I think I've been feeling dizzy all day today, and it's getting worse at night.
Mei Xiang wrapped her in a thick cloak, and the little girl nestled on the soft couch in the room.
Sitting next to her, Mr. An poked his forehead from time to time and said worriedly: "It's getting hotter and hotter. I think it's better to tell the old lady and ask for a doctor."
Xiangrong pulled An Shi back, shook his head and said, "No, it's not good to invite the doctor so late and mobilize a large number of people. I'm just a little hot, I'll feel better if I put on some medicine and sweat."
Anshi also knew that it was not good to make trouble at this late night, not to mention that Xiangrong was a concubine and was never well received by the old lady, so she could only tell Mei Xiang: "Go and fill in a few more pieces of charcoal."
Mei Xiang agreed to get the charcoal, but Xiangrong pulled An Shi and said, "I can't let go of this, and I'm always thinking about my second sister. Auntie, tell me, will my second sister really be fine?"
Anshi was also worried, but still persuaded Xiangrong: "Didn't Huang Quan come here? She said it's okay, so it will be okay. Your second sister is such a thoughtful person, how could she let herself get into such a bad situation?
situation. Besides, isn’t there still the Ninth Prince? He won’t let your second sister suffer.”
As soon as the Ninth Prince was mentioned, Xiangrong's little mind started to work again. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.
An's mother was her mother. How could she not see her daughter's little thoughts? She couldn't help but persuade her: "Last time, the old lady gave the order, and you had to go to Prince Chun's Mansion. This time, the old lady
But I didn’t say anything, so you can’t have any other thoughts.”
Xiangrong lowered his head, his face turned red, and he felt a little aggrieved. "Auntie, I didn't."
"You know best in your heart." Anshi sighed, "Don't blame my aunt for being cruel. Maybe you couldn't feel it before, but now look at your second sister, how glorious she was in the past, just because she couldn't cure His Highness Ninth Prince
What has become of your legs now?"
"Auntie said just now that it was okay." Xiangrong pouted in dissatisfaction, "You also said that the Ninth Prince would not let the second sister suffer."
"But what's the reality?" An said anxiously, "It's one thing to feel wronged, but it's another thing to hear rumors. What's the situation in the mansion now? Look at how many people are standing at the door of Tongshengxuan.
People sent from various courtyards? How can they think that the second young lady is their master? She is clearly a target! I shouldn’t say it, no matter how good the old lady is to your second sister on weekdays, if there is any trouble, the second
One of the people who turned against you is the old lady. She will not hesitate to make the same choice as she did more than three years ago. Xiangrong, if you insist on following King Chun, you will end up with the same fate."
Xiangrong was already feeling cold, but when An said that, she felt even more uncomfortable. But people are like this, the more you don't let her think about people and things, she will just think about them. Xiangrong said to Xuan
Tianhua was just a yearning at first, but with An's persuasion, it turned into stubbornness little by little.
That night, Xiangrong slept very poorly. Sometimes she was cold, sometimes she was sweating, and she kept having strange dreams, sometimes from Xuan Tianhua, and sometimes from An's constant warnings.
She woke up suddenly, thinking it was midnight, but Mei Xiang, who was keeping watch at night, told her: "Miss Third, how come you got up after less than half an hour of lying down?"
She was startled, "It's only half an hour?" She thought it was almost dawn.
Unable to sleep anymore, she simply put on her clothes and went to the ground. Mei Xiang quickly put the cloak on her again, for fear that she would be cold again.
"Meixiang, do you think the second sister can sleep now?" Xiangrong sat in front of the charcoal basin, feeling uneasy.
Mei Xiang shook her head, "I don't know. But Aunt An must be asleep, and the second lady must be asleep too."
"How about... let's go and have a look?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Xiangrong immediately cheered for his idea, "Yes, let's go and have a look. Mei Xiang, I'm sick. Only the second sister in the house is a doctor, so I
It makes sense to go to her now, and I think the second sister will also meet me."
Mei Xiang was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly: "Miss, you must not do it! You must not do it! You are already sick, and it is cold and slippery outside. What if you fall due to the cold again? We need to go see the second lady. Let's go to see the second lady at dawn tomorrow.
Would you like to go again? I will keep watch for the young lady, and as soon as it gets light, I will call the young lady up."
But Xiangrong had already made up her mind, how could she listen to a girl? Seeing that Mei Xiang disagreed, she simply ignored her, put on her clothes and left the room directly.
Mei Xiang had no choice but to follow her out at a trot, chasing Xiangrong and saying, "Miss, if you have to go out, you must tell Aunt An!"
Xiangrong suddenly turned around, stared at Meixiang and said: "I am the third young lady in this house, and you are the girl who serves me. If you can't be of the same mind as the master, then what use do I have for you?" Xiangrong rarely does this.
Talking to people in such a tone, Mei Xiang was stunned for a moment. "Follow me quickly. If you wake up Aunt An, I will send you out of the house early tomorrow morning. Then you can see
Let’s see whether it’s me, the third young lady, who is more effective, or Aunt An, who is more effective.”
Mei Xiang did not dare to speak any more. As Xiangrong said, although a young lady is a concubine, her status in the house is much higher than that of her aunt. She is the third lady's girl, so she should share the honor and disgrace.
She said she was just going to see the second lady, but even if she wanted to set the house on fire, she would have to provide the tools to commit the crime!
