Chapter 379 Prince Su comes to visit, Luo'er is asleep!
Sparrow: "Yes, Madam, the way you look, Miss, it's more like you're in a coma."
Granny Zheng patted Sparrow's bottom.
Sparrow belatedly realized that she had said the wrong thing.
Madam Pei felt a vague unease in her heart.
They were afraid that Luo'er would fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again.
However, if she flares up with the poison again next time, we might consider giving her a drink.
It's better than drinking human blood.
Madam Pei: "Never mind, let her sleep."
“Be vigilant and check on her every now and then.”
If her shirt gets sweaty, wipe her down and change her into something dry.
"Just make sure you don't catch a cold."
Que'er and Granny Zheng: "Yes."
The night grew deeper.
Madam Pei had originally intended to wish Li Qinglu a happy birthday.
There's no chance today either.
The courtyard was quiet, with faint sobbing coming from next door.
Granny Zhang said that both Pei Liu Niang and Pei Shiniang had been severely punished.
Both of them were so badly injured that they couldn't walk.
I'm afraid I'll be sent back to Jinling before dawn tomorrow.
Madam Pei was not interested.
He was very disappointed in the Pei family.
I just couldn't fall asleep.
As midnight approached, she heard some noises outside.
"Shall I go and take a look?"
Granny Zhang got up to leave.
Madam Pei grabbed her: "What's so interesting about it? It's just a big rat."
"I'm going to sleep now, this old woman is going to bed."
But in reality, after Madam Pei lay down, her eyes widened even more and her ears stood up even more.
"Old Zhang, no snoring!"
Moonlight streamed in through the cracks in the window.
It fell to the ground.
A tall figure dressed in black silently slipped through the window and entered the house.
And slowly approached the bed.
He coughed softly through the bed curtains.
"I've brought you a gift, would you like to get up and take a look?"
In the darkness, only the sound of even breathing could be heard slowly coming from inside.
Duan Rongshi: "Luo'er?"
There was no response.
There was only deathly silence.
He frowned deeply, disregarded etiquette, lifted the bed curtains, and looked down at the person who had fallen into a deep sleep on the bed.
"Li Qingluo?"
A moment later.
Que'er cursed under her breath as Zhui Yu ruthlessly dragged her into the house.
The four corner lamps have been lit.
The person sitting on the armchair in front of the girl's bed could only be Prince Su.
Que'er suppressed her panic and knelt down respectfully: "This servant greets Your Highness Prince Su."
"Why did you come in the middle of the night... and sneak into a young lady's room? That's not appropriate..."
Zhuiyu's heart jumped into her throat.
Wow—she truly lives up to her reputation as the young lady's personal maid!
This reckless and suicidal behavior would have already resulted in his tongue being pulled out by now, if it had happened in the past.
That is to say, Your Highness's temperament has become much kinder since meeting the young lady.
Otherwise, what good outcome do you expect?
"Shut up! Did His Highness ask you a question?"
Zhuiyu, fearing she would get beaten, was the first to reprimand her.
The sparrow shuddered and lowered its head.
Duan Rongshi's brows did indeed flash with displeasure.
"If you had been guarding your master's bedside, how could you have only discovered today that I would sneak into your young lady's boudoir at night?"
Que'er and Zhuiyu both looked at Prince Su with disbelief.
Your Highness, your twisted logic is... rather shameless.
Sparrow had a hundred grievances in her heart.
Her daughter rarely has anyone watch over her while she sleeps, and it's not like they can just leave her there whenever they want.
Duan Rongshi's cold eyes were like ice: "Why can't you wake your young lady? Has she been drugged?"
The sparrow didn't want to answer.
This is, after all, the girl's weakness. If Prince Su were to seize it so easily, wouldn't the girl be completely at his mercy in the future?
She wanted to be a loyal servant!
Zhuiyu: "You're not going to tell me? Then I'm going to yell at you!"
