0p0 Chapter 380 Rejection
Chapter 380 Rejection
The Third Prince felt a tightness in his chest. His mother was suffering from illness, while the Empress, favored by the Emperor, exuded a lazy, charming and graceful demeanor. He knew he shouldn't implicate the Empress, but deep down, he felt indignant for his mother.
Lan Qingwu was completely oblivious. "Third Prince, you've come at this hour. Is your mother ill again? Do you want me to summon a few more imperial physicians?"
The Third Prince collected his thoughts, bowed his head and replied respectfully, "My Queen Mother, your mother has an old illness. She doesn't sleep or eat much anymore. I can't bear to see her like this. The Imperial Physician has examined her, but he still has the same old excuses. There's no cure."
Lan Qingwu couldn't help but frown when he heard this: "Let's go to the Imperial Palace to have a look tomorrow!"
The Third Prince hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Thank you for your concern, Mother. But, Mother, I have been very worried lately. I'm afraid..."
What was he worried about? What was he thinking about? Why was his face so dark with worry? Lan Qingwu was incredibly intelligent, so how could he not understand what the Third Prince meant?
The atmosphere in the hall fell silent. After a while, Lan Qingwu said, "Third Prince, how is the Third Prince's wife?"
The Third Prince didn't understand why Lan Qingwu asked about his wife, so he said, "The Third Prince's wife is still recuperating. She has been staying indoors for a long time."
The last trace of smile on Lan Qingwu's lips disappeared. "Third Prince, today I received a letter from the Third Prince's Consort. She said she is feeling much better and will come to pay her respects to me tomorrow! Third Prince, the Third Prince's Consort is your principal wife, yet you are so neglectful and indifferent to her. You don't even know how her health has improved! And you have been doting on that concubine for many years, right? Third Prince, you favor your concubine over your wife, and I can't and don't want to do anything about it. But don't do to others what you don't want done to yourself. You treat your wife like this, yet you ask your father for your mother's sake. Isn't that too much of a double standard?"
Lan Qingwu's refusal made the Third Prince open his mouth, but he was speechless and could not say anything.
The third prince returned to his mother's palace in a dejected mood, and happened to meet the chief palace maid who was looking for him.
The senior palace maid wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Your Highness, you are back! Concubine Yang is waiting for you!"
The Third Prince walked inside and asked, "How is Mother? Is there anything to eat?"
The head maid shook her head. "Your Highness, Concubine Yang is very tired this time. She has been waiting for your return! Where have you been?"
The Third Prince looked dejected: "I went to Fengqi Palace, thinking..."
The head maid suddenly realized, "Last time, you specifically asked the Empress to allow His Majesty to visit Concubine Yang. Is the Empress angry with you this time?"
The Third Prince frowned slightly and said, "That's not the case, it's just..."
"What did you say!"
Concubine Yang's voice suddenly rang out, and the Third Prince's heart skipped a beat.
Yang Fei walked out of the bedroom. Her face was pale and weak, but there was a hint of redness due to shame, anger, disappointment and sadness.
The Third Prince cried out in disbelief, "Mother!"
Concubine Yang gasped for a few breaths and shouted, "Don't call me! Tell me, the last time your father came to see mother, it was you who went to ask the Empress for help, right?"
The Third Prince anxiously supported Concubine Yang and whispered softly, "Mother, please rest for a while. Your son will explain it to you!"
Concubine Yang immediately shook off the Third Prince's hand. She tried hard to maintain her shaky dignity and demanded in a stern voice, "Speak!"
The Third Prince's face was also very grim. He simply said, "Mother! Why are you so angry? Yes! I went to see the Empress. That's because my father is busy handling government affairs in the Qianzheng Palace all day long. Apart from the Empress, no one else can easily see my father! I just want you to relax and recover well!"
That time, after Emperor Shenwu saw Concubine Yang, he was indeed in a much happier mood, and soon he recovered.
Concubine Yang panted and asked again, "Did you go to ask the Empress for help again today?"
The Third Prince rolled his throat and said, "Yes! My son just..."
Before the Third Prince could finish his words, Concubine Yang fell straight back.
The Third Prince was horrified and called out urgently, "Mother!"
Concubine Yang fell down, and although the Third Prince caught her in time, she still received a blow to the back of her head. Concubine Yang's condition took a turn for the worse, and several imperial physicians were summoned to her palace.
When Lan Qingwu found out the next day, he heard that Concubine Yang was having difficulty breathing. She was also injured on the back of her head and was in a coma.
The third prince was filled with fear and regret. He did not sleep the whole night and stayed by Concubine Yang's side without blinking.
Lan Qingwu arrived at Concubine Yang's palace first.
She went in to take a few looks, then consulted several imperial physicians. After she left the bedroom, she asked the Third Prince, "Why is it so sudden? Did something else happen? How did your mother's head get injured?"
After paying his respects, the Third Prince said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Mother. I... didn't stand firmly, so I fell."
Lan Qingwu didn't doubt anything. She nodded and said, "Then I'll ask Imperial Physician Zhao Wubing and Imperial Physician Nie Wushuang to come and see your mother!"
Lan Qingwu gave the order quickly. The third prince opened his mouth, but he really couldn't say anything. Everyone in the palace knew that Zhao Wubing and Nie Wushuang were the imperial physicians of Emperor Shenwu and Lan Qingwu, and their medical skills were the best in the Imperial Hospital.
Lan Qingwu looked at the Third Prince's listless appearance and sighed softly, "Your father will be here soon."
The third prince's throat was choked with sobs, but this time, his father's arrival might allow his mother to rest and recuperate?
The third prince didn’t know, but he thought that his mother was always looking forward to his father coming to visit him.