After the piano competition at Prince Jing's Mansion, I went to the palace again. After resting for a few days, I felt better. However, I just went to the Ministry of Works and was tired again.
The old Marquis decided to find a good doctor to nurse Ruan Mianmian back to health.
Ruan Geng didn't know at all that Ruan Mianmian's mind had never relaxed like a tight string since the piano competition. One thing after another, how could her young body bear it?
I didn't sleep well last night. I was lying on the bed thinking about inviting you to the urn. I was almost half asleep and half awake until dawn, so Ruan Mianmian fell into a very deep sleep.
She didn't wake up even when the carriage returned to the Hou Mansion and Jiu'er carried the little breast dumpling back to Yanlongyuan and put her on the bed.
Ruan Mianmian fell into a drowsy state again. Before, she just slept peacefully and could not be woken up no matter how she screamed. This time, her sleep was extremely restless, like a nightmare.
One day and one night, Ruan Mianmian did not wake up, and the entire Hou Mansion was alarmed.
The old Marquis hurriedly asked for the judge from the imperial hospital. He and several imperial doctors consulted, but no one could explain the reason.
In the thick fog, Ruan Mianmian seemed to be walking in the haze, as if he was in a dream and yet it seemed like reality.
Someone was arguing, and Ruan Mianmian's feet seemed to move automatically, following the direction of the sound.
The faces of the two figures could not be seen clearly, but Ruan Mianmian felt that they were both very familiar.
"she is mine!"
"she is mine!"
Two figures quickly revolved around Ruan Mianmian, and the noise from the two people in her ears gave her a headache.
"Mianmian! Mianmian!"
There was a voice that seemed to float from far away. It was a little brother. His voice sounded anxious and worried. Ruan Mianmian looked around.
Suddenly, the two blurry figures grabbed Ruan Mianmian's hands, one on the left and the other on the right, pulling her like a tug of war.
"Get out!" Ruan Mianmian couldn't help but yelled.
Li Yu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, thought he was hallucinating when he heard the word "get out". Then he saw the person on the bed suddenly opening his eyes.
"Mianmian, Mianmian." Li Yu stood up and leaned over to look at the small breast dumplings on the bed.
The little brother's eyes were still red, and he had clearly cried just now. Ruan Mianmian raised his hand and gently touched Li Yu's cheek and grinned. It was not a dream.
"You're awake, you scared me to death." Li Yu held Ruan Mianmian's little hand and spoke in a hoarse voice.
It has always felt like floating in mid-air with no destination. At this moment, Ruan Mianmian felt as if his feet had finally landed on the ground.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said he wanted to be alone with the princess. He was the only one in the room at the moment. Why did there seem to be voices speaking? Jiu'er couldn't help but push the door open and peek in through the crack in the door.
"Princess, wake up!"
Following Jiu'er's shout, Ruan Mianmian's bed was soon crowded with people.
Grandfather, grandmother and her mother Zhou Yunning crowded in the front, followed by her eldest uncle, second uncle, second aunt, and finally her four brothers, Lin Bingying, Shuang'er and Jiu'er.
Li Yu was squeezed directly from the edge of the bed to the outside. At this time, who still remembered that he was the crown prince of the dynasty.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Li Yu felt happy for Ruan Mianmian and at the same time envious of him.
Li Yu couldn't help but feel sad when he thought about how he once fell into a coma, but when he woke up, there was no one around him. In other words, the little eunuch who was personally serving him was guarding the door. No noble status was as good as family affection.
"Little brother." Ruan Mianmian looked for him after taking a few sips of water.
Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still here. The Ruan family moved out of the way, and Li Yu walked to the bed again.
"Mianmian, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"Little brother, I told you, I'm just too tired. I had a very long dream this time."
"What dream?"
"I don't remember." Ruan Mianmian smiled at Li Yu, "I heard your call in my dream and woke up right after."
Ruan Geng said dissatisfied: "We have all called you, but you didn't hear him. You heard him when he called?"
"Grandpa, it just happened that Mianmian was about to wake up." Seeing that Li Yu looked embarrassed after hearing this, Ruan Xiao came to his rescue.
Li Yu agreed: "Yes, it should be like this."
"You, an old man, talk a lot, as long as Mianmian can wake up." Mrs. Ruan rolled her eyes at Ruan Geng.
The old Marquis immediately shut up and walked to the side. The people present snickered secretly when they saw this. It was true that one thing brought down another.
Mrs. Ruan saw that the maid had brought the meal and said: "Yun Ning, please feed Mianmian some millet porridge quickly so that she can eat something light."
Mrs. Ruan turned around and waved: "Everyone else, please go out. Don't crowd the whole family here. Mianmian needs to have a good rest after eating."
Since the old lady said this, everyone else turned and left one after another. Li Yu took a few steps towards the door and then looked back.
Ruan Mianmian shouted knowingly: "Grandma, let my little brother stay with me."
"Your sleep has even alarmed the emperor. He specially asked the prince to come over to visit you. He will return to the palace later."
"Grandma, I know. Please ask your little brother to talk to me for a while. If he goes back, I don't know when we can see him again."
"Okay, okay." Mrs. Ruan touched Xiao Naituanzi's head, "It's all up to you, but don't be tired. The imperial doctor said you have nothing wrong with you, but your bones are too weak. You need to eat more and rest more."
"Yes." Ruan Mianmian smiled sweetly.
Everyone else had left, and apart from Li Yu, only Zhou Yunning and Jiu'er and Shuang'er, who were waiting for them, were left in the room.
Zhou Yun Ning sat on the edge of the bed with millet porridge and fed the little milk dumplings. Jiu'er and Shuang'er also crowded at the bedside to serve.
Seeing that Li Yu was a little at a loss, Ruan Mianmian patted the bed and said, "Brother, come here, sit down for a while, and let's chat after I finish eating."
"Your Highness, sit down." Zhou Yuning greeted with a smile.
They met several times and learned from Ruan Mianmian that Li Yu was very kind to her. Seeing that he didn't put on airs, Zhou Yunning was much kinder to him than before.
Li Yu sat on the edge of the bed and watched Zhou Yuning feeding Ruan Mianmian, and his heart was filled with envy. Since he could remember, no one had ever fed him under any circumstances.
The bowl of millet bottomed out quickly. Seeing that Ruan Mianmian was full, Zhou Yun Ning ordered Shuang'er to pack her things and go out. Jiu'er retreated and waited outside the door without saying a word.
"Little brother, do you have something to say to me?"
"Yes, oh, no, no." Li Yu couldn't help laughing even after he finished speaking.
A smile appeared on Xiaotuanzi's lips: "Does the Emperor know that you came out of the palace?"
"I told my father that I came to see you on his behalf."
"Well, when you go back, tell the emperor that you will come to the palace to see him when I am well."
"Okay." Li Yu originally had a lot to say to Ruan Mianmian, but now that he had the chance, he didn't know where to start.