Chapter 12 The Grand Wedding
She felt herself falling continuously, unable to find a solid place to land.
All around her was endless gray and black. She wanted to reach out and grab something, but she only felt the howling wind scraping against her bones.
It stings, yet feels cold and astringent.
Sometimes she could hear people sighing, and suppressed panic in her ears. Occasionally, she could even hear the honking of cars rushing by.
The noisy sounds filled her with longing, and Galo wanted to open her eyes and see the modern world she hadn't seen in over a decade.
But suddenly she felt something had blinded her, preventing her from breaking free from its hold.
Just as Jialuo was finally unable to calm her bewildered and helpless heart and was on the verge of collapse.
Finally, I was held firmly by a pair of hands and slowly lowered into a warm place.
She finally opened her eyes, but what she saw was not the past life she had been longing for.
But it still filled her with joy.
She returned to the vast Horqin Grassland, which was the best time of year.
The vast expanse of green grass, the wildflowers like falling stars, the warm sunlight, and the distant, sturdy mountains sheltered her from the fierce winds and provided her with a safe haven.
Jialuo finally felt at ease. The weariness and exhaustion overwhelmed her at this moment, and she didn't want to think about anything or go anywhere.
She lay on her back on the grass, feeling warmth beneath her and a sweet fragrance in the air, which made her fall asleep almost immediately.
This was the best sleep Jialuo had had since arriving in the capital.
When she woke up again, she had no idea what time it was.
This wasn't the inn where she was staying either. Jialuo turned her head slightly and saw a figure sitting on a couch under the south window through the semi-transparent apricot-pink curtains.
The man sat cross-legged, facing the bed, his left elbow resting on the table, his palm supporting his cheek.
Holding a book in her right hand, which is currently open, she rests quietly on her lap.
The moment Jialuo saw the man, she refused to look away, fearing it was just a nightmare she was still dreaming about.
In the dead of night, she experienced hallucinations.
The man seemed to sense something, and he suddenly opened his eyes.
In that instant, he saw his daughter smiling through her tears.
However, the curtains made her face somewhat blurry.
But this was enough to bring tears to the eyes of this mountain-like man.
Wu Keshan was heartbroken to see his most beloved daughter get married, and he even wished he could go to the capital with her right then and there.
To prevent my daughter from being mistreated in that cannibalistic place.
Until a month ago, he suddenly became restless and even almost fell off his horse.
His brothers were gathered together at the time, and they were terrified by him. They only relaxed when they saw that he was alright, and joked that he might be trying to emulate the "Emperor after his death".
The grasslands are known for their uninhibited nature, and there are no formalities or rules. It's perfectly fine to make harmless jokes.
However, Wu Keshan could not find peace of mind. Sure enough, as soon as he returned home, he saw his wife looking worried.
Upon seeing him, she told him that an angel from the capital had come and said that his youngest daughter, Jialuo, was seriously ill and asked him to go to the capital immediately.
Wu Keshan dared not delay and hurriedly headed out, instructing his eldest and second sons to stay behind in Khorchin while he and his third son rushed to the capital.
He knew that unless it was an extremely urgent moment, his sister would only send him a message like this.
He traveled tirelessly, his horse never stopping, until half a month ago, when he finally arrived in the capital.
Before he could even bathe and change, the emperor personally welcomed him into the palace.
Wu Keshan knew the situation was urgent the moment he saw the emperor, but when he saw his daughter lying on the bed, weak and thin, with a haggard face and her eyes closed, without any sign of life, he still couldn't accept it and immediately felt dizzy.
It is said that the Forbidden City has auspicious feng shui and is the capital of many dynasties. It is full of dragon energy. Why is it that his daughter fell so ill after only a month here?
He didn't question his remorseful sister, but simply took care of his daughter and took the medicine bowl from her.
The medicine soup had to be changed three times because it had gotten cold, but Jialuo still couldn't swallow a single drop.
The miracle happened when he gently fed his daughter's pale lips with a spoon, humming the shepherd's song she loved to hear as a child.
The daughter gently opened her lips and swallowed the medicine.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang noticed that Xiaozhuang's voice sounded much more relaxed than before.
"Thank goodness you came. The imperial physician said that as long as Jialuoken swallows the soup, there will be no problem."
Then it got better day by day, until today.
"New Sarri!"
"Abu's little darling, you're finally awake!"
When Jialu heard Abu's voice, she knew it wasn't a dream; her Abu had really come.
She tried to get up, but felt weak and sore all over.
"Lie down quickly."
In just a short while, Abu had reached her bedside and lifted the curtain.
Looking at Abuna's loving expression, Galo felt as if he had been transported to another world.
“Abu, you actually appeared in front of Galo.”
Ignoring Abu's attempts to stop her, she threw herself into his arms.
In his dream, the mountains overlapped with Abu, allowing Jialuo to find his home.
Abu is the foundation upon which she stands in this world.
After that day, although Wu Keshan did not take his daughter out of the palace, he accompanied her every day, buying her novel things, regardless of their price.
Jialuo's illness is getting better day by day.
Until late autumn, one day Abu suddenly asked her, "Jialuo, why don't we give up being empresses and go back to Khorchin?"
A note from the author:
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Waaah, the pacing feels a bit slow, but the writing is much more detailed?
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