Report to the Empress and the Eldest Princess: They're using the system to poach your men.

Shen Sangwan broke free from Wen Yuening's hand and instructed Shuyun, "Come with me to Xingde Palace."

"Your Highness, His Majesty is in a terrible mood. When Consort Yi came out of Xingde Palace, her hands were bleeding."

Hearing Shuyun say this, she guessed that her medicine was probably useless, and became even more anxious. She quickly took a step and headed directly towards Xingde Hall.

Shen Yuchen had a terrible headache, but he kept thinking about what Shen Sangwan had said.

He took two more pills that the other person handed him, and even though the effect was minimal, he insisted on no longer using the herbs that Physician Qin had sent.

"Your Majesty, perhaps we should return the herbs that Physician Qin used earlier—"

"Get out of here, get out of here."

Seeing that Shen Yuchen was in so much pain, Fu'an felt very sorry for him, but before he could finish speaking, Shen Yuchen pushed him away.

The palace doors slammed shut with a bang.

He slumped down behind the door, clutching his head in his hands, and occasionally pounded on it forcefully.

No matter what he did, it felt like thousands of insects were gnawing at his mind, tormenting him relentlessly.

"Ah Chen, Ah Chen, your older sister is here. Open the door."

Shen Sangwan, who rushed over, saw Fu'an pacing anxiously back and forth at the palace gate in a disheveled state.

"Sister—?"

With his head throbbing and still somewhat groggy, Shen Yucheng barely snapped back to reality upon hearing the word "elder sister." He struggled to his feet and opened the door latch.

"Sister, Ah Chen is feeling unwell..."

Upon seeing Shen Sangwan's face, Shen Yuchen immediately threw himself into her arms, as if he had returned to being the child who could only cry.

Fearing that others might see Shen Yuchen in this state, Shen Sangwan quickly led him inside and instructed Shuyun to guard the palace gate.

While comforting the other party, he used one hand to close the palace door.

"Ah Chen?"

Shen Yuchen was in less pain now, but his complexion was off, giving Shen Sangwan the impression that he was numb from the pain.

She tried calling out several times, but received no response.

"Xiao Tong, what's wrong with the little emperor?"

[Master, the system's readings are all normal.]

Never mind, I didn't ask.

Shen Sangwan rolled her eyes at Xiao Tong without any emotion, led her to the chair, and coaxed Shen Yuchen to sit down.

He looked the person up and down, and apart from being a little confused, there didn't seem to be any other problems.

Xiao Tong, who was standing idly to the side, couldn't help but complain.

[You're clearly out of your mind, yet you claim you're fine. Master, you're incredibly thick-skinned.]

"Shut up."

Shen Sangwan couldn't hold back and shouted out loud. Shen Yuchen, who was muttering something, immediately closed his mouth and sat up straight, looking at Shen Sangwan obediently.

"I...I wasn't talking about you—"

Shen Yuchen now gives Shen Sangwan the feeling of a kindergarten senior.

Could it be that the previous medicine had no effect at all?

With a skeptical attitude, Shen Sangwan opened the calming and concentration pills she had taken earlier again and read the instructions several times.

Curious, I looked at the instructions. If this medicine had been given to a cow, it should have been knocked out by now.

How come nothing happened to this person after they ate it?

"Ah Chen?"

He gently patted Shen Yuchen's cheek, trying to bring him back to his senses.

"Sister, Ah Chen is feeling unwell..."

Why is it this same phrase again? The tone is exactly the same.

"Where do you feel bad?"

"I feel terrible all over, like bugs are biting me. Sister, can you help me?"

After saying that, Shen Yuchen started scratching his arms and exposed neck.

"Stop scratching—"

Seeing that the other person was rubbing his skin vigorously, Shen Sangwan was afraid that something might go wrong, so she immediately grabbed Shen Yuchen's hand.

The other party resisted slightly, and Shen Sangwan had no other choice but to knock him unconscious first.

[Master, please go easy on him, what if you hurt him?]

He's practically broken now.

Fortunately, he was strong enough to lift the person and place them on the dragon bed. He then went out to ask Fu'an to invite Physician Li, and also instructed Shuyun to go back to Weiyang Palace to secretly invite the Empress.

The news of Shen Yuchen's outburst at Xingde Palace spread like wildfire, eventually becoming the rumor that His Majesty was suffering from mental illness and had a severe attack today, even injuring the Princess.

However, these are all things to be discussed later. Shen Sangwan, who was in Xingde Palace at the time, was unaware that the rumors had been spread so outrageously.

They were completely focused on the problem in Shen Yuchen's mind.

"Your Highness, when I returned to Weiyang Palace just now, a messenger reported that Princess Ming had escaped from Xiangshan Hot Springs. Prince Ming is acting like a madman and is currently dispatching his soldiers to search for her everywhere."

After delivering Wen Yuening to Xingde Palace, Shuyun immediately informed Shen Sangwan of the news she had received.

"A-Ning, please check on His Majesty's health first. Shu-Yun, let's talk outside."

Wen Yuening had already been informed of the general situation by Shuyun before she arrived. She headed towards the dragon bed and calmed herself down to take the pulse.

Shen Sangwan and Shuyun stepped out of the inner hall and went to Xingde Hall, where court affairs were handled, to talk.

"Do you know when we will escape?"

"I guess it was because the Ming King kept the news locked up last night, which is why he only received it today."

Shen Sangwan paced back and forth on the ground.

As soon as Shen Yujing went to Fragrant Hills, Ling Yuan was rescued from the palace, and then the young emperor suddenly fell into a madness. Although none of this had anything to do with him, Shen Sangwan's intuition told her that Shen Yujing was the one who orchestrated it all.

But where is the evidence?

Why did Lin Wanyi suddenly run away? Did she learn some secret about Shen Yujing?

Do you know where Princess Ming is now?

Shuyun shook her head. "I don't know yet, but I suspect that someone is helping us in secret. Otherwise, given the Ming Prince's methods, it would be very difficult for the Ming Princess to escape alone."

"Send some men to try to find her secretly. If they find any trace of her, eliminate them immediately, and don't let the Ming King's men see her."

"Yes, my subordinate will do it immediately."

"Wait a minute--"

Shuyun turned to leave, but Shen Sangwan stopped her.

"I need to personally go to the border of Dongrui. Tell Mo Feng and Mo Ran to make some preparations. After discussing with His Majesty, they will go to Yuanzhou together. Also, have them arrange for a few trusted men to lead a team to guard the capital."

"Yes, I will take your orders."

"Does Your Highness have any other instructions?"

Shuyun wanted to find out the details before leaving. Seeing Shen Sangwan wave, she bowed and stepped back.

At this moment, Wen Yuening also came out from inside.

"Your Highness need not worry. His Majesty has just been working hard for many days and has not had a proper rest, which has led to mental fatigue. He will be fine after a little rest."

"Take a look at these herbs, is there anything wrong with them?"

Shen Sangwan took a pinch of medicinal powder residue from a brocade box on the shelf by the wall.

Wen Yuening took it and brought it to her nose to smell it gently. "Most of the medicinal herbs inside are calming and soothing, which is fine. However, there seems to be one of them, rice husks. If used for a long time, it can cause dependence."

[Imperial rice husks?]

[Master, it's a poppy shell.]

Seeing that Shen Sangwan didn't quite understand, Xiaotong explained it in simpler terms.

That's not Dupin's.