Was he warning him not to destroy the Empire's future and lifeline in a moment of folly?
The princes' expressions changed.
"Second Brother, are you threatening Father?"
The Ninth Prince was the first to step forward and face him, as though he intended to shoulder all the pressure for the Emperor.
But Nie Yun clearly saw his hands trembling with excitement.
The Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince reacted as well. Naturally, they would not let the Ninth Prince steal all the glory, so they stepped forward together to block the Second Prince's path.
"Second Brother, you've gone too far! This is Father you're speaking to!"
"I've had enough of you for a long time!"
They knew that today was their perfect chance to bring down the Second Prince!
They had no idea how that "Divine Physician Hua" had managed to offend the Emperor during their negotiations and get himself arrested on the spot.
But their Plan A, curing the Emperor to turn the tables, was clearly dead in the water.
What they had never expected was that perhaps, with death approaching, he truly had nothing left to fear.
His Majesty the Emperor, who usually sat like a clay idol and paid no attention to the princes' overt and covert struggles, had actually shown some backbone at this critical moment. He had been bold enough to trap the Second Prince on the Imperial Star!
One wrong move in such a dangerous gambit could throw the Empire into turmoil.
Here, deep within the Imperial Star, neither timing, terrain, nor support favored the Second Prince!
This Plan B made the princes want to hug the Emperor and plant a few kisses on him.
Could the timing have been any more perfect?
Normally, even if they wanted to assassinate the Second Prince, they