roccoschili Chapter 381: The Two Princes Force the Throne
Chapter 381: The Two Princes Force the Throne
But after receiving the letter, Ye Ruoruo did not question anything.
That afternoon, he took the letter and went back into the palace.
So Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi waited anxiously at the mansion for Ye Ruoruo's return.
But Ye Ruoruo did not return by noon the next day.
This made Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi extremely anxious.
"Your Highness, what should we do now? Senior Sister has disappeared without a trace. We don't know if she is still in the palace."
Lin Rusi has been sending people to the palace to check on things these past few days, but she hasn't received any news about Ye Ruoruo.
Lin Rusi was extremely anxious. She held Li Jingyang's hand, her expression unusually serious and tense.
Li Jingyang frowned, but still reached out and touched Lin Rusi's head to soothe her emotions.
"Why don't I send someone to investigate and see what the situation is?"
After Li Jingyang finished speaking, he sent people to the palace to investigate the matter carefully.
Lin Rusi was left at the mansion to continue waiting.
That night, under a dark and windy sky, Lin Rusi was sitting on the front porch of the front yard, admiring the full moon.
Then the people who were sent to investigate Ye Ruoruo's matter returned.
"Your Highness... it seems that Miss Ye has not come out since she entered the palace, and the palace guards have not seen her either."
Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi had a premonition that something bad was about to happen.
"Tell me everything else you have to say."
Lin Rusi clutched her stomach, looking at the person in front of her with a very complicated expression.
"But we have no idea what exactly happened. We just feel that things are probably going to turn out badly."
The man's words caused Lin Rusi great distress, and she was terrified that something might happen to her senior sister.
"Your Highness..."
Lin Rusi turned around and went back to the bedroom, where she recounted everything she had heard from that person to Li Jingyang.
"What should we do? Senior Sister has disappeared without a trace. She is most likely still in the imperial city."
Lin Rusi bit her lip, tears almost falling.
Li Jingyang then held Lin Rusi in his arms and gently comforted her.
"We'll go search immediately. We don't have any clues right now, so don't get discouraged."
After Li Jingyang finished speaking with Lin Rusi, he immediately sent people to search again.
After all, this matter is extremely important to both of them right now.
But these people searched for three days and three nights without finding any clues. The entire imperial city remained unchanged.
In the end, they got no clues and returned dejectedly.
Upon learning of this, Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi became even more worried.
However, the emperor's condition has now become extremely poor.
It's completely different from before.
They couldn't even eat proper meals.
Not only that, the emperor was also frequently vomiting blood and wouldn't last much longer.
Lin Rusi and Li Jingyang have been frequently going to the capital city these past few days.
Moreover, Lin Rusi also found many famous medicines to relieve the emperor's pain.
However, the effects were not very significant.
The news of the emperor's critical illness quickly reached the ears of many people.
The second prince was extremely excited upon learning of this.
After all, the current state of the emperor is entirely due to him.
So the second prince tried to force his way to see the emperor.
However, the area outside the emperor's palace was extremely secure, and no matter how forceful the second prince was, he was unable to break in.
Not only that, the Crown Prince also kept watch outside the Emperor's palace, not wanting anyone else to disturb him at will.
"If you have any kindness left, then don't bother Father."
The Crown Prince frowned as he looked at the Second Prince, who was dressed in a moon-white robe.
The second prince, meanwhile, waved his fan, his expression unusually indifferent.
"Oh? After all, you are the Crown Prince. I, the Second Prince, should naturally listen to what you say."
After saying these words in a sarcastic tone, the second prince turned his head away.
Before the Crown Prince could take a few more steps forward, the Second Prince suddenly rushed over.
The fan in his hand also turned into a sword.
Faced with such an urgent situation, the crown prince dodged left and right.
But the two of them quickly started fighting.
Upon seeing this, the guards beside him immediately went to protect the prince, and only then were they able to force the second prince away from the crown prince.
"You! How could you be acting like such a despicable person now!"
The crown prince, breathless, drew his sword and pointed it at the second prince in front of him.
The Crown Prince has now been waiting for the Emperor for so long.
How could we allow the second prince to break in and kill the emperor?
But even the drowsy emperor could hear the noise outside.
He was still afraid that the Crown Prince would be injured by the Second Prince, so he ordered the Second Prince to enter the palace.
Upon receiving the order, the second prince's eyes were now bloodshot with excitement.
He stared intently at the crown prince in front of him, as if showing off.
At this moment, the crown prince had already gritted his teeth.
He followed the Second Prince into the palace without leaving his side.
"You'd better not try anything funny, or these guards will tear you to pieces."
The crown prince spoke fiercely, and the guards followed behind him into the palace.
The second prince was indeed completely unconcerned. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw the emperor lying on the dragon bed.
However, the Second Prince was not one to beat around the bush.
He opened his mouth and said it.
"Old man, you're half-dead now, you might as well pass the throne to me."
Upon hearing the Second Prince's words, the Crown Prince scoffed.
The Second Prince was not surprised by the Crown Prince's reaction.
He continued speaking while still waving the fan in his hand.
"If you agree to this request, I can detoxify you, how about it?"
The moment the Second Prince uttered those words, the entire palace fell silent.
After all, neither the Crown Prince nor the Emperor knew that the Emperor's current state was due to the Second Prince.
"I forgot you were still here. Perhaps... I should personally invite you out?"
The second prince turned his neck in a sinister manner and stared at the crown prince behind him, saying something.
Before the crown prince could speak, a number of masked men drove him and his entourage out of the palace.
The scene before him was unacceptable to the emperor, who was already seriously ill.
Moreover, the emperor knew that he had been poisoned by the second prince, and he felt his heart stop.
Then, overcome with anger, he closed his eyes and fell into a coma.
Even though the Second Prince saw that the Emperor was in such a state, he still did not intend to let the Emperor go.
After all, he had not yet achieved his goal, so how could the Second Prince let it go?
So the second prince personally woke the emperor up.