Chapter 291: In Coma
Han Yao had a gloomy face and made up his mind.
He quickly put down the tray in his hand, took out something from the sachet, quickly stuffed it into the gap between the bunk bed and the wall, and then restored the gauze curtain to its original state.
He quietly left the bedroom.
Behind the screen, Princess Dingyuan was absent-minded and let Hanqiao help her put on her clothes, and then she returned to the bedroom and sat down.
"Mother, I made you a soothing soup. If you drink it before going to sleep, you won't have nightmares." Han Yao walked in with a smile on her face, holding the tray, and the gloom on her face had long disappeared.
Princess Dingyuan came back to her senses and forced a smile, "You are still injured, why are you still making soothing soup? Just let the maid do this kind of trivial matter, don't burn you."
"Don't worry, mother, it won't burn me. Although I am not as capable as my elder brother, it is not difficult for me to make soothing soup."
Han Yao smiled and put the soup bowl next to Princess Dingyuan, and there was no abnormality in her expression.
Seeing her filial piety, Princess Dingyuan felt relieved.
"It's late at night, mother, drink the tranquilizing soup and have a good sleep. I'll ask the imperial physician to check your pulse tomorrow."
"Okay, you should go back and rest. You are still injured, so don't be careless."
Han Yao smiled and agreed, then turned and left the bedroom.
In the night, the smile on her face disappeared.
It was just dawn.
Han Yao left the house with her maid.
On the way, they ran into Han Song who was doing morning exercises in the martial arts field.
Han Song frowned when he saw her leaving the house, "Sister, you are still injured. You are leaving the house so early. Is there something important?"
"Don't worry, second brother, I'm fine. Mother had a nightmare at night, so I'm afraid she doesn't have much appetite today. I'll go to Jiang's Baozi Shop and buy some buns and pickles for mother."
Jiang's Baozi Shop was originally opened by a couple named Jiang. It was famous in Kyoto for its buns and pickles. The empress dowager tasted it once and praised it highly.
The man named Jiang was summoned to the palace by the emperor to be a royal chef, specializing in making buns and pickles for the empress dowager.
His wife stayed to continue running the shop.
Princess Dingyuan also loved Jiang's buns and pickles. Especially when she had a poor appetite, she would ask the purchasing staff in the house to buy them back to the house.
Thinking of the delicious buns and pickles, Han Song hurriedly said, "Sister, then you should buy more back. I also want to eat them. Go quickly and come back soon. I will go to see my mother first."
Han Song turned around and prepared to go to the main courtyard, but was stopped by Han Yao.
"Second brother, don't go yet. My mother didn't sleep well at night, let her sleep a little longer. I have told the maids around my mother not to wake her up, and wait for her to wake up by herself, so that she won't have a headache again if she doesn't sleep well."
Han Song nodded, "Second sister is still careful, then I will go to practice martial arts first, and then I will go to pay my respects to my mother when she wakes up."
Han Yao watched him go away, and then took the maid out of the house.
But she didn't go to Jiang's bun shop.
She asked the driver to take her to a teahouse.
After entering, she went out from the back door and found a carriage shop to hire a carriage.
She went straight to the East City and stopped at a teahouse two streets away from Ling Mansion. She asked the maid to pay the fare and sent the driver away.
Then she said to the maid coldly, "Go to Ling Mansion and invite Dong over."
The maid agreed and turned to leave.
Soon she took Dong to the teahouse.
"You are so anxious to see me, but what happened?" Dong entered the private room and couldn't wait to speak.
Han Yao glanced at her indifferently, without saying anything, but sent the maid out to guard outside.
Dong came closer and saw the wound on her neck, her face changed.
"How did you get hurt? You are the county lady, who dares to hurt you?"
Han Yao sneered, "It's not your good daughter!"
"That disaster star? How dare she!" Dong was shocked and angry.
"What is there for her to be afraid of? Yesterday at the Queen's banquet, Concubine An, the Second Prince and I were bitten by ghosts. That bitch obviously had the mystical arts, but she just stood by and watched.
For her, the Emperor also stripped Concubine An of her title and demoted her to Concubine Xian.
If I hadn't been lucky, I would have died in the palace yesterday."
Dong frowned, "How could the Emperor be so confused that he would actually protect that disaster star."
"That bitch's master is Xuanyi Zhenren. The Emperor has always wanted him to be the Imperial Master, so of course he would protect his disciples. There are so many Taoist temples in the world, why did you send that bitch to Xuanqing Temple for foster care?"
It would have been fine if she was sent to Xuanqing Temple, but how could it be so coincidental that Xuanyi Zhenren adopted her.
Dong was angry. At the time, Xuanyi Zhenren was not as famous as he is now, so how could she have known that things would be so coincidental.
She only thought that Xuanqing Temple was far away from Kyoto, and that the disaster star was still so young, even if she was lucky enough to survive and grow up, she would not have the opportunity to return to Beijing.
"It's my fault. I should have killed her secretly. Keeping her here is really a disaster."
"Since you sent her away, why did you bring her back? Do you still love her as your own daughter?"
Dong saw her face full of anger and said hurriedly, "How could mother love her as her own daughter? When I brought her back, I was planning to change her marriage to Qing'er. I had someone do something on the way.
I didn't expect that the disaster star was lucky. All the people I sent died, but she came back alive alone."
Dong regretted it so much. If she had known that the prince of Zhao was so unbearable, she would definitely not have sent people to bring the disaster star back to Beijing.
If she hadn't been brought back, nothing would have happened to their Ling Mansion.
Her Yaoyao wouldn't have been hurt.
Han Yao snorted in her heart. That bitch was really lucky.
She learned that Dong was going to send someone to take her back to Beijing, and originally sent someone to assassinate her on the way. It happened that when the assassin took action, he met Ning Chuyi, the killer.
Dong saw that she looked bad and felt sorry for her injury.
"Mom will go to settle accounts with that bitch."
Han Yao looked dissatisfied, "Even if you go to her, what can you do? Beating and scolding her will not hurt. I was lucky this time and escaped. If she returns to Dingyuan Palace one day, not to mention that everything I have now will be taken away by her, I am afraid that I will not even be able to save my life."
"No, even if I risk my life, I will not let that bitch take your things away, let alone give her the opportunity to hurt you."
Han Yao's eyes flickered, and she looked at Dong suspiciously, "Are you really willing to abandon her for me?"
For so many years, Han Yao has never called her mother, but now he is finally willing to call her.
Dong almost burst into tears, "Of course mother is willing. In mother's heart, no one is more important than you."
"I know mother loves me the most."
"Mother, is the talisman paper I gave you last time still there?"
"Yes."
"Mother, find a chance to put it next to that bitch, remember not to let her find it."
"Okay," Dong was so happy to see her snuggling in her arms, and didn't ask her what she was going to do.
Han Yao saw that she agreed, and patiently chatted with her for a few words before saying, "I have to go back."
Although Dong was reluctant, she let her go.
Han Yao returned to the house with the maid, and happened to meet Han Song, who looked hurried at the gate.
"Second brother is leaving the house?"
"Mother is unconscious, I went to the palace to ask the imperial physician..."