She always wanted to ask where Mother Liu had gone, but she couldn't say it. She let the old woman pull up one of her hands and wipe it, and tell her some things she didn't want to hear but had to hear.
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Meng Qi's eyes were swollen and sore from opening, but she was stubborn and refused to close them to rest for a while, as if once she closed her eyes, she would be back in the cold lake again, and the feeling of being unable to breathe would suffocate her.
"Aren't you awake yet?" Su Xin said in a low voice.
Lixia shook her head. "There was no movement, so I didn't dare to lift the tent to look."
Su Xin sighed, "Just now when I went to report to the Crown Prince's wife, she wanted to come over again but was stopped by the Second Miss."
"Fortunately, there's the Second Miss. Seeing the Crown Prince's wife's condition these past two days has scared me to death. Fortunately, the Fourth Miss has woken up."
Su Xin glanced at the tent and said, "If there's no movement in another half a quarter of an hour, go and call them. The effect of the tranquilizing soup should be over by then."
"How is Mrs. Liu?"
"I stayed up all night yesterday. Seeing that Fourth Miss was fine today, I gave her her tranquilizing soup. I'm afraid she's still asleep now."
"Yes, if there's nothing wrong, let her sleep a little longer. After all, she's old. I've been with her all night long these past two days since I came back from Shanzhi Hall."
Meng Qi listened quietly to the conversation between the two girls. Her mind was in a mess. She didn't dare to close her eyes. She was afraid that once she closed her eyes, she would see the cold lake water and the person she was trying to see through the water, standing on the shore and watching all this calmly.
She was even more afraid that if she closed her eyes, she would not be able to see the beautiful bed curtains, hear the familiar voices, and... her mother's familiar, vivid face when she opened them again.
Thinking of this, Meng Qi's tears flowed, and soon they wet the pillowcase. She actually saw her mother again, the mother who died young because of her stupidity.
It wasn't until that day, when she woke up in the Shanzhi Hall of the Marquis of Huainan's mansion, feeling the warmth and strength of Wang's embrace, that she truly knew she had lived a new life. Although she didn't know how she fell into the ice, and didn't recognize the girl who followed behind Wang with a nervous look on her face, there was still so much more.
But she had no time to care about anything else. As long as her mother was still alive, everything she had experienced was worth it. Yes, it was all worth it.
Su Xin made a gesture to keep quiet and slowly walked to the edge of the tent. She seemed to hear sobbing.
"Fourth Miss, are you awake?"
Lixia followed and wanted to lift the bed curtain, but was stopped by Suxin.
The two stood there quietly, listening to the obvious sobbing, then sobbing accompanied by choking, and then bursting into tears.
"What's going on? What happened?"
The two maids breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. They bowed to Meng Wan and explained, "Hello, Second Miss. I wanted to check on Fourth Miss later, but I didn't want to hear... I was just about to see what was going on when you arrived."
Meng Wan hurriedly opened the bed curtain. Meng Qi turned her head to face the sunlight, squinted her eyes slightly, and felt a stinging pain.
Then, she saw her second sister put her hand to her forehead with a worried look on her face. "What's wrong? Did you have a dream? Or are you feeling unwell? Mother asked the doctor to stay in the outer courtyard for the next two days. If you feel unwell, I'll ask them to call her."
After saying that, he turned around and called out "Chuaner".
Meng Qi looked at her second sister, Meng Wan, who had only appeared in her mother's mouth in her previous life. If she was truly reborn, then everything in the past should be called her previous life, right?
Meng Wan hurried into the house, still wearing her cloak, still stained with freshly melted snow. Her features bore a striking resemblance to Wang Shi, imbued with a sense of energy and vitality. She spoke calmly, with a measured and organized voice. From the brief interactions they had had over the past few days, it was clear she was a generous, sensible, and discerning woman.
Meng Qi wanted to say there was no need to call a doctor, but the words got stuck in her throat. She suddenly felt a little impatient. Could it be that she couldn't speak like in her previous life?
Thinking of this, Meng Qi stood up and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, fortunately, he was able to move.
After Meng Wan instructed her maid Chuan'er to call a doctor, she turned around and watched Meng Qi touching herself up and down.
Meng Wan took Meng Qi's hand and said, "Don't worry, the doctor said it's okay. Even though you plunged into the icy cave, it only took a moment. Does your head still hurt?"
Meng Qi shook her head and tried to speak again, but her mouth felt extremely dry.
Meng Wan personally went to the table and poured some water for her. Meng Qi drank it in one gulp, then handed over the empty glass and said, "Pour another one."
The two sisters breathed a sigh of relief at this sentence.
When Meng Qi heard herself say this, she knew that she was not speechless like in her previous life.
Meng Wan breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since he woke up from the cold, he hadn't said anything. No matter how people asked him, he just shook his head or stared blankly at something.
The doctor was also puzzled. According to what the two little girls who followed him said, Meng Qi dived in but was pulled out in an instant. It was impossible for her to reach such a state.
What was even more surprising was that after Meng Qi woke up and saw Wang, he had a terrified expression on his face and hugged Wang tightly, crying breathlessly, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
And when Wang kept talking about your second sister, Meng Qi looked her up and down with curiosity, as if she didn't know Meng Wan.
After drinking three glasses of water, Meng Qi finally felt her throat feel better. As she scrambled to get off the ground, she asked Meng Wan, "Where's Mom? Is she okay?"
Su Xin hurried forward to help Meng Qi put on shoes. Meng Qi suddenly thought of Yuan Dong, who used to serve her.
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