By the time Shen Ningning followed Mo Lingwei to the Emperor's bedchamber, it was already full of people.
Besides several veteran Imperial Physicians, a few trusted ministers, and the State Preceptor, there was also the ceaselessly weeping Consort Li.
She was slumped by the bedside, her face streaked with tears as she watched the unconscious Emperor.
"Your Majesty... You mustn't frighten me like this."
Mo Lingwei shot her a cold glance before turning to the Chief Eunuch beside him. "What exactly happened?"
The Chief Eunuch knelt, answering in a panic, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Emperor collapsed from exhaustion!"
"Recently, many counties in Cangyun Country have been suffering from a lack of water and rain. The people's lives are miserable, and those folk legends that speak ill of you are being brought up again and again..."
The eunuch spoke with trepidation, occasionally glancing up to sneak a peek at Mo Lingwei's expression.
