Chapter Twenty-Four: Keeping Up All Night
"Give me your hand!" In the darkness, Xiao Liyue suddenly heard a voice.
She turned back to see where she was, half of her body was stuck in the swamp, and it wasn't here for a moment, she had tried to struggle at first, but then she found that it was useless. This kind of darkness and fall made Xiao Liyue panic and even suffocate, but when she found that she was powerless and couldn't save herself at all, she began to enjoy the current state, and even felt that she belonged here.
Just when Xiao Liyue decided to give up and was about to merge with this puddle of mud, that voice suddenly sounded overhead.
Xiao Liyue slowly raised her head and saw a ray of sunshine that had not been seen for a long time, and the man under the sunlight resolutely stretched out a hand to her. She tried to see his face, but she couldn't. I just saw that he was shining with a light, a light that could envelop her, warm her, and even redeem her.
Xiao Liyue shook her head vigorously, looked at the man gratefully and said, "Forget it, I can't get out." ”
Hearing Xiao Liyue's answer, the man's hand froze for a moment, and instinctively shrank back, but then he immediately handed his hand out again, and said firmly, "Trust me, I can take you out." ”
Xiao Liyue slowly stretched out her hand to shake his hand, and at the moment of holding it, Xiao Liyue felt that he used all his strength to grab her. At that moment, Xiao Liyue seemed to be full of strength, the power to overcome all difficulties.
......Suddenly, Xiao Liyue was woken up by a burst of crying, she slowly opened her eyes, and saw Shuang'er sitting next to her voice and crying secretly.
It turned out that everything just now was just a dream.
Since Xiao Liyue was reborn and came here, she always had such nightmares, dreaming that she was stuck in a swamp and couldn't extricate herself, but this was the first time she dreamed that someone could come to save her, but unfortunately she didn't see the man's face clearly.
"Princess, you're finally awake!" Shuang'er saw that Xiao Liyue woke up, so she quickly wiped her tears and went up to support Xiao Liyue.
Xiao Liyue reluctantly sat up with the support of Shuang'er, and suddenly felt that her whole body was sore, but she still didn't forget to joke with Shuang'er, "What's wrong?" Are you worried that I'm going to die? Still crying secretly! ”
"Bah, what does the princess say about not dying, the slave is just too worried about the princess, you fell asleep all night, burned all night, and talked nonsense, the slave and maid are going to be scared to death, fortunately, the prince has been here to take care of you all night, otherwise the slave and the maid themselves really don't know what to do!" Frost said and began to tear up again.
"What do you say? Did I hear me right? That Xiao Chumad was able to take care of me all night? Xiao Liyue couldn't believe her ears.
"Yes, look at the towel on your forehead, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always changed it for you to help you cool down, and you have a fever in your dream and have been holding people's hands, saying something like help, don't go!" Shuang'er then described to Xiao Liyue what happened last night.
"What? Am I so ashamed that I still hold someone's hand? Xiao Liyue didn't dare to face this fact, and covered her face with the quilt in anger, "It's a shame, it's a shame!" ”
Shuang'er continued, "It's strange to say, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is usually so serious and has a straight face, but yesterday he was extraordinarily gentle, so he let you hold his hand and take care of you until dawn, and the slave saw that he was too sleepy, and kept persuading him to go back to rest, so that he was willing to go." ”
"Maybe it's because I did the prince that favor, and the prince's opinion of me has changed!" Xiao Liyue explained to Shuang'er, but in fact, she was also comforting herself.
However, Xiao Liyue's heart is also secretly happy, so it seems that the prince must not hate me anymore, so in the future, with the prince as a backer, he can be regarded as having a foundation in the palace.
Just thinking about it, there was a sudden sound of asking to see outside the door, and Xiao Liyue nodded and motioned for people to come in.
It was no one else who came in, it was a little maid sent by the East Palace, and the little girl respectfully presented a small medicine bottle, saying that it was brought by the prince, and that it was a pill with miraculous effects for treating wind and cold.
Xiao Liyue's heart suddenly warmed, and an indescribable feeling came to her heart. Xiao Liyue quickly shook her head, wanting to let herself not think about it.
Looking at the little maid's submissive appearance, Xiao Liyue couldn't help but sigh, she was worthy of being a slave from the East Palace, and at first glance, she had a strict master, who was cautious about making mistakes in everything she did and what she said.
Xiao Liyue took off a bracelet she was carrying, rewarded the girl, and said, "Your errand is good, this palace likes you very much, help me go back and thank your master, this bracelet is for you." ”
When the little maid heard this, she was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, and said in a mosquito-like whisper, "The reward of the fifth princess is too valuable, and the slave and maid really dare not accept it." ”
Xiao Liyue didn't have the patience to continue talking to the little maid, so she handed the bracelet to Shuang'er and said, "Find a way to let her take it, you all go down, I'm tired." I want to sleep. ”
Shuang'er went out with the little maid, and Xiao Liyue was the only one left in the house staring at the medicine bottle sent by Xiao Chufang in a daze.
