Male supporting role is not a stepping stone

Emperor Zhengrui suddenly fell down in his prime. People in Xianzhuang Palace urgently summoned the imperial physician. The whole palace was shocked when the news came out.

Yang Yan, as the crown prince, was one of the first few people to get the news, but he was outside the palace at that time, so he came late. When he arrived, the empress dowager had fainted because she couldn't stand the shock, and was sent back to her palace by the queen.

Those concubines who came to inquire in fear or relied on their favor to wait on the sick were also sent back by her in a few words. She also issued a gag order in the harem, and everything was arranged properly.

Having a capable mother is worry-free. Yang Yan doesn't need to worry about the affairs of the harem, he just needs to take care of the previous dynasty.

In addition to the original owner, there is only one adult prince, the second prince. The title of crown prince has long been determined, and his position is stable. Although there are a few people who are not clear-headed and make trouble, they are still easy to deal with.

After pacifying the court officials and arranging the palace guards, Yang Yan and his mother waited for the results of the imperial physician's diagnosis. However, they waited for a whole day. The people from the Imperial Hospital came out to report countless times, but they could not come up with a plan.

"Useless!" By dusk, the Queen's patience was exhausted. She couldn't help but smash the teacup and got angry. "Are you all kept in the palace for free? His Majesty has been in a coma for a whole day, and you can't even find the cause of the disease!"

"Please calm down, Your Majesty!" The head of the Imperial Hospital was so scared that he was sweating profusely. He hurriedly explained, "It's not that we are not dedicated. It's really that His Majesty's illness is too strange. It looks like a stroke, but it's not. It's not...poisoning, it's our incompetence, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Don't make excuses for your incompetence," the queen said coldly, "I don't care what method you use, you must cure the emperor as soon as possible, otherwise don't blame me for being merciless."

"This..." The head of the Imperial Hospital had a bitter face, but under her intimidation, he had to obey her order, "I will do my best."

After sending the people away, only the mother and son were left in the room. The queen's face was no longer as angry as before. She peeked at her son's face and tried to ask, "I'm afraid your father's illness is not going to get better. What will happen next? Do you know?"

This kind of temptation is almost straightforward: Your father is dying, are you ready to succeed to the throne?

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

This sounds very sad and very cold and ruthless, but Yang Yan is not surprised. There is not much affection between the emperor and the queen.

At that time, Emperor Zhengrui favored Xiao alone, and the life of the original owner and her mother was not easy. If it were not for the protection of the emperor's first wife, it would be hard to say whether the original owner could give birth safely.

Later, Concubine Xiao was deposed and imprisoned in the cold palace. The queen ascended the throne. In the past 18 years, many new people have entered the palace one after another. She no longer expects the king's favor.

In her heart, she regards the emperor as a partner. He gives her wealth and glory, and she manages the harem for him and disciplines the concubines and children. That's all.

"Don't worry, mother, I will save it." Yang Yan nodded slightly to her, indicating that he understood her implication.

The queen curled the corners of her lips with relief, but soon returned to a worried look.

The Imperial Hospital still did not find any results until late at night, but the people sent by Yang Yan came to report that they had found something.

He knew that the emperor's so-called serious illness was man-made, so it was naturally impossible for him to be unprepared. On the surface, he seemed to believe that the emperor was sick, but in fact, he secretly asked people to keep everyone in Xianzhuang Palace under guard.

As expected, the eunuch who wanted to eliminate the evidence at night was caught at this time. Unfortunately, he saw that the matter was exposed and committed suicide on the spot when he was caught.

Although he died, he did not have time to destroy the things in his hands. The remaining small amount of powder was sent to the imperial physicians. After examination, they quickly recognized that it was a colorless and tasteless drug called Mengxiansan.

People who inhale this drug will fall into a dream and sleep forever, but no symptoms can be seen on the surface. In the end, they will run out of vitality and die.

It’s not that no one has suspected it before, but the pulse of Emperor Zhengrui is somewhat specious, so he has been undecided and dared not use the antidote.

