Chapter 435: Bundle

Zhou Chang did not leave; instead, he sat down.

Aunt Jing’s right half of her face was still wrapped in gauze, and she couldn’t see anything. If she was afraid to look at this moment, what would she do later?

Aunt Jing did not make a sound for a long time, and then turned her head. Seeing that Zhou Chang was still staring intently, tears streamed down from the corners of her eyes.

Zhou Chang’s heart was scalded by the tears, and the hand holding her shoulder trembled.

There was nothing else at hand, so she used her own sleeve to wipe for her: “Don’t cry, Aunt Jing. If you want to cry, endure it for a while. Tears are not good for your eyes and wounds.”

“Useless, useless, what’s there to be afraid of…” Aunt Jing pushed Zhou Chang away and covered her face with her left hand, which could move.

Zhou Chang was scared and quickly stopped her, trying to pry her hand open: “Aunt Jing, don’t do this. Who said that? The gauze hasn’t been removed yet, the wound hasn’t healed, the medicine hasn’t been used up, how can you know it won’t get better?”

“It won’t get better, it won’t get better…” Aunt Jing’s tears and hair were intertwined, and her voice was weak and hoarse. She had lost her usual loud and gentle tone, and she seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Zhou Chang also shed tears: “It won’t, it won’t. It will all get better. Doctor Meng and Doctor Chu will find a way.”

“Useless, useless…” Aunt Jing repeatedly muttered these three words.

“It won’t, it won’t…” Zhou Chang also said these three words. She turned around to find the doctors; she hadn’t met a single one when she came in. “I’ll go find them; there must be a way…”

Yuan Qi stood behind Zhou Chang, gently placed her hand on her shoulder, and shook her head, speaking softly: “The two doctors just went to the front to discuss the prescription. Today, the medicine was changed. 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, and scars are inevitable. As for her right arm, even if it can move in the future, it won’t be the same as before. I’m afraid she won’t be able to use much strength…”

“Wuu…” Zhou Chang hugged Yuan Qi, burying her head in her arms tightly.

No one had expected that it would be this serious in the end.

Not to mention that Aunt Jing couldn’t bear it, she couldn’t bear it either.

Yuan Qi’s body stiffened first, then she gently stroked Zhou Chang’s head, letting her cry silently.

The air in the room was momentarily drowned in the tearful sorrow.

After an unknown amount of time, Prince Fengming’s heart-wrenching pain gradually subsided. The tears seemed to have dried up, and Zhou Chang realized what she had done, quickly releasing her arms.

Yuan Qi, unmoved, stepped back, and then discovered a stain of tears on the front of her upper abdomen, covering it with her sleeve without leaving a trace.

Zhou Chang felt somewhat ashamed and did not dare to look directly, lowering her head.

Prince Yi’s consciousness simply disappeared without a trace.

Zhou Chang couldn’t find a place to hide for a while and had to look at Aunt Jing: “Aunt Jing…”

Aunt Jing was silent for a long time, but she had become a lot calmer when she turned her head: “Your Highness, Madam’s things are all ruined…”

“If the things are gone, then they’re gone. As long as we’re still here, as long as we all remember, nothing will disappear.” Zhou Chang’s heart was again filled with a wave of sadness, and the pain that Prince Yi had just calmed down surged up again.

“However…” Aunt Jing seemed to have remembered something again, and she struggled to sit up.

“Aunt Jing, don’t move around,” Zhou Chang was afraid of touching the wound on her bandaged body, and hurriedly helped her left shoulder. “If you want to do something, just say it. Are Xin Xian and Xin Mu taking good care of you? Do you need to add two more people?”

Aunt Jing didn’t know where she had injured herself, and her face showed pain. She didn’t succeed in getting up, so she had to raise her hand and wave it around in the air: “Bundle, bundle…”

“Aunt Jing, are you talking about the bundle that was taken out of the fire?” Yuan Qi was the first to react.

“Yes, yes…” Aunt Jing looked at Yuan Qi with gratitude, using her unbandaged left eye.

