Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Wanyu lived to be almost eighty years old.

A few years ago, Yinreng left her behind and left alone.

As she was old, her health deteriorated and she eventually lay on her sickbed, helplessly looking at her children who were surrounding her and shedding tears.

Everything that needed to be explained had been explained long ago.

She has no regrets now.

He curled the corners of his mouth towards the children, smiled faintly, and closed his eyes peacefully.

It seems as if I can still hear the sad cries of my children.

As her consciousness became increasingly weak, the world spun around her and became blurry before her eyes. It was then plunged into silence and darkness.

After an unknown amount of time, she seemed to regain some consciousness.

She felt vaguely as if she was in a strange and cold environment, surrounded by dazzling lights and busy figures.

She vaguely realized that she was lying in a narrow and hard place and was being pushed through quickly.

Her ears seemed to be covered by a thick membrane, and the sounds around her became very vague and hazy.

I could only vaguely feel the noise and the vague and anxious voice that seemed to be urging me.

"quick..."

"Doctor, hurry up..."

The tip of my nose was filled with the strong and pungent smell of disinfectant, and my ears were filled with the rapid and orderly sounds of footsteps, the collision of instruments, and faint whispers.

Her head was buzzing and she felt weak, as if all her strength had been drained from her body. She couldn't even lift her eyelids.

Every inch of my skin seemed to be resisting external touch, but I was unable to make any move to resist. Only a deep feeling of powerlessness spread throughout my body.

Occasionally, you can hear some intermittent dripping sounds, which seem to come from a very far away place, and also seem to ring directly in your mind.

And those voices sounded like they were from another world, making it impossible for her to distinguish them clearly.

Now, she can't even think independently and can only let her consciousness sink and disappear.

Suddenly, it felt like something was hitting her body hard, and a sharp pain came from her chest.

She wanted to scream, but no sound came out. She could only helplessly feel the pain gradually spreading throughout her body.

But the pain seemed to bring her back some consciousness.

The dripping sound in my ears became clearer and more obvious.

She tried hard to open her eyes, but her eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds.

Occasionally, you can see some light and shadow through that tiny gap. Those light and shadows sway in front of your eyes, like countless blurry lights flashing.

She seemed to see some figures swaying above her, which made her feel even more dizzy.

Those figures seemed like disembodied ghosts, blurry and unclear; one could only sense that they were busy doing something.

She wanted to ask, but her soul seemed to be completely separated from her identity and could not give any instructions to her body.

She kept wandering between darkness and faint light. Just when she had a clear mind, she was pulled back into darkness again by the strong feeling of fatigue in a daze.

“Drip... drip... drip... drip...”

“Ding ding… ding ding… ding ding…”

“Drip drip drip… drip drip drip… drip drip drip…”

..........

In the chaos, Wanyu felt like she was in a dark and narrow tunnel, groping forward tiredly and weakly.

Suddenly, there seemed to be a faint light ahead.

Although she was still enveloped by a deep feeling of fatigue, she tried hard to run towards the light.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, she finally slowly opened her eyes.

At first, the vision was blurry and only a vague white light and shadow could be seen.

She blinked a few times before her vision gradually became clear.

She turned her eyes and saw the white ceiling, white walls, and the instruments beside the bed.

Then I realized that I seemed to be lying in a quiet ward, with white sheets under me and a faint smell of disinfectant at the tip of my nose.

【Are you back? 】

Still in the hospital?

But before she could think about it, her eyes moved to the bedside and saw a man in a suit and tie, dozing with his eyes closed.

The man's furrowed brow and slightly tired face revealed his inner anxiety and uneasiness at the moment.

After seeing his features clearly, Wanyu's heart trembled, her eyes widened, and all kinds of complicated emotions surged in her heart.

Tears welled up in her eyes involuntarily, and then flowed down her cheeks as if out of control.

She wanted to open her mouth to say something, but found that she couldn't make a sound.

She used all her strength, but only moved her fingers slightly.

At this moment, the man seemed to sense her movement and suddenly opened his eyes.

When their eyes met, a hint of surprise and tenderness flashed in his eyes.

He held the little hand tightly in his palm and said excitedly and anxiously: "Yu'er, you finally woke up!"

"How do you feel now? Do you feel any discomfort? Do you want me to call a doctor for you?"

The man's voice was slightly hoarse, but full of tenderness and concern.

Wanyu tried to open her mouth again, but still no sound came out, and a look of anxiety appeared on her face.

The man immediately comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, the doctor said you must still be feeling unwell after waking up."

"I'll give you some warm water first to moisten your throat before you try speaking."

Wanyu blinked in agreement.

Sure enough, after the man fed her some warm water, and she felt the moistness in her mouth and her tongue regained some flexibility, Wanyu was able to speak a few words intermittently.

She choked with tears.

"Bao...Cheng...why...are you...here?"

Yinreng felt sad and distressed in his heart, but there was a happy smile on the corner of his mouth. He gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips.

"Silly boy, I'm here for you."

"In my last life, I stole your things and your freedom. In this life, I will repay you with myself."

Wanyu opened her mouth to say something, but was stopped by Yinreng.

"I know you still have a lot to ask, but you just woke up and your body hasn't recovered yet."

"When you're almost recovered, I'll tell you everything, okay?"

"Just focus on recuperating now. I'll take care of everything. Don't worry or be anxious, okay?"

Wanyu responded with a smile through her tears as she said "hmm".

In the following time, Yinreng stayed in the ward and took care of Wanyu.

Even food, drinks and daily necessities were prepared by calling someone to buy them and then having them delivered to the ward.

While Wanyu was enjoying Yinreng's care with peace of mind, she also looked at the ward and Yinreng's behavior in the past few days and knew that he should be living a good life now.

This also made Wanyu feel relieved.

Because she didn't know how Yinreng came to the afterlife, she was always worried that he would not be able to adapt to the environment of the afterlife, especially in terms of living.

In his previous life, he was the high and mighty Crown Prince. Even though he was no longer the Crown Prince, he still held an exceptional status, with countless servants serving him and a master who had no worries about food and clothing.

Life in the Qing Dynasty was very different from today.