C87 (2/2)

The morning sunlight shone into the house. The best rooms in the palaces were surely the main house's east and west warming pavilions that faced south, while the concubines lived in separate rooms on both sides of the house. Rong'er lived in a room to the east, so there would always be some sunlight that shone into the house in the morning.

As the ray of sunlight entered the room, Rong'er woke up. She saw Xiaoqing sleeping beside her bed, probably taking care of her all night long. Rong'er felt very relaxed. She was sick, and she knew that her head was always drowsy, and she had a vague feeling that the Emperor and Queen had both come to visit her, but she subconsciously didn't want to wake up. It was as if there was something very painful about waking up, and she didn't want to wake up.

”Little Qing.” ”Master!” Little Qing, who was lying beside Rong'er's bed, unconsciously raised her head. Seeing Rong'er looking at her tenderly, she quickly came to her senses, rubbed her eyes, and happily said, ”Master, you're awake!”

Rong'er smiled and nodded. ”You must be tired. Go and rest.”

”I'm not tired. Master, you haven't been in for two days. I will get Xiu-Er to get you something to eat right away.” Little Qing was very happy. Rong'er had been unconscious for two days, so she could only give her some light food. Rong'er was really hungry, so he didn't refuse. Xiao Qing rushed out of the room and went to give orders.

Rong'er was lying in bed. Going up, looking at the sunlight shining into the room, this was a beautiful day, right? But then she thought of Zhang Leyan, she really didn't want to think about it, but sometimes, there were things that happened without thinking about it. Zhang Leyan had killed two of Ruo Lan's children, these two days she had thought, could the death of Cheng have anything to do with her? She had even cruelly killed her own daughter. If it was really her, she would have paid the price for her actions, right? The empress dowager had a lot of things to take care of at her age. She couldn't say them, she couldn't say them to anyone, so she hid them in her heart for now. Since she couldn't find a better way, she decided to hide it in her heart.

Xiaoqing brought back some food. Rong'er's body was already in a weakened state, so Xiaoqing still fed him some congee first. ”Master, you've been sick for two days. The emperor is very worried about you.” Little Qing said with a smile.

”The Emperor came?” Rong'er seemed to have an impression during her sleep. She just wanted to confirm it.

”That's not right. He came here every night to accompany his master until very late. The emperor also fed the medicine to his master.” Little Qing said happily.

Rong'er faintly smiled, feeling the warmth within her heart. However, she lowered her head and didn't say anything.

Xiaoqing also did not see Rong'er's expression, but continued to talk, ”Master, recently the Emperor was too concerned about you, and we were really worried that you would lose your favor. Although Brother is gone, since the Emperor is back, we can consider it a blessing in disguise, so Master wants to be a bit more at ease, don't keep worrying about those worries. Just look at your body, it's just a shadow, if you think about those things again, how can you not get sick?”

Rong'er raised her head and smiled gratefully at Xiaoqing, but she couldn't help but say naughtily, ”Xiaoqing, you're only one year older than me, right? Why do I feel like an old aunt here!”

Xiaoqing pouted and said, ”Master, how can you call me an old servant? I'm not doing this for your own good, am I?”

”Yes, I was wrong, alright?” Rong'er chuckled softly.

”How could master be wrong? The wrong person will always be the servants.” Xiaoqing shook her head and said, ”Alright, Mistress, hurry and eat. It'll be cold later. Oh right, the Emperor has instructed you to pass on the message to him when you wake up.”

She was also a servant, and although she and the empress often called her sister, that was only because the empress treated them nicely. Thinking back to when they had entered the, she had never called them sisters before, and in front of them, she had a noble birth and status. This was the difference in status, as she came from a noble background, she was destined to be a slave forever, Rong'er thought bitterly.