10 Punishmen (1/2)

Nangong Yue's gaze darkened. She remembered how she had missed her mother in her previous life. How she had once sneaked into a side courtyard with the help of her wet nurse, but she had seen an unforgettable scene — her mother seemed to have aged dozens of years in an instant.

Her previously ink-black hair had turned white and dry, her skin was dull and yellow, her lips were dark and purple. Sometimes she was quiet, sometimes she was crazy, sometimes she was like a baby. When she was crazy, it was like an evil ghost had possessed her. She was no longer that elegant and beautiful Lin Shi.

She could not chase after the past. Nangong Yue had never thought that the heavens would pity her so much. To think that she would be fortunate enough to live again. This time, she would definitely not let this tragedy happen again!

When Nangong Yue saw her mother appear, she finally relaxed. A wave of dizziness engulfed her. Her body had been very weak before, but she had only been able to brace herself for her brother's sake.

After the torment just now, her physical strength had already reached its limit. Being able to hold on until now was completely reliant on a single breath. At this moment, she finally could not hold on and her body fell backwards …

”Yue'er!” At this moment, the Second Madam had already rushed to Nangong Yue's side. She quickly caught her body and looked at her with worry. Her small face was pale and pale, and her lips were frighteningly white, like a lifeless corpse. Her breath was weak, and even Nangong Xin, who was standing beside her, looked better than her.

”Yue'er, my daughter, what happened to you?” Madame Lin worriedly called out, before speaking to the surrounding maids and wives, ”Hurry up and send Second Young Master and Third Miss back to the Drifting Cloud Courtyard!”

It was still early spring, and the weather was still very cold. Wearing these wet and cold clothes would cause problems if you were to freeze!

”Mother …” Nangong Yue tried to raise her hand, trying to tell her mother that she was fine, but nothing came out of her mouth.

”Yes, Second Madam!”

”This servant will help second young master …”

”...”

Conversations, footsteps, and low voices rang out, but Nangong Yue was no longer able to see. Her eyes were hazy, her head was cloudy, and she could only faintly feel herself being carried by a burly, waist-sized woman to a courtyard, where she was then placed on a bed. She also seemed to have been fed some medicine as her mother softly whispered into her ear.

This time, Nangong Yue did not sleep soundly. She kept dreaming about her crazy mother, occasionally dreaming about the way she looked in her bridal dress, occasionally seeing the door to her room swing open, and occasionally seeing the blood trickling down from the door.

Then she saw Han Lingfu and Bai Muxiao kissing each other; then she realized that she was in a cold and lonely palace …

”Phew – Phew –”

Nangong Yue broke out in a cold sweat and sat up from the bed. She didn't know where she was for a while, so the light yellow curtain looked very unfamiliar … It wasn't until she saw her petite body that she reacted.

It wasn't a dream! This was all real! She told herself that she had truly been reborn!

”Third Miss, you've woken up. That's great.” A round-faced maid about 15 or 16 years old came over with a bowl of steaming hot medicine in her hands.

”Doctor Wang's medical skills are really good. I only fed half a bowl to the girl, but her complexion is much better now.” When the girl drinks this, she'll definitely be all right. ”

Nangong Yue blinked. After staring blankly for a while, she finally remembered that this was her first-rate maidservant, Yimei. In her previous life, when she was ten years old, she had left to go back to her grandfather's house, leaving only An Niang by her side.

She grabbed Yimei's arm eagerly and asked, ”Where's brother?” Is big brother alright? ”