Chapter 577 The Little Princess Who Depends on the Imperial Concubine in the World of Palace Fightin
Chapter 577 The Little Princess Who Depends on the Imperial Concubine in the World of Palace Fightin
On the way back, Miaomiao looked at the surrounding scenery curiously. The little guy had been staying in Qinghe Palace since he was born and had never been out, so he was naturally curious about the outside world.
Xia Yingying was also happy to let the little one play more, so she did not go back to Yongshou Palace directly, but turned around and went to the Imperial Garden.
To be honest, Xia Yingying was delicate and weak, and it was already her limit for her to be able to walk around holding Miaomiao, not to mention that a child needs to be taken care of. You can tell if the child is well taken care of in a few days. After coming to Yongshou Palace, she was fed every day, and the little guy was visibly rounder.
"My dear Miaomiao, the Queen is tired. Go and play by yourself. The Queen will wait for you in the pavilion, okay?"
The palace maids quickly decorated the pavilion. Xia Yingying leaned lazily on the cushioned beauty backrest and gently pinched the little guy's soft face with her slender white fingers.
Hearing the queen say she was tired, Miaomiao put on a serious face and nodded seriously:
"Well, then Madam, please take a good rest and don't get too tired."
Touched by the cub's serious look, Xia Yingying covered her mouth and chuckled, then replied indulgently, "Okay, okay, the queen will wait for you here obediently."
"Hongxiu, go follow Miaomiao and don't let those ignorant people bump into her."
"Yes."
Hongxiu obeyed the order, bent down and wanted to pick up the young master, but was rejected by Miaomiao.
The little guy thinks he is a little adult and wants to stroll around by himself.
Miaomiao finds everything new and she moves quickly with her short legs, looking here and touching there, she likes everything very much.
The afternoon sun in the Imperial Garden was just right, and Miaomiao was running around among the flowers like a happy little rabbit. Xia Yingying was sitting in the pavilion drinking tea, smiling as she watched Hongxiu chase after the little girl, reminding her to run slower from time to time.
"Sister Hongxiu, look! A butterfly!" Miaomiao stood on tiptoe to catch a pink butterfly resting on the pistil, and her little skirt fluttered gently in the wind.
Hong Xiu followed with a smile: "Young Master, go slower, be careful not to fall."
Miaomiao giggled, turned around and ran behind the rockery again. Hongxiu was left behind because of a moment's distraction.
In just a moment's delay, Miaomiao had already run to a secluded corner behind the rockery. She was about to squat down to look at the little ants in the cracks of the rocks when she suddenly heard a suppressed groan.
"888, is someone crying?" Miaomiao tilted her head and walked towards the direction where the voice came from.
The system had just detected an anomaly, and before it could stop it, Miaomiao had already turned around the rockery and saw a scene that she would never forget -
A skinny young eunuch was kneeling on the ground, his clothes torn and bloody on his back. An old eunuch with a face full of flesh was holding a cane and beating him hard, cursing: "Little bastard, I told you to be lazy!"
"Snapped!"
The sound of the cane hitting his flesh was extremely harsh. The young eunuch was shaking with pain, but he bit his lips tightly and dared not cry out.
Miaomiao was stunned.
Scarlet blood splashed on the ground, the young eunuch's pale face, the old eunuch's ferocious expression...all the scenes were engraved into her mind like a knife.
[Miaomiao, don't look!] 888 hurriedly activated the visual shield, but it was too late, the little guy still saw it.
Hong Xiu finally caught up with them. When she saw this scene, her face changed drastically and she immediately covered Miao Miao's eyes: "Young Master, don't look!"
She shouted sternly, "Come here! Tie up this old slave!" She then hurriedly ordered another maid, "Go get the imperial physician and see if the young eunuch can be saved!"
Miaomiao was held in Hongxiu's arms and didn't move. Her body was as stiff as a piece of wood. Hongxiu patted her back distressedly: "Don't be afraid, little master. It's all right..."
