I insist

Chapter 250: The Deposed Crown Prince

Soon, news of the Emperor's worsening condition spread throughout the palace. Before he fell into a coma, he even asked the Crown Prince to oversee the country in his stead.

When Ming Taicheng learned of this, he was even more alarmed for Song Miqiu. If something really happened to the Emperor, Song Miqiu would definitely not be able to escape.

This left Ming Taicheng feeling quite helpless; he didn't know why Song Miqiu seemed to be plagued by all sorts of bad things.

But Song Miqiu still appeared at the Imperial Hospital as if nothing had happened, swaying around. Ming Taicheng went to find the other party to get an explanation, which was equivalent to giving himself an answer and putting his mind at ease.

However, Song Miqiu did not tell the other party, but secretly gave Ming Taicheng a reassuring look.

Seeing this, Ming Taicheng stopped saying anything and chose to believe the other party.

When the Crown Prince learned of this news, he immediately assumed that the Emperor had truly fallen victim to the trap. He laughed loudly, mocking the Emperor for overestimating himself, while also openly suppressing others.

This caused great distress to the officials in the court. They did not expect the emperor's condition to worsen at this critical juncture, and they were even more surprised that the crown prince would act in such a manner when he took power!

The Emperor is only seriously ill, yet the Crown Prince has already revealed such a weakness. If the Emperor were to pass away and the Crown Prince were to ascend to the throne, what a disaster that would be!

Noon.

The eunuch looked at the person before him in surprise, seemingly not expecting the Crown Prince to visit the Emperor at this time. He bowed to the man, "Your Highness, this is..."

"Get out of the way."

The crown prince frowned, looking at the person in front of him with impatience.

Upon hearing this, the eunuch blinked, momentarily stunned. He looked up at the other man, about to say something, when his chest was suddenly pushed open with great force.

He stood there unsteadily, and if it weren't for the eunuch supporting him by the door, he would surely have fallen.

The Crown Prince strode in and went straight to the Emperor's bedside. Looking at the Emperor lying on the dragon bed, barely alive, he chuckled lightly.

"Oh, isn't this my good father, the Crown Prince? Why haven't you woken up yet?" The Crown Prince bent down, reached out and gently patted the Emperor's cheek, his tone full of sarcasm.

"Do you think nobody knows about your petty affair?" the Crown Prince sneered. "The thought of your affair with the Empress Dowager makes me feel disgusted!"

The Crown Prince's tone hardened, and the disgust in his eyes reached its peak, "I have never seen an emperor like you. Even if you like the Empress Dowager the most, she is still your mother!"

"Do you know how shameful I am if word gets out! You humiliated my mother like that for an empress dowager who could cuckold you, how dare you?"

Hearing the Crown Prince's words, the Emperor was furious. He hadn't expected that the Crown Prince would think of him this way. He wasn't surprised that the Crown Prince knew about his relationship with the Empress Dowager.

Because the emperor himself felt that the things that happened between him and the empress dowager were too ostentatious, but he just wanted to live this kind of life with the empress dowager.

Even if they say the Empress Dowager cheated on him, so what? He didn't see it with his own eyes, and he won't believe it based on some evidence alone.

Just as the Crown Prince was about to speak with the Emperor, footsteps and noises suddenly came from outside the room.

The Crown Prince narrowed his eyes and slowly stood up. He turned to look at the door and saw the Empress Dowager standing at the door of the bedroom, staring straight at him.

Seeing this, the Crown Prince looked back at her with complete composure, showing his disdain for the Empress Dowager.

First, she was treacherous to the late emperor, and then she dragged the current emperor into the abyss. Even the crown prince doesn't know what else the empress dowager wouldn't dare to do.

"Crown Prince?" The Empress Dowager's expression darkened slightly. Her gaze passed through the Crown Prince and landed on the Emperor on the bed. Her tone was extremely unfriendly. "What brings Your Highness here?"

"Whether I, the Crown Prince, come here or not, it seems I don't need the Empress Dowager's approval, does it?" The Crown Prince looked at the other party with a sneer, raised an eyebrow, and spoke in a very unfriendly tone.

This left the Empress Dowager momentarily at a loss for words, so she simply ignored the Crown Prince and strode towards the Emperor.

Just as the Empress Dowager was about to approach the Emperor, the Crown Prince's confidant suddenly appeared in front of her and blocked her path. This made the Empress Dowager glare at the Crown Prince with annoyance, wondering what he was up to.

"Why are you stopping me?! Can't I even look at the Emperor?!" the Empress Dowager rebuked in a stern voice.

The Crown Prince was unfazed by the other party's attitude. He lazily walked up to the Empress Dowager, looked at her face, and said in a reproachful tone, "I still hope that the Empress Dowager can abide by some rules. After all, this is only the Emperor, not your lover. Shouldn't you keep your relationship with him in check?"

The Empress Dowager's face paled for a moment; she hadn't expected the other party to know about their relationship.

Just as the Empress Dowager was about to do something further, the Crown Prince continued to block her way, which infuriated her.

She stared coldly at him and said sharply, "Your Highness, don't be so arrogant!"

"Arrogant?" The Crown Prince sneered. "How can this be considered arrogant? I just find some things disgusting and want to clean them up."

Perhaps there were still some memorials for the Crown Prince to review, but he felt irritated just looking at the faces of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, so he simply made up an excuse and left.

Watching the Crown Prince's departing figure, the Empress Dowager strode to the Emperor's bedside, where she collapsed onto his body, her heart filled with panic.

The Empress Dowager knew that her biggest asset in the palace was the Emperor. If the Emperor were to die, she would be at the mercy of others.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but cry out to the Emperor, "Why did you have to fall ill at this time? What am I going to do now that you're down?! Can you really bear to watch me be bullied by them?!"

The Empress Dowager cried to the Emperor for an unknown amount of time before slowly leaving.

When the door to the room slammed shut, the emperor slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with helplessness and anger.

He was extremely grateful to Song Miqiu; if it weren't for him, he would never have heard these words.

The Emperor slightly opened his mouth, his voice extremely hoarse, "Guards!"

Soon a person appeared before the emperor, bowed, and asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, you..."

"Draft an imperial edict for me." The Emperor's eyes flashed with a ruthless glint when he thought of the Crown Prince's words and actions. Since the Crown Prince had ulterior motives, then he, as the father, would not be polite!

"I want to depose the Crown Prince!"

The emperor thought he had concealed the news of his secret decree perfectly, but he did not notice that the window was slightly ajar, and a pair of eyes were quietly watching from inside.