he jade pendant into Ye Gongzi's hand."Master Ye, please protect my little Fu Niu. If anything happens to our family, please take her with you."Although Ye Gongzi was confident in Dongmei, she still a...Li Laer touched its head and instructed, "Remember, don't forget to go home."

Having said that, he put down the little fox, stood up and bowed to take his leave.

The Crown Prince nodded, signaling Eunuch Feng to see him off.

Li Lao'er and Feng Gonggong were also familiar with each other, chatting and laughing all the way, they soon arrived at the palace gate, then Feng Gonggong turned back.

The crown prince still stood by the window, holding a small fox. He was lost in thought.

Feng Gonggong hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Your Highness, would you like the Imperial Kitchen to make a bowl of ice cream according to this recipe"

The Crown Prince replied, "Good idea, make two bowls. Send them to the Imperial Study so that Father and I can eat together."

Master Feng hurriedly ran to the Imperial Kitchen. There were imperial chefs dedicated to serving the prince's snacks and delicacies. After obtaining the recipe, he felt as if he had found a treasure. He quickly made two bowls...

The Emperor was very irritable because of the heat. He held a book in his hand, but he couldn't read even a few words for a long time.

Suddenly, I saw my son bring over ice cream, and he was very happy.

Especially the taste of the ice cream was like the smooth sweetness in his memory, so he asked, "Has the shop opened between the clouds This flavor is much better than what they make at the Imperial Kitchen."

The crown prince's eyes flashed, and he smiled, telling the story of how Li Lao Er had visited earlier and brought him a recipe.

"The Emperor coldly snorted, 'Before I even said anything, he's already thinking about ingratiating himself with you.' "

As he spoke, a pang of regret hit him. How could he have sent all his undercover agents to the north

Even leaving two, it wouldn't be this bad.

If it weren't for the Crown Prince taking the initiative to bring it up, he probably wouldn't have known Li Lao Er had entered the palace in a few days.

The Crown Prince does know how to appease people. He smiled and said, "Master Li must have wanted to show respect to the Emperor, but with so many things happening, he's also afraid of displeasing you. That's why this recipe ended up in my hands."

"Of course, he's a clever one, and knows his son is filial. He definitely had the imperial kitchen make it, and sent it here first."

As expected, the Emperor's face had improved considerably.

The father and son ate ice cream to beat the heat while chatting. Unbeknownst to them, the emperor had finished a whole bowl.

He was already weak and couldn't bear the cold. He got a stomachache after a while.

The crown prince hurried to summon the imperial physician, instructing Yi, the chief steward, "Just bring the imperial physician here. Don't mention that the emperor had a cold, lest outsiders gossip and damage the emperor's prestige."

The manager hurried over, leaving the emperor quite pleased with his son's attentiveness.

The Emperor suddenly summoned the Imperial physicians, all of them had to wait in the imperial study. This was no small matter.

Hardly had the imperial physician left the Medical Bureau than word spread throughout the city.

Before, the matter of the Noble Consort poisoning people was not a secret.

After all, what a monarch loves most is power. If he were not about to die soon, how could he be so anxious to cultivate his son and support him

So, right now everyone is speculating whether the emperor is seriously ill and nearing death

The entire city had fallen silent, a stillness so profound that it seemed unnatural. Countless eyes were fixed on the direction of the palace.

In the imperial study, imperial physicians took turns feeling the emperor's pulse and confirmed that he had injured his spleen and stomach from eating cold food. Then they prescribed a formula, just one bowl would be enough to stop the emperor's upset stomach.

The prince felt deeply remorseful, kneeling by the emperor's bed. "Father Emperor," he said, "it's all my fault. I shouldn't have eaten so much ice cream with you."

The Emperor was indeed feeling a little uneasy in his heart, but seeing this, he couldn't say anything. Instead, he had to try and comfort her.

"It's not your fault, it was I who had a sweet tooth."

