Lianyun was sharing the fruits in her hands with Cui'er and Liu'er in the back garden. These fruits were brought from Jiangnan, but there were not many. Before coming, she specifically told the Empress that she should bring some more for them to taste after leaving.
They have been in the palace all year round, and although they have no worries about food and daily necessities, when she first came to Jiangnan, she was particularly interested in these things.
I think Cui'er and Liu'er, who are only 28 years old, must be very interested in these things.
Lianyun was right as expected. The two little girls were busy picking fruits and stuffing them into their mouths happily, without any sign of being restrained in the palace.
Although their two masters did not have as high a position as Shen Qingwan, they were used to a life of luxury and did not like the palace maids to be too lively.
The two men's true natures were revealed only when they arrived at Lianyun's place.
"Oh, it would be great if I had a master like the virtuous concubine. I also want to go to Jiangnan. I heard that the men in Jiangnan are all good at reciting poems and composing couplets."
Cui'er stuffed fruit into her mouth and spoke incoherently. Liu'er smiled and tapped her head, "Do you think that everyone can go to Jiangnan?"
I think that Concubine Xian is the queen in the palace, and she won't carry sandbags when she goes to Jiangnan, so of course she goes to Jiangnan to see the scenery.
Anyway, for them, they have to serve others wherever they go, so it is better to go to Jiangnan, where they can see the world.
The palace maids who were lucky were released from the palace at the age of twenty-one or twenty-two, and were married to a good family, where they could live a happy life with simple food and drink.
Most of them were not released, not to mention those palace servants who were rootless and could only follow their masters for their entire lives.
Forget about going to Jiangnan, I’m already very happy just to be able to get out of this palace wall.
Lianyun was unhappy when she heard this and hid the fruit and vegetable basket behind her back, "What are you talking about? The Queen heard me say that she wanted to bring these fruits back for you to eat, so she bought them for me. We didn't go to Jiangnan to have fun!"
It seems that these two girls are already 28 years old, but they have been with their master for so many years and have little contact with people. In fact, they are just girls of 12 or 13 years old and are curious about everything.
Listening to Lianyun talking about everything from the huge waves to the gurgling water, from the broken walls to the curling smoke from cooking fires, the two of them couldn't help but be fascinated by what Lianyun was saying.
"It would be great if I could go to Jiangnan too." Cui'er still felt a little envious when she said this.
She also knew that even if she was released from the palace, she might not be able to experience these things in her lifetime, and she couldn't help but envy the world outside the palace walls.
Liu Er smiled and tapped her forehead. "Didn't you hear what Lian Yun said just now? The two masters have been saving money to save food for the disaster victims. What about us? If you go there, won't you starve to death?"
The two were playing around when Cui Er suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Lian Yun, when will the Concubine Xian come back?"
Lianyun then put down the basket, looking somewhat puzzled, "Yes, my queen sent me a message a few days ago saying that she was going back to Kyoto. It's been a few days now, so it's time for her to arrive, right?"
Liu Er tilted her head and said, "Why don't you try Eunuch Sun?"
Lianyun slapped her forehead and said, "Tsk, I forgot."
It seems that Eunuch Sun is someone close to Fu Yuheng, and maybe the two of them will arrive in Kyoto soon. The news has only reached Eunuch Sun, and he hasn't had time to tell her yet.
Yes, she will go and ask Eunuch Sun right now.
Shen Qingwan felt that she was walking out of a chaotic darkness, and there seemed to be a faint dawn ahead. When she tried to open her eyes, she could only move her fingers, and then she found that her upper body was leaning against a large rock.
But she could hardly feel the existence of her lower body. Glancing sideways, she found that her lower body was completely soaked in the river water. She tried to move her limbs, but found that the water was icy cold. Shen Qingwan couldn't help but shiver, and her legs ached to the bone.
When he heard some noise on the right, he turned his head and saw that it was Fu Yuheng. She then breathed a sigh of relief.
He recalled his memory, from the time the two of them got into the car to the time they were robbed, and then to the time they slipped and fell off the cliff and actually fell into the water.
Just now she saw Fu Yuheng's chest rising and falling slightly, so she thought he should be fine. Shen Qingwan then relaxed and fell into a deep sleep again.
She didn't know how long she slept. When she woke up, she was awakened by a certain fragrance.
She tentatively moved her hands and feet and found that her clothes were already 80% dry. The bonfire on the side was burning brightly, warming her body.
After a long while, when the heat passed through her limbs and into her heart, Shen Qingwan finally recovered.
Looking up, she saw Fu Yuheng looking around the cave entrance. The two of them seemed to have telepathy. Their eyes met, and he took two steps over and helped her up.
She was also taking in where they were now.
Fortunately, this is a cave, not the river where we were last time.
Otherwise, if I soak in the river water for a little longer, I will be disabled if not dead.
The sunset outside the cave made her look better. Fu Yuheng looked back outside the cave, carefully held her waist and checked her external injuries.
Shen Qingwan was not a fool. She saw that she was wrapped tightly with cloth strips. Then she looked at Fu Yuheng and found that one of his undershirts had disappeared. The tattered strips of cloth on the ground were obviously made of the same cloth as the one she was wrapped with.
I could hear the sound of flowing water and it was very far away from here, at least a mile away.
She couldn't imagine how Fu Yuheng had brought her here this mile.
"Isn't this place far from the river? How did we get here?"
"I dragged you here. Stop talking and save your energy."
When they were dragged over, she could see that both of them were seriously injured.
But she was not stupid. Although she was wrapped in layers of cloth, the wounds were just flesh wounds. However, all the exposed skin on Fu Yuheng's body was bruised by branches and rocks, and the overlapping wounds oozing blood were shocking to her.
She couldn't imagine whether she could hold on for this mile.
She never paid much attention to these things, but maybe it was because the sunset glow was too bright today, or maybe it was because the two of them were too close, she felt inexplicably moved.
Fu Yuheng lowered his head to check her injuries, as if she was the most important thing now.
"Do you feel any pain in your chest or back?"
Now was obviously not a good time to be absent-minded. She followed his instructions and checked her entire body. After confirming that she had no hidden injuries, Fu Yuheng breathed a sigh of relief.
When he woke up, he saw her lying beside him with such a pale face. He was so scared that he couldn't control himself. The first thought in his mind was to save her.
Fortunately, she didn't have any serious injuries or hidden injuries. It was a blessing in disguise.