Miaomiao pursed her lips, her mind filled with the scene just now.
She didn't want to make everyone worry, so she whispered, "Miao Miao is fine..." But her usually bright eyes were now covered with a shadow, and she huddled listlessly in Hong Xiu's arms, no longer as lively as before.
Hongxiu didn't dare to delay and hurriedly carried Miaomiao back to the pavilion.
When Xia Yingying saw them coming back, she was about to wave with a smile, but she saw Miaomiao huddled in Hongxiu's arms with a pale face, and she frowned immediately: "What's wrong?"
After listening to Hongxiu's narration, a cold light suddenly appeared in Xia Yingying's eyes.
She hugged Miaomiao in her arms, feeling the little girl's slightly trembling body, and her heart felt as if it was pricked by a needle.
"Tie up that old eunuch and take him back to the palace," she said coldly.
Yongshou Palace.
That night, Miaomiao developed a high fever.
"Mother... it hurts..." The little guy was delirious due to fever and muttering in his sleep. His fair face was red and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
Xia Yingying sat beside the bed and wiped her face with a wet towel herself. When she heard the word "mother", her hands trembled slightly.
She turned to the doctor and asked, "What happened? He was fine during the day!"
The imperial physician replied tremblingly, "Your Majesty, the little princess is already weak. She just recovered from her illness not long ago. She was frightened today, and the evil wind entered her body, which is why she has a high fever. If she is not properly treated, I am afraid she will..."
"What will happen?" Xia Yingying's voice was as cold as ice.
The imperial physician gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid it will damage your health and affect your future health."
Xia Yingying clenched the handkerchief in her hand. She took a deep breath and said to Nanny Song, "Open the storehouse and get all the century-old ginseng and snow lotus that I have collected. If it's not enough, I will go and ask the emperor for medicine in person!"
The imperial physician said quickly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best."
While the imperial physician went to boil the medicine, Xia Yingying walked out, the gentleness on her face completely faded, leaving only a cold and eerie look.
"Where is that old eunuch?" she asked Hongxiu.
Hong Xiu whispered, "He has been locked up and is waiting for the Queen's decision."
This old eunuch is a repeat offender. With his seniority, he has a little power in his hands. In addition, he has some unsavory hobbies. His favorite thing is to torture those handsome young eunuchs.
Xia Yingying sneered, "You like to torture people, don't you? Send my order to execute him by slow slicing. Let him also have a taste of what it feels like to be tortured."
Hongxiu's heart trembled and she quickly agreed.
In the bedroom——
The medicine was ready, but Miaomiao was too dizzy to take it in. The medicine flowed down the corners of her mouth, and Xia Yingying's eyes turned red with anxiety.
"Be good, can you drink a sip?" She coaxed him softly, but Miaomiao just shook her head uncomfortably.
888 was so anxious in the system space: [Baby, take the medicine quickly! ] He gritted his teeth and used the last points to exchange for the "Dream Soothing" function.
Miaomiao's consciousness gradually sank into a warm dream. There was no blood in the dream, only a small hillside full of flowers. 888 turned into a glowing plush ball, gently rubbing her face, constantly comforting her: "Don't be afraid, those bad guys can't hurt you anymore."
Perhaps the dream worked. When Xia Yingying tried to feed her medicine again, Miaomiao finally opened her mouth slightly.
"Mother..." she called in a daze.
Xia Yingying's hands trembled and she almost knocked over the medicine bowl. She carefully fed the medicine to Miaomiao and watched her fall into a deep sleep again before she breathed a sigh of relief.
It was late at night, but Xia Yingying refused to leave and insisted on staying by the bed. Nanny Song advised her to rest, but she shook her head: "I will stay here with you."
Under the candlelight, she gently stroked Miaomiao's hot forehead and whispered, "Get well soon... Mother is here."
The moonlight outside the window is like water, shining on the two of them, one big and one small, as gentle as a promise.
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