The noble lady who wears books has to fight monsters and upgrade

Chapter 499: Establishing the Crown Prince
It seemed that in just a few breaths, the emperor and several princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty were "bedridden" one after another.

Several powerful women in the harem knew that this was not just an ordinary "bedridden illness", but a "terminal illness" in a certain sense, and there might even be no improvement.

Concubine Lu looked at Princess He Rui with a glimmer of hope and pleading.
"He Rui, back then, your father entrusted the Great Zhou Dynasty and your brother to me. Now, I can only choose between the country and your brother. Even if I have to give up your brother, I can't watch your brother and his princes lose their lives like this."

"He Rui, please help them! Please!"

Back then, the old lady of the Duke of Li obtained the "precious medicine" that cut off the connection between the Duke of Li's Mansion and the "blood curse", and at the same time brought a "miracle medicine" for the descendants of the royal family of the Great Zhou.

This medicine can suppress the hidden poison in the body when the "blood curse" backfires, thus reducing the backlash.

Over time, if the person who is affected by the backlash can cultivate himself and suppress evil thoughts, although the "blood curse" cannot be lifted, the backlash of the "blood curse" can be gradually reduced and the person can live a safe and secure life for the rest of his life.

This bottle of medicine has always been in the hands of Princess He Ruichang’s mother, Queen Wu!
Queen Wu left the medicine to Princess He Rui.

"Your Highness, why are you asking me this question when you already know the answer? I have already taken the medicine, and my blood can't help my brother."

Princess He Rui had a calm expression.

Empress Wu and the old lady of Duke Li were close friends. After getting the "miracle medicine", she originally wanted to give it to the late emperor.

but……

A rare look of sadness appeared on He Rui's dignified and arrogant face.

"My mother was injured by my father and died of depression. Who can save my mother? Queen Concubine, I can't be as magnanimous as you."

"I am a narrow-minded person. I repay kindness with kindness and bear grudges with hatred!"

That year, after Empress Wu got the medicine, the late emperor believed that Empress Wu had selfish motives and was worried that in the future, Empress Wu would sideline the new emperor and make her own family the only powerful one.

So he secretly gave Empress Wu a chronic poison, with the intention of making her bedridden and unable to manage affairs.

After Queen Wu found out, she was completely desperate. No medicine or treatment was effective and she eventually died!

The late emperor may have felt guilty towards Queen Wu, and perhaps wanted to retain a force to check and balance the court, so he assigned a group of royal guards to Princess He Rui.

At the same time, a posthumous photo was handed to Princess He Rui.

He Rui pulled out the portrait from his sleeve.
"My Lady Dowager, my father has been calculating all his life. He admires your talent and loves your beauty, but he doesn't dare to entrust everything in his future to you! So -"

He Rui heard that her father went to his teacher's residence and met Concubine Lu who was reading in the back garden. He fell in love with her at first sight.

However, at that time, my father already had a wife, Wu.

Wu also came from a famous family, so it was naturally impossible for the emperor's father to divorce his wife for Concubine Lu. However, he was reluctant to give up Concubine Lu's family connections, and even more reluctant to give up Concubine Lu's talent and appearance, so he made many ambiguous moves. Empress Wu said that they were all "pretentious", and thus, she bewitched Concubine Lu and made plans for the emperor's side wholeheartedly.

"Princess, stop talking!"

Concubine Lu interrupted Princess He Rui and sighed softly.

"Even if it means dying for one's friend, I am willing to do so."

Concubine Lu knew very well that Princess He Rui and even Empress Wu all regarded her as a woman who was completely bewitched by men.

However, times have changed. Now, even if I explain it clearly and everyone understands it, what does it matter?
She lost interest and energy to explain, so that's it!
Princess He Rui shook her head, somewhat confused, yet somewhat relieved.

"Perhaps I cannot understand what you are thinking. However, you can take this portrait."

"My mother only wants me to be a happy and carefree princess of the Great Zhou. I don't want an empress! Even less do I want a puppet empress!"

"My Lady Dowager, you see, we are all of royal blood, but my brother and nephews have all suffered backlash, but I am safe and sound."

