Liang Chongyue's gaze fell on the servant standing next to Aunt Rong, and a sharp light flashed in her beautiful peach blossom eyes.

"Are you still waiting for me to invite you?"

Liang Chongyue spoke in a bad tone. Aunt Rong was the Princess of Guangling, but she had such an unruly person around her. Yun Ling had already walked to the door, but when she heard the voice of His Highness, she consciously retreated.

After Liang Chongyue finished speaking, the old servant just looked up at her, and her old and deep eyes were full of shrewdness. She didn't look like a good old lady.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I know a little bit about medicine and have been serving you since you fell ill. I haven't left your side even for a single day. I'm worried that you might suddenly fall ill. Please allow me to stay by your side."

There was nothing wrong with what she said, but the old servant turned sideways to look at her. Only she could see the shrewdness in his eyes. He didn't look like someone who was truly loyal to his master. It was the first time that Liang Chongyue saw a servant dare to disobey her orders.

Before she could speak, Yun Ling had already stood beside the servant and gestured for him to come in.

"His Highness told us to leave. If your hearing is so bad, why are you still serving the princess?"

Yun Ling spoke without mercy. When she heard that the old woman dared to disobey His Highness, she looked at the old woman with a serious look. Especially when the old woman turned her head to face her and showed an unfriendly look in her eyes, Yun Ling was not afraid at all.

She had been with His Highness for many years and had witnessed all kinds of cruel and bloody scenes. How could she be frightened by the pretentious eyes of this old woman? Even though Yun Ling still maintained the dignity of the first personal maid beside His Highness, her eyes could not be colder.

The atmosphere in the hall gradually became stagnant.

"Ahem, cough, cough, don't be rude, cough, cough."

He Ruanrong wanted to speak out to stop him, but as soon as she opened her mouth she wanted to cough. She only said four words when she couldn't stop coughing.

"Mother Yu, please go down. I'm here with you, so everything will be fine. I also have your medicine here."

He Yanting's tone was calm and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry. He was over 1.9 meters tall and stood up straight, giving off an oppressive vibe. Mother Yu wanted to say something else, but was frightened by He Yanting's look. In the end, she opened her mouth but said nothing. Instead, she looked reluctant as she left.

Mother Yu looked back every three steps, as if she was extremely reluctant. The sharpness and harshness in her eyes when she looked at Yun Ling just now completely turned into worry for Aunt Rong. Yun Ling followed behind her, and after she looked back, she stepped forward to block her sight and forced her to walk out quickly.

After Yun Ling closed the door of the hall, Liang Chongyue sat down in the seat below his mother. Aunt Rong's cough had also eased a little. Feeling the gazes of Aunt Rong and He Yanting, he pretended not to see them and just lowered his head to sip his tea.

A maidservant in the Queen's Palace couldn't understand the rules, which showed the education of the Guangling Palace. No matter how powerful the medicine in the system mall was, it couldn't guarantee that a person would recover as normal. She was not a saint, and if the other party didn't appreciate it, it would be better to mind her own business.

Thinking of this, Liang Chongyue picked up a piece of pastry and tasted it. The pastries made in the small kitchen were delicious and just to her liking.

Xiang Huayue saw Chongyue's attitude clearly. When Chongyue asked someone to leave, she understood that Chongyue must have a way to save Ruan Rong, but he just couldn't reveal it to others.

Seeing that Chongyue only casually twirled the jade twist in her hand a few times before putting it aside, she must be unhappy. Xiang Huayue looked helplessly at Ruan Rong who was still suppressing her cough quietly, and happened to meet her eyes, which were red due to coughing, and looked so pitiful.

"It's my fault for not taking good care of the servants. Ahem, Chongyue, don't be upset. I will definitely punish her severely when I get back."

After coughing so violently for a while, He Ruanrong was now too weak to speak. If He Yanting hadn't been taking care of her, she would have collapsed by now.

Liang Chongyue rubbed the fingers of his right hand that were taking Aunt Rong's pulse, recalling Aunt Rong's weak pulse. He put the jade hairpin aside and put it back on before slowly speaking:

"Aunt, there's no need to be so upset over a slave. How could Chongyue be angry with Aunt because of a slave?"

Seeing Chongyue like this, Xiang Huayue nodded with satisfaction. When she looked at He Ruanrong again, the disapproval in her eyes was almost overflowing.

"You weren't such a pushover before. How come an old servant like you dares to act so unruly now that you're sick? Where are the maids who used to serve you?"

Xiang Huayue said this with anger, and although it was not obvious, Liang Chongyue still heard it.

Liang Chongyue sat on a chair and ate some cakes. Aunt Rong lowered her eyes when asked by her mother. She was silent for a moment before she spoke:

"When the maids reached a certain age, I married them off. Three years ago, I fell ill, and my mother-in-law said this old servant knew some medical skills, so she sent her to me. Ahem...

You know, my mother-in-law has taken care of me like her own daughter all these years. When I gave birth to Yan Ting, I was injured and could not get pregnant again, but she never said anything to me. Now she has passed away.

A gift from an elder cannot be refused. I mentioned before that I would give her her indenture to free her from slavery, but she said that she wanted to repay her mother-in-law for saving her life and that she wanted to stay and serve me. I couldn't say anything more. She wasn't like this before. When she first came to me, she was very steady. I don't know when she became like this. Maybe, maybe..."

He Ruanrong's voice was choked with sobs. Perhaps before she could finish her next words, she was interrupted by Xiang Huayue:

"I, a slave, have forgotten my own status. I took advantage of your poor health and used your name to commit crimes against my superiors. If I don't punish you this time, are you expecting others to follow suit?"

Xiang Huayue rarely spoke harshly in front of Chongyue:

"I know you're thinking about Madam Wang's kindness to you. If you can't handle this, then leave her here. I have plenty of people in the palace who can handle such ignorant servants."

When Xiang Huayue said this, her tone was cold and unyielding, and her eyes were filled with anger, like a lioness on the verge of anger.

"Why does your majesty mother have to be so angry over a servant? Once Aunt Rong recovers, she will be able to take care of this servant who doesn't know the rules herself."

Liang Chongyue suddenly spoke, attracting the attention of everyone present except her.

"Chongyue, do you really have a way to cure your Aunt Rong?"

Liang Chongyue put a small piece of cake into his mouth, looked up and faced three pairs of eager eyes, and nodded silently.

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