Chapter 640 The Schemes Of The Mother And Son (Part One)


    Sherry was currently being confined in the Cold Pce, which made all the otherdies in the Imperial


    Pce quite worried. After all, what if the same fate befell them? They all shuddered at the thought of


    it.


    As soon as Monica heard the news, she immediately ordered her servants to close her pce gate at


    once, refusing to go out from then on. For as long as she did not try to stir up any trouble, the empress


    probably wouldn''t persecute her.


    Meanwhile, Felix headed straight toward the Tranquil Hall after the imperial court session was over.


    The empress was there painting a picture of the magnificent spring scenery. When she saw her son


    arrive, a faint smile crept onto her face. "Right now, Francis is in prison. And Sherry, on the other hand,


    is in the Cold Pce. Do you have any thoughts about it?"


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    "Thoughts?" A strange look shed across Felix''s eyes and he gestured for everyone else present to


    leave. Soon, they had the room to themselves—the empress, Felix, and the emperor, whoy


    motionless on the bed and was still in aa.


    Seeing this, the empress quickly understood that Felix wanted to say something that couldn''t be said in


    front of others or heard by anyone else.


    "So, have youe up with a n?"


    "When is Father going to regain consciousness? What did the imperial physicians say?" Felix asked


    casually. After he took a seat, his eyes were fixated on the emperor who had yet to wake up from his


    coma.


    "The imperial physicians couldn''t say for certain," the empress replied as she went on painting. "It won''t


    be good for us if he stays unconscious like this. After all, we have closed off the Tranquil Hall for many


    days. I''m pretty sure those officials must be starting to feel suspicious about it, especially after what


    Francis said during today''s court session."


    Felix''s face turned into a slight frown, and he eximed, "Mother, I want to be the emperor!"


    When the emperor heard this, her hand froze in the air and then the smile on her face grew even wider


    and brighter. "Whether your dream cane into fruition depends on how far you''re willing to go to get


    it."


    While Felix was having a conversation with the empress, the old emperor''s eyelids suddenly twitched


    as though he was about to wake up. However, it onlysted for a fleeting moment and the emperor


    didn''t open his eyes in the end. The mother and son didn''t notice that at all.


    "How far?" Felix sneered. "Mother, would you mind borating on that?"


    "Kill your father, the emperor. Do you have the guts to do such a thing?" the empress asked in a grim


    tone. If the emperor had a sudden death, Felix would then be the rightful heir to the throne. It would be


    much better to let the emperor die instead of just letting him stay in bed sick all the time. After the


    emperor''s death, Felix would inherit the throne legally. That way, everything would be donepletely


    above board and out in the open.


    For a brief moment, silence filled the air. Then, Felix turned his gaze toward the emperor who was on


    the bed. "Of course I have the guts!"


    At that time, the empress happened to finish her painting and put down the brush. Holding the canvas


    up for Felix to see, she asked, "What do you think of this?"


    "It is brimming with life. Everything is brought to life by the verdant green. It is quite a vivid painting of


    the spring scenery." Felix smiled as he said. Since the emperor''s death had been set in stone, there


    was no longer any need for them to keep up appearances. However, the emperor couldn''t die right


    away. Otherwise those ministers would, without a doubt, suspect that he killed the emperor. After all,


    Francis had just used him of having malicious intent in front of the public.


    As the empress looked at the picture she painted, a smile crept onto her face. "His Majesty had been


    stuck in aa for quite a while. He grew weaker and weaker, and finally sumbed to his illness


    three dayster. What do you think?"


    "That would probably be the most fitting end for him, Mother. I''ll let Uncle knowter. If anyone dares to


    question it, that person must be executed. I''m the rightful heir to the throne and Uncle holds military


    power. I am sure everything will certainly go ording to our n."


    The two of them became so engrossed in their n, picturing out what was going to happen. So much


    so, that they failed to notice how the emperor''s eyelids twitched as they discussed how they were going


    to kill him.


    Poking Matthew, Harper said in a low voice, "Felix wanted to kill the emperor."


    Matthew simply nodded his head in response, without saying a word. For as long as the emperor was


    alive, Felix would always remain to be the crown prince no matter how powerful he might be. Although


    Felix was the one temporarily in charge of the empire and all of its affairs, it still didn''t belong to him.


    Only when the emperor was gone would the crown prince be able to sit on the throne and be the


    real emperor.


    "Did you hear it yourself that Felix was nning to kill your brother?"


    Hearing this, Matthew nodded his head once more with a nk look on his face. Truth be told, he really


    couldn''t care less about all these things. The empress and Felix already had all the right pieces but


    they just couldn''t piece it all together. If they were nning to do it, they should have done it much


    earlier. If they managed to kill the emperor on the same day he went into aa, then Felix would


    have taken the throne right away. But now, it was a bit toote to do that. The emperor had regained


    consciousness and they failed to notice this and even discussed their ns to kill him in front of the


    emperor himself. They seemed to have death wishes.


    "Are Matthew and his wife still in the Holy Chant Temple at the moment?" the empress asked all of a


    sudden.


    Felix then nodded his head and replied, "My guard has been keeping me posted. They have been


    staying in the Holy Chant Temple the entire time. It seems that they are serious when they said they


    wanted to pray for Father''s recovery. I find it hard to believe. Setting aside what Harper was thinking, I


    can''t imagine how Uncle Matthew would do anything like that at all."


    "They probably just didn''t want to take sides in this power struggle!" the empress remarked, ncing at


    Felix. "Since Matthew didn''t want to have anything to do with it, he decided to take his wife to the Holy


    Chant Temple. I wonder if the people around Matthew..."


    "Mother," Felix cut the empress off before she could say anything further. Given the fact that this was


    such a crucial moment, they would have to be very careful not to mention anything about it. They had


    swapped the real Harper with a fake one in secret. If Matthew were to find out about it, there was no


    doubt that he would take his people back to the imperial capital at once. If that happened, he would


    never be able to be the emperor even if his father died, because Matthew would definitely send


    him to hell to be reunited with his father.


    "You are being rather discreet, and you should be. That''s perfectly fine. Practicing caution will not do


    you any harm." Upon saying that, the empress got on her feet, wearing a peculiar smile on her face.


    Walking across the room, she stopped by the bed, ced her hand on its edge and lightly pressed it. A


    small drawer suddenly popped out from the edge of the bed, and inside it was a white porcin vial.


    The empress then took it out.