Quick, female general, I traveled through time to save my father

Chapter 373: The Mother of the Bomen Raises Her Stepson 40

Ever since the Third Prince became Regent, he felt that everything was secure.

He diligently attended court every day and handled government affairs, and he looked like a wise ruler.

But I never expected that we are not afraid of bad people racking their brains, but we are afraid of stupid people having a sudden inspiration.

His ambitious fifth brother, who cultivated immortality, had been depressed for a while since the crown prince was seriously injured and his third brother became regent.

He locked himself in his mansion, drinking and having fun every day, living a life of drunkenness and dreams.

Then, for some reason, an idea suddenly struck him: "Since I can't compete with my third brother, I might as well outlive him!"

So he summoned a group of sorcerers he had kept in his mansion and continued to make elixirs.

The fifth prince initially tried the drug with a small dose, but later he became addicted and even ate the pills like candy beans.

Until one day, after he swallowed a "Nine-Turn Golden Pill", not only did he not feel euphoric, but he suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, his face turned ashen, and he was about to die.

The steward of the mansion was so frightened that he went to the palace to ask for the imperial physician at night.

After the imperial physician took his pulse, his face was solemn: "Your Highness's internal organs are all damaged, and erysipelas are accumulating. If you don't stop using it in time, your life may be in danger."

The Fifth Prince was frightened now, and nodded tremblingly: "Stop, stop! I won't eat it again..."

His illness alarmed his mother, Concubine Rou, in the palace.

This person is known as the 'man made of water'.

Concubine Rou first went to the old emperor and cried a lot. Then she went to the third prince and finally got permission to leave the palace to visit him.

As soon as she entered the Fifth Prince's Mansion, before she could even open her mouth, tears were already falling, and most of her clothes were wet.

What’s even more amazing is that even though she was crying, her makeup was not smudged at all, her eyelids were not red or swollen, and she was still breathtakingly beautiful.

The fifth prince was already weak, and his mother's crying made him even more dizzy.

Concubine Rou wiped her tears and said:

"Your father is not dead yet. Even if you are sick, your mother can still come to see you..."

"But what about the future? After the new emperor ascends the throne, will he still have room for us mother and daughter?"

"You spend all day hanging out with those sorcerers, without even a proper job. When your father dies, I'll be buried with him, leaving you to fend for yourself in this world! Woo woo woo..."

The Fifth Prince's scalp was numb from the crying, and he finally said, "Don't cry, mother. Son...isn't it enough for me to listen to you?"

Concubine Rou's original intention was to let the Fifth Prince dismiss the sorcerer, please the Third Prince, and find him a job in the Six Ministries so that he would have a way to make a living in the future.

But after hearing this, the fifth prince suddenly had an idea - "That's right! If I can make a contribution, won't the third brother have to use me?"

So, as soon as he recovered from his illness, he ran excitedly to find the Third Prince, with a mysterious look on his face:

"Third brother! I have a great plan that can help you secure your throne!"

The Third Prince raised an eyebrow: "Oh? What's the plan?"

The Fifth Prince lowered his voice and said, "The sorcerer in my palace observed the celestial phenomena at night and found a sign of 'Purple Air Coming from the East' in the capital. If Third Brother can personally go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods, he will surely receive the mandate of heaven!"

The third prince: "..."

Fengshan at Mount Tai? The old emperor isn't dead yet, are you trying to get me scolded to death?

The fifth prince continued to talk: "If Third Brother feels that this is inappropriate, I have another plan."

"Why not let me lead the troops to the northern border, pretending to resist the foreign enemies, but actually secretly training them, and wait for the future..."

The Third Prince finally lost his patience and slammed the table: "Someone, send my fifth brother back home!"

If he continues talking, he might be accused of "rebellion"!

When several princes were fighting for the throne, the fifth prince also had his own ideas.

So he actively tried to please the old emperor because he had a grand dream in his heart.

That is, after he becomes emperor, he will transform this place into a country where everyone can practice Taoism.

He once declared proudly in his palace, "By then, everyone will be able to fly on swords and ascend to heaven through fasting. Why would we need to farm? Why would we need to fight? All the people of the Great Zhou will be able to become immortals!"

Unfortunately, no one understood him.

The Crown Prince laughed at him for being foolish, while the Third Prince thought he was fooling around.

The old emperor just thought it was a child's nonsense, patted his head, rewarded him with a piece of jade and sent him away.

"Humph! They don't understand me!"

The fifth prince returned to the prince's mansion in anger and sulked.

"When I succeed, I'll see who dares to laugh again!" The fifth prince kicked over the table angrily, gritting his teeth.

"Your Highness, the imperial physician said that the erysipelas has not yet been cleared, so it is not advisable to take it again..."

"Shut up!" The Fifth Prince glared at his attendants. "They are just ordinary mortals who don't understand the mysteries of the immortals!"

He turned around and asked his trusted sorcerer anxiously, "Have you figured out the formula for the 'Nine Transformations Golden Pill'? Which ingredient is the problem?"

The sorcerer trembled with fear: "Your Highness, perhaps it is the amount of cinnabar..."

The Fifth Prince slammed the table and said, "Change it! Keep trying! We must refine the true elixir!"

He promised his mother not to take the elixir, but it was just a temporary measure.

As long as the improvement is successful, we must eat it!

Thinking of Concubine Rou’s crying that day, the Fifth Prince rarely showed a trace of tenderness.

"My mother doesn't understand the ways of the immortals, she only knows how to cry." He shook his head and sighed, "When I ascend, I will definitely take her with me to the immortal palace to enjoy happiness. Why should she be buried alive with me?"

As he spoke, he became even more ambitious: "I can also save my father's life! When I comprehend the method of immortality, I will take the two saints to the immortal world together!"

As for the third brother? Forget him.

The Fifth Prince snorted coldly, "He never believes me. Once I join the ranks of immortals, I'll leave him to regret it in the mortal world!"

When the third prince heard that his fifth brother was tinkering with elixirs again, he found it absurd.

"Cultivating immortality? Ascension?" He sneered, "Old Five must have read too many storybooks."

The staff member whispered a warning: "Your Highness, if the Fifth Prince really incites the people..."

The Third Prince waved his hand: "Let him make trouble, he won't cause any trouble."

A prince who is obsessed with alchemy is always safer than a prince who secretly raises troops.

Who knows, one day you might take the wrong pill and become an immortal.

Because the fifth prince acted so nonsensically every day, the third prince didn't pay much attention to his movements.

After all, he is quite busy now.

Memorials were submitted from all over the country every day and needed to be processed by him.

Because he was a novice, in modern terms, the job of regent was similar to the internship period for graduates.

Even if there are no competitors, the superiors and colleagues are watching.

Even if we are just pretending, we have to pretend to be concerned about the country and the people and have the whole world in mind.

There is also the need to balance the forces of all parties; we cannot favor one over the other.

Your close associates cannot think that you are disposable, and your opponents cannot think that you are petty.

And what about the heroine? What is love? He has to act like this!!!

Identity, family background, if the heroine doesn't act up, how can you prove that you two are truly in love? ! ! !

The heroine's eyes were slightly red: "Your Highness is now the regent, and all he has in his eyes is the country. Do you still remember the promise you made?"

The third prince: "..."

No, what is this?

The heroine continued: "My father said that His Highness is now in a high position of power and might not look down on a small family like us..."