Chapter 021: Hiding from the Sky and Crossing the Sea
Early the next morning, Zhilan struggled to get out of bed with a deep sense of sleep. When she came together, she clamored to go to Xiangyuan, and everyone was busy serving the second young lady. Zhilan, who had washed her face, sat obediently in front of the mirror and asked Shen'er to comb her pigtails, but saw that Shen'er looked listless. Zhilan asked with concern, "Did Sister Shen'er not sleep well last night?" An unnatural look flashed on Shen'er's face, and he said, "I slept well, but my neck fell and I was a little sore." Zhilan didn't care much, she just urged everyone to hurry up.
There's a reason she's so anxious. The injection last night should have worked, but I don't know if Mei Xiang followed Mingyue's orders to act in advance, so she still has to stay by her mother's side to feel at ease.
rushed to Xiangyuan, and Zhilan saw two maids helping Mrs. Lin to walk slowly in the courtyard. Seeing her coming, Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "Lan'er got up so early today!" Zhilan saw that Mrs. Lin looked very good, and her heart was half relaxed.
Zhilan followed Mrs. Lin around the courtyard and went back to the room, only to see that the food had been placed on the table. She was alert in her heart, pretending to be greedy and walked over, and carefully sniffed and sniffed and looked at each dish and bowl of porridge. Everyone laughed when they saw this, and said that they were greedy for these two young ladies.
After being sure that there was no problem with the food, Zhilan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that Mei Xiang had not carried out the plan. At this moment, Guanyun also came to greet his mother, and he was also surprised to see that his sister, a little lazy worm, had come first today. The mother and son had breakfast together as usual, talking and laughing, so warm.
After dinner, Guanyun went to the palace to study, and Zhilan still stayed in Xiangyuan to accompany Mrs. Lin.
The sun had already risen high, but Mei Yuan still didn't move, which made Zhilan a little anxious, thinking that something might have gone wrong again. Just when she was anxious, a maid beside Mrs. Lin, Ah Zi, came in and said, "Madam, Mei Xiang from Mei Yuan is waiting to see you outside the door." ”
Here it comes! Zhilan's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
I only heard Mrs. Lin say lazily: "What is she doing here?" Ask her what's going on first. Don't be the princess with any new tricks. ”
"Yes." Ah Zi answered and went out again.
It didn't take long for Ah Zi to come back in a hurry, and his expression was a little different. "Madame, she said that the princess has not woken up since last night."
"Huh? Haven't woken up yet? Mrs. Lin was surprised for a moment, and then said disapprovingly, "So what, but after sleeping for a while, is it so fussed?" ”
"Uh-Mei Xiang said that she couldn't wake up the princess, but it looked like she had passed out from some illness."
"Really? That's kind of weird. Immediately go and ask Dr. Xu to come over and have a look. Mei Xiang, let her go back and wait first. ”
While speaking, Ah Zi hurriedly went out. Mrs. Lin's expression gradually became solemn. For a while, everyone in the house didn't dare to speak, and everyone knew that although the princess was not welcomed in this mansion, if something happened here, it would probably be a catastrophe for the Lin Mansion.
I don't know how long later, Ah Zi came in and replied, "Madam, Dr. Xu has been diagnosed. Do you want him to come in and talk back? ”
"Come in."
So Ah Zi opened the curtain and saw a middle-aged man in a half-worn gray silk robe walking in. Presumably this is Doctor Xu, Zhilan secretly speculated. She was a little nervous and a little excited, eager to hear the doctor's diagnosis.
This Dr. Xu is like the exclusive personal doctor of the Lin Mansion, and he is already very familiar with the people of the Lin Mansion. I saw him bow to Mrs. Lin slightly and said, "Madam, the princess's situation is very strange. The pulse is steady and strong, the breathing is even and deep, everything is very normal, not at all like a sick person, but for some reason it is just unconscious. I saw that Dr. Xu frowned, it seems that he has encountered a problem after practicing medicine for many years. Zhilan looked at it from the side, and felt a little proud in her heart.
Mrs. Lin was also very surprised when she heard this, and couldn't help but lean forward and ask, "Then what is the situation?" ”
Doctor Xu hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "In other words, the princess is actually not sick. I just fell asleep, but I don't know when I'll wake up. ”
“…… It's also weird. Mrs. Lin muttered.
"To be honest, I have never seen this situation in my years of practicing medicine. But that's just the way it is, ma'am. ”
When it came to this, Mrs. Lin had no choice but to sigh lightly, motioned to Ah Zi to bring the consultation money, and sent Dr. Xu out.
As soon as they went out, Mrs. Lin said to Yu'er, another maid beside her, with an expressionless face: "Go to Meiyuan immediately and bring that Meixiang over, I want to ask her." A hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes as he spoke. Zhilan on the side looked adoring, and she admired strong women the most when she was cowardly in her previous life.
After a while, Mei Xiang came over. There were still tear stains on his face, obviously he had just cried.
"How the hell do you serve the princess?" Mrs. Lin's faint tone was full of pressure, and Mei Xiang shrank back when she asked, not daring to answer.
"I ask you, was there anything unusual about the princess before she went to sleep last night?"
"Back to ...... Back to Mrs. Niang's words, no, there is nothing wrong. The princess ...... before going to bed also scolded the slave and maid a few words...... "Mei Xiangxu hasn't eased up yet, and her voice is still a little sobbing."
Mrs. Lin looked at her coldly, forgave her for not daring to lie, and continued to ask, "What about diet?" But what's out of the ordinary? ”
Mei Xiang replied, "No...... What's wrong...... The food that the princess used every day was also used by the slaves and maids...... The slave didn't feel any discomfort......"
"Humph! You're fine, maybe it's your poison! ”
Mei Xiang was so frightened by this sentence that her body trembled and she didn't say anything more, only sobbed aggrievedly again. Zhilan secretly thought that this sentence might have reminded Mei Xiang of Mingyue's poisoning again, but it was a pity that Mei Xiang had followed the wrong master, and she was shocked and frightened all day long.
Mrs. Lin saw that Mei Xiang was a timid and scared person, and when she saw that she was asked pitifully, she stopped asking, and only explained that she would take care of the princess and report to her immediately if there was any situation. Then she asked Yu'er to report the matter to the palace and ask the imperial doctor to make a decision.
After dealing with these things, Mrs. Lin sighed heavily, sat on the chair in a daze, and said to herself, "Is it a blessing or a curse?" ”
Zhilan was in a very relaxed mood, and when she returned to Orchid Garden, she began to get busy with her own affairs. She instructed Shen'er and the others to spread a mat in the small courtyard, and dried the withered spirit grass that was picked yesterday on it. Zhilan happily fiddled with these herbs, recalling the thrilling scene last night, and her heart was full of a sense of accomplishment. And Shen'er listened to what happened in Meiyuan today, but she was silent as if she had something on her mind. Zhilan just thought that she hadn't slept well, so she didn't ask any more.