Chapter 215 Queen Zhao has upgraded again

"The king is so anxious that his mind acts up. Under normal circumstances it wouldn't be a big deal, but the king just had a serious illness and his body has not fully recovered. Moreover, the last illness has consumed too much of the king's energy. I'm afraid this time he won't be able to..." In the bedroom, the imperial physician who was summoned came to this conclusion after examining King Zhao Yan.

"Nothing?" Zhao Jia asked hurriedly. Among the people present at this moment, he was the one who cared most about the life and death of King Zhao Yan.

If Prince Yan of Zhao really died, then he would be really finished. Prince Yan of Zhao fell ill when he was arguing with him. When Zhao Jia thought that the outside world might spread such news, he felt like the sky was falling.

"I'm afraid he won't survive these two days." The imperial physician said carefully.

This is also the most dangerous time for the imperial physician. Although they can get generous rewards for treating princes and nobles, they also have to bear huge risks. Medical disputes may be just a nuisance in other places, but in a place like the palace, medical disputes can be fatal.

"Father!" Zhao Jia cried out in grief upon hearing this.

But before he could go forward, Queen Zhao stopped him and said, "You have made the king so angry. Don't let the king see you again, or his condition will get worse."

"You, you..." Zhao Jia looked at his stepmother in front of him and felt disgusted in panic. It was the woman in front of him who took away everything from his mother, and even his position as crown prince became a thing of the past. Now this woman was going to add insult to injury.

Queen Zhao looked at Zhao Jia with disgust. This time she just wanted to add insult to injury. Others didn't know what was going on with Prince Zhao Yan, but she knew. All of this was controlled by her. In this way, not only could she make Prince Zhao Yan die, but she could also kick Zhao Jia out completely. It could be said that she killed two birds with one stone. The person who could inherit the throne could only be her son Zhao Qian.

"Mr. Jia, you'd better leave now." Zhao Jia wanted to resist, but Zhao Yi spoke.

Zhao Yi, the elder brother of King Yan of Zhao, the uncle of Zhao Jia, the former crown prince of Zhao State, and now the chief of the royal family of Zhao State. Although he failed in the competition with King Yan of Zhao, he still has a huge influence in Zhao State, especially now that he is the chief of the royal family and has sufficient say in the family affairs of Zhao State.

Zhao Jia could rebel against Queen Zhao, but he did not have enough confidence when facing Zhao Yi.

Moreover, Zhao Jia was also very clear that the only person who could help him in this matter was Zhao Yi. People like Queen Zhao and Guo Kai would try their best to prove that he had angered King Zhao to death. Only Zhao Yi had the reason and ability to help him.

So when he heard Zhao Yi's words, Zhao Jia could only obey. He couldn't offend his uncle at this time. With an unwilling sigh, Zhao Jia walked out of the hall and looked back at the hall behind him. Zhao Jia had a premonition that perhaps this would be the last time he would appear here.

Prince Yan of Zhao was indeed dying. Queen Zhao looked at Prince Yan, who was breathing more than he was breathing. Although her face was filled with sorrow, her heart was extremely calm. The current situation was what she had expected. What she needed to do now was to push her son Zhao Qian to the throne.

In this matter, Guo Kai and Zhao Yi are two indispensable people.

"Do Lord Chunping and the Prime Minister have any good ideas for the king's illness?" Queen Zhao, who knew that King Yan of Zhao was doomed, took the initiative to ask.

"The most important thing right now is to maintain stability to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos." Guo Kai reminded.

"A person with ulterior motives?" Guo Kai's words made Queen Zhao stunned, and then she suddenly realized that she had made a fatal mistake just now.

Just now, she only wanted to drive Zhao Jia out of the palace and make Zhao Jia completely lose contact with the Zhao Palace. Then she could calmly push Zhao Qian to the throne. But after Guo Kai's reminder, she suddenly realized that if she let Zhao Jia leave the palace at this time, if Zhao Jia had any ideas, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for Zhao Jia.

Realizing this, Queen Zhao's eyes changed when she looked at Zhao Yi.

"Bring the prince here quickly." Queen Zhao said hurriedly.

However, this time Queen Zhao really misunderstood Zhao Yi and Zhao Jia. If the two of them had really made such a decision, they would not have both lost their positions as crown princes.

