Chapter 176 Eastern Palace Nightmare

Mu Xiuhan slept and woke up in the East Palace, often mumbling, and finally woke up after being drowsy for five or six days.

The imperial physician went in and out to change his medicine several times. The queen sent people to ask about him every day, and Jiang Jingyue almost always took care of him.

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 reaction, twitching or trembling slightly, 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 entered in the name of 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 people 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 taught the rules by two maids in the Jiang family before, and many people in the palace knew about it.

This time when she returned to the East Palace, Jiang Jingyue often felt that the palace people 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 emperor would have high hopes for him and restore his status as the crown prince as soon as possible.

On the evening of April 5, Mu Xiuhan finally ended his dark sleep and woke up completely.

He had not had a drop of water for several days, and his voice was like a knife scraping: "I... where am I?"

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, dense cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

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

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

"Get 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. 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, and his body hurt as if hot oil had been poured on it. There was also someone chattering in his ear, which made him extremely annoyed, but it also reminded him of what happened a few days ago.

In order to find out the whole story as soon as possible, he could only 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: "Five whole days."

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 she bit her back teeth tightly: "Why... why?"

"... because of that letter." Jiang Jingyue's eyes flickered slightly, feeling guilty and ashamed, "Because the letter that 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 fifty court sticks, he also issued an order to abolish your highness's position as the crown prince, and ordered... ordered your highness to move out of 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 did not know which idiot suggested that the crown prince write a letter to the King of Xijiang, which led to the crown prince being caught by someone.

Jiang Jingyue felt cold in her heart after hearing this. She could hardly imagine how the Queen would vent her anger on her if she knew that this proposal was made by her eldest brother.

"What...what did you say?" Mu Xiuhan stood up suddenly in excitement, trembling with pain, and lying on the bed with his teeth clenched tightly, "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 has arrived--"

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

The 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 gave her a cold look, 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 servants in the hall: "Didn't the prince wake up just now? How come he fell asleep again?"

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

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.

Snap!

Jiang Jingyue fell to the ground without warning, and five red and swollen finger marks 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, stiff and unable to react.

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