Back In Time (The Reincarnation of the Cruel Concubine)
Grieve
Zhou Fang Yin returned from his horse training, walking slowly and gracefully like a princess. However, his face was bent and looked uninspired. It was already dusk, the princess stared at the yellowing horizon. As the wind blew his strands of hair slowly, Fang Yin hugged his body as the wind came back. The thick Hanfu he was wearing was unable to dispel the cold. Spring has arrived, but the air still feels very cold. The flowers bloomed and agricultural crops began to grow.
"Please leave me alone, I want to be alone." Zhou Fang Yin said to his lady.
"Okay, Your Majesty."
Zhou Fang Yin walked slowly in an indeterminate direction, following where his feet wanted to step. The mood was bad, the princess daydreamed and continued to walk against the twilight.
"Hahahah, mother." the laughter of a daughter rang out loud in Zhou Fang Yin's ears, the princess was puzzled to find herself arriving at the western lake unknowingly.
"Oh, mother, this flower is so beautiful isn't it?"
"May I pick this one?"
"Come on, mother."
"Don't run, Xiao Xie. You can stumble over a bush."
Zhou Fang Yin froze, hearing a familiar voice. He approached and hid from behind a cherry tree. Her heart warmed to see the cheerful smile of her younger sister, Princess Xie Ling. But the next second he smiled wryly, seeing Grand Concubine Wu Li Mei picking peony flowers with Xie Ling. The grand concubine looked happy and affectionate to Zhou Xie Ling, repeatedly the woman smiled as she rubbed the top of the little princess's head affectionately.
Zhou Fang Yin was clearly envious, he was squeezing his blue hanfu softly. Channeling the sadness and disappointment.
"Come here, Xiao Xie." call Wu Li Mei.
The little princess moved closer, "Yes mother."
"Have you finished picking those peonies?"
Zhou Xie Ling nodded, "It's over!" her small hand moved to give a peony flower to her mother.
Wu Li Mei accepted it, putting a bunch of peonies in her rattan basket.
"Darling Yi!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Dayang Yi approaching.
"Please get a glass container and fill the water in half."
"Glass container?" Dayang Yi frowned, "You mean the little urn? or a flower vase? porcelain jars?"
Wu Li Mei turned her head, thought for a moment then nodded. There may be no glass containers in this land of contention. "Yes, get me whatever it is, I want to put this flower in a container filled with water to last a long time."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
Dayang Yi went with some ladies-in-waiting to pick up a vase of flowers. A few more ladies-in-waiting remained to accompany Wu Li Mei and the princess.
"Come here, Xiao Xie." Wu Li Mei spread out both of her hands.
Princess Xie Ling who was busy picking flowers turned her head, seeing her mother calling out to her. He immediately ran small and hugged Wu Li Mei's slender waist. Zhou Xie Ling smiled brightly as she felt a gentle swipe on her back, she desperately missed the mother's affection.
"It's dusk, baby." said Wu Li Mei, the woman with the faded purple hanfu cupped Xie Ling's cheeks together and led her to look up. "We have to go back, are you hungry?"
Zhou Xie Ling nodded softly, "Em!"
"I want to eat meat bakpaos, mother."
Wu Li Mei smiled, the princess has now returned cheerful and**** her meal is starting to improve. "Of course, mom will ask the palace cook to make the most delicious bakpao."
Wu Li Mei pinched the princess's small, anxious nose, "Momuuu!" sulking Princess Xie Ling.
"Huhahah." Wu Li Mei laughed at the annoyed look of her son. "Alright, all right, mom won't do it again. Now let's go."
Wu Li Mei clasped Xie Ling's small hand and took her away from the western lake peony park.
Zhou Fang Yin desperately held back his sobbing, he covered his mouth and bit his lips so as not to sob. Tears had splashed over the crown princess' white cheeks. Her chest felt tight and aching seeing Wu Li Mei's interaction with Zhou Fang Yin. Something she wanted so badly, Wu Li Mei's affection.
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"Darling Yi, why is the palace so busy today?"
Wu Li Mei saw the ladies and soldiers busy passing by like they were preparing something. This morning, the palace lady was going to visit the northern lake. The place fell and drowned, almost dying.
"There will be a meeting in the main hall, Your Majesty. The meeting between the emperor and the top officials of the government." replied Dayang Yi, the lady faithfully was beside Wu Li Mei and explained everything the concubine wanted to know.
Wu Li Mei nodded twice, "Emh... Yi Dayang!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"What is the job of a concubine?"
Dayang Yi frowned, confused as to what to answer. "It certainly helped the emperor have many descendants."
Wu Li Mei stopped her footsteps, "Only that?"
Dayang Yi nodded.
"What.. The concubine doesn't have any duties in the government?"
Dayang Yi shook his head, "To my knowledge, imperial concubines and empresses are not allowed to participate in governing affairs, Your Majesty."
