Seeing that Sang Jiang was in a bad mood, the usually tactful Wan Ting tugged at Kou'er's shoulder: "Miss Si must be hungry after just waking up. Let's go get her something to eat."

Kou'er glanced at Sang Jiang with concern, but finally nodded and followed Wan Ting to the door.

The sound of the door slamming shut brought Sang Jiang back to reality.

She stared blankly ahead, large tears streaming down her face.

How wonderful everything was in her dream! Her mother and father cooked a table full of delicious food for her, her younger brother was helping his younger sister with her homework, and her beloved Fugui saw her and rushed into her arms.

But what she saw when she woke up was hard for her to accept.

Sang Jiang buried her face in her arms and began to sob.

She didn't know how much time had passed before she finally raised her head; her eyes were so swollen she could barely open them.

She had only one thought in mind: if she committed suicide, she could go home. Thinking this, Sang Jiang looked around the room, but there didn't seem to be anything that could kill her instantly.

She mechanically dressed, walked to the door, and opened it. The glaring sunlight made her instinctively shield her eyes with her hands.

She glanced at the busy group of people in Jinghe Palace and headed straight out of the palace.

When she reached a secluded lotus pond, she took a deep breath and slowly walked over.

The lotus pond was surrounded by a fence. Sang Jiang stood by the fence, looking at the emerald green water. She closed her eyes, fear preventing her from going any further, but she wanted to go home more than anything else.

After a while, she resolutely opened her eyes, lifted her skirt and stood directly on the railing. Sang Jiang smiled sadly and slowly fell forward.

Her eyes were tightly closed, and tears were blown up by the wind as she poured in, eventually falling into the lotus pond along with Sang Jiang.

The feeling of suffocation made Sang Jiang frown, and slowly she lost consciousness.

...

Kou'er followed Wanting to the kitchen while sobbing.

She was terrified when she saw the mess in the room, but thinking about it carefully, who would commit murder and leave it like this?

Moreover, judging from the young lady's current state, it's obvious that she did it herself, so is her young lady going to... commit suicide?

The moment the thought crossed her mind, Kou'er's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground. The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.

Wan Ting looked at Kou'er in confusion, but before she could speak, Kou'er suddenly got up and ran back as if she had gone crazy.

Seeing this, Wan Ting quickly followed.

When Kou'er arrived at Sang Jiang's room and saw the door wide open, her bad premonition intensified. She rushed inside, but Sang Jiang wasn't there. She then ran out, grabbed a palace maid, and shouted, "Where is my young lady? Have you seen my young lady?"

Kou'er had always been timid, so her sudden assertiveness clearly startled the little palace maid.

"Speak up! Where has my young lady gone!"

"Fourth Miss has gone out, Sister Kou'er, you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Kou'er pushed him away and ran out the door.

The young palace maid stumbled and almost fell after being pushed by her, but fortunately Wan Ting caught her in time.

"Thank you, Sister Wanting."

"Go tell the Imperial Concubine that something has happened." Wan Ting hurriedly instructed the maid before running towards Kou'er.

Putting aside Sang Jiang's identity, she and Kou'er also live in Jinghe Palace, so it's hard to say what might happen if something were to happen to them.

As Kou'er ran, she shouted loudly, "Miss, Miss, where are you? Miss! Waaaaah..."

She was terrified. If something really happened to Sang Jiang, how could she face her deceased wife?

"Waaaaah..."

Wan Ting, who had been chasing after the sound, froze. Kou'er's voice suddenly disappeared, leaving her a little confused. Wan Ting quickly quickened her pace, afraid that something had really happened.