Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 175 Chapter 171. Dying
"Sister, you are a kind-hearted woman. My thoughts cannot escape your sharp eyes after all." Xia Dongchun said lightly.

"Even if sister doesn't look for me, I can't hold it in anymore. I have kept this secret for a long time. Sister and I are both wanderers in the world, so we should stick together for warmth. There is no reason to hide things and keep people at a distance." Concubine Ji put down the teacup, picked up the cup with unprecedented seriousness, and looked at Xia Dongchun steadily.

Xia Dongchun met her gaze, feeling more and more timid. Finally, he closed his eyes helplessly and sighed deeply.

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As if she had fallen into a turbulent river, Xia Dongchun only felt herself floating up and down in the water. Sometimes there was driftwood floating by her side, but she was ultimately unable to grab it. She also saw boats passing by from a distance several times. She wanted to shout but it was as if her throat was being strangled. At noon, a hand pulled her out of the water. She turned around to see clearly, only to see that the owner of the hand was a woman, but her face was changing indistinctly, like Concubine Jing, like Shen Meizhuang, and like Concubine Ji. Before she could get closer to see more clearly, the person stretched out his hand and pushed her into the river again. She fell into the water and fell rapidly, as if she was sinking into a bottomless valley, and the fear in her heart was gradually released.

"My lady, wake up, it's time to get up."

Xia Dongchun woke up from his sleep in a cold sweat. When he opened his eyes, he saw a maid had already opened the curtain and the inner room was brightly lit.

"How long have I slept?" Xia Dongchun murmured, feeling dizzy.

"One hour." Bai Guo replied.

"When did Concubine Ji leave?" Xia Dongchun vaguely remembered that the two of them talked for a long time, among which there were many shocking words.

"Not long after you fell asleep, Concubine Ji said that she was used to her own bed and could not sleep well anywhere else. She asked the servants not to disturb you and left."

After letting the maids clean her up, Xia Dongchun sat in front of the bronze mirror, staring blankly at herself in the mirror.

"You all go out, I want to be alone for a while." Xia Dongchun said softly.

Buddha said: Three thousand big worlds and three thousand small worlds.

Jipin came from another world. And the world she lived in was just the "storybooks" Jipin mentioned, which were the storybooks that Xia Dongchun used to kill time all day long.

Xia Dongchun recalled the shocking conversation they had had at noon.

"When I first came to this world, I was just the daughter of a horse slave in Nian Bin's mansion. The original owner of this body caught a cold and was in a coma for seven days. When she woke up, it was me." Concubine Ji said slowly, as if she was afraid of scaring Xia Dongchun.

"What?" Xia Dongchun was really scared. "Could it be, resurrection of the dead?!" Xia Dongchun asked in a lost voice.

"So be it."

Xia Dongchun held down her pounding heart. She had originally thought that if this was really an opportunity like hers, it would be absurd enough. Who would have thought...

"I was just doing rough work in Nian Bin's house. I had no mother and depended on my father, who was a horse slave. Later, my father unfortunately fell ill and passed away. The housekeeper felt sorry for me and had some friendship with my father, so he took me to ask Nian Bin for help. Nian Bin released me from slavery, gave me some silver, and allowed me to return to my hometown." "At first, I didn't know where I was, nor did I know that the master of the house, Nian Bin, was the eldest son of Nian Gengyao, and I didn't know that I was in this storybook. It was not until I had lived in the mountains for several years that the housekeeper and Nian Bin suddenly found me and wanted to arrange for me to enter the palace. Only then did I know where I was."

"Your storybook is very popular among us. I have read it many times and know the plot very well. Although I feel very comfortable in the mountains, as soon as I know where I am, I feel that I came here with a mission. Since I am here, I will be missing out if I don't go to the Forbidden City. So I agreed to Nian Bin's offer."

Xia Dongchun was still in shock and had not yet recovered from her shock. She did not react at all even after hearing Jipin's outrageous remarks.

"But sister, when I came to this palace, I found that it was not much different from the scripts I read, but there were still many changes. It was not until I met you that I knew that you were the biggest variable among them." Concubine Ji reached out to hold Xia Dongchun's shoulders and noticed that she was trembling slightly.

"Later, there were more and more variables, and the plot went off track. My advantage was no longer obvious, so I just focused on secretly helping Concubine Nian and plotting against the Queen. This was also the task assigned to me by Nian Bin. By the way, I also played tricks on An Lingrong a few times, and Guaerjia clan, but the others are not worth mentioning. But I swear, apart from those villains, I have never plotted against anyone else."

"I admit that I have been a little arrogant since I entered the palace, but I have no relatives behind me, and I am not afraid of death. If I really die, I may be able to come back. The emperor likes my arrogance, and he has let me indulge in the addiction of being a favorite concubine. Now I can easily show my arrogance..."

Seeing that she was going off topic, Xia Dongchun came to her senses and stopped her from talking. "So, it makes sense. I didn't expect that my sister's chance would be so bizarre. It really scared me."

The two of them then talked a lot, but most of the talking was done by Concubine Ji.

Xia Dongchun listened to her in-depth analysis of the current situation in the palace, the potential dangers and countermeasures. There were many treasonous words, but Xia Dongchun gradually got used to it and did not make a fuss.

Bai Guo tiptoed in and found Xia Dongchun still sitting in front of the bronze mirror, so he called out softly, "Madam, a palace maid just came to report that the Queen Mother is not well."

Xia Dongchun was shocked when he heard this, then he breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, took Bai Guo's hand and walked out.

The imperial physician said that the empress dowager had a chronic illness.

Deep worry and depression will lead to illness, which cannot be cured by medicine.

The last time a few years ago, the condition was very serious. Fortunately, Concubine Hui left the palace to meditate and pray, and took good care of herself, so she was healthy for the past few years. However, this time the disease was severe and she was incurable. The entire Imperial Hospital was helpless.

The Emperor was furious and ordered the Imperial Hospital to do its best to treat the patient and ensure the Empress Dowager's health.

The concubines began to tend to the empress dowager, and the medicine furnace was no longer idle for a moment. All the secret recipes from ancient times to the present were collected for the empress dowager to take. No one knew how much time had passed, so long that even the maple leaves had fallen, and the whole garden was filled with the smell of bitter medicine.

The empress dowager's health suddenly improved. She seemed to be in much better spirits that day. She summoned the emperor, but did not say much. She only said solemnly at the end that the weather was getting cold and it was time to return to the palace.

The Emperor summoned the imperial physician to feel the Empress Dowager's pulse. After hearing that her condition had indeed improved, he personally served her a bowl of Tremella, Lily, and Yuling porridge, only then did he feel relieved.