Chapter 640 Protect the Emperor, Quick, Protect the Emperor!

Some said the Emperor found a lady that resembled Second Young Lady Hua to frame Prince Yi. Some said Honored Consort Xia was only a mysterious figure because the Emperor had wronged his younger brother. Some said Honored Consort Xia colluded with the Emperor to frame Prince Yi all those years ago and steal the throne that was supposedly his... Regardless, it became an undeniable fact that Honored Consort Xia was once Second Young Lady Hua. The rumor emerged from Lord Guardian's Manor, traveled throughout the capital, and then made its way out toward Annan... The Emperor was furious! Outraged! He had consumed a small amount of medicinal powder, enough to fake his poisoning. His body wasn't all that healthy lately, so he wouldn't dare to take too much poison. Little did he expect there would be such a change in the situation. He was lying in his residence when it happened, looking like he had been poisoned, with a handful of imperial physicians serving him and presc