Mischievous wife

  It was at night that Tao Le'er inserted a pair of lotus arms under her pillow and thought bitterly for the whole night.

  She remembered that when she first woke up, Xia Er and Xia San had also appeared in her room. That day, she mentioned the incident of falling into the water, and Xia Er's face seemed to look very ugly. Could it be...

  Before dawn broke, Tao Le'er got out of bed and loudly called for the people waiting outside to come in.

  "Your Highness, is there anything you wish to instruct?" The diligent person hadn't fallen asleep, but was clearly somewhat fatigued, yet still bowed respectfully and inquired.

  "Go at once and call Master Wang here, listen clearly, it's at once!"

  "This... going to find the king at this hour, won't I be thrown out? If the king is sleeping soundly and slaps me out with one palm, that's a death sentence."

  Tao Le'er heard his embarrassed tone and raised an eyebrow, asking: "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

  She is an easy-going person, but it doesn't mean she will let them ignore her own weight.

  "No! I'll go and invite Master Wang over right away." The night watchman shrank his shoulders and walked out in big strides.

  Tao Le'er snuggled back into her blanket, her big eyes no longer sleepy and blurry. Hehe, maybe she can get rid of a stumbling block soon. Hmph, it's not my fault, who let you guys compete with me Tao Le'er for men!

  It wasn't long before Feng Ye arrived. He didn't seem angry. It seems that my husband is still quite magnanimous.

  "Ler, it's still early in the morning, why aren't you sleeping?" He thought something had happened to her, so he rushed over.

  "Master, come here. First, let's get Xiaomei to sleep." Taole'er hugged the quilt and beckoned him over, and as soon as he walked in, she snuggled into his arms.

  "What's going on, being so mysterious?" Feng Ye Yan hugged her tightly, using his hand to comb through her soft and smooth long hair, smelling the light and elegant fragrance on her body.

  "Master, I think I already know why that person wanted to erase my memory." The night she was pushed into the water, she must have seen something she shouldn't have. When she woke up, others didn't realize she wasn't the original little princess anymore, and she didn't say she had lost her memory either. That person, fearing they would be exposed, took advantage of the situation to threaten her, so they struck first.

  Feng Ye's hand paused for a moment, his eyebrows raised high. "Oh, why?"

  "Husband, because... Alas, it can't be said. If the husband knew I wasn't the original Tao Le'er, would he not want me? "For now, don't tell you, first help me do one thing, can you?"

  The man narrowed his eyes slightly and gazed at her for a long time. In his dark pupils, there was a thought that had never been there before.

  Taole'er's heart was racing as she swallowed hard and clutched his arm, shaking it. "Master, can't you just...?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "It's so unjust that I died, it's so unjust that I died......" The mournful cries echoed in her ears, and Liu Rong was frightened into sitting up with a start, clutching the quilt. "Xiao Qiu, Xiao Qiu——"

  The maid quickly pushed open the door and rushed in, anxiously asking: "Second Madam, Second Madam, what's wrong?"

  Liu Rong grasped her arm with a tight grip, her knuckles turning white. Her face was deathly pale, and beads of sweat had formed on her forehead. As she gazed out the window at the swaying tree shadows in the darkness, she trembled like a leaf about to fall. "Xiao Qiu, did...did you hear anything?"

  "Sound?" Xia Qiu listened carefully and then shook her head. "Second Madam, I didn't hear anything."

  "I, I'm not saying now, I'm saying just now, did you hear any strange sounds just now?" The voice couldn't stop trembling, and even breathing became difficult.

  "I died so unjustly......" Another mournful cry pierced the heart.

  "Ah——" Liu Ying suddenly buried her head in the maid's chest, and that mournful voice still echoed involuntarily by her ear. "Don't, don't..."

  "Second Mistress, Second Mistress, what's wrong with you?" Under Xia Qiu's anxious inquiry, Liu Rong's eyes rolled back and she fainted.

  Liu Rong hesitated outside the door for a moment, biting her lip, and then walked in with a smile. "Princess Wang, I heard you were looking for me?"

  Tao Le'er was savoring pastries when she saw her arrive and hastily waved. "Mmm..."

  Taole'er swallowed the last piece of rice cake and called out to Xiaomei: "Xiaomei, go to bed and cover your head with a quilt. Remember, you mustn't eavesdrop!"

  Xiao Mei obediently did as she was told, and then beckoned to Liu Rong outside the window, signaling her to come over. "Little Er, come here."

