He Danggui coughed up blood this time, really scared Qing'er, a scream yelled up, "Xiao Yi spit up blood, Xiao Yi? What are your last words? Why don't you change the signature on your tombstone to 'erected by the hand of my beloved husband'? Luo Baihe or Peng Jian? Xiaoyi, you've died unjustly!" Meng Xuan was the first to hear and see this, so he couldn't care less about rescuing the suffering female Bodhisattvas; if he couldn't save his own, how could he care about those of other families?
"Qing'er, where are you sick?" Meng Xuan ran over in an electric flash and asked anxiously, "Why are you vomiting blood?"
"The heart is not comfortable." Qing'er answered for He Danggui, "She doesn't want to talk to you right now."
"Why?" Meng Xuan asked in disbelief, looking towards the thin and frail He Danggui in Qing'er's arms, the contrast was like a pair of sisters, the former raised by her own mother, the latter abused by her late mother. The more Meng Xuan looked at him,
Concubine Gu had her hands on the window pane, her entire upper body poking out, looking hopefully at Meng Xuan, begging for him to save her, saying that she would be willing to work as a servant girl.In fact, He Danggui was naturally the most empathetic to that kind of despair of being deeply trapped by the Ning Wangfu swamp. As the saying goes, things hurt like things hurt, if it wasn't for the savior in the ancient concubine's heart, circling the fact that it wasn't Meng Xuan, He Danggui would have really wanted to pull her along and show her a way out. Qing'er said angrily, ''There are plenty of men under the sky, why didn't she beg Duan Xiaolou and the stinky Taoist priest, and specifically pester Meng Xuan? Meng Xuan! What's your relationship with her?"Meng Xuan glanced down at the single young girl sitting peacefully in his arms and smiled to himself, "I only have a relationship with one woman, and I still can't get what I want, so how can I talk about other wom
The dark green glazed tiles were covered by the hoarfrost produced by north wind that blew overnight, looking very beautiful. Based on the outside appearance, the Mansion was a northern building, but the pavilions, platforms, and chambers inside were built in the southern style.“Huo Xiang, has Concubine He got up?” A well-dressed woman asked the maid standing in front of the corridor.“She has got up for a while. But she hasn’t dressed up yet. Does Sister Xu have some pressing business?”Xu Siniang paused for a moment and smiled, “Nothing. I just come by to say hello to her.”Xu Siniang was a maid who accompanied Consort Zhou (Zhou Jinglan) to marry into the Lord Ning’s family. She also had been in bed with Lord Ning (Zhu Quan) for several times. Therefore, she was also regarded as a mistress. Moreover, Zhou Jinglan was in charge of the household affairs now, so Xu Siniang helped her to manage at least a half of the household affa
Two months later, Xianyue Towel of the Mansion was on fire. Xie Qiaofeng and a couple of maidservants died in the fire before they could escape. Later, Zhou Jinglan began to manage the household affairs again.“My Lady, My Lady, something terrible happened!” Being panic, Xu Siniang closed the door and said, “I went to the Water Dungeon yesterday and found that woman was still alive!”Zhou Jinglan opened her eyes wide, looking confused, “That’s impossible! She should have starved to death. Did anyone else bring her food?”Xu Siniang shook her head, “It’s said that she was good at swimming. She floated in the water for a few days, holding her daughter’s swaddling clothes all the time. There was a baby’s crying at first. But the crying died down later… The watchman found that the swaddling clothes was gone. Only He Danggui floated in the water as she was eating raw fish and shrimps…”“Eat raw fish and shrimps?” Zhou Jinglan couldn’t h
He Danggui looked around the mourning hall, and finally focused her gaze on an ebony board. It was knocked down by Zhen Ming and her partners.The words painted with gold lacquer made her feel shocked - “My Lovely Daughter, He Danggui’s Memorial Tablet”. Beside it was a line of seal cutting words, saying “Founded on September 7th, 27th Year of Hongwu Period in Ming Dynasty.” The memorial tablet, the mourning hall, the Taoist temple, and even her body… All of these turned out that she had travelled back to 18 years ago.She was 10 years old this year.He Danggui had no time to figure out all of these. All she knew was to survive!“Zhen Jing, could you please offer me a bowl of water?” As He Danggui spoke, she was shocked for her hoarse voice.Zhen Jing was kowtowing and reciting scriptures at that time. Hearing someone calling her name all of a sudden, she was terrified, wondering if she was targeted by the ghosts. She
A thin figure who wore a long gray gown ran in the downpour of rain.“Stop! Why are you running like a stray dog! Zhen Jing, I’m talking to you!” A loud voice sounded in the night.Zhen Jing was soaking wet with some locks of hair sticking to her cheeks like applique. She hunched, gasped, and exclaimed in surprise, “That’s great! I finally found you, Younger Master Tai Chen!”“Why are you yelling? Are you bewitched at midnight, or have you lost your mind for keeping vigil beside the coffin for too long?” Tai Chen cursed with her hands putting on her waist.“Younger Master Tai Chen, it was my Master who asked me to take care of Miss He.” Zhen Jing muttered, “Miss He is not herself today. She cannot remember her name. Please come with me and have a look. I found there was a bruise on her forehead. She must have hit her head. Since you have bone-setting medicated liquor and velvet antler cream…”“Nonsense! Take good care
After the rain, two young girls in silver-gray robes supported each other on the mountain road. He Danggui complained to herself as she walked on the road. As the saying went, “It’s easier to temporize than fight against the current.” Originally, she just wanted to step outside for a breath of fresh air and pick a few herbs that would help her recuperate by the way. No one knew that so many unexpected incidents would happen on the road.What was worse, He Danggui’s foot injury was getting serious. At the same time, the inner clothes and vest she wore were gone. Being blown by the mountain wind in the evening, she felt so cold like drinking cold water in the cold weather.However, Zhen Jing smiled, feeling fulfilling. She sighed as she walked, “Xiaoyi, you are not only capable but also kind. It’s a good fortune for him to meet you there. If he could recuperate from this injury, you would be his savior…”“Remember not to talk about this when we g
After observing those people from their clothing and speech to deportment, they weren’t so much officials as imperial guards…He Danggui broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, they hadn’t talked about that injured man after leaving him. After thinking for a while, He Danggui shook her head and replied, “Your honor, we haven’t seen any injured man in the forest before. I didn’t know your identities just now. If I said something inappropriate, please excuse me and don’t take it to heart.” Zhen Jing nodded in agreement.“Well…” The man in scarlet robe smiled, then asked, “I wonder which Taoist Temple you two girls cultivate yourselves in. Can you lead us to have a look?”Hearing his request, He Danggui suddenly bowed her head, feeling scared, “Your honor, I accidentally sprained my foot, so I cannot walk fast like an average people. I’m afraid I may delay your journey. The Taoist Temple you are looking for is called Shui Shang Temple, locating at
Shui Shang Temple was located in a barren mountain of the suburb of Yangzhou City. In the later Yuan Dynasty, some Taoist priests instead of Taoist nuns lived in the temple. It was said that those Taoist priests found a kind of rare grass growing on the mountain, so they raised silver to build the Taoist temple for refining pills. But after no more than ten years, the war broke out. The barren mountain also became a battle field. After the war, Mongolian soldiers set off a fire when they retreated. The temple was about to be ruined. However, the heavens opened suddenly. The rain extinguished the fire immediately, saving the temple from being burnt.Because of this story, the unknown temple attracted many people who came here to pray. In the Ming Dynasty, a woman from a rich family was discarded by her husband because she couldn’t give birth to a boy. She was also refused by her natal family, so she came to the Taoist temple and became the first female master with the re