Punishment

Nangong Yue's gaze darkened. She remembered how she had missed her mother in her previous life. How she had once sneaked into a side courtyard with the help of her wet nurse, but she had seen an unforgettable scene — her mother seemed to have aged dozens of years in an instant.

Her previously ink-black hair had turned white and dry, her skin was dull and yellow, her lips were dark and purple. Sometimes she was quiet, sometimes she was crazy, sometimes she was like a baby. When she was crazy, it was like an evil ghost had possessed her. She was no longer that elegant and beautiful Lin Shi.

She could not chase after the past. Nangong Yue had never thought that the heavens would pity her so much. To think that she would be fortunate enough to live again. This time, she would definitely not let this tragedy happen again!

When Nangong Yue saw her mother appear, she finally relaxed. A wave of dizziness engulfed her. Her body had been very weak before, but she had only been able to brace herself for her brother's sake.

After the torment just now, her physical strength had already reached its limit. Being able to hold on until now was completely reliant on a single breath. At this moment, she finally could not hold on and her body fell backwards …

"Yue'er!" At this moment, the Second Madam had already rushed to Nangong Yue's side. She quickly caught her body and looked at her with worry. Her small face was pale and pale, and her lips were frighteningly white, like a lifeless corpse. Her breath was weak, and even Nangong Xin, who was standing beside her, looked better than her.

"Yue'er, my daughter, what happened to you?" Madame Lin worriedly called out, before speaking to the surrounding maids and wives, "Hurry up and send Second Young Master and Third Miss back to the Drifting Cloud Courtyard!"

It was still early spring, and the weather was still very cold. Wearing these wet and cold clothes would cause problems if you were to freeze!

"Mother …" Nangong Yue tried to raise her hand, trying to tell her mother that she was fine, but nothing came out of her mouth.

"Yes, Second Madam!"

"This servant will help second young master …"

"..."

Conversations, footsteps, and low voices rang out, but Nangong Yue was no longer able to see. Her eyes were hazy, her head was cloudy, and she could only faintly feel herself being carried by a burly, waist-sized woman to a courtyard, where she was then placed on a bed. She also seemed to have been fed some medicine as her mother softly whispered into her ear.

This time, Nangong Yue did not sleep soundly. She kept dreaming about her crazy mother, occasionally dreaming about the way she looked in her bridal dress, occasionally seeing the door to her room swing open, and occasionally seeing the blood trickling down from the door.

Then she saw Han Lingfu and Bai Muxiao kissing each other; then she realized that she was in a cold and lonely palace …

"Phew – Phew –"

Nangong Yue broke out in a cold sweat and sat up from the bed. She didn't know where she was for a while, so the light yellow curtain looked very unfamiliar … It wasn't until she saw her petite body that she reacted.

It wasn't a dream! This was all real! She told herself that she had truly been reborn!

"Third Miss, you've woken up. That's great." A round-faced maid about 15 or 16 years old came over with a bowl of steaming hot medicine in her hands.

"Doctor Wang's medical skills are really good. I only fed half a bowl to the girl, but her complexion is much better now." When the girl drinks this, she'll definitely be all right. "

Nangong Yue blinked. After staring blankly for a while, she finally remembered that this was her first-rate maidservant, Yimei. In her previous life, when she was ten years old, she had left to go back to her grandfather's house, leaving only An Niang by her side.

She grabbed Yimei's arm eagerly and asked, "Where's brother?" Is big brother alright? "

"Third young mistress, the Second Young Master is fine. He is in the room next door." Dr. Wang has already seen it. Yimei quickly comforted her, "Third lady, quickly drink the soup." As she spoke, she passed the bowl of soup to Nangong Yue.

Nangong Yue extended her hand to receive it. The familiar smell of herbs wafted into her nose along with the hot air. She frowned slightly and finished the soup in one go.

"Yimei, I want to go see my brother." She jumped down from the bed, and Yimei immediately dressed her.

The two of them had just left the room when they heard the sounds of conversation coming from behind a thick curtain. Nangong Yue couldn't help but halt her steps.

"Second Madam, it really has nothing to do with this servant!" As she cried, she said, "It's really because Second Young Master wants to play hide and seek …"

"Crack!" A clear cracking sound could be heard as someone threw a teacup or bowl to the ground.

"Shut up!" "I have always been good to you, and I only hope that you will serve Second Young Master wholeheartedly. I never thought that this is how you serve Second Young Master!"

"Your servant is innocent!" Second Madam, please forgive me! " The begging sound was accompanied by one kowtow after another.

"Alright!" Madame Lin coldly said, "I will give you a chance. If you can explain how the Second Young Master fell into the water, I will do as you say!"

"Second Madam," the little servant girl named Zhuyi quickly rushed to say, "Second Young Master was careless …"

"Pah!" A heavy slap in the face interrupted her.

Madame Lin continued: "Bai Lu, tell us what you saw."

An unfamiliar young woman's voice sounded a little nervous as she said, "Half an hour ago, this servant was like usual in the garden pruning flowers and plants.

Second Young Master was playing by himself by the lake. Then, a young mistress and a little servant girl suddenly came over.

At first, they were playing well with the second young master, but then the two of them started arguing. Then, Miss Bai Muxiao pushed the young master away … " She spoke more and more quietly until she could no longer hear her own voice.

Bai Muxiao! Nangong Yue's brows knitted together as she couldn't help but recall the time she saw Bai Muxiao in the garden. At that time, she only thought of her brother and didn't have the time to care about her. It was her!

Then what about in her previous life?

Nangong Yue clenched her fists as memories of her previous life flashed through her mind. She still remembered her mother passing out when she found out that her brother had drowned.

After mother woke up, her grandmother had already punished the maidservants, beating each of them to a pulp for thirty years. Those weak people usually lived a life like a young miss, so how could they survive through it? In the end, his brother's death was pinned against to a servant woman!

But she didn't expect that her grandmother had done all of this for the sake of Bai Muxiao as a cover! She was actually so stupid as to treat her as her own sister!

Thinking of this, Nangong Yue's entire body started to tremble. Her two rows of jade-like teeth were tightly clenched together.

Footsteps sounded, followed by a familiar voice, "Second Madam, the Old Madame has invited you to the Rong An Hall!" From the sound of it, it seemed to be the first-rate servant girl of the Old Madame, Dong'er.