I waited and waited but no one showed up. It was already this late. What was he doing? I pulled the quilt over me and fell asleep after an unknown amount of time.

…

At this moment, the East Palace was gloomy.

It turned out that on the previous night, Li Qihuan sent the prince back to his bedroom before returning to the concubine.

After a tiring day, they took a hot bath first, and then the two sat and talked. Suddenly, the eunuch beside the prince came crawling to report, "His Royal Highness the Prince is ill!"

"How could this happen? It's just getting better?" Li Qihuan was shocked and rushed over without even having time to put on his clothes.

The prince's bedroom was brightly lit with candles. The princess had stopped living with him a long time ago, fearing that he would be disturbed. She had just heard the news and was sitting beside the bed with a worried look on her face.

When the prince saw his son running in in a panic, he smiled softly, "Why are you so flustered? I'm fine..." His voice was soft and weak.

The crown prince rubbed his hands first, then touched the crown prince's forehead, "Are you having a low fever? Are you cold? Mother, has the imperial physician arrived?"

The Crown Princess had sweat on her forehead and said in a hollow voice, "I just sent someone to call him. Doctor Jiang took a look and said that he couldn't see anything right now... maybe the food didn't suit his appetite very well."

"Where do you feel unwell?!" Li Qihuan looked deeply at the prince and asked softly.

The prince said honestly: "I feel dizzy and weak, and I have had diarrhea several times... vomit..." As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his body and was about to vomit. Li Qihuan had experience, and he couldn't vomit while lying down... He helped him up skillfully and turned his body slightly to the side. The princess took the copper basin to catch...

The prince ate little to begin with, and he had just had diarrhea and vomited, so how could he vomit anything now? The yellow and black soup had a pungent smell that was both sour and bitter.

Just two spittings exhausted the prince's strength. He fell down limply, breathing heavily.

"Father..." The grandson put him down and quickly picked up the handkerchief beside him to wipe his mouth. He took the warm water from the eunuch and said, "Your mouth must be bitter, can you rinse it?" Although he was anxious and afraid, he still spoke in a calm tone.

The prince shook his head gently. Perhaps he had exhausted too much energy. He closed his eyes and fell asleep in a daze.

Li Qihuan and the Crown Princess withdrew. He stared at the eunuch beside the Crown Prince and asked, "What did father eat?"

The eunuch was terrified and knelt down to answer: "The prince eats the same food every day as before. Even the water he drinks is boiled several times before it is given to your highness."

"Say it exactly the same!" The prince's eyes looked like he wanted to eat someone.

"I had dinner with you. I had more than half a bowl of vegetable and egg porridge. I just took some medicine in the room. Then, I had more than half a bowl of Tremella and Wolfberry Soup, with only one piece of ginseng in it. I also had half a bowl of warm water. Every day... it's the same!"

The Crown Princess said softly, "Huan'er, don't worry. Mother personally followed all of this. Mother put the Tremella soup in the steamer and steamed it for a sufficient amount of time before serving it to your father."

"How could this happen?" The Crown Prince said anxiously, "Why hasn't the imperial physician arrived yet?!"

"Your father may be a little tired recently. Don't worry, wait..."

There were hurried footsteps outside the house, and the imperial physician came in sweating. He didn't even have time to salute before he was pulled in by the Crown Prince... The Crown Princess followed closely behind.

Xue Ying was also in the outer hall, but the Crown Prince ignored her.

The grandson was in a hurry and Pingting couldn't catch up. She arrived now. Her hair was simply tied at the back of her head and her whole body was wrapped in a large cloak. She looked around the outer hall and it was not convenient to go into the inner room. She found a corner and sat down.

Although Xue Ying didn't wear any jewelry, she was dressed fairly neatly. She knew that the Grandson had gone to the bitch's room again today, and he looked at her gloomily...

Then, he curled his lips in disdain and walked into the inner room with his head raised.

But not long after, he came out again with a shameful look on his face... and bit Jiang Pingting even more viciously.

Jiang Pingting drooped her eyelids, feeling extremely uneasy about the current situation...