Zhou Chang also remembered that Aunt Jing had risked her life to save a bundle wrapped in a moon-white silk from the back hall that night, and was not concerned: “Aunt Jing, what exactly is inside, why do you need it so badly at this moment?”

Yuan Qi had already gone to ask Xin Xian and Xin Mu, who were guarding the doorway: “Where did you put Aunt Jing’s bundle?”

Xin Xian went over and opened the wardrobe on one side of Aunt Jing’s bed, taking out the bundle of moon-white silk and handing it to Yuan Qi.

At this point, Zhou Chang finally remembered the handkerchief in her arms, picked up a piece of ice from the copper basin nearby, wrapped it in the handkerchief, and then used the ice-wrapped handkerchief to wipe Aunt Jing’s face, hoping to relieve her pain.

“Your Highness, you two can talk for a while, but don’t talk for too long. It’s still best for Aunt Jing to rest now.” Yuan Qi took the bundle and placed it by Aunt Jing’s bed: She was about to avoid them.

“Hiss…” Aunt Jing raised her hand to stop her, and couldn’t help groaning in pain. “Princess, don’t go, this old servant has something to say.”

Yuan Qi was surprised, but stopped.

Aunt Jing treasured this bundle so much; there must be important things inside to be given to Prince Yi. Under normal circumstances, she would not want others to be present.

“Princess, please stay…” Although Aunt Jing was speaking without difficulty, she was clearly struggling.

Yuan Qi looked at Zhou Chang.

Zhou Chang also didn’t know what was in the bundle, but neither she nor Prince Yi’s consciousness had anything to hide from Yuan Qi, so she nodded to Yuan Qi, then got up and sat on the edge of the bed, giving Yuan Qi her seat.

Yuan Qi smiled, first turned back and took the light yellow soup water from the table, and used a spoon to feed it to Aunt Jing: “Aunt Jing, drink two more sips of honey water to moisten your throat, so it will be easier to speak.”

Aunt Jing obediently drank two small sips and stopped, seemingly eager to say something.

Yuan Qi still slowly scooped another spoonful of honey water and dabbed it on Aunt Jing’s chapped lips, moistening them for her.

Zhou Chang was surprised. She hadn’t expected that Yuan Qi, a young miss from a wealthy family, would take care of people so carefully. She hadn’t thought of these details.

Aunt Jing moistened her chapped lips, then raised her left hand to signal Zhou Chang to open the bundle.

Zhou Chang was also curious. The outer skin of the bundle was still covered with soot and stains, and she remembered the spirit tablet that had fallen out of the bundle that night. She casually asked Yuan Qi: “I forgot, where was Mother’s spirit tablet placed that day?”

“It is temporarily enshrined in the Central Hall’s Main Hall.” Yuan Qi’s tone was normal, without any hesitation.

Zhou Chang inwardly felt great regret.

She had long forgotten about the spirit tablet, and even Prince Yi’s consciousness hadn’t reminded her.

It was Yuan Qi who mentioned it, and only then did she remember that not only had she forgotten that night, but she had also forgotten that Yuan Qi had suggested temporarily enshrining the spirit tablet in the East Courtyard Bedroom’s Main Hall.

Moreover, Yuan Qi had originally suggested temporarily enshrining the spirit tablet in the East Courtyard Bedroom’s Main Hall.

But at that time, Manager Li thought it was improper. After all, Prince Yi had previously set aside the entire Back Hall’s Main Courtyard, which was the best location in the Prince’s Mansion, to enshrine Mother. She did not know if placing it in the Bedroom would feel disrespectful.

Finally, after thinking it over, Yuan Qi decided to place it in the Central Hall first, which was appropriate, although it was a place for entertaining important guests, but fortunately, Prince Yi had never had any guests.

Yuan Qi had arranged this matter first, and then informed Zhou Chang. Zhou Chang’s mind had been full of thoughts about rescuing Liu’e those two days. She heard it and it went in one ear and out the other, so she didn’t take it to heart.