The Royal Physician left after examining the Emperor, so Sheng Li followed him. He stopped the Royal Physician and took him near the pavilion.
"Why did the Imperial Father faint? Is it because of weakness?" Sheng Li asked.
"The Emperor's body has become weak. The Late Second Royal Physician has said that the medicine could only help His Majesty survive at most for a year. However, I think that His Majesty will not be able to make it for long," the Royal Physician narrated to the Crown Prince.
Sheng Li's heart sank. "Do you know how long my father can make it?" He asked.
"It is tough to say yet, Your Highness," the Royal Physician replied.
Sheng Li was out of words. He was again missing Hu Jingguo and this time he badly needed him.
"Your Highness, the Emperor's illness is terminal. Hu Jingguo has stopped its growth for some time using that medicine," the Royal Physician explained to Sheng Li.
"So, Father will--"
