Traveling through time and space

"Yes, from then on, she could no longer walk and refused to walk. Someone had to hold her."

Su Yuanyuan sat down and held her on her lap, "She should be used to being held, but I want to see her legs." Fortunately, the trouser legs can be rolled up. She soothed the little girl with her mouth, and there were two obvious protrusions on her knees, "Sir, her legs were not fully grown at the beginning. Even if they were healed at first, it would hurt her to walk because the joints were crooked. She would feel pain every time she walked. After a long time, she didn't want to walk anymore and was afraid of walking."

"What should we do? She's a girl, she can't keep going like this."

"Don't worry, Prince. This little girl and I have a strong connection. I will do my best to heal her, but I don't know if she can bear it?" Su Yuanyuan held her up and sat her up, facing her, "Ting'er, look into your eyes and listen to what you say. Do you want to be able to walk properly, run and jump in the future?" There was no response the first time. Su Yuanyuan remembered the little sign language and gestures she learned when she was a volunteer in her previous life.

"Yuanyuan, do you know sign language?"

"A little bit. I played with a little kid before, and I learned a little bit." The little girl, perhaps understanding what Su Yuanyuan meant, hesitated and nodded. "Prince, have you ever seen other seven-year-old girls? Ting'er is too thin, she looks only five. Ting'er, can you understand what your sister is saying? You can't be afraid of pain. You're only seven years old. Imagine if you could walk normally, wear beautiful dresses, and do a lot of things. Then you wouldn't need others to hold you. Think about how inconvenient and unfree it would be to be held by someone." The little girl hugged Su Yuanyuan and whispered something in her ear. "You mean you won't be afraid, and you want to walk on your own?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

The little girl nodded, and a gurgling sound came from her throat. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't. She was very anxious, "Do you want to speak? Don't worry, sister will take a look at your mouth." Su Yuanyuan held her face, "Open your mouth, let sister take a look." But she could not see her throat. Her tongue would not cooperate. Su Yuanyuan took off the hairpin on her hair. In front of her was the tea that had just been served. She wiped it with a handkerchief first, rinsed it in boiling water, put it in her mouth, and pressed her tongue, "Ting'er, just keep saying it." Her throat looked a little inflamed. The palatine tonsils on both sides were different in size. It seemed that they were swollen. There was no other foreign matter, but her gums were swollen. "Ting'er, does your throat hurt all the time? How is eating? Don't worry, just slowly show your sister."

"She hasn't been able to eat well these years, so she's so thin."

As Prince Ge spoke, Su Yuanyuan nodded. Ting'er was indeed much smaller. "Ting'er's throat is quite inflamed. The inflammation needs to go away before she can eat."

"She won't let anyone look at her or get close to her. Luckily you can still hold her."

"Our Ting'er is a beautiful little girl. She will be fine once she can walk and talk. But it will require some suffering. I wonder if Ting'er can endure it?" Su Yuanyuan suddenly had a terrible idea, "Prince,"

"Yuanyuan, my mother has already said that Yuanyuan can just call me Brother Congwen."

"Well, okay, Brother Congwen, we're friends too. You've been through life and death with Yuanyuan," Su Yuanyuan said, covering Ting'er's ears. "Did Brother Congwen kill that couple in the Cai Mansion?" He nodded. "Okay, we really are friends who've been through life and death together. Yuanyuan, be frank. When we get back home, can you change the person who takes care of Ting'er? I don't know why, but the two times I've seen Ting'er, she's always had a fear in her eyes when she sees the people who take care of her. And she needs to be careful with what she eats. I'm afraid the people around Ting'er aren't being honest."

"Thanks for the reminder. Is there any hope that Ting'er's leg will heal?"

"Yes, but her legs were dislocated when they were healed last time. If she wants to be like a normal person in the future, she needs to be determined to re-break and reconnect them. However, this process will be very painful. Are you willing to do that?"

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure about her legs, but I'm not sure about her voice. However, I want to try my best." Su Yuanyuan told the truth.

"The situation in the Ge Mansion is a bit complicated. I will think about it for a few days and then give you an answer. Ting'er, do you understand what your sister said?" Prince Ge asked his sister.

