Perhaps, fuelled by the curiosity to find a cure or maybe to help prove the general's innocence, Mei Deng followed his cousin's lead. Going straight through the passageway, despite not knowing where it would take him.
*Prison*
The consort was no stranger to prison houses, which was why when she arrived, she had her handmaids fetch a wholesome amount of food for the general.
Thankfully, he was placed in a special prison which awarded him with a minimum level of comfort. Or so, the consort believed, consoling herself when she laid eyes on her godson, sitting against a wall, with zero enthusiasm in his eyes.
His eyes which soon gained animation, upon laying his sights on Xīnyí, whom he did not believe would come see him.
"Tengfei, you stupid kid. Why are you causing me so much trouble?" Xīnyí scolded with tears in her eyes, gently caressing the sides of his face through the bars.