"Really?" Hearing this, Su Qingwen raised her shocked eyes. How come she had no impression at all? She had just slept for three days and three nights. No wonder her body felt a bit limp.
"Yes, Your Ladyship. How do you feel now? Do you want this humble maid to call the imperial physician?" The little maid blinked her eyes and carefully sized up Su Qingwen, trying to see if anything was wrong with her from her face.
"No need." Su Qingwen shook her head gently and sat up from the bed. As her consciousness gradually returned, she remembered that Ning Yunqing was dead, and even Shen Lingyun was no more. Everything seemed to have returned to calm, but somehow it was different.
"This humble maid will go and call the emperor now. He will surely be very happy to know that Your Ladyship has woken up." The little maid glanced at Su Qingwen without understanding. She wondered why there always seemed to be a hint of melancholy on her face.
"Wait a while. I want to be alone for a while." Su Qingwen shook her head. She felt extremely upset. Shen Lingyun's words kept echoing in her ears, and she felt really uncomfortable.
"All right." The little maid nodded and walked away helplessly.
"System, do you think what Shen Lingyun said is true?" When it got quiet around her, Su Qingwen thought of this question and immediately asked.
[System: Dear, sometimes, the truth is just so cruel. You can choose to forget it, go with the flow, and live a good life from now on.]
So, it was all true. Su Qingwen opened her eyes wide, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Do I have any chance to save myself? For example, can I use some methods to prevent Shen Lingyun from controlling us?" Su Qingwen tilted her head and thought for a while. She asked as if she was trying to grasp the last straw.
[System: This is not possible, dear. Just think it through.]
Hearing this, Su Qingwen said nothing. She felt her despair spreading.
After staying alone for a while, she inexplicably felt lonely, so she decided to go and see Hua Xue'er. That girl was in a bad mood when she left. She didn't know how she was now.
She struggled to get out of bed, changed her clothes, and planned to go and comfort Hua Xue'er.
Unexpectedly, she waited for a long time but couldn't find Hua Xue'er. Could a living person just disappear out of the blue?
Su Qingwen searched the whole palace but couldn't find any trace of her. Her face turned extremely pale. She was just about to go outside the palace to look for her.
"Qingwen, what's wrong?" Hua Yueye heard that she had woken up and came to find her immediately.
"Xue'er is missing. Let's go and look for her." Su Qingwen secretly clenched her fingers. She thought that after Ning Yunqing's death, Hua Xue'er might have suffered a great blow, and now she was even missing.
"Okay." Hua Yueye was also worried about this younger sister. He quickly called a little eunuch over: "Hurry up and look for the princess!"
"Your Majesty, the princess left a letter. Please come and take a look quickly." At this time, the little eunuch who had just left ran back. He nervously handed the letter to Hua Yueye and lowered his head.
Hua Yueye and Su Qingwen looked at each other. There was surprise in their eyes. It seemed that Hua Xue'er was really serious this time. She had made it so formal.
Hua Yueye couldn't wait to open the envelope. It said that Hua Xue'er wanted to go to the Sanqing Taoist Temple outside the palace to practice for a while and told them not to worry.
"This doesn't seem right. How could Xue'er, such a person, go to a Taoist temple?" Su Qingwen was really puzzled. Hua Xue'er was naturally lively. Even if she wanted to calm down, she shouldn't go to a Taoist temple, right?
"Could she have been kidnapped?" Su Qingwen was shocked. She was really frightened by the guess in her mind.
"No. This is definitely Xue'er's handwriting. There's no mistake." Hua Yueye shook his head. His brows were tightly knitted together: "Moreover, look at the writing. It's very neat. That means when Xue'er wrote these words, she was very calm and not coerced by anyone."
Hua Yueye analyzed seriously. There was a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
"Ah? Then let's go and look for her." Su Qingwen really couldn't figure out why a perfectly fine person would change like this. She pulled Hua Yueye and directly got into the carriage to go out of the palace.
Along the way, Su Qingwen kept guessing in her heart. Maybe Hua Xue'er was crying her eyes out now.
However, when she saw that figure in blue, all her previous thoughts were overturned.
Hua Xue'er's long blue hair was scattered on her shoulders. There were no decorations on it. She looked very plain. Not only that, she was wearing a Taoist robe, which covered her delicate figure. Her face was slightly pale, but her expression was very calm.
When she saw them, Hua Xue'er just showed a faint smile: "You're here."
"What on earth is going on?" Su Qingwen stepped forward and grabbed her wrist. She asked nervously.
"As you can see, I've become a Taoist nun. Sister-in-law, my sins are too deep. I can't redeem myself. I can only choose this way." Hua Xue'er sighed and took her hand: "From now on, I won't be able to play with you anymore."
Immediately, the color faded from Su Qingwen's face bit by bit. It was really like what Shen Lingyun had said. All the things she cared about were going to be lost. She couldn't help feeling sad. Su Qingwen shook her head: "You silly girl. What on earth were you thinking? Why did you do this?"
"I just figured out some things. In this world, everything comes and goes freely. Before, because of me, Ning Yunqing had been suffering. I really felt bad. I can only use this way to make up for him a little. I hope he can be completely free in the sky."
Hua Xue'er smiled serenely. Her whole temperament was completely different from before.
Hua Yueye beside her also couldn't believe it. The quiet and indifferent woman in front of him was actually his lively and smiling younger sister. How long had she thought about it to be in such a state?
"Xue'er, have you really thought it through? Giving up the wealth and honor in the palace, giving up those fame and fortune, and spending the rest of your life with a green lantern and an ancient Buddha?" Hua Yueye stared at her and asked again.
"I've thought it through, Brother. I want to stay here and pray for Ning Yunqing all the time. I also want to atone for my own sins. I won't go back with you. But I will stay here and bless you." Nodding, Hua Xue'er turned her gaze to Su Qingwen's face: "Sister-in-law, you look pale. Do you have something on your mind?"