Prince Nolan and Lady Min are truly mother and son—when word of Jason Lan’s illness arrived, Prince Nolan immediately guessed how Liancastle would respond. Likewise, when Lady Min heard that Prince Nolan was preparing to personally lead the Northlyn campaign, she instantly understood his intentions.
The war in Northlyn isn’t so urgent that Prince Nolan must go himself. His choice to leave at this moment isn’t just to avoid the Grand Empress Dowager’s investiture ceremony—more likely, it’s to steer clear of Liancastle’s trouble.
Lady Min knows exactly what Prince Nolan is planning, but she’s powerless to stop him. Right now, she has no real status in Eastlyn—never mind the investiture, even if she were officially the Grand Empress Dowager, she still couldn’t prevent Prince Nolan from leading the campaign himself.
Unwell—Lady Min felt truly unwell. Clutching her chest, her face was deathly pale, her lips bitten until they bled, cold sweat breaking out across her forehead.
“Madam, madam, are you alright?” The servants panicked, rushing to support Lady Min. Lady Min pressed her chest, weakly gasping, “It hurts, it hurts so much...”
“Quick, summon the imperial physicians! Her old illness has flared up again.” On the day before Prince Nolan’s departure, Lady Min fell ill. Imperial physicians and palace doctors filed in one after another, pouring bowl after bowl of medicine, but Lady Min kept crying in pain—her condition showed no sign of improvement.
The imperial physicians looked ashen. Lady Min’s condition was an old ailment—her body had been weakened years ago. They prescribed treatments according to her symptoms; even if they couldn’t cure her, they should at least relieve her suffering. Yet no matter what medicine they gave, Lady Min felt no relief. They even risked trying acupuncture, but she still cried out in pain.
“Your Highness, we are at a loss—we truly cannot find the source of Lady Min’s discomfort.” Several imperial physicians stepped forward, heads bowed in shame.
To say Lady Min wasn’t sick—they didn’t dare, because her old illness had truly flared up. But to say she was, they had no way to treat her. It was a real dilemma.
“Stand down.” Prince Nolan didn’t trouble the imperial physicians any further. Instead, he ordered someone to summon Serena Feng.