1036 My Eighth Brother, Quit Acting! (1/2)
He had announced in front of all the officials. His words were recorded by the eunuch and were arranged into an imperial edict.
Rong Che furrowed his brows at the sight of the scenario. The imperial edict was a little different from what he had in mind. The control of the spell had to be carried out quietly without batting an eyelid. The one who was being controlled still had access to their thoughts, and occasionally, there would be times when the spell would lose control over them. However, he was not bothered by the glitch.
Fortunately, the imperial edict was still beneficial to him. The Emperor had also stamped the edict with his imperial jade in front of all the officials, which meant that the imperial edict was now official. He could finally heave a sigh of relief.
All the ministers congratulated him one after another.
Rong Che seemed like a modest man, but in reality, he could no longer hold back his amusement any longer. His modesty was a cover for his overweening conceit.
He felt that it was time to kill the Emperor since he had already achieved his goal. Hence, he started to initiate the spell at the tips of his fingers under his sleeves.
If the spell worked as planned, the Emperor would die within minutes after vomiting blood for the last time. After his death, the venomous spell would soon vanish from the blood in his body. Even the greatest imperial doctor would not be able to identify the real cause of his death. They would think that it was the aging process that had caused the Emperor's death.
His movements were swift, so the people around him could not see what he was doing. However, nothing escaped Di Fuyi's eyes. He smiled softly and contacted Mu Feng with another jade tablet, ”Time to make our move!”
Some of the officials in the hall were congratulating Rong Che. Meanwhile, the others were busy discussing the matter of re-electing a new crown prince.
Though Rong Che did not express himself verbally, he was, in fact, sneering at them in his heart. He could have skipped the re-election procedure as the Emperor would be dead in a matter of minutes. If it comes to that, they would only have to discuss the issues regarding his enthronement and the Emperor's funeral.
He was deeply absorbed in his amusement when suddenly, a commotion could be heard from outside of the hall.
Rong Che frowned. He sent someone to go and check on the situation. A voice could be heard, ”The Crown Prince has arrived! The Lord's four messengers have arrived!”
Rong Che's expression changed immediately. All the imperial officials fell into utter shock. The Emperor almost lost his balance and fell off the bed.