Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

The gatekeeper said with a cold face, "Huh, young master? Where is she? How come I didn't see her? How come I didn't see the so-called young master? Where is she? Maybe I'm blind and didn't see her. In this whole palace, I only recognize our Concubine Li as the so-called young master. How can your young lady be considered a young master? Your young lady didn't worship the heaven or the earth, and she didn't hold any ceremony with the prince. Why should I recognize her as the young master? No way! Go, go, go quickly. Go as far as you can."

When Shi Huang heard this, he immediately yelled, "You are such a bold gatekeeper girl. How dare you speak so arrogantly and disrespect the young lady so much? How presumptuous!"

The gatekeeper turned her head and looked at the Shi Huang and said, "Who do you think you are? You are a slave like me. Since we are all slaves, you have no right to criticize me. Except for my mistress, Concubine Li, all of you get out of the way. Go. I'm going to close the door. Go, go, go."

Xiaolan, Xiaomei and Fanxing rushed over to stop her from closing the door.

The gatekeeper was unable to close the door and yelled, "How dare you! I will report to Concubine Li and the prince in a moment and they will tear you into pieces. Go away."

At this moment, a man's deep voice suddenly sounded behind him: "What are you doing?"

Shi Huang turned around and saw that it was Jin Yourong, and hurried over to greet him and said, "The girl outside the door brought people from the courtyard to visit the sick Concubine Li, but she didn't expect the gatekeeper to speak so arrogantly and not allow the girl to come in."

"I heard it. It's amazing that a gatekeeper girl can be so arrogant."

When the group of people at the door saw Jin Yourong coming, they knelt down and saluted: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Jin Yourong was so furious when he heard what the gatekeeper girl said as soon as he arrived. She actually mocked Zhou Xinyue for being nameless and without status. How unreasonable!

"You, my servant, are really blind. If that's the case, I will satisfy your blindness. Come, drag her away, blind her eyes and throw her out. Don't leave her in my house to embarrass herself."

Several guards rushed over and took the girl away. The girl was still shouting, "Concubine Li, save me! Concubine Li, save me!"

The servants hiding in the corners of the courtyard were terrified.

Jin Yourong hurried to the door and said, "Why are you here?"

Zhou Xinyue said calmly: "Your Majesty, I want to come and see Concubine Li."

Jin Yourong looked at her, not knowing what she was thinking at this moment, nor why she suddenly came to visit Concubine Li, with whom she was not very close.

"Okay, you come with me."

Zhou Xinyue bowed and replied: "Okay."

As soon as you step into the courtyard, a fresh, sweet scent hits you.

Zhou Xinyue was deeply impressed by the taste.

They soon arrived at the door of Li Yingying's room. Jin Yourong asked Zhou Xinyue to wait a moment while he went in to talk to Li Yingying first. Zhou Xinyue nodded.

Jin Yourong quickly came to the door of the room and said to Zhou Xinyue, "Come in."

The fragrance became stronger as Zhou Xinyue entered the room.

Soon he saw Li Yingying lying on the bed, looking very weak and haggard.

Judging from her condition, she must be really sick.

Observing her face, it was sallow and sometimes pale. The pale complexion was caused by diarrhea. Long-term lack of food and nutrition made her complexion look sallow. In addition, she was born with a slight asthma, so her breathing was not smooth and it was very laborious to breathe deeply.

So Zhou Xinyue speculated that she had angered the prince in Xuanjiyuan at that time, and was now looking for a way out for herself.

So she must have come up with a plan on her own, not eating and causing physical discomfort and diarrhea to lead to her current state. She used her weak and haggard body to gain the prince's sympathy.

Since ancient times, men have been unable to bear to see beautiful women in this state. Anyone with a little kindness would be moved by this appearance.

Jin Yourong was holding the bowl and feeding medicine to Li Yingying bit by bit.

Li Yingying looked at Jin Yourong with loving eyes as he drank it sip by sip.

Jin Yourong whispered, "Concubine Li, I heard that you were sick. The young lady came to see you. You should drink this medicine first and then talk to her and rest."

Li Yingying nodded gently and drank the medicine obediently.

Zhou Xinyue began to scan the room. It was so exquisite. The delicate potted plants, gold and silver utensils, gorgeous furniture, and silk curtains all made the room look very elegant and luxurious.

Especially the deep red gilded petal high-legged vase next to the bed, which contained a large bunch of green plants that looked like bamboo but were not bamboo, and looked like flowers but were not flowers. You could tell the smell was coming from it.

Zhou Xinyue looked around carefully again and found that the potted plants in the room were planted with seedlings of this plant.

It seems that Li Yingying likes this plant very much.

Li Yingying quickly finished drinking the medicine. Jin Yourong gently helped her lie down and wiped her mouth, which moved Li Yingying very much.

After Zhou Xinyue finished her greetings, she said, "I hope Concubine Li is well."

Li Yingying's eyes were red and swollen, and she said in a hoarse voice, "You're welcome, sister. Please take a seat."

After saying that, Li Yingying started coughing violently again, coughing non-stop.

Zhou Xinyue hurriedly comforted her: "Sister has suffered."

Li Yingying shook her head and said, "I have never suffered, but I have made His Majesty worried. It is my fault."

Zhou Xinyue looked at her and thought that apart from the situations she had speculated before, she might have caught a bad cold and refused to eat, etc. In short, it was a self-torture tactic.

Zhou Xinyue smiled and said, "Sister Li Fei, the prince is always worried about you. You must take good care of yourself and don't let the prince worry about you."

Li Yingying's eyes began to become moist and red again as she said, "Really? Does the prince often ask about me?"

Zhou Xinyue nodded and said, "Of course, the prince always misses you, so Sister Li Fei should take care of her health. I also wish you a speedy recovery!"

Li Yingying smiled and said, "Thank you, sister."

Zhou Xinyue took out a gold medal wrapped in red silk and handed it to Li Yingying, saying gently: "Sister, do you remember that I borrowed the tokens of the sisters a month ago for reference and proofing, and was going to make a unique token myself? However, I discussed with the prince for half a month before deciding that the style would remain unchanged. It would be convenient for the people below to identify it if it was the same as everyone else's. So I gave your token as a sample to the craftsmen for reference, so your token has been delayed and not returned on time. Please forgive me. In addition, I would like to apologize to you here. Because my courtyard was hit by a fire not long ago, your personal token was slightly deformed in the fire. To apologize to you, if you don't mind, you can keep this new token first."