Noticing Lin Jingyue’s suddenly unreadable expression, Míngyú—who was naturally a man of few words—lowered his head. He picked up the letter and said only:
"The word outside is that the Crown Prince will likely not survive the epidemic. Given the Emperor’s attitude... now is not the best time to send this letter."
As far as he knew, the Mei family had already sent word several days ago, expressing their willingness to enter the Eastern Palace without status or title just to attend to the Crown Prince’s care. After receiving no response, they had submitted several more letters to the palace. Even the Empress, Consort Shu, and other concubines had received generous gifts and letters from them. Yet, as if the fire at the medical clinic signaled the loss of the Crown Prince's authority, the Mei family had not mentioned the matter since.
Chapter 84