Light Dance Jiajing

Seeing her frowning and thinking hard, Wang Wei suppressed his emotions and said in a relaxed manner, "You don't have to worry about these things. Although Concubine Kang is a little aggrieved in the palace now, the family has been mediating in secret. As long as the time is right, we will take you back. Our families are of the same blood. As a relative, my Wang family will not ignore it. If I were to say, the reason why the Du family is not convenient to approach you is that we know that you still have enough surplus to live on, and secondly, the emperor is very suspicious. The power of heaven is unpredictable. My daughter, you have to endure it, understand? The emperor has no children, and you and Zaihou will not be forever subdued. Living in the cold palace, my father once said that Zaihou was young, and it would be more appropriate for him to live in the cold palace. Several princes in the palace died before they were raised. The details are still unclear, but there are always some things in the deep palace that are unknown to outsiders. "Wang Wei's hand holding Mei'er's thin shoulder was very warm, as if it had endless strength, "Don't worry, I have already taken care of the general manager and the commander. Although it is inconvenient for them to show favoritism, they will always give some convenience to ensure that you are safe in the cold palace." Mei'er looked at Wang Wei gratefully, but she didn't say the word "thank you" in the end. She would always remember the kindness of helping her in her time of need.

Thinking of her mother and Zaihou, Meng'er stayed for two more days before returning to the palace. She was still escorted by Wang Wei. After spending so many days together, the two of them became much closer. Along the way, Wang Wei told her all the jokes he knew to make her laugh, which made Meng'er laugh so hard that she fell backwards. They arrived at the palace laughing all the way.

Zaihou had been waiting at the door long ago. When he saw Meng'er, he immediately threw himself into her arms. Meng'er patted Zaihou's little head and said, "I miss Meng'er too. Is mother okay?"

Zaihou nodded: "It's okay, I just feel very sleepy these days, I'm afraid I'm going to rest now."

Meng'er looked at the sky. It was just the evening hour. It was a little early to go to bed, but she didn't think much about it and went back to her room.

The next day, Meng'er got up early and saw that Luzhu and Luluo had already fetched water. Zaihou was still lying in bed and was pulled up by Meng'er. Hongshan and Hongfeng prepared breakfast, and Meng'er followed Li Ma'am into Kangpin's room. The curtains in the room were low, and Kangpin had not woken up yet. Meng'er looked at the sky and saw that it was already late. Why was her mother still sleeping so deeply? She smelled the room carefully and could smell a heavy and turbid smell. Meng'er frowned and asked Li Ma'am, "The air in this room is not flowing smoothly. Why don't you open the window for ventilation?"

Nanny Li said helplessly, "The queen caught a cold a few days ago, and we asked a doctor to see her. The doctor prescribed medicine and said it was nothing serious, and that she just needed to stay out of the wind and rest. But..." Nanny Li hesitated and continued, "The queen has been having nightmares recently, saying that there is a ghost in this room, and it is taking her life every night. Later, I stayed with her in the room. Every late night, the queen would shout for people to catch the ghost, but I really didn't see any ghost. Alas, after more than a month of tossing and turning, the queen's health has become worse."

Meng'er frowned. Why did she have a nightmare out of the blue? She sat beside Kangbin's bed and saw that Kangbin was still frowning in her sleep. Meng'er had no choice but to wait quietly for her mother to wake up. It was not until dawn that Kangbin woke up slowly. Meng'er saw that Kangbin had woken up and called softly, "Mother." Kangbin was stunned for a while and her sleepiness gradually faded. It seemed that she recognized Meng'er after a long time. She forced herself to sit up and hugged Meng'er in her arms. Meng'er had been with Kangbin since she was a child. It really felt like a long time to be away from her for two months. Kangbin was weak all over, and her arm holding Meng'er was trembling slightly. Meng'er helped Kangbin lean on the soft pillow with heartache. Seeing that Kangbin's face was sallow and she was out of breath after talking too much, Meng'er asked her mother why her condition was so serious. It would have been better if she didn't ask. After she said that, beads of sweat appeared on Kangpin's forehead again. Kangpin looked around nervously and said to Meng'er in a low voice: "Do you know that this room is haunted? The bitch Wen Guiren is looking for me to kill her. I didn't kill her. It's her own fate." Kangpin glanced outside nervously while speaking. Suddenly, she saw the shadow of the branches on the window sill trembling in the wind. A trace of fear suddenly ignited in Kangpin's eyes. The next second, she clenched Meng'er's hand, and murmured with trembling lips: "Did you see it? The bitch Wen Guiren is here again, don't come over, ah..." Kangpin was shaking all over. She curled herself up in the quilt and didn't come out no matter how Meng'er shouted.

Li Mama couldn't explain it clearly. She was just a little bit weak a few days ago, but it was nothing serious. She suddenly became like this in the past two days.

That night, Meng'er and Nanny Li accompanied Concubine Kang. She couldn't help but feel a little more worried. Concubine Kang slept very uneasily. She woke up four or five times in an hour and could hardly fall asleep in the second half of the night. She kept shouting that there was a ghost and calling Concubine Wen a bitch. It was not until dawn that Concubine Kang fell asleep again. Meng'er was exhausted that night, especially in the second half of the night. She kept hugging Concubine Kang, but Concubine Kang was still like the night before, falling into a state of madness from time to time. No matter how Meng'er comforted her, it was of no avail. It was not until dawn that Meng'er collapsed all over. She was too tired, so she went back to her room and fell asleep.

After sleeping past noon, Meng'er woke up with her mind gradually clear. Her mother had been fine before, how could she become like this in just two months? There was something strange in the middle. Something must have happened during this period. Thinking about this, she came to the courtyard and asked Nanny Li to gather everyone. Meng'er wanted to ask everyone what happened in these days and whether there was anything unusual.

Nanny Li had a bad leg and feet, so Hongfeng had been serving Concubine Kang, while Hongshan and Xiaoquanzi looked after Zaihou. In fact, Hongfeng not only had to look after Zaihou, but Xiaoquanzi was about the same age as Zaihou, so she had to take care of the two children. Luzhu and Luluo had a harder job, cleaning, tidying up the yard, fetching water and cooking, and from time to time they had to dig some wild vegetables to change the taste.

Everyone was exhausted because of Concubine Kang's tossing and turning over these days. Meng'er asked one by one, and everyone just said that everything was normal and nothing unusual had happened. Meng'er was at a loss, and seeing that everyone looked pale, she asked everyone to disperse. She left Nanny Li to arrange the personnel who would take turns to serve Concubine Kang at night. They were divided into shifts of three. Nanny Li was in a group with Red Maple and Green Bamboo, and Meng'er was in a group with Redwood and Green Ivy. The two groups took turns to watch over Concubine Kang at night, but no one got enough rest. Every night in the second half of the night, the hoarse cries of Concubine Kang could be heard.