Several days passed, and the Imperial Court in the Capital fell into turmoil.
"Your Majesty, please, bring Yu'er back! He is merely a prince who stays out of worldly affairs. It’s a plague—that’s a plague! Yu'er will lose his life. I beg you, Your Majesty!" Noble Consort Wang, setting aside her usual poise, knelt on the floor and pleaded with Emperor Yuan.
"Yao'er, get up quickly. I know how dangerous it is, and I have been thinking the same thing. But Yu'er cannot return for the time being. Officials in the court have submitted reports stating that the infection in the city is severe. If Yu'er were to return now, he would plunge the entire Capital into crisis. It is not that I forbid Yu'er from returning—"
Chapter 100