Zhao Huaiyuan returned to Prince An's Estate with Laifu, carrying numerous packages. He eagerly ran to the outer courtyard of the little Buddhist Shrine, only to find Prince An and secondary consort Tan Yujiao standing together.
The two were speaking affectionately to one another. For a fleeting moment, Zhao Huaiyuan felt a pang of ache in his chest, but he quickly cleared his throat and said, "Greetings, Father! Greetings, Auntie!"
"You're back, Huaiyuan? Come here quickly, let Auntie look at that little face of yours. Oh, you're not lightly hurt at all! Have the imperial physicians in the palace examined you? Did they say if it will leave a scar?"
Chapter 25