Antipathy

  "Plum blossoms..."

  A soft and gentle female voice stopped her, the sound was pleasant, like a clear spring that made Xiao Zong somewhat awake in his half-dazed state. He couldn't open his eyes, even breathing was a bit difficult, so he could only lie weakly.

  "Your Highness, please save my young mistress! If she has done anything wrong, Chunxiang and Chunrui will apologize on her behalf and kowtow to you..."

  "Sir, you're so generous, please save our miss!"

  Two maidservants, one in front and one behind, suddenly bumped their heads together, making a loud thudding sound. Xiao Zhen's eyebrows furrowed as he listened to the noise.

  "Your young lady harmed the child of our princess, and you still have the face to ask for help..." The maid named Lian Mei scolded loudly, and the two little maids kowtowed even faster.

  "Congratulations, Princess! Our young lady doesn't know what's good for her, don't bother with her! She's been crippled and can never be your enemy again... She's dying soon, please have mercy and save her!"

  Chunxiang knelt down and rushed over to grab the hem of He Wangfei's skirt, sobbing: "Miss has been running a fever, her wound is festering, if we don't save her now, she really will die!"

  "That's her own fault, didn't the king order someone from the Xiao family to come and take her back? It's been three days already, and not a single person from the Xiao family has come to claim her. They've all given up on her, why are you still bothering with her? Just let her fend for herself!"

  Lian Mei coldly snorted: "Isn't it that your master is worthless, and you're all following her worthlessness? How did she usually treat you? She's dead, and you should be rejoicing instead!"

  "Concubine Mei..." Princess He rebuked her unpleasantly: "The more you speak, the more improper it sounds!"

  Lian Mei complained unfairly: "Originally! In my opinion, no one should care about her. But you, Master, are kind-hearted and dropped your own child to take care of her... She doesn't even cherish the sisterly love that pushed you into the water, why do you still care about her?! Now that we've seen her, let's go!"

  "Xiang Mei, have I been too indulgent towards you lately?" The voice of He Wangfei was a bit loud, Xiang Mei quietly stuck out her tongue and finally calmed down.

  Xiao Cong Rong felt someone sit down beside her, a hand touched her forehead, and the voice of He Wang Fei entered her ears: "Really having a fever... poor thing..."

  Xiao Congrong didn't know why, but she suddenly felt averse to the two words "poor thing". She had thought her voice was pleasant just now, but it sounded jarring to her ears.

  "Yes, our young lady has been unconscious all along. Princess He, please save her!" Chun Hui seemed to still be kneeling, her voice almost unchanged.

  Xiao Cong Rong felt that He Wang Fei was hesitating, and it wasn't until half a day later that she said: "Lian Mei... go invite Doctor Yin to come over and take a look at Rong Rong!"

  "Princess, the Empress said that the Xiao family should take her back. If they don't come, no one is allowed to interfere with her. Aren't you afraid of the Empress finding out and blaming you?" Lian Mei advised.

  "Then..." Princess He hesitated again, Chunxiang and Chunhui saw this and kowtowed: "Princess, please go beg the king to get a doctor for our mistress, we beg of you!"

  "Lian Mei, go and invite Wang Ye over! No matter what, Rong Rong is his concubine, her life and death should be decided by him!"

  The queen glanced at Chun Xiang and Chun Hui, who were kneeling, and added: "You two go together too, tell the king some good words, whether you can save your miss or not depends on your sincerity!"

  "Let's go!" Lian Mei snorted and turned to walk away, Chun Xiang was stunned for a moment before being pulled by Chun Rui to hurry up and catch up.