The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply

Chapter 193 The Prince's Secret

Princess Changxing rushed into the house and was relieved to see Concubine Xu was already asleep. However, Doctor Wei beside her turned pale and said, "Princess, the director of the hospital knows about the fake pregnancy!"

Princess Changxing said indifferently: "Don't worry, Lord Yuanzheng has known what to say and what not to say over the years."

Doctor Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued, "Princess, the imperial concubine is in great danger this time. I hope you will make plans."

Princess Changxing turned around and looked at him: "What do you mean?"

Doctor Wei knelt down and said, "Your Majesty has already delayed for a long time, and today she is so anxious that even if she is saved now, she is only hanging on to a trace of vitality. I am afraid she won't have much time left."

Princess Changxing was in a trance and almost fell down. She was extremely panicked and couldn't imagine what she would do without Concubine Xu.

Do I really have to rely on that loser?

A few days later, in the imperial study.

Xiao Ce reported to the Queen Mother what happened in Xiangguo Temple, and pointed directly to Concubine Xu as the one behind it.

Emperor Yongkang was silent for a moment: "She has lost half her life now, which can be considered as punishment. Let's give Bai Hao a promotion! He is also a capable person."

"Yes!"

After Xiao Ce left, Emperor Yongkang asked the chief eunuch beside him: "How is the prince?"

The chief eunuch replied, "The prince's condition is somewhat serious. He has been depressed all day in the East Palace. The Empress is very worried, but the imperial physician can't find any cause of his illness. He only said that the prince is sick because of worry."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yongkang became anxious: "What on earth is he worried about? Is he suffering from lovesickness? Let's go and have a look!"

"Yes." The chief eunuch paused, then replied, "The Queen asked everyone in the East Palace today, and the Crown Prince was not close to any woman. She also asked the Crown Prince in person, but the Crown Prince refused to say anything. Your Majesty, if this continues, we can no longer hide it. The Queen Mother also asked the Crown Prince today."

"What? Is this child possessed by evil spirits? If he really has something on his mind, why doesn't he say it?" Emperor Yongkang was angry as he walked. "If he is suffering from lovesickness, it would be fine. I am the emperor, can I not even give him a woman?"

The chief eunuch quickly agreed.

East Palace.

The prince looked pale and haggard, half lying on the couch and said, "Don't worry, mother. I've just been a little tired and have been suffering from insomnia and dreaming a lot these days, so I'm not energetic enough."

The queen suddenly became angry. “I’m so tired! This is the same excuse again. No matter how tired you are, you can’t always be daydreaming and lose your appetite, right?

Why do you act like you're lovesick?

But looking at the prince's thin face, she softened her tone: "Mother just can't understand, you were fine before, how come you became like this in just a few days, at least let mother know the reason?"

The prince lowered his eyes and said nothing. He knew that it was both ridiculous and true that he had become obsessed with a beauty in a painting. He did not dare to tell the truth for fear that his mother would take the painting away and he would never see her again.

As for his deteriorating health, he was helpless. Even in his dreams he was seeing people in paintings. He couldn't get enough rest, so of course he looked haggard.

But he didn't quite understand why even the imperial physician said that he was sick from worrying about something. It was really too exaggerated.

The queen was furious: "You are like this again! You don't say anything every time I ask you! I am your biological mother! How could I harm you? If you can tell me, I will help you! Even if you fall in love with the daughter of a folk pig butcher, I will help you!"

The prince was stunned. A butcher? If the woman in the painting was a real person, he could accept that she was the butcher himself, not to mention the butcher's daughter. The problem was that she had always been in the painting!

At this moment, the prince was completely immersed in his own world. He refused to believe the reality and always imagined that the woman was an immortal trapped in a painting.

The queen felt even more upset when she saw that he not only did not answer but also looked dazed: "Tang Li! What do I need you to do to wake up?"

"I came to take a look!" Emperor Yongkang heard the Queen's plea as soon as he entered the room and couldn't help but speak out.

"Your Majesty!" The Queen saluted quickly.

It seemed that Emperor Yongkang's aura was too strong, and Crown Prince Tang Li instantly returned to reality from his fantasy. After struggling to salute, he said, "I am an unfilial son and have caused you, father, to worry!"

Emperor Yongkang had already asked the imperial physician and knew that the prince was weak, so he pressed him down on the couch again and said, "There is no outsider here. Tell me honestly, is there a girl you like but feel you are not destined to be with?

Don't worry, as long as you tell me, Father will not be angry whether he agrees or not. What's more, the imperial decree to confer the title of Crown Princess has not been issued yet!"

The prince was deeply moved after hearing this. Although Emperor Yongkang was very strict with him on the surface, he still loved him in private.

He felt very conflicted, and just when he was about to speak out, his vision suddenly went dark and he passed out.

This frightened the queen again: "Quick, quick, call the imperial physician!"

After a period of war and chaos, Emperor Yongkang sent someone to invite Wang Jinnian.

An hour later, when Wang Jinnian arrived at the East Palace in confusion, he met several imperial doctors who were discussing prescriptions.

The emperor sat nearby, listening to Xiao Ce's report: "The prince has not left the palace these days. Everything is normal. Except for spending a lot of time in the study, he also visited the empress. In addition..."

Emperor Yongkang: "Speak!"

Xiao Ce: "Also, earlier on, there was a little maid... the prince ignored her... she was Concubine Xu's person."

Emperor Yongkang looked unhappy. Why was it Concubine Xu again?

At this time, Wang Jinnian finally had the chance to speak out: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Yes!" Emperor Yongkang waved his hand and asked Xiao Ce to leave when he saw him coming. "Help me to find out what is wrong with the prince these days. If there is anything particularly abnormal, you can ask anyone in the East Palace and you can go anywhere!"

"Yes!" Wang Jinnian took the order and started investigating quickly.

It has to be said that the greatest advantage of Emperor Yongkang is that he knows how to appoint the right people to the right positions. Professional matters should be handed over to professionals. He really doesn't believe that the prince could have any secrets that must be concealed.

Soon, Wang Jinnian asked him a question: "Your Majesty, do you know a woman named Arong?"

Emperor Yongkang immediately became alert: "Arong? I don't know her. Where did she come from?"

The queen at the side couldn't help but said, "I don't know him either. What did you find out?"

Wang Jinnian was also a little surprised, but no matter how unbelievable it was, it should be the truth.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I found some unburned papers in the prince's study. There were only two words faintly written on them: A-Rong. I think it sounds like a woman's name, and the handwriting is exactly that of the prince."

The Queen seemed a little excited: "Are you saying that the prince has a deep affection for a woman named Arong, so he often writes her name?"

Wang Jinnian continued, "It's possible. Then I asked all the servants in the East Palace, and no one knew who this woman was. Your Majesty and Your Majesty also didn't know her. So I boldly guessed that there was no such person around the prince. It was just a name given by the prince himself!"

The queen was even more confused: "What does this mean?"