Shangguan Xiaoxiao personally supervised her mother's funeral at home. Mrs. Shangguan did not argue with her and did everything according to her wishes.
After her mother was buried, Shangguan Xiaoxiao returned to Xiao Zhenting's mansion.
She came to Xiao Zhenting's room in a daze, and when she reached the door, she heard panting and giggling coming from inside.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao was jealous and hateful. She rushed over to push open the bedroom door, but was stopped by the servant guarding the door.
"No, no, no, Master... If you go in now and annoy the Second Prince, I'm afraid..."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao angrily slapped the servant in the face. "Who do you think you are? How dare you bully me?"
After saying that, he pushed the servant away, kicked open the bedroom door and rushed in.
The room was filled with a beautiful spring scene. She watched Xiao Zhenting drinking and having fun as if nothing had happened, and she was so angry that her whole body was shaking and her eyes were bloodshot.
"My mother just passed away, and not only did you not come to pay your respects, you are here hugging another woman and having fun. Do you...do you still have me in your eyes?"
Xiao Zhenting got up from his bed, picked up a piece of clothing from the screen and put it on. He looked calm and slowly walked in front of Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhenting raised his hand and slapped Shangguan Xiaoxiao in the face with a loud and crisp slap.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao was caught off guard, staggered back a few steps and fell to the ground. A fishy and salty taste came from her mouth, and blood slowly flowed out from the corners of her mouth.
"Are you out of your mind? You want me to come and offer condolences? Who are you? And who is your mother? Don't forget, you are just my concubine. You are the same as them."
Xiao Zhenting pointed at the concubine who was hiding in the bed. "If you weren't the daughter of the prime minister, do you think you would have so many privileges here?"
This slap and these words made Shangguan Xiaoxiao feel cold all over.
She knew from the beginning that Xiao Zhenting didn't love her, but she really didn't expect that he would be so cold and indifferent.
Xiao Zhenting squatted down, pinched Shangguan Xiaoxiao's chin tightly, and looked at her carefully.
"You look quite charming in your mourning clothes now."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao saw the burning flames in Xiao Zhenting's eyes. She struggled for a few times and begged, "Second Prince, please let me go. Let me be filial to my mother for a few days..."
"Filial piety? What is filial piety? Are you, a slave, qualified to talk to me about filial piety?" Xiao Zhenting tore Shangguan Xiaoxiao's clothes and forced her under his body.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao struggled for a few times, but was beaten severely by Xiao Zhenting.
She closed her eyes in despair and chose to accept her fate.
Many heartbreaking images emerged in her mind.
Why, Shangguan Wanning could enjoy all the love in the world in peace and quiet, but she...
Shangguan Wanning shuddered. She looked at her sleeping mother and tiptoed out of the room. Lutong immediately came up to her and put a cloak on her.
She found that since Aunt Zhao's death, her mother's health had been getting worse day by day. She didn't know whether it was because she was too tired from the household affairs or because she was still worried about it.
"Miss, Imperial Doctor Qin has replied to your letter." Lu Tong handed over a letter.
Shangguan Wanning was overjoyed and quickly opened it to read.
These days, she saw that Doctor Qin's medicine had little effect on her mother, so she wrote a letter for advice, but after reading the letter, she fell into deep thought again.
"Miss, are you okay?" Lu Tong asked with concern.
Shangguan Wan Ning sighed and said, "Imperial Physician Qin said that he can't do anything about my mother's condition now. However, he said that he could let me ask his senior brother to give it a try."
"Dr. Qin's senior brother? Who is he?"
"The world's number one doctor, Lu Xiangzi. In fact, I've heard of this person a long time ago. About four or five years ago, my father and grandfather sent people to visit Yaowang Valley, but they didn't even see him. I heard that he has a weird temper and doesn't want to see strangers."
"What should we do then?" Lu Tong asked anxiously.
Shangguan Wanning said nothing and turned to look towards her mother's room.
In her previous life, her mother worked hard to take care of the household chores, but in the end, she did not have a good ending because of her. She always felt that she owed her mother too much.
After careful consideration, Shangguan Wanning left a letter to her father and took Lu Tong, disguised as a man, to Yaowang Valley to find Lu Xiangzi to seek medical treatment for her mother.
"Miss..."
"Hmm?" Shangguan Wanning turned around and looked at Lutong, who immediately changed his words.
"Master, how long will it take us to reach Medicine King Valley? I feel like my waist is breaking from riding a horse every day."
Shangguan Wanning took out the map from her bag and looked at it carefully, then said, "Just hold on a little longer. How about this, we take a shortcut. Even though it's a little narrower, it can at least save us two or three days of travel."
Lutong had no objection, so the two of them turned their horses around and headed towards the tree-lined path.
As dusk fell, both of them regretted their decision.
Taking a shortcut, there was not only no inn to stay in along the way, but there was not even a farm house where we could stay overnight.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and finally I couldn't even see the road ahead. The moonlight shone through the lush branches and leaves, and became mottled shadows.
"Young Master, do you feel... as if there are many pairs of eyes watching us?" Lu Tong grabbed Shangguan Wanning's arm and trembled.
Shangguan Wanning didn't find it scary at first, but after hearing what Lutong said, she felt a chill down her spine.
But she still gritted her teeth and walked forward with Lutong. "Don't scare yourself. There aren't so many weird things."
Seeing that Lutong was still trembling with fear, Shangguan Wanning took out a tinder from her bag and lit it. However, a gust of wind blew and the tinder was immediately extinguished.
Lu Tong was even more frightened now, and almost cried. "Master... I... I'm really scared..."
"How about this, let's go a little further and see if we can find a place to stay. We'll talk about it after tonight."
Lu Tong nodded hurriedly.
The two walked a short distance, and Lu Tong suddenly stopped and kept pulling Shangguan Wan Ning's sleeve.
"What's wrong again?" Shangguan Wan asked with a frown.
Lu Tong's expression was extremely frightened, and he pointed at the grass not far away.
Shangguan Wanning turned her head and saw a cold and dark green light emanating from the grass.
Suddenly, a chill ran down her spine.
She held Lu Tong's hand tightly, almost holding her breath as she stepped back step by step.
Suddenly, there was a strange noise in the bushes. The two men didn't even have time to turn around and run away because something pounced on them.
Shangguan Wanning pushed Lutong away.
"Ah!" Shangguan Wanning was thrown to the ground. She watched helplessly as a wolf opened its bloody mouth and bit towards her neck.
Her mind went blank.
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