Zhao Yi asked Zhao Jia to leave just to protect Zhao Jia, but he never thought of giving Zhao Jia a chance to do things. As for Zhao Jia, King Zhao Yan had been on guard against him in the past few years, so how could he let him have the opportunity to rebel? It can be said that Zhao Jia had neither the courage nor the ability to rebel.

In the hall, several people had different thoughts. Zhao Yi was waiting for King Zhao Yan to wake up, while Queen Zhao was waiting for King Zhao Yan to die completely.

As time passed, it was already night. As foreign ministers, Zhao Yi and Guo Kai could not stay in a place like the bedroom, so they could only go to a side hall temporarily. Only Queen Zhao stayed behind because, in name, she was the mistress of the harem.

In the dim hall, the hourglass ticked slowly, just like the remaining life of King Zhao Yan.

"Water, water..." At some point, the unconscious King Zhao Yan suddenly groaned. Queen Zhao, who was in a state of excitement and not sleepy at all, reacted instantly and sat down at the head of the bed with her footsteps.

At this time, King Yan of Zhao also opened his eyes with difficulty. There was a trace of light in his eyes, but it was the last glimmer of light.

"Your Majesty, you are ill now and can no longer handle state affairs. Please write an edict of succession." Queen Zhao took the water cup from the side, but did not feed it to King Zhao Yan's mouth. Instead, she talked about what she thought was important business.

"I'm fine, why do you need to write an edict of succession?" King Yan of Zhao wanted to open his eyes wide, but he couldn't muster any strength. Especially the words of Queen Zhao, which made him even more angry. But now he seemed to have no strength to be angry.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that you will not survive the night." Queen Zhao was not afraid of Prince Zhao Yan at all at this time, and she confronted him stubbornly.

"Bitch, what did you say?" King Yan of Zhao glared at her, but couldn't even finish his words. He looked at the Queen of Zhao in anger, but this anger soon turned into fear.

Why did the queen, who had always been obedient and cautious in front of him, suddenly become so strong? Could it be... The abnormal behavior of Queen Zhao caught King Zhao Yan's attention, and he couldn't help but think of a bad possibility. Is his fate really going to end tonight?
"Your Majesty, you will not survive this night. The country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Please write an edict to pass the throne to the crown prince." Queen Zhao said. At this moment, facing the angry gaze of King Zhao Yan, she did not feel nervous at all.

The King of Zhao, who was omnipotent in her eyes in the past, was now just a dying wretch in her eyes, and it was she who personally brought King Zhao Yan to this point.

So this is the king, nothing more than that! Queen Zhao thought, a terrible thought spread in her heart, a beast called power was baring its fangs and claws in her soul, at this moment, she was no longer afraid.

But it is hard to say whether fearlessness will evolve into bravery in the future or provide sufficient confidence for indulgence and debauchery.

"You...you...bitch." King Yan of Zhao was barely able to breathe, and a feeling of grief and indignation arose in his fear. Was he, the king of a country, going to fall to the point of being bullied by a woman?
This was hard for the proud King Yan of Zhao to accept.

"Hasn't the king known who I am? I am a whore. Any woman born in a prostitute's family is a whore." The anger and helplessness of King Yan of Zhao only made Queen Zhao feel an unprecedented pleasure.

This is exactly the feeling she wanted, to completely trample underfoot the being she once looked up to, and that kind of satisfaction was even greater than the physical pleasure.

King Yan of Zhao was speechless at this time.

"Your Majesty, stop struggling. Just pass the throne to the crown prince. As for your eldest son, forget it. I have already driven him out of the palace. He will never have a chance to be on the throne in his life. After all, who would be loyal to a man who made his father die of anger?" Queen Zhao only disliked the fact that Prince Yan of Zhao died so slowly, so she simply added fuel to the fire.

Is it her? Zhao Wangyan suddenly realized that he had no evidence, but through the words of Queen Zhao, he instinctively believed that his sudden illness was caused by Queen Zhao.

But how is that possible?

He was the one who pushed Queen Zhao to the throne. Without his favor and support, the so-called queen would be a joke. But what Queen Zhao had just said forced him to think so. But did Queen Zhao really have such ability?

King Yan of Zhao believed that his current condition was definitely not caused by poisoning, but if it was not caused by poisoning, how did he get poisoned?

