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Outside the palanquin, Yang Guang and Yang Liang rode their horses in silence, but in their hearts, they must have their own thoughts. And in my own mind, I was also upset and sad.

There were indeed more guards in the palace than usual. There were more guards at each door. Anyone who entered or left the palace had to carefully inspect their surroundings. Fortunately, Yang Guang and Yang Liang were present, so no one dared to stop me. I lifted the sedan chair and carried me into Wang You Pavilion, where a group of maids were panicking, completely out of sorts. When they saw me return, they were all happy and hurried to help me into the inner room.

I noticed that there were faint traces of blood on her knees. She staggered over, and looking at me, who was lying on the bed and losing my strength, she kneeled in front of me and said:

"Thank you, Guanyin Bodhisattva. The princess has finally returned. This old servant will spend every day of his life thinking of Buddha to repay today's wish."

I was unable to move but still tried my best to extend my hand and shakily wiped away the tears from the corner of my mother-in-law's eyes. The corner of my mouth moved slightly as a pale smile appeared on it and I softly said:

"Grandma, I'm back." After saying this sentence, I was like a wanderer who had wandered around the world for years, returning home to see his family. Hot tears welled up in my eyes.

I knew what my mother-in-law was thinking, since she insisted on serving me to bed, despite the fact that her knees had swollen from kneeling for a day and a night. If someone else were to serve me at this moment, she would not be able to rest at ease for the entire night, so it would be better for her to stay with me.

When the empress learned that I had returned to the palace, she came to comfort me with a few words of consolation. When she saw me looking tired and ill, she didn't say anything and just ordered a few more quick-witted palace maids to come and attend to me.

The next day, my body still did not improve at all. The royal doctors came a few times and said that I was too frightened, with cold air invading my lungs, they opened many precious herbs that could help to dispel the cold, making me eat them day after day. I stayed on the bed with the medicine jar all day and night, dozing off and dozing off and on, sometimes sickly, sometimes having nightmares.

It had been a month since I had left the inner chamber. With the support of the new palace maid, I got down from the couch and went into the courtyard. It was already March, and the bright sunlight was so bright that I could barely open my eyes. I raised my head slightly to my forehead to see that the courtyard was filled with spring, and the spring breeze was blowing warm into my heart, and I didn't want to go out for a long time, so when I came out, I started to feel a bit of sweat on my body. However, I still wrapped myself in the thick brocade robe.

She was a perceptive person, and when she saw that I was lingering in the courtyard and refused to return to the inner chamber, she beckoned for a peach-colored beauty-bed to be brought in and covered with an embroidered cushion of auspicious clouds, and I leaned against it. Another palace servant brought out a round umbrella with a dark green phoenix pattern on it. She placed it on top of my head and respectfully said:

"The sunlight is too strong, don't hurt the princess' jade skin."

I waved my hand, signaling for her to remove the umbrella.

"There's no need. Don't let down the spring sun. It's good to get more sun."

"Yes." Yue Xin ordered someone to remove the umbrella. After that, a few trained palace maids stood behind me. They wanted to bask in the sun together with me. I smiled silently and laid on the bed leisurely with my eyes closed.

Under the warm sunlight, he felt lazy but comfortable. After a while, as if waking from a deep sleep, I opened my mouth unconsciously, wanting to put the sunlight into my mouth and merge it into my stomach.

"Princess?" When I heard the sound of footsteps, I thought it was the footsteps of the palace maid. When I heard this familiar voice, my blood began to churn.

It's Doggie! Doggie's back!

I suddenly stood up, a little dazzled, and Gladys took my hand, and when I stood still, I looked forward and saw my mother-in-law smiling and leading a dog in a light blue dress, coming towards me.

"Dog greets the princess!" Doggie heavily kneels on the ground and salutes. I quickly extend my arms to support him, but my right hand is empty. Doggie's left sleeve is empty-handed and is fluttering in the breeze. I was momentarily shocked and tears start to flow from my eyes.

Doggie, he must hate me to death. For me, he lost too much.

"Princess, don't cry. Doggie is still alright. Fortunately, he still has his right hand, so he can serve you." Doggie raised his head and smiled at me. His pure and sincere smile was like the blue sky, without any impurities. I couldn't see any resentment in his eyes. There was only the joy of reuniting with him.

"Dog, you've lost weight." I choked. In the month that had not yet passed, the dog's eye sockets were sunken in, its face was pale, and it had lost all its skin and bones. Although Yang Liang had meticulously taken care of it, the torment of losing an arm still made him weak.

