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Chapter 373: Death of Concubine Dong

Prince Rui had coveted the throne for a long time, but he had initially planned to take it step by step, first getting rid of the crown prince and replacing him, and then naturally inheriting the throne.

Who knew that a rumor suddenly spread in the capital that Prince Rui was the son of Concubine Dong and Prince Xiaoyao. Concubine Dong and Prince Rui knew that something was wrong!

Although Emperor Qiyuan already knew about the affair between Concubine Dong and Prince Xiaoyao, he did not initially consider whether Prince Rui was his biological son.

But once such a rumor came out, how could Emperor Qiyuan not be suspicious? No matter whose child Prince Rui was, Emperor Qiyuan had a grudge against Prince Rui, let alone passing the throne to him!

Therefore, when Concubine Dong and Prince Rui heard the rumor, they had no intention of investigating the person who spread the rumor, but instead contacted Prince Xiaoyao as soon as possible.

After receiving their news, King Xiaoyao immediately decided to rebel, for the sake of Concubine Dong and King Rui, and also for himself.

In order to find a legitimate reason to return to the capital, King Xiaoyao came up with the idea of ​​letting Zhao Xing'er get married.

As for Emperor Qiyuan, after learning about the affair between Concubine Dong and Prince Xiaoyao, how could he tolerate such a thing as an emperor! He also had the idea of ​​getting rid of these two people.

Just when he was thinking of what reason to use to invite King Xiaoyao back to the capital, King Xiaoyao submitted a letter of request to return to the capital on his own initiative.

The two brothers each had their own ulterior motives and plans, which led to the situation we have today.

And Shen Qingqian still doesn't know that the rumors she fabricated just to get revenge on Concubine Dong and Prince Rui turned out to be the truth itself, and it also led to a palace coup!

In Prince Xiaoyao's mansion, Concubine Dong slowly opened her eyes, and what she saw was Prince Xiaoyao's nervous and worried face. She said weakly, "Brother Xiao, I'm in so much pain. I'm afraid I can't hold on for much longer. You have to protect Prince Rui and don't let anything happen to him."

As he said this he spat out another mouthful of blood.

King Xiaoyao's eyes were red, and he hugged her tightly, saying anxiously and distressedly: "Yuehe, hold on a little longer, the palace doctor will be here soon, you will be fine."

However, as soon as King Xiaoyao finished his words, Concubine Dong spat out blood again and her arm slowly fell down.

"Yuehe, Yuehe, what's wrong with you? Wake up!"

King Xiaoyao felt that the person in his arms was gradually losing his life, and he was extremely panicked and roared at the top of his lungs.

At this time, someone shouted, "The court doctor is here!"

Then I saw an old man in his fifties hurrying over with a medicine box on his back.

"Quick, come over here and show her!"

King Xiaoyao yelled at the court doctor.

When the court physician saw this situation, he did not dare to delay and stepped forward to take Concubine Dong's pulse.

After just a moment, his expression became solemn and terrified. He knelt down and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is beyond help."

Although King Xiaoyao had already felt that the person in his arms had lost his breath, he still couldn't believe it when he heard this. To be more exact, he didn't want to believe it.

"How could it be? How could this happen?"

Prince Xiaoyao shook his head repeatedly, but held Concubine Dong even tighter.

The crowd gasped when they heard the words of the court doctor. They came to attend the wedding banquet, but they didn't expect to encounter Concubine Dong being poisoned. They also witnessed the close relationship between Prince Xiao and Concubine Dong.

And these were not the most explosive things. What shocked them the most was that Concubine Dong actually died of poisoning!

They really wished they had not come to this wedding banquet today.

Just as everyone was hesitating whether to leave quickly, King Xiaoyao roared with a fierce look in his eyes: "Who did it? Find out who poisoned me!"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

At this moment, a large group of people rushed into Xiaoyao Palace, and the leader was the prince.

The prince didn't waste any words, and pointed his finger at King Xiaoyao, accusing him: "How dare King Xiaoyao to murder the imperial concubine! Someone, arrest King Xiaoyao for me!"

Everyone was even more confused. What was going on? Did the prince mean that Prince Xiaoyao had poisoned Concubine Dong?

But looking at the deep affection between the two, how could this be possible?

King Xiaoyao was already heartbroken over the death of Concubine Dong, and when he saw the Crown Prince doing this again, his anger instantly reached its peak.

He gently put Concubine Dong down, glared at the prince with red eyes, and asked, "Zhao Yize, it was you who did it, right? It was you who had Yue He poisoned, and then framed me. You want to arrest me? You wish!"

As he said this, before the prince's men could make a move, he took the initiative to attack, drew his sword and stabbed at the prince.

King Xiaoyao had fought in many battles and was skilled in martial arts and was extremely fast in his moves.

The prince was certainly no match for King Xiaoyao, but he came prepared and it was impossible for him to let King Xiaoyao succeed.

Before King Xiaoyao could get close, the people around the prince stood in front of him and fought against King Xiaoyao.

Since King Xiaoyao had already taken action, it was impossible for the guards in his palace to stand by and watch. So, in almost the blink of an eye, the two sides started fighting.

The guests began to run away, fearing that they would be affected. The screams of the women were endless. The entire Xiaoyao Palace was in chaos.

At the same time, not only the Xiaoyao Palace was in chaos, but also the Imperial Palace.

Although Han Qingshan led over 10,000 imperial guards, it was impossible to gather them all in such a short time. The number of people who could rush over to resist at the first time was only 4,000 to 5,000, which was comparable to the number of the enemy.

The other party was naturally King Xiaoyao's man. King Xiaoyao had already been ambitious and had not neglected the training of his army over the years.

Therefore, these people are all strong and their strength is not inferior to that of the imperial guards. The bloody fight between the two sides is so tragic!

Fortunately, Han Qingshan had led troops in battles for many years and was no ordinary man, so he prevented the enemy from invading.

Inside the palace, King Rui led thousands of people to fight against more than 200 palace guards. Although the guards were all very skilled, the disparity in numbers was too great. After a long time, the guards consumed too much physical strength and soon showed signs of defeat.

Eunuch Xia reported the outside situation to Emperor Qiyuan from time to time. Emperor Qiyuan's face was as gloomy as water, and the first person he thought of at this time was Zhao Yichen.

If Zhao Yichen was in the capital, he would never be in such a passive situation. Unfortunately, Zhao Yichen is not in the capital now!

Emperor Qi Yuan called out a secret guard beside him and ordered, "Go find Yang Zhi and ask him to bring his troops to the palace for support!"

The guards left in response. Eunuch Xia came in again to report, "Your Majesty, the guards are losing ground, and Prince Rui's men are approaching the Imperial Study. Your Majesty, I dare to ask you to leave the Imperial Study as soon as possible and take shelter in other palaces!"

Emperor Qiyuan slammed his palm on the table and said angrily: "You are so good, Prince Rui, you are really my good son. Are you going to kill your father today?"