Chapter 73 Lily didn't make it

Yaohua Hall, inside the East Hall.

When Wen Li'er woke up, Yan Shixu had already left.

She touched the area beside her and it was cold.

She was a little confused.

Why did it feel like His Highness came over when I was sleeping soundly yesterday?

I also hugged myself all night.

But soon, she thought she was just dreaming.

His Highness clearly left after dinner.

After washing up and having breakfast, she looked around, a little surprised.

"Qingzhu, where is Qingmei? Why can't I see her?"

After asking, she noticed that there was still a lily missing.

"Where did she and Lily go?"

Seeing his master asking questions, Qingzhu tightened his hands slightly under his sleeves.

When she looked up again, there was no sign of abnormality in her expression.

"My Lord, Lily's age has come to an end. Yesterday, a group of palace maids were released from the palace, and Lily was among them."

When Wen Li'er heard this, her eyes slightly opened and she was a little confused.

"Isn't Lily only twenty-four? There's still a year left?"

Qingzhu shook his head firmly: "No, Master, you are mistaken. Lily is twenty-five this year."

Seeing Qingzhu so sure, Wen Lier thought for a moment that she might have really remembered it wrong.

She felt a little lost and had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

"Why didn't you tell me Lily was leaving? She's been serving me for half a year, after all. I should give her a dowry."

Moreover, among the palace maids in the East Palace, only Lily can play chess.

When Wen Li'er is bored, she likes to play a few games with Lily.

Now that she was suddenly released from the palace, she felt very reluctant.

Qingzhu had already thought of his excuse.

She lowered her head and whispered, "Master, don't worry. Mammy took the silver from your golden tortoise and gave it to her as a reward. Lily was very reluctant to leave you before she left, but she was worried about upsetting you, so she didn't come to say goodbye to you."

After hearing this, Wen Li'er finally felt less sad.

She asked gloomily, "What about Qingmei? Qingmei is only twenty. I remember her very clearly!"

Qingzhu's throat choked as she reported, "Qingmei was clumsy last night and broke the master's favorite paper hammer bottle. Matron made her kneel all night as punishment. Her knee is injured and it may take three to five days to heal."

Upon hearing this, Wen Li'er looked at Nanny Qin with disapproval.

"Madam, Qingmei must have been careless. Making her kneel all night is too harsh a punishment."

Nanny Qin touched her nose awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Master, Qingmei broke a blue and white porcelain cup you liked before, and you spared her once. But not long after, she broke the vase again. This person is really too volatile. If you don't punish her, she won't learn her lesson."

Wen Li'er was silent for a while.

Qingmei is indeed careless and a little impulsive in her daily life.

But Qingmei is also the funny person in her palace, always making everyone laugh from time to time.

I wasn't used to not hearing her chattering around this morning, which was a bit unusual.

But what the nanny did was right, even though she only broke a teacup and a vase.

But what if the debris hurts someone?

Even more seriously, what if His Highness is accidentally injured?

By then, it won’t just be kneeling for one night.

Wen Li'er turned around and instructed Qingzhu, "Send the remaining bottle of stasis-removing ointment to Qingmei, and then go to the Imperial Hospital to get her two prescriptions of cold-removing medicine. It's freezing out here, don't let her develop any underlying illness."

Qingzhu Fushen: "Yes, I will go right away."

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The several low rooms behind the bedroom are the residences of Qin Ma Ma, Qingmei Qingzhu and other palace maids.

Except for the maids, all the palace maids lived in a room with two people.

Qingzhu pushed the door open and walked in, carrying a bowl of dark brown medicine.

At this time, Qingmei was lying quietly on the bed with her eyes closed and her face extremely pale.

She woke up suddenly when she heard the noise.

But when she saw it was Qingzhu, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Qingzhu stepped forward and placed the medicine on the cabinet beside the bed.

The next moment, a strong smell of medicine hit my nose.

Qingmei couldn't help but frown, her voice was very hoarse.

"Qingzhu, can I not eat it?"

"Of course not."

Qingzhu looked at her disapprovingly.

"You're so badly injured, how can you recover without taking medicine? The master asked about you this morning, you can't just lie in bed and not serve him, right?"

Qingmei couldn't help but feel nervous when she heard this.

"What happened next? How did you guys respond? Did the master already know what happened last night?"

Qingzhu shook his head and repeated to Qingmei the story he and Nanny Qin had prepared.

"Remember, don't get sidetracked. And get well soon, or the master will surely become suspicious."

Qingmei nodded heavily.

She was seen supporting herself on the bed with her right arm, and picking up the medicine on the bedside cabinet with her left hand.

He didn't even need Qingzhu to feed him, he just closed his eyes and drank it in one gulp.

Looking at her appearance, someone who doesn't know her would think it's a bowl of poison.

The movement of drinking the medicine was so big that it pulled her injured butt, and Qingmei grimaced in pain.

In fact, her injuries were not too serious. She was only beaten with ten boards.

Compared to Yang Fengyi and Baihe who were beaten to death directly, she can be said to have earned great honor from her ancestors.

Thinking of Lily, Qingmei's eyes turned red and she felt a little uncomfortable.

We have been together for more than half a year and there is still some affection between us.

She felt a little scared and sad that her little sister, who had been so good to her, was gone suddenly.

Seeing her red eyes, Qingzhu felt uncomfortable.

Originally, Qingmei was also not going to be saved.

After all, the people on duty last night were Qingmei and Lily.

As a result, one of them did not stay by the master's side, and the other was snoring on the couch, which almost caused serious consequences.

It was Nanny Qin who stepped forward and pleaded with His Highness.

As soon as the Taoist master entered the palace, Qingmei served him personally.

If Qingmei were gone, the master would definitely be sad.

In this way, Qingmei's caning sentence was reduced to ten strokes.

While Lily was sleeping soundly, he caught her red-handed and gave her thirty strokes of the cane.

When Lily was carried back into the house, she was still breathing.

But as a palace maid, no imperial physician was willing to come and treat her.

Wait for Qingzhu to go to the Imperial Hospital to ask for medicine.

Lily didn't survive in the end.

Qingzhu turned around hurriedly to hide the tears in her eyes.

She said, "Just rest and recuperate. When you're better, go and apologize to the master. I'll go to the front hall first."

Qingmei nodded: "Okay."

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