flstandardbreds Chapter 338 The 3rd Prince is Dead
Chapter 338 The 3rd Prince is Dead
A hoarse voice was heard in the darkness.
"The Third Prince is back?"
"Yes, I heard that he was severely punished by Lord Qinglong and couldn't even walk. He was carried into the mansion by the servants."
"Haha, Qinglong is also a loser. He even let go of those who persecuted the emperor."
"Sir, what should we do next?"
"What should we do?" The voice in the darkness paused for a moment, and with a chilling tone, "We must kill him while he's ill."
"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."
In the Third Prince's mansion, the Third Prince had regained consciousness, but he had thrown away all the medicine that his servants had brought him.
"Get out! All of you get out."
"Your Highness, you are seriously injured. You can't do without medicine."
"Can't you hear what my highness is saying?"
The third prince roared angrily, and all the porcelain in the room was smashed to pieces.
The housekeeper had no choice but to ask everyone to leave first and discuss the matter after he had appeased the Third Prince.
Inside the house, a dark figure knelt in front of the third prince.
"Your Highness, we have discovered that those medicinal herbs have been tampered with."
"What happens if I drink it?"
"The injury is accelerating, and there will be no cure within ten days."
"Alright, alright, Your Highness, I want to see who wants me dead so badly." He growled through gritted teeth, "Go investigate the origins of those herbs and find the real culprit behind this."
"I have already found out."
"who is it?"
"Yes……"
puff~
The Third Prince's eyes widened in disbelief, and he looked down at the dagger stuck in his abdomen. "You, why?"
"I'm sorry, Third Prince, but my master wants your life."
The third prince fell to the ground, his face screwed up in pain, bright red blood continuously flowing out, instantly forming a pool of blood under him.
"who is it?"
The black shadow flashed and disappeared in the room in an instant, leaving the third prince alone with a pair of hateful eyes staring at him, slowly losing his life.
Inside the palace, the Queen walked hurriedly towards the Emperor's bedroom.
"Have you really developed an antidote?"
"Your Majesty, it must be true. The Imperial Hospital has sent news that His Majesty has taken the medicine and will be awake in an hour."
"Okay, great."
Her pace quickened a little, and finally she couldn't help but jog over.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard congratulations coming from inside the house.
"Is His Majesty awake?"
The Queen asked anxiously, and Eunuch Wu burst into tears with excitement.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has awakened."
"Bless the Buddha!"
The empress clasped her hands together and thanked God devoutly. After she had done all this, she came to Emperor Meiji's bedside, saw that he had opened his eyes, sobbed and threw herself into his arms.
"Your Majesty, are you going to scare me to death?"
Emperor Meiji smiled weakly and said, "Thank you for troubling the Empress these days. I am fine now."
The queen wiped her tears, but she couldn't stop them and they were soaked with humiliation in a moment.
"Imperial Physician, has the poison in His Majesty's body been completely removed?"
"Yes, the poison has been completely eliminated, but Your Majesty has lost a lot of energy this time and needs more rest to recover."
"Well, well, well." The Queen excitedly waved her hand, "For the meritorious service of the Imperial Hospital in saving the Emperor, everyone will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold."
The imperial doctors all knelt down and thanked, "Thank you, Her Majesty, for the reward."
"Alright, all of you, step back!"
During this time, Emperor Meiji had fallen into a drowsy sleep.
The Queen gave him a deep look and said, "You all should leave as well. I will personally guard His Majesty."
The only sound in the quiet room was the faint sound of breathing, and the fragrance of flowers drifted in through the window.
boom!
The queen fainted instantly.
The window was slightly open, and with a "whoosh", something flashed past in front of him.
After an unknown amount of time, a roar was heard from inside the house.
"What did you say? The third brother is dead?"
The Queen was suddenly awakened and saw Emperor Meiji staring at Eunuch Wu viciously.
"Impossible, I don't believe it."
Eunuch Wu's eyes were red and he wiped away his tears with his sleeves from time to time.
"Your Majesty, this old servant has also brought back the body of the Third Prince."
Finally hearing what they were saying, the Queen's pupils suddenly shrank. Was the Third Prince really dead?
"Carry it up."
As soon as Emperor Meiji finished speaking, a body covered with a white cloth was carried up.
"I will come in person."
Emperor Meiji stepped forward tremblingly, pulled back the white cloth, and revealed the familiar face underneath.
"how come?"
He burst into tears and tightly grasped the hands that had long lost their warmth.
"Third brother, say something! Father has woken up, please get up and look at me."
"Third brother, why is your body so cold? Are you cold?"
Emperor Meiji roared: "Hurry up and bring the quilt over."
The palace servants immediately took action. Eunuch Wu reluctantly explained, "Your Majesty, the dead cannot be resurrected. Please accept my condolences."
Emperor Meiji seemed to have not heard half of what was said, and he simply covered the third prince's body with all the quilts he had taken.
He kept muttering, "You'll be warm if you cover yourself with more blankets."
The Queen Mother could no longer bear to watch and came to persuade them.
"Your Majesty, the Third Prince is dead. Our top priority is to catch the real murderer who killed the Third Prince."
"Queen, be careful with your words. My third son is not dead. He just fell asleep. Sleeping..."
Before he could finish his words, Emperor Meiji rolled his eyes, fell to the ground and fell into a coma again.
"Physician, call the doctor quickly."
The death of the third prince caused an uproar in the court and the harem, and the first sword was pointed directly at Qinglong's torture chamber.
"It was Lord Qinglong who tortured His Royal Highness the Third Prince, which led to his death."
"No way! I heard that the Third Prince died by the sword."
"That could have been left behind after being tortured in the torture chamber. Everyone knows that Qinglong's methods are ruthless. There's no way the Third Prince would have walked out alive."
"There has to be evidence, otherwise there is no way to convict."
For a moment, everyone was silent.
The conservatives asked weakly, "Should we inform the Third Prince's uncle about this matter?"
The radicals immediately retorted, “No.”
The general is a tough guy who loves the third prince the most. If he knew about this, the border would be in chaos.
"What's the matter that's being kept secret?"
"..."
It is even more terrifying to hide it. The general will punish you later, and you will lose ten pounds of weight if you don't die.
"My two princes, do you have any suggestions?"
As the two most noble princes in the court, the eldest prince and the fourth prince looked at each other in surprise.
"Brother, you...you are very knowledgeable, so you should speak!"
"Fourth brother, you're smart, why don't you think of a way to have the best of both worlds?"
Ha ha!
The two looked at each other and suddenly said in unison: "Maybe we should help bury the third brother first."
"Yes, this is the real thing."
After saying that, the two of them ran away without looking back.
In the harem, when Concubine Jing heard that her beloved son had died tragically in the mansion, her brain was dazed for a moment and then she fainted.
When she woke up, the third prince's body had been carried into the emperor's bedroom, and she ran over crying.
"Son! My poor son, you died so tragically."
"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for our son!"
Emperor Meiji felt a splitting headache and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation."
At this moment, a series of footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, perhaps I can help you."