  As she approached, Tao Le'er looked around the door and then at Xiaomei on the bed. Apparently feeling uneasy, she went over to find a piece of paper and stuffed it into her ear, warning: "Remember not to eavesdrop, otherwise..."

  "Come a bit closer, Xiao Er." Tao Le'er poked her small head out from between the bars and leaned in close to Liu Rong's ear.

  "Princess, what exactly are you trying to say?" Her mysterious appearance made people suspicious.

  "Come on, Xiao Er, don't pretend anymore, I know you already know." Tao Le'er put on a flattering smile, with a fawning expression.

  Liu Rong's face changed, and she forced herself to calm down, saying: "I don't understand what Your Highness means."

  "Xiao Er—" Tao Le'er tugged at her sleeve. "Don't pretend anymore. I know you're a good person, that's why you've been helping me keep my secret all along. Yesterday when I saw your expression, I knew you had already guessed that I'm not the real Tao Le'er."

  "What? What?" Liu Rong was shocked and stared at her with wide eyes.

  "Heh heh, Xiao Er, you see I didn't bully you, it's just that on the day I woke up from my soul returning, I said a few unpleasant words to you. You're an adult and shouldn't hold grudges against me, so please forgive me. If... " She looked around cautiously before continuing: "If Wang Ye finds out I'm not Tao Le'er, he'll definitely kill me. Xiao Er, please, I beg of you. I promise you that from now on, I'll treat you like a sister, sharing joys and sorrows together, as long as you don't tell Wang Ye about this matter."

  "Then... you're not the princess, who are you?" Liu Rong swallowed hard, her eyes filled with fear that even a fool could see. Could it be that the voice she heard last night was really...

  "I'm not a person of this era. I don't know how to tell you, but when I went out to work, I was hit by a car. When I woke up, I was here. My brain is still mine, but my body isn't."

  "Then, then where did the princess go?" No way, no way...

  "I originally thought that our two souls should have been exchanged, I'm here, so she must have entered my body. But..." She suddenly wrapped her arms around her own body and shook lightly.

  "Last night, she came to me in a dream. She said that she was already dead and that it wasn't an accidental drowning, but someone had pushed her. She also said that since I've taken over her body, I should help her find the killer and avenge her death... Oh dear, when I woke up, I heard someone constantly shouting for justice outside, scaring me so much that I hid under the blanket all night and didn't dare come out."

  "Did you, did you hear someone shouting for justice last night?" Liu Rong's tongue was already disobedient, and his heart was about to stop beating. His eyes were completely occupied by fear.

  "Yes. Although it wasn't me who killed her, I'm still very scared. In our place, there's a saying that if someone is killed by another person and the murderer doesn't go to the place where she died to repent, then..."

  "What will happen then?" Liu Rong's two hands almost tore the handkerchief apart, her palms were full of sweat. It was as if she had returned to last night, filled with mournful cries.

  "I've heard that a vengeful spirit will return to claim the life of its killer, and make them die a thousand times more painfully and miserably than she did. Oh, just thinking about it makes me shudder. If I were the one who harmed her, I would rush to atone for my sin, lest one day..."

  Taole'er rubbed her arms up and down, constantly shrinking her body. "Can't think about it anymore, I'll scare myself to death. Xiao Er, I won't tell you, I suddenly feel so cold. Always asking you to keep my secret, I know you're a good person, you won't be so heartless, right?"

  For several consecutive nights, Liu Rong heard that terrible voice and didn't dare to open her eyes at night for fear of seeing something terrifying.

  She had her maid Xia Qiu sleep beside her, and the two of them stuck together tightly before they could fall asleep. But that mournful sound always echoed in her ears. However, Xia Qiu always looked puzzled and said she couldn't hear anything.

  In just a few days, Liu Rong had become much thinner, her eyes were dark and sunken, her face was deathly pale like a ghost. Her spirit was also dazed and confused, she kept hearing strange sounds.

  That day, she called Xia Qiu and asked her to help send a letter. After Xia Qiu left, she paced back and forth in the room, restless. If things were exposed, the price she would pay, she knew it well.

  ......

  It was night, and between the artificial hills of the Wang Fu garden, two figures emerged vaguely. In the darkness, the two slowly felt their way to the edge of the pond.

  Occasionally a faint sound can be heard, a low-pitched scream with an obvious quiver.

  "Brother, brother, I'm scared..." The woman's voice was suppressed and trembling with deep fear.

  "Don't be afraid, it's okay." A very gentle male voice, reassuring.