Chapter 743 Trouble (4)
The maid happily said, "The doctor at the clinic said that a distant merchant came in yesterday to sell medicine, and he happened to have a large basket of that medicine, so the clinic bought it all. The doctor said it's enough to last until next year. What a coincidence."
Aunt Yang also laughed and said, "It's really a lucky break."
Princess Rongxin waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Send it to the kitchen."
The maid quickly agreed. After she left, Princess Rongxin gave a wry smile and sighed, "Back when Jingxing was here, we also sent baskets of medicinal ingredients like this. How come it's become such a rare blessing now?"
Aunt Yang knew that she was thinking of Xie Jingxing and was sad. She was about to change the subject when she heard Princess Rongxin say, "Help me go to the Xingzhi Courtyard."
Aunt Yang was stunned. Xingzhiyuan was a courtyard in the Princess's residence. After Princess Yuqing's death, Princess Rongxin, angered by Xie Ding's actions, had Xie Jingxing brought to the Princess's residence for a while. Xie Jingxing was so beautiful and charming, Princess Rongxin had a courtyard built for him, which became Xingzhiyuan. Later, Xie Ding took Xie Jingxing back home, and Princess Rongxin didn't let anyone demolish Xingzhiyuan. When Xie Jingxing grew up, he would occasionally stay at the Princess's residence for a few days, staying in Xingzhiyuan.
However, ever since Xie Jingxing died in battle two years ago, Princess Rongxin had the Xingzhi Courtyard sealed off, and except for the daily sweeping by servants, no one was allowed to enter. She herself was afraid of being reminded of the past by the sight of things, so she never set foot in the Xingzhi Courtyard. But today, for the first time in two years, she was going to visit the Xingzhi Courtyard.
Aunt Yang didn't dare disobey Princess Rongxin's order. She supported Princess Rongxin with some concern as they walked towards the Xingzhi Courtyard. Princess Rongxin said, "I don't know why I've been dreaming about Jingxing these past few days..." As she spoke, her expression became more peculiar. Aunt Yang was puzzled by this.
Princess Rongxin felt a little uneasy.
In the past few days, she had a dream every night. She dreamed of a young man in purple clothes with half a silver mask on his face. She didn't know who he was, so she reached out and took off the mask. The man had a face exactly like Xie Jingxing, but he called her "Princess Rongxin".
It was the voice of King Rui of Daliang.
Princess Rongxin would often wake up from her dreams, only to find her back soaked with sweat. She wondered if it was because she saw Shen Miao and Prince Rui entangled that day, and because of the other's nickname, she confused Xie Jingxing and Prince Rui together, causing her to lose consciousness at night.
The more she thought about it, the more she missed Xie Jingxing, and she thought about going to Xingzhiyuan today.
While she was thinking, she had already arrived at the Xingzhi Courtyard. The guards outside the Xingzhi Courtyard were a little surprised to see her. Princess Rongxin had not set foot here in two years and did not allow anyone else to enter. The guards made way for Princess Rongxin and Aunt Yang to enter.
The room was still furnished exactly as it had been two years ago. Because it was cleaned daily, not a speck of dust remained, making it look brand new and tidy, as if it were only yesterday. Princess Rongxin even imagined that if she turned around, she would see the handsome young man lying on the bed with his legs crossed, casually eating an apple.
The shelves were filled with the little toys that Xie Jingxing had loved playing with since he was a child, and Xie Jingxing's old clothes were draped over the chair.
Princess Rongxin walked over to the dress, picked it up, and ran her hand over the patterns on it, saying nostalgically, "It's exactly the same as before."
Aunt Yang didn't know what to say. If she said nothing, she was afraid Princess Rongxin would be lost in memories and sad. So she said, "The gold thread on it is still brand new."
Princess Rongxin chuckled and said, "Jingxing is a very unruly child. When he was little, he refused to wear colorful clothes. I made him a colorful dress, but he just liked purple. I thought purple was too heavy and not suitable for a child, so I wanted to embroider it on him, but he was very dissatisfied. Later, the embroiderers in the palace embroidered dark patterns on the corners of his robe with gold thread before he would wear it. He wants to be gorgeous, but he doesn't want to be ostentatious. He has many tricks up his sleeve."
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