Three months had passed in a flash, but the emperor had been bedridden and his health had not improved. The disputes in the court had intensified, and the ministers had taken sides.

Two months ago, the Sixth Prince was officially named King of Liang by the imperial decree.

For a time, all the ministers in the court began to speculate on the intention. The emperor was seriously ill, and although he had not appointed a crown prince, he made the sixth prince a prince, which was enough to show how much he valued Chu Han.

With the support of the virtuous concubine in the harem, the newly promoted Prince Liang was at the peak of his career in the capital.

In comparison, Chu Xuan was no less inferior. King Liang had power but Chu Xuan had soldiers.

After the battle in the northern border, Chu Xuan's position in the capital was unshakable. Now Cheng Ruoxue was in charge of the Cheng family army and the defense of the capital, openly standing with the Night Palace.

If Chu Xuan rebelled at this moment, the capital city would be in his pocket.

Amid the tit-for-tat between the two sides, the days passed little by little, and Lu Yanluo stayed in the palace to accompany her baby with peace of mind.

On this day, a rapid knock on the door broke the tranquility of the Night King's Mansion.

A palace eunuch rushed to the palace and shouted, "Your Majesty has summoned the princess to the palace for a medical consultation. Please come in with me as soon as possible!"

The emperor's health was really bad. He couldn't get out of bed as soon as spring came. He coughed all day and all night and was very weak.

He even coughed up blood early this morning. Everyone suspected that the emperor had contracted tuberculosis, but the imperial physician said it was just a fever. He had been taking medicine according to the prescription for fever, but there was no improvement at all.

For some reason today, the emperor suddenly remembered Lu Yanluo and hurriedly wanted to summon her into the palace to see a doctor.

Lu Yanluo responded respectfully: "Please wait a moment, eunuch. I will clean up." Then she summoned the secret guard and whispered: "Go find the prince quickly and tell him that the emperor has summoned me to the palace. The situation is unclear. Let him prepare early and be careful."

Under the current circumstances, Lu Yanluo dared not be careless. The court had not yet appointed a crown prince, but the Sixth Prince was in favor. If the emperor intended to get rid of Chu Xuan, it was not impossible that he would lure her into the palace.

Then she will be used to threaten Chu Xuan and force him to submit.

She would never allow herself to fall into that situation.

When Lu Yanluo had finished explaining everything, the eunuch outside the door was already scratching his head anxiously: "Princess, please follow me quickly. His Majesty is waiting for you!"

Lu Yanluo pushed open the door, holding a box in her hand, and nodded gently: "Master Prison has been waiting for a long time, let's go now."

The two entered the palace and went straight to the emperor's bedroom.

As soon as I entered the door, a strong smell of medicine rushed into my nose, making me feel depressed.

In the large carved hall of the inner hall, the emperor leaned against the pillow, barely opening his eyes and looking at Lu Yanluo who walked in.

"Here I am. Thank you for making this trip."

In just the time it took to say a few short sentences, the emperor coughed several times and gasped for breath.

While bowing and paying respect, Lu Yanluo looked at the sick emperor. Only then did she realize that the emperor was really sick.

His face was sallow, his eyes were cloudy, his face was flushed with an unusual color, his chest was wheezing like a broken bellows, and his whole body exuded the aura of a dying man.

"They...they said I had a fever, but I've been taking medicine for such a long time, but there's no improvement. I remember that you're a great doctor, come and take a look at me."

Lu Yanluo nodded her head and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her guard slightly lowered. It seemed that today was really just a simple medical consultation.

Slowly taking the emperor's pulse, Lu Yanluo carefully identified it and felt a little strange.

Judging from the pulse, the emperor indeed had a simple fever. His liver yang was rising, the five emotions were turning into fire, and his tongue was coated with a yellow and greasy coating, all of which were typical manifestations of fever.

It's just a simple fever that shouldn't be so difficult to deal with. It won't heal for a long time, and it's getting worse. Could it be...

Lu Yanluo was secretly shocked, thinking of the rumors outside that the emperor was infected with tuberculosis.

"How? Fever?"

Lu Yanluo thought for a moment and replied respectfully: "From the pulse, your majesty is indeed infected with a fever. You just need to take some medicine to clear away heat and reduce fire, and then adjust your mood. Don't get angry often, and you will recover soon."

The emperor was somewhat disappointed: "But I have been taking this medicine for several months. Why is there no improvement at all? Instead, my condition is getting worse?"

"Your Majesty has been preoccupied with state affairs, and you are also depressed, so you haven't seen any improvement. You still need to take good care of your body and mind."

After coming out of the palace, Lu Yanluo breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't expect to meet an unexpected person, now Concubine Hui, Qin Xuelin.

"Join my lady."

Qin Xuelin smiled, as if she didn't know Lu Yanluo at all, and said sarcastically: "Who do I think it is? How come Princess Ye has time to come to the palace today? I invited her three times and four times before, but she didn't show up."

Lu Yanluo raised her head and met Qin Xuelin's gaze, who immediately signaled the palace maid behind her with her eyes.

The personal maids behind her were sent by Concubine Xian to keep an eye on her.

Lu Yanluo suddenly understood Qin Xuelin's intention and pretended to be impatient.

"What do you mean, Madam? How dare I enter the palace without a summons? If I am accused of disrespect, where will I go to cry?"

"How dare you! Are you implying that I want to harm you?"

Lu Yanluo sneered but did not deny it.

Qin Xuelin was immediately enraged. She took a step forward and pushed Lu Yanluo to the ground!

The palace maid behind him was happy to see it happen and had no intention of stopping it.

This actually made things convenient for Lu Yanluo and Qin Xuelin.

When no one was paying attention, Qin Xuelin secretly stuffed something into Lu Yanluo's hand and then quickly stepped back.

Lu Yanluo's heart moved, and she quickly put the things into her sleeves, stood up and said sternly: "Your Majesty, you are going too far! Although you are the Imperial Concubine, don't forget that I am the Princess. You humiliated me like this today, aren't you afraid that I will tell His Majesty? I will punish you for bullying others by taking advantage of your power!"

"What are you still doing?" Qin came over with an expression of wanting to see more fun: "Empress Hui, Princess Ye? What are you two arguing about? You disturbed His Majesty, and this is a serious crime!"

Qin Xuelin snorted coldly and said angrily, "Shufei has come at the right time. Princess Ye is going to complain to His Majesty about me and wants to accuse me of bullying others by taking advantage of my power."

Qin laughed sarcastically when she heard this: "Princess, you haven't been to the palace for a long time, so you don't know the situation in the palace. Now Concubine Hui is the apple of His Majesty's eye. If you go to His Majesty to slander Concubine Hui, you should be careful that His Majesty will punish you for disrespect!"

"Your Majesty is wise and wise, how could he be seduced by women? Stop talking nonsense."

Hearing this, Qin said disdainfully: "The princess really likes to have wild ideas, isn't that right, Imperial Concubine?"

Qin Xuelin sneered, as if she didn't take Lu Yanluo's threat seriously at all.