"Your Highnesses! Something terrible has happened!"
The man came before Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, shouting in a panic. Both of them frowned when they heard him.
Li Jiancheng stepped forward and demanded, "Where are you from? What do you mean, something terrible has happened?"
At Li Jiancheng's questioning, the man was immediately struck speechless. He hurriedly waved his hands and explained, "N-No... please calm your anger, Your Highness! I didn't mean that something had happened to the two of you. It's the princess—Princess Pingyang. Something has happened to her!"
The moment they heard it concerned Li Xiu Ning, both Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin frowned.
"You mean Princess Pingyang?"
"What happened to Third Lady...?"
They had barely asked when another voice sounded from behind them.
"...What happened?"
At the sound of that voice, they all turned around.
Verdant Green Maiden approached at an unhurried pace, her gaze fixed on the man. The instant she glared at him, he grew tense.
Verdant Green Maiden said gravely, "Don't be nervous. Speak!"
"Yes..."
The man nodded and hurriedly explained the situation to the three of them.
Li Xiu Ning had caught a chill, but for some unknown reason, after getting up early that morning, her condition had suddenly worsened. Even after imperial physicians were summoned, she showed no signs of improvement!
Li Xiu Ning herself had fallen unconscious and would not wake up. Chai Shao had therefore sent this man to find Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Li Shimin roared.
Li Jiancheng had no mind to waste words on the man. He hurriedly said, "Second Young Master, let's go! You—get to the Imperial Medical Academy and summon every imperial physician!"
"Yes!"
The man nodded hurriedly.
Verdant Green Maiden's brows drew tightly together as she calculated the