Shang Changge: "But it's okay to lend them to me occasionally to practice."
Shang Changze sighed, then said, "Fine."
It wasn't so cold in the afternoon. The sun was high in the sky, and the sunlight shone through the window into the tea room, casting a warm glow on people.
The siblings were chatting happily, one sentence after another, until a series of hurried footsteps broke the afternoon's tranquility.
"I want to see the princess!" It was Mi Chan, her voice trembling.
Guarding the door were Qingyao and Shang Changze's bodyguards and personal eunuchs; it was Qingyao who spoke.
"The Emperor and the Princess are..."
Mi Chan: "I want to see the princess. My younger brother is dying, and he wants to see the princess one last time... Sister Qingyao, I... I beg you..."
Mi Chan choked back tears, unable to speak.
Shang Changge and Shang Changze stepped out of the tea room side by side. Shang Changge looked at Mi Chan and asked, "What happened?"
Mi Chan rushed over, cautiously grabbing Shang Changge's sleeve as if grasping at a lifeline, and burst into tears:
"Princess, Mi Yuan has been poisoned and Granny Hua says he might not make it through today."
He wants to see you one last time, please, please come with me to see him…
Shang Changge was reluctant, after all, she had just promised Xiao Ji yesterday that she would never see Jing Xiuming again.
If Xiao Ji finds out, he'll definitely get jealous again.
"thump!"
Mi Chan knelt down, her forehead pounding against the ground repeatedly: "Princess, Mi Chan begs you, I beg you..."
Qingyao couldn't bear to look at her and turned to Shang Changge: "Princess..."
Shang Changge narrowed her eyes, her beautiful face showing no change in expression: "Alright, get up."
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, in the residential area above the ghost market, in a square courtyard with black tiles and white walls, inside the house.
"Grandma, Grandma!"
Mi Chan staggered down from the carriage and ran towards Granny Hua, her face still wet with tears.
"I've brought the princess! How is my brother? How is he?!"
Granny Hua glanced at Shang Changge, who had a slight delay in alighting from the carriage, and looked at Mi Chan, whose face was streaked with tears, with pity in her eyes:
"I just gave Xiuming acupuncture and medicine, and it seems to be working a little. Whether he can make it through tonight depends on him."
Mi Chan's smile faded, and tears streamed down her face as she ran towards the room where Jing Xiuming was lying.
"This humble commoner, Hua, greets the Princess."
Granny Hua bowed to Shang Changge as he approached slowly, her demeanor humble and respectful.
A cold wind swept through the courtyard, bringing a chill.
Shang Changge helped Granny Hua up and said with a light, casual smile, as if chatting with someone casually:
"That's not right, Madam Yu."
A casual remark made the atmosphere in the entire courtyard uneasy.
Sensing Granny Hua's hand stiffen for a moment, Shang Changge's smile deepened, and she withdrew her hand, taking the initiative:
"I have come to see my brother Mi Chan one last time. Won't you take me in, Mother?"
Granny Hua's gaze passed over Shang Changge and landed on the guards of the Princess's residence who had completely surrounded the courtyard. She sighed.
"Princess, please come inside."
Inside the room, Jing Xiuming lay on the bed, looking sickly. His once gentle face was now deathly pale, devoid of any color.
Seeing Shang Changge as she wished, she was overjoyed: "Sister."
Sitting on the bed, Mi Chan opened her mouth to respond, but upon hearing footsteps behind her and seeing that her younger brother wasn't looking at her, she lowered her eyes sadly.
My eyes, red from crying, felt slightly hot, and it took a lot of effort to hold back the tears that were about to fall.
Shang Changge glanced at Jing Xiuming—just a glance—before shifting her gaze to Granny Hua and asking:
"I have some questions I would like to ask Granny Hua."
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