It was midsummer, and the sun was shining brightly. Ice cubes were placed in the houses of the masters of the Duke's Mansion, but the cool air was still hard to drive away the heat of midsummer.
"Mother, why don't you go together, it's really too hot today, why don't you go with your car to escape the heat." Shen Xinyan persuaded the eldest princess.
The Eldest Princess shook her head: "Let the younger ones go, I am too old to be bothered to make this trip."
Shen Xinyan persuaded her for a while, but seeing that she was still unwilling, she gave up.
A few days ago, Emperor Yuanyou decided to drive to the Royal Mountain Resort. The only concubine accompanying him was Concubine Rui, and there were more than a dozen courtiers. The prince stayed in the capital to handle political affairs on his behalf.
Wei Chenglin was also on the escort list this time, and Wei Yingzhi, as Concubine Rui's future niece and daughter-in-law, was naturally called by Concubine Rui to go. Seeing that both brothers and sisters in the second room could go, Yang also salivated and begged to come to Shen Xinyan, hoping that her two sons could also go to see the world.
The eldest princess simply decided to let all the juniors go except the young brother Xiang, and Wei Yingzhi pulled Shen Huiran again.
On the day of departure, the two brothers and sister Wei Chenglin came to bid farewell to Shen Xinyan. Looking at the eldest son who had become more and more taciturn since being rejected, Shen Xinyan sighed silently, and gave a few instructions as usual, holding the hand of the younger son and sending them to the other side. People sent out the door.
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"The Duke is not here, so is the Shizi and the Fourth Miss. I'm not used to it. I always feel that the house is empty." Chunliu suddenly said while tidying up the house.
Shen Xinyan gently shook the fan for her youngest son. The little guy was only wearing a big red apron, and his arms and legs were white and tender like lotus root joints, and he was soundly asleep.
Hearing Chunliu's words, she paused, thinking of Wei Junhang who hadn't returned for more than half a year, after all, she was worried.
"He hasn't returned a letter for more than a month." She murmured.
"Ma'am, don't worry, maybe the letter is still on the way!" Chun Liu comforted with a smile.
Shen Xinyan smiled: "If he doesn't come back again, Brother Xiang will probably forget Daddy, and when he comes back, maybe why complain that this little guy doesn't kiss Daddy!"
Wei Junhang likes to tease this youngest son who is extremely like himself the most. The little guy loves to laugh, and a series of cheerful laughter overflows after teasing, which makes people's hearts melt after listening to it.
"Do you still have the fruits that Yunfu people sent last time?" She asked.
Naturally, Yunfu was also among the accompanying drivers this time, and a few days ago, he brought some fresh fruits picked at the Summer Resort to invite the elders of the Duke's Mansion to taste them.
"And some more."
"Choose some good ones and send them to Qiutang's family." Shen Xinyan ordered.
Chunliu responded and went out to prepare.
At night, Shen Xinyan slept with her as usual with her youngest son in her arms.
The night Wei Junhang left, lying on the spacious bed, she always felt a little uncomfortable, so she just hugged her youngest son and hugged that soft and fleshy body, finally feeling that her heart was not so empty. .
Moonlight poured into the room through the window lattice, spreading a thin layer of silver light. The clapper knocking on the watch in the distance rang again and again, and the sound of Brother Xiang's even breathing rang in her ears. Before she knew it, she gradually fell into sleep.
"I, I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it, she rushed over suddenly, I, I just pushed her, I didn't expect it, I would... I really didn't mean it! She ran over fiercely and pointed at her. Cursing at me, scolding, scolding so badly, I am angry, angry... You believe me, I really didn't mean it, but I didn't expect her to hit her head... "
"Bastard, you bastard, you give back my daughter's life, give back my daughter's life!!"
…
Shen Xinyan woke up from her sleep panting heavily.
She patted her rapidly heaving chest, and after a while, she slowly wiped away the sweat from her forehead.
It was this dream again... The heart-piercing pain and despair in the dream were so real, even if it was two lifetimes later, every time she thought about it, she felt like she had been lingering one more time.
She knew that this was not a dream, but something that really happened in her previous life.
It's just that, these few years, she has stopped thinking about the unpleasant things in her previous life, and she seldom has such dreams again. Why did this kind of dream appear again today when she was doing well.
Her Ying'er lived a good life in this life, and soon she will be married to Yun Fu who deeply likes her. Although she is still a bit delicate, she is no longer as impulsive and irritable as in her previous life.
Even, in this life, she has grown enough to take on the duties of a house's mistress. Her excellence, even the imperial concubine Rui in the palace had to admit it.
She was suddenly kicked in the lower abdomen, and she frowned slightly in pain, but also came back to her senses.
She turned sideways and saw her little son sleeping in a big character, with one foot resting on her lower abdomen.
Reluctantly, she stretched out her hand, and hugged the little guy who rolled into the innermost place at some point, and looked at the little face sleeping soundly by the moonlight, and couldn't help but lower her head to kiss it.
This child, whom she never had in her previous life, has completely healed those pains. His birth means that she has completely lived in the present.
