Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 416 Dawn
No matter how the eunuchs tried to persuade him, Li Baizhou refused to leave.

In the end, the eunuch had no choice but to leave, leaving Li Baizhou alone kneeling on the spot.

He kowtowed repeatedly, begging his father to grant him a glimpse of his life. He knew his father disliked him, but no matter what, he was still his father's child. Even just out of blood ties, his father wouldn't stand by and watch him die, would he?

Yan Ciwan saw that the wound on his forehead was getting bigger and bigger, and a small patch of blood had been left on the ground. The night sky gradually faded, the sun broke through the clouds, and a new day was coming.

However, Emperor Wen still did not show up.

Li Baizhou felt ice-cold all over, but the coldest thing at that moment was his heart.

It turns out that in the Emperor's eyes, only the Crown Prince's life could be called a life; everyone else was nothing but weeds, and once they died, they were gone, and the Emperor wouldn't even give them a second glance.

There was no point in kneeling here any longer; he had to hurry and think of another way to save his mother.

He struggled to his feet and, with heavy steps, slowly walked away into the distance.

Yan Ciwan watched his departing figure. Under the bright morning sun, the lonely boy was thin and frail, as if he would shatter at any moment.

The scene before her eyes gradually disappeared, and a moment later Yan Ciwan found herself at the entrance of the Imperial Hospital.

She saw Li Baizhou being forcibly dragged out of the Imperial Hospital by two Imperial Guards, one on each side.

A young man dressed as a medicine boy stood at the door and said loudly, "Fifth Prince, this is the Imperial Hospital, not a place where you can cause trouble. We will let bygones be bygones for the things you broke earlier, out of respect for your status as a prince. Please leave immediately!"

Li Baizhou's eyes were bloodshot, he had a large wound on his forehead, and dried bloodstains on his cheeks.

At this moment, he was like a caged beast, his eyes filled with anger.

"I just want some medicine from you. I need to save my mother. Why won't you give me any medicine?!"

The young apprentice said righteously, "A prescription written in the handwriting of an imperial physician is required to prescribe medicine. Without a prescription, how can we dispense medicine for you?!"

"But all the imperial physicians have been sent to treat the Crown Prince. There are no imperial physicians who can prescribe medicine for me now. My life is at stake. Can't you make an exception and give me some medicine that can prolong my life?"

"I'm sorry, but we can't prescribe medicine without a prescription. That's the rule of the Imperial Medical Academy."

"But my second brother didn't have a prescription before, and he still took the medicine from your Imperial Hospital!"

The young apprentice said expressionlessly, "I don't know about this matter. It's no use telling me."

After saying that, he turned and entered the Imperial Hospital, slamming the door shut.

Li Baizhou tried to rush up and smash the door, but was stopped by the Imperial Guards.

In the end, Li Baizhou could only return empty-handed.

He seemed to have lost his soul, completely dazed, not knowing what he could do to save his mother.

At this moment, he felt an intense hatred for himself. Why couldn't he be liked by his father like the Crown Prince? Why couldn't he have a powerful background like the Second Prince?

Because he had nothing, his father ignored him, Consort Xie could bully his mother at will, and even the people in the Imperial Hospital didn't take him seriously.

If... if he had power, he could save his mother right now.

But what if it can't become a reality?

His mother was still waiting for him to rescue her. He tried every method he could think of, but to no avail.

"I'm so useless!" Li Baizhou slapped himself hard across the face. The sharp crack echoed, and his cheek quickly turned red.

He felt unsatisfied and wanted to slap her again, but suddenly a woman's voice came from behind him.

"What are you doing?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Yan Ciwan shuddered. She immediately turned her head and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Ning Qingyang standing not far away.

At this time, Ning Qingyang was only about fifteen years old. She was dressed in the clothes of a female official, and her fair face glowed with a radiant light in the sunlight. Her clear black and white eyes were full of curiosity.

Li Baizhou was visibly taken aback when he saw her: "Who are you?"

"I am Ning Qingyang, a female pharmacist from the Imperial Kitchen. I saw you arguing with people from the Imperial Hospital when I passed by earlier, and I've been following you here ever since." Ning Qingyang said, a little embarrassed. "Don't overthink it. I mean you no harm. I just heard you say that your mother is ill and urgently needs medicine. Although I'm not a doctor, I have some basic medical knowledge, and I have some ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms that might be able to help your mother."

Li Baizhou stared at her blankly, unable to believe that what she said was true.

From last night to today, he has experienced the coldness of human nature. Everyone in the palace looks down on him, and no one is willing to risk offending Consort Xie to help him.

The young female official in front of him was the first person to offer him a helping hand.

He felt as if his wounded heart had been healed in that instant, and after a long while, he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"If you help me, you might offend Consort Xie."

Ning Qingyang smiled slyly: "Then let's be careful and not let Consort Xie know."

Li Baizhou felt his eyes getting hot, and he had an urge to cry.

He forced a smile: "Thank you."

Yan Ciwan clearly saw gratitude in Li Baizhou's eyes, the eyes of someone who had been in the depths of despair and had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

At this moment, Yan Ciwan suddenly understood why Li Baizhou still couldn't forget Ning Qingyang after so many years. It was because Ning Qingyang was the only person who reached out to help him when he was at his most miserable and helpless.

The two walked together toward the direction of the Buddhist temple.

Ning Qingyang took out an embroidered handkerchief and handed it over: "Wipe the blood off your face first, so as not to frighten your mother."

Li Baizhou took the clean white embroidered handkerchief and quickly wiped his face clean.

He looked at the soiled embroidered handkerchief and said embarrassedly, "I'll return it to you after I wash it clean."

Ning Qingyang nodded and agreed.

Li Baizhou clutched the embroidered handkerchief tightly, carefully tucking it into his sleeve. He asked, "Why did you help me?"

Ning Qingyang thought for a moment before saying, "Because my mother has also fallen ill recently, but I cannot leave the palace to visit her, which makes me very worried. Just now, seeing how desperately you were trying to get medicine for your mother, I thought of myself and wanted to help you. Although I can't see my own mother, I can at least help your mother, which can be considered as accumulating blessings for my mother."

Yan Ciwan knew that the person she was referring to was Nie Xiayun. At this time, Nie Xiayun should still be imprisoned by He Yinuo. Ning Qingyang could only save Nie Xiayun's life by doing what He Yinuo said.

Even though Ning Qingyang herself was in a predicament and had no way to break free, she still extended a helping hand to others. Such a kind person ultimately died young.

Yan Ciwan felt from the bottom of her heart that Heaven was blind.

Li Baizhou and Ning Qingyang walked and talked until their figures disappeared from sight.

The scene before my eyes changed again...