"It means I have no interest in power! This "blood curse" is truly magical. Only those who are obsessed with power and the throne will suffer the backlash!"

"Since ancient times, apart from the Empress Wu Zetian of the previous dynasty, who ascended the throne as a female ruler, no other woman could emulate her. At most, the harem could participate in political affairs, and they would have to bear the stigma of "harem meddling in politics". Therefore, the royal princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty has become the natural antidote for my brother and his men!"

Princess He Rui tore the portrait into pieces bit by bit, and let it go from her hands. The pieces of paper fell to the ground like snow.

"For the throne of my father and my brother, my mother was poisoned to death, my blood was taken, I was drugged, and I almost became a monster that was neither male nor female!" "Now, you don't have to threaten me or seduce me with the rhetoric of "female emperor". Their life and death have nothing to do with me!"

"Mrs. Toffee! Take care!"

After Princess He Rui finished speaking, she turned around and walked slowly towards the door of the bedroom.

Concubine Lu quietly watched Princess He Rui's back getting farther and farther away, and sighed heavily!
After a long time, the door of the bedroom opened again.

A palace maid held a tray in her hands, bowed her head and presented it with both hands.
"My Lady Consort, Her Royal Highness the Princess wants me to give this to you!"

On the tray, there is a precious pearl!
When Concubine Lu saw this, she clenched her hands and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes!
Blood Mist Pearl!

"Grandma Lu, what happened to Father, Fourth Brother, and Little Six and Little Eight?"

A young man hurried into the bedroom. He was tall and graceful, with an outstanding appearance, but his face was full of anxiety and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.

"Chen'er, you're here?"

When Concubine Lu saw this, she couldn't suppress her excitement.

The fifth prince Zhou Chendong was slightly surprised when he saw this. Concubine Lu was always dignified and serious, and rarely looked absent-minded like this.

It must be because of the things happening with my father and my fourth elder brother that I lost my composure.

Could it be that something big really happened to the royal family?
Why is it so weird?

Concubine Lu looked at the Fifth Prince with a smile.

"Chen'er, don't worry, your father is saved!"

The Second Prince’s Mansion is in chaos at this moment!
Prince Xu and the Second Prince fell into coma one after another. After Yuan first used medicine and acupuncture, they woke up one after another.

However, Yuanxian's acupuncture and pills could not last long, so both of them were conscious for a while and unconscious for a while.

In fact, after Yuanxian's treatment, the two of them were able to stay awake longer and longer.

But suddenly, news came from the palace.

"The Fifth Prince has a kind disposition, is gifted with pure talent, is wise, filial, benevolent, and respectful to his brothers. He saved the emperor when the country was in trouble! I hereby strictly obey the orders of the Empress Dowager and the Concubine Dowager, and follow public opinion. I hereby inform the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country that my fifth son Zhou Chendong will be appointed as the crown prince and be granted the imperial seal and seal!"

The Second Prince and Prince Xu felt a lump in their chest and fainted again!
Yuanxian himself also began to show signs of abnormality.

"It's like the things that my Gu originally relied on were being pulled away bit by bit. The thoughts that supported me also uncontrollably broke apart and collapsed bit by bit..."

Seeing this, Hong Qiubin was at a loss and didn't know what to say.

It seemed that just as I turned my head, several huge monsters fell down with a loud bang!

So, what will happen to him?

"What are you worried about? I'm not worried at all!"

Yuan first sneered,

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince and His Royal Highness Prince Xu are both extremely ambitious, and have been successful for many years. But now, their bodies are about to break down, and they can no longer bear their ambitions!"

"What should I do?"

Hong Qiubin felt a chill on his back. If Yuanxian had said, wouldn't the two of them be in great danger?
Yuan first glanced at Hong Qiubin and said nothing more.

But he was not anxious or discouraged at all. Instead, he was extremely calm.

Prince Xu and the Second Prince are not very useful. There are at least several hundred royal children, if not a thousand. There must be a suitable candidate!
"Help?"

I heard that only the fifth prince was not "attacked back". It seems that it was the blood of the fifth prince that saved the emperor and the princes!

Haha! It’s getting more and more interesting!