"Empress..." Seemingly hearing footsteps, Princess Jinyang gasped, weakly calling out.
Lady Wei did not respond to Princess Jinyang but instead said to Ran Yan, "Lady Xianliang, please check on the princess quickly."
Ran Yan acknowledged and moved to the bedside, saying, "This concubine has been presumptuous."
Attendants on both sides lifted the gauze, and Ran Yan knelt before the bed, getting a clearer view of Princess Jinyang. She appeared even thinner than she seemed through the misty veil, her skin clean like white porcelain, only the tips of her eyebrows seemed to have a touch of vermilion, her clear, watery eyes were a beauty Ran Yan had never seen before.
"I have been presumptuous." Ran Yan lifted the thin quilt and pinched her wrist.
The wrist was alarmingly slender. Even though Ran Yan was quite familiar with the human body, she dared not use any more strength for fear of accidentally breaking her wrist.
The pulse was still stable, not dangerous at all.
