When Empress Su got the message that the crown prince asked to visit Emperor Xianjia in the Palace of Xuanming, she was twisting a towel out of the basin in person and planning to wipe the emperor’s face. Hearing that, she suddenly stopped and her lips trembled for a moment. Then she asked in a hoarse voice, “Wasn’t the crown prince poisoned and laid up for a few days? Can he get up now?”

Fangyu lowered her head and replied, “I don’t know, but the crown ...