He got up and returned to his courtyard, speechless. Deep into the night, he couldn't sleep. His heart was still churning with the scene of their first meeting. Doubt, anxiety, sadness, all kinds of emotions surged up at the same time. He couldn't help but shed tears again. It wasn't until dawn that I fell asleep.
When I woke up, I found Rui Rong by my bed. Seeing that I was awake, she said,"Sister is finally awake. It's already past noon. Eat something.”
Ring Ring, who was standing at the side, took a bowl of bird's nest. I looked at Ring Ring and suddenly thought,"Where's the ring pendant? Call Huan Pei over!"
Ring Ring saw my eagerness and quickly responded. Huan Pei came in very quickly. When I saw her, I quickly stood up from the bed. Huan Pei took a few steps closer and held my hand. She helped me sit at the table. Rui Rong was also sitting at the side.
" Huanpei," I was about to ask when I panicked again." Huanpei, Brother Chuan's body…"
Huan Pei bit her lip." Miss, His Highness's condition…I'm afraid it's not very good."”
"What do you mean by not very good!" The sadness on Huan Pei's face scared me." Huan Pei, tell me the truth. What happened?”
" Miss, I've never heard of the poison that His Highness is suffering from, and I can't diagnose it. But from the pulse, the poison is deep, and there seems to be more than one kind." Huanpei paused. Seeing me frown, she continued," Many detoxification methods in the world follow the principle of fighting poison with poison, and the antidote may be the same." Now, he could only hope that the antidote would have a shocking effect.”
My heart started to panic again.”
Seeing that Huan Pei had lowered her head in silent agreement, I was unwilling to accept it." If that Miracle Doctor Nie was here…"
Unexpectedly, she shook her head." Miss, Master said that doctors should treat the sick and save people first. Even if they study the method of detoxification, it is also aimed at the poisonous plants in the world. As for the poison that was deliberately concocted, if one wanted to cure it, it must be someone who was good at using poison. His master disdained it.”
My heart sank. In that case, I could no longer do anything for him. My tears could not stop falling again.
Rui Rong was also anxious when she saw my tears." Sister, don't worry. His Highness came this morning and told me to accompany you. He said that he would bring you over to meet His Highness tonight. I can't lose my composure now."”
Ring Bell continued," Yes, Miss. His Highness will definitely fulfill his promise. The Second Young Master also came over just now and said that the two cult leaders were closely guarded by the army and there was nothing unusual. The antidote should be real."”
I looked at Huan Pei and she hesitated."Yes, we can still see them."
I didn't notice that Huan Pei was avoiding my eyes when she spoke. Perhaps it wasn't that I didn't notice, but that I subconsciously refused to accept the bad news. I just forced myself to look forward to the arrival of night.
From afternoon to evening, Rui Rong, Huan Pei, and Huan Ling took turns to persuade me to eat some food, using the reasons of protecting my body, working hard at night, and not letting the Crown Prince worry, but how could I eat? It was getting late. I tidied up and sat at the table waiting for Wenlang. I waited until midnight, but Wenlang still didn't come. I asked Huanling to go to the door several times, but he didn't come.
I tried my best to suppress my emotions and didn't say anything. I was just brewing the words I wanted to say when I saw Wen Chuan. Yesterday's incident was too sudden, so I didn't say anything.
Rui Rong was also anxious and refused to sleep with me. Huan Pei looked at us with heartache and anxiety. She didn't know what to say. Compared to the dull me, she was more uneasy.
After a few fruitless attempts, Huan Pei sighed."Forget it, the two young misses are not willing to rest. It looks like it will be the whole night. Then this servant will go and make two cups of ginseng tea to refresh the young misses and replenish their strength.”
At this moment, I felt a little dizzy and almost vomited. I knew that I had used too much strength. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold on any longer, so he forced himself to drink the ginseng tea when he saw her.
After another moment, I saw Ring Bell enter. She still shook her head and I continued to remain silent in disappointment.
Huan Pei then said," Miss, lie on the bed and rest up. Once His Highness comes over, he will leave immediately. There won't be any delay."”
At this time, I also felt tired, so I leaned on the bed to rest. Who knew that I would fall asleep very quickly.
In my dreams, I could only see Brother Chuan's warm smile before he left the capital, as well as the pair of tearful eyes he left for me last night. He was so pale and weak that I felt like crying. He was also a little ethereal, so I could see him but not reach him.
Gradually, I felt that the dream wasn't real. I even knew that I was in a dream. I struggled to wake up because I still had things to do and couldn't sleep. I tried my best to open my eyes, but I couldn't resist the heavy weight on my eyelids. I felt someone and footsteps beside me. I desperately hoped that someone could wake me up from my dream. I was so anxious that I wanted to cry. I wanted to shout, but I couldn't make a sound.
