So much happened tonight.
After Gan Tang left, Yuan Zhao leaned on the bed, looking at his daughter's sleeping face, but he couldn't fall asleep.
She thought back to what had happened tonight, and even over the years.
When her youngest son was lost, she couldn't sleep every night, so Wei Shaoqing asked the court doctor to prescribe sedatives for her.
In the past few years, she has been sleeping soundly and peacefully at night, and indeed feels that she is sleeping more and more. She thought it was the effect of tranquilizers.
But today Zhizhi said that he drugged her and made her sleepy?
So Wei Shaoqing brought a bowl of tonic every night. What was in the medicine?
Even though he was not there these few days, the old lady came in person and said that Shaoqing had instructed her to take the medicine well.
She felt that her husband still missed her even when he was away, and her heart was sweet.
Is this sweetness actually full of arsenic?
The old lady was going to come in person to deliver the medicine tonight, but because it was cold, she only sent the nanny beside her.
She felt the medicine was a little hot before going to bed, so she only drank half a bowl, which was why she woke up at night.
It was late at night and there was no sound outside. Yuan Zhao sat alone until dawn.
The more she thought about these things, the more frightened she became.
The life that I once thought was happy and perfect seemed to be suddenly torn apart.
She instinctively didn't want to believe it.
"Madam, are you awake? The second young lady is here to pay her respects to you." Before Gan Tang went out, she woke up Biyun, another maid who came with her as a dowry, to keep watch.
Yuan Zhao was surprised to find that it was already dawn outside.
"Let Nan'an in." Yuan Zhao restrained his tired look.
Yuan Nan'an is her eldest daughter, eight years old this year. She is as beautiful as a flower and the moon. She combines the good looks of both her and Wei Shaoqing, and has been a beauty since childhood.
It was just that two years ago, I accidentally ate something bad and my voice became hoarse and I can no longer speak.
This child has always been extremely filial. Even though he became mute and didn't want to go out and see people, he never stopped visiting Yuan Zhao every morning and evening.
Yuan Nan'an pushed the door open and came in, originally just wanting to salute Yuan Zhao from a distance.
After Zhizhi was born, the palace doctor advised her not to get too close to Yuan Zhao, so Yuan Nan'an had not been close to his mother for some time.
But today when she came in, she saw her mother still lying in bed.
Yuan Zhao waved at her, motioning her to come over, and patted the side of his bed: "Nannan, come and sit next to mother."
Yuan Nan'an sat down obediently, looked at his mother worriedly, and gestured.
[Mom, why do you look so bad? ]
Yuan Zhao tried to stay alert, not wanting to worry his daughter: "It's okay, I just didn't sleep well last night."
She became concerned about her daughter's homework again: "Have you been studying hard these days?"
After her daughter's voice was damaged, she invited a female scholar to come and teach Yuan Nan'an her lessons.
Although she is a girl, she also hopes that her child can be well-educated and sensible.
Speaking of studying, Yuan Nan'an's expression darkened.
She knew her mother had good intentions in wanting her to study, but she was a girl and couldn't take the imperial examinations, so what was the point of studying?
Now that she can no longer speak, what future does she have?
Although Yuan Nan'an is young, she has been an obedient, sensible and precocious child since childhood. She has also suffered a disaster, and her intelligence is no longer as good as her peers.
Yuan Zhao naturally knew what her daughter was thinking. She patted her daughter's head, her eyes filled with worry. "Just study hard. You've always been smart. Your father will be pleased to see you study hard."
It is said that a daughter is a father’s little cotton-padded jacket. In the first few years after the birth of our second daughter, my husband loved this child very much.
Yuan Zhao still had some hope in his heart...
Perhaps the noise of Yuan Nanan entering the room woke up Yuan Zhizhi who was in bed, and a small head popped out from the quilt next to Yuan Zhao.
The little girl was still sleepy, with her messy hair, looking at Yuan Nanan with a confused look on her face.
[Huh? Is this Sister Goose?]
Yuan Nan'an was stunned. She glanced at Yuan Zhao. Her mother didn't say anything.
Whose voice is this?
Sister's?
Yuan Nan'an gestured to Yuan Zhao: [Mom, why is Zhizhi back?]
Thinking of the scene of finding Zhizhi last night, Yuan Zhao still felt scared. She couldn't tell her second daughter, so she could only force a smile: "Mom is almost well, so I took Zhizhi back."
[Mother lied to Sister Goose~Mother lied to people like a puppy~]
The old witch threw Zhizhi out the side door, hoping she would freeze to death. Luckily, Zhizhi was found by her mother!
[My sister Goose is so pitiful. Her voice was also made hoarse by the old witch’s poison...]
Yuan Zhao and Yuan Nan'an both held their breath when they heard this.
Yuan Zhao was so shocked that he didn't notice that his second daughter looked strange.
Yuan Nan'an naturally heard it.
Just at this moment, Biyun came back from outside: "Madam, Gan Tang is back."
Yuan Zhao's thoughts were in a mess, and he could only say to Yuan Nan'an: "Nan'nan, you go back first."
Then she ordered Biyun: "Biyun, take the second girl back."
Biyun sent Yuan Nan'an out the door, and Gan Tang came in from outside. She glanced at Yuan Zhao and closed the door tightly.
Before she took off her cloak, she knelt down in front of Yuan Zhao with a plop.
Seeing her gloomy face, Yuan Zhao's heart sank completely.
Gan Tang's eyes were red and his whole body was trembling. He didn't know how to start.
The master and servant were silent for a while before Yuan Zhao spoke softly:
"He's there, isn't he?"
Gan Tang kowtowed loudly, then prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to look directly at his wife. His voice trembled as he spoke, "Madam, last night the master was indeed... indeed in Xingyu Lane."
"I arrived there before dawn, and saw you coming out of the house at the exact hour of the morning. A woman was holding an umbrella and escorting you to the door. Two people, two people..." Gan Tang couldn't continue. When she saw that scene, she almost vomited blood.
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