The main hall was too cold and lacked seating, but fortunately, a round stone table in the courtyard had not been hauled away. Although covered in weeds and dust, it was still usable once cleaned up.
Consort Qing had completely mistaken Baili Moqing for her son, the Second Prince, Baili Moran. She kept clinging to his arm, gazing at him with doting eyes, chuckling foolishly one moment and shedding tears the next.
Shu He checked her pulse. Her mental instability was the result of trauma compounded by long-term internal resentment. Beyond her mental state, her physical health was also in poor condition. While she hadn’t been subjected to physical abuse, her body was far from healthy. Setting aside her malnutrition, her organs were already failing. This decline had left her face sallow and mottled, giving her an indescribably sickly appearance.
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