From a distance, I saw Zhirong running over, talking to Mother Yan with a somewhat anxious look on her face. It seemed something had happened. "Brother Congwen, go back and use two liang of Da Huang, one liang of Huang Lian, and one liang of Huang Qin. Use six catties of water and boil them together until one-third of the volume is reduced. Drink a little with each meal three times a day. She's still young, so drink it over three days and see how it works."

"Okay, I'll prepare it when I get back, and I'll be careful with her food."

"Miss, come out," Yan's mother came over.

"What happened? Why are you all so panicked?"

"To reply to Miss, there is news from the palace that the imperial concubine of Anmi Palace is gone."

"What do you mean?" Su Yuanyuan didn't understand at first.

"It means gone, the person is gone."

"She left early this morning. Someone from the palace said that before she left, the imperial concubine asked the palace steward to invite the old lady to come into the palace to see her off."

"Master Ge, Yuanyuan has to go back and see Mother Yan. Is Grandmother going to enter the palace?"

"As the only heir of the Su family, Miss must also go to the palace to offer condolences."

"But it was grandma's request?" To be honest, Su Yuanyuan didn't want to enter the palace. Mother Yan nodded.

"Who is the Concubine Tai?"

"Grandmother's cousin." Su Yuanyuan explained to him as they walked.

"Yuanyuan, come with grandma into the palace." Grandma had already changed her clothes and was waiting.

"Okay, Yuanyuan, go change into some plain clothes. Madam Hou, I can't sit for long today. We'll talk next time when we have time," Su Yuanyuan bowed to Madam Hou and also to Prince Ge, and returned to Shanhe Hall. Mother Yan and Zhilin followed in. Su Yuanyuan picked out a plain dress for herself and replaced the jewelry on her head with simple hairpins. After thinking about it, she sent them all away. She found the jade pendant in her hidden bag and put it on her body, thinking that if anything happened, she would have a way out. She hurried to her grandmother's place, but the Ge family had already left. "Grandma, has the palace agreed to bring that great aunt out?" Su Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"No, it's just that as her family, we went to take another look. She can't get out." Grandma shook her head.

"Madam, Miss Su, please come in." The eunuch was already waiting outside the mansion gate.

"I'm sorry for wasting my father-in-law's time. Mother Yan, please be careful and help my grandmother get into the car." Su Yuanyuan shouted.

"Father-in-law, our old lady would like to invite you to have a cup of tea. Thank you for making this trip." Mother Yan gave the father-in-law a purse and helped the grandmother into the car.

"Grandma, don't be sad. She has lived a life of luxury. It's good that she didn't suffer."

"In my heart, I hate the second wife, but now they are all gone, and there is no one left in the second wife."

"Now that they're gone, Grandma, please let go of the knot in your heart."

"No one knows that my mother was angered to death by the people from the second branch. They also ruined my grandmother's life." The memory still makes my grandmother very excited and resentful.

"Grandma, let them go. There is no trace of them in this world anymore, but we are still alive and well." Su Yuanyuan sat in the same row with her grandmother and hugged her gently. No one spoke, and Su Yuanyuan just stayed with her grandmother.

"Remember one thing, when you enter the palace, walk with your head down, okay?" Grandma suddenly reminded me.

"Yuanyuan understands, grandma, don't worry." Su Yuanyuan also had this plan and didn't want others to see her appearance.

"Master He, this is the old lady of the Su family from the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion, and this is the young lady of the Su family. They are here to see off the imperial concubine from Anmi Palace. Eunuch Zhu asked me to do this."

"Do you have a badge for Anmi Palace?" The gatekeeper asked at the palace gate after getting off the car.

"Yes," the eunuch presented a plaque with both hands.

"Okay, please come in."

"Thank you, sir." The grandmother greeted politely and entered the palace gate. Su Yuanyuan lowered her head and followed closely. After walking a long way, they finally arrived at Anmi Palace. There was no decoration and it was no different from usual. But when she thought about it carefully, she was just a concubine and had no children. The palace should not arrange a good funeral for her. That's it, she didn't have the ability to do so.

"Your servant greets the old lady and the young lady." An old woman and several palace maids knelt in front of my grandmother.

"Madam Ji, did she pass away peacefully?" Grandma finally asked this question.

"Madam, Concubine Jie is not at peace with her passing. She said that her family has ultimately let you down, and her uncle and aunt down. She said that once she gets there, she will find them and make amends."

"Grandma, please let it go first. My great aunt hasn't let it go either. If you let it go, she will let it go too. Let her live freely over there." Su Yuanyuan knelt in front of her grandmother.

