Chapter 486: Wellness
Holly remembered.
No wonder Zheng Qingshan said back then that Meng Lingge was originally his woman, no wonder Zheng Qingshan was so determined to make things difficult for Meng Lingge, and that he would destroy the Meng family if he couldn't win the young lady's heart.
In order to get her to cooperate in dealing with the Meng family, Zheng Qingshan had sex with her despite her serious injuries, causing her to bleed profusely. In the end, he abandoned her in the wilderness.
For the sake of beauty and wealth, Guan Yi'an abandoned Meng Lingge on their wedding day and had an affair with the bride's half-sister. After the affair was exposed, he even wanted to marry one and get one free, enjoying the bliss of having two wives.
They are equally selfish, greedy, despicable, and shameless.
They were originally the same person.
Unfortunately, she gave her whole heart to Zheng Qingshan and was misled by love. Even though she knew he was not a good person, she still tried her best to make excuses for him.
Now that I know the truth, I realize how terribly wrong I was.
She fell in love with the man who betrayed Meng Lingge, and that alone was the greatest betrayal of her mistress.
Seeing how uncomfortable she was, Meng Lingge was very worried. If she hadn't just seen the military doctor, she would have suspected that Dongqing was pregnant.
Since she wasn't pregnant, Dongqing's strong reaction was clearly due to Guan Yi'an.
Remembering how cruel Guan Yi'an had been to Dong Qing, Meng Lingge patted Dong Qing on the back to comfort him.
"It's a long story, but he's dead now, so there's no point in saying more. We were both deceived by him, which is why we sisters were separated for years. Now that we've finally reunited, let's not dwell on those unhappy things. Tomorrow, you'll come with me to the Northern Frontier. From now on, we'll be like before—you trust me, and I'll protect you, okay?"
She was always fair in rewarding and punishing her servants; if someone was disloyal once, they would never be employed again.
However, Dongqing did not know that the medicine contained an abortifacient when she served it to her. In the end, she would rather die than help Guan Yi'an deal with her. In her opinion, even if she was not loyal, she was just confused because of love.
Besides, she wasn't greatly affected, but Dongqing was seriously harmed by Guan Yi'an. Now, she's a weak woman, all alone and helpless, in poor health, and unable to have children in the future. Meng Lingge really couldn't bear to let Dongqing continue to wander outside.
What if we encounter another Lu Yuntian?
She was lucky this time, as she happened to run into him on the way to the northern frontier. Otherwise, she might not have known that Dongqing had been beaten to death by Lu Yuntian.
Holly gagged for a long time, but didn't vomit anything.
She weakly raised her head, called out "Miss," but couldn't bring herself to express the guilt and longing she felt.
"Okay. I haven't been resting well these past few days, and I'm a little sleepy now. Miss, you should get some rest too..."
Hearing this, Meng Lingge felt even more pity and quickly stood up, saying, "Then you should rest early. We sisters will have plenty of time to catch up later."
After seeing Meng Lingge out of the room, Dongqing stood inside the tent for a long time. She could sense that Meng Lingge also paused outside the tent for a moment before finally letting out a long sigh and leaving.
They were separated only by a tent flap, yet they could never go back to the past.
The tent was a temporary structure with simple facilities. It was just a long cloth laid on the ground, and the clothes Meng Lingge bought for Dong Qing today, as well as the ointment prescribed by the military doctor, were placed in the corner.
Dongqing hadn't rested well these past few days. To be precise, she hadn't had a proper rest in the past three years. Now that she was in a place where no one could hurt her, she should have been able to fall asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
But she wasn't sleepy at all.
Although Dongqing kept her head down and remained silent all day, she clearly saw that Meng Lingge was still doing very well without her by her side.
She has a husband who is completely devoted to her, adorable children, and a loyal and attentive maid.
However, after leaving Meng Lingge, she suffered a series of misfortunes and found herself in a miserable situation.
It's not that Meng Lingge can't live without her, it's that she can't live without Meng Lingge.
Meng Lingge is now willing to take her in not because she needs her care, but because she cares about their past relationship or out of pity and sympathy.
But after learning that Zheng Qingshan was Guan Yi'an, how could she possibly accept Meng Lingge's help again?
Holly sat in the darkness for half the night.
The next morning, after Meng Lingge and Wen Zhiming got up, a guard came to report.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, the girl you brought back yesterday requested to leave the military camp at the beginning of the Chou hour (1-3 AM), saying that she had discussed it with you. At that time, Your Highness and Your Highness had already retired for the night, and I dared not disturb them, so I sent someone to follow her secretly. The person who was following her just returned and said that the girl is already on her way to the capital."
After saying that, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Wen Zhiming.
"The soldiers who were cleaning the camp in the morning found this in the girl's tent."
Wen Zhiming casually handed the letter to Meng Lingge, "Should we send someone to bring her back?"
With someone following them, and heading towards the capital, they arranged for secret guards to search for them; they should be able to bring them back in about half a day.
"No need," Meng Lingge said to the guard. "I understand. You may leave."
Last night, when she mentioned taking Dongqing to northern Xinjiang, Dongqing's reaction was not joy, but unease.
At that time, she guessed that Dongqing must have other plans.
After the guards withdrew, Meng Lingge opened the letter in front of Wen Zhiming.
The letter contained only a few strokes, written somewhat hastily, and with a few wet stains on the paper, clearly indicating that Dongqing wrote it while shedding tears.
Dongqing expressed his gratitude to her for disregarding past grievances and rescuing him from dire straits. He was also very willing to go to the northern frontier with her, but whenever he was by her side, he would often think of the foolish things he had done back then, and he would feel guilty and uneasy.
Dongqing also said that the princess is now happy and carefree, while she is just a crippled and useless person. Staying by the princess's side would only be harmful and not beneficial to her. She can only repay the princess's kindness in the next life. In this life, her body and soul are no longer worthy to see the princess again.
At the end of the letter, Dongqing said he wanted to go to the capital city after the Northern Frontier King implemented his new policies, find a rural courtyard, raise chickens and grow vegetables, and live out the rest of his life peacefully and simply.
The letter was crumpled, probably from being repeatedly rubbed by holly, a decision made after careful consideration.
After reading it, Meng Lingge hurriedly went to the tent where Dongqing had stayed the day before.
I was relieved to see that the clothes and ointment I bought for Dongqing yesterday had been taken away.
Dongqing suffered immense physical and psychological damage from being tormented by Lu Yuntian for three years. Meanwhile, her relationship with Wen Zhiming was stable, and having Dongqing continue to stay by her side and watch them be a loving couple might be another form of harm for Dongqing.
So if Dongqing wants to leave, she will agree if she discusses it with her, and will even make all the arrangements for Dongqing. As long as Dongqing is safe and sound, whether he stays by her side or not is not important.
But Dongqing, perhaps fearing she would disagree, chose to leave without saying goodbye.
No matter how well the capital city develops, it would be difficult for a young girl like Dongqing to survive without any money. Fortunately, when she realized that Dongqing had other ideas yesterday, she stuffed something into Dongqing's new clothes.
That should be able to help her through this difficult time. Then, send someone to deliver a message to Princess Jiahe and Chunhong, asking them to take care of Dongqing so that she can live a peaceful and simple life in the capital as she wishes.
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