The scene in the dream grew darker and darker, gradually becoming unclear. Before I fell into complete darkness, I seemed to hear someone talking in a low voice and sobbing faintly, as well as the clear sound of a bell.
I don't know how much time passed, but it seemed like a long time, but it also seemed like an instant. I felt that I had woken up. The events of last night first flooded my mind. In an instant, a huge fear enveloped me, making me breathless.
Bell, did I hear the bell? I yearned to return to my dream. Even if it was the endless darkness, it was better than the cruel reality that I could not bear. I tried hard to convince myself that this was still a dream. As long as I opened my eyes, it would still be the same night. Huanpei woke me up and told me that Wenlang had come to pick me up to see Brother Chuan. Yes, that must be the case.
However, in the end, I didn't have the courage to open my eyes because I could clearly feel the pillow under my head, the light weight of the thin blanket on my body, and the chirping of the birds outside the window, just like every morning in my life. There was also my cold clothes that were soaked in sweat, and a drop of warm tears that slid down from the corner of my eyes to my ear.
Then, I heard a trembling voice that shattered my heart.
"Miss…"
My tears mercilessly showed the truth I felt. I knew that the final moment had arrived. I had to face all of this, so I opened my eyes. Looking at the faint purple bed curtain, I felt that I couldn't breathe. I wanted to struggle to sit up, but I couldn't.
In the end, the ring helped me up. I turned my head and neck. I could even hear the sound of my neck turning like a rusted shaft. My vision gradually became clear. I saw Rui Rong and the ring looking at me. I also saw the sunlight in the room.
After a while, I finally spoke. That hoarse voice was so unfamiliar, as if it was someone else's voice."Is that so?"
Huan Pei and Huan Ling immediately cried. Rui Rong used a handkerchief to cover her mouth. I knew that I didn't need anyone to give me an answer. I blinked slowly. There were no tears. I even suspected that I was already dead.
"When…was it?"
"Yin Shi."
Huan Ling was crying so much that she couldn't speak. After Huan Pei answered, she bit her lip tightly.
Outside the window, the funeral bell rang once again. It was already nine o'clock. The death of the Crown Prince would ring for six hours. I closed my eyes and allowed the bell to strike all of me. I allowed it to merge with the bell from last night in my mind. It was deafening. Every sound made my heart ache so much that it spasmed. Every sound devoured my life.
After a long time, silence returned.
" Huanpei, you're very good." My voice was hoarse and cold." You know how to do something to me."”
Huan Pei knelt down and cried,""Young miss, this servant has no choice! Although you looked like you could still hold on last night, Young Miss had already exhausted her body and was relying on her faith to carry it. If she had rashly received bad news at that time, this servant was afraid of you, afraid of you…"
I suddenly looked up and said in a trembling and shrill voice,"What are you afraid of me for? You knew it long ago, didn't you? Isn't that right?"
My vision suddenly turned black and I was about to fall. Huan Pei rushed over to support me and cried even more."Yes, yes! Miss, this servant knew that His Highness couldn't last more than a day or two after taking his pulse the night before last. The imperial physicians also know that the Emperor and Imperial Noble Consort passed away overnight! Miss refused to eat yesterday, so Huan Pei could only trick Miss into drinking the ginseng tea. At least she could survive the next few days!”
"Why do I have to survive these few days? If I can go with Brother Chuan, that would be great.”My vision was still flickering, and my voice was sad and weak. There were still no tears.
"Miss! Please don't be like this. Cry. This won't do! Miss wants to beat or punish this servant, even if you want to chase this servant away, please take care of your body! His Highness has already left, does Young Miss still want him to leave uneasily?”Huan Pei was already sobbing. Rui Rong also sat by the bed at this time. She didn't say anything and just held my hand.
The immense pain that I couldn't release almost made me faint. However, I stubbornly maintained my consciousness. I didn't want to use the cowardly method of fainting to escape. I only panted heavily and trembled as I felt the pain in my chest. I let the pain in my chest invade my consciousness and tear my body apart. It was so painful that I couldn't stand up or raise my head.
It felt as if a lifetime had passed. Just as I felt like I was about to drown and die, Wen Chuan's warm smile flashed across my mind. However, it only flashed for a moment before it turned into a tearful pale face. I opened my mouth and squeezed out a desperate sound from my throat. Sadness finally took the opportunity to spew out, overwhelming the sky and drenching my entire sky.
On the third day of May 1928, Prince Wenchuan died.
I lost all my beliefs and dreams. From then on, I was separated from Brother Chuan forever.# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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