They all said I had lost my memory.
I accidentally fell from the second floor of the library and lay there for two months. Fortunately, I only have a swelling on the back of my head, and the rest of my body is fine.
Xiao Cui and Xiao Tao are my personal maids. They told me that I am the only daughter of the powerful official Mu Anguo, the censor. My mother is the second daughter of the respectful and gentle Zhuang family. I also have an older brother named Mu Chenfeng, who has already been appointed to a local position.
And I am Consort Mu, the most beloved concubine of the current Emperor Song Heng.
I like Your Majesty, too.
I still remember that in the past two months, when I was half asleep and half awake at night, I could always feel a hand holding mine tightly, warm and strong.
I couldn't see his face clearly, but when I finally opened my eyes one day and woke up in the daylight, all the faces beside the bed were so unfamiliar that they frightened me.
That kind of confusion and helplessness of knowing nothing about everything, even though each of them smiled and was enthusiastic when they saw me open my eyes - and I just wanted to hide in the bed.
Until the cry of "The Emperor has arrived" was heard, everyone around me consciously made way for me.
The man in a golden dragon robe came into view, the beads on his crown crackling with his anxious steps. His features were like a finely crafted garment, his eyes like black jade. The moment he grasped my hand—a sense of familiarity and security surged over me.
It's like a person drifting on the boundless ocean, finally grabbing a solid and reliable piece of driftwood, knowing that this piece of driftwood can save his life and take him to the safe shore.
"Chen Shuang," this was the first word he said to me after I opened my eyes, hoarse but particularly pleasant: "That's great..."
Then everyone discovered that I had lost my memory. I even heard the servants once say that I might not only have lost my memory, but there might be something wrong with my brain as well.
The feeling of knowing nothing and being in a state of confusion made me afraid and terrified. In the first few days after I opened my eyes, I tried hard to remember something.
One day, something finally appeared in my mind. I tried to describe it to Xiaotao. I said there was a square object that I could touch with my fingers, and then all kinds of words, pictures, and melodies would appear...
Xiao Tao looked at me blankly. I frowned hard and finally remembered the name of the thing. I shouted excitedly: "Mobile phone, yes, it's called a mobile phone!"
But unlike the joy I imagined, Xiao Tao was even more confused, and then she looked worried. She said to me patiently, "Mobile phone? My lady, can you tell me which is the 'hand' and which is the 'machine'?"
After I explained it with great effort, she reached out and rubbed my head: "My lady, there is no such thing here for the time being...Are you too tired? Do you want to rest now?"
I was very anxious during that period, and sometimes I even wondered if I was having hysteria. But other than that, I felt I was really sober and calm.
The war between Songhua Kingdom and Liudan Kingdom was tense at that time. Song Heng was very busy, but he would come to see me every few nights.
I think Xiaotao and Xiaocui told him the nonsense he had said during the day, but he never said anything more to me about it. He just sat on the edge of the bed and held me in his arms and said to me gently, "I know you want to remember. Don't be too nervous. The doctor said that everything will get better slowly. Don't worry, okay?"
Or tell me stories about my past: how I once bravely jumped into a pond to save someone, how I looked so heroic on horseback, how I once competed in archery with a princess from another country, and how I saved a pregnant doe from the princess's hand...
During that time, I was like a newborn baby, listening to my own stories in Song Heng's arms. His voice was like the collision of rings, so beautiful - I can't count how many times I fell asleep peacefully while resting my head on his arms and listening to his gentle narration.
Later, I made my own judgment. Some of the things that appeared in my mind were things I had never seen in the palace. I would not tell them to outsiders, but just treat them as my own little secrets, buried in my heart.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Cui watched me become more and more proficient and natural in my daily life, and often smiled happily at me with their hands on their faces; Song Heng was busy with the affairs of the former court, but he still asked the imperial physician to check on the swelling on the back of my head...
In March, when spring came and flowers bloomed and swallows cut through the bright blue sky, I had completely integrated into the life in the palace. Although an inexplicable impulse would occasionally surge in my heart, it would sink down and disappear without a trace in a moment.
I am very happy, and I think it is mainly because of Song Heng.
I don’t know what I was like in the past, but someone as outstanding as Song Heng, who in my eyes was simply an “unparalleled” emperor, was really very good to me, and I also wanted to be especially, especially good to him.
I am the daughter of the famous Mu family and the high-ranking Concubine Mu. I am qualified, have the opportunity and have the ability to be by his side.
Orioles were singing and dancing, new leaves were sprouting, and the golden spring light was flowing in the yard like honey. The imperial physician untied the white bandage around my head, and the lump behind my head had disappeared.
Except for the loss of memory, I am now a completely free and healthy woman.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Cui jumped up with joy, tears welling up in their eyes. I burst out laughing: "Why are you crying? Today—I want to eat chili peppers and meat!"
In order to recuperate, I have been eating very light meals during this period. Xiaotao and Xiaocui also admitted that I have indeed lost a lot of weight. Naturally, I can't miss this good opportunity to feast in the evening!
A charming and elegant woman came to see me. Xiao Cui and Xiao Tao whispered to me that this was Queen Hua. When she came, Xiao Cui and Xiao Tao seemed a little nervous. It seemed that I had a bad relationship with this queen in the past.
But it’s easy to understand. I am the favorite concubine and she is the queen. How good can our relationship be?
She just said a few polite blessings, and her arrogant look contained pity, disdain, and some emotions that I couldn't understand for the time being, but I was too lazy to delve into it, I just wanted to eat first.
After that, several concubines came and greeted me enthusiastically as sisters. One of them left a deep impression on me, Concubine Liu De - she was dignified and elegant, with a temperament like orchid.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Cui also said that I had a good relationship with Concubine Liu De, and that Concubine Liu De was praised by the palace for her knowledge, good manners, and virtue. During my coma, although she herself was not in good health, she often came to ask about my condition.
She gently touched my head, a look of regret on her face: "You really can't remember anything?"
I shook my head helplessly, and she comforted me softly, "It's okay, take your time. It doesn't matter if you can't remember. Everything will be fine."
I've already adjusted myself. The worst that can happen is that I'll have to start all over again in seventeen years. There's still a lot of time! And this kind of life is really happy. I nodded at her and said, "Thank you, Empress Defei."
"You used to call me sister directly," Empress Defei's eyes curved slightly, "Just call me sister."
"Oh, I see!" I smiled. "Thank you, sister."
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