Improper stepping stone for men

Emperor Zhengrui collapsed suddenly in his prime of life, and the people in Xianzhuang Palace urgently summoned the imperial physician. As soon as the news came out, the whole court was shaken.

As the crown prince, Yang Yan was one of the first to get the news, but he was outside the palace at the time, so he came late. By the time he arrived, the empress dowager had already passed out because of the stimulation, and was sent back to her by the empress. in the palace.

Those concubines who came to inquire in fear or clamored for sickness because of their favor were also sent back by her in a few words, and a password ban was issued in the harem. Everything was properly arranged.

Having a capable mother is peace of mind, Yang Yan doesn't need to worry about the affairs of the harem, he only needs to take care of the front court.

Apart from the original owner, there is only the second prince who is an adult prince now. The title of prince has already been decided, and his status is stable.

After appeasing the courtiers and setting up the guards in the palace, Yang Yan waited with the queen mother for the results of the imperial physician's diagnosis and treatment, but it took only one day to wait. People from the imperial hospital came out to report countless times, but they couldn't come up with a charter.

"Trash!" At dusk, the Queen's patience was exhausted, and she couldn't help but throw the teacup and burst out, "Are so many of you in the palace just for idle food? Your Majesty has been in a coma for a whole day. I can't find any!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!" The head of the Imperial Hospital was so frightened that he was drenched in cold sweat, and he hurriedly argued, "It's not because I didn't do my best, it's because your Majesty's illness is too strange, it looks like a stroke but it's not, it's not...poisoning, it's I am incompetent, please forgive my sin."

"Don't make excuses for your own incompetence," the queen said coldly, "No matter what method you use, I must cure the emperor as soon as possible, otherwise don't blame me for being merciless."

"This..." The Chief of the Imperial Hospital had a bitter face, but under her intimidation, he had no choice but to accept the order, "I will definitely go all out."

After the people were sent away, there were only mother and son left in the room. The queen's face had lost the previous anger. She peeped at her son's face and said tentatively: "Your father's illness is not very good. What's the rules after that? Do you know it in your heart?"

This kind of temptation has already said almost bluntly: Your father is going to die, are you ready to succeed?

As a wife, when her husband is about to die, her first reaction is not to be sad, but to plan to take over his legacy.

This sounds sad, and also very cold and heartless, but Yang Yan is not surprised, there is not much affection between the emperor and empress.

Back then Emperor Zhengrui only favored Xiao Shi alone, the life of the original owner and mother was not easy, if not for the protection of the emperor's first wife, it is hard to say whether the original owner would have survived safely.

Later, Concubine Xiao Gui was abolished and imprisoned in the cold palace, and the empress ascended to the throne. In the past 18 years, many newcomers have entered the palace one after another. She has long since stopped asking for the king's favor.

In her heart, she regarded the emperor more as a partner, he gave her wealth and glory, she took care of the harem for him, and controlled the concubines and children, that's all.

"Mother, don't worry, son and minister." Yang Yan nodded slightly to her, expressing that she understood what she meant.

The queen curled her lower lip in relief, but soon returned to a worried look.

There was still no result found at the Tai Hospital until late at night, but the people sent by Yang Yan came first to report that they had found something.

He knew early on that the emperor's so-called serious illness was man-made, so it was impossible for him to be unprepared. On the surface, he seemed to believe that the emperor was ill, but in fact, he secretly asked people to arrest all the people in Xianzhuang Palace.

Sure enough, at this time, the little eunuch who was trying to eliminate the evidence in the dark was caught. Unfortunately, seeing that the matter was exposed, he committed suicide on the spot when he was caught.

However, although the person died, the things in his hands were not destroyed in time, and the remaining small amount of powder was sent to the imperial physicians. After inspection, they quickly recognized that it was a colorless and odorless drug called Mengxiansan.

People who inhale this drug will fall into a dream and sleep for a long time, but no symptoms can be seen on the surface, and finally exhaust their vitality and die.

It wasn't that no one had suspected it before, but Emperor Zhengrui's pulse was somewhat specious, so he was still uncertain about using the antidote.

Because the antidote of Mengxian Powder is a highly poisonous substance that interacts with the main medicinal materials that make it, if the wrong medicine is used, the emperor may suffer great damage to his body even if he does not die.

Now that the thing was found from the hands of the traitor, the imperial physicians no longer hesitated, and quickly prepared the antidote and fed it to the emperor.

Everyone in the Tai Hospital was nervous for a long time. Seeing that he did not appear to be poisoned after taking the medicine, they knew that he was on the right track, so they breathed a sigh of relief, and then waited for others to wake up.

