The Crown Prince knew his much younger cousin, who had become quite a bit younger. Seeing the change in him, he couldn't help but laugh. He looked at him with a smile, but didn't say anything. However, his expression revealed all his thoughts.

In fact, ever since Fu Hanlai grew up, he has stopped going to the palace. The Prince of Ping's lineage doesn't like to get involved in messy things, and Fu Hanlai loves to run around outside. However, he has never forgotten the friendship he had with his childhood.

As for protecting the Crown Prince when Prince Dun and Prince Cheng were vying for the throne?

Fu Hanlai was overthinking it. He felt that he didn't need to lift a finger, because the Crown Prince could handle everything himself. Only those two thought they could replace the Crown Prince.

Anyway, Fu Hanlai knew that his biological father treated his second and third sons like fools, but Prince Ping usually wouldn't comment on his nephews.

After all, he was a prince, so he knew his place.

The Crown Princess was a virtuous and kind woman, always wearing a smile that made people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze. Although she looked a little haggard because of the Crown Prince's illness, she looked fine otherwise.

As soon as Jiang Xuelin arrived, Fu Hanlai, who had been quiet in front of the Crown Prince, immediately became lively. The two stayed there until the afternoon before leaving the palace.

The Crown Prince stood up and stood at the door to see them off. When the two were about to leave, he coughed and instructed them, "Ah Shou, don't come to my place for the time being. Wait until I'm feeling better, then I'll come to drink with you."

Fu Hanlai turned his head in surprise, not understanding what the Crown Prince was saying.

The Crown Princess, supporting the Crown Prince, seemed to understand his meaning.

Fu Hanlai has been in poor health since childhood. Even though he looks similar to others now, he is definitely not as healthy as them. The Crown Prince does not want him to come to his side too often. What if he gets infected?

Although it's uncertain whether his illness will infect others, it's always better to be with people who are healthy.

Once he recovers, we'll go to Prince Ping's residence to see the children and drink together.

Fu Hanlai took a moment to process this and finally understood the Crown Prince's meaning. "Alright, Your Highness, you must get well soon. I'll wait for you to invite me for a drink. I'll steal some of Father's treasured wines that he's reluctant to drink, and we'll drink them secretly!"

Crown Prince: "..."

well.

No wonder the Imperial Uncle always has a headache.

No, that's not right. The Imperial Uncle isn't really that troubled, since he himself is quite a headache. The one who's really troubled by this father and son is his father, the Emperor.

...and the Empress Dowager.

Thinking of Princess Ping, the Crown Prince felt even more sorry for her.

On the way back, Fu Hanlai was somewhat silent, and his brows furrowed.

A month ago, before Jiang Xuelin even gave birth, the Crown Prince fell ill. Fu Han visited him then, but the Crown Prince's condition was much better. How could he have become so weak in just one month? What are the imperial physicians in the palace doing?

Now not only is the Crown Prince sick, but even the Xuande Emperor is sick.

The emperor was ill, and the crown prince was also ill. This made Fu Hanlai feel uneasy, as the two ill father and son were very important elders to him.

"What did the imperial physician say?" Jiang Xuelin wasn't stupid; she knew the impact of the emperor and crown prince falling ill at the same time on the court, so she asked.

"The cause of the illness has not been found yet. If it were found, my cousin, the Crown Prince, would not have gotten so much worse."

Because of this, neither of them was in a good mood that evening.

Children have no idea about adults' troubles and continue to eat and drink every day. Jiang Xuelin always feels that she can see their changes every day.

However, the children are still young, and their personalities are not yet apparent. At present, we can only tell that Lu'er is relatively quiet, while Xiao Yue Liang is quite boisterous, and we don't know where she gets her energy from.

Lying in bed at night, Fu Hanlai couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning, his mind constantly swirling with thoughts of the Crown Prince and Emperor Xuande.

"Hey, Jiang Xuelin, do you think my imperial uncle and my cousin, the crown prince, have been poisoned?"

A drowsy Jiang Xuelin: "???"

"...Do you know what you're saying?"

What nonsense are you spouting? Poisoning?

Poisoning the crown prince and the emperor? That seems unlikely.

At this moment, Fu Hanlai had already sat up, looking quite serious. "Yes, otherwise, my cousin the Crown Prince's illness came on very suddenly and has not improved for a long time."

“He has always been in good health and has hardly ever been sick since he was a child. That’s why my parents were willing to let me follow behind my cousin, the Crown Prince, when I was a child. They hoped that I could share in his good fortune and that my health would improve soon.”

The more Fu Hanlai talked, the stranger it seemed.

The Crown Prince is regularly visited by imperial physicians to check his pulse. If there were any health problems, they would definitely notice them immediately. His illness came on too suddenly.

The same goes for Emperor Xuande.

It was so sudden, like he suddenly fell seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed.

Jiang Xuelin also sat up, and the two sat inside the bed curtains, looking at each other.

"The Crown Prince and the Emperor have special people in charge of their meals, how could they possibly be poisoned?"

Furthermore, if it were poisoning, how could the imperial physicians have been unable to diagnose it? It's impossible that the person behind it all bribed all the imperial physicians, right?

"Or maybe we should just go to sleep."

Fu Hanlai: "..."

After thinking about it, I realized that Jiang Xuelin was right.

Even after lying down again, Fu Hanlai was still somewhat uneasy.

"...If you are really worried, next time you go to the palace to visit His Highness the Crown Prince, please have Hongluo accompany you."

Hongluo is the one among Jiang Xuelin's four head maids who knows medicine, and her medical skills are very impressive, but almost no one knows about them.

What no one knows is that Hongluo is not actually a skilled doctor; she is more adept at poisons than medicine.

However, this matter was kept from others. Even the Marquis of Jing'an and his wife only thought that Hongluo was good at medicine and did not know that she also knew about poisons.

Jiang Xuelin knew about this when she rescued Hongluo and the others, but she didn't tell anyone to avoid trouble.

Tonight, Jiang Xuelin listened to Fu Hanlai muttering about his childhood relationship with the Crown Prince. Although she felt that the Crown Prince should not be poisoned, and even if he was, there were imperial physicians in the palace, she was still willing to take Hongluo into the palace to have him checked.

Just for peace of mind.

"Red radish?"

"Yes, her medical skills are very good, very strong."

If all else fails and Hongluo can't solve the problem, there's always the mute nanny.

Hongluo learned all her skills from her mother, the mute nanny. Whether she was poisoned or just sick, it would be good for Hongluo to see her.

If the Crown Prince and Emperor Xuande didn't have a good relationship with Fu Hanlai, Jiang Xuelin probably wouldn't have taken the initiative to promote Hongluo.

Having met the Crown Prince today, and with what Fu Hanlai said, Jiang Xuelin had gained some understanding of the Crown Prince's personality, so there was no harm in bringing Hongluo to see him.

It's just a glance anyway.

"Is Hongluo that amazing?"

“Every one of my head maids is very capable, so don’t underestimate them.”

At least Jiang Xuelin was certain that Fu Hanlai couldn't beat Hong Luo.