"My parents were from the capital city, but I was born in Jiangzhou, so I suppose I'm from Jiangzhou!" said Qu Le hesitantly.
"Why did your parents relocate to Jiangzhou then?" asked Qin Wanru, with a flash of light across her eyes.
"I think they moved here... following their master. My parents were supposed children born to servants in an influential family in the capital city. Later on, they were separated from their master somehow and so ended up in Jiangzhou. They didn't dare to return to the capital city they lost their master."
Qu Le blurted out everything she knew even though her father had given her instructions not to reveal certain things. She was not planning to return home because she knew she would be sold as a slave anyways. It seemed to her that her mistress right in front of her was a kind girl, who was able to protect her even in a precarious circumstance a moment ago.
What a strange thing to have happened! How
"I've imposed on you for many days, General," said the young man who was so handsome that he looked as if he was a character in a painting. He tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair as he smiled a gracious and warm smile. He looked to be totally innocent, especially because he was also frail-looking from his sickness. Everyone who saw him for the first time would think he was such a beautiful young man. "Don't mention, it is in my duty as a subject to the king!" said Qin Huaiyong respectfully as he bowed his head. Chu Liuchen cocked his head and coughed lightly, turned around and with a gentle voice, he said, "It must have been hard for the general to help me keep this secret. I heard that there is a great physician who is very skillful in medicine in Jingxin Monastery. Do you think it is possible for me to go there and stay for a few days?" "Erm..." Qin Huaiyong hesitated. "Why? Is there a problem, Ningyuan Arm
"Do you mean..." said Shui Ruolan with a trembling voice. "What triggered it? Was it the same in the previous years?" asked Qin Wanru, as she caught the implication, and tried to hold back the despair in her heart. "In the past, the illness was also triggered by unforeseen circumstances, when the weather turned cold in autumn and winter. On one hand, it was because your grandmother's body was unable to withstand the cold because age is catching up with her. On the other hand, it could be because of the hayfever which was caused by the pollen of flowers that blooms during autumn. This could be one of the most important triggers to your grandmother's illness." The reverend of Jingxin Monastery explained. She did not want to mention these two factors because she thought that Shui Ruolan was after all Old Grandma's niece who did not really have control over anything, and Qin Wanru was still a young girl. She thought it was not appropriate for he
"This..." the reverend of Jingxin Monastery looked to torn between choices. "Is this impossible?" asked Qin Wanru with wide-opened eyes. "I can't say it's impossible, but it was you who rejected her offer when she picked you. You were not interested to study. Your grandmother had also told my junior sister apprentice that you would never want to pick up medical knowledge. After a few attempts, she finally gave up on asking you. She actually told me she doesn't want to make any disciples anymore!" said the reverend politely. What she was trying to say was that Mingqiu Nun was too upset over Qin Wanru's rejection, so much so she did not ever want to make any other disciples. The thought of it made Qin Wanru feel guilty, all because she did not know how to appreciate the preciousness of such an offer and she made Mingqiu Nun sad. "Reverend, when Mingqiu Nun returns, I will surely ask her for her forgiveness," said Qin Wanru determ
"You..." stammered Qin Yuru, tightening her grip on her teacup. "If there's nothing, Elder Sister, I'll make a move first. It's Aunt Shui's turn to rest. Grandma's health is deteriorating. If I'm not by her side, Aunt Shui would have to keep an eye on her. Aunt Shui had lost so much weight in the past few days, taking care of Grandma!" said Qin Wanru, shaking the dust of her sleeves and she got up to leave. Qin Yuru's face turned ashen. Fortunately, she was hanging on to the last thread of rationality in her, otherwise, she would have hurled the teacup at Qin Wanru's face. How dare this debased lass tried to imply that Qin Yuru had not been taking care of the sickly grandmother, claiming that only Qin Wanru herself and Shui Ruolan were the only the ones doing it. "Elder Sister, I don't time to be idle, please excuse me!" Qin Wanru said, turning to leave before Qin Wanru could explain herself and Qing Yue quickly followed her.
