Light Dance Jiajing

Wang Wei comes here whenever he has time these days. This day, Mian'er was very happy to receive the herbs Wang Wei brought. Wang Wei swore that these were the antidotes, but some of them were really difficult to obtain, so these were all he had. He has divided the medicine into thirty small packets. Take one packet a day, morning and evening, and she should be fine after taking them.

Mei'er carefully handed the antidote to Nanny Zhao and gave her many instructions. Nanny Zhao did not dare to neglect it and boiled the medicine in her own room every day and never asked others to do it. At first, Concubine Kang had two attacks in the middle of the night, but after ten days, she showed improvement. She slept until dawn and her spirit and complexion were much better. Nanny Zhao thought that Concubine Kang would recover soon and relaxed in joy. At night, a man in black broke into Mei'er's bedroom and pulled down the black scarf covering his face. It was Wang Wei. Mei'er sat beside the bed and asked quietly, "Are we going to act now?" Wang Wei nodded, whispered in Mei'er's ear for a while, and quietly left the room. A sneer appeared on Mei'er's lips.

The next morning, Nanny Zhao rushed out of the house in a panic and hurriedly woke up Meng'er. Nanny Zhao said with a sad face, "The princess is not well. The medicine... the medicine is gone."

Mei'er was furious and gathered everyone together for questioning. When she could not get anything out of her, Mei'er said to Madam Zhao, "Madam Zhao boils medicine every day and is very familiar with the smell. The person who stole the medicine must have put it on his body. Come here one by one so Madam Zhao can identify it carefully." Upon smelling it, Madam Zhao stared at the green radish and after a careful examination, she confirmed that there was a smell of herbs on the green radish.

Mei'er's face darkened and she said, "Luluo, I usually treat you well, but you actually did such a treacherous act of stealing. I should have beaten you to death, but if you are willing to hand over the herbs, I will spare you for the sake of our relationship as master and servant."

Green Lotus hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried, "I have always served the princess with all my heart. I really don't know who stole it. If you say that the medicine was stolen last night, I was in my room the whole time and fell asleep at midnight. Green Bamboo can testify that I didn't know about the theft until now. Please investigate, princess."

Meng'er turned to Luzhu and asked, "Really?"

Luzhu said hesitantly, "Princess, I slept with Lulu last night, but I slept so soundly that I didn't know about the theft until dawn. But I suddenly remembered that the princess and I fell into the trap together that day, and Lulu didn't come with us because she sprained her ankle. Could this also be a coincidence?"

Meng'er snorted and looked at Luluo: "What else do you have to say? What is your plan?"

Green Lotus was so scared that she kept kowtowed and cried, "Princess, I did sprain my ankle that day, but I didn't know what would happen next. I am loyal to you, and I swear to heaven that if I do anything to let you down, you and the princess, I will be cut into pieces."

Lu Zhu said angrily, "We will believe you if you swear? Humph, why didn't I think it was you before?"

Madam Zhao said anxiously, "Princess, the time for decocting the medicine has passed. You must find the antidote quickly."

Mei'er said anxiously: "First lock Luoluo in the woodshed and don't allow her to eat. Luzhu, you go and watch Luoluo. Madam Zhao, you take Hongshan and Hongfeng to search Luoluo's room, and then go to every corner of the courtyard to look for her. It's only been one night, and maybe she hasn't sent out the antidote yet."

Until it got dark, Luluo was still crying in the woodshed. Luzhu curled her lips in disdain and said, "It's no use crying. I advise you to hand over the antidote quickly. If something happens to the queen, you will never be able to atone for your sins even if you die a thousand times."

Luoluo cried, "Sister, we grew up together, don't you still trust me? How could I have the intention to harm the queen?"

Lu Zhu snorted, "Who knew you were so vicious? This is the end of our friendship."

Late at night, Luzhu opened the door of the woodshed and a dark shadow rushed in. Luluo's voice had become hoarse from crying and she hadn't eaten for a day. She couldn't shout at this moment. She looked at the man in black and Luzhu following behind in horror. Suddenly, she realized something and said hoarsely, "Luzhu, it's you."

Lu Zhu smiled strangely: "Yes, but you know it too late. Today is the day you die."

"Green Bamboo, why?"

"Ha, I'll let you be a wise ghost. You are willing to waste your youth here, but I am not. Even if the princess can go out in the future, you and I will still be serving her. It will be like being an old aunt like Aunt Zhao for the rest of your life. It's better for you to follow the eldest prince."

Luoluo stared at her in disbelief: "Your Highness?"

Luzhu winked at the man in black impatiently. The man in black took out a hemp rope and put it around Luluo's neck. Luzhu also came over to hold Luluo down and pulled off her skirt. Then she stepped on the pile of firewood and hung the skirt on the beam. At this moment, the door of the woodshed was knocked open with a clang. Wang Wei rushed in with his men and subdued the man in black and Luzhu. Meng'er then walked into the woodshed, and Wang Wei tied up the man in black and Luzhu and put them in a big bag he had prepared in advance.

Mei'er quickly helped Luoluo up. Luoluo was frightened and hugged her and cried when she saw Mei'er. Mei'er patted Luoluo gently and didn't bother to comfort her. She quickly said, "It's all over. You must remember what I tell you now. I'm going to take Hou'er away and leave mother to you. Mother's disease is difficult to cure. We can only nurse her back to health slowly. You just need to take good care of her. You are all trustworthy people. People outside just think that Hou'er and I accidentally fell off the cliff. You can also think the same thing if someone talks about it."

Luoluo looked at Meng'er in surprise and said anxiously, "Where are you going, Princess? Take this servant with you."

Mei'er shook her head and said, "You all stay. I'm leaving now. We grew up together and are as close as sisters. I don't know how long it will take for me to come back, so I have to come and say goodbye to you. Don't worry, I will definitely come back." She handed Luoluo to Zhao Ma'am to take care of, and left with Zaihou and Wang Wei.

The group galloped all the way, not entering the inner city, but going south around the city. They stopped to rest after leaving the capital. This was an inconspicuous farm, and the group stayed there. The next day, Meng'er said goodbye to Wang Wei, and she and Zaihou took two servants sent by Wang Wei and rode away. Wang Wei looked away for a long time, and sighed softly, "Why didn't you let me follow you? This journey is dangerous, do you know how worried I am about you? I hope you take care of yourself and come back soon."