Chapter 8: Falling into the Lotus Pond

Early in the morning of the second day after the Xiangfu flower viewing banquet, the entire streets and alleys were full of heated discussions about Pang Ruyan and Xia Lang's marriage. It is no wonder that one is the daughter of Shangshufu, who is talented, gentle and quiet, and unparalleled in the world, and the other is the only son of Xiangfu, who is in his prime, and the marriage between the two can be said to be a major event in the whole of Kyoto, which has attracted people's attention. Of course, many of these men are lost, because their favorite Kyoto's first beauty has already been married, which means that they no longer have a chance.

And another thing that happened in Shangshu Mansion also made the whole house busy, Liu Shuyue, who had just gotten up in the morning to freshen up, also knew through the report of the maid Xiaoju, when she was combing in front of the bronze mirror, she was stunned by the news, and the hand that was combing her hair couldn't help but stop.

Wasn't Sister Ru Yan okay yesterday, why did something happen overnight, Liu Shuyue was worried, and she didn't care about dressing up carefully, so she told the maid Xiaoju to prepare a carriage, and after a rough dress, she hurried to Pang Mansion.

Approaching the door of Pang Ruyan's boudoir in the Prime Minister's Mansion, I saw that there were four or five maidservants guarding the house inside and outside, Pang Shangshu and Pang Ruyun, both in the house. Seeing Liu Shuyue come in, a smile swelled on Pang Shangshu's worried face, "Shuyue, are you here?"

"Yes, uncle, as soon as I heard that Sister Ru Yan had an accident, I rushed here. As soon as Liu Shuyue entered the room, she went straight to the bed, only to see Pang Ruyan lying on the bed with her eyes closed, her hair scattered, her face pale, and fine beads of sweat on her face, frowning slightly. Liu Shuyue stretched out her hand and found that her forehead was still a little hot.

"Uncle, how is Sister Ru Yan? What did the doctor say?" Seeing Pang Ruyan lying on the edge of the bed, Liu Shuyue was worried, and she didn't care about saluting, so she asked Pang Shangshu, wanting to inquire about the specific situation.

"I looked at a few doctors, but fortunately, there was no big problem, saying that it was because of the wind chill contracted by falling into the water, and the frail and high fever, so I fell into a coma. Pang Shangshu said while looking at his daughter from time to time, wanting to observe her state.

"Comatose, when will you wake up, is it serious?" As soon as she heard that Ru Yan was in a coma, Liu Shuyue became even more nervous. His hands were also uneasy, and he stood on the edge of the bed and stared at Ru Yan.

"I asked a doctor last night, and several doctors read it and prescribed medicine, saying that if the fever subsides, they will wake up in three days. Now the fever has almost subsided, and according to the doctor, he will wake up in three days. Pang Shangshu sat on the edge of the bed, saw his daughter's hand on the bed somewhat exposed, and gently pulled the quilt to cover it, so as not to catch a cold. After finishing it, he looked at Liu Shuyue, who had been standing beside the bed, "Shuyue, I bothered you to come all the way to come here, it's hard work." ”

"Uncle, Sister Ruyan has always treated me like a sister, she is sick now, I think I came to visit, and I will take care of it here until my sister wakes up. ”

"It's really hard, you have this heart, Uncle is very touched. Pang Shangshu sat there, his eyes facing Liu Shuyue, his eyes full of appreciation. After a while, he remembered that he still had something to deal with, so he walked out of the door, and before leaving, he instructed Ru Yun and the maids to take good care of the eldest lady and Miss Shuyue.

After Pang Shangshu left, Liu Shuyue hurriedly sat on the edge of the bed, looking closely at the unconscious Pang Ruyan over and over again, while looking back at Pang Ruyan's personal maid Zhu'er behind her, wanting to understand the whole story. "Zhu'er, why did your young lady fall into the water?"

Liu Shuyue was a little surprised, there is a lotus pond in the back garden of Pang Mansion, there is a pavilion on the pond, when she came to Pang Mansion, Sister Ru Yan often enjoyed the scenery and chatted with her in the pavilion, this lotus pond Sister Ruyan is very familiar, even if it is night, it will not be so careless, so how can it fall into the lotus pond, Liu Shuyue is very puzzled by this.

