Long En never dreamed that he would ever experience such a helpless moment in his life.
After taking her pulse as usual, Zhang Zhiyuan shook his head and sighed heavily: "Alas, it's probably just a few days away. If there's anything else you want to say, then tell her properly!"
Upon hearing this, Long En was utterly despondent, his eyes fixed intently on Lan Xiang, unmoving.
Lanxiang lay quietly on the bed, her body as light as a floating cloud, her breath as faint as a wisp of smoke, as if she were making her final dying words.
In her extremely weak voice, she said to Long En, "In my entire life, except for the last time when I had no other choice but to ask you to take care of my grandmother for the rest of her life, I have never asked you for anything else, just this once..."
But with just that one sentence, it seemed as if she had exhausted all her strength.
After waiting for a long time, she finally mustered up some strength again and finished speaking: "Promise me that after I die, bury my ashes next to Mother. That way, in the next life, we will definitely be mother and daughter again."
Long En seemed to nod repeatedly at him.
"I promise you, I'll agree to anything you ask!"
"sorry!"
"I'm so sorry to you and your daughter!"
Seeing this, even Zhang Zhiyuan, who was standing beside him, was moved and sighed deeply.
"well!"
He finally sighed, feeling helpless. Seeing the two reluctantly parting, he couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he silently turned and left the house.
Despite knowing she could never change his mind, Lanxiang still wanted to try to persuade him one last time.
"That position was never meant to be yours. Can you... can you give it up? Stop fighting for it?"
"Life is full of temptations. But what could be happier than living freely and openly in the sunlight with the one you love most?"
Why not choose to live a good life?
"Just for me, and for my grandmother, and for my mother..."
"Promise me..."
"Live well!"
"Okay?"
Hearing Lanxiang finish speaking these words in fits and starts, Long En burst into tears instantly.
Holding her hand tightly, his heart filled with so much reluctance, he prayed to God again and again.
"God, what should I do to get her to leave me alone?!"
"It was all my fault, so why should they be punished?"
"Taking one wasn't enough, they actually want one more!"
"If it can save her life, I would be willing to die right now, without any regrets!"
"As long as she can live..."
At this moment, Lanxiang was already in a daze, feeling as if she really saw her mother in front of her, and began to murmur, "Mother, is that you?"
"Mother, you've finally come! You've come to take me away, haven't you?"
Upon hearing this, Long En looked in astonishment in the direction Lan Xiang was looking, but there was clearly nothing there.
Knowing that she was beginning to lose consciousness and was hallucinating, he called out loudly, "Lanxiang, Lanxiang..."
In her drowsy state, Ke Lanxiang started crying again and apologizing: "I'm sorry, Grandma, Xiang'er can't stay with you anymore, I have to go see my mother!"
In an instant, Long En burst into tears, completely helpless.
"My God, how could this happen?"
"Someone please save her! Please save her!"
"I don't want anything, I don't want anything anymore, I just want her to live."
At this moment, Lanxiang's incessant murmurs were clearly eroding his last line of defense: "Mother, Mother..."
Accompanied by Long En's desperate and helpless voice: "Who can save her? Who can save her..."
In this world that is clearly one, the two of them are so close, yet their voices seem to come from two different worlds.
"It's done! It's done!"
Just then, a voice suddenly came from outside the door, breaking the incredibly suffocating and oppressive atmosphere.
Yi Shangyun had been working day and night, neglecting sleep and meals, and as soon as he succeeded in his research, he rushed in with the medicine, excitedly shouting, "Lanxiang, I succeeded! I succeeded!"
The moment they stepped inside, Long En and Long En's eyes met, and both of them froze.
Yi Shangyun instinctively felt that the person in front of her seemed familiar. After quickly searching her memory, she finally remembered and was startled: "He is... Long En... Lanxiang's father!"
In the past, the two people who hadn't seen each other for a long time might have sat down and had a good chat after their reunion.
But recalling what Lanxiang had told her a few days ago, she suddenly realized, "No, he is no longer the same Long En. Lanxiang said he has a close relationship with the Empress Dowager. Without a doubt, he has become the Empress Dowager's wing. I absolutely cannot let her recognize me."
Just as Yi Shangyun was at a loss in the face of Long En, Lanxiang heard her voice and regained her senses for a moment: "You've finally come. I... I'm afraid I can't make it."
Hearing this, Yi Shangyun snapped out of her daze and moved closer to him. As she took out three small medicine bottles from her purse, she said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I've already thought of a way to treat you, and you'll be cured soon!"
With tears in her eyes and a hopeful expression, Lanxiang asked, "Are you telling the truth? I really won't die?"
Yi Shangyun shook her head. Just as she was about to proceed with the next step of treatment, she suddenly glanced at Long En, who was staring at her, and said, "Please leave. I need to treat her."
Long En scrutinized her attire for a while, then asked with curiosity and doubt, "Who are you? Even the Imperial Physician Zhang couldn't cure this illness, how could a mere palace maid like you?"
Yi Shangyun straightened her chest slightly and said, "What's wrong with the little palace maid? Just because Zhang Zhiyuan can't cure an illness doesn't mean there's no one in the world who can. What, do you want to just watch her die?"
