C447 Who did you come from (2/2)
”Why did you come?” Princess Eleven had never thought that she would ever see the incantation in the palace again. She thought that the incantation would avoid marriage after it was made clear by her father.
Lian Meng didn't answer her directly. Instead, he took a stick from her hand and fed the fawn. ”It's grown so big.”
The deer opened its mouth and bit down on the fresh leaf in Lian Fu's hand.
Princess Eleven was overjoyed. She revealed an excited smile and said, ”Look at it. It even recognizes you. It's so magical.”
Princess Eleven looks at the fawn and caresses its head, while Lian Dao looks at her. She then puts on her coarse clothes, and the back of her hand that caresses the fawn has several scars.
”Cough, cough, cough …” At this time, coughing sounds could be heard from inside the hall, and a haggard voice sounded from inside, ”Ling Yue'er, who has come? Who else would come to our place? ”
”My mother is awake!” Eleventh Princess lowered her voice and prepared to enter.
”Let that person come in and talk to me.” Princess Eleven heard the empress's words as soon as she raised her foot.
Princess Eleven looked back at Lian Meng and said, ”I'm going to meet the empress.”
She was lying on a short bed, covered by a thin blanket, and her illness was getting worse and worse, along with the torture she had to endure for a long time. There was no trace of a noble empress on the empress's body, and her face was pale and thin as she stared at the couplet with her gray eyes.
”You're back, you're finally back.”
Lian Meng was stunned as he knelt down on one leg. ”Greetings, Queen.”
Princess Eleven quickly said, ”Imperial Mother, who are you talking about? [This is Lian Fu. The son of the Prime Minister. Did you see the wrong person?]
The empress ignored Princess Eleven's words and continued to stare at Lian Meng's face as she murmured, ”It's really similar. The first time I saw you from afar, I felt like you. Now that you're closer, you look even more alike.”
A puzzled look appeared on his face as he exchanged a glance with the Eleventh Princess. The Eleventh Princess didn't understand and asked, ”Imperial Mother, what are you talking about? What does it look like? Who do you think it looks like?”
”He really looks like the man I only met once a dozen years ago.” The empress said, covering her heart, coughing twice, her voice hoarse.
Princess Eleven didn't know what the empress was talking about. She only said that sometimes she would say nonsense when she was sick. Then she whispered to Lian Fu, ”Lian Fu, Imperial Mother is sick. I'm afraid she's treating you as someone close to her.”
”Yue'er, my ears are very clear. I can hear everything you say clearly. I don't have any disease or brain.” The empress slowly raised her hand and extended it towards the hand sign.
After a moment of hesitation, the Queen raised her hand and took his hand. She looked at his face carefully, sighed and said, ”If he didn't die, would he be as old as you?”
”May I ask who is the person the Empress is speaking of?” Zhang Xuan asked.
”Hur hur, it's fine if you don't want to talk about it.” The empress smiled, a hint of desolation in her smile.
Princess Eleven stood by the side, looking at the empress. She couldn't understand why her mother was different today.
”I remember that you and Ling Yue'er were born the same year, I wonder which day you were born?” The Queen asked again.
”Sixth day of the first month. According to my mother, it was snowing heavily.” Lian Meng thought for a while and said.
”So you and your daughter were born on the same day of the same month. What a coincidence.” The Queen laughed, ”The snow that day was indeed very heavy. The entire palace was covered in a white mist. I had my fit in the morning and only gave birth to my child at night.”