"If you wake the old lady, what will your punishment be?"
Sparrow: "I will tell you. Miss always does this after drinking."
"He was just sleeping very soundly, nothing else."
Duan Rongshi: "It's just that it's a bit heavy?"
She wasn't just sleeping soundly.
Clearly, he had completely lost consciousness.
When did these symptoms first appear?
Sparrow: "The first time I saw you drinking, Miss, I was already like this."
"As if it were innate?"
"That time, I even stayed at Pei Jiasi Garden for a few days."
Duan Rongshi: "Was there anything unusual about her when she woke up?"
The sparrow shook its head.
"Aside from not remembering anything, I feel no discomfort anywhere."
Duan Rongshi instructed Zhuiyu to take Que'er down.
"Ask her if her daughter has suffered any grievances today."
After Zhuiyu closed the door from the outside, Duan Rongshi got up again, walked to the bedside, and lifted the curtain.
He bent down and pinched Li Qingluo's smooth face, quite annoyed.
"I came to see you, but you're sleeping soundly."
Then, reluctantly, she slowly let go of his hand.
He then touched it in his own arms.
He took out a box and gently placed it beside her pillow.
Happy birthday.
A kiss filled with longing and tenderness gently landed on her forehead.
After Duan Rongshi came out of Li Qingluo's room, he did not leave immediately.
Instead, he went straight to Madam Pei's room and respectfully asked, "General Pei, Duan Rongshi requests an audience."
Although the lights inside were off, Duan Rongshi did not try to hide his presence in the courtyard today.
Therefore, she must not be truly asleep yet.
Given her genuine love for Luo'er, she must still be waiting for him.
Sure enough, the candlelight inside the room flickered slightly and then lit up again.
Granny Zhang respectfully opened the door: "Your Highness, please come in. Our old lady has been waiting for you for a long time."
Li Qingluo struggled to wake up.
It was already broad daylight.
She breathed heavily and touched her chest.
She looks like she's drowning.
In complete darkness, there was no breath, and no movement.
It was as if she were imprisoned in an endless and desolate black sea, and no matter how much her consciousness struggled, she could not escape the tight grip of the restraint.
This feeling is like the soul being trapped and unable to return to the body.
This is by no means a good thing for someone who has been reborn.
Que'er brought in hot water and saw that Li Qingluo had already gotten up, her face beaming with joy.
"Young lady, you're finally awake?"
"Why does the young lady look so pale?"
"I heard from Granny Zheng that Miss only took a sip of wine yesterday, yet she's been drunk for so long. Perhaps she shouldn't drink again next time?"
Li Qingluo: "Yesterday, the Empress Dowager bestowed wine upon me, and I could not refuse."
Sparrow just felt sorry for her.
She noticed something on the pillow and quickly reminded her, "Girl, look."
"It must have been what His Highness Prince Su wanted to give you yesterday."
Li Qinglu's heart skipped a beat: "He's been here?"
He then felt somewhat annoyed.
He risked his life to come here, yet he didn't even get to see him.
Que'er came over with a hot towel to wipe Li Qingluo's hands and face.
"I arrived just before midnight."
"But I couldn't wake you up no matter what I did, so I told you that you can't drink alcohol."
“Miss, His Highness Prince Su is really considerate to you. He had Zhuiyu ask me a lot of questions about whether you were wronged yesterday.”
"I'll tell you everything."
Li Qinglu patted her head: "You're going to tattle now? You don't have to tell me everything next time."
"I can handle it myself."
He was already extremely busy with his affairs, and Li Qingluo didn't want her little matters to become a burden to him.
Urged by Que'er, Li Qingluo opened the box.
Upon seeing the gift, Li Qingluo could not hide her surprise and delight.
"What an exquisite and unique gold hairpin! Miss, this is real gold!"
Sparrow couldn't help but drool: "And three of them! His Highness Prince Su is truly generous!"
Li Qingluo is indeed very fond of money.
