Princess Ningyang was very pleased to receive the New Year's gift sent by Prince Zhao.
She asked about Prince Zhao's current condition.
"I heard Jie'er has been ill recently. Is it serious? Has an Imperial Physician seen him?"
Gao Shan, strictly following Prince Zhao's instructions, kept his mouth shut.
Seeing this, Princess Ningyang frowned. "I'm asking you a question. Why aren't you answering? Can it be that Jie'er is gravely ill?"
Gao Shan remained silent.
Only when Princess Ningyang's expression turned stern and she pressed him harshly did Gao Shan finally have no choice but to speak.
"Please forgive me, Your Highness. It's not that I am unwilling to speak, but Prince Zhao has forbidden me from doing so. I dare not defy his command. I beg Your Highness not to make things difficult for me."
With that, he knelt, looking as though he would rather die than disobey Prince Zhao's orders.
Princess Ningyang grew even more worried.
'Could Prince Zhao really be gravely ill?'
