When the imperial physician came out of the room, he told Shu Lan that he was helpless. Shu Lan immediately collapsed to the ground.
After the physician left, Yu Yi returned to Sheng Xue Yuan, removed the adhesive from her eyes, applied a slightly darker foundation, and changed into a maidservant’s attire before returning to Yi He Ju. Her explanation to Shu Lan was that the Second Prince Luo Ye would definitely come to visit, and since she had a falling out with the Second Prince, it was inconvenient to meet him directly. However, being worried about the Third Prince’s condition, she disguised herself as a maidservant to stay at Yi He Ju.
Shu Lan did not suspect anything. After learning that Luo Zhan could no longer be saved, she had lost her composure.
By evening, the news had spread that the Third Prince Luo Zhan had unexpectedly fallen from a carriage and was seriously injured. Luo Ye came to visit as expected.
When informed that the Third Prince had arrived, Shu Lan stood up to greet him. Yu Yi remained in the room and gave Meng Qing a sedative injection to make him sleep deeply. Just as she put away the subcutaneous syringe, Luo Ye strode in from outside.
Luo Ye paid no attention to the maidservants, only staring at the person on the bed. Leaning close, he saw Luo Zhan’s head wrapped in thin cotton cloth, which was still seeping with blood despite being thickly wrapped. Luo Zhan’s face was pale, his breath faint, and he remained unresponsive no matter how Luo Ye called to him.
Luo Ye had always been skeptical about Luo Zhan’s serious injury. Using his body to conceal his actions, he secretly pinched Luo Zhan’s armpit and waist, and seeing no reaction, he began to believe the injury was real.
Standing up, Luo Ye turned with a sorrowful expression and asked Shu Lan, whose eyes were red and swollen: “Sister-in-law, what did the imperial physician say about my third brother’s condition?”
“The imperial physician…” Shu Lan began, but tears already welled up in her eyes, and she couldn’t speak. A maidservant spoke on her behalf: “Responding to the Second Prince, the imperial physician only shook his head and sighed, advising the princess consort to prepare for funeral arrangements.”
Hearing this, Shu Lan burst into loud sobs.
