"Boom -" There was a muffled thunder blast, and Xu Yin suddenly opened his eyes.
There was a rustling sound of clothing rubbing against her ears, and then someone hugged her gently, patted her back gently, and coaxed: "Don't be afraid, Ayin, it's just thunder."
Xu Yin hesitated a little, this voice was...
"Sister?" she said with a bit of uncertainty.
She soon received a response: "Hmm. Are you confused by your sleep? It's not too late to sleep for another two hours when you are ugly."
Xu Yin lay down in confusion. In the dim light, she saw her sister tucking the quilt for her and lying next to her.
They say that before death, people will look back and see the things they hope for most. So this one is probably the most beautiful dream in her heart, right?
The sky-blue curtain hangs gently, and the cordyceps embroidered patterns on it are lifelike. The sweet fragrance of gardenia comes from the nose, and the whole person is overwhelmed.
Xu Yin remembered that this was the happiest time in her memory when she was in Nanyuan, when her father was still serving as a governor and her sister was still in her confinement.
There is a gardenia tree planted outside her house. Every time it blooms, its sweet and cloying aroma can dominate the entire Qushui Pavilion.
Just like her girlhood, free and romantic.
"Can't you sleep?" Sister Xu Si turned around and faced her.
Xu Yin looked at the sister in front of her. With her pretty face and clear eyes, she looked like a sixteen-year-old youthful and bright woman, not the graceful and noble Concubine Xu with desolate eyes.
"Sister." She murmured and hugged her, "I miss you so much..."
On the day when the rebel army broke through the city, she rushed to Yingtai, but was a moment late.
There was already a fire all over the place. In the raging flames, her sister shouted to her: "Ayin, go quickly! You have to live, and you have to live for my sister!"
That was the last time they saw each other, and more than half a year had passed.
The two sisters have never been separated for such a long time.
After her father passed away, her sister was forced to marry far away from Dongjiang. Fang Yi didn't want to let her go, but her sister forced her to go away and finally took her away with her.
In the Dongjiang Palace, the sisters survived the invisible swords and swords in the back house, but faced threats again.
Later, when her sister entered the palace, she followed her.
They were inseparable for ten years, until death separated them.
Xu Si was a little confused and didn't understand what was wrong with her. After thinking about it, it was probably because the atmosphere in the house was too dull recently, so she comforted her softly: "It's okay, my sister is here!"
The gentle patting eased Xu Yin's mood.
She finally noticed something unusual.
The embrace before my eyes was too real, and the touch of my skin and the unique body fragrance were exactly the same as in my memory.
Is there such a real dream in this world?
But Xu Si said slowly: "Don't be afraid, my father will definitely wake up. Manager Ji has sent people to find famous doctors. I heard that there is a doctor named Huang in Yongcheng who once served as an imperial doctor because of his upright temper.
, offended the powerful, and resigned in anger and returned to his hometown. He has superb medical skills and has cured brain diseases. He must have a way to wake up my father."
Xu Yin was a little startled.
She remembered that Dr. Huang, when her father fell from a horse and fell into a coma. All the famous doctors were ineffective. They had great expectations for him in the last moments of being bedridden. But before Dr. Huang came, her father suddenly fell ill.
died.
So, this was the moment before his father died?
Why did she dream of this moment? That was the last thing she wanted to remember!
Whatever I was thinking about came to me, and suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door outside, which shocked my heart in the quiet night.
The mother-in-law who was on night duty went to answer the door. Not long after, her sister's personal maid, Xia Zhi, came in in a hurry. Her face turned pale and she even forgot to report.
"Miss, Third Miss, Manager Ji, please go to the main courtyard quickly!"
This word "quick" conveyed extraordinary urgency. Xu Si sat up quickly and asked, "What happened?"
Xia Zhi asked the girl to take out the clothes of the two sisters, and replied: "It seems that the condition of the adults has changed."
Xu Si stopped talking, quickly changed his clothes, combed his hair into a simple bun, and then took Xu Yin's hand: "Let's go see father."
Xu Yin was still confused. He asked the maid to help him change his clothes in a daze, and was pulled out of the yard by Xu Si.
It's May, and the weather is already hot, but today there was only thunder but no rain, making it even more boring.
Xu Si took her hand and soon became sweaty.
But she couldn't care less and pulled Xu Yin to walk, eager to rush to the main courtyard immediately.
The girl was holding a lantern and leading the way. Xu Yin looked at the familiar sights all the way, and the strange feeling became stronger.
This scene is too detailed. Could the dream before death be so realistic? It's like going back in time.
The main courtyard has arrived.
At midnight, there were many people standing inside and outside.
As soon as they arrived, they were welcomed in: "Eldest Miss, Third Miss!"
Xu Yin looked at these faces, each one so vivid.
There are guards standing at the door, who have been protecting my father's safety. Guarding the corridor are young servants, who mainly take care of my father's daily life. There are also many staff members of the governor's office...
As vivid as a real person.
Xu Si pulled her and stumbled into the door.
Seeing the person lying on the bed, she shouted: "Father!" and threw herself in front of the bed.
Xu Yin followed her and fell on the pedal, feeling pain in his knee.
This pain is also so real.
Xu Si raised his head and asked, "Manager Ji, what's wrong with father?"
The middle-aged man standing in front of the bed is named Ji Jing. He is his father's confidant who has been with him since the first day he became an official.
The Xu family is not a wealthy family. Everything in Nanyuan was built by his father's own hands, and Ji Jing had a share of the credit. But later, when Fang Yi gained power, Ji Jing died.
At this moment, Ji Jing's face was full of grief and he said: "My lord suddenly convulsed and vomited blood, and couldn't stop it. The doctor said... I'm afraid it won't work."
Xu Yin raised his head blankly and looked at the person on the bed.
His face was grey, and he was extremely thin. There was blood overflowing from his mouth, and his body was twitching slightly.
It’s my father! What my father looked like before he died!
Xu Yin's eyes widened, and the scene in front of him slowly merged with the long-standing memory.
What's going on? Why does this all seem real? She even smelled the faint rotten smell on her father's body that had been in bed for too long. No matter how carefully the servants took care of him, this smell could never be washed away.
"Father..." she murmured, wanting to shake this skinny hand to see if it was just as real.
Someone hurriedly stepped in from behind.
Ji Jing saw the other party and asked eagerly: "Fang Sima, you are finally back! How are you? Has the doctor been invited?"
Fang Sima?
Xu Yin paused for a moment, and his sealed consciousness was awakened by this title.
The man's voice was full of apologies: "Manager Ji, I'll be back first. Doctor Huang won't arrive until tomorrow..."
The familiar voice finally made Xu Yin lose his consciousness.
She turned her head and saw the enemy who had died together a moment ago appeared in front of her, and the hatred that had not disappeared until her death instantly burned.
"Fang Yi!" Xu Sixi was immersed in sadness when he suddenly heard the sister next to him yell angrily, raised his hand to pick up the tea cup, and threw it over.