Chapter 3094 - 3095: Eight Years Ago

Chapter 3094: Chapter 3095: Eight Years Ago

The Crown Prince understood what she was saying, but soon showed a bewildered expression, meaning he couldn’t guess it.

Actually, Bai Ruozhu couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was exactly either. She had originally thought of asking the King of the Western Regions, since she had helped the King immensely before, borrowing something shouldn’t be difficult. But unexpectedly, the King died suddenly.

"It’s something that can dispel demons and ward off evil," Bai Ruozhu said slowly.

The Crown Prince thought for a moment, then shook his head and wrote with charcoal: "I’ve never seen it, I really can’t help you."

Pushing further wouldn’t be appropriate. Bai Ruozhu stood up and bowed, "Sorry to disturb Your Highness, we will take our leave now."

Jiang Yichun had a stomach full of questions at this moment and was eager to leave quickly to ask Ruozhu, so he also followed suit with a bow and farewell.

The Crown Prince made a gesture, signaling his maid to escort the two out.

The maid led the way and brought the two out. Bai Ruozhu gave her a pouch, the maid accepted it graciously without surprise or delight, respectfully saluting and giving thanks.

Bai Ruozhu pondered in her heart, perhaps the Crown Prince is not very favored? It seems that his biological mother also passed away early. Even if the King of the Western Regions loved him deeply, it wouldn’t compare to the Prince who has the opportunity to inherit Datong, would it?

And for the people around the Crown Prince to have such a heart nature, either he taught them well or his biological mother trained them well before her death.

However, considering the age of the maid, she would have been very young at the time of the Crown Prince’s mother’s passing.

"I am Yin Lu, thank you, Lord Bai, for your gift."

Yin Lu’s voice was very pleasant, clear and melodious; if singing, it would definitely be even more beautiful.

Bai Ruozhu smiled at her and said, "I’m not familiar with the palace owner. Suddenly encountering this kind of situation makes it hard to find direction. Yin Lu, if it’s convenient for you, why not tell me more?"

"Honestly, you’re the first person in half a year to come see our Crown Prince. I feel that you are a good person, you may ask whatever you want," Yin Lu said, showing a bit of dejection in her demeanor.

The two were speaking, Jiang Yichun always standing foolishly on the side was awkward, Bai Ruozhu gave him a look and said, "Achun, go see if Nilu has arrived, we girls will talk."

As she spoke, she linked arms with Yin Lu. The Western people were more enthusiastic and open than the Zhongyuan people and didn’t have so many rules. This action made Yin Lu feel closer to her.

Jiang Yichun frowned slightly, he actually didn’t want to leave. Why did he feel that his wife was acting strangely towards the Crown Prince? It seemed like she was trying to send him away?

But against the firm gaze of his wife, he still nodded and walked away.

"Yin Lu, are you familiar with the Second Prince?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

A flash of disdain passed through Yin Lu’s eyes, "Not familiar, but he hasn’t stopped troubling our Your Highness, half a year ago he even tried..."

Her face blushed fiercely, biting her lips in anger, Bai Ruozhu instantly understood.

"Did he try to make advances on you?" Bai Ruozhu lowered her voice, and although Yin Lu was embarrassed, seeing her being so discreet, she simply nodded.

"Fortunately, His Majesty sent him away to a post, otherwise I’d have become one of his many concubines," Yin Lu pouted, "The Second Prince is quite capable, but he’s lecherous, and His Majesty dislikes this trait very much."

Bai Ruozhu recalled that the King of the Western Regions did not have many concubines; if the Queen was by the Divine Hall’s side, the two should be quite loving.

"If the Second Prince ascends the throne, how would he treat the Crown Prince?" Bai Ruozhu asked again.

"Initially, he would naturally display his benevolence, mostly allowing His Highness to remain in the palace, also for convenience of monitoring, but after that, it’s hard to say," Yin Lu spoke worriedly, contemplating whether saying these things might bring trouble? But thinking about Bai Ruozhu not being from the Western Regions, and seemingly wanting to support the Crown Prince, maybe this was their opportunity?

"Tell me more about your Crown Prince’s situation. I’m a doctor, perhaps I can cure his illness. I just need to know the cause of his illness, the more detailed, the better," Bai Ruozhu said.

Yin Lu’s eyes widened slightly, "I heard that before, His Majesty was poisoned and was cured by a Zhongyuan lady doctor, is that you, Lord Bai?"

"That’s correct, but it was three years ago," Bai Ruozhu smiled at her.

Yin Lu suddenly knelt down, "Lord Bai, please treat His Highness."

The ground was still pebbled, wouldn’t it hurt to kneel?

Bai Ruozhu lifted her up hastily, "I am a doctor, treating and saving lives is my duty, I’ll help if I can."

"Alright, alright," Yin Lu’s eyes were slightly wet from excitement, wiping the corners of her eyes, she began to speak slowly.

It turns out the Crown Prince suffered a serious illness eight years ago, with an unrelenting high fever, and afterwards forgot many things, even lost the ability to speak.

Eight years ago, his biological mother passed away, he fainted from excessive grief, nearly following her in death.

"Everyone says His Highness was too heartbroken which led to his severe illness, but my mother said His Highness was harmed!" Yin Lu gritted her teeth, "My mother was His Highness’s nursemaid, at that moment she saw a shadow flash by during night watch, but couldn’t catch anyone, and the next day His Highness was feverish and unresponsive, even the Imperial Doctor was helpless."

Secret palace intrigues, scheming hands behind the scenes planning early strikes, but to target a child who just lost his mother so viciously is beyond cruel.

"Did your mother tell His Majesty?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

Yin Lu shook her head, "My mother said without evidence there’s no way to speak up, His Highness was already like this, we must be cautious in every aspect."

She bit her lips, the cherry-colored lips turned a shade of white.

"I was young and naive, His Highness slowly began to recover after half a year, I found an opportunity to tell His Majesty during a visit, but shortly after... my mother just..."

Yin Lu couldn’t help but cry, covering her face with both hands, "I was too impulsive, they could make His Highness suffer from endless high fever, nearly losing his life, how could they not deal with my mother?"

"What illness did your mother get?" Bai Ruozhu’s eyes turned deep, someone was using poison!

"The doctor said it was smallpox; she had to be sent out of the palace and passed away not long after," Yin Lu cried till she was sobbing uncontrollably.

Bai Ruozhu gently patted her back, initially getting close to this maid for the sake of understanding the Crown Prince’s situation, but now truly sympathizing with the young girl.

It’s just that toxins similar to smallpox are not limited to one, with just this information it’s impossible to trace.

"Do you still have items your mother used before her death?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

"Yes, can you discover anything?" Yin Lu forgot to weep, asking eagerly.

Bai Ruozhu feared raising her hopes too high and quickly said, "They were left for quite some time, there might not be anything remaining, let’s have a look first."

"Alright, I’ll take you," Yin Lu said, leading the way for Bai Ruozhu, heading toward her dwelling.

Bai Ruozhu inquired further about the Crown Prince, "Did he lose his memory after falling gravely ill? No unusual behavior?"

"He wasn’t sure who he was, couldn’t remember past events, couldn’t speak, was very anxious during that period, so my mother told him to write down whatever he wanted to say, only his writing was hard to understand," Yin Lu replied.