But what surprised her about this hairpin was not that it was made of gold, but that it was not an ordinary design.
A small knife, a small sword, and an arrow.
They are all very small in size.
Li Qingluo tested their hardness and found that they were not as easily bent or deformed as ordinary gold. The sharpness and point of their tails could easily pierce anything.
Li Qinglu smiled slightly: Sure enough, he always knew what she liked best.
Li Qingluo rubbed the small knife in her palm.
Something came to mind: "How's the matter I asked you to handle yesterday?"
Sparrow: "Don't worry, Miss. I delivered the letter, and the things arrived this morning."
As she spoke, Que'er went to the dressing table next to her and took out a brocade pouch.
Inside the brocade pouch was the jade pendant, a white, openwork crescent shape.
The real Pan Li was pushed into the lake and killed by Princess Qinyu. This jade pendant was accidentally found by Yang Qinwu.
Later, in order to help Princess Qinyu find out the whereabouts of the jade pendant, the Pei family kidnapped Pan Li, who was actually the Twelfth Sister and didn't know the truth, and took her to the Pei family dungeon.
As a result, although Pei Shierniang escaped with him, the feud between the Pan family and the Pei family was truly established from that point on.
Wherever Pan Li goes now, she is always accompanied by a maidservant.
Moreover, Li Qingluo heard that the Pan family is now very close to Pei Shierniang's biological parents.
Thinking of how Twelve Sister was reborn and gradually helped her parents out of their painful shadows, I was overjoyed for her.
However, since Li Qingluo got her hands on this jade pendant, she has not yet found an opportunity to truly use it.
Now, the time has finally come.
"Go and call Sha Wu here."
When Sha Wu came to see Li Qingluo, Li Qingluo handed him the jade pendant: "Can you put it on that Consort Jing silently?"
Sha Wu accepted it with both hands: "Don't worry, young lady."
Li Qingluo added, "Be careful not to let the words on your face show."
Sha Wu touched the tattoo on his face, which was drawn as a small vine.
He bowed his head and replied, "Yes."
After Sha Wu left, Li Qingluo spread out the three small gold hairpins in her hand: "Que'er, put on your makeup."
Nanshan Forest Farm.
Li Qingluo had just gone to the forest farm with her grandmother and had only just paid her respects to the three palace masters at the camp when Princess Nanping pulled her onto a horse in a hurry.
"Sister Luo'er, you've finally arrived."
“Those young men have been in the forest for half an hour, and they have brought back a lot of prey.”
"Wait another quarter of an hour, and it will be our lady's turn to perform. If you keep dawdling, I'm not waiting for you anymore!"
Li Qingluo quickly apologized, "It's all my fault, I slept too soundly and woke up too late."
"Won't it keep you from seeing Cui Qilang?"
Princess Nanping blushed instantly: "Oh dear, you're making fun of me. Quickly, let's get to the front of the line!"
Pan Li whispered to Li Qingluo, "After Cui Qilang went in, her neck almost broke from stretching it out."
"However, that Cui Qilang is really capable."
"I heard they hunted quite a lot yesterday, and today they're the first to bring back their prey."
Li Qingluo: "How many people did the princess's residence send to keep an eye on her?"
Li Qinglu was truly afraid that once she entered the forest, Princess Nanping would vanish like an arrow, impossible to find.
Pan Li: "Six guards have been sent, don't worry."
"When the horn sounds in a moment, the young men in the woods will immediately cease their hunt."
"To avoid accidentally getting hurt, we've been swarming with royal guards in the woods. Even if she does get lost, we'll find her."
This was Li Qingluo's first time at the Royal Hunting Grounds, and also her first time participating in Xia Miao.
So sitting in the crowd, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Just as the bugle sounded, a guard rushed in to report: "Report—"
"Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Su has returned victorious from suppressing the bandits with the Northern Army and has come to report and request an audience with Your Majesty!"
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