After figuring this out, Mei Xiang felt at ease and followed Fendai out of the yard honestly.
The two of them rushed all the way to Tongshengxuan, until they reached the largest artificial lake in Feng Mansion. Before they even crossed the small bridge, Xiang Rong's lips were already blue from the cold.
She folded her arms tremblingly, turned to Mei Xiang and said, "I was walking too fast when I came out and forgot to take my cloak. Please run back and get it faster. I'm going to freeze to death."
Mei Xiang also ignored this matter. Although she was cold herself, she was still much better than the sick Xiang Rong. After hearing Xiang Rong say she was cold, she realized that her young lady didn't even bring out her cloak.
The little girl stamped her feet and blamed herself: "It's all my fault. I was negligent. Miss, please wait here. I'll go back and get it right now." After Mei Xiang finished speaking, she turned around and ran back.
Xiang Rong stood alone by the bridge, and the cold wind made her upper and lower teeth chatter. The cold in hot weather is different from usual. From the inside to the outside, it can be cold all the way to the five internal organs.
Gradually, Xiangrong couldn't stand any longer, so she simply sat down leaning on the small bridge. She folded her arms and trembled into a ball. She kept thinking that Mei Xiang would come back soon. But they had already gone so far.
, how could it be so fast?
She didn't know how long she had been sitting on the edge of the bridge, but suddenly she heard the sound of footsteps coming, hurriedly, accompanied by someone's breathing due to fatigue.
Xiangrong thought it was Mei Xiang. He was so happy that he opened his eyes, stood up unsteadily, and said loudly: "Meixiang, hurry up, I will freeze to death if you don't come back!"
She froze as soon as the words came out. Is there anyone on the path in front of her?
She sat on her back, facing the way she came, so that she could see Mei Xiang when she came back.
But at this moment, the path in front of her was deserted, not even a bird.
But she clearly heard footsteps just now?
Xiangrong was so frightened that he held his head with both hands and squatted down again.
In the dark night, a little girl was left alone here, with the bridge behind her, the lake on both sides, and the empty path in front of her. The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she finally began to regret going out.
She really wanted to go back, so she ran back to her yard along the path. Unfortunately, her legs were weak and she was so frightened that she couldn't stand up, and she couldn't run anywhere.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came again, and this time Xiangrong heard it clearly. It was not from the direction Mei Xiang left at all, but came from behind her.
This time it was slower than last time, as if it was getting closer.
But the slower she got, the more frightened she became, with her heart in her throat.
Just when the footsteps were less than three steps away from her, Xiangrong gritted his teeth and didn't know where the courage came from. He suddenly stood up, turned back in an instant, and faced the "thing" that came over.
Their eyes met.
"you--"
"Why is it you?"
At this glance, I think I was shocked, and I was no longer as scared as before. After all, it is better to know that the person opposite is a living person than to make random guesses.
But this person...
"Aunt Han, why are you here?" She looked at Mrs. Han who was at most three steps away from her. She saw that her head was scattered, and a hairpin was still hanging slightly, and it was about to fall to the ground.
The collar of her clothes was also open, revealing a large area of snow-white skin on this winter night. What's more, there were several red marks on her neck. Han wanted to use her clothes to block them, but she couldn't.
After a few blows, not only did it not block the neck, but the buckle below was also torn off.
Xiang Rong was stunned. Although she was young, she didn't understand anything. It was too obvious from Han's appearance that this was not being happy with others. So what was good?
But her father is not at home!
This Han family...
"Three, miss three." Ms. Han was speechless. She never expected that she would meet Xiangrong at this time and place. She had calculated that the most she could do was run into the night guard.
, but unexpectedly, the person he met was the third young lady of the Feng family.
Both of them were stunned, just standing facing each other, looking at each other, neither of them knew what else to say.
Han's mind was racing, and he thought of more than a hundred kinds of fates for himself in just a moment. Which one was not the death penalty?
She was about to collapse. This matter must not be spread. She didn't want to die. She wanted to give birth to a son for the Feng family and let Fendai take the position of legitimate daughter. How could she end up like this?
When I thought of this, the eyes that were staring at Xiangrong seemed to be able to spit out fire.
Xiangrong started to frown when she looked into Han's eyes, feeling that those eyes were full of cruel killing.
Her mind exploded with a buzz - Mr. Han was going to kill her!
Xiangrong was so frightened that he stepped back, screamed suddenly, turned around and ran back.
But Han's murderous intention was already aroused, how could she be allowed to run away like this?
So, one ran and the other chased. After all, the child could not outrun an adult. After only a few steps, Han grabbed his head and collar from behind.
Xiangrong wanted to scream, but the collar was so tight that she couldn't breathe at all. She was dragged hard by Han, without the ability to resist at all, and was dragged all the way back to the river.
When they looked at each other for the last time, Xiangrong heard Han say to her: "Third Miss, if you don't die today, I won't be able to live anymore. Don't blame me. I blame you for seeing something you shouldn't have seen."
Xiangrong shook her head desperately. She really wanted to tell Mrs. Han that she would keep her mouth shut and say nothing.
But the collar was too tight, so she opened her mouth but no sound came out.
She just watched helplessly as Han pushed herself into the lake like crazy. The moment she fell into the water, she actually thought - if I had not been lazy when practicing Kung Fu with my second sister, would I not have died today? [End of this chapter]