Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Li Junhao nodded in understanding, and asked Xiao Fuzi and Sang Mo to wait outside the palace. He followed Eunuch Chengping into the Qianqing Palace alone.

There was no sound in the huge palace, and even the palace servants did not see the two people.

In the main hall, the emperor was sitting on a chair and talking to Concubine Shu.

"Hao'er pays homage to the Emperor, father, and His Majesty the Concubine." Li Junhao greeted both of them very seriously.

Concubine Shu then noticed Li Junhao and quickly stood up from her chair. She looked at him lovingly and said, "Hao'er, I haven't seen you for a few days. You seem to have lost a lot of weight. You should pay more attention to your health."

The emperor also nodded, "Yes, it is indeed reduced in weight. I will ask Cheng Ping to send some more supplements to the East Palace later."

Li Junhao waved his hands quickly and said, "Father, I am fine. But I am very worried about your health."

Concubine Shu exchanged glances with the emperor, then she patted Li Junhao's arm and said, "You two should have a good chat. I still have a lot of things to deal with in the harem, so I will go back first."

As she said this, she bowed to the emperor. After the emperor nodded slightly, she left the Qianqing Palace.

"Hao'er, please sit down. You've worked hard these past two days. How is Xiao Shiyi?"

The emperor spoke very naturally, without a trace of illness at all. It seemed that he had undoubtedly been pretending to be sick for the past two days.

Li Junhao had such a guess before, but he really didn't dare to think that it was true. Now it seems that he underestimated his father's way of doing things.

"Your Majesty, everything is fine with Sheng'er. As for the matter of the fifth brother, I wonder if Your Majesty knows about it?" Li Junhao asked carefully.

"I know. I have even sent someone out to investigate, but there is no news yet. Sigh..."

Although the emperor spoke with as much vigor as usual, he unconsciously revealed a hint of fatigue when talking about Li Juncheng.

"Your elder brother was the child I was most satisfied with back then, but unfortunately he passed away at an early age. Later, the fourth child slipped and fell into a lotus pond and also died. The sixth child had a fever that damaged his brain, and he was stupid and idiotic all day long. There were even several more who died before they were born. Alas..."

"Every time I think of these things, there is actually a moment of regret in my heart. Why did I choose to take this path?"

"Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world. If you have wealth and glory that the world cannot enjoy, you will definitely have to endure pain and torture that the world cannot accept."

Li Junhao listened to his father's rambling on and on, and seeing his lonely expression, he felt mixed emotions.

People say that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. And in the palace, a place where one can touch the pinnacle of power, the intrigues behind it are so serious.

Even the emperor cannot protect his own children, let alone others.

"So, when you told me that you didn't want to continue on this path, I really felt sorry for you. It was also because of what your mother asked me before she died. She said that if possible, I hope you won't go down this path again in the future."

Li Junhao knew about this matter, and he always understood what his mother meant. Before her death, she had been investigating the cause of his eldest brother's death. As for the final result, no one knew.

However, the queen mother still often looked at herself, shaking her head and sighing.

My mother once told me that if she had known that my father was going to be the emperor, she would never have married him.

The Queen Mother regretted it. Even though she was the queen of a country, she still regretted it, and she always believed that the death of her eldest brother was her responsibility.

Even if no one had done anything wrong, the Queen Mother's condition was already very bad, and her deep self-blame would keep her awake all night.

"Father, Hao'er knows everything you said, that's why Hao'er insists on his own ideas and wants to keep this position. I know what I should do, but I can't do it..."

Li Junhao lowered his eyes and felt very guilty in his heart. However, it was useless to blame himself. At this time, only his persistence could help his eleventh brother's wish come true.

Moreover, he had discovered from a very early time that his eleventh brother was actually more suitable for that position than himself.

So he was willing to be a target and attract all the conspiracies and malicious attacks, just to create conditions for his eleventh brother to grow up safely.

The emperor looked at him blaming himself, and finally couldn't bear it and said, "You don't have to say that. I know everything, so your current situation should be the most dangerous. You have given everyone around you to the Eleventh Master. How can I be at ease?"

Li Junhao said indifferently, "Don't worry, Father. I have other plans. If they dare to attack me, I will make them regret it."

The emperor was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Well, okay, I guess I have to pretend to be sick for two more days, otherwise they won't dare to really let go and do it."

Li Junhao was really confused about this matter. "Did Father sense any danger? That's why he resorted to this desperate measure?"

The emperor looked up at the empty hall and said, "Chengping discovered that Imperial Doctor Zhang had tampered with the medicine he gave me."

This sentence immediately made Li Junhao break out in a cold sweat, "Are they really so bold? And they even bribed Doctor Zhang to do things for them?"

"Humph, these are just trifles. In addition to promising Doctor Zhang a high position in the future, there must be a threat to the safety of his family. Fortunately, Cheng Ping studies various poisons every day, so he was discovered in time."

Among the people of Chu, no more than five people knew that Eunuch Chengping was good at poison, so the emperor did not think it was a big deal at all.

He didn't even expose Doctor Zhang's actions, but just played along and pretended that the dragon was ill.

"I have to attend the morning court every day. I have been doing this for so many years. I will take this opportunity to take a break."

Li Junhao nodded, "I can handle other matters easily, but regarding Concubine Yu, please let me know clearly, Father."

He was referring to the fact that Concubine Yu had hidden banned drugs in the palace. Since Eunuch Chengping knew a lot about poisons, he should have discovered this a long time ago.

"Well, she is pregnant with my child after all. She has been demoted to Zhaoyi. Let her take good care of the pregnancy first. We can talk about everything after the child is born." The emperor's expression became very strange, as if he really had different feelings for Wang Yuyan.

Li Junhao could only nod seriously, and then looked at the emperor with some concern, "Is there really nothing wrong with your health, father?"