"Ah!" Meng Wanzhou woke up from her dream and sat up suddenly.

Caiyun, who was watching outside, heard the sound and hurriedly ran in, "Miss, is this all?"

Meng Wanzhou wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said: "It's okay, I had a nightmare and I was very panicked."

Caiyun poured a glass of warm water over and said, "Miss, drink some water."

Meng Wanzhou pressed her heart that was beating wildly, took the cup and took a sip when she heard a knock on the courtyard door.

The knock on the door was urgent, as if something was urgent.

The doorkeeper woman put on her clothes and opened the door, "It's so late at night, what's going on?"

"Go and inform Miss Wanzhou quickly, madam...something happened!"

"Bang!" The tea cup in Meng Wanzhou's hand fell to the ground, and she asked in confusion: "What happened?"

The maids and maids in the palace were all sleeping next door, and when they heard the sound, they came over.

Auntie said: "Miss Meng, don't panic, quickly change your clothes and go take a look."

The four maids had already brought the clothes in a hurry and put them on Meng Wanzhou.

Caiyun was a little panicked and quickly found a comb to comb Meng Wanzhou's hair.

The maid who reported the news was brought up. The maid knelt on the ground and cried: "Miss, go and see Madam quickly, Madam, she is drowning!"

"How are you doing? How can you drown?" Meng Wanzhou's eyes were filled with fear, and she stretched out her arms to ask the palace maid to tie her clothes.

The water lake in the Meng Mansion is in the garden, and the location is very remote. It is impossible for Mrs. Meng to go to the garden at night.

The maid said: "She drowned in the bathtub. I've already asked the doctor, but I don't know yet..." Life or death.

The palace maid's hands were quick, and in the time it took for the maid to reply, her clothes had already been changed, and Caiyun tremblingly tied her hair into a simple bun.

Meng Wanzhou ignored the etiquette taught by the nuns in the palace and trotted all the way to Mrs. Meng's main courtyard.

Before reaching the door, I heard miserable wails coming from inside.

Meng Wanzhou's blood rushed to her brain, she stumbled and almost fell.

Caiyun and a palace maid held her up one by one, almost half-carrying her into the courtyard with her legs weak.

The servants in the yard were all kneeling at the door. Regardless of whether it was true or false, they were all crying sadly: "Madam... Madam..."

"Ah!" Meng Wanzhou screamed, opened Caiyun and the palace maid's support, and stumbled into the house.

Mr. Meng sat there in despair, as if he had aged more than ten years. Tears shone in his cloudy eyes. He opened his mouth and said, "Zhou'er, your mother... is gone!"

Meng Wanzhou's mind went blank for a moment, then she let out a scream and threw herself towards the inner room. She tripped over the threshold under her feet and fell to the ground.

He raised his head and saw that the mother-in-law was dressing and dressing Mrs. Meng on the couch.

Mrs. Meng's hand hung weakly on the edge of the cave, and the dankou on it was very red.

"Mother! Mother!" Meng Wanzhou crawled to the edge of the collapse on her knees and held Mrs. Meng's hand.

This hand has touched her hair lovingly countless times. Over the years, it has personally sewed clothes and made cakes for her.

However, now this hand has lost its warmth and vitality.

"Ah! Mother!" Meng Wanzhou cried out in pain and fainted.

The doctor was outside and he was hurriedly carrying him out for treatment.

The nuns in the palace sensed that something was unusual and immediately suggested that people be kept in the main courtyard. No one or anything could leave the main courtyard.

The woman who took Mrs. Meng out for first aid said: "Not only did the master let people see the courtyard, but the entire Meng Mansion was sealed off. He only waited for Mrs. Meng to change her clothes before letting people inspect her in detail."

Mrs. Meng had an accident in the bathtub and was not wearing any clothes. She had to put on clothes and place her on the coffin bed before having someone come in to check.

Mammy nodded with satisfaction and sent a palace maid to deliver a message to Jing Xi.

Meng Wanzhou woke up slowly, confused at first, and then burst into tears.

Master Meng also lowered his head, wept silently, and sighed.

One reason is the sadness of losing his old wife, and the other reason is that Mrs. Meng passed away and Meng Wanzhou had to observe mourning for three years.

Meng Wanzhou is already sixteen years old and will be nineteen in three years. Can the royal family wait?

Although Jing Xi was only eighteen years old at that time, would the royal family accept a nineteen-year-old "old girl"?

Meng Wanzhou would not think about that at this time. She knelt beside Mrs. Meng and held her increasingly cold hand. She cried and fainted again and again.

Caiyun also cried with her. Not to mention taking care of the young lady, she fainted twice herself.

She grew up with the young lady, and they were closer than her sisters. The madam was also very kind to her. In her heart, she secretly regarded Madam Meng as her biological mother. She always fantasized that her mother might be such a gentle, loving and protective person.

Calf.

Just after dawn, Jing Xi came with people.

Meng Wanzhou slowly woke up from her coma. When she saw Jing Xi, her tears fell, "Greetings to the prince...ahem..."

Her voice was hoarse from crying and she could not speak.

Jing Xi felt extremely distressed and held her shoulders, "There is no need to be polite. I'm sorry."

Meng Wanzhou was dying, heartbroken and unable to deal with Jing Xi.

Jing Xi held his hand and said softly: "Don't worry, I will send someone to investigate the cause of Mrs. Meng's death. Whether he is a human or a ghost, we will dig him out!"

Master Meng felt relieved slightly when he saw Jing Xi being so gentle and considerate towards his daughter, and said, "I would like to thank you, Your Majesty."

Jing Xi said to the guards following behind, "Go and check the main courtyard to see if there are any signs of outsiders coming in or out."

"Yes!" Several guards spread out to check.

Jing Xi then said to a woman behind him: "Go check on Mrs. Meng's body and the condition of the clean room."

In order to avoid suspicion, it is not convenient for men to inspect Mrs. Meng's body, bedroom, and clean room.

The woman took a step forward, bowed her knees and said, "Yes!"

When Meng Wanzhou saw the woman, her swollen peach-like eyes narrowed. This was the woman in the small courtyard.

She suspected that it was Jing Xi who kept her in an outhouse, but she didn't think it looked like it.

After all, with Jing Xi's status, if he likes a woman, he can definitely take her to the palace. Even if she is raised outside, she will not be raised in such a simple courtyard. She will have to find a separate courtyard, a big house or something like that.

However, even if she was really the person Jing Xi kept outside, she wouldn't be too surprised after what happened to Mu Yanheng and Yin Wenxiu.

There is definitely some sadness, but I don’t think it’s a big deal.

Besides, if something happened to her mother, it was not certain whether the marriage could continue. Why should she think so much?

Three years is enough to change a lot of things.

Jing Xi looked at the woman with twinkling eyes and knew what she was thinking. He touched her hair with his big hand and said, "Don't think nonsense. This is my king's subordinate. His name is Mo Bai. He knows medicine and poisons and is good at autopsy."

, I like to investigate the case.”

"I didn't think about anything." She lowered her eyes guiltily, her throat hurting every time she said a word, and she frowned slightly.

Jing Xi knew she wasn't telling the truth and didn't expose it, so he held her hand and comforted her.

After a while, Mo Bai came back and reported: "Your Majesty, we discovered the situation."
Chapter completed!