When everyone was immersed in the good news that the emperor was fine and would wake up the next day, the empress quietly pulled Yang Yan into the inner room, and asked with some puzzlement: "Emperor, why are you like this?"

She thought that her son had understood what she meant before, but what he did next was unexpected to her. They were not the ones who did the tricks. Obviously, he just needs to stand by and wait for the emperor to die before he can take over the throne openly. , why did he choose to save people?

Yang Yan understood what the queen mother meant, but he had hesitated before, after all, being a prince in a feudal society was not easy.

If you don't perform well, you will be considered incompetent, and if your status is unstable, you may be pulled down by your brothers at any time.

But if he behaves too well, he will be jealous and guarded by the emperor, for fear that he will develop rebellious thoughts after a long time.

In short, people are not human inside and out. Shao Yuqi, the deposed prince of the former dynasty, is a living example. How good he was when he was young shows how tragic his later results are.

It can be said that most of what Shao Yuqi did after he became an adult was caused by the environment.

The suspicion from his father who loved him in the past, as well as the eyes of his brothers, all caused him great psychological pressure, so that he couldn't bear the big change in temperament in the end.

Now Yang Yan looks pretty on the surface, but who dares to say that he won't be the next Shao Yuqi?

However, whether it is said that he is soft-hearted or hypocritical, he has such a temperament, and he will not choose to die for the sake of a possibility in the future.

Over the years, Emperor Zhengrui has not done anything wrong to the original owner. On the contrary, he has cared about the prince. Although he can't be said to be caring, he has always taught him earnestly and truly raised him as his heir.

"Mother, that is my father after all." Yang Yan finally uttered this sentence with downcast eyes.

The queen's face suddenly changed, and she took a few steps back in shock: "Do you think the queen mother is willing to watch you do unrighteous things? I am not worried about your safety? After all, people's hearts are changeable, and now your father is very satisfied with you , but can you guarantee that it will be the same in the future?"

"My mother is sometimes really afraid, afraid that you will be like Shao Yuqi back then, and die in the end..."

After uttering those four words with difficulty, this always strong woman couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes, but she soon realized that she had lost her composure, and turned her back to him and quietly wiped away the tears.

Yang Yan didn't expect her reaction to be so big, and she was a little embarrassed: "Mother, I don't mean to blame you."

"Don't worry, my son is not that foolish and filial. If the emperor really fears me in the future and wants to attack me, I will definitely not sit still."

"I'm afraid that things will not be up to you when the time comes." The queen shook her head and sighed.

Yang Yan is not worried about this. After all, he knows more advanced things than people in this world, and he has experience in managing the world's largest large-scale group. Now he is still in a high position, and it is easy to make money in this era. .

When he has money, plus he has some knowledge about qingzhidan medicine, he can completely build his own powerful armed force. If Emperor Zhengrui wants to attack him, he will let him see Huaer first. Why is it so red!

But these are not good things to say to the queen, in order to appease her, Yang Yan had no choice but to pretend to be wronged and said: "The queen mother doubts my son's ability so much, my son will be sad."

The queen said angrily: "You are so capable now, and you don't believe what your mother said anymore. How can I dare to doubt you?"

"Even if I'm seventy or eighty, I'm still the queen mother's son." Yang Yan hurriedly said, "It's not that I don't believe my mother's words. In fact, I'm like a mirror in my heart, but now my father treats me well. This place, I really can't bear it."

"But Queen Mother, please trust me once, okay?" He took a step forward and pulled the Queen's sleeve, shaking it twice like a child acting like a baby, "I'm not talking big words, but really have the ability to protect myself. I will not let myself fall into the same fate as the deposed prince."

What can the queen do?You can't be divorced from your son just because he has benevolence, righteousness and kindness in his heart, right?

"Forget it, the matter has come to this point, what's the use of my palace blaming you?" The queen sighed, "You need to remember in the future that your father is not only your father, but also your opponent, you must not take it lightly .”

"My son knows, the queen mother doesn't have to worry." Yang Yan obediently nodded in agreement.

"How can the queen mother not be worried?" The queen pointed her finger at his forehead, a little annoyed and a little funny, "You have been like this since you were a child. Every time you tell you to promise everything well, you will do it again when you turn around."

Yang Yan was suddenly embarrassed, the original owner seemed to have such a small problem, but it had nothing to do with him!What a shame.

The mother and son chatted and laughed, and finally let go of the previous grievances, because the emperor hadn't woken up yet, and they never left, so they asked someone to arrange a room for them in the side hall.

He thought that he could show his favor in front of the emperor the next day, but unexpectedly, he waited for them to go to his bedroom to guard him early in the morning, but he waited from dawn until dawn, and he still didn't wake up.