Chapter 266: Concubine Shu's Illness
Outside the Imperial Study Room.

When the three brothers Li Chengze, Li Chengru and others walked out of the hall, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

It was as if the invisible mountain that had been pressing down on them had finally disappeared.

"Oh my god, I was scared to death just now." Li Chengping patted his chest and said.

Li Chengze said to Li Chengru beside him: "Boss, did anything happen after you entered the imperial study just now?"

"Why do I feel something is not right when I look at your expressions?"

Li Chengru sighed helplessly and said, "What else could it be?"

"Before you came, Father asked the two of us if there was anyone suitable if he was going to appoint a new crown prince."

Li Chengze asked: "Then what?"

Li Chengru said: "Then, the two of us recommended you."

"That's right." Li Chengping followed suit and said, "The emperor asked us who is suitable to be the crown prince, and we all said that the second brother is suitable."

"However, after the emperor heard it, he directly criticized us."

"We were so scared that we just knelt on the ground and almost got beaten."

After hearing this, Li Chengze finally understood what was going on.

No wonder he looked so unhappy when he saw these two guys as soon as he came in.

It turns out that he was criticized by Emperor Qing.

Li Chengze said: "You two are really something, why didn't you discuss this with me before?"

"You two pushed me out. What do you think Father will think?"

"He criticized you, which was considered a light punishment."

"Why?" Li Chengping asked puzzledly.

Li Chengze said: "He formed a clique for personal gain, and he is the only remaining prince. Do you think his father would not be angry if he knew about it?"

At this moment, Li Chengru suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Why didn't I think of that just now?"

"Second brother, now that the emperor knows about this, will it have any impact on you?"

He can support the second brother and become the candidate for the new crown prince.

However, he couldn't say it directly.

Supporting someone privately and supporting someone openly are two different things.

Li Chengze waved his hand and said, "It shouldn't be a big problem, you don't have to worry."

Anyway, he didn't want to be a prince.

Even if Emperor Qing is angry, what does it matter?

"correct."

Li Chengze suddenly thought of something and asked, "Why did you two recommend me to be the crown prince?"

"Why aren't you two fighting?"

"Haha..." Li Chengping laughed, "Second brother, you really know how to joke."

"In terms of character, talent, appearance, and ability, who between us can compare to you?"

"Of course, the position of the new crown prince belongs to you."

"Besides, you've been so good to us before, how can we compete with you?"

Li Chengru also nodded and said, "Yes, that's right, what the third brother said is indeed true."

"Even if we want to compete, we must be qualified."

"I believe that all the civil and military officials now support you very much to become the new crown prince."

Li Chengze pondered for a moment and felt that what they said did make some sense.

Forget it, let’s not worry about this matter for now.

Since I'm at the palace today, I'll go and see how my mother is doing.

After his treatment, I should be able to recover soon.

Thinking of this, Li Chengze waved his hand to the two of them and said, "I have to go see my mother now, so I won't talk to you for now."

"I'll be back at lunch time."

"Okay, second brother, you go and do your work first." Li Chengping waved his hand.

Afterwards, Li Chengze left.

Li Chengping asked Li Chengru beside him: "Brother, where are we going now?" Li Chengru shook his head and said: "I don't know either."

"Let's just walk around here first. There's nowhere else to go anyway."

"Oh." Li Chengping thought of something and asked, "Brother, what did Second Brother say just now? What did it mean?"

“Why don’t I understand?”

Li Chengru said: "It's right that you don't understand. You don't have to understand."

"What?" Li Chengping was confused.

……

After a while.

Li Chengze came to the bedroom where Concubine Shu lived.

At this time, Concubine Shu looked much better than before and had fully awakened.

I'm just too weak to get out of bed yet.

At this time, the palace maid Chunxiang came to Concubine Shu with a medicine bowl and said:
"My lady, this is today's medicine, drink it while it's hot."

Concubine Shu looked at the medicine bowl in front of her, her brows tightly furrowed, and her expression, which had just recovered, became ugly again.

She looked at the maid Chunxiang with a resentful look on her face and said, "Can I not drink this bowl of medicine today?"

"I've been taking medicine every day lately. Whenever I burp, I smell like medicine all over."

The maid Chunxiang said, "My lady, this is medicine that will help your body, you can't stop taking it."

"Besides, the Second Prince specifically instructed you to drink it."

"This is all from the Second Prince's heart."

She also didn't want Concubine Shu to take the medicine.

But, I can’t not drink it.

When Concubine Shu was poisoned before, the Second Prince almost killed her after finding out.

Now that we have finally solved most of the poison, we must not give up halfway.

Otherwise,
If Concubine Shu encounters the slightest accident, she will lose her life.

At this time, Concubine Shu heard the Second Prince, and then she obediently picked up the medicine bowl and drank the medicine in it.

Although the medicine soup is a bit bitter, I feel much better after drinking it.

After drinking the medicine, Concubine Shu wiped the marks from the corners of her mouth and asked the maid Chunxiang:

"I felt like I had a dream a few days ago."

"But now that I'm awake from the dream, I can't remember what happened before."

"Xiang'er, tell me, what happened a few days ago?"

"No...nothing happened." The maid Chunxiang shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, you must have remembered it wrongly. Nothing happened."

"Really?" Concubine Shu saw that the palace maid Chunxiang was avoiding her gaze and knew that she was obviously lying.

Just as she was about to continue asking questions, there was a knock on the door.

"Dong dong dong."

Upon seeing this, the palace maid Chunxiang immediately said, "My lady, I will go open the door first."

Then, the palace maid Chunxiang opened the door and Li Chengze walked in.

"Mother concubine."

When Li Chengze walked into the room, he saw Concubine Shu sitting on the bed and asked:
"Mother, how is your health today?"

"It turns out that Ze'er is here." After seeing Li Chengze, Concubine Shu immediately smiled.

Li Chengze walked to the bed and sat down. He put his hand on Concubine Shu's wrist and began to take her pulse.

After a while.

He nodded thoughtfully and said, "Mother, your health has been getting better and better recently."

"I think you'll be able to walk around in a few days."

Concubine Shu smiled and said, "This is all thanks to you."

"Xiang'er said before that my body recovered so quickly, all thanks to your help."

"However, there is one thing that I am a little confused about."

(End of this chapter)