Book 1:
Yehe-Nara Meiying
Enter the opulent world of the Qing Dynasty's Forbidden City alongside Meiying, the eldest daughter of the prestigious Yehe-Nara clan. Raised in luxury and privilege, Meiying soon finds herself entangled in the complex web...
She jumps off the swing, lazily stretching her slender hands.
The dew is heavy on the thin flower branch, a light sweat seeps through her shirt.
Seeing a guest, she runs away in her socks, her golden hair pin slipping off.
She leaves in embarrassment, yet pauses at the door to look back, and sniffs the green plums.
"Rouge Lips · She Jumps Off the Swing", by Li Qingzhao
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Later that evening when the Emperor came to visit, Meiying still hadn't woken up. The Imperial Physician assured him that she was just exhausted and needed rest. Hongli was still anxious over one of his favorite concubine's health, finding this unusual from her past two pregnancies. He excused her from participating in the mourning ceremony as her health was more important to him. Leaving before the hour of the Dog, he journeyed back to Yangxin Hall to complete more paperwork as he waited for news about the status of Meiying. Yonghuang and Jingyi were worried as well, having trouble sleeping while she was unconscious.
For two days she didn't wake up, and slept through the death of her aunt, the Jingren Palace Empress. When Qingying went to tell her about Aunt's death with A'Rou, she found Meiying unconscious with Suyuan, Imperial Physician Qi and her children standing worriedly around her.
"What has happened to Meiying?" Qingying asked, worried that Empress Dowager also got to her as well.
"Mistress, was tired and dizzy and laid down for a nap but hasn't woken up. It's been two days and His Majesty is worried," Suyuan told her sadly, leaving out the part that she is pregnant.
"Mother Qing, is Mother going to be okay?" Yonghuang asked tearfully, not wanting his mother to die like Royal Grandfather did. He held Jingyi to him as she cried, wanting her mother's embrace.
Qingying kneeled in front of the five-old-boy, "Your mother is strong, one of the strongest people I know, she will wake up." She pulled the two children in for a hug as looked at A'Rou. "A'Rou, go inform Hailan and Lüyun about Meiying's condition. I'll stay here and make sure she's okay. Sanbao!" She called out to her personal eunuch.
"Here." The young eunuch entered, ever loyal to his mistress.
"Inform His Majesty that I won't be able to see him tonight. I'll be accompanying Younger Sister."
"Yes," he bowed before leaving.
Going into Meiying's bedchamber, she sat next to the sleeping woman and held her hand, praying that she would be okay.
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