Manbao heard his laughter, saw his smiling face, and snorted angrily, turning her head away, ignoring him.
Bai Shan chuckled softly and wanted to speak, but two eunuchs had already run over.
Beside him, Bai Erlang had stopped speaking, pursing his lips in displeasure, standing silently as if he had swallowed a couple of pounds of vinegar.
The two eunuchs, panting heavily, came up and bowed, "Imperial Doctor Zhou, His Majesty wants you to go to the Eastern Palace."
Manbao was startled and asked, "Did His Majesty kick the Crown Prince until he's unwell?"
"... No," the eunuch replied, "it's to see the ladies of the Eastern Palace."
Manbao was startled again, "Did something happen to the Crown Princess?"
"... Not that either," the eunuch said, hesitating a bit before vaguely stating, "You'll know once you see them. It's the two secondary consorts..."
Bai Shan couldn't help but cast a sidelong glance. Even a secondary consort could summon a sixth-ranked imperial doctor?
