Hai Ling suddenly cried out, startling Shi Mei and Shi Lan, who were standing by the bed. They exchanged a glance and exclaimed in surprise, "Miss, Miss!"
This is the first time Miss has spoken since the accident. It seems she was dreaming; she must have dreamt of Madam.
Perhaps she will cheer up, which is great; the two girls breathed a sigh of relief.
Hai Ling suddenly opened her eyes, looked around the room, and called out, unable to react for a moment, "Mother, Mother."
"Miss, it's alright, it's alright."
Hai Ling looked at Shi Mei and Shi Lan and slowly realized that she was just dreaming. But this time she did not retreat back into her shell. Instead, she looked at Shi Mei and spoke softly.
“My mother said she wanted to live in my heart, otherwise no one in this world would remember her, and she would have lived in vain.”
"Yes, Miss, Madam must want someone to remember her forever."
Upon hearing Hai Ling's words, Shi Mei knew that she had finally overcome her inner demons, and she relaxed completely. The two people in front of the bed nodded repeatedly.
I'm hungry.
Hai Ling spoke softly, and the two maids, Shi Mei and Shi Lan, were overjoyed. One stayed by the bedside, while the other rushed out: "Miss, wait a moment, I'll go and heat up this food right away."
Hailin finally ate something. After finishing her meal, she fell into a deep sleep. She slept for only a day and a night. When she woke up, she seemed to have changed, becoming serene and distant.
"Shimei, go to the General's Mansion immediately to find out where Rouge is and my mother's body."
"Yes, Miss."
Shi Mei accepted the order. As long as the young lady recovered, they would be relieved. She would handle this matter well.
"Be careful, whatever you do, don't get into trouble."
She was genuinely afraid that someone would get hurt.
Shi Mei nodded, glanced at it, and then slipped out of her residence to go to the General's Mansion to gather information.
After instructing Shimei, Hailing then instructed Shilan: "Lan'er, go to the palace and retrieve my daily necessities. Remember to be careful and don't disturb Feng Zixiao."
"Yes, Miss."
Shilan also accepted the order and left for the palace to retrieve the young lady's daily belongings.
Hai Ling took the antidote that Shen Ruoxuan had prepared for her in her room. As long as she took the antidote, she would lose weight, and then even if she walked up to Jiang Batian and Feng Zixiao, they might not recognize her.
A day later, Shi Mei returned from outside, having gathered a lot of information.
The emperor ordered a city-wide search to find her whereabouts, and the city gates were heavily guarded.
As for the General's Mansion by the West River, it is now abandoned. The Jiang family has moved and no longer lives in the original General's Mansion.
As for Jiang Batian, he has now been ordered to go to the Northwest. Because of Bai Ye's disappearance, the barbarians in the Northwest have become increasingly rampant, so Feng Zixiao had no choice but to send Jiang Batian to the Northwest to eliminate the bandits.
I heard that Rouge wasn't killed in the general's mansion, but was rescued. However, whether this is true or not, I don't know.
As for Du Caiyue's body, the Jiang family threw it into a mass grave outside the city, where many unclaimed corpses would be devoured by wild wolves and dogs at night.
Shi Mei had already gone out of the city, found Du Caiyue's body, transported it away, and buried it somewhere, waiting for the young lady to go and pay her respects after leaving the city.
Hailing was very grateful when she heard that Shimei had found her mother and buried her. She looked at Shimei and said, "Thank you, Mei'er."
"Miss, what are you saying? As long as you are well, I will be content."
After spending time together, Shi Mei fell in love with Hai Ling and always put her first in everything she did.
It was about burying Du Caiyue's body. She originally wanted to keep Du Caiyue's body so that the young lady could see it one last time. As a doctor, she naturally had medicine to preserve the body and prevent it from rotting in a short time. However, Du Caiyue's body had been partially eaten by wild dogs and wolves. If the young lady saw it, she would probably be even more heartbroken. So she decided to bury it.
"Yes, I'll be fine."
Hai Ling took a deep breath and relaxed completely. Now she just waited to lose weight and then leave the city.
Shi Lan also secretly took back Hai Ling's daily necessities from Zheng Yi Palace, including Xi Lingfeng's jade flute and Ji Shaocheng's Zhenlong chess set.
Seven days later, in Hailin's room.
Shi Mei and Shi Lan stared blankly at the people in the room.
Graceful as a startled swan, elegant as a swimming dragon, radiant as autumn chrysanthemums, and flourishing as spring pines.
Miss is so beautiful. Her figure is light and graceful, like a soaring dragon. Her face is radiant, like a chrysanthemum in full bloom in autumn. Every gesture is fluid and elegant, yet with a touch of aloofness. She is like a painting, a portrait of a beautiful woman, captivating all who look at her.
I never imagined that Miss's original appearance was so stunning; how many people in the world could match her beauty?
She seemed to have been born to be with the master, or rather, the master was born to be with her; the two were a match made in heaven.
Even Princess Jingyue, the most beautiful woman in the world, did not possess her demeanor and charm.
Her beauty exudes confidence, elegance, and a captivating, serene charm.
"Miss, is this you?"
"What's wrong?"
Hailing looked up at the dumbfounded Shimei and Shilan with a strange expression, then walked to the mirror and looked at herself. The woman in the mirror was a beautiful woman with a lovely face.
In the past, she would have been overjoyed and proudly showed off to her mother and Yanzhi. But today, her mood was different. She felt less happy and only a faint heartache.
"Are the men's clothing I asked you to prepare ready?"
"Yes, Miss."