The moment the door opened, a complex stench rushed out, a mixture of heavy medicinal odors, faint blood, and a sweetish, sickening rot. It hit Zhang Dehai and Imperial Physician Wang at the doorway so hard that they involuntarily took a step back, their brows tightly knit.
The light from the side parlor poured into the inner chamber, casting a reflection of Qin Lie's expressionless, ice-sculpted face.
Suppressing the sudden panic in his heart and trying to put on the airs of the chief imperial physician, Zhang Dehai looked past Qin Lie's shoulder, peering anxiously into the dim inner chamber. "Lord Qin! I have come by imperial decree to treat the Prince! Strange noises and a pungent odor came from the inner chamber last night. This concerns the Prince's safety, and as it is my duty, I must check on the Prince's condition immediately! Please be so kind as to make way!"
Chapter 210