The mighty general died on the day of the coup.

All three clans of the Li family were executed. For a time, the execution ground was filled with heads and blood flowed like a river.

Concubine Shu heard the news in the palace and was in great grief.

She really regretted it. If she hadn't had to fight for that position, at least she wouldn't have implicated her clansmen. Yi'er could have been a rich and idle king in Long County safely.

But now, it was too late to say anything. Looking at the poisoned wine sent by Eunuch Hong, Concubine Shu drank it without hesitation.

She came to atone for her sins!

Soon, Concubine Shu vomited blood and left the world with guilt for the three clans of the Li family.

Eunuch Hong sighed and ordered people to collect Concubine Shu's body. The emperor told him to handle Concubine Shu's funeral affairs and bury her according to the concubine's rites. She was dead, but he couldn't be careless.

This was over, and he had to send poisoned wine to King Cheng!

King Cheng was not as straightforward as Concubine Shu. The poisoned wine sent by Eunuch Hong was spilled several times. King Cheng cried bitterly: "I want to see my father. I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me, my father!"

"Eunuch Hong, take me to see my father, please!"

He said and rushed out of the palace.

Eunuch Hong ordered several young eunuchs to catch King Cheng: "Your Highness, you can go on your way with peace of mind."

King Cheng struggled even harder after hearing this.

Eunuch Hong persuaded him a few more times, but in the end he lost his patience and ordered several young eunuchs to hold King Cheng down and force him to drink.

King Cheng died soon after.

Eunuch Hong ordered people to clean up and turned to leave.

He also had to cooperate with the imperial guards to search the palace for suspicious people, so he really didn't have time to waste with King Cheng here.

The Imperial Guards and the Ministry of Internal Affairs cooperated with each other. In just two or three days, they found dozens of people who had sneaked into the palace during the chaos. After interrogation, they found that they were all secretly stuffed into the palace by Concubine Shu, who was in charge of the harem.

In the previous dynasty, a group of Cheng Wang's party was also found, and they were all confiscated or exiled by the emperor.

For a time, everyone in the previous dynasty and the harem was silent.

The matter finally came to an end.

After hearing this, Shu Yuwan said to herself: "Concubine Xian and the Fifth Prince didn't prepare to fish in troubled waters? Or did they do it too carefully and didn't find out?"

Shu Yuwan didn't believe that the Fifth Prince and Concubine Xian would leave this great opportunity and do nothing.

It's a pity that the Fifth Prince's handle was not caught this time, otherwise, two could be hit at once.

The prince said, "If the fifth brother and the virtuous concubine are added, I'm afraid that the emperor will feel even more uncomfortable. Let him take a break."

Shu Yuwan said embarrassedly, "It's my fault for not thinking it through."

The prince touched Shu Yuwan's hand, "I know you are doing this for my own good."

"Shao Siyi is in charge of the imperial guards, he has enough ability, and the emperor has given him the power to do it. If he hasn't found out, I'm afraid there are no loopholes to catch."

When Shu Yuwan heard the prince talking about Shao Siyi, she suddenly remembered Shao who married the prince in the previous life. She didn't know if that Shao had any relationship with this Shao Siyi.

She couldn't help but smile in her heart. At the beginning, she was worried that Shao's marriage to the prince would be bad for the prince, and she wanted to find a way to stop the prince from marrying Shao. Unexpectedly, she married the prince herself in the end.

Shu Yuwan replied, "I know, Ajin, since the palace is peaceful, you don't have to worry about me too much, you go and get busy."

"Yeah." The prince nodded. There are still many things to do on the emperor's side, so I went first.

He touched Shu Yuwan's belly again and whispered, "Don't bother your mother, or your father will be angry."

Shu Yuwan laughed and pushed the prince.

The prince turned and went out.

After the prince left, Shu Yuwan said, "Qingdai, go ask about Shao Siyi and see what's going on at his home."

Qingdai is now used to her young lady's sudden and unexpected tasks every day, so she turned around and did it immediately.

......

The emperor started to attend court again, but his spirit was visibly worse, and he looked unwell.

In the past, he got up at the beginning of the morning hour every day, washed up and started to handle government affairs, but in recent days, except for getting up early in the morning, he always had to be called by Eunuch Hong over and over again before he could get up.

But the emperor was a diligent person, and he repeatedly told Eunuch Hong to wake him up on time.

Eunuch Hong could not help but persuade him: "Your Majesty, you are not fully recovered yet, why don't you rest for a few days."

The emperor shook his head: "No, I have rested for a long time to pretend to be poisoned. If I rest any longer, these things in the court will be delayed again and again."

The emperor knew that the poison had been almost cured, and he was more sad.

He also treated Concubine Shu with care. He always thought that Concubine Shu was simple-minded. Since Shu Yan left, only Concubine Shu was still in his heart in the harem.

He also watched Prince Cheng grow up. He used to go to Concubine Shu's palace more often. When Prince Cheng was a child, he often circled around him. When he saw him, he would act like a spoiled child and ask him to hold him.

Unexpectedly, after he sent Prince Cheng so far away, he would come back and cause this father-son fratricide!

Concubine Zhang was under house arrest. After learning that Concubine Shu had died, she actually felt a sense of grief: "Concubine Shu was spoiled by her father and brother when she was at home. After she married into the palace, the emperor also favored her because of the help of her father and brother. She has always been willful and free. Unexpectedly, she ended up killing herself and her family!"

"Your Majesty..." Nanny Jin said worriedly: "Concubine Shu is dead, and the harem will be ruled by Concubine Xian!"

Concubine Zhang snorted: "Concubine Xian, who is insidious, is not as easy to deal with as Concubine Shu."

Madame Jin said worriedly: "Shufei is in charge of the harem, we can still mobilize people to do things, Xianfei..."

Concubine Zhang hesitated for a while, and said indifferently: "Now we can only wait and see, let the rest of us be more obedient. Since Xianfei has come to the stage, let her play her best. Let's see if Xianfei is a better chess player or the emperor is more perceptive~"

"Yes!"

"Did Xianfei find out anything?" The emperor asked in Chenggan Palace.

Shao Siyi knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have not found anything unusual."

Eunuch Hong also bowed his head and said, "I have not found anything wrong with Concubine Xian either."

After thinking for a while, he said, "It's just that some of the people arranged by Concubine Shu to enter the palace at that time were mixed into the palace with the items that Concubine Xian requested to buy in the palace. But at that time, Concubine Shu was in charge of the palace, and these were also arranged by Concubine Shu."

The emperor listened thoughtfully and asked, "Are these people still here?"

Eunuch Hong bowed his head even more: "You ordered them to be executed together with the people of the Li family."

The emperor gave up after listening.

It is also possible that he was suspicious.

However, Concubine Xian reminded him that the ginseng soup was poisonous at the last minute, which always made him feel suspicious.

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