Qin Rongzhi had accompanied Qi Tianyu to Jingxin Monastery. Initially, she was unwilling to come along but was eventually persuaded by Qi Tianyu's sweet talking, who promised her a good time in Jingxin Monastery. She had totally embarrassed herself in the matter concerning Qin Yuru and her. Unpleasant rumors about her were spreading like wildfire and her mother had grounded her so much so that she was not supposed to leave her house, not to mention going to the General's Mansion. After hearing Qi Tianyu's words, promising her that he was able to put a good word for her Mother, Qi Rongzhi finally agreed to accompany Qi Tianyu to Jingxin Monastery. Qi Rongzhi had totally no interest in matters concerning Buddha worship. Although she was at this moment in a Buddhist Hall, she was merely wondering around. She had no idea where Qi Tianyu had gone. They were separated the moment they arrived at Jingxin Monastery and by this time, Qi
"Young ... Young Lady!" The servant panicked but did not dare run away. He came forward tremblingly and saluted. "What did you take from Shui Ruolan?" Qi Rongzhi coldly said as she set her sights on the servant. Coincidentally, she caught him red-handed. "Perfume ... perfume satchel!" The servant dared not conceal the truth. He told her after stammering for a while. "What do you need it for?" Qi Rongzhi blinked. "To ... to trick Miss Shui into coming outside." The servant had received a hint from Qin Yuru's old woman. "And then?" Qi Rongzhi narrowed her eyes. "And then... send people to take Miss Shui away. Shui ... Miss Shui is just an outsider in the General's Mansion... She is not an important person." He said such things based on Qin Yuru's old woman's hint and his own guesses. Shui Ruolan was nothing but a distant relative. Even if she had an accident and disappeared, it would not
After hearing that there was an accident, Qin Yuru pondered for a moment and decided not to wait for Qin Wanru. She would deal with Shui Ruolan first. She moved forward hurriedly with the man and headed towards the forest behind the mountain. That was the best place to launch an attack. Originally, Qin Yuru planned to trick Shui Ruolan into coming out by using her perfume satchel, at which point they would take her away. However, the man told her that Qionghua, Shui Ruolan's servant, noticed something strange and ran away. If she escaped successfully, it would be terrible. Qin Yuru felt uneasy and ran over in a hurry because she wanted to help find Qionghua. She was very anxious, so she was unwary and followed the man in front of them inside. However, Mei Xue, her servant, felt there was something wrong while they were walking. She could not help but pull her sleeves. As the sky had already dimmed do
"Our, our young master didn't…”The servant waved his hands in panic and hurried to explain. "Do your First Young Master hold a grudge against our Elder Miss? Even so, he should not do such a thing. You're trying to destroy her." Due to fear and panic, Mei Xue could not control her voice at all and cried out loudly. "Bitch, shut up. Do you want us to be caught?" A ruffian had turned back and fiercely slapped Mei Xue twice before the servant reacted. He pulled Qin Yuru who was on the ground to his arm while he held Qi Tianyu's servant with the other hand, saying to the other ruffian. "Let's go! It's not safe here." Mei Xue's scream travelled so far in the empty woods. There was nobody at this time, but they were panic. "Help, help, save me quickly." Mei Xue went ahead regardless and began to yell. The ruffian wanted to stop Mei Xue's mouth but he could not find anything. He directly reached to tear Qin
"Not yet. My leg just cramped up." Shao Wanru reached out to touch her calf, but her belly was too big to reach it.The Emperor reached out his strong hand and massaged her calf. The young and handsome Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. "Thankfully, you are not going to deliver the baby!"As soon as he said this, Chu Liuchen realized he had said something wrong. He hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean that. It's good that you are not delivering the baby now."After saying that, he realized that something was wrong again and laughed.Shao Wanru laughed so hard that she couldn't speak. Since when did Chu Liuchen, who was as scheming and gloomy as a demon king, could not even speak clearly?"You're still laughing. Did I say anything wrong?" Chu Liuchen glared at her. However, with an elegant smile on his face, he didn't look domineering at all.Shao Wanru continued laughing happily. After a while, she s
Everything in the past had a cause, but this cause was concealed in many mists, so it appeared unreal.After reading the letter in her hand, Shao Wanru put it down with a trace of a smile across the corners of her eyes. She had been relieved of some things. Once she hoped that Qin Huaiyong would treat her like Qin Yuru.This was what she hoped for most in her last life. After all, at that time, she had always thought that she was Qin Huaiyong's biological daughter, and she had no idea that her identity had been seized by Qin Yuru. Right now, Shao Wanru didn't want to mention it again. After the rebirth, she found out the truth and could not be reluctant to get close to Qin Huaiyong anymore.The memories of her last life were fading away, and they become blurred in her eyes.Putting down the memorial in her hand, Shao Wanru smiled with an elegant and calm look in her eyes. "Madam, please pass my gratitude to Ningyuan Army Gen