"So I don't have a job? I mean I'm not working? Where do I get the money?"
"Oh yeah, where?"
"Stored in your pavilion, Your Majesty."
Wu Li Mei nodded, he resumed his journey. If Wu Li Mei had a lot of treasures and wealth, Risa naturally became calm. He just relaxes and relaxes, then the money comes by itself.
The northern lake was so beautiful, Wu Li Mei was flabbergasted to see the crystal clear water of the lake. Though the lake is quite deep, but the base can be seen clearly. There are thousands of koi fish swimming here and there.
Wu Li Mei stood on the edge of the hut where she had fallen, looked down, and sure enough. Just below the hut there are rocks arranged around the lake. Risa could imagine the moment Wu Li Mei fell, surely her head was hit quite hard, considering the height of the hut reached five meters. Plus this hanfu, must be very difficult. But, can Wu Li Mei not swim?
"Darling Yi, can't I swim?"
"swimming? I don't think so, noble ladies are forbidden to swim, Your Majesty."
Wu Li Mei let out a heavy sigh and massaged her temple, "At right, what a strange world."
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Wu Li Mei turned her head, there were three women younger by several years than her. Dress well, and dress up.
"Rise up." Wu Li Mei said.
Wu Li Mei glanced at Dayang Yi, understanding the situation the lady-in-waiting immediately replied. "On the right side is concubine Ho Xin Xin, then Consort Liu Xie Yan and Consort Song Yue Yin" Dayang Yi said, pointing from right to left.
"Oh yes," Wu Li Mei nodded and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, forget about you guys. I lost my memory after this lake incident."
The three concubines rounded her eyes, it was truly miraculous that Wu Li Mei apologized and smiled at them.
"Ma..sorry?" shirih Yue Yin, the youngest concubine looked at Wu Li Mei questioningly.
"Sit down, I want to talk to you guys" Wu Li Mei said.
"Okay, Your Majesty."
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"The concubine doesn't look evil." Wu Li Mei muttered on the way home, after talking for quite a while with the three imperial concubines, the woman returned to her residence.
"They are not evil, Your Majesty." replied Dayang Yi, half whispering so that the other lady would not hear.
"You mean?"
"I mean, the concubines did not intend to take power or overthrow your position. You and Empress Yang Jia Li are already openly conflicted, they are reluctant to interfere. They know how brutal your play and the empress are, slashing anything that gets in your way." Dayang Yi closed his detached mouth. "Sorry."
Wu Li Mei shook her head, "What's wrong. Maybe that's what I am."
Wu Li Mei is a greedy concubine and thirsty for love, she and Empress Yang Jia Li are just the same. They both want to be number one. Risa began to think that everyone in this palace were villains. A good masked criminal.
"That's.." point Wu Li Mei at a building.
"The palace health center, Your Majesty." replied Dayang Yi.
The health center, as soon as the soul of Doctor Risa churned to see it. The woman raised her hanfun slightly and walked in.
"Come, I want to visit Physician Zhong."
Entering the palace health center, Wu Li Mei smelled various smells of herbs. Slurping through his nose.
Oh, Risa forgot to explain how the great concubine looks. Wu Li Mei was a woman in her thirties who was still very beautiful like a seventeen year old girl. His face was small with sharp eyes, a sharp nose, thin ranum lips. His body was as tall as Risa's height on his former body, about 168 cm. She is slim, and has a milky-white skin. Long hair sampi waist, black and bushy.
Returning to the palace health center, Physician Zhong and several healers were startled by the arrival of the grand concubine.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Rise up." said Wu Li Mei, "I just stopped by to greet Physician Zhong, and took a look at some herbs. Please continue your work."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
Wu Li Mei walked over to Physician Zhong, "What kind of medicine have you always given Xiao Xie?"
Physician Zhong immediately looked for a container with many kinds of dried herbs inside. "This, Your Majesty."
Wu Li Mei examined it, of the many herbs there he only recognized ginger. It is Risa's mistake not really learning about herbs. Wu Li Mei nodded, "Good, keep giving him antibiotics."
"Anti... biotic?" the Beo Tabib Zhong.
"Ah, I mean this drug." show Wu Li Mei. "This herb is very good as an antibiotic to fight viruses, there is no prescription here. So maybe, regular antibiotic administration can reduce meningitis infection in Princess Xie Ling."
Physician Zhong and Dayang Yi gawked, not understanding what Wu Li Mei was saying. Some words even foreign, they had never heard.
Wu Li Mei scratched her temple, "Stay give me this herb." he said.
"Darling Yi!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Please tell Dayang Hong from Princess Xie Ling's pavilion to give her a glass of soy milk with a spoonful of honey in the morning. And, a glass of ginger water stew at night for Xiao Xie."
