The First Empress and Her Three Husbands and Four Concubines Chapter 3: The Favorite Concubine (Part 2)

  "Water..."

  "What? Madam, how did Xiaoyu know what you wanted? Madam, speak up...!" Xiaoyu cried even harder. You're so stubborn and hard of hearing, can't you guess that I want water?!

  Wipe again! Wipe again!! You're only wiping away tears, how can you see my lip movements?!

  Xiao Ruo hastily wiped away her tears: "Like this, madam. Xiao Ruo asks you, if it's correct, would you please blink your eyes once?"

  I blinked.

  Xiao Ruo's eyes darted around, seemingly unsure of what to ask.

  "Ma'am, do you want an account book?"

  What account book? What are you talking about account books at this time?! I glared at her with wide eyes, hoping to kill her with my gaze.

  "Is that what you're going to wear?"

  Get out of my head! I don't have any strength now, just want to lie down.

  "Is... is it water?"

  That's right, it's water, but... I suddenly found out... because I've been staring for too long and can't close them.

  I want to cry but have no tears.

  "Oh! I almost forgot, the master instructed that when the mistress wakes up, give her the medicine." Xiao Ruo brought over the medicine, and I tearfully thanked her, even though it was bitter, it was still something to drink.

  After taking the medicine, I regained some strength, and Xiaoyu was busy feeding me porridge again.

  Just as I had drunk half of it, a black shadow suddenly jumped in from the window and stood in front of my bed. I stared at him in surprise - wasn't this Nan Gong Qiuye? Wasn't he my husband? Why was he climbing through the window?

  "Is your wife feeling better?" he asked Xiao Ruo. Xiao Ruo wiped away her tears: "She's fine, drinking porridge now."

  "Alright, I'll report to the madam. Far Chuen young master has no news today, Chun Yu young master has gone to see the Emperor, Hou Xian young master went to Wang You Xuan, and little young master Chung Jiu's illness is better..."

  I listened blankly, how does this sound like a report? En... what is the identity of the owner of this body? Suddenly, Nan Gong Qiuyue didn't have the familiarity of their first meeting, but instead was distant. It turned out that his concern back then was just because it was his duty?

  "Second official." Xiao Ruo interrupted Nan Gong Qiuyue's report, and Nan Gong Qiuyue raised her face with a very calm expression: "What is it, Xiao Ruo?"

  What? I feel like Xiao Rou's identity isn't simple either. This, this, what kind of place is this, and what kind of identity have I inherited?

  Xiao Ruo cleared her throat, and with a changed expression from before, she said: "Please allow me to describe her as 'foolish' because at this moment, she was like a different person. Her eyes sparkled with profound light, having an unyielding determination: 'Madam has just woken up, let's report these matters later.'"

  "But what about the Empress..."

  "Second Master, Madame has lost her memory, and even if you mention it now, she may not be clear about it."

  Nangong Qiuye's eyes flickered for a moment, as if he was considering something. He looked at me again, his eyes filled with reverence, which made my heart feel cold.

  "Madam, rest well, Autumn leaves."

  Suddenly, Nangong Qiuyue had already disappeared from my room. Looking at the direction he disappeared in, I felt a sense of loss and emptiness.

  I think I liked the man named Nangong Qiuye, he was the first person I saw clearly in this world, and also the one who left me with the best impression and feeling. He took care of me all the way, making my heart move, but now I have a feeling of being betrayed, it's an emotional betrayal, originally everything he did for me was just out of responsibility.

  This feeling hasn't even started yet it's already over, from now on, my relationship with him should be that of master and servant.

  Feeling suffocated and a bit annoyed.

  And they all seem complicated.

  Including the silly and pretending Xiao Ruo beside me, this Xiao Ruo seems not to be as simple as she appears on the surface. She... Could it be that she was playing with me earlier? Otherwise, why did she interrupt Nan Gong Qiu Yue's report?

  Judging from Xiao Ruo's expression, it was not difficult to determine that when Nangong Qiuxue reported the message to this body before, she was present. So now, her master has lost his memory, and she should listen to the report even more and help her master recover his memory.

  Could it be...

  "Madam."

  "Ah." I immediately came back to myself and raised a smile, but because my lips were too dry, it pulled out a thread of pain.

  Xiaoyu smiled sweetly at me again: "Madam is really all right, that's great."

  "Xiao Ruo..." I croaked, staring at the porridge in her hand. She seemed to have finally come back to herself, hastily bringing it to my face and continuing to feed me.

  The little girl is so cautious, isn't she already aware that I'm not her master?

  "Xiao Ruo, I want to know my own name." This request shouldn't be excessive for someone with amnesia, right? I looked at her with a pleading expression. Xiao Ruo's face turned gloomy: "Madam, your name is Feng Qingya."

  Feng Qingya, surprisingly shares the same name as me. What kind of woman is this Feng Qingya? How can she marry so many old men? And what is this place...?

  "Xiao Ruo... cough, I think it was Nangong Qiuyue just now."

  "Ah! Madam, you remember? You really remember?" Xiao Ruo's excited smile returned to its previous foolish state, and I felt a bit depressed. I started patting my own head: "It was Autumn Leaf who told me on the way, oh dear, I don't remember anything, how could this be? Xiao Ruo, what is this place? Who am I? Why can I marry seven old husbands?"

  Xiao Ruo blinked her eyes, and her autumn-water-like pupils opened wide and round, as if hiding something.

  "Little Jo."

  "What?"

  "What's in your eyes?"

  "Uh...no."

  "What's with the winking?"

  "Uh...... yeah...... Xiaoyu is thinking of how to respond."

  "Are these questions that difficult? But if I don't even know who I am, how can I stand firm in this family in the future?" I also started winking at her, if you already knew I wasn't your original master, see whether you choose to cooperate or hide.