After being injured and bedridden for several days, Xiqian felt as if she had been injected with chicken blood every night. She couldn't fall asleep. She always had a little hope in her heart, but she was also a little scared.
But a few days passed, and Xi Xuan's expectations did not come true. Yu Wen Haoxuan never appeared again after that night.
"Hey!" Another sigh came out. Xuechun looked at her in confusion and asked, "Princess, why do you always sigh? Are you too bored? How about I bring you a book to read?"
"Forget it, I've read those books no less than ten times." Xiqian shook her head and played with her hair in boredom. She has recovered a lot these days, but Xuechun refused to let her get out of bed, and even moved out the old doctor.
Saying these words over and over again made her go crazy.
Unable to bear it anymore, Xi Qian lifted up the quilt and jumped out of bed.
"Princess, why are you up?" Seeing this, Xuechun quickly put down what he was doing and stepped forward to support her.
"Stop, don't threaten me with those old doctor's words again, I can memorize them all."
"Since the princess knows why she is disobedient," Xuechun said and was about to push her back onto the bed.
Pushing Xuechun's hand away, she strode to the dressing table and said, "Those imperial doctors are just trying to scare people. They are afraid that the emperor and Empress Zhaoyuan will blame me, so they want me to lie down on the bed to save them trouble."
"Even if this is the case, it is for your own good. If there is a collision, you will not be the one who suffers." Xuechun was the only one in Sumeng Pavilion who dared to question her decision.
"I'd rather bump into each other like this every day than being driven crazy. Comb my hair quickly, or I'll run out like this." Xi Qian said while choosing her favorite accessories.
"Okay, okay, but when you go out, you have to obey my slave and don't do whatever you want."
"No problem!" Xi Qian agreed readily, since Xuechun couldn't defeat her every time.
Stepping out of the prison-like house, Xi Qian took a deep breath. After not going out for many days, great changes had taken place outside. Everywhere she looked was green, and some early spring flowers were already in bud.
The breeze blew by, bringing with it the fragrance of spring birds and flowers, which made people intoxicated. Xi Xian stretched her body inelegantly and laughed wildly.
"Princess, are you crazy?" Xuechun looked around warily, "I'm so embarrassed to be seen."
"I'm like a bird out of the cage now, can't I be happy?" Xi Qian said coquettishly.
"Then we will just walk around the Wanyun Palace and return in a while." Xuechun said resolutely, leaving no room for discussion.
"By the way, is the swing that the emperor asked Eunuch Liu to make ready?" In fact, she had been thinking about the swing while lying in bed these days.
"It's done," Xuechun nodded, "but you can only sit on it and let the slave push you slowly."
"Okay!" Xi Qian knew that this was Xuechun's biggest concession.
Xuechun held her hand while she was in a jumping mood and walked steadily on the stone road. After turning a few corners, she saw the shiny lacquered swing, but at the same time he also saw the people on the swing.
"Whose maid is this? Please go and ask her to come down." Seeing that there was no one else around that person, Xuechun thought she was just a little palace maid taking a break.
"Wait a minute, it doesn't seem like she's a palace maid." Pulling Xuechun, Xi Qian took a closer look at the person on the swing. Although she couldn't see her face clearly, the person was wearing gorgeous clothes and was definitely not in the uniform of a palace maid.
"Let's take a closer look." Xi Qian said and walked over first, followed by Xue Chun.
After walking a little further, Xuechun suddenly exclaimed, "It's her!"
The cry alarmed the person, and when she saw her turning her head, Xi Qian was also startled. It was Wu Meiren who was going crazy that day.
Xi Qian took a few steps back and wanted to turn around and leave, but Wu Meiren had already noticed them and ran over. Seeing that she couldn't escape, she guarded Xi Qian like an old hen in snow spring.
Wu Meiren was not as hurtful as she was when she went crazy that day. Instead, she looked at Xi Qian with a smile and asked, "Are you new here?"
