Princess Yi Feng was in Wanhe Temple in Xi Shan with Empress Dowager to worship Buddha. Dong Bao searched throughout the path to Xi Shan the whole night to no avail before realizing something was fishy. It would be impossible for the spoilt Lady Han to beat her in speed, even if she departed two hours earlier!
Noticing that something was off, Dong bao rushed back to the city and searched throughout the manor again. She discovered that Lady Han went to Prince Ling's manor when she asked around the city.
The news that Lady Han fell into the river shocked her as she reached in a hurry.
Dong Bao was worried about Lady Han being missing for the whole night, not knowing what had happened.
She would never absolve herself from the guilt if Lady Han was truly defiled!
Princess Yi Feng took in Dong Bao at an early age. She grew up with Lady Han, and they were as close as sisters, although Lady Han was unruly. Dong Bao promised to dedicate her life to protect Lady Han—not making a single mistake before.
She did not expect her only slip-up to have such a colossal consequence!
Princess Yi Feng would never forgive her. She would not even forgive herself!
Han Yuxiao's face was painted in disbelief. She was slapped by both Han Jing and her maidservant in the same day! She screamed in anger, "You low-life! How dare you hit me! You're not going to get away with this!"
Dong Bao grasped Han Yuxiao's wrist and threatened in a low voice, "This low-life is going to shut you up forever if you dare to utter another nonsensical word."
Dong Bao was on the verge of crushing Han Yuxiao's wrist. Almost passing out from the pain, she could not say another word.
Dong Bao snorted as she let go of Han Yuxiao and turned to Han Jing, "My Lady, don't listen to their nonsense. Let's go!"
Noticing the weird look from the crowd, she could not let Lady Han linger around any longer. Judging by her temper, she would definitely flip out.
Han Jing was exceptionally compliant that day. She nodded, bidding goodbye to Su Yu before accompanying Dong Bao back home.
Dong Bao wanted to ask Lady Han what had happened, but she held it in throughout the journey.
When they reached the residence, Dong Bao asked her in a soft voice, "My Lady, about last night…"
Han Jing was still in a daze. She waved her hand to disregard Dong Bao.
"We'll discuss this later," she interrupted, "I need a bath and some food. I'm starving!"
How could Han Jing talk about the night before, when she could not even figure out how she was still alive? She did not get the chance to process all the strange memories in her mind. The most important thing now was for her to get settled in!
Although Dong Bao was curious about her Lady's unusual behavior, she did not pry further. She ordered the other servant to serve Lady Han and privately requested for somebody to investigate what had happened the previous night.
When Han Jing laid on the bed after having a bath and a scrumptious meal, she really felt alive.
She closed her eyes, processing the strange yet familiar memories in her mind. They were jumbled up. She could not distinguish which were her actual memories; she felt like both memories were hers.
She felt like she survived two lifetimes as one individual.