Chapter 187 Why did she appear at the Duke of Jingguo's mansion?

Zijuan thought it would be good to give her something to eat to distract her, since children are sensitive and even a small nightmare can be a big problem.

But Sheng Sheng has no appetite at all right now; her mind is filled with the dream she just had.

No, it can't be called a dream.

This is something that actually happened to her.

She had been sick before and had forgotten everything.

For some reason, she suddenly remembered me in her dream today.

Sheng Sheng finally understood why she felt Qin Xiang was familiar when she saw him at Wenhua Hall that day. It was because Qin Xiang was the second son of the Duke and Duchess of Jingguo.

The eldest son of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion embarked on his official career and went to Nanlin County to serve as an official when Shengsheng had just learned to walk. Shengsheng had no impression of him.

But Sheng Sheng once considered herself a member of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion. The Duchess of Jingguo always told her that because she was the older sister, she had to use her blood to save her younger sister.

At first, Sheng Sheng genuinely believed that as long as he could save his sister, he wasn't afraid of shedding blood.

So she tried to get close to Qin Xiang, the so-called "second brother," but Qin Xiang was used to being a playboy and would never respect a "little blood slave" like her. He wouldn't even glance at her and would avoid her as much as he could, thinking she was bad luck.

Once Sheng Sheng realized that she wasn't very popular in this family, she stopped trying to make a fool of herself. As a result, Qin Xiang couldn't even remember her face, even though she had lived in the Duke of Jingguo's mansion for five years.

Fortunately, Qin Xiang didn't remember him. If Qin Xiang had recognized him, Sheng Sheng really wouldn't have been prepared to face this situation.

After all, at that time she had neither been able to recall this past nor had enough security to face it.

Sheng Sheng was lost in thought. Zi Juan thought she was still in shock from the nightmare and hadn't recovered yet. With a worried look on her face, she called her softly, as if afraid of startling her: "Princess, Princess?"

"Hmm?" Sheng Sheng looked up, smiled slightly, and touched her stomach. "I'm not eating anymore, Sister Zijuan. My stomach is still full."

Zijuan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that something was wrong with the princess's condition. She wanted to go find the Second Prince, but Xie Yunchuan was still in the mountains. He had already gone down the mountain once, so it wouldn't be good to interrupt him again.

Zijuan was at a loss for what to do, so she asked her, "Would the princess like to sleep a little longer? The princess has only slept for less than half an hour. It's still early, so why don't you continue sleeping for a while?"

Sheng Sheng hugged Zi Juan tightly, leaned against her and shook her head: "Hmm...no more, Sheng Sheng isn't sleepy anymore."

Zijuan felt incredibly sorry for the little girl because of her insecure behavior. She put her arm around her with her left hand and stroked her head with her right.

Zijuan didn't understand what Shengsheng meant by "it's not fake," and assumed that she just thought the dream was too real: "This servant is here, this servant will always stay with the princess."

"Okay!" Sheng Sheng nodded vigorously, then thought for a moment, "Sister Zijuan, Sheng Sheng wants to drink hot milk, could you go and heat up a bowl for her?"

"Alright, I'll go right away. Would you like some white sugar, Princess?"

Milk without sugar is bland, and Sheng Sheng prefers it sweeter, but too much sugar is bad for children, and the snacks Sheng Sheng usually eats are already quite sweet.

Sometimes, when there are sweet dishes like sweet and sour pork ribs, Xie Yunchuan doesn't usually let her drink milk with added sugar. He only allows her to add a little sugar on special occasions like holidays.

Zijuan felt that today was a special day, since the princess had cried so much, she needed something sweet to cheer her up!

Sheng Sheng replied softly, "Okay~ then I'll add two spoonfuls of sugar, thank you, Sister Zijuan!"

Seeing that she finally showed a genuine smile, Zijuan was also happy and whispered to her, "Princess, don't worry, I'll add it secretly and won't let the Second Prince know."

"good!"

Zijuan rubbed her head, told the stone lying next to Shengsheng to keep the princess company, and then went out to heat up the milk.

Once again, only Sheng Sheng remained in the tent. She sat motionless, staring blankly at the ground for a long while before finally lying down with her eyes drooping.

Stone twitched its nose, seemingly sensing the sadness emanating from Sheng Sheng, and burrowed into her arms, its belly exposed: "Master, what's wrong?"

Sheng Sheng stroked the tiger's head listlessly, pouting, "It's nothing, it's just that I remembered some unhappy things."

Stone, a little tiger, cannot fully empathize with humans; he can only silently accompany her.

The noise subsided as she carefully analyzed the past five years in her mind.

Since returning to the palace, Sheng Sheng has encountered many things and many people, and has also learned some things that may be related to her.

For example, the feud between Empress Zheng and Consort Rong.

Sheng Sheng wondered how she had inexplicably ended up in the Duke of Jingguo's mansion when she was still an infant.

Xie Yunchuan probably felt that it would hurt her young mind, so he avoided talking about these things in front of her and didn't allow Thirteen and the others to talk about them casually.

However, this does not prevent Sheng Sheng from knowing some inside information from other places.

For example, Sheng Sheng knew that she "died" in a fire caused by a candle flame blown by the wind.

A candle placed beside a curtain, a window not closed tightly, and a gust of wind that seemed to be invading freely.

Just then, the palace maids and wet nurses left, and the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was being celebrated in the Golden Palace.

By the time the returning palace maids discovered it, the flames had already spread and turned into a raging fire.

Everyone thought that Sheng Sheng had died in the fire. Such a small child, not even his ashes were left behind.

But she did not die.

She appeared at the Duke of Jingguo's residence.

Why is that?

Sheng Sheng racked her brains but couldn't remember how she was sent to the Duke of Jingguo's mansion.

She was only three months old then. No matter how smart Sheng Sheng is, she can't compare to the memory of a goldfish in its infancy. How could she possibly remember things from when she was three months old?

However, one thing is certain: she was definitely not rescued by the Duke of Jingguo's mansion.

First of all, if someone from the Duke of Jingguo's mansion had happened to rescue her at that time, they could have returned her to Consort Rong. Why did they keep her in the Duke of Jingguo's mansion for five years?

The answer to this question is actually quite obvious: it must be to become a "blood slave" for Qin Weiwei, the young lady of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion.

According to the Taoist priest, Qin Weiwei was born with a bad fate and a short lifespan, resulting in a weak body. She needed to use the blood of a girl of similar age as a medicinal ingredient and take the medicine for a long time to prolong her life.

Unfortunately, the girl of similar age was Xie Yunsheng.

In order to save their daughter's life, the Duke and Duchess of Jingguo orchestrated a fire in the palace and went to great lengths to smuggle the princess out and take her to their residence to abuse her.