The Crown Prince frowned when he saw that Li Zi showed no sign of leaving, wondering if he wanted to watch him drink.

He then said with some dissatisfaction.

"Why, do you still have something to do?"

Little Li immediately shook his head. "If His Highness the Crown Prince misunderstood, so be it. I didn't say anything," he said, and then quickly bowed and withdrew.

After Little Li Zi left the room and closed the door, the Crown Prince stared intently at the bowl of calming soup.

The calming incense that Pear gave me before, knowing I wasn't sleeping well, was extremely effective, so this calming soup should be just as good.

He hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days. Now that he'd drunk some water, he could sleep for more than an hour and then go find Li'er to spend the night with her.

Thinking about it, he reached out and picked up the bowl of calming soup.

It seemed to smell no different from the calming soup prepared by the Imperial Hospital.

He took a small sip.

Isn't this the calming decoction from the Imperial Medical Academy?

Is Liang Qiuli just going to brush him off like this? She's already bowed her head, yet she's still trying to fool him with medicine from the Imperial Hospital?

Didn't she know that those herbal decoctions were useless to him and would only worsen his insomnia?

"Little Li, get your ass in here!"

The crown prince was furious. Although he drank the calming soup prescribed by the Imperial Hospital, no one but himself knew that his headache would worsen.

But Xiao Li, who delivered the calming soup, and Liang Qiuli should also be punished properly!

When Xiao Li heard the Crown Prince's angry voice, he was startled. This shouldn't be the case. The Crown Princess would send him calming soup from time to time, but he had never seen the Crown Prince get so angry before.

"What are your orders, Your Highness?"

Little Li quickly pushed the door open and entered; the prince's aura made his voice tremble slightly.

"Who sent you to deliver this calming soup?"

The Crown Prince had sharp eyes; if Xiao Li Zi revealed that it was Liang Qiu Li, he would punish her by making her personally deliver calming soup to him every day.

Moreover, he refused to see her, preventing her from realizing her mistakes!

"Yes... Your Highness's words were personally instructed by the Crown Princess."

Little Li's answer was even stammering. Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince really misunderstood and thought it was a gift from Consort Liang?

But how did His Highness the Crown Prince manage to taste the difference?

"Since it was from Liang... what! It was a gift from the Crown Princess?"

Without thinking, the Crown Prince was about to blurt out the words of punishment for Liang Qiuli when he suddenly realized that Xiao Li was referring to the Crown Princess.

He calmed down instantly.

It must have been sent by the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess used to give him drinks often, but he stopped drinking them after his headaches worsened after drinking them once.

But he felt that if he rejected the Crown Princess, she would come up with new tricks to show her virtue and gentleness, so it would be better to keep her and save her from further trouble.

He had always mostly used this Crown Princess.

He even feared that if the Crown Princess gave birth to a grandson of the Emperor, the power of her family would threaten his position, so he directly gave her a drug that would prevent her from having an heir.

He knew that the Crown Princess was a smart woman and should have noticed the abnormality, as she hadn't mentioned having a child with him for the past year.

But for some reason, none of the other women in the backyard got pregnant.

He suspected that the Crown Princess had done something, but she maintained a virtuous and gentle demeanor in every way, and he couldn't find any evidence.

"It was a gift from the Crown Princess."

Little Li was simply telling the truth; he noticed the Crown Prince's unusual behavior but pretended not to.

"Okay, I understand. Have Feng Fu deliver the pair of jade ruyi scepters from the storeroom to the Crown Princess. Tell her that I'm busy these days and will visit her when I have time."

The Crown Prince calmly instructed that the superficial relationship between the two should be maintained for now.

Seeing that Li Zi was about to leave, the Crown Prince's agitated mood had not yet eased.

Does Liang Qiuli actually like him, or is she just using him? Why hasn't she come to see him for so long?

"Archive your carriage at the Cloud Pavilion!"

The Crown Prince was experiencing a splitting headache. He couldn't bear to read the memorial any longer, and he would only be able to relieve his pain if he personally punished Liang Qiuli.

……

Liang Qiuli lay in bed, coughing incessantly.

"Cough cough cough..."

Liang Qiuli knew that the Crown Prince would be coming to see her in the next few days, so she had fallen ill two days ago.

"Master, have some water to calm down."

Zishuang brought a glass of water to Liang Qiuli's lips. Looking at her mistress's pale face, even she, a mere servant, felt heartbroken, let alone the Crown Prince.

"Ah."

Liang Qiuli took the water glass and took a small sip.

As the Crown Prince stepped into the Cloud Pavilion, he waved his hand at the maids who were about to bow to him. He wanted to see what that heartless woman, Liang Qiuli, was doing while he was away!

But before he even stepped into Liang Qiuli's room, he heard a heart-wrenching cough, and his heart clenched.

Is Pear sick again?

"My lord, the Crown Princess refuses to send an imperial physician for you. I will go and beg His Highness the Crown Prince. He will surely send an imperial physician for you."

The Crown Prince did not have anyone relay the message, but Liang Qiuli still found out long ago.

So the master and servant started acting.

Although Zi Shuang knew it wasn't entirely true, she was still frantic when she heard Liang Qiuli coughing.