Wanting to understand this layer, she took a deep breath, slowly closed her eyes, and let herself fall asleep again.
"Mrs. Tai, let go of your hand, the fourth girl has already gone..."
"Get out, get out, get out of here! My Ying'er is still fine, you are not allowed to curse her!!! Get out!!!"
"Mrs. Tai, don't be like this. If Miss Four is still here, she won't have the heart to see you like this!"
…
On the second night when she woke up from the nightmare as usual, Shen Xinyan felt a faint sense of uneasiness in her heart.
Obviously, I haven't dreamed about the past life for a long time, why did I dream of the same thing for two consecutive nights recently.
This is really...
She was so upset that she couldn't fall asleep again that night.
"It's my fault, it's all my fault, if Cousin Ying'er didn't want to vent my anger on me, how could she be killed by that bastard!"
"Mrs. Hui, Miss Hui... hanged herself!"
…
Shen Xinyan suddenly sat up from her dream, panting heavily with her eyes open.
Chunliu, who heard the strange noise, hurried in: "Ma'am?"
"Chunliu, let someone prepare the car at dawn, I want to go to the summer resort!" She grabbed Chunliu's cuff and ordered in a hoarse voice.
"Ma'am, what's the matter? Why do you think of going to the Summer Resort?" Chunliu was puzzled.
"If I don't take this trip, I can't rest assured. Just do as I tell you." Shen Xinyan didn't know how to explain it to her.
"Okay, as soon as the sun rises, I'll go and ask someone to prepare. How long is it before dawn, Madam, why don't you lie down for a while? There is more than half a day's journey from the capital to the Summer Resort, so we must rest, okay?" Chunliu persuaded softly.
Shen Xinyan nodded, and lay down again under her wait, but this time, she kept her eyes open until dawn.
She got up just as the sky turned pale, and she washed and dressed quickly, and she didn't even have time for breakfast, so she only ordered the nanny to take Brother Xiang to the Eldest Princess after she woke up, while she He took Chunliu out of the door in a hurry, and ordered the coachman who had prepared earlier to go all the way to the Royal Mountain Resort.
***
Concubine Rui, who was talking to the Crown Princess, was stunned when she heard that the Duke and Duchess of England asked to see her, "Why did the Duke and Duchess of England come here?"
Although she was puzzled, she still told the palace servants to invite her quickly.
On the way here, Shen Xinyan had already thought of a way to deal with Concubine Rui's questions, so although Concubine Rui was surprised by her arrival, she didn't pay much attention to it, and only chatted with her about Yunfu and Wei Yingzhi for a while, then ordered the maid to lead Follow her to the residence of Wei Yingzhi and Shen Huiran.
"The two girls are not here, it seems that they have gone to enjoy the scenery in the garden." Unexpectedly, Wei Yingzhi and Shen Huiran were not there. When I asked the maidservant, I knew that the cousins had been out for a long time.
"Madam, why don't you wait here, servant girl to find the two girls?" The palace maid who led her suggested.
"Thank you, miss. It's my first time coming here too. Why don't you take this opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Royal Manor together." Shen Xinyan felt a little uneasy, so naturally she couldn't calm down and wait.
Naturally, the maid would not go against her wishes, she asked about where Wei Yingzhi and Shen Huiran might go, and then led Shen Xinyan to find them.
The two searched several places, but neither Wei Yingzhi nor Shen Huiran was found.
Seeing the sweat on the maid's forehead from exhaustion, Shen Xinyan felt a little sorry, and seeing a gazebo not far ahead, she suggested going there to rest for a while. Naturally, the maid would not refuse.
After walking a long distance in the direction of the pavilion, I suddenly heard the sound of messy but heavy footsteps behind me, followed by a 'snap', as if a heavy object had landed on the ground.
The two were startled at the same time, subconsciously looked along the place where the sound came from, and saw a figure fell under the tree through the layers of flowers.
Shen Xinyan took a closer look, her expression changed drastically, and she quickly ran towards the man with her skirt, completely ignoring the maid behind her.
"Brother Lin, Brother Lin..." Running in front of that person, she knelt down and struggled to help him up.
"Wei Shizi?!" The maid who followed closely was shocked when she saw the man's appearance.
I saw Wei Chenglin's face was flushed, his forehead was beaded with sweat, his teeth were clenched tightly, and his expression was painful.
"Don't, don't, don't touch me!" Sensing someone beside him, he yelled violently, and stretched out his hand to shake off the hand that was supporting him, but stopped when he recognized the face of the person in front of him.
"Mother, mother?"
"Wait a minute, ma'am, I'll go get the imperial physician right away!" The maid knew at a glance that he must have been under the medicine, she didn't dare to delay, she left in a hurry after leaving the words.
"What the hell happened? You, how did you..."
"Hurry up, hurry up and save my cousin, it's right, right in front, in the room in front!" Wei Chenglin forced out a sentence through his teeth while resisting the strong effects of the medicine in his body.
"Hui'er?" Shen Xinyan was shocked.
"Go!! I, I don't matter!"