Seeing that Tobanya’s face had turned pale, Meng Zhuqing was very worried, but she did not say anything; instead, she scooped a bowl of steaming porridge for Tobanya.
Tobanya did not look at Meng Zhuqing, and as soon as a bowl of porridge was pushed in front of her, she picked up the spoon and slowly began to eat. To avoid feeling the intense burning in her stomach, apart from eating, she could not think of any other good solution.
Meng Zhuqing just stood by and watched.
While eating, Tobanya raised her right hand and asked, "How did I hurt this hand?"
Meng Zhuqing could not tell if Tobanya truly could not remember the events that transpired when she was drunk or if she was asking on purpose, but eventually, he chose to lie, "This General does not know."
Tobanya glanced at her injured right hand, then put it down without further questioning Meng Zhuqing, and simply said, "The Commandery Princess cannot remember anything after getting so drunk, not even how she got hurt. It seems that from now on, the Commandery Princess should not drink anymore."
Although Meng Zhuqing did not speak, he strongly agreed with Tobanya’s words about not drinking like that anymore.
Tobanya had originally been worried that she had revealed her feelings to Meng Zhuqing when she was drunk, but seeing Meng Zhuqing behaving this way, she felt much more at ease.
She must not have leaked any of her thoughts.
If she had, this good-hearted man would definitely not be standing here as if nothing had happened.
If she had, he would probably kindly stay by her side and fulfill her intentions.
Tobanya ate only a bowl of porridge and did not eat anymore. The porridge in her stomach made her feel much better.
But her stomach still felt like it was burning, as if a particularly spicy chili had been placed inside, making her incredibly uncomfortable.
"Commandery Princess, shouldn’t we call a doctor to have a look?" Meng Zhuqing was still somewhat unsure.
"No need." She paused for a moment, then said, "You may leave now."
"Yes." Apart from saying yes, Meng Zhuqing did not know what else to say.
Just as Meng Zhuqing was about to take the bowl and other items out, Tobanya spoke again, still in a cold tone, "You need not climb the wall anymore, just leave through the door. With a clear conscience, the Commandery Princess fears no crooked shadows."
Earlier, he had climbed over the wall to bring the porridge inside.
Meng Zhuqing was initially startled, then respectfully responded, "Yes."
But when Meng Zhuqing walked out of Tobanya’s room carrying the items, he still climbed over the courtyard wall.
At this late hour, he could not let anyone see him leaving from her place, otherwise, there would certainly be slanderous gossip tarnishing her.
While she might not care about such rumors, he did.
He did not want her to be the subject of gossip.
He only wanted her to be well.
Tobanya stood by the window, which she had slightly opened, and saw Meng Zhuqing climbing over the wall again, her beautiful eyes suddenly deepened much.
He really is a good person.
I wish you wouldn’t worry about me so much.
This way, it pains me even more...
The next day, two maidservants, as usual, came to clean the courtyard where Tobanya stayed and found that Tobanya had not yet gotten up due to feeling unwell.
Fearing that something might happen to the Commandery Princess, the two maidservants did not dare to conceal this and went to inform An Jing and Xiao Changyi.
"Do you know why she is feeling unwell?" An Jing asked.
The maidservant responded, "Replying to the Princess, the Commandery Princess said she had not eaten all day yesterday but had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, and told us maidservants not to inform the Prince and Princess about it. However, the maidservants were worried something might happen to the Commandery Princess, so we still came to tell the Prince and Princess."