The Crown Prince felt even more guilty. He waited until Old Manager Yi brought over the prepared medicinal soup and fed it to his father, spoonful by spoonful.

Even so, he was still not at ease and ordered the imperial physicians, "Please rest in the side hall for one night. Tomorrow, when the emperor recovers completely, you may return."

Yes, Your Highness,” the imperial physicians hurriedly replied, then went to the side hall.

They thought the emperor was ill, but it turned out to be just a stomach ache. There was no need to take any risks, so they were naturally delighted.

But they were happy, the people outside didn't know it though.

As the sun sank slowly in the west, nightfall descended. The imperial physician had still not emerged from the palace. This was a blatant indication that the Emperor was critically ill!

Some people are worried, some are excited……

As night deepened, the city gates closed, and the inner and outer parts of Xin Du became two separate worlds.

Everyone in the New Capital was waiting for news from the palace, paying attention to any little movement.

Outside the city gate, over ten thousand refugees, after receiving another bowl of watery porridge thin enough to see through, couldn't help but complain.

This is simply unbearable! This porridge is way too thin, I can't even get full eating it!

"It's just, it used to be much thicker before, with vegetables and salt added. Now it's just a bowl of water with a few rice grains! At this rate, we'll starve!"

"Yesterday, the old man next door to my house disappeared. Who knows, maybe in a few days we'll be carried out too!"

“I thought that by escaping to Xindu and getting close to the Emperor, I could survive. But it turns out, they're still living a life of luxury while we starve to death!”

Everyone was arguing, getting angrier by the minute.

No one regretted having a bad conscience and driving away the Li family before, they instead blamed everything on the imperial court.

The clerk who was resting in the shed heard the noise and came out to take a look.

Seeing everyone scolding, he wasn't even upset.

It's really unbearable to be stuck here, day after day, in this stifling and mosquito-infested place. It's no way to live!

Then, he shouted, “What are you all yelling about! You do nothing all day and still boss us around about food and drink. Do you think you're the big boss All of you shut up! If I hear another peep, none of you will eat tomorrow!”

When they were threatened like this, the refugees would always quiet down.

But today, someone was discontent and shouted loudly, "Let us be quiet and at least let us eat! The court clearly provided grain, so why is there nothing in the pot Did you secretly embezzle it"

"Fart! Who wants your grain!" The clerk, of course, refused to admit it, drew his waist knife, and habitually continued to act tough.

But this time the refugees seemed to have eaten bear hearts and tiger guts, not only were they unafraid, but they also threw a brick, which directly hit the clerk's head.

The lowly official cried out in pain and instinctively swung his sword with all his might.

The refugees immediately erupted in chaos!

Someone shouted loudly, "It's terrible, someone has been killed! This won't let us live!"

"Break down the door, hurry and break it down! Let's go into the city to complain to the Emperor!"

Countless refugees, having received guidance, all flocked to the city gates.

Beat with hands, kick with feet, beat with sticks!

The centurion in charge of guarding the city gate was frightened by this sudden situation and wanted to report it to the palace, but he was stopped by the deputy commander who had arrived.

The emperor in the palace could die at any moment. If you cause trouble during this time, you will definitely be punished.

With no other choice, we can only rely on internal rescue.

Therefore, hundreds of soldiers responsible for patrolling the streets were called in from all over the city.

There's no need to suppress anything, just guard the city gate and prevent it from being breached, that is victory.

With all this commotion, this night was bound to be anything but peaceful.

Unbeknownst to all, in the dead of night, some individuals stealthily slipped out of Xin Du and made their way towards the military camp by the docks.

On the road, more and more vehicles kept joining, making the procession ever larger.

Meanwhile, at the pier encampment, a large ship was setting up its gangplank...

Today's update is here!ging in the camp all they want, but no one is allowed to say a "bad" word about the Northern Campaign.And every time they opened their mouths, they would unconsciously talk about how brave the Marquis...