"Why are you making such a fuss? Qian'er is already the crown prince, why are you thinking about letting Zhao Jia ascend the throne?" Queen Zhao murmured to herself. At this moment, she was no longer afraid and dared to say anything. This woman had a lot on her mind, but her schemes were still too shallow. Some things only needed to be done and there was no need to say them out loud. The more she said, the greater the possibility of problems.

"It's really her?" The Queen's words made King Zhao Yan completely believe his guess, but even if he understood what was going on, what could he do? At this moment, he didn't even have the strength to speak, so what else could he do?

I have been wise all my life, but was first deceived by a villain, resulting in the loss of cities and territories, and the loss of soldiers and generals. Now I am deceived by a woman and even lose my life. When he thought of this, King Yan of Zhao could no longer control his anger, and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth again. At this time, he did not even have the strength to spurt blood, and the blood that should have been bright red turned black.

"Your Majesty..." With a grief-stricken cry, a lamp in the bedroom went out, and along with it, the life flame of King Yan of Zhao was extinguished.

"The king has passed away." When Zhao Yi, Guo Kai, Zhao Cong and others arrived, King Yan of Zhao had already died.

"Queen, now that the king has passed away, we should let the crown prince ascend the throne as soon as possible to appease the people's hearts." While Zhao Yi and others were still thinking about how to deal with the current situation, Guo Kai had already made a very clever move to persuade him to ascend the throne.

Although he had a very good relationship with King Yan of Zhao, not only as monarch and subject but also as friends, King Yan of Zhao was dead after all, and the first thing he had to consider was the continuation of his power.

A new king has new ministers. At this moment of succession of the throne, if he, as the prime minister, wants to continue his power, it is very important for him to take sides.

"My mind is in a state of confusion right now. You, Prime Minister, can decide for yourself what to do." Queen Zhao stroked her forehead with her hand. The newly-crowned young widow was now completely immersed in sorrow.

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Guo Kai quickly suppressed the corner of his mouth that was about to rise. As long as the Crown Prince Zhao Qian could ascend the throne smoothly, he would still be the Prime Minister of Zhao. Even Queen Zhao and Zhao Qian, who were orphans and widows, would rely on him more, and his power could even be raised to a higher level.

"Lord Chunping, please take charge of the funeral arrangements." Queen Zhao looked at Zhao Yi again. She said that her mind was in a mess, but in fact her thoughts were clear. She knew very well what she needed to do right now.

"Yes." Zhao Yi responded with mixed feelings.

His relationship with Zhao Wangyan was very complicated. Zhao Wangyan was his younger brother, but this younger brother took away the throne that belonged to him through a series of operations. Over the years, because he had been a prince, Zhao Yi had always been cautious in front of Zhao Wangyan. Now he no longer had to be so cautious because Zhao Wangyan was dead.

But King Zhao Yan was his younger brother after all. He hated the living King Zhao Yan, but he couldn't help feeling sad about the dead King Zhao Yan. Although he mostly hated King Zhao Yan, they were brothers by blood after all, and there was a little bit of affection between them.

"General Zhao, go and invite County Magistrate Yang Chong, and the two of you will take over the defense of the palace to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking the opportunity to cause trouble." Queen Zhao looked at Zhao Cong again. She had thought about these arrangements countless times in advance, so she was now very familiar with them.

As arranged by Queen Zhao, the funeral bell soon rang above the gate tower of the Zhao Palace. In this silent night, the sound of the bell spread, and for a moment, everyone knew that King Yan of Zhao had passed away.

King Yan of Zhao was fine a few days ago, but now he suddenly passed away. This made many people have bad speculations, but time did not give them any chance. The bell of mourning had already sounded, and these important officials of Zhao State also needed to enter the palace to take care of King Yan of Zhao's funeral and welcome the new King of Zhao.

"That woman is really ruthless. She took action so quickly." In the bedroom, Yan Lingji, wearing only an outer coat, sat on the head of the bed, listening to the echoing bells. Knowing Yang Chong's plan, she naturally knew that Queen Zhao had succeeded.

"Women can be very scary once they turn against you." Yang Chong said nonchalantly. Everything was as planned and it didn't cause any ripples in his mood.

(End of this chapter)