the two did not return directly to the Su family.

Now that Su Linfeng's identity has been exposed, if the Prince of Li wants to seize the throne, he will definitely send people to search the whole city for his whereabouts so that he can be killed.

At the same time, the Empress Dowager rushed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation after hearing the news of Emperor Wuzong's death.

Upon seeing Emperor Wuzong lying lifeless on the bed, she rushed over and burst into tears.

The news of His Majesty's death quickly spread throughout the entire capital city of Yan.

It also reached the ears of Prince Li.

He immediately ordered Liu Guogong, who was behind him, to lead his private army, which he had raised for many years, to surround the entire palace.

The Empress Dowager was also unwilling to give up.

How could the throne she had worked so hard to obtain fall into the hands of Prince Li, a eunuch?

Moreover, this Prince Li is very likely the son of Prince Ming and Consort Liu.

She wants to take control herself.

So she secretly instructed the Ruan family behind her to bring their private troops into the capital.

In the Golden Palace, the Empress Dowager sat on her high seat, coldly watching Prince Li below, who held the imperial edict in his hand.

King Li, accompanied by a group of armored soldiers, walked step by step into the palace.

"My father has decreed this."

As he spoke, Prince Li slowly unfurled the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand.

"By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The Second Prince, Prince Li, is intelligent, benevolent, filial, respectful, and frugal, and is surely capable of inheriting the throne. He is hereby appointed to succeed to the throne and assume the imperial position. This is the imperial decree."

As soon as Prince Li finished speaking, the Empress Dowager slammed her hand on the armchair, her face turning ashen.

"Prince Li, how dare you forge an imperial edict!"

"I was right outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation when His Majesty passed away; I had never seen this imperial edict!"

Prince Li sneered, "Grandmother, now that the Regent is dead, my father has passed away, and my elder brother's whereabouts are unknown, this empire should naturally be inherited by me."

"Is the Empress Dowager trying to seize control of the Great Yan court by transferring the private army raised by the Ruan family into the capital?"