Prince of Zhendnan escorted Xiao Chen and Lin Ruyan back home. Xiao Chen had already fallen into a coma along the way. Lin Ruyan kept a vigil by his side day and night. Watching him lie there, unresponsive, she felt a pain so deep it was almost unbearable. Several imperial physicians from the palace were summoned to check his pulse, but they were all powerless to help.
Lin Ruyan spent her days in tears, not knowing what to do. Xiao Chen was a master physician himself; with him unconscious, who else could she turn to? Since their return, she had gone without sleep or rest, never leaving his side. One day, she nearly collapsed, but fortunately, Madam Lin was watching over her and immediately summoned a doctor to attend to her. The doctor warned that if she continued this way, she would jeopardize her own health, explaining that her condition was brought on entirely by exhaustion.
After the doctor prescribed medicine and departed, Madam Lin wept, saying, "I know you are worried about your husband, but you cannot sacrifice yourself! Now that you have finally returned safely, you must rest. Do you want to collapse as well while he remains unconscious?"
Chapter 124