Fear

Inside the emperors study was pin drop silence while minister of justice, household, imperial clan, prime minister, royal tutor and state advisor were kneeling with sweats on their back.

Yusheng and Pei Jin seated calmly flanking left and right of the emperor. After the thorough out burst of emperor none of the people dared to even breathe loudly or look up.

Breaking the ice yusheng starts " emperor this lord does not want to interfere with the politics but this time I have to say a word of advise, as the situation has reached to a point where you have been poisoned.

The poison extracted by this lord is very unique and like qinwang mentioned none beside the poison sect can make it. Hence the spy caught by qinwang is definitely telling truth.

Though still under interrogation, but this lord can testify the information that qinwang has brought out. The nature of the poison is to remain stagnant for three to five years, when activated death is for sure and untraceable. Hence emperor you and empress have been poisoned long ago.

When this lord extracted the poison from judging, it would have activated at the end of this year but though unique it is a incomplete poison making it unstable resulting in different reaction to ones body.

For example infants and young ones would die on their third year, the below 30 will take four years, below 50 would take five years. Also ones with good health try to fight it near the time when the poison is to activate, like your cases.

Because both of you are in good health the unstable poison reacted earlier. But beside all it is undoubtably true the one behind you had long planned and managed to poison you.

About other things I don't know and care but regarding the poison case, emperor I think you should thoroughly have all the people that are serving from past ten years, and those who had exited the palace before six years interrogated.

Even if dead have to thoroughly find the reason and their background, as to find the hints of who, how or when were you poisoned. If clean then I believe qinwang having the spy will soon dig out the information."

All the ministers were sweating heavily, the persons belonging to third person felt like dying any moment from the fear.

Though unspoken but everything pointed towards the presence of traitor among them. And those belonging to third faction had fear tripled the amount. With Yusheng's given advise and having the caught spy in qinwangs hand, the result would be not less than extermination of their clan.

Pei Jin taking the opportunity starts his own pressure " fuhuang, whoever and whatever the reason this matter we cannot let it slide. This son would like to offer myself to be the head in charge till we have everything out in open.

Be it the traitor or involvement of enemy country, benwang wants to see and punish thoroughly each one of them to make an example.

Seems like they have forgotten Nanling kingdom's attitude and also benwangs attitude. Eye for an eye, blood for blood."

Each of the ministers felt their calves trembling, their heart gripped. Some from the third's prince faction were repeating it's over again inside their mind.

Even prime minister was feeling nervous and fear, never had he expected to have their trap fall upon them. He clearly knew if qinwang was allowed to be in charge then not only they would lose their important pawns and support the risk of themselves falling under his blade was high.

He regretted to have both royal couples poisoned. If only the emperor was poisoned then they could have made a leeway by putting suspicions on the empress and qinwang.

But both having poisoned, and having been diagonised clearly by the lord of the medicine valley also known as the divine doctor, made it impossible to push that plan.

Now the only action and chip he had was to accept the reality and trying his best to stop their companions and pawns from being restless, showing flaws and making it easier for qinwang to catch and annihilate them.