Chapter 91: The Life and Death Ledger

Yun Ci told Concubine De about what happened on the street today.

She described it with such vivid detail.

Concubine De believed her.

After all, that “卍” symbol really was in Ah Baos’s large golden basin, which she had seen before.

If Ah Bao wanted to save Luo Zifeng, it must be because Ah Bao believed Luo Zifeng should be saved.

“You know, those two sons of mine are my life. Ah Bao saving Feng’er is equivalent to saving my life. She is my benefactor,” Yun Ci said, looking at Ah Bao.

At this moment, Ah Bao wasn’t listening to what Concubine De and Yun Ci were saying at all.

She was enjoying her food with her mouth and thinking about gold ingots in her mind.

Delicious and beautiful.

She was truly happy.

As Concubine De and Yun Ci chatted casually, Concubine De felt that ever since Yun Ci came to Yihe Palace, she seemed to have a heavy heart.

“Yun Ci, do you have something on your mind?”

Yun Ci took a sip of tea, looked at Ah Bao, rubbed her hands, and pinched the hem of her clothes. Finally, she couldn’t hold it in anymore, “Yes, Lianyi, I do have something strange I want to tell you. If I don’t say it, it’ll bother me inside. I have to get it off my chest.”

Concubine De had never seen Yun Ci like this before, “Go ahead and tell me.”

Yun Ci said seriously, “I… I saw Ah Bao this year.”

“Sigh, I thought it was something else. It must have been when that rascal An’er sneaked Ah Bao out, and you saw her. Ever since Ah Bao became heavily pregnant, An’er has taken her out of the palace many times…”

Yun Ci shook her head, “It’s not because of the Seventh Prince; it was on the second day of the second month.”

“That day was the day Ah Bao was born, this…” Concubine De was also a bit confused.

It was impossible for Yun Ci to have seen Ah Bao that day.

At that time, she was still in the Cold Palace, and besides Zhilan, only the Emperor and Eunuch Xi were present.

“It was… in a dream,” Yun Ci took a deep breath and said, “At that time, I was bedridden, drowsy all day, with not much time left. But on that day, I… had a dream.

In the dream, I saw a lovely, snow-white baby, so beautiful, and she smiled at me.

You know, I have two sons, no daughters, so I couldn’t resist holding her, and then I woke up.

Strangely enough, after I woke up, my health improved day by day, and by spring, I could get out of bed and walk. Until today, you see, I’m doing well.

Lianyi, the baby in the dream looked exactly like Ah Bao. Do you think… could it be that I dreamed of Ah Bao?”

Although Concubine De knew that Ah Bao was an extraordinary child, she was still quite surprised to hear Yun Ci say this.

“It seems that on the day of Ah Bao’s reincarnation, she encountered you. This is a fate shared by the two of you.”

The more Yun Ci thought about it, the more excited she became, “Ah Bao is the great benefactor of the Luo family!”

“Yun Ci,” Concubine De looked at her seriously, “Let’s keep this matter as a secret between us. I’m afraid if others find out, it could be detrimental to Ah Bao.”

After all, Ah Bao was still young. No matter what kind of divine abilities she possessed or who she was in her past life, Concubine De only wanted Ah Bao to live a safe and peaceful life in this lifetime.

Yun Ci naturally understood Concubine De’s concern as a mother.

Wasn’t she also worried about her two sons?

When Yun Ci left, she hugged Ah Bao again.

Ah Bao grinned at Yun Ci, just like in the dream, which shook Yun Ci to her core.

After Yun Ci left, Ah Bao was cuddled in Concubine De’s arms. Ah Bao smiled and said to Concubine De, “Mommy, I… have seen… Aunt Yun…”

This was the first time Ah Bao said so many different syllables, trying hard to speak, pausing between words.

Concubine De laughed, pinching her little fingers, “Mommy knows, Ah Bao met Aunt Yun in a dream, right?”

Ah Bao nodded, the little tufts on her head bobbing along, making her look incredibly cute.

[When I was reincarnating, I saw many, many shadows of people, but I only remembered Aunt Yun.]

Concubine De was surprised. How could one see so many people during reincarnation?

This little girl Ah Bao might have had another dream.

But Ah Bao continued thinking to herself.

In the path of reincarnation, she had heard so many prayers.

All those about to die were praying for Yama not to come, praying that they could survive.

Among them was Yun Ci.

Ah Bao had seen Yun Ci and received her prayers. She also wanted to live, for the sake of her two sons.

Yun Ci’s name was not in the Book of Life and Death.

Her lifespan was not yet over.

Yun Ci had seen her and even hugged her…

One could only say that everything was Yun Ci’s fate.

…

Ever since the Queen Mother informed Di Zian about the upcoming selection of concubine, Di Zian hadn’t left the palace.

To be honest, he was somewhat looking forward to this selection.

It was said… there was even a list.

He wanted to see whose names were on the list.

“Brother.”

Just as Di Zian peeked out of the door of the Imperial Study, he felt someone tugging at his sleeve. When he turned around, he saw a little girl clutching his sleeve, looking at him with big, watery eyes.

Di Zian felt like he’d been caught in the act and quickly made a shushing gesture, “Shh, sister, keep your voice down. Is Father not in the Imperial Study?”

He hadn’t seen Father at the door.

Since his sister was here, it must mean Father had brought her along.

Father had been taking her to court every day recently.

His sister, only a few months old, was busier than the ruler of the kingdom.

“Sleepy…” Ah Bao placed her hands on her cheeks, tilted her head, and made a sleeping gesture.

Di Zian immediately understood, “Shh, sister, do you know where my Concubine selection roster is?”

Ah Bao blinked her big round eyes.

Di Zian smacked his forehead, “Oh, I’ll just sneak around and find it myself. You probably don’t know.”

Father was taking a nap, so Di Zian boldly sneaked into the Imperial Study. He glanced at the desk but couldn’t find the roster.

He did see a lot of memorials, but he didn’t dare touch them.

If he did, Father would be furious, and he’d lose his head.

Di Zian only used his eyes, not his hands.

He looked around but still couldn’t find the roster.

Ah Bao was trailing behind him, “Brother… poop…”

Di Zian’s mouth twitched, “What sound was that?”

Ah Bao pointed to herself with her little head raised, “Poop, me, poop.”

Di Zian understood.

His sister had farted.

“Brother, poop…”

[“Brother, I need to go poop.”]

Di Zian quickly picked Ah Bao up and started walking out, “Alright, alright, let’s go, brother will take you to poop first.”

Di Zian found a relatively secluded spot and put Ah Bao down.

There was a large flower bed to block the view.

Ah Bao waved her little hand at Di Zian, “No… go…”

[“So embarrassing! Brother isn’t going to watch me poop here, right?”]

[“Boo hoo, I’m so embarrassed, I’ve lost all my dignity.”]

Di Zian chuckled lightly, “I’ll wait outside. Call for brother if you need anything.”

A little while later, Ah Bao came out from behind the flower bed, stretched lazily, and was holding a piece of tissue paper torn in half…

Di Zian glanced at it and noticed it was smudged with ink, as if it had writing on it.