"Yuanyuan, you are also her granddaughter. Go to her spirit and kneel down to pay your respects."

"Yes, Grandmother, Yuanyuan understands." Su Yuanyuan stood up and entered the main hall, where the coffin was placed. "Miss, I can do it myself." Someone offered to burn incense on her behalf, but Su Yuanyuan let them go. This was the last thing she, as the granddaughter of the Su family, could do for her. No one else was needed. Su Yuanyuan lit the incense and respectfully inserted it into the incense burner. Then, she walked to the cushion and respectfully performed the ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows.

"This servant, on behalf of Concubine Jie, thanks Old Madam, thanks Young Miss. Xiao He, please bring the things over here," the maids said as they carried four boxes. "Old Madam, these are Concubine Jie's personal belongings. She arranged everything before she left. They are for Young Miss as a dowry. Please take good care of her sister, who has suffered so much in her life."

"Grand aunt, don't worry, you can go with peace of mind. Yuanyuan will take good care of you. Su Yuanyuan will be the one to hold up the Su family's lintel. Our Su family will continue to prosper in the future. Grand aunt, don't worry," Su Yuanyuan bowed again.

"Jie'er, your cousin has forgiven you and the second wife." Grandma finally spoke. She knelt in front of the coffin, tears streaming down her face.

"Grandma, my great aunt is relieved now. She hasn't gone far and can hear us talking. If you let go of your worries, it's time for her to let go too." Su Yuanyuan went up and hugged her grandmother.

"Old lady, please get up. The people who are escorting Concubine Jie are coming." Nanny Ji stepped forward to help her grandmother up, and Su Yuanyuan helped to help her grandmother up.

"Madam, you are not allowed to cry loudly in this palace. Don't disturb the nobles. Madam and the young lady can only stand here to see Concubine Jie off. This is the palace rule." Nanny Ji reminded carefully.

Grandmother was obviously shocked, but since this was the palace, she could only nod and say, "From now on, there will be no Jie'er in this world."

"Grandma, let's send our great aunt off happily and let her go in peace." Su Yuanyuan hugged her grandmother. A group of people came in and carried away the coffin silently. Su Yuanyuan felt a little emotional. An unfavored woman in the palace just disappeared from this world like that.

"Madam Ji, you are her dowry, so you should be able to leave the palace. Do you have a place to go?" asked the grandmother.

"Madam, Concubine Jie left me some money. I'm going to the countryside to find a place to live in peace."

"Madam Ji, you have been taking care of her for forty years, and you have no children. Why don't you come back with us to our house to temporarily settle her down, and then we can make long-term considerations?" asked the grandmother, and Madam Ji nodded.

"Okay, okay, stop crying and let's go back home." Su Yuanyuan patted them.

"Okay, ladies, this is a little thought from our young lady for you," Ji Ma Ma took out a number of purses from her bosom and handed one to each of them. "Girls, take care of yourselves." Ji Ma Ma bowed deeply.

"Please take care of yourself, everyone. Thank you for taking care of Concubine Jie," Su Yuanyuan bowed after thinking about it. The person standing outside the door also came in, holding the box and followed him out the door, "Madam Ji, let's go."

"We've been stuck here for thirty years."

"You've been a loyal servant, accompanying her for thirty years. Now that you've sent her off peacefully, you should live your life well from now on. I believe this is what my great-aunt would want to see." Su Yuanyuan pulled her out of the palace gate. In her persuasion, she had forgotten to bow her head, but that forgetfulness had changed her so much. On the way back in the car, Grandmother remained silent, and neither did Su Yuanyuan. As they arrived at the mansion, Grandmother's mood remained low.

"Mrs. Liu, please take care of Aunt Ji. Yuanyuan, go and have dinner. Grandmother is feeling unwell and needs to get some sleep."

"Okay, grandma, don't be too sad, otherwise Yuanyuan will worry." Su Yuanyuan sent her grandmother to her yard, made the bed for her, helped her lie down, and went out. Just now, Su Yuanyuan had an idea in her mind, "Mother Yan, how are the two people who were imprisoned? Have the people who went to Lanyue Villa not returned yet? Have the people in Yang Po's house been cleared out? When will the human traffickers send people over?" Su Yuanyuan asked while eating.

"It's been three days. It's time to come back."