Xi Xian forced a smile and nodded. Seeing that there was no one around, if Wu Meiren really went crazy, she and Xuechun would not be able to resist it.
But Wu Meiren seemed to be in a good mood. She took off one of her bracelets and handed it to her and said, "I came out today without bringing anything with me. Let's just think of this as a meeting gift."
Xi Zhi and Xuechun were both stunned on the spot. The difference between the beautiful Wu today and the one they saw that day was huge.
Seeing that Xidian refused to take it away, Wu Meiren pulled her wrist and put it on it, and said proudly, "How beautiful it is. This is my favorite bracelet. It was given to me by the emperor."
"Even if it's a gift from the emperor, how dare my sister accept it? I'd better keep it for myself." Xi Qian said as she took off the bracelet and gave it back to Wu Meiren.
Wu Meiren's eyes were dim, and she said pitifully, "Don't you like it? Do you think my things are not good?" There were tears in her innocent bright eyes, and anyone who looked at them would feel a little pity.
Xi Qian walked around Xue Chun who was blocking her, took her hand and said, "Of course not, my sister is afraid that if the emperor finds out, he will blame her for not taking the gift from the emperor to heart and giving it away casually.
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"No," Wu Meiren turned to smile, "I have a lot of things sent by the emperor. The emperor said that as long as I am happy, I can do whatever I want."
"Why did you come here when I didn't care?" An anxious voice sounded behind her. Xi Qian looked back and saw that it was Mu Jieyu who came with people to look for Wu Meiren.
"Sister Mu," Wu Meiren lowered her head and called out when she saw it was Mu Jieyu, like a child who had made a mistake.
Mu Jieyu gently smoothed her messy hair on her temples and said, "It's okay to go out to play, but next time you must have someone follow you, you know?"
"Yes!" Wu Meiren agreed obediently, "There are many small flowers over there, I'll pick some." After saying that, she ran out happily.
"Hurry up and follow the beauty!" Mu Jieyu ordered the palace servants behind her to follow her, and then she took care of Xi Qian beside her.
"Is my sister's injury getting better? Didn't the imperial doctor say that she should stay in bed and rest?"
"Thank you, sister, she's feeling better now." Xi Qian leaned over and thanked her, "My sister couldn't hold herself in the house any longer, so she came out to get some air."
"It's okay to go out for a walk. Wu Meiren couldn't hold it in anymore, so she sneaked out." Mu Jieyu said and looked at Wu Meiren who was playing with the palace maids not far away and picking flowers.
"Wu Meiren doesn't look like a sick person, why would she be?" Seeing Mu Jieyu's expression darken, Xi Qian didn't ask any more questions, wondering if she had made a mistake.
"Hey!" A sad sigh came from Mu Jieyu's mouth, "Wu Meiren used to live in Lanchi Palace, but then she offended Wang Zhaoyi for some reason and was tortured like this. Sister, you must be careful in the future, even if you are not here
She lives under her nose, but she is the head of the nine concubines after all."
"Wang Zhaoyi is so domineering, does the imperial concubine not care?" Xi Qian didn't believe that there was really no one in the palace who could control Wang Baoluo.
"Your Highness? As long as it's none of her business, she won't care. Wang Zhaoyi won't be stupid enough to provoke her. Only our Empress Zhaoyuan in this palace can control Wang Zhaoyi. If it weren't for Empress Zhaoyuan last time,
, I’m afraid your life will really be lost in Lanchi Palace.”
Xiqian smiled unnaturally and turned pale. Thinking of what happened that day in Lanchi Palace, she still felt palpitated.
"You don't look good, do you want to go back and take a rest?" Seeing her expression was different, Mu Jieyu asked with concern.
"Maybe I haven't fully recovered yet and I feel a little dizzy." Xi Qian held her forehead and broke out in cold sweat.
"Hurry up and help your beauty go back and tell the imperial doctor to take a look." Xue Chun stepped forward to help Xi Qian and walked back as she was told. The sudden feeling of collapse left her unable to even say goodbye.