Murong Yunqian flew into a rage. Immediately, he tore the imperial edict in half. He stepped forward and grabbed the emperor by the neck, shouting viciously, "Why him? Is he worthy?"
Wei Dongling hurriedly picked up the torn imperial edict on the ground. The ink on it was still wet. The emperor had unexpectedly changed his mind at the last moment. It was clearly written that the throne would be passed on to the ninth prince, Murong Yuchen!
Wei Dongling was a bit unsure why the emperor had changed his mind. Could it be that when Murong Yuchen personally fed him the ginseng soup just now, he suddenly recognized him? And did he suddenly feel pity for this ninth prince who he had always ignored?
Or was it because, on his deathbed, seeing Murong Yunqian so domineering and disrespectful to the empress dowager, he also thought it inappropriate to make him the heir?
Murong Yunqian's face was ferocious as he tightly grabbed the emperor's neck. The emperor's face turned red, and his eyes rolled back from being choked.
"Son!" The empress dowager saw the emperor on the sickbed being so abused by Murong Yunqian. She immediately felt so heart - broken that tears welled up in her eyes.
Murong Yuchen could no longer hold back. He leaped forward and kicked Murong Yunqian hard on the head.
Ruan Niang secretly thought it was bad. This pair of siblings, Wei Dongling and the ninth prince, were really the same when they were reckless! How could he be a match for Murong Yunqian!
Murong Yunqian sneered and dodged the kick. He let go of the emperor's neck and struck back at Murong Yuchen with a palm.
The two of them started fighting back and forth in the emperor's bedroom. Concubine Shu quickly supported the empress dowager and retreated towards the emperor's bed.
Seeing the emperor slowly collapse onto the bed, Ruan Niang quickly stepped forward to help. Everyone was in a panic.
Wei Dongling was holding the imperial edict in her hands, her eyes fixed tightly on the two brothers fighting in the middle. She was secretly anxious. What should she do? Murong Yuchen was no match for Murong Yunqian at all!
Sure enough, after only about twenty moves, the ninth prince gradually lost the upper hand. He was severely struck by Murong Yunqian's palm and flew out, hitting a pillar beside him. Immediately, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Everyone turned pale with fright when they saw Murong Yuchen's miserable state.
Seeing Murong Yunqian walking step by step towards the bed, the empress dowager trembled with anger and roared, "Rebellious son! What on earth do you want to do? Do you want to kill your father?"
Murong Yunqian sneered word by word, "Grand - empress! How could your grandson kill his father? Now that the emperor is seriously ill and your grandson has a busy schedule dealing with state affairs, and there are many controversial voices in the court. Your grandson just wants an imperial edict to silence everyone. You should know that after the emperor's passing, this throne should rightfully be mine! Your grandson just wants the emperor to pass on the throne to him openly while he is still alive."
Under Murong Yunqian's powerful intimidation, everyone dared not speak out although they were angry. The emperor on the sickbed coughed tremblingly and said, "Murong Yunqian... I've finally misjudged you..."
Wei Dongling was extremely depressed. She had advised him early on, but he didn't listen! Wasn't it too late to say this now!
Seeing that the emperor had difficulty speaking, the empress dowager was in tears. She quickly stepped forward and held the emperor's hand, crying sadly, "Son, how are you?"
The emperor stared straight at the empress dowager with his eyes, as if he still wanted to say something. But before he could say anything, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Ruan Niang was quick - witted. She quickly stepped forward to give acupuncture for rescue.
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince! Your Highness the Ninth Prince!" A eunuch rushed in from outside and whispered a few words to Murong Yunqian.
Murong Yunqian frowned impatiently and said, "Got it. Take those old guys to the side hall and have them wait. This prince will come over right away."
The eunuch replied and hurriedly retreated.
Murong Yunqian looked at the unconscious emperor and then glanced at Murong Yuchen, who was lying on the ground pale - faced. He coldly ordered the imperial guards, "From today on, all the female relatives in the harem are not allowed to take a single step out of the harem. This also applies to the empress dowager!"
"Yes!"
The empress dowager was so angry that her face turned red. She cursed at Murong Yunqian, but was still mercilessly taken away by the imperial guards. Concubine Shu wanted to protect the empress dowager, but seeing Wei Dongling winking at her, signaling her not to act rashly, she had no choice but to support the empress dowager back to the harem.
Wei Dongling's heart ached as if being stabbed by a knife when she saw Murong Yuchen lying on the ground. She knew that all of them combined were no match for Murong Yunqian. Now the emperor was unconscious again. And this imperial edict, which was torn in half in her hand, had to be repaired somehow to see if it could be made whole.
Murong Yunqian glanced at Ruan Niang and Wei Dongling, who were still rescuing the emperor. He coldly ordered Eunuch Cao, "Take all these people away. Summon the head of the imperial medical institute to take care of the emperor! Inform me immediately when he wakes up."
"Yes!"
Murong Yunqian swaggered out with a group of his entourage.
Eunuch Cao waved his hand, and a young eunuch stepped forward to invite Ruan Niang and the others to leave.
Wei Dongling quickly rushed over to pick up Murong Yuchen. Only then did she find that the ninth prince was already pale and on the verge of death.
"Ruan Niang!" Wei Dongling called out with a sob.
Ruan Niang was shocked. She quickly stepped forward to give acupuncture to Murong Yuchen for rescue.
Eunuch Cao said in a gruff voice, "This is the emperor's bedroom. Please move, Madam Ruan!"
Ruan Niang nodded. After the emergency rescue, she picked up Murong Yuchen and left with Wei Dongling.
Seeing Murong Yuchen's complexion getting worse and worse, Wei Dongling felt extremely heart - broken. He must not have an accident! In a daze, Wei Dongling looked up and suddenly noticed something was wrong. She coldly asked the two leading eunuchs in front, "Where are you taking us?"
A delicate young eunuch in front turned around and replied with a smile, "Please rest assured, Madam Ruan. We're taking you out of the palace."
Wei Dongling was shocked. This was clearly not the way out of the palace! Could it be that these two eunuchs were following Murong Yunqian's order and were trying to do something bad to them?
The more Wei Dongling thought about it, the more likely it seemed! She winked at Ruan Niang, stepped forward to take Murong Yuchen from Ruan Niang's arms, and whispered, "Madam Ruan must be tired. Let me carry him."
"Okay." Ruan Niang nodded, passed Murong Yuchen to Wei Dongling's arms, and reached into her sleeve to feel for the silver needles. The two exchanged a look. Ruan Niang stepped forward and knocked out the young eunuch in front.
The other eunuch was shocked when he saw this. He shouted in horror, "Help! Ah!" Without saying a word, Ruan Niang pricked him with a needle and knocked him out too.
Wei Dongling turned around and ran away at full speed. Ruan Niang closely followed behind. There was a high chance that Murong Yunqian had ordered his subordinates to take them to a secluded place and secretly execute them! How could she let him succeed! No matter what, she had to take Murong Yuchen out of the palace and then find a way to treat him!
The young eunuch's cry aroused the suspicion of the imperial guards. They quickly came over to check. They only saw two eunuchs lying on the ground, and two figures running away quickly in the distance.
"Stop!" Someone shouted loudly. The nearby imperial guards who heard the shout from afar quickly came over to surround and intercept them.