Chapter 51: Hold On
It looks like morning, the sun is not very bright yet.
That will have to wait another day.
Li Runrun was a little anxious. She couldn't wait for a whole day, so she decided to go out and find out some news first.
Li Ruanruan sat up.
The mute little maidservant beside her had already brought the clothes and was going to help Li Runrun put them on.
Li Ruanruan had never been served before, so she quickly took it over and said, "I can do it myself."
The little mute smiled at her, then she thought of something, took a glass of water and wrote something on the table.
Li Runrun didn't expect that she could write, so she thought she was at least a second-class maid.
She walked over and took a look. What she had written was: "The prince asked me to serve you."
Seeing Li Ruanruan looking over, she wrote: "From now on I will be your maid."
Li Runrun was a little surprised, looking at the little mute. She was her maid?
Ye Yunchu actually arranged a maid for her?
In fact, she was a little flattered, considering her humble status.
"May I have your name?"
The little mute wrote on the table: "They all call me mute, master, can you give me a name?"
Li Ruanruan held her hand and said, "How can I be your master? You look a little younger than me. Why don't you call me sister from now on?"
The little mute seemed even more flattered and tried to refuse.
Li Ruanruan said, "We are master and servant in public, but in private we are sisters. Is this feasible? Mute does not sound good. If you don't mind, you can take my last name and call yourself Li Bai."
Li Ruanruan recited another line of poetry: "The pear blossoms are pale white, the willows are deep green, the pear blossoms are pale white."
Li Bai nodded vigorously, her eyes shining, obviously she liked the name very much.
Seeing Li Ruanruan was about to go out, Li Bai hurriedly followed her.
When Li Runrun walked out the door, she found that many servants were looking at her.
For the first time, Li Runrun felt like the center of attention and frowned in discomfort.
She had always been as humble as dust, and had never been looked at like this before.
Li Runrun lowered her head and walked faster.
After she left, the servants gathered together:
"Is it the concubine that the prince rescued from the manor by breaking into the city gate at night?"
"You can't tell on ordinary days. I never thought she would be so favored by the prince. Because of her, everyone in the East Courtyard was punished."
"Not only that, that night when I was on duty, the prince got really angry and slapped the young lady. From childhood to adulthood, I'm afraid the mistress has never been willing to slap the young lady!"
"It seems that I can't underestimate this concubine anymore."
"That's not the case."
"Anyone who offends this little concubine is equivalent to offending the prince."
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Li Runrun first went home to check and found the door was open. She thought it was her father and brother who came back.
She ran over happily, only to find that there was no one in the room.
Li Runrun squatted down and touched the stove; it was cold.
It doesn't look like Dad and brother have ever come back.
Just as she was getting anxious, Li Runrun met Nanny Song when she went out.
Nanny Song looked at her, her expression hard to tell whether it was jealousy or resentment, but it was a little distorted anyway.
He spoke in a sarcastic tone, "Hey, isn't this our golden phoenix that flew away back? I heard that the prince gave you the Qingfeng Bamboo Garden as a reward. With such a nice place to live, why did you come back?"
Nanny Song covered her mouth with her overly colorful handkerchief and laughed again: "Can't you sleep at night because of the smell of urine? Otherwise, get two chamber pots and put them by the bed."
Li Ruanruan just looked at Nanny Song: "Can you see my father and brother?"
Nanny Song put her hands on her hips and said, "Are you cursing me? Your father and brother are already dead. Where can I go to see them?"
Li Ruanruan's face turned pale, and then she quickly said, "They, they must not be dead! You just don't know it."
Li Runrun had no intention of talking to Nanny Song anymore, so she prepared to go find Ye Qiaoqiao to find out what was going on.
Nanny Song watched her leave and spat twice: "Let's see how long the prince can still like you. When the time comes, even if you become my son's concubine, I won't want you anymore!"
Mingyueju.
When Ye Qiaoqiao learned that Li Ruanruan had arrived, she hurried out to greet her and grabbed her hand. "I was just saying I was going to see you, why are you here? I just recovered from my illness. It's such a long way to go. Send someone to tell me and I'll go."
Ye Qiaoqiao was so distressed that she wiped the cold sweat from Li Runrun's forehead with a handkerchief.
Indeed, after walking this distance, Li Runrun felt a little weak, after all, she had just recovered from a serious illness.
The saying that illness comes like a mountain falling and goes like a thread being pulled out is absolutely true.
Li Ruanruan took two breaths before saying, "Do you know the whereabouts of my father and brother? Did the prince send people to look for them? Did they find them? Or was it the escort agency that found them?"
A look of heartache flashed in Ye Qiaoqiao's eyes. She grabbed Li Runrun and was about to speak when she noticed Li Bai behind Li Runrun.
Li Ruanruan immediately said: "This is the maid that the prince gave me. She is one of our own."
Ye Qiaoqiao was happy for Li Ruanruan again: "Big brother gave you a maid? That's great, you'll have another helper in the future."
Li Ruanruan chuckled, then said, "Tell me quickly."
Ye Qiaoqiao took Li Ruanruan to sit on the chair and said, "Ruanruan, you have to be mentally prepared."
"As long as I have breath I can take it."
“..........”
Ye Qiaoqiao didn't say anything for a long time, and looked at Li Runrun with a sad face.
Li Runrun's heart sank, and she pinched the hem of her dress tightly. The prince admired her pink dress because it was made of good material and was comfortable, light and warm to wear.
Li Runrun was a person who took good care of new clothes, because she had hardly ever worn any new clothes, but now she had wrinkled the hem of her clothes.
Li Ruanruan said calmly: "It would be nice if there is one person who can breathe."
Ye Qiaoqiao couldn't bear to continue to torture Li's soft heart. After all, she had to say it, if you stick your head out, you will get a knife, and if you hide your head, you will also get a knife.
Li Runrun will know it sooner or later.
Ye Qiaoqiao squatted down, grabbed Li Ruanruan's hand to comfort her, then looked into her eyes and told her: "Ruanruan, our people are still too late. There are too many wild wolves around, and there is a large pool of blood on the ground. It is said, it is said that..."
Li Runrun's tears were falling uncontrollably. She closed her eyes tightly and tears fell like they were free, making her already sickly pale face look even paler than paper, without a trace of blood.
Ye Qiaoqiao hurriedly hugged her and said, "Ruanruan, you have to hold on. Maybe, maybe your father and brother are not dead. Big brother even sent people to look for them. He said he would definitely see them alive or dead."
“I…dreamed…”
Li Runrun recalled the dream she had that night and wondered if her father and brother were saying goodbye to her.
My heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife, and my whole body felt like it was being cut into pieces.
Why, why is it still the ending? Obviously, they wanted to live so desperately.
Just want to live.
Li Runrun cried bitterly, and Ye Qiaoqiao and Li Bai's eyes also turned red.
Ye Qiaoqiao wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "Ruanruan, have you ever wondered why your brother's carriage rolled down the cliff out of nowhere?"
Ye Qiaoqiao had to give Li Runrun a break, otherwise she was afraid that Li Runrun would not be able to hold on.
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