Was he really just because I helped him steal the queen's jade pendant? Or is there something else that is so good to me? The shadow in the dream suddenly became clear, and she felt that the person who stretched out his hand to her and saved her seemed to be Xiao Chumad.
Although this illness had Xiao Chu's panacea, because of the queen's misery, Xiao Liyue only got better in half a month. However, in the past half a month, Xiao Liyue has been exceptionally pure, the queen and the third princess have not come to trouble again, and Xiao Chumad has never come again.
Xiao Liyue, who had been recuperating in the house for half a month, was really crazy, and seeing that her body had improved, she shouted at Shuang'er to accompany her out for a walk.
Although Shuang'er was a hundred uneasy and unhappy, he still couldn't resist Xiao Liyue's hard grinding. There was no way, Shuang'er had to wrap Xiao Liyue into a "zongzi", with a layer of clothes on the left and a layer of clothes on the right, so she was willing to take Xiao Liyue out.
"Today's weather is so good, how can this flower be extraordinarily fragrant!" As soon as she arrived in the back garden, Xiao Liyue cheered, she really stayed in the house for too long, and at this time, Xiao Liyue also experienced the pain of those concubines who were grounded and put into the cold palace.
"Yo Yo Yo, isn't this my fifth sister, if you don't see each other for a day, it's like three autumns! My sister, come over and let my sister see, is her body healed? Suddenly, there was a very uncomfortable voice behind him.
Xiao Liyue didn't need to turn around to know, it must be Xiao Xueqing's haunting dog again.
Xiao Liyue immediately put away her elated expression, put on a hypocritical face, turned around, smiled, and then walked towards Xiao Xueqing, "Oh, I thought it was the third sister, it's really worrying about my sister, your sister's life is too hard, why can't she die, you see now, I'm jumping up and down again!" Saying that, Xiao Liyue really jumped a few times to show Xiao Xueqing.
Xiao Xueqing looked at Xiao Liyue's appearance, and was speechless for a while, thinking to herself that this Xiao Liyue had really become another person after the catastrophe. Now this sharp and toothy appearance is really difficult to deal with, and even the queen mother didn't subdue her last time.
However, at this time, Xiao Xueqing had to greet her with a smile, "It's good that my sister is well, then my sister will accompany you to visit this garden today, as if it was to celebrate my sister's recovery from a serious illness." Saying that, he pretended to step forward and grabbed Xiao Liyue's arm.
Xiao Liyue was neither humble nor arrogant, "Okay, sister, let's catch up on the old days." ”
The two of them talked and walked to the pond after chatting, and Xiao Xueqing suddenly had a bad idea.
"Sister, look at the fish in this pond, they are really beautiful, let's stop here for a while, feed the fish." Xiao Xueqing said.
"Okay, I didn't expect my sister to be so loving, go get some fish food." Xiao Liyue catered to Xiao Xueqing while commanding her subordinates.
After the fish food was brought, the two princesses sprinkled it into the pond one by one, and the fish all came to eat, and the scene was very beautiful, and the people who worked in the back garden were also attracted by this scene, and in a short time a group of people gathered around.
Just when Xiao Liyue was happily sprinkling fish and food, Xiao Xueqing secretly walked behind Xiao Liyue, smiled weirdly, and stretched out her hand.
"Princess, be careful......" By the time Shuang'er saw Xiao Xueqing's actions, it was already too late. Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Xueqing had already made a move.
However, Xiao Liyue had already seen through Xiao Xueqing's tricks, and she had already guessed what medicine Xiao Xueqing was selling in her gourd.
Seeing Xiao Liyue turn around easily, Xiao Xueqing pounced, but due to the excessive force just now, the center of gravity was unstable, and she stumbled, and she fell into the pond.
"Help, I can't swim!" Xiao Xueqing, who fell into the pond, panicked and shouted for help.
This is ridiculous and bad for Xiao Liyue on the shore, Xiao Liyue shouted at Xiao Xueqing, "Sister is really caring, she feeds herself as fish food, you really love without borders!" ”
Where can Xiao Xueqing still care about being angry with Xiao Liyue, and continued to shout for help, "Come and save me, save the people in this palace, there are many rewards." ”
The people on the shore were embarrassed, if they didn't save the three princesses, they didn't know if they would be punished in the future, save the three princesses, the girls were not familiar with the water at all, and they would die if they went down. The boys are even more daring, men and women don't kiss, go down to the pond to save the princess, after all, they will pull and entangle each other, and they don't know if they will be rewarded or lose their heads when the time comes. Besides, the temper of the third princess is known to everyone, and it is the lord who turns his face and does not recognize people.
Just when everyone was hesitating, suddenly a figure rushed into the pond. In a few moments, he swam to Xiao Xueqing's side, and after a while, he brought Xiao Xueqing to the shore.
When the rescuer came ashore, everyone saw clearly that this person was Xiao Chumad, and the frightened subordinates knelt down one after another, and for a while the back garden knelt together.