"Princess, you've lost weight too." The dog looked at me closely, and his eyes were a little red.

Yue Xin didn't know about the relationship between Doggie and me. She looked at us who were crying with astonishment. In the end, she couldn't hold it in anymore and said:

"The princess' master and servant met once again. Furthermore, they had experienced a great tribulation, so it should have been a joyous occasion. This servant dares, and invites the princess to place more importance on her jade body. "

I came to my senses and looked at the group of palace maids looking at each other in dismay.

"Doggie saved my life. If I know who has the slightest bit of disrespect for Doggie behind my back, don't blame me for turning hostile."

Everyone bowed their heads in agreement.

At that moment, I ordered the dog's room to be tidied up. Since he had lost an arm, and considering that he was in poor health and that everything was not convenient, I chose two girls to serve him until he was well again.

Even though he repeatedly refused, I secretly swore in my heart that in this life, I would not let Doggie suffer anymore. Twice, it was me who killed him, both times I couldn't make up for it in my whole life.

In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed. My body also gradually improved. Even Doggie's face gradually turned red.

I thought of Chen, and happily went to the Palace of the Dumplings. If she is well, I will bring her back. According to the court, after Chen Wu had fainted and had been mixed with the dead, none of the people had noticed her. After he had been rescued by the imperial guards, he had become somewhat sluggish, and the empress had handed him over to her because he was her aunt.

I think it's true. I'm seriously ill and I can't take care of myself. If I was in Gou You Pavilion, it would be difficult to take care of her.

In less than an hour, Yuexin returned with Chen, and when I looked at her closely, I was surprised.

Chen Zhen was not wearing her favorite purple dress. Instead, he was dressed in a blue-gray shirt. Apart from a pair of pearl earrings, there was nothing else. His hair was also tied up with a wooden hairpin. There was a trace of fear in her eyes, as if she still hadn't recovered from the shock from that day. Her young and beautiful face was haggard, and with just a glance, her heart was filled with pity.

Yuxin gave Chen Hung a push, and then she said, "Oh," and saluted me.

"Your servant greets you, your highness."

"Hurry, please get up." I helped her up and helped her sit down. "How are you these days at the Palace of Plum Dew?" I asked.

"It's not good to stay by the princess' side." Chen Zhen raised his head, his hands trembling as he held the silk handkerchief. He looked at me with tears in his eyes, "Although my aunt did not mistreat me, it is still incomparable to the kindness the princess has shown me all these years. I look forward to her return every day."

For three years, Chen had been by my side. His previous haughtiness had long worn off, and his temper had become more and more gentle and humble. Now, sitting in front of me, his tearful appearance made me feel even more pity for him.

"In that case, there's no need to go back." I said.

"Princess, are you sure you don't mind the past?" That day, this servant should have done everything I could to protect the princess, but who would have known that she would be such a disappointment. " Chen Zhen said in a choked voice as a few drops of tears rolled down his handsome face.

No wonder I felt guilty the moment she walked in the door. She was blaming herself for fainting before me that day. Feeling touched, she said,

"How could you think that? I have always treated you as a good sister. What happened that day was also a huge injury to you, so why are you blaming yourself instead? "

"Princess …" "That day when I came back, I was scared to death. Empress Dowager was so anxious that she almost killed me, I thought that I would never see the princess again, and wanted to die several times, but was always saved by my aunt. Later on, I heard that the princess had returned back to the palace with a serious illness, and this servant was confined by the Queen, so I didn't dare to pry around and had to burn a few sticks of incense in front of the Buddha. It's been over a month, and this servant thinks that the princess hates this servant, so I don't need this servant anymore … "Sob, sob …"

Chen Wu leaned on my knee, his delicate shoulders quivering with his crying. It turned out that her emaciation was caused by his crying. I felt even more pity for him, so I helped her to her feet and said:

"How could that be? Didn't I just call you back? "Don't think too much."

After a long time, Chen Zhen stopped crying. He turned tears into smiles, raised his swollen eyes and said.

"Seeing that this servant is so happy to see the princess, I actually lost all sense of propriety and dirtied the princess' dress."

"It's fine. You, on the other hand, are about to cry like a big flowery cat." My words were full of mockery. My fingers scratched her face a few times, making her feel embarrassed.

Chen Ying embarrassedly blushed as he wiped his tears and said:

"This servant will go wash her face."