The Crown Prince outside, hearing the panicked tone, had no suspicion whatsoever.

However, to his shock, the Crown Princess, who had always pretended to be virtuous and kind, had suddenly revealed her true colors this time.

Liang Qiuli is just a minor talent.

"Don't go. His Highness said he would come to see me when he had time. If he's not coming now, he must be tied up with some important court matters."

"We mustn't trouble His Highness with such a minor illness."

Although Liang Qiuli was weak and listless, she still thoughtfully considered the Crown Prince's feelings and insisted that Zishuang not disturb him.

But I was already cursing him in my heart.

Men are deceitful.

What did I say when I was comfortable with her before?

Pear, I will protect you and never let you suffer the slightest grievance.

I'll come see you whenever I have free time.

The results of it?

He ignored her for more than half a month and even went to see other women.

If she weren't a good remedy for headaches, she would probably have been forgotten by him long ago, just like the original owner.

However, for the sake of the mission, Liang Qiuli could only complain in her heart, while on the surface she still appeared weak and considerate.

"Pear, I'm late."

The Crown Prince originally intended to punish Liang Qiuli, but knowing she was ill, he refused to disturb her. Suddenly, he felt that she resembled Amin.

Unlike the other women vying for the Crown Prince's favor, they were all genuinely concerned for him, not for the so-called riches and glory.

The Crown Prince's tone was full of guilt and heartache, indicating that Liang Qiuli's status in his heart had risen sharply.

"Your Highness, what brings you here? Is it because I'm... am I delirious from my illness?"

Liang Qiuli sneered inwardly, criticizing her own words of taking charge, but on the surface she put on a surprised expression.

Zhao Yunmin, the "white moonlight," hasn't appeared yet. Once she does, we'll know that these are all tricks Zhao Yunmin is used to.

She's now going to walk the path of the white moonlight, leaving the white moonlight with nowhere to go!

"It's not my fault. I've already sent someone to fetch the imperial physician for you. You should rest well."

The Crown Prince sat by the bed and gently held Liang Qiuli's fair and delicate hand. Actually, the recovery speed was quite good; the burns on her hand had completely subsided.

The imperial physician came to see them very soon.

It's the same old problem: I'm physically weak, and this time I caught a cold, which made me even weaker.

Ideally, one should use medicinal cuisine or other nourishing methods.

"Your Highness, I have brought back your lunch. Please have some."

After Liang Qiuli arrived at Yunge, another personal maid, Zihan, who was serving her, came in carrying a food box, unaware that the Crown Prince had arrived.

"Greetings, Your Highness. This servant was unaware of Your Highness's arrival. Please forgive me."

Upon seeing the Crown Prince, Zi Han immediately knelt down to pay her respects, nervously hiding the food box behind her back.

How could Liang Qiuli be so lucky? She was almost dead, yet she still managed to attract the Crown Prince's attention.

If the Crown Prince discovers the contents of the food box in her hand, then the kitchen and the Crown Princess will be in trouble.

Yes, Zi Han was someone the Crown Princess placed in Yun Ge after she became a talented woman and moved in. Liang Qiuli knew this, but she didn't give her a loyalty token.

Instead, she would deliberately leak information so that Zihan could pass it on to the Crown Princess, making the Crown Princess's actions against her more realistic.

Only then would she have the opportunity to get rid of the Crown Princess.

"Get up and set out the meal."

Although the Crown Prince felt that the maid was being a bit too nervous, he didn't think much of it. Anyway, there were plenty of people who were afraid of him, so as long as Liang Qiuli wasn't afraid of her, it was fine.

"This……"

Zi Han glanced at Liang Qiuli, somewhat hesitant, hoping she could stop the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid this meal won't meet your standards. The imperial physician just said that I need some nourishing medicinal food. Why don't you have someone prepare a new one?"

Liang Qiuli's voice carried a hint of fragility.

Some things are fine as long as the Crown Prince understands them; there's no need to put them all out in the open.

The Crown Prince immediately realized that the kitchen staff must have taken advantage of Liang Qiuli because he hadn't come for a long time.

Previously, it was Consort Hu who bullied Liang Qiuli by taking advantage of her status as a lady, and the Crown Princess didn't know about it, so it was fine. But what about now?

It seems the Crown Princess has an unusual fear of Li'er; could there be some hidden reason behind this?

"Pass down my message: from now on, Consort Li's meals will come from me. If anyone dares to neglect this again, they will be beaten to death!"

The Crown Prince's tone was icy, "Also, Little Li, go and remind the Crown Princess."

Generally speaking, matters concerning the Crown Princess are handled by Feng Fu, but since Feng Fu went today and hasn't returned yet, we'll have to send Xiao Li Zi on the trip again.

Upon receiving the order, Xiao Li hurriedly headed to the Crown Princess's palace.

Soon, a new meal was served. The Crown Prince ate some himself, and after watching Liang Qiuli eat a little and drink her medicine, he remembered why he had come today.

He asked Liang Qiuli to come and sleep with him, and told her that the calming incense was no longer effective, so that she could prepare calming soup for him every day.

She is currently ill, making the latter impossible for the time being.

"Pear, stay with me for a while."

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