Seeing Liu Shuyue's inquiring gaze, Zhu'er also looked anxious, the master had asked her a few times last night, and she couldn't answer clearly, "Zhu'er really doesn't know, Miss was playing the piano in the back garden last night, I wanted to go back to the room to get a cloak for Miss to avoid catching a cold, and when I came back, I didn't go to the back garden when I heard a pop, and I knew that it was Miss who fell into the water, so I hurriedly shouted loudly, and then I rescued Miss." ”

Zhu'er couldn't help but recall yesterday's scene, it turned out that after Pang Ruyan came back from the Prime Minister's Mansion, she seemed to have something on her mind, didn't say much, sat in the room for a while, and then told Zhu'er to take the piano and follow her to the pavilion in the back garden.

In the pavilion, Pang Ruyan played a song against the moonlight and the pond water, and her ten fingers stroked the strings like peeling onions, and the music flowed out from her fingers. A few strands of green silk fluttered gently in the breeze, adding a bit of immortal elegance to her noble temperament. Although Zhu'er couldn't understand the meaning of the song, because she was often by Miss's side, she could feel a sadness in the song, and Miss's expression was also a little dignified.

After the song, Pang Ruyan sat in the pavilion and stared blankly at the red brocade box on the table for a long time, seeing that Zhu'er was a little worried. "Miss, what's wrong with you? ”

For a while, Pang Ruyan did not answer, but opened the brocade box with her green jade fingers, took out the blood-red agate jade pendant and put it in her hand, and looked at it carefully. This is the marriage gift given by the Prime Minister's Mansion, could it be that Miss's heart has something to do with this?" "Miss, today the Prime Minister's wife announced your relationship with the Prime Minister's son, you should be happy." ”

"Happy, yes," Pang Ruyan stared at Yu Pei, slightly distracted, and the corners of her lips hooked up with a touch of bitterness. "This family affair has been decided, the prime minister's mansion is happy, my father is happy, and I should be happy too. ”

Pang Ruyan said that she didn't know where her sadness came from, over the years, Pang Ruyan has been abiding by etiquette and teaching, being a dignified and decent, gentle and virtuous lady, but thinking of the fate that can be seen in the future for the rest of her life, marrying, having children, husband and children, she seems to feel a little bitter, so many years, it seems that everything is falling into place, and she has never met a real love.

"Zhu'er, do you think Xia Gongzi really likes me?"

"I think he treats Miss very well, and he is gentle and elegant, and he is the son of the Prime Minister, and others say that you and him are a match made in heaven. "Zhu'er is a little unclear So, she usually stays in the house with the young lady, except for the little guys in the house, she hasn't had too much contact with other men, and naturally she doesn't know what love is.

"Well, you don't understand that. Perhaps, even I don't understand it. Pang Ruyan, who was dressed in a gauze skirt, suddenly got up and stood in the gazebo, the wind blew her long hair, but it couldn't blow away her heart.

"Come with me to the poolside. After standing in the pavilion for a while, Pang Ruyan handed the brocade box to Zhu'er to hold, turned around and walked down the steps and walked along the lotus pond.

Zhu'er followed closely behind her, a cool breeze hit, and suddenly felt the cold, she couldn't help but shiver, tightened her clothes, and looked at the thin young lady, so she went up to help the young lady tighten her clothes, "Miss, be careful of catching a cold when the wind is strong, or let's go back to the house." ”

Pang Ruyan looked up at the night, the hour had passed, the night was dark, the people in the house should have gone to sleep, but she didn't feel sleepy, "You go back to rest first, I still want to wait." ”

"Zhu'er is not sleepy, I'll go get a cloak for Miss, but don't catch a cold." After saying that, Zhu'er turned around and left the back garden, went back to the house and took a cloak in her hand, and wanted to go to the back garden, but as soon as she walked to the entrance of the garden, she heard a pop, and vaguely saw a black shadow flashing, she didn't pay attention, and hurriedly walked over to find that the young lady had fallen into the water. Zhu'er shouted loudly, and the guards in the house rushed over when they heard the sound and rushed into the water to save the young lady.

And Miss has been in a coma since falling into the water and has never woken up, that night, the lights in the Pang Mansion are transparent, and several doctors have been invited to diagnose Miss, the result of the diagnosis is that the water is infected with wind and cold, plus high fever and fever, the doctor prescribed a prescription to catch the medicine, and also decocted the medicine for Miss to take, but Miss is still in a coma. During this time, Zhu'er can be said to have stayed by her side inch by the side, and the old man and the second lady also stayed with her all night.

After Liu Shuyue understood the cause and effect, she was also suspicious of Pang Ruyan's falling into the water, whether Sister Ruyan accidentally fell into the water, or there were other accidents, Liu Shuyue guessed in her heart, but she couldn't take care of it, the most important thing at the moment is to take good care of Sister Ruyan and wait for Sister Ruyan to wake up, and then everything will be known.