Inside, the imperial physician looked at him for a while and said, "Your Highness, Doctor Jiang is right. At present, the main pulse of His Highness the Crown Prince is not much different from before. The Crown Prince is weak, perhaps due to recent fatigue or weather changes. Otherwise, let His Highness the Crown Prince sleep for a while, and I will give him acupuncture when he wakes up. Cook some noodle soup, add a little sugar and salt, and feed him small amounts and multiple times to replenish His Highness's physical strength."

The crown prince had no choice but to nod.

Jiang Pingting was furious when she heard her speak so viciously about the baby in her belly. However, she had to endure it. No matter what, she couldn't make a scene here.

So, I pretended I didn't hear it...

"Didn't you hear me? You didn't even bother to greet me, what a big deal! Is there any place for you here? Get out!" Xue Ying was also trying to control herself, not daring to speak loudly. But the eunuchs and maids in the room could also hear her...

In particular, the few people who just came out of the inner room also heard it...

The Crown Princess was immediately furious. This idiot... What kind of occasion is this? As expected, Li Qihuan pointed at Xue Ying and ordered the maid next to him, "Take her back. If she dares to say anything more, gag her and tie her up!" His face was full of viciousness.

Xue Ying had never expected that they would hear her words, and her face turned red with shame. The Crown Princess also looked annoyed. Knowing that she was being rude and out of line, she did not dare to say anything more and turned around and ran away...

The Crown Princess glanced coldly at the Concubine Jiang, and ordered her trusted maid, "Cook some noodle soup."

The prince slept for a while, then moved his body, and the imperial physician immediately gave him acupuncture. The prince fed him the cooked noodle soup himself, but after a few spoonfuls, he could not eat any more.

She also cooked the medicine that the prince usually took, but only fed him half a bowl.

He endured the whole night like this, and when daybreak came, the prince still showed no improvement, but he also did not have a fever.

The Crown Princess came out and told Jiang Pingting to go back and rest.

She also went back to her room, washed her face, combed her hair, and changed her clothes. Then she came over and said to the crown prince, "Go back and wash your face. Mother will keep an eye on you..."

Li Qihuan shook his head: "Nothing, my son will stay here with his father."

The prince was sleeping soundly, frowning from time to time, and moving his head slightly from time to time. He looked very painful, but he said nothing.

The Crown Princess said, "Huan'er, go eat something!"

Li Qihuan still shook his head, "You go first, I'll wait."

The Crown Princess went out. After a long while, she came back and said, "Some food has been brought from the outer room. Go and have a bite. Don't overeat yourself. I have already sent someone to tell the palace."

The crown prince nodded without moving.

In this way, after a day of hopelessness and anxiety, in the evening, the prince may feel uncomfortable again and tried hard to turn over. The prince and the doctor helped him gently.

Suddenly, he vomited out some of the medicine and noodle soup he had just taken. But after only one mouthful, he was out of strength. He could neither spit it out nor swallow it. He was stuck there for a while, his whole body shaking like in spasms, his face turned red to purple, and then slowly turned gray.

"Dad! Dad! You must hold on..." Li Qihuan's voice was filled with tears, "Dad, father, your son is here! You must hold on..." He held the prince's hand.

The Crown Princess had just sat outside to rest for a while when she heard this cry. She was startled and hurried in...

When she saw the prince's appearance, she opened her eyes wide and screamed, "How could this happen?"

The imperial physician was standing nearby. He remained calm, pressed a few acupuncture points, tore open the prince's clothes, and started inserting needles. Soon, the prince was covered with needles.

His shaking slowly stopped, and his face relaxed. He lay there unconscious and quietly. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his heart, he would have looked like he was dead...

"How could this be!?" the Crown Princess screamed in her heart.

Leaving the concubine in the outer room, she quietly walked to the door and saw the Crown Princess's appearance... She felt sad and anxious. But more of it was that she couldn't believe it...

Didn't she expect this result?

Feeling more and more uneasy, he turned around and told the people around him, "Go call Qi Wu and ask him to come in quietly..."