After a few days, Jiang Ling'er slowly regained consciousness.
These days, she learned from the eldest sister that the imperial master was executed on the spot for the crime of deceiving the emperor, and that the eldest sister's carriage was sent back not far away.
She fainted from fright and stayed in bed with a fever for several days.
But why didn't she have any impression at all?
It's as if that memory never existed.
She hit her head hard, shook her head, and got out of bed holding on to the wooden table next to her.
Today's petals are drying, so I have to collect them quickly. If I accidentally splash water, it will be bad.
"Ling'er," a green shadow came into view, and the visitor smiled brightly, "Has the facial cream that the eldest lady asked for last time ready? The begonias are blooming just right now, don't forget your sister's One portion!”
"Hey, Sister Qingguo, please wait for me for a while." Jiang Ling'er hurriedly walked into her small room, opened the already wrapped face cream, checked it for a while, and handed it to her after making sure it was correct.
"Look, why are you running so fast? I'm not in a hurry. My sister is always at ease when you do things." Qingguo wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.
The handkerchief and hands were soft, and a faint fragrance flowed into the tip of the nose.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the eldest lady to receive your reward."
The two figures, one big and one small, gradually moved away.
"This feeling can be recalled later, but it was already at a loss..."
A soft voice came from the attic. Li Fengyun was holding an ink pen, and the maid next to him was studying the ink.
"Here comes the little girl." The girl was only covered in smokey gauze, her delicate eyebrows were smiling, and her eyes were extremely soft, "Are you feeling better?"
"Miss, I'm worried about you. When you were in a coma a few days ago, you specially invited the best doctor in the city." Qingguo pursed his lips and smiled.
There was a gentle breeze, the bamboo shadows outside were blurry, and the weather was already a bit cold.
"I thank you, Miss." Jiang Ling'er kowtowed and said.
"Look at this girl, who taught you to kneel down like this? It's just a solid eye!"
Several girls were amused and laughed out loud. Li Fengyun helped her up and said, "Okay, it's almost meal time, so go back quickly."
This time Qingguo didn't send her any more.
Jiang Ling'er walked a few steps, and when she looked back, she met the eyes of several people.
Qingguo waved the handkerchief towards her, pear edging slightly.
On the way back to the courtyard, I saw the grandma scolding the maid.
"Can you be more careful?" the old man pointed at the little maid's heart with his finger, "Look at you, I asked you to pick up some water, but you threw the bucket to me. If I hadn't checked it again, you still wanted to fool me. when!"
"Mommy!"
Seeing the person coming, Grandma Hua smiled like a chrysanthemum on her face, "It's Ling'er. Did you just come back from visiting the eldest lady?"
After the maid next to her left, she led Jiang Linger into the house.
"Sister Qingguo called the slave to collect the reward. Mom, here you go." Jiang Ling'er handed her the other two cans of facial cream in the bag, "This slave left these for Mom."
"Girl," she smiled kindly and touched her head, "you have a heart."
Jiang Ling'er raised her head and looked at Granny Hua.
The old man was already quite old. It seemed that she had aged much while she was in a coma, and her usually straight back began to bend.
Next to the candle lamp is a pile of needlework, with several thin needles stuck on it.
Jiang Ling'er climbed onto the bed and threaded all the exposed needles.
"Mommy."
"Um?"
"It's getting cold, remember to put on some clothes."
"Silly girl, I'm already old, don't I know how to take care of myself?" After she finished threading, Grandma Hua drove her out of the door with a smile, "Let's go!"
When we returned to the small courtyard, the sunset was almost setting over the mountain.
"Ahem, Ah Ling," Li Huarui held up the spatula, glared angrily at Li Xin who was lighting a fire at her feet, and then looked at her, "Go and get the bowls and chopsticks. Today, the eldest sister asked for some good food from the kitchen."
"Hey." Jiang Ling'er responded quickly and saw Tian Zhu secretly eating sour beans.
"Shh! Don't tell eldest sister, come on, you can eat some too." Tian Zhu suddenly saw her and was frightened. He quickly picked up a chopstick and put the beans into her mouth.
"Stop eating, grab a bowl. There's good food today." Jiang Ling'er avoided her chopsticks, washed the dishes and placed them on the table.
"Aling, drink this bowl of medicine first. The doctor has told you not to stop it." Li Huarui walked out of the kitchen, holding a bowl of dark black medicine in her hand, her face full of worry.
Jiang Ling'er stared at the medicine that was still bubbling and boiling, slightly lost in thought.
She has always been the most afraid of suffering, so whenever she gets sick, the eldest sister will hold a candy bar in her palm and wait for her to drink the medicine obediently before stuffing it into her mouth.
"Sister, are there no sweets this time?"
"Ah," Li Huarui panicked slightly and stood up, "Wait for me for a while, and my eldest sister will find some candy for you."
"No need, where is my hairpin?"
"It's here, but I haven't been willing to wear it. Now that you're back, it will return to its original owner." Li Huarui breathed a sigh of relief, carefully took out a paper bag from her arms, and said with a smile.
Jiang Ling'er looked at the well-preserved hairpin and pinned it on Li Huarui's head. After looking around, she said in surprise: "Sister, you look so good like this."
"Silly girl, I am a hard worker, how can I have time to wear such a treasure!" Although she said this, the smile on her lips could not be suppressed no matter what.
"Sister, I'm leaving."
Li Huarui suddenly raised her head, looked at Jiang Linger's red eyes, and said bitterly, "Isn't it good to stay here?"
Jiang Ling'er shook her head, it turned out that everything she experienced was not a dream.
It turns out that she has traveled so far by herself.
"Sister, I miss you so much." She could no longer suppress the sourness in her nose, and tears fell to the ground.
"Then why did Ling'er leave?" Li Huarui took her into his arms and murmured distressedly.
Why leave?
By the way, it's to find my father.
Is that all?
No.
It is to find the real "me".
She recalled the fear she felt when she killed the gangster who bullied her sisters;
Thinking of the humiliation of being thrown out of Jiang Mansion when being slandered;
I remember Zhu Zhu’s tearful and smiling face before she died;
Thinking of the joy of soaring in the sky on a cloud-crowned crane...
She realized something in her heart, and the quiet purple air mass in her dantian rotated violently and rushed into her sea of consciousness.
The purple energy continued to compress until it turned into a small crystal.
Jiang Ling'er secretly knew that this thing was her Taoist heart.
The way of one thought is my way.
Jiang Ling'er raised her head, looked at the worried Li Huarui, tried her best to restrain her trembling voice, and said cruelly: "Because, if I stay here, then I can only be Ling'er. I want to go further and become a Stronger people.”
Li Huarui, who held her in his arms, looked at her with gentle eyes as she turned into a young girl, "She has grown so big, I will soon catch up with my eldest sister."
Everything she was familiar with in the small courtyard was slowly breaking into pieces and disappearing into nothingness.
"Ling'er, take care along the way." Looking at the tearful girl, Li Huarui smiled and shook her head.
The red hairpin tassel on her head swayed with her movements, making Jiang Ling'er's eyes blurry.
In the blink of an eye, he returned to the original white jade heart-forging step.
