readytorunbook Chapter 435 Burden
Chapter 435 Burden
Zhou Chang did not leave, but sat down instead.
The right half of Aunt Jing's face was still wrapped in gauze, so you couldn't see anything. If you were afraid to look at it now, what would you do in the future?
Aunt Jing didn't hear any movement for a long time, then turned around. When she saw Zhou Chang still staring at her, tears immediately flowed from the corners of her eyes.
Zhou Chang's heart was burned by those tears, and the hand holding his shoulder trembled.
There was nothing else on hand, so he used his sleeve to wipe her tears: "Don't cry, Aunt Jing, if you want to cry, please hold it back for now. Tears are not good for your eyes or wounds."
"It's useless, useless, what are you afraid of..." Aunt Jing pushed Zhou Chang away and covered her face with her left hand, which was able to move.
Zhou Chang was so scared that he quickly stopped her and tried to pry her hand away: "Aunt Jing, please don't be like this. Who said that? The gauze hasn't been removed yet, the wound hasn't healed yet, and the medicine hasn't been used up yet. How do you know it can't heal?"
"It won't get better, it won't get better..." Aunt Jing's tears and hair were tangled together, her voice was weak and hoarse, without the usual loudness and tenderness, and she seemed on the verge of collapse.
Zhou Chang also shed tears: "No, no, everything will be fine. Doctor Meng, Doctor Chu and the others will find a way."
"Useless, useless..." Aunt Jing repeated these three words over and over again.
"No, no..." Zhou Chang only said these three words, and turned around to find a doctor. She didn't see any when she came in just now. "I'll go find them. There must be a way..."
Yuan Qi stood behind Zhou Chang, gently put his hand on her shoulder, shook his head and whispered: "The two doctors just went to the front to discuss the prescription. When changing the dressing today, Aunt Jing has already seen the wound. The two doctors mean... Aunt Jing's right eye is fine, but the surrounding burns are too severe, so it is inevitable to leave a scar. As for the right half of the arm, even if it can move in the future, it will not be as good as before, and I am afraid it will not be able to exert much strength..."
"Woo..." Zhou Chang hugged Yuan Qi tightly and buried his head in her arms.
No one thought it would be so serious in the end.
Not to mention Aunt Jing couldn't bear it, she couldn't bear it either.
Yuan Qi's body stiffened at first, then he gently stroked Zhou Chang's head, letting her cry silently.
For a moment, the air in the room was filled with tears of sorrow.
After an unknown amount of time, Prince Yi Fengming's heart-wrenching pain gradually subsided and his tears seemed to have dried up. Zhou Chang then realized what she had done and quickly loosened his arms.
Yuan Qi took a step back calmly, only to find a tear stain on the front of his shirt on his upper abdomen, which he covered with his sleeves inconspicuously.
Zhou Chang felt a little ashamed and lowered his head, not daring to look directly at her.
Prince Yi's consciousness simply disappeared without a trace.
Zhou Chang couldn't find a crack in the ground for a moment, so he had to look at Aunt Jing again: "Aunt Jing..."
Aunt Jing was silent for a long time, but she turned her head and calmed down a lot: "Your Majesty, all the queen's things are destroyed..."
"If something is gone, it's gone. As long as we are still here, as long as we all remember it, nothing will disappear." Zhou Chang felt a pang of pain in his heart again, and the pain that Prince Yi had just calmed down surged up again.
"But..." Aunt Jing seemed to remember something and struggled to sit up.
"Aunt Jing, please don't move." Zhou Chang was afraid of touching the wound that covered half of her body, so he hurriedly supported her left shoulder. "If you want to do something, just tell me. Are Xinxian and Xinmu serving you well? Do you need two more people?"
Aunt Jing didn't know where her wound was hurt, and her face was in pain. She failed to stand up, so she raised her hands and waved in the air: "Bundle, bundle..."
"Aunt Jing, you want the package taken out from the fire, right?" Yuan Qi was the first to react.
"Yes, yes..." Aunt Jing looked at Yuan Qi gratefully with her unbandaged left eye.
Zhou Chang also remembered that night when Aunt Jing struggled to rescue a moon-white satin-wrapped bundle from the backstage. He didn't care: "Aunt Jing, what is in it? Why do you have to take it at this time?"
Yuan Qi had already asked Xinxian and Xinmu who were guarding the door: "Where is Aunt Jing's package?"
Xinxian walked over, opened the wardrobe at the end of Aunt Jing's bed, took out the moon-white silk bundle and handed it to Yuan Qi.
At this time, Zhou Chang finally remembered the handkerchief in his arms. He picked up a piece of ice from the copper basin next to him and wrapped it in the handkerchief. He then used the ice-wrapped handkerchief to wipe Aunt Jing's face, hoping to relieve her pain.
"Your Highness, please talk for a while, but don't talk for too long. Aunt Jing still needs to rest now." Yuan Qi took the bundle and placed it beside Aunt Jing's bed, then left as he spoke.
"Hiss..." Aunt Jing raised her hand to stop her, unable to help but groan in pain, "Princess, please don't leave. I have something to say."
Yuan Qi was surprised, but stopped.
Aunt Jing treasures this bundle so much, it must contain important things to be given to Prince Yi. Generally, she doesn't want other people to be present in such situations.
"Princess, please stay..." Aunt Jing could speak without any difficulty, but it was obvious that she was struggling.
Yuan Qi looked at Zhou Chang.
Zhou Chang didn't know what was in the bundle, but neither she nor Prince Yi had any intention of hiding anything from Yuan Qi, so they just nodded at Yuan Qi, then stood up and sat on the edge of the bed to make room for Yuan Qi.
Yuan Qi smiled, turned around and took the bowl of light yellow soup from the table, scooped some out of it and fed it to Aunt Jing with a spoon: "Aunt Jing, drink two more sips of honey water to moisten your throat, so that you can talk better."
Aunt Jing obediently took two sips and stopped drinking, as if she couldn't wait to say something.
Yuan Qi still slowly scooped another spoonful of honey water and put it on Aunt Jing's cracked lips to moisten her lips.
Zhou Chang was surprised. She didn't expect that a rich lady like Yuan Qi would be so attentive to others. She hadn't thought of these details.
Aunt Jing moistened her cracked lips and raised her left hand to signal Zhou Chang to open the bundle.
Zhou Chang was also curious. The outer surface of the bundle was still stained with cigarette ash and dirt. He thought of the tablet that fell out of the bundle that night and asked Yuan Qi casually, "I forgot where my mother's tablet was placed that day?"
"It is temporarily placed in the main hall of the central palace." Yuan Qi's tone was normal, without any hesitation.
Zhou Chang felt very disappointed.
She had completely forgotten about the tablet, and even Prince Yi was not aware of it.
It was only after Yuan Qi said this that she remembered that not only had she forgotten it that night, but later Yuan Qi had even mentioned that the tablet should be temporarily enshrined in the central hall, and she had just forgotten about it as well.
It is said that Yuan Qi originally proposed to temporarily place the tablet in the main hall of the East Courtyard's sleeping hall.
But Manager Li felt it was inappropriate at the time. After all, Prince Yi had previously set aside the entire rear hall courtyard, which was the best location in the palace, to worship his mother. He wondered if it would be disrespectful to put it in the bedroom.
After much thought, Yuan Qi finally decided to place it in the central hall for now. Although it was a place for entertaining important guests, fortunately Prince Yi rarely had any guests.
Yuan Qi arranged this matter first and informed Zhou Chang afterwards. Zhou Chang's mind was full of rescuing Liu E during those two days, so he just listened and let it go, and therefore did not take it to heart.