Shui Ruolan followed the Nanny who led the way ahead and felt uneasy. Since she came to the capital, she occasionally associated with some Madams from aristocratic families. She would not attend their parties unless it was necessary.On the one hand, she always had a weak character. On the other hand, every time she joined them, some Madams always asked about Madam Di intentionally or unintentionally. They were polite to Shui Ruolan on the surface, but they sneered at her behind her back when talking about her.People in the capital thought that Madam Di was Qin Huaiyong's legal wife. Shui Ruolan was a divorced woman. How could she compare with a decent Madam from an aristocratic family? Her status was much lower than Madam Di's. Of course, there were some people who flattered her. They were two-bit nobodies who wanted to curry favor with Qin Huaiyong.This was the first time Shui Ruolan had entered the Palace since she came to the capit
"Yes, Her Highness fainted. Hurry up... Inform His Highness to go to see her. Mingqiu Nun is also there... Hurry up!" Yujie was so excited that she spoke incoherently."Are you stupid?" Xiao Xuanzi looked at Yujie as if she were a fool."Quick! It's true. Believe me." Yujie was overjoyed and kept urging."His Highness will get angry," Xiao Xuanzi reminded Yujie.Yujie blinked her eyes in confusion. "Go quickly. His Highness will be happy.""His Highness will be angry!" Xiao Xuanzi said loudly. He thought that Yujie was out of her mind. What nonsense she was talking about! Xiao Xuanzi had seen with his own eyes how his master treasured Princess Chen. Princess Chen fainted now, but Yujie said that Prince Chen would be happy. What could he be happy for?Xiao Xuanzi felt a chill on his back. He even thought that he might not be safe. Instead, this silly girl was giggling here.Yujie looked
The swing swayed slowly. Shao Wanru sat on it and slightly narrowed her clear eyes in the sun, enjoying the gentle breeze. After a shower, the sky cleared up. Under the blue sky, she felt quite pleasant.It was the third day since the violent political upheaval in the Palace. Everything had returned to the right path, and the Emperor had woken up. The Fake Dead Medicine was remarkably effective.Chu Qing planned to kill the Emperor and shift the blame onto Chu Liuyue. In the end, he occupied the Palace, but at the last moment, Chu Liuchen changed the ultimate outcome.Chu Qing was not the deceased emperor's son. As the truth was exposed, he became a surviving supporter of the previous dynasty.Consort Dowager Qing had an affair with the prince of the previous dynasty on the run and was pregnant. After that, she met the deceased emperor, who had come to wipe out the rebels. She seduced him and entered the Palace. Not long aft
Chu Liuyue looked at the Emperor indifferently. During this period, the Emperor often vomited blood. He was used to such a scene. He fainted again, but so what?He walked up to pull the Emperor up and said, "Father, you'd better write it carefully so as not to cause me more trouble..."The next moment, his hand paused before the Emperor. Abruptly, Chu Liuyue reached out to feel his breath, and his face changed drastically."Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Derong was terrified and looked at Chu Liuyue. Likewise, he reached out to feel the Emperor's breath and knelt on the ground in a panic. "His Majesty... passed away!"Chu Liuyue looked sullen and reached out to feel his breath again. He found it hard to believe that the Emperor would die of anger because of him. Although he had said he was not afraid of this result, it became more difficult for him to clear up such a messy situation when the Emperor died. Since he was in t
Lights of every palace in the imperial Palace went out at night. There was a great noise somewhere. When the first scream came, many people put on their clothes and lit the lights again.These women in the Palace looked ghastly pale. They wanted to hide elsewhere but couldn't find shelter in the darkness. They trembled and huddled together, not knowing what had happened. Anyway, it didn't sound like a good thing. How could such a lot of awful noise appear in the Palace? The first idea that came to many people was that a rebellion was happening.In the night, Zhaoyi Di hurriedly followed a eunuch carrying a lantern and went to a palace out of use.Chu Liuyue was sitting in the middle of the hall."Greetings, Your Highness!" Zhaoyi Di said."How is it going?" Chu Liuyue asked."Commandery Prince Cheng has taken some people to the Emperor's resting place!" Zhaoyi Di reported."Good, well d
"From the previous dynasty?" Shao Wanru looked up. Though she was surprised, she didn't show it. She had figured it out. But after confirming it, she was wide awake."Will the Empress Dowager be in danger? I'll go to the Palace every day in the next few days!" Shao Wanru suggested."No, it's too dangerous!" Chu Liuchen shook his head."It doesn't matter. I have helpers by my side and bracelets!" Shao Wanru reached out her hand and cutely shook it. There was a pair of glossy sapphire bracelets on her wrist. At a glance, they were not ordinary.Chu Liuchen said with his face darkening, "No!"Such a close-fitting concealed weapon should be the last resort. As long as he thought Shao Wanru would be in such a dangerous situation, he would not be at ease. "Let Qin Yiyan accompany my Imperial Grandmother!""But someone should accompany and protect Noble Consort Lan. If those people deal with her..." Shao W
"Master, there is something wrong with the sandalwood." Qi Jue pulled an incense stick out of the incense burner at hand.Chu Liuchen took it and frowned. "What's the problem?"Qi Jue replied with a serious look, "There is something added to it. If it is used for a long term, one will be mentally and physically exhausted, then lack strength, and spit out blood. If putting another ingredient into the medicine at this time, it is very likely to cause sudden death."On the bed, the Emperor leaned against Noble Consort Lan with a pale face. Just now, he spat out blood again, and he felt very uncomfortable all over.Noble Consort Lan stroked the Emperor hard while looking toward Chu Liuchen with her red eyes, but she did not speak."What was added?" Chu Liuchen asked sternly. He didn't trust the imperial physicians in the Palace, so he brought Qi Jue to the Palace. After entering the Palace, Qi Jue did not check the