"Why are you here?" Lady Soetu asked in surprise when she saw Xu Yan arrive.

Shouldn't Xu Yan be with the Crown Prince right now? If Xu Yan is here, then where is the Crown Prince?

"Where is the Crown Prince?" Soetu asked anxiously.

Xu Yan said with a wronged expression, "The Crown Prince has left!"

"What?" Lady Songgotu's voice suddenly rose, "The Crown Prince doesn't have Chinese medicine?"

"It's Chinese medicine!" Xu Yan said softly, looking down.

Lady Suo'etu glared at Xu Yan with displeasure. "Even in this state, you still let the Crown Prince leave. You're utterly useless!"

Soetu was also speechless. The Crown Prince clearly disliked Xu Yan to a certain extent. Xu Yan was truly useless; he'd let the opportunity slip through his fingers. He wondered if the Crown Prince would be dissatisfied with him because of this, or if he would suspect that Xu Yan was involved.

Suo'etu looked at Xu Yan with dissatisfaction. He was more trouble than he was worth. If things had gone well, the Crown Prince might not have pursued the matter, but now that things had failed, the Crown Prince would certainly not let it go.

"You made this mess yourselves, so clean it up yourselves!" With that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

"Master..." Madam Suo'etu tried to call out to Suo'etu, but Suo'etu walked away without turning his head.

"Godmother?" Xu Yan looked at Madam Suo'etu with unease.

"I gave you the opportunity. If you couldn't seize it, there's nothing I can do. This was your own idea, and it has nothing to do with me. If the Crown Prince asks, think it over before you speak!" Lady Suo'etu hurriedly distanced herself from the matter, her face darkening as she spoke.

"Godmother!" Xu Yan never expected Lady Suo'etu to be so heartless.

If she had succeeded, Lady Soetu certainly wouldn't have acted this way.

"You'd better take care of yourself!" Lady Soetu said before leaving.

Xu Yan slumped to the ground, feeling utterly resentful. Why did the Crown Prince despise her so much?

He Zhu helped the Crown Prince out of Suo'etu's house and felt an abnormal fever on the prince's body. He was so anxious that he almost cried. "Your Highness, how are you now?"

"It's nothing!" The crown prince shook his head, trying to clear his head. "Quickly, return to the palace!"

"Your Highness, can you withstand it? Perhaps this servant should go and find someone for you? This servant will certainly not tell the Crown Princess!"

"Shut up! Go back to the palace!" the Crown Prince roared.

"Yes!" Seeing this, He Zhu didn't dare to delay and quickly led the Crown Prince back to the palace. Besides the Crown Princess, there were two other people in the side hall of Yuqing Palace! His Highness the Crown Prince must dislike the people outside the palace.

Upon arriving at Yuqing Palace, He Zhu helped the Crown Prince walk towards the side hall.

The Crown Prince realized this wasn't the way back to the main courtyard. "Where are you taking me?"

"Your Highness, would you like to go to Li Jia's or Cheng Jia's place?" He Zhu asked.

"Back to the main courtyard!"

"Ah?" He Zhu asked in a panic, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess is not available right now!"

"Return to the main courtyard!" the Crown Prince said again.

Having no other choice, He Zhu sent the Crown Prince to the main courtyard.

"Take me to the bathhouse and prepare cold water. Do not disturb the Crown Princess!" the Crown Prince said with difficulty.

"Yes!" He Zhu replied, not understanding why the Crown Prince would do such a thing. What was the point? Even if the Crown Princess knew, she wouldn't say anything.

"Your Highness, the water is ready!"

As soon as He Zhu finished speaking, the Crown Prince jumped into the water, the coolness temporarily calming his surging desire.

"Your Highness, this servant...this servant will go find..." He Zhu said to the Crown Prince with concern.

Under the Crown Prince's icy gaze, He Zhu awkwardly shut his mouth.

The prince was completely submerged in the water. He had promised Xue that he only had Xue, and he wanted to keep his word. Besides, those women were impure and unclean, and they were not worthy of serving him.