What puzzled Long En at this moment was: "Since this woman entered the room, her words and actions have been neither humble nor arrogant. As a palace maid, the way she speaks does not sound like that of a servant at all."
Suddenly remembering Zhang Zhiyuan's words that day, she couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that she is the woman Zhang Zhiyuan mentioned, whose medical skills are even more superb than his? But didn't Zhang Zhiyuan say that person has already passed away?"
Long En was clearly somewhat confused.
However, he was genuinely worried: "What kind of medicine are you going to give her? I have to take it to the Imperial Hospital to have it checked. This kind of medicine can't be used casually."
Yi Shangyun's lips curled up as he said, "No one in the world recognizes this medicine except me. I'm afraid it will be of no use to you even if you take it, because they have never even seen it before!"
Long En wanted to stop him again: "But..."
Yi Shangyun was already impatient: "If you keep dawdling here, being suspicious and wasting time, Lanxiang's life might really be in danger!"
At this moment, Lanxiang said firmly, "I believe in her!"
Long En found it unbelievable: "Lanxiang, you..."
Lanxiang called out, "You can go out now!"
Looking at Lanxiang's unwavering gaze, Long En could only helplessly walk out silently.
After Long En left, Lan Xiang asked anxiously, "What do we do next? Do you want me to take this medicine you're holding?"
Yi Shangyun shook his head and took out a tool that Lanxiang had never seen before, with a long needle at its head.
She said, "It will hurt a little at first. I'm going to inject the medicine from this tube into your body. It will take a total of three injections. After that, your condition will be under control. I will then prescribe some medicine for you to take care of, and you will recover soon."
"Alright! Let's get started." After hearing Yi Shangyun's words, Lanxiang didn't even think twice before starting to undress as instructed.
At this moment, Yi Shangyun hesitated and asked, "Lanxiang, do you really believe me?"
Lanxiang countered, "Why wouldn't you believe me? Even if there isn't a single trustworthy person in this world, I will always trust you."
Yi Shangyun smiled slightly at her and began to work.
"However, before that, I need to do an intradermal test to make sure you don't have any adverse reactions to the medication before we can continue treatment."
Time passed second by second.
"Come in!"
Finally, Long En, who had been lingering outside the door, was summoned inside again.
As soon as Long En entered the room, he rushed forward and asked Lan Xiang with great concern.
"How about it?"
"She didn't do anything to you, did she?"
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Lanxiang was genuinely touched to see that someone cared about her so much, so she said, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry."
"Luckily, she's not allergic to penicillin!"
At this moment, Yi Shangyun, who had already written the prescription, stood up as she spoke.
He walked over to Long En and handed him the prescription: "Get the medicine according to this prescription, decoct it for her every day and give it to her on time. Don't worry, she will recover soon."
Even now, Long En remains skeptical: "Is everything you're saying true?"
Lanxiang said, "I feel much better now."
"Thank you!"
Seeing that Lanxiang seemed to be in much better spirits, Long En finally put aside his grudges and sincerely thanked Yi Shangyun.
"You saved Lanxiang, and I owe you a debt of gratitude. You can ask me for it anytime in the future! As long as it is within my power, I will do anything."
When Yi Shangyun saw that Lanxiang's gaze towards Long En had finally softened, she was genuinely happy for them.
He then said, “I am not the kind of person who expects to repay kindness. Lanxiang is a good girl. She has suffered a lot since she was a child. This time, she has been reborn after a disaster. I hope that from now on, you can fulfill your responsibility as a father, protect her, and never let her be hurt again.”
Seeing Long En and Lan Xiang holding hands tightly, Yi Shangyun felt very gratified.
Just as she was about to leave quietly without disturbing the two, she suddenly heard Long En's voice behind her: "Miss, please wait. Haven't we met somewhere before?"
Yi Shangyun's heart skipped a beat, and she stopped in her tracks, but she still didn't turn around. She just smiled and said, "I was sold to the palace when I was a child and have never left the palace. We shouldn't know each other!"
"Yeah?"
Long En always felt that although Yi Shangyun had been wearing a veil ever since she entered the room, her beautiful phoenix eyes were a rare sight in this world.
So he thought of getting up to go and confirm it himself, but Lanxiang grabbed him and said, "I can prove that what she said is true."
"You?" Long En looked at Lan Xiang with a face full of doubt.
Lanxiang lied and said, "Her family used to be our neighbors. Because her family was poor, she was sold to the palace when she was young. I only met her a few days ago."
At this point, Long En finally gave up the idea of verification.
“I, Long En, dislike owing others more than anything in my life. If you wish to leave the palace and return home to reunite with your family, I can help you.”
At this point, the heart that had been hanging in mid-air finally settled down.
Finally, he hurriedly said, "I don't need it. I have something to do. I'll go first and take good care of her."
He then instructed Lanxiang, "Lanxiang, I've given you the medicine. Remember my instructions. You need to inject it twice more on time. Don't forget!"
After saying that, he stepped over the threshold without looking back and ran out.
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