Because the antidote of Mengxiansan is a highly toxic substance that is mutually exclusive with the main medicinal materials used to prepare it. If the wrong medicine is used, the emperor may not die, but his body will be greatly damaged.

Now that this thing has been found from the hands of the traitor, the imperial physicians no longer hesitate, and quickly prepare the antidote and feed it to the emperor.

Everyone in the Imperial Hospital was nervous for a long time. When they saw that he did not show signs of poisoning after taking the medicine, they knew that the medicine was the right one. They immediately breathed a sigh of relief and 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 queen quietly pulled Yang Yan into the inner room and asked in confusion: "My son, why are you like this?"

She thought her son had understood what she meant before, but his next actions caught her off guard. It was not them who did the dirty work. Obviously, he only needed to watch coldly and wait for the emperor to die, and he could take over the throne openly. Why did he choose to save people?

Yang Yan understood what his mother meant. In fact, he had hesitated before. After all, it was not easy to be a prince in feudal society.

If he did not perform well, he would be considered incompetent, and his unstable position would be at risk of being pulled down by his brothers at any time.

But if he performed too well, he would be suspicious and guarded by the emperor, fearing that he would rebel over time.

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

It can be said that most of what Shao Yuqi did as an adult was caused by being forced by the environment.

The suspicion from his father, who always loved him, and the eager gazes of his brothers, all caused great psychological pressure on him, so much so that he finally couldn't bear the drastic change in his temperament.

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

But whether you call him soft-hearted or hypocritical, he has such a temperament and will not choose to die just for the sake of a possibility in the future.

Over the years, Emperor Zhengrui had not done anything wrong to the original owner. On the contrary, he was very fond of the prince. Although he could not be said to be caring, he always taught him earnestly and truly cultivated him as his successor.

"Mother, that is my father after all." Yang Yan finally lowered his eyes and said this.

The queen's expression suddenly changed, and she took a few steps back in shock: "Do you think the queen is willing to see you do unkind things? Aren't I worried about your safety? After all, people's hearts are fickle, 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 really scared sometimes, afraid that you will end up like Shao Yuqi and not end well in the end..."

After struggling to say those four words, this always strong woman couldn't help but burst into tears. However, she soon realized that she had lost her composure and turned her back to him to quietly wipe away her tears.

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

"Don't worry, my son is not that foolish and filial. If my father is really jealous of me in the future and wants to attack me, I will definitely not sit back and wait for death."

"I'm afraid that things won't 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 many more advanced things than people in this world, and has experience in managing the world's largest large group. Now he is still in a high position. It is easy to make money in this era. .

Once he has money and some knowledge about Qingzhi elixir, he can completely build his own powerful armed force. If Zheng Ruidi wants to attack him, he will let him see Hua'er first. Why is it so red!

However, it was not easy to tell the queen. In order to appease her, Yang Yan had to pretend to be aggrieved and said: "If the queen doubts my ability so much, I will be sad."

The Queen said angrily: "You are now so capable that you don't believe what the Queen Mother says anymore. How can I dare to doubt you?"

"Even if I am seventy or eighty years old, I am still my mother's son." Yang Yan said quickly, "It's not that I don't believe what my mother said. In fact, I feel like a mirror in my heart, but now my father does not treat me badly. This is a place where I really can’t bear it.”

"But my mother, please trust me for once, okay?" He stepped forward and pulled the queen's sleeves, shaking them twice like a child coquettishly. "My son is not talking big words, but he really has the ability to protect himself. I won’t let myself end up like the deposed prince.”

What can the queen do? You can't divorce your son just because he has benevolent and kind thoughts, right?

"Forget it, the matter has come to this, what's the use of me 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, I know. Mother, don't worry." Yang Yan nodded obediently in agreement.

"How can the Queen 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 I tell you to do everything well, you will do it again if 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 an injustice.

The mother and son talked and laughed, and finally put aside their previous grudges. Since the emperor hadn't woken up yet, they didn't leave, so they each asked someone to arrange a room for them in the side hall.

They thought they could show off their goodwill in front of the emperor the next day, but unexpectedly they went to watch him in his palace early in the morning. Instead, they waited from twilight until daybreak, and did not wait until he woke up.