When daybreak came, the tenth princess woke up as usual, a little tired.
Lin Fufei and Hongzhu both came in to wait on us, and Ma Cairen said, "Just take the breakfast here and eat it! The princess and I didn't sleep well at night. We had to catch up on our sleep after eating."
Lin Fufei looked at Ma Cairen carefully, her expression was no different from usual.
Only when looking at the tenth princess, something strange will flash across her eyes.
Of course the tenth princess didn't know what she said in her dream last night. She just felt tired and tired, indescribably tired.
"If we ask the imperial doctor to come over, we must prescribe two doses of soothing medicine no matter what." Ma Cairen looked at her daughter distressedly and said, "She looks really bad."
Because Ma Cairen had successfully made those things known, Lin Fufei did not need to continue adding medicine to the tenth princess's diet.
The imperial doctor was invited to come over and prescribed a prescription to soothe the nerves. .
After the tenth princess took the medicine, she went to bed to rest.
Ma Cairen asked Lin Fufei and Hongzhu to follow her to her house.
He asked everyone who was following him to step back, leaving only the two of them in front.
Opening her makeup box, she took out a pair of gold bracelets, each weighing four or two pounds.
"These days are different from the past. I don't have anything good to reward you. Let's get one bracelet for each of you!"
Lin Fufei and Hongzhu didn't dare to take it, so Ma Cairen said: "You can take the reward. If you refuse to take it, I will suspect that you have other plans."
After hearing this, Lin Fufei and Hongzhu looked at each other, then thanked them and took the bracelet over.
It was obvious that the bracelet was used to seal their mouths.
"This matter must be kept secret and cannot be told to anyone." Ma Cai said, "You must serve the princess as usual these days, and don't say a word that shouldn't be said."
"I remember this, my slave." Lin Fufei and Hongzhu replied in unison.
In the next few days, Princess Ten took her medicine and rested on time, and was quickly nursed back to normal.
Although Ma Cairen didn't work too hard, he had lost weight in the past few days and now had heavy bruises.
Lin Fufei knew that this was because she had something on her mind.
In the afternoon of this day, people from the Dowager Palace sent some food over.
Ma Cairen quickly thanked him.
Concubine Rong has always been like this. As long as there is food in her palace, she will give it to the juniors.
"These fruits should not be stored for a long time, especially mulberries." People from Tong'an Palace said, "The concubine also said that if a talented person is lacking something, just tell the younger ones."
Ma Cairen felt grateful after hearing this. When she was Concubine Ying, the Concubine didn't treat her very well.
Now that he is down and out, he often receives her care, which shows that the Dowager Empress is truly kind.
After sending away the people from Tong'an Palace, Ma Cairen turned around and came to the tenth princess.
The tenth princess took a nap and still didn't wake up.
Ma Cai then followed his own people to wash the fruits that the Dowager Empress had rewarded, put them on the table in the room, and called Lin Fufei and Hongzhu to come to him.
"Only the three of us know about Qiong Ying," Ma Cairen said. "Anyone else would have to get to the bottom of it.
A few days ago, I looked at her looking really haggard and couldn't bear to force her. Now that she is getting well, I can't wait any longer. "
"Then what does the master want the slaves to do?" Hong Zhu asked.
"You have been waiting for Qiong Ying all year round, as long as you are loyal to her and do your best.
Tonight, I'm going to raise this matter directly. All you have to do is listen by the side, just because you are afraid that she will still refuse to speak, so you will be witnesses to prove that she did talk in her sleep for several nights in a row. "
The reason why the tenth princess became mute after a serious illness must have been a huge shock.
She probably didn't refuse to speak on purpose, but rather like a snake in a cup, she hinted from the bottom of her heart that she couldn't speak because of fear.
This day, Ma Cairen, mother and daughter had dinner together again, and it was raining outside.
It started to rain.
"It's raining again. Master, why don't you rest here with us?" Lin Fufei said.
"That's fine," Ma Cairen nodded and said to the person who was waiting on him, "the place here is small and we don't need many people. You can go back, just ask them to wait on you."
On a rainy and humid day, Hongzhu specially burned a furnace of agarwood.
The fragrant mist curls up, the candlelight flickers, and the sound of rain outside the window makes people drowsy.
The tenth princess had already washed up, loosened her bun, put on her middle coat, and sat cross-legged on the bed, teasing the black cat.
Ma Cairen walked forward gently and sat down next to her. The tenth princess leaned her head affectionately on her mother's shoulder.
Ma Cairen reached out and gently stroked his daughter's hair, as if counting the time that slipped through his fingers.
Finally, she spoke: "Qiong Ying, do you remember your brother?"
With just one word, the tenth princess was horrified.
In all these years, Ma Cairen has never mentioned his son who died in infancy in front of his daughter. Because I am too sad, I always don’t want to mention it.
Facing her mother's loving eyes, the tenth princess calmed down and nodded slightly. Apparently she had never forgotten it.
"Qiong Ying, do you still remember? Rui'er likes you the most. The first thing he says is sister, and he always wants you to hug him. You also like him. Every day when you open your eyes, you have to run over and talk to him. Let's play together.
He has a tiger pillow that no one is allowed to touch but you. "Ma Cairen's eyes and tone were extremely gentle. Those were her happiest days.
The tenth princess listened quietly. The scene at that time was still vivid in her mind, as if it was yesterday.
"Qiong Ying, you know who killed your brother, right?" Ma Cairen's tone suddenly became urgent, and he grabbed his daughter's shoulders tightly.
The tenth princess was frightened, her face turned pale, and she shook her head desperately.
"Good boy, you know, don't lie to me anymore." Ma Caieren's tears rolled down, "Your brother was killed by someone, and you didn't really become mute. If you don't believe me, ask your two Maid, you have been talking in your sleep these past two nights."
"Princess, the slaves did hear you talking in your sleep at night, and what you said was very clear." Lin Fufei and Hongzhu both knelt on the ground, "The slaves know that you are suffering in your heart, but it's her... she is even more It’s bitter!”
Their words frightened the tenth princess even more. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
"I heard you say in your dream that someone fed Rui'er almond butter. I don't blame you, you were still a child at that time." Ma Cairen hugged the tenth princess and cried, "Don't be afraid, you are bold. Speak out. Rui'er is so pitiful, we must avenge him!"
The rain outside the window became heavier, blocking Ma Cairen's cries within the room.
But everyone knows that the rain will eventually stop, the sky will eventually light up, and the truth of some things will always be revealed to the world.
