Chapter 45

Liu Xu took out two silver notes from her pouch and tried to press them into the hands of Eunuch Chang.

"Please, Sir Eunuch, Lady Bai is really very ill. She has no other thoughts now, she just wants to see the Crown Prince. Please take this money to buy some wine, and I beg you to help us arrange a meeting."

Eunuch Chang directly pushed her hand away, and the two silver notes fell to the ground.

He said impatiently, "Do you think I don't want the Crown Prince to see Lady Bai? It's the Crown Prince himself who refuses to see her. He said that if Lady Bai wants to live, she should see a physician. If she doesn't want to live, she should buy a coffin. Don't come to the Crown Prince for trivial matters."

Liu Xu's eyes widened in disbelief, unable to accept that such cold words could come from the Crown Prince's mouth.

Eunuch Chang waved her away, "Go, go, go! If you don't leave, I'll have the guards take action!"

Liu Xu didn't dare to stay any longer. She picked up the silver notes and left in a daze.

She returned to the Jade Lotus Hall.

Lady Bai was lying on the bed, resting. When she saw Liu Xu return, she didn't speak, but her eyes clearly showed a hopeful look.

Liu Xu didn't dare to meet her gaze and said softly, "It's my fault, I couldn't bring the Crown Prince. Please punish me, Your Highness."

With that, she knelt down.

The light in Lady Bai's eyes quickly dimmed.

He didn't come.

Why?

Is it because he has someone else in his heart and doesn't want to see her anymore?

Lady Bai felt a sharp pain in her chest, and her vision began to blur.

She clutched her chest, breathing heavily. Her already pale face now had no trace of color, as if she might die at any moment.

Liu Xu was shocked and rushed over in a panic.

"Your Highness, what's wrong? Someone, quickly go and get a physician!"

The Eastern Palace is neither small nor large.

The news of the people from the Jade Lotus Hall rushing to get a physician quickly spread to the other concubines.

Chen Liangyuan usually got along well with Lady Bai. Normally, she would have gone to the Jade Lotus Hall to visit Lady Bai, but she had just been reprimanded by the Crown Prince and was too embarrassed to show her face. She stayed hidden in the Rain and Dew Pavilion, only sending some tonics to the Jade Lotus Hall through her personal maid.

Inside the Golden Wind Hall, Lady Li heard about these events from a young eunuch and laughed until she was shaking with mirth.

"In the past, Lady Bai could always get the Crown Prince to visit her just by pretending to be ill. Today, she finally hit a brick wall. Hahaha, it's so funny!"

She had long been annoyed by that white lotus but couldn't find any fault with her, so she had to endure it.

After holding it in for so long, seeing the white lotus suffer was extremely satisfying for Lady Li. She rewarded the young eunuch with a heavy silver ingot.

The young eunuch knelt on the ground, expressing his gratitude, and left with the silver ingot, delighted.

Lady Li continued to laugh for a long time.

First Chen Liangyuan, and now Lady Bai. The two women she disliked the most in the Eastern Palace were both in trouble, and Lady Li felt an immense sense of relief.

She asked her attendant maid,

"Caiyun, has there been any news from the Qingge Hall recently?"

Caiyun replied truthfully, "Yesterday afternoon, the wife of the Loyal and Martial General and her young daughter visited the Qingge Hall but didn't stay long. The Crown Prince stayed overnight at the Qingge Hall last night. There's nothing else."

When she heard that the Crown Prince had stayed overnight at the Qingge Hall, the last trace of a smile on Lady Li's face disappeared.