Back In Time (The Reincarnation of the Cruel Concubine)
Zhou Jiang Wu's
“Where have you been, Mei’er?”
“Greetings, Your Grace. I just came home after getting some fresh air with the crown prince and Princess Fang Yin.” Wu Li Mei replied as an alibi.
“But why are you wearing such shabby clothes?”
Wu Li Mei rounded her eyes, she forgot to change her clothes after her long journey to see the drugstore destroyed by the fire. Surely this hanfu also still smells of smoke, “I just returned from the forest to look for mushrooms and nuts, luxury hanfu will only complicate the steps in the bush instead. So I use a simpler hanfu so it is convenient to use.”
“Iya.”
“What do you need to come here, Your Majesty?” ask Wu Li Mei.
The woman also sat in the lotus hut which was decorated with peony flower-shaped lanterns made by the great concubine herself, there was very bright and glowing. Emperor Zhou only shook his head, “Nothing much, I just want to ask for your help to take care of Zhou prince Jiang Wu who is still very small, because Ho Xin Xin was detained in the attorney general for some time.”
“Zhou Jiang Wu?” beo Wu Li Mei's.
“He is the younger brother of Zhou Xie Ling, have you forgotten him?”
As he recalled, Wu Li Mei had never met Zhou Jiang Wu in person, but he had indeed heard of his name from Dayang Yi. Dayang Yi said he was Ho Xin Xin's favorite child so much care for him, the child was still very small and did not understand anything so it could not stay in the prince's special pavilion.
Should Wu Li Mei accept this offer, because Zhou Xie Ling alone did not manage to take good care of him. “But, can I take care of him?” ask the concubine in doubt.
“Why not?”
“I just didn't manage to take care of Xiao Ling, how to take care of that little baby. I don't want to make him hurt because there are a lot of people who want to make me fall, afraid he's even the target.”
“Only for a few days only Wu Li Mei, until Ho Xin Xin is proven innocent.” Emperor says. “How about you see him first?”
Seeing her would only make Wu Li Mei unbearable and agree, it was definitely because her heart was so heartless to see the little baby lying helplessly.
No longer able to refute the emperor, Wu Li Mei finally agreed to the invitation to see first the little baby who was about ten months old. After changing for better hanfu, Wu Li Mei and the emperor came to the concubine pavilion. The building complex and desolate and not as vast as the grand concubine pavilion, lined with it were pavilions belonging to the other imperial concubines, Liu Xie Yan and Song Yue Yin. They rarely left the pavilion if there was no urgent interest alone.
The Emperor also rarely visited them, even when Ho Xin Xin was pregnant to the point that Emperor Zhou was not with him.
“Greetings, Your Grace. May the emperor live a thousand years!”
“Greetings, Your Majesty Grand Consort Wu.”
“Rise!” emperor's decree.
The maids and bodyguards guarding in front of the pavilion instantly gave way to enter. From outside the pavilion they could hear the sound of the crying of the baby so loud, the lady in the room of his room was also overwhelmed by itself.
“What is this?” ask Emperor Zhou.
Wu Li Mei stared at the nanar of a baby boy who continued to cry, for the size of a ten-month-old baby, he was so thin and looked not well maintained. His fingernails were long and clawed at his own skin over and over again, his body thin and afraid when meeting other people.
Wu Li Mei turned her head as her hand was held by Emperor Zhou, “Look Mei’er, she was so helpless. I beg you this time, take care of him too.”
“But .. “
“You are a good mother, Zhou Xie Ling's death is not your fault. We all know who is guilty behind it.” The emperor stroked the concubine's pretty face, he brought the woman to draw closer to Zhou Jiang Wu.
Just one look, Wu Li Mei's heart instantly assented. She was so similar to her little daughter who had calmed down in the heaven realm with the gods. As if she had made a bond before, the little baby looked at Wu Li Mei with a pus and spread out her hand asking to be carried. Who could resist it, and Wu Li Mei had been devastated.
“This is kiddo!”
Wu Li Mei took over the tiny baby from Song Yue Yin, she held him and tried to calm him down. Not long after, the baby boy finally calmed down and fell asleep. Everyone in the room, including the maids, was shocked by it. “You are amazing, Your Majesty. Finally Jiang Wu was able to calm down and was now asleep.” Song Yue Yin.
“Iya, Your Majesty, it has been almost two hours he cried non-stop.” Add the main dayer of the pavilion.
“Please once.” Wu Li Mei's.
“How May’er?” ask emperor.
Wu Li Mei nodded twice, “I will take care of him in my pavilion for a while until Ho Xin is relieved of punishment. Pity the ladies if she is fussy again, I will take good care of her.”
“Thank you, Your Highness.”
The emperor had already prepared a palanquin, he brought all the prince's needs to temporarily stay in the grand concubine's pavilion. Wu Li Mei also brought with her Dayang Lun, the lady-in-waiting who took care of the prince since childhood.
Despite her presence, Wu Li Mei was unable to care for her alone without the help of a ladyboy. They were like nannies, just like Dayang Hong who nurtured Zhou Xie Ling, Dayang Lun was as well.
“Do you really not mind, Your Majesty?” ask Consort Song.
Wu Li Mei shook her head, “It's okay, my children are teenagers now, I have plenty of time to take care of the baby.” The answer.
“Then thank you very much.”
“Sama-sama.”
The baby boy was so comfortable sleeping on Wu Li Mei's lap, they returned to the grand concubine's pavilion using the palanquin provided by the emperor. The distance is not too far, but rather than carrying while walking, it is better to take a stretcher.
It had been a long time since it felt like not taking care of a small child anymore, that skinny baby boy would be even better when cared for by Wu Li Mei. It was a pity for him because he was not ready for the mother to leave but circumstances were forced to separate them. The business of the drug store that burned down was not over and now they had to think of a way out for the mother of this baby.
