Chapter 117 Taking Every Step with Caution (2/2)
The initial plan was to return to the capital city after three days, but now it seemed that the return journey would be delayed indefinitely.
Every pair of eyes was on Long Tianhao and Lin Mengya.
They could not wait to witness how they would capture the murderer.
”Is there no improvement whatsoever?”
Lin Mengya frowned while she looked at the imperial physician took Yue Ting's pulse, her eyes filled with worry.
”Your Highness, Princess Yu, Miss Yue's illness is of the heart. There is no medication that can help.”
The imperial physician looked at Prince Yu with a helpless expression. Everyone knew that Miss Yue and Princess Yu were very close.
The imperial physician thought that it would be good and well if he managed to heal Miss Yue. If not, he was afraid he would provoke Princess Yu to anger.
”Illness of the heart?”
Yue Ting had not wakened from her sleep since the day she spoke to Lin Mengya.
Yue Ting had refused to wake up no matter how hard Lin Mengya and Yue Qi tried to wake her.
Over a period of two days, Yue Ting had become pallid and feeble-looking.
The sight of Yue Ting looking so pale on her face, her feeble breathing made Lin Mengya very anxious, but she had no idea how to help her.
”Elder Sister, it doesn't help to be so anxious. Why don't you take a rest and eat something? Who will take care of Elder Sister Yue Ting if you collapse too?”
Lin Zhongyu said, apparently pained to see how Lin Mengya refused to take a break from taking care of Yue Ting. How would she find the energy to continue on?
”Indeed, Miss, you are our pillar! What should we do if even you collapse?”
They had come to this place, all excited, but now, a miserable ambiance had chased away all the initial exhilaration.
From the day Yue Ting met with the mishap, the four maidservants could sense the tension in the air. The smiley expression on everyone's face had turned into a dejected look.
Snow lay quietly beside Lin Mengya's feet and kept its watery eyes on Lin Mengya all the time.
Seeing that everyone was looking upset, Lin Mengya knew she should not continue doing this.
”Elder Sister Lin, I know you're worried about my sister,” said Yue Qi as she wiped away her tears and forced a smile on her face.
”Qi'er knows that Elder Sister Lin, you are trying your best, wrecking your brains for a way to revenge for my sister, but you still have to take care of your health.”
Yue Qi had been staying with Lin Mengya for the past few days.
While Mrs. Yue had sent men to them a number of times, her men were been chased away by Baishao's scolding every time.
Eventually, it was said that Uncle Yue was so enraged with Mrs. Yue that he rebuked her severely, thereby putting a stop to the commotion.
”I really appreciate your kind intentions. Rest assured that I'll be alright.”
Lin Mengya tried to suppress her sadness and hide it in her heart, and gradually she was looking more relaxed.
This was not the time to be overcome by sadness.
Hu Lunan was already a useless man, but in the world, there were still countless people who took the side of evil-doers.
”Qi'er, come with me, I'm going to see your father.”
Baiji helped Lin Mengya into a jade green cape and straightened her dress all the way to the hem. To the eyes of an outsider, she was still the invincible Princess Yu before King Ming and the Crown Prince.
Accompanied by Yue Qi, the two walked across the campground, while all time, they could hear the whispers of the people along the way.
As the vicious words the people used to attack her beloved elder sister went into her ears, Yue Qi's little face was drained of its colors as she tried hard to endure those words.
Her pair of hands under the cape was balled up in fists. All of a sudden, her cold hands were wrapped around by a pair of warm and gentle hands.
”Elder Sister Lin, I...” Yue Qi lifted her face, which looked as if she was going to burst out crying and her grimacing face was caught by Lin Mengya's eyes.
She could read from Lin Mengya's eyes that Lin Mengya was trying to encourage her to keep her sorrows in her heart and to brace herself so that she did not betray the sadness in her.
”Qi'er, now that your sister is broken, you are the only hope of the Yue's now. Don't let people's perception control you.”
Apart from Yue Qi, the rest of the Yue family felt ashamed of Yue Ting.
Even Mrs. Yue had drawn a clear line between her daughter and herself. Yue Qi was the only one staying by her sister side every day to take care of her.
”Me? How could I ever match up to my sister? My sister is the real pride of the Yue Family.”
She lowered her head as those useless tears streamed down once again.
Yue Ting's name had spread across the capital city the year she turned 13. Compared to the daughters of many respectable families in the capital city, she was one of the most talented and beautiful.
In the eyes of Yue Qi, her elder sister was like a fairy in heaven. She was the one and only goddess to her.
However, her fairy had been ruined, and her world had crumbled as a result.
”You are Yue Ting's blood sister, so you are exactly like her.”
The Yues had only two daughters through Mr. Yue first wife. Although he had begotten a son through a concubine, this son could not be his heir after all.
However, Yue Qi was too young to understand matters concerning this.
Soon, Lin Mengya was nearing the tent where the Yues were staying. She could clearly feel the tension in the air building up as she approached it.
”Please inform Uncle Yue that Princess Yu has come to visit.”
Many of the servants of the Yue Family had received much kindness from Yue Ting, for this reason, they were also exceptionally grateful to Lin Mengya.
The servants guarding outside immediately entered the tent to inform their master, and they back in a moment.
”Please come this way, Princess Yu and Second Miss.”
In return for their courtesy, Lin Mengya nodded, grabbed hold of Yue Qi's hand and entered the Yue's tent.