A light rain in the early morning made the road surface extremely slippery.
The carriage traveled slowly and leisurely, but the curtains were still shaking violently. Only Mrs. Li was as steady as a rock, closing her eyes and leaning against the wall of the carriage.
Beside her was Mei Min, who was curled up and vomiting blood intermittently.
Dark red blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She covered it with her hands, but the blood slipped from her fingers and slowly dyed her pillow and sleeves red.
She suppressed her coughing, but felt that her intestines were tangled together. Coupled with the bumpy road, she felt like she was being tortured every moment.
When she raised her eyes to take a look at her mother's expression, she saw her mother's eyes closed tightly, her expression indifferent, and there was no trace of distress at all.
Mei Min gasped for breath, with sweat stains on her forehead. She fainted and woke up several times due to pain, but her mother remained the same, unmoved at all.
Gradually, Mei Min no longer raised her head. In her daze, she heard the sound of servants moving things.
I don't know who it was, whispering beside the car, "Why does she still have the nerve to be so happy? I remember she made the old lady crazy at that time."
"What do you know? She is almost dead. The old lady brought her back to kowtow to the old master to atone for her sins."
"The daughter I raised was angry to death. This sin cannot be redeemed even in the Palace of Hell. Do you think she will go to hell?"
"Shh, stop talking. She hasn't died yet. Be careful of coming back as a ghost in the future."
"Hey, it's too scary. Let's go."
The dying Mei Min heard these words and soon passed out again.
She didn't wake up until someone poured rice soup into her mouth. At this time, she clearly felt that her eyes were pitch black.
She thought it was because of the night and didn't care. But she didn't know whether it was because the pain lasted too long or because she was numb, but she actually felt much better.
However, the next day, she heard someone say outside the car window: "Fortunately, it didn't rain today, and the sun came out. It was warmer than yesterday. Otherwise, we would have stayed outside to get a bit of cold wind."
Mei Min opened her eyes, but the surroundings were still dark. Only then did she feel bad.
She stretched out her hand to rub it and smelled a strong smell of blood, but she couldn't even see the color of her fingers.
She was blind. This realization made Mei Min's heart skip a beat. No tears could be shed from her exhausted eyes, but her stomach was churning. She couldn't help but vomited, but she felt something coming out of her mouth.
, like a blood clot.
But accompanied by the severe pain after vomiting, her body was shaking, and even her humming voice was very weak.
However, this is only the second day.
By the third day, she could no longer smell the smell of blood. Only when she drank rice soup did she feel alive.
When regrets were of no use, she gradually became numb, opened her eyes, and fell into darkness.
It was like her life, although she was still alive early on, she had already pushed herself into a desperate situation.
At this time, she thought of her original plan.
Put Li Jin in jail and give him a final sentence. Then she will wait until the day of the conferment ceremony and set a fire on Wu Jinghou's mansion, including herself, to burn away all the filth and filth.
With such a big commotion, other people couldn't help but guess that at this time, the unrealistic wild history would also come out, and it was still related to the emperor and the queen. In the end, her death was worth it.
At least it won't be like now, obviously in pain but silently.
Mei Min curled her lips and wanted to laugh, but ended up crying.
She wanted to admit her mistake to her mother, she wanted to hear her mother's voice again, just like she did when she was a child, even if it was just to coax her.
But why can't I hear it? I can't hear a word.
Mei Min sobbed, and when she was in a daze from the pain, she was still calling for her mother.
The servant went back to report. After Mrs. Li heard it, she just said lightly: "Whenever you can't eat anymore, come back to me."
The servants continued to watch, and on the fourth day, they were already vomiting everything they ate.
On the fifth day, I could no longer drink the rice soup, so I went back to report to Mrs. Li.
This time, Mrs. Li paused and stood quietly for a long time before going out.
She walked to the carriage, and the disgusting smell hit her. She frowned and did not go in to look.
Just standing by the car window, he backed away and said: "That child is very well-behaved. He is kinder than you and Gao Xian, and his heart is good."
Mrs. Li wasn't sure if Mei Min heard it, but she didn't want to stay any longer. The bloody smell here made her feel suffocated.
But just as she was walking away, Mei Min's breathing came from inside, very heavy.
Mrs. Li paused slightly, but then moved faster, as if she was really afraid of hearing Mei Min call her "mother".
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A few days after Mei Min was buried, Yao Yu held a full moon banquet for his son in Daxing.
Many people went to the capital, including Xu Xiao, Pei Shan, and those who came from Wuxi for the scientific examination.
Pei Shan came back and said that Gao Xian and his wife had also gone, and met Mrs. Li on the way back to Beijing.
When he went to worship at the old master's tomb, he saw a new tomb not far away, belonging to Mei Min. There was a bouquet of elegant chrysanthemums placed in front of the tombstone, and nothing else.
Wang Xiu didn't pay attention to this, she asked: "Have Princess Yanyang and Gao Xian gone?"
Pei Shan nodded and said: "They all went. When I met Mrs. Li on the way, Princess Yanyang got off the carriage and showed her daughter to Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li seemed to like the child very much and wore her
The string of jade beads that had been on his body for many years was given to the child, and Gao Xian was asked to treat Princess Yanyang well."
Wang Xiu looked at Lu Yunhong and said strangely: "Why do they still go when they know that Mei Min is buried there?"
Lu Yunhong said: "It should be King Cheng's intention. There is no need to deliberately avoid suspicion. Let's see if Mrs. Li has really let go."
"King Cheng probably wants to judge whether Gao Xian and Duke Fu can still move around in the future. If so, he will make plans for Mei Xinjue. If not, that's another matter."
"Mrs. Li's ability to take over Princess Yanyang's child proves that she is still willing to accept Gao Xian and Duke Fuguo's government to move around again. This is the competition between the two families."
Wang Xiu nodded, Mei Xinjue was in charge, and Mrs. Li was in the capital again, so they didn't need to interfere with the affairs of the Fuguo Palace.
She asked Pei Shandao: "Didn't you bring Yan Xin with you?"
Pei Shan shook his head and said, "Because my sister-in-law is about to give birth and she doesn't want to move around, I'm the only one going there."
Wang Xiu calculated Guo Ting's delivery date, nodded and said, "That's right."
She quickly said to Lu Yunhong: "The next step is the Queen's Conferment Ceremony. Do you two have anything else to be busy with?"
"If not, can one of you draw a new pattern for me?"
Pei Shan nodded quickly in agreement. He had never been busy, but he just didn't know if Master was busy.
Lu Yunhong's eyes flickered slightly and he hesitated for a while.
Wang Xiu suddenly asked sharply: "What do you mean? Are you busy or not?"
Lu Yunhong laughed and said, "I don't think it will work for a while?"
Wang Xiudao: "It's not impossible, but what's the point of thinking about this kind of thing? You are a lazy person who is usually not busy. If you hesitate, then something is wrong?"
Lu Yunhong said: "The emperor told me about Chunwei's affairs. I don't want to take care of it anymore. I want to recommend Pei Shan to go, but I'm worried that he won't be able to suppress those old guys. I'm thinking about it."
Wang Xiu asked: "Why not ask Gao Xian to go?"
Lu Yunhong said: "Gao Xian's age is appropriate, but he and Pei Shan are in the same class, so there's not much difference?"
Wang Xiu was speechless: "Then you should go alone!"