Su Ruiling carried the little dumpling back to Duande Palace and wiped the wound on her hand.
"Your aunt will sew you a pair of hand protectors these next few days. You can wear them when you climb trees so they won't chafe your little hands."
Su Ruiling said as she applied medicine to the little dumpling.
She originally wanted to prevent the little girl from climbing trees anymore, but then she felt that this would restrict her freedom, so she decided to make hand guards instead.
When the Fairy of Fortune Fruit saw the little dumpling's hand injury, she said unhappily:
"Silly dumpling, you hurt your hands climbing the tree."
Su Ruiling thought for a moment and then instructed, "You're not allowed to climb such tall trees anymore, it's too dangerous!"
The little dumpling swung its little legs and nodded obediently.
"Okay, I'll listen to what Auntie says."
Just as Su Ruiling finished bandaging the little dumpling's hand, the imperial physician who had treated Mu Ran came to report back.
The imperial physician knelt and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Empress and the Princess. Your Majesty, the palace maid Mu Ran has recovered after taking the medicine."
Su Ruiling nodded and asked:
What kind of injury did she suffer? Is there any possibility of her recovering?
The imperial physician said, "Mu Ran suffered a severe blow to the head. It is unknown whether it was from a fall or a deliberate attack."
“The seriously injured areas have fully recovered. I have also examined her, and her brain is normal, with no other injuries.”
"Being mentally impaired now is likely a sequela of the serious injury, and he may not be able to recover to normal."
Su Ruiling sighed, waved her hand at the imperial physician, and said, "You may leave."
After the imperial physician left, the little dumpling asked:
"Aunt, who is Princess Zhaochun?"
Little Tuanzi remembers that Mu Ran suddenly went mad after hearing the name of Princess Zhaochun.
Su Ruiling replied, "Your mother, Princess Zhaochun, and I grew up together."
Little dumpling: "Oh~ So she's my mom's friend? But I've never met her, and my mom has never mentioned her."
“Of course, although she is my and your mother’s friend, I am the most important friend in your mother’s heart.” Su Ruiling straightened her body with some pride. “So even if your mother has amnesia, she only remembers my name.”
"In addition, Princess Zhaochun married into a neighboring country and only comes back once in a long while, so you have never met her."
The little dumpling suddenly became curious, imagining what kind of person Princess Zhaochun would be.
That night, as usual, the emperor came to keep Su Ruiling company.
Little Dumpling was taken to the west side hall by Granny Chang.
Before going to sleep, the little dumpling called out to Granny Chang.
"Granny Chang, could you stay with me tonight?"
The little dumpling lay on the bed, looking at Granny Chang with a pitiful expression.
She remembered the knocking on the door last night and felt a little scared.
Faced with the little girl's request, Granny Chang was naturally powerless to resist.
"Alright! Little princess, I'll stay with you tonight, so you can sleep peacefully." Granny Chang tucked the blanket around the little girl and sat cross-legged beside her bed.
The little dumpling naturally didn't want Granny Chang to sit on the floor all night. She patted the empty space next to the bed and said, "Granny Chang, sleep with me."
Granny Chang shook her head vigorously. She was still young and naturally did not understand the difference between superiors and inferiors.
But Granny Chang insisted on following the rules and refused to sleep with the little dumpling no matter what.
Left with no other choice, the little dumpling let Granny Chang go to sleep on the soft couch next to her.
A heater was burning in the room, and the little dumpling fell asleep comfortably.
...
After an unknown amount of time, the little dumpling suddenly felt very cold. She shivered violently and woke up from her dream.
"Knock knock knock".
The moment the little dumpling woke up, the three knocks on the door from last night rang out again.
here we go again!
The little dumpling suppressed its fear and looked toward the door.
Sure enough, I saw the exact same figure as last night!
The little girl shrank back into the bed in fear, and whispered to Granny Chang on the soft couch, "Granny Chang, Granny Chang, wake up!"
But Granny Chang, with her eyes tightly closed, remained motionless, as if she couldn't hear anything.
"Knock knock knock".
"Open the door, I know you're awake."
"I've come to borrow something from you."
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