C177 (2/2)

Wan Zu was very sick, her face was red, her concubine and Chang Zai Tong took care of her together, Rong'er could see that their faces were haggard.

Wan Zhu fell asleep, the rest of them did not dare scratch in the house, leaving Chang Zai Tong to take care of him. They went out of the room and sat down in the hall. Rong'er seemed to have something to say to her, and since she hadn't returned to the Palace for a long time, she decided to stay for a while longer and let Rowland and Toya return to the palace, staying to chat with her concubines.

”Rong'er …” The concubine's eyes were slightly red as she said, ”Why do I have a bad premonition? I think that the illness is very similar to that of Cheng Qing.”

”Ah?” Isn't that a closed lung cough? What did the imperial physician say? ” Rong'er hurriedly asked.

”The royal doctors said that the cold weather was easy to cause to turn into having their lungs shut and cough heavily, especially for these three to four year old children, who are also carefully treating them. But my heart has never let up, and I don't dare to say it to Chang Zai Tong, for fear that she will feel sad. ” The concubine gently lowered her head, feeling a wave of unease in her heart.

”No, concubine, Wan Zhu will be fine, don't think too much.” Rong'er hesitated, but still asked, ”Has the emperor come to see it?”

”I saw it last night.” The concubine nodded and asked hesitantly, ”Rong'er, I've never had the chance to talk to you alone. I would like to ask, regarding concubines, does she really have a man she likes outside the palace? ”

Rong'er raised her head to look at her concubine. She didn't think that her concubine would ask her this. She looked inquiringly at her concubine, but still told her the truth. ”Probably. I heard that Jing'er knew that person before entering the palace. The two of them were truly in love. It's a pity that Jing'er didn't think that she would be unable to leave the palace ever after entering.”

The concubine nodded, avoiding Rong'er's questioning gaze. ”I really didn't expect her to fight so bravely. If she had accepted her fate and not stayed away from the emperor, perhaps she wouldn't have ended up like this.”

”That's right. Although Jing Er gave up her life, this is exactly what Jing Er admires. She likes that person, and for that relationship, she chose to die. It's a kind of release for both of them to keep their promises …” Rong'er said softly.

”Actually... ”Jing`er is really brave …” said the concubine quietly.

Rong'er looked at her concubine, not knowing why she suddenly felt this way. Perhaps she had seen through her concubine's doubts, but the concubine continued, ”I was just a little surprised that a woman would reject the emperor for love's sake. I really can't see this kind of person.”

”She is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. It's just that she usually looks weak and indifferent. Sigh!” ”Jing'er is about to be interrogated. It's been a long time.” Rong'er sighed with emotion.

The concubine nodded slightly, ”I hope everything will be alright.”

”Baoqing, can you see it often?” Rong'er suddenly thought of cleaning up.

The concubine shook her head bitterly. ”If you can't see him, your prince will have to request permission in advance to enter the palace if you wish to see me. Rong'er, cherish the time you've spent with Prince Yin. When Brother A is older, you won't be a mother, or else you'll never be my servant. He's the one who's filial to the empress, while Wan Pai is mine, me and the Chang Zai Tong.”

Looking at his concubine's face, Ronger thought bitterly, This... In other words, the royal family didn't have a biological mother, nor did they have any adoptive children …