Chapter 204 - 159, the sky hasn’t fallen yet
Taiping Medical Hall’s courtyard had no lights, only the early rising moonlight.
Sweat on Chen Ji’s head turned into white mist in the cold air, and the strong servant brought by Princess Consort Jing appeared solemn, as if ready to pounce at any moment.
They looked at Chen Ji indifferently, and Chen Ji returned their stares. She Dengke and Liu Quxing squatted by the kitchen door, not knowing what to do. Liang Gou’er had gone out to drink and was nowhere to be found.
However, Liang Mao’er paid no attention to the others. He brought a bowl of rice from the kitchen and handed it to Chen Ji, saying earnestly, "Haven’t eaten yet, huh? Hurry up and have a few bites."
Looking at the white rice and arranged slices of cured meat in the bowl, Chen Ji asked, "Is this saved for me?"
Liang Mao’er smiled and placed a pair of bamboo chopsticks on the bowl, "Master said at noon that you would come back and asked to save it for you."
Chen Ji let out a slight sigh of relief, "Thank you, Brother Mao’er."
Holding the bowl, he slowly picked at the rice while leaning against the window outside the main house, secretly listening to the sounds inside.
From inside the house, faint sounds of suppressed sobs from Princess Consort Jing and the speaking and coughing of Prince Jing could be heard.
Gradually, the voices of Prince Jing and Princess Consort Jing grew softer, as if they had fallen back into a slumber.
After a long time, Chen Ji heard through the paper window Princess Consort Jing’s frail sobbing, "Doctor Yao, tell me the truth, how is the Prince really?"