When Yilan had already fallen asleep.
Li Hua suddenly reignited the lamp and came in. Yilan found it strange and drowsily asked.
"What’s the matter?"
Li Hua looked somewhat urgent.
"Mistress, something seems to have happened next door at Blue Moon Pavilion!"
Yilan frowned.
"What could possibly have happened there?"
Finally having a room to herself, only to be woken up by things concerning those two.
It was inherently unpleasant.
"It seems pretty urgent; the maid said the Master Prince is in danger!"
While speaking, Li Hua prepared clothes for her to wear.
Hearing this, Yilan was speechless and mumbled.
"Those two are practically inseparable; what could have happened to them?"
But while speaking, she reluctantly got up, dressed, and went out with Li Hua.
...
Outside, it was very cold. When she came out wrapped in a thick cloak, she faintly heard a miserable cry.
"Who is it?"
Li Hua was helpless.
"Please forgive me, Mistress, it’s a maid from Blue Moon Pavilion. If she hadn’t threatened to end her life, I wouldn’t have dared to disturb your dream!"
Yilan wrinkled her brow and said nothing, just gestured for her to open the door.
Li Hua nodded and turned to open the door.
The courtyard door creaked open, and a figure instantly rushed in, crying out with a torn voice.
"County Princess, help!"
Yilan was startled and hadn’t reacted before the figure was already kneeling before her.
"County Princess!"
"Please, County Princess, in your great benevolence, save a life!"
Yilan’s eyebrows knit tighter, her face also very grave.
"What’s happened exactly?"
The maid dared not delay and quickly explained the situation.
"The Master Prince has suddenly fallen gravely ill and unconscious. Our mistress has already called for a doctor, but he said he couldn’t help and that we should find someone more skilled!"
Yilan’s expression immediately turned serious.
"What happened? A sudden serious illness?"
"Have you informed the Old Lady? What did the doctor say? What is the illness?"
Even though she disliked Nan Yunze, it didn’t mean that she wanted him to die!
At the brink of life and death, even a stranger would not leave her indifferent to lending a hand.
Besides, Nan Yunze’s death wouldn’t benefit her at all.
If unlucky, she might even gain a reputation as a jinx to husbands.
She definitely didn’t want that, and Yilan was clear about the situation.
The maid was sobbing.
"The doctor...the doctor didn’t say what illness it was; our miss didn’t dare disturb the Old Lady!"
"I beseech the County Princess to show great mercy and hurry to save the Master Prince!"
Seeing that the maid was crying so much she couldn’t even speak, Yilan stopped asking further questions.
She immediately turned and instructed Li Hua.
"Take my token and go to the palace to find Princess Yi Zhao, and tell her to quickly send an Imperial Physician over, as I need one urgently here!"
Li Hua bowed and left.
Yilan took a few young maids and went to the neighboring Blue Moon Pavilion.
...
The Blue Moon Pavilion was already in chaos.
The maids were so scared that they were trembling and kneeling on the ground, crying constantly.
Tan Biluo wasn’t in a better state either.
She was crying while holding a wet cloth to wipe Nan Yunze’s hands and feet, applying ice to lower his temperature.
Seeing Yilan come over, Tan Biluo’s previous demeanor vanished, and she immediately knelt at her side, lowering herself.
"County Princess!"
Yilan chose a comfortable spot to sit down.
She glanced at Nan Yunze, then at Tan Biluo before finally chuckling dryly.
"As far as I know, the Master Prince is usually in good health, strong and robust, and he was fine during the day today!"
"How did he end up like this shortly after nightfall?"
"Could it be... did Maternal Aunt Tan give him something he shouldn’t have eaten?"
This was meant to be a teasing remark but inadvertently hit Tan Biluo’s sore point.
Her face paled instantly, and she stammered in fear.
"N-no..."
"County Princess, please discern the truth; I... I wouldn’t dare!"
According to rules, she should have referred to herself as a maid, but she couldn’t open her mouth, so she settled for "I."
Yilan smiled faintly.
"Don’t worry; I’ve already sent for an Imperial Physician, and they’ll be here soon!"
"If it’s found that you lied, you’ll face double punishment!"
She could see the guilt in her eyes, and she had guessed some things.
But... she couldn’t say anything!
First, they had to wait for the Imperial Physician’s judgment, and second... she was curious, if Lady Hou found out about this, what her reaction would be.
For some reason, she suddenly looked forward to it!
"Such a big issue, I can’t keep it hidden!"
"Besides, if something happens to the Master Prince, no one can bear the responsibility!"
After saying that, she turned around to instruct the maid beside her.
"Go to the Old Lady’s courtyard and report that there’s some trouble at the Blue Moon Pavilion, but be careful not to frighten the old lady!!"