Ruan Yumu was helpless; she was still in postpartum confinement and couldn't control what was happening outside. She could only let things unfold as they would. Besides, this Jiang Meiren seemed to have no connection to the situation. She kept thinking to herself, wondering why Qi Jingxuan was handling things this way.
“Jingzhou, cousin! Ziling, Ziling, I understand, I know now, Jiang Jinhua is Ruan Yumu’s cousin!” Ruan Yumu suddenly sat up in bed. These past few days, she finally understood why Qi Jingxuan had always protected her. It turned out that Jiang Jinhua was his only family in this world!
"Girl, lie down quickly. You just gave birth not long ago, you can't move around like this!" Zi Ling quickly settled her mistress down.
She didn't understand why Ruan Yumu was reacting so strongly all of a sudden. Had he discovered some unspeakable secret again?
"Girl, what are you talking about? What cousin? Are you talking about your cousin? I'm not quite sure. Ever since I met you at the horse farm, you've been all alone. You only have your father at home. What other relatives do you have?" Zi Ling blinked. It seemed her mistress missed her cousin. Seven years had passed since she came to the Qi family, and her cousin had never visited. She was probably long gone.
Zi Ling looked at her daughter with heartache. She was all alone and had no relatives. She had finally married a husband, but it was as if he didn't exist.
Ruan Yumu stared blankly, unsure how to explain this to Ziling. This cousin was Ruan Yumu's cousin, not her own. Did she have to tell Ziling about their soul swap? That seemed highly improbable.
Yes! After all, Zi Ling has been her sister for so many years. If she can trust her, many things will be much easier to handle. Ruan Yu Mu is currently struggling internally, not knowing how to tell her.
In this dynasty, witchcraft was considered so sinister, and previous dynasties had severely suppressed it, so everyone would avoid such matters. Why would they listen to what you were saying? And certainly not talk about it everywhere.
If discovered by the authorities, even those with minor offenses would spend a long time in prison. More serious offenses might even result in the execution of nine generations of one's family.
After hesitating for a moment, Ruan Yumu decided to give it a try. She couldn't keep hiding it forever, but she didn't know whether Ziling would help Qi Jingxuan or herself in the future. "Ziling, do you think I'm very different these past two years compared to a few years ago? Is there anything different? Is it particularly different?"
Zi Ling felt very relieved to hear this, because ever since her master fell into the water, it seemed that his mindset had changed.
"Of course, young lady. If you were still the same as before, you might have been murdered in this deep palace long ago. You'd be nothing but a shell of a person, and I probably would have gone with you. It's better this way. You were too kind before, which is why you were always bullied by Old Madam Qi. Even when General Qi was in power, you were the only one in the inner courtyard. You were bullied so badly, and you didn't say a word!" Zi Ling got angry when she talked about these things. The young lady worked day and night in the mansion, and then Jiang Mengyi came along.
"Besides, you were originally General Qi's wife. The position of Empress should have been yours. You've shared joys and sorrows with General Qi for so many years, watching him rise from a lowly deputy general to a general, then to a powerful general, and finally to the Duke of Protectorate. And now he's the Emperor. It's been such a difficult journey. Back then, you practically gave away your entire fortune to secure a good position for General Qi. My dear, I thought you were so good to General Qi, so devoted."
"What? You think he rose from Deputy General to Zhenyuan General to Weiyuan General by pulling strings here? I earned it through my own valiant fighting in the Northwest. You have no idea how many times I faced death there. We ran out of food several times, and my soldiers and I almost harbored resentment towards the Northwest. Back then, we relied solely on killing warhorses to charge, without any kind of fire, eating raw meat and drinking crab syrup. It was indescribably miserable." Ruan Yumu was agitated, unable to believe what she had said. Always proud and arrogant, she valued her own achievements above all else.
Zi Ling looked at her strangely. What was she saying? She seemed not to understand.
"Young lady, you still think about General Qi, don't you? You actually remember so many things he did in the Northwest. Your relationship used to be so good, unlike now that he's the emperor, he doesn't care about you at all. I wonder what his situation is like now?"
The two, master and servant, seemed to have strayed from the topic as they talked. Ruan and Mu could only sit on the bed and stare into Zi Ling's eyes.
“Ziling, look at me, look at me. Don’t you think I am Qi Jingxuan? Look carefully, considering the past two years we’ve been together, haven’t you noticed my personality?”
A hint of disbelief flashed in Zi Ling's eyes. The girl had asked her this question countless times since she fell into the water. Perhaps it was the psychological trauma left by the divorce agreement. She hadn't asked it for more than a year since she entered the palace, and she thought the girl had completely recovered.
She understood that Consort Mu was still quite disoriented after giving birth, perhaps even a little delirious. She quickly reached out and touched Ruan Yu Mu's forehead. It seemed she had a slight fever.
"Miss, don't worry. Lie down for a while. I'll go and fetch the imperial physician for you. Don't overthink things. I know you want the Emperor to come see you. I'll convey your wish. Don't let your longing for the Emperor cause you to hallucinate and imagine yourself as him. Stay calm."
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