Mu Xiuhan slept and woke up in the East Palace, often mumbling, and finally woke up a little after being drowsy.

The imperial physician came in and out to change his medicine several times, the queen sent to ask about it every day, and Jiang Jingyue took care of him almost all the time.

However, probably because he was too delicate, Mu Xiuhan was always confused and unconscious for the first time since he was a child.

Even if he was awakened by pain occasionally, his body only had some reactions, twitching or trembling slightly in pain, and his eyes could not be opened.

This was the second time that Jiang Jingyue was carried into the East Palace by sedan chair. Her identity and situation became very embarrassing. Although the first time she entered the East Palace was a decision made by the emperor in anger, she came in as the crown princess.

At that time, the queen and the crown prince had a good attitude towards her. The crown prince recognized her identity, so the palace maids did not dare to disrespect her.

This time, not only was the position of the crown prince lost, but the wedding that the queen had fought for them was also lost. In addition, Jiang Jingyue was previously taught the rules by two maids in the Jiang family, which the palace did not know.

This time when she returned to the East Palace, Jiang Jingyue often felt that the palace maids looked at her in a very subtle way, which made her feel ashamed.

But she had no choice but to take care of the crown prince with all her heart, hoping that he would wake up early and behave well, so that the queen would have high hopes for him and restore his status as the crown prince as soon as possible.

On this night in early April, Mu Xiuhan finally ended his dark sleep and woke up completely.

He hadn't had a drop of water for several days, and his voice was like a knife scraping: "I... where is this?"

The maid on duty woke up immediately and hurried forward to check the situation: "Your Highness is awake?"

Mu Xiuhan's face was pale and he lay on the bed in pain. As soon as he woke up, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

"Your Highness!" Jiang Jingyue heard the noise, got up from the bed in the compartment, and walked over in clothes, "Your Highness finally woke up, I was almost worried to death."

"Your Highness, are you thirsty? Come on! Go and pour a glass of water for Your Highness!"

"Bring some warm water to wipe Your Highness!"

"Go to the imperial kitchen and ask for some light meals. Your Highness hasn't eaten for a few days, so he must be hungry!"

Jiang Jingyue gave instructions one by one, and the bedroom, which had been quiet, suddenly became noisy because Mu Xiuhan woke up, with a little panic and haste.

The maids made tea, fetched water, and prepared meals.

Jiang Jingyue sat on the edge of the bed, carefully wiping Mu Xiuhan's forehead and face with a handkerchief. As she wiped, tears came down: "Your Highness, I'm almost dying of anxiety."

Mu Xiuhan frowned, his body ached as if hot oil had been poured on it, and there was a person in his ear who kept chattering, which annoyed him, but also reminded him of what happened a few days ago.

In order to find out the whole story as soon as possible, he could suppress his anger.

The maid handed Mu Xiuhan some water to rinse his mouth, and Jiang Jingyue carefully supported him: "Your Highness, go slowly and be careful."

After rinsing his mouth, Mu Xiuhan asked in a hoarse voice: "How long have I slept?"

Jiang Jingyue's eyes were red: "A whole day."

Mu Xiuhan trembled with pain when he moved a little, and his head hurt as if it was split open, but he still asked with all his strength: "I still don't know why I was beaten."

Jiang Jingyue's face froze, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she choked in a low voice: "Your Highness, you...you can't call yourself this palace anymore."

Mu Xiuhan shuddered, and an ominous premonition swept over him: " What?"

Jiang Jingyue bit her lip: "The emperor issued an order to abolish... abolish your position as the crown prince."

Mu Xiuhan's eyes went dark, and he bit his chin tightly: "Why... why?"

"... because of that letter." Jiang Jingyue's eyes flickered slightly, a little guilty and a little ashamed, "Because the letter your highness wrote to the King of Xijiang was intercepted by someone and presented to the imperial case. After reading it, the emperor was furious. Not only did he beat your highness with ten court sticks, he also issued an order to abolish your highness's position as the crown prince, and ordered... ordered your highness to move to the East Palace after recovering from his injuries."

Jiang Jingyue felt uneasy and did not dare to look into Mu Xiuhan's eyes.

She only knew the whole story after entering the palace. Because she did not know the reason why the crown prince was abolished, she asked humbly when she was scolded by the queen.

The queen was very angry at the time, and said that she didn't know which idiot suggested that the prince write a letter to the King of Xijiang, which led to the prince being caught.

Jiang Jingyue felt cold in her heart after hearing this, and she couldn't imagine how the queen would vent her anger on her if she knew that the proposal was made by her eldest brother.

"You...what did you say?" Mu Xiuhan got up suddenly in excitement, trembling with pain, biting his mouth tightly and lying on the bed, "Abolish...Abolish the crown prince?"

Jiang Jingyue pursed her lips and nodded gently.

Mu Xiuhan's eyes went dark, and he fainted again.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Jiang Jingyue's face changed drastically, and she shouted to him anxiously, "Your Highness!"

"The Queen is here--"

The sudden announcement made the East Palace in a mess. Jiang Jingyue's face turned pale, and she quickly got up to greet her.

The palace maids who brought water, prepared meals, and made tea all knelt down at the same time.

"Long live the Queen!"

The sound of hurried footsteps rang out, and the Queen walked in quickly, surrounded by the maids and palace maids, and said in a slightly urgent voice: "Is Xiuhan awake?"ŴŴŴ.

Jiang Jingyue knelt down: "Mother."

The Queen looked at her coldly, not missing her red eyes: "Why are you crying? Are you mourning?"

Jiang Jingyue wiped her tears, lowered her head and dared not refute.

"Han'er." The queen turned and walked to the inner hall, calling her son on the bed in a low voice, "Han'er, Han'er!"

Mu Xiuhan closed his eyes unconsciously, and there was still cold sweat on his face from the severe pain.

The queen's expression was uncertain, and she turned her head and stared coldly at the palace maid in the hall: "Didn't the prince just wake up? How did he fall asleep?"

Jiang Jingyue trembled all over and explained uneasily: "Your Highness woke up and said a few words, then... fell asleep."

The queen stood up straight, looked down coldly at Jiang Jingyue who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly raised her hand and slapped him.

Pah!

Jiang Jingyue fell to the ground without warning, and a red and swollen finger mark immediately appeared on his face.

The sharp armor accidentally scraped his cheek, leaving a very thin blood mark on the white cheek.

Time seemed to stand still.

Jiang Jingyue lay on the ground in a daze, unable to react.

"You are such a disaster! I really regret letting Xiuhan marry you!" The Queen said in a cold tone, showing her disgust without hiding it, "What did you say to Xiuhan just now?"

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