It's indeed hard to accept Princess Diao Bin's current condition, so Bai Ruozhu understood that the emperor's concern was causing confusion, and she could sympathize with his current state of mind.
However, she had underestimated the emperor's wrath. Glaring at her, he bellowed, "Are you saying you can't save her? What use are you if you can't save her? Drag her out and behead her!"
Although it was rare for the emperor and the empress dowager of Danliang Country to behead people without cause, the emperor, with his golden words, did have that power.
The empress dowager reacted quickest, hurriedly taking hold of the emperor and whispering, "Yinyin, don't be like this. The princess is suffering from the curse's onset. Ruozhu is just a doctor, how could she understand sorcery?"
The emperor was still furious, and said to Bai Ruozhu, "If you are of no use, then get out!"