Beijing, the capital of the Ming Empire.
In the Forbidden City, in the royal study, Emperor Zhu Youtang was sitting on a chair and reading the memorials on the table. His face was ruddy, and he didn't look like someone who had been seriously injured.
However, only Zhu Youtang himself knew that the Sword Qi in his body was like maggots in his bones. It lingered in his heart and veins, eroding his vitality at all times. If it were not for Ancestor Sunflower who kept sacrificing his Genuine Qi to extend his life, he would not have lived for more than three to five months.
" It's been half a month. As expected, I'm afraid this injury won't recover." After approving the last memorial, Zhu Youtang rubbed his eyes and coughed lightly. A trace of blood came out of his mouth and dyed the golden handkerchief red.
Patriarch Sunflower's figure appeared from the darkness. He sighed and poured the pure zhenqi he had cultivated for decades into Emperor Zhu Youtang's body to stabilize his injuries."Your Majesty, your injuries are so serious, so you don't have to worry about government affairs anymore. A healthy dragon body is the greatest blessing for the country.”
The Emperor shook his head with a bitter smile." My injury has nothing to do with exhaustion. You know this better than anyone else, Sunflower."”
Patriarch Sunflower was silent. He knew the lethality of a peerless expert, especially Ye Gucheng. Even among the peerless experts, he was one of the best. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stab Emperor Zhu Youtang with one sword under the double protection of Patriarch Sunflower and Lu Xiaofeng.
Swordsmen were originally weapons of slaughter. Swordsmen were the fiercest of all martial artists, and a peerless Sword Saint was enough to become the nightmare of the world.
Even though most of the power of Ye Gucheng's sword was blocked, the remaining power was enough to make the world's famous doctors helpless.
"By the way, Sunflower, how's Zhao 'er doing recently?”Thinking of his only son, Emperor Zhu Youtang smiled.
"His Highness the Crown Prince, he…"
"What's wrong with the Crown Prince?" Zhu Youtang frowned slightly.”
"According to the intelligence from outside the palace, the crown prince hasn't left his residence for half a month. He's been having sex with the crown prince consort and the secondary consort every day. He even…"
At this point, Ancestor Sunflower raised his head and looked at Emperor Zhu Youtang's expression. He was worried that Zhu Youtang would faint from anger.
After all, it was fine if the Crown Prince was ridiculous before. After all, he had his father to support him. He was below one person and above ten thousand people. There was no need for him to think about anything. But now, knowing that the Emperor was seriously injured and would not live for many years, he was still wasting time and not working hard. What was this Crown Prince trying to do? God bless His Majesty the Emperor not to be angered by this unfilial son.
Ancestor Sunflower had entered the palace since he was young and served Emperor Zhu Youtang. He was loyal and never had second thoughts, so he didn't dare to say anything else for fear of hurting the Emperor.
However, Emperor Zhu Youtang's face didn't show anger as forefather Sunflower had expected. Instead, he looked quite expectant."Even what?"
Patriarch Sunflower hesitated for a moment."Even, even brazenly doing that with quite a few servant girls…"
Ancestor Sunflower's information was not wrong. Moreover, Zhu Houzhao had deliberately leaked this information to make his reputation of being a "silkpants," a "good-for-nothing," and a "lecherous" even more resounding in the capital. Only in this way would those big shots in the game treat Zhu Houzhao as a vase character that could be casually rubbed, and set their target on the opponent, not caring about Zhu Houzhao.
Now that Zhu Houzhao had a way to become stronger, he was getting stronger every day. Every day, he looked new.
What he needed was to buy more time and opportunities. Just like a chameleon in the jungle, camouflage was not the ultimate goal. The moment he removed his camouflage, he would launch a lightning-fast attack and kill his prey in one strike. That was the real goal.
Just as Zhu Houzhao had expected, when the various forces received the news, they looked down on the Empire's Crown Prince even more. Zhu Wangguan had even written a memorial to the Emperor, condemning Zhu Houzhao's actions. The memorial was righteous, as if it was to help Zhu Houzhao return to the right path.
It had to be said that Zhu Bujue's disguise was quite accurate. His words and actions were no different from those of a true loyal king. This was not the first time he had submitted such a memorial. However, this time, it was privately withheld by Ancestor Sunflower, afraid that the Emperor would be annoyed.
However, after listening to Zhu Houzhao's recent performance, the Emperor's reaction left even a peerless expert like Ancestor Sunflower confused. Instead of getting angry, the Emperor laughed out loud."Haha, looking at the situation, Zhao 'er should have comprehended it. As expected of my good son, my good son!”
Patriarch Sunflower was confused."Your Majesty, what…what are you so happy about?”
Zhu Youtang laughed and said,"This is a pleasure that only men like me and my son understand. You won't understand."”
"…"
" Hurry, hurry up and summon my son into the palace to see me." The Emperor's face was flushed red, and his eyebrows were dancing with joy. His joy overflowed from his words." I want to confirm one thing!"”
At this moment, a young eunuch suddenly walked in from outside the royal study. He knelt before the Emperor and said,""Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince requests an audience outside the palace.”
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