"Your Highness," stated Imperial Physician Zhang as he finished with the bandage and withdrew. Eunuch Su, present to oversee the wound's treatment, couldn't help but sneak occasional glances at Zhao Ming, who remained lost in his thoughts.
Officer Pei and Officer Jiang were standing at a distance, witnessing the heartbreaking scene in the imperial garden. They exchanged glances of concern.
"What should we do?" Officer Jiang asked, "Did we do something wrong?" He turned to Officer Pei and searched for an answer in his watered eyes, but he noticed his fingers tensely gripping the sword's hilt, and no response came from him. After waiting for a considerable time, "We never should have exposed Minister Zheng."
