Lucy Reborn Chapter 23

Butterfly Courtyard, Jing Palace

What to do? I can't just tell Papa, or Mom that I'm being poisoned . They would wonder how I knew . Plus, my pronunciation sucks . I understand a lot more than I can say . I simply don't have the words to do that . Biting her lip, Lucy ignores the toys Miss Selena had set beside her . {Is Little Mistress sick?} Selena's worried thoughts intrude . Lucy idly blocks her . Selena's thoughts slip through often, as their souls are connected . Lucy had yet to purposely read Selena's mind but heard nearly as many thoughts from her as she did from Father .
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Remembering him, a flash of guilt comes at her . It really wasn't good to keep reading his mind, but . Lucy sighs . Father's just too moody . How am I to know my limits otherwise? One minute, Papa was angry wanting to scalp a maid, the next minute he was content over a good meal . Plus, Papa is really violent . During her small life, 13 people had been killed in front of her . I'm becoming pretty numb to it, honestly .

"Lord Meng and Lady Jun are here, Concubine Meng . They have brought their son to visit . Do you wish to see them?" Tammy asks . Lucy glances at the maid, who poisoned her three days ago . She looks so obedient, and honest . Mother smiles . "Yes, bring them in" Mother stands, laying aside her embroidery . "Lucy come here . Your Uncle Ru and Aunt Mei are here to visit us" Mother says . Lucy stands, kicking aside her blocks, going to stand by Mother's side .

"Yo, little sis . We have arrived" Uncle Ru shouts, as he rushes in . A woman in green followed him sedately . She held a small bundle in her arms, a soft smile stunning Lucy . Wow, she's pretty . THat should be Aunt Mei and my cousin .

"Say, Mei did you recover well during your seclusion?" Mother asks as she swiftly takes the bundle . Lucy blinks . That was almost like a professional thief there, Mama . Look, Aunt Mei didn't even have time to react . "Yes . It was quite peacefully . Even Mother-in-law stuck to short visits" Aunt Mei says, as she kneels in front of Lucy . "Hi, there baby . I'm Aunt Mei, want to come here?" Aunt Mei asks, holding her arms out toward Lucy . "She doesn't really-" Mother stops, as Lucy goes to Aunt Mei, who smiles with triumph . "She doesn't usually like strangers," Mother says, thoughtfully .

"Why are you ignoring me?" Uncle Ru asks, standing by the side . "She must know I'm her Auntie," Aunt Mei says, lightly pinching Lucy's cheek . "Ahh, so cute . Her eyes, so adorable" Aunt Mei says, still ignoring her husband .

As Mom and Aunt Mei begin to chat, Lucy looks at Meng Long, his tiny body giving her flashbacks to being swaddled, stuck in a bassinet . Ah, so boring . Lucy shudders, thankful she could walk now .

On the plus side, my inner sky was wonderfully maintained, as I didn't have much else to do . Lucy yawns, leaning against Aunt Mei's shoulder, looking up to watch the clouds float by .

Begining to drift off, Uncle Ru finally gets his chance to speak . His words jerking Lucy wide awake . "Has Prince Jing found who poisoned Lucy during her Acknowledgment Day?" Uncle Ru asks . Lucy jerks up . That's right . Father knows I got poisoned that time . Ahh, I'm so Stupid . Stupid . Stupid . Father knows I was poisoned already . All I have to do is let them know I've been poisoned again, and Father will investigate . Lucy rolls her eyes . So dumb, worrying about letting Father know that Tammy, Bin, Liz, and Wanda are poisoning me . I just have to delay purging my poison until Physician Liu examines me . Simple . I'm so dumb . Lucy pouts, folding her arms staring at the sky .

Since Lucy immediately burnned away, any poison she was given . It was impossible for Physician Liu to find traces of it . So of course, no one knew that her maids were poisoning her . Lucy wants to slap herself . Really, really stupid . Lucy despises .

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