Back In Time (The Reincarnation of the Cruel Concubine)
Ruckus in the market
The day arrived at the end of the week, it was time for Wu Li Mei to pay a visit to the medicinal shop. Wanted to see for yourself how his drugstore was developing. Hearing the sizzling rumors blowing in the land, made Wu Li Mei quite confident this time. So, he wanted to prove whether this confidence of his was true.
The concubine wore a simple hanfu suit in pink, with two goose-shaped konde stitches. This time he would go with Dayang Yi and Lu Yan. His two children could not join because there was a basic martial practice, with Master Zhang in the courtyard of the southern hall.
Actually, the two children were very eager to come along. But Wu Li Mei strictly forbade them, because education is more important than anything. Since the day that Zhou Ming Hao was injured, and Zhou Fang Yin drowned, the mother became even more wary of anything that could potentially harm them. Especially Yang Jia Li.
"This time, do I look like Mrs Wu?"
Lu Yan nodded enthusiastically, "Yes, Your Majesty. Just need a veil, and you'll go back to being Lady Wu."
"You are very charming, Your Majesty." praised Dayang Yi.
Wu Li Mei coolly twirled her body in front of the marble mirror that was decorated with jade. When it was enough, the concubine immediately rushed away. He had to leave at dawn yet to break, so not many maids and warriors saw him.
"Darling Yi!" call Wu Li Mei.
Dayang Yi approached, bowing respectfully to the lord. "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Is Xiao Ling awake?"
"It doesn't seem like it yet, Your Majesty."
Wu Li Mei nodded her head, this is the perfect time to reduce the dosage of Zhou Xie Ling's herbal medicine. The sweet child had already gradually improved with the maximum treatment from her great concubine. "Tell Dayang Hong, to reduce Xiao Ling's herbs to one small cup that I've prepared first."
Dayang Yi nodded.
"And, give Xiao Ling more fruits and vegetables, take her around the palace, as a substitute for medicine."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
Wu Li Mei stepped slowly, down the courtyard of her pavilion. Wu Li Mei pulled the corner of her lips looking at the peony lanterns scattered in the garden of the pavilion.
"I think winter is coming soon" said the great concubine, hugging her own body as she shuddered.
"Yes, Your Majesty." replied Lu Yan. "We need to get ready soon."
"Is the fireplace and warm clothes ready for the children?" wu Li Mei asked, turning her head slightly at Dayang Yi who was walking beside her.
"Already, Your Majesty." replied the lady. "It's ready from last week, supplies for the next three months."
Wu Li Mei only realized the greatness of the great concubine when she made a warm knit two weeks ago. In between his busy life taking care of the palace and the drug store, Wu Li Mei took the time to knit.
Speaking of the palace, he was quite overwhelmed to take care of it even though it had been helped by the Queen Mother. Understandably, Risa majored in medicine, not government science. So, it was only natural that he was quite bothered by new things that he did not understand at all.
"Basic liar!" guan Wu Li Mei was full of revenge.
Now he would no longer believe in the emperor, he promised, the man would only be gone for a few days. But what, until now the man had not returned from Su Country. It has been almost three weeks, the journey should not be so time consuming because it was taken by sea ship.
Waitaminute! Did something bad happen?
Wu Li Mei shook her head violently to expel bad thoughts from her brain.
"What's up, Your Majesty?" dayang Yi asked confusedly, Lu Yan frowned as well. "Do you feel dizzy?"
"Eh." The concubine scoffed, "No, no, I'm fine."
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"Please!!!"
The three women arrived, greeted by a sudden uproar at the market this morning.
"Please!!!!"
"What's this?" ask Wu Li Mei.
Dayang Yi shook his head, he and Lu Yan stood guard on both sides of Wu Li Mei. Afraid of bad things happening, many people run around in the crowded market atmosphere. I don't know what happened until the whole market broke out, they just heard the cries of people asking for help. And people were running around forming a crowd.
"Hey!"
Wu Li Mei patted the shoulder of a man in shabby clothes, the man stopped his steps, turning his head with a puzzled look.
"Yes, Mistress?"
"What's wrong?" wu Li Mei asked, "What just happened?"
"That, Madam." the man pointed towards the crowd. "So there was a man who was selling fish, suddenly fell unconscious."
The furore at the market this morning came from a middle-aged fishmonger man, originally the friendly man looked fine. He sold his wares as usual, until he complained of breathing difficulties and severe pain in his chest. The man fell down instantly, and lost consciousness.
"Wait!"
Wu Li Mei turned to an old lady who had just come, she approached Wu Li Mei. "What are you, Mrs Wu?"
"really?" ask the man.
"Hey, right, you're Mrs Wu, right?"
"Mrs Wu!!!"
"Mrs Wu is here!!!" shouted the man, people immediately turned their heads at one point. Woman with pink hanfu veiled.
Wu Li Mei curled up as her arm was pulled by the old lady earlier, "Come, Madam, take a look at the fishmonger earlier. Maybe you can help."
Not yet able to comment, Wu Li Mei had already been pulled to split the crowd. People gave way to him, and a middle-aged man lay there.
Wu Li Mei immediately rolled up her hanfunya arm, she gathered near the fishmonger.
The woman's hand stretched out to check the pupils of the eyes, the pupils looked slightly smaller, short breaths like shortness of breath. The man's body was also sweating coldly.
"Please, help me!"
Wu Li Mei and several young men moved the fishmonger position to be supine, falling on a sloping position and weighing quite large. People may be confused as to what to do.
Wu Li Mei switched, he pressed his index finger and thumb to open his airway through his mouth. Silent with that position for quite a long time, the man's breathing finally gradually improved.
The concubine checked the pulse in the neck, weak, but gradually improving.
"What happened before?" Wu Li Mei asked the middle-aged woman with a simple hanfu, who was crying so much beside the fishmonger. Wu Li Mei thought, maybe she is the man's wife.
The woman shook her head, "I don't know, Madam. We were selling as usual, and my husband suddenly fell unconscious."
"Please help me take her to the drugstore" Wu Li Mei said.
A few youths then shoulder to shoulder raised the fishmonger, taking him to the drugstore according to Wu Li Mei's orders.
