Chapter 312 Mysterious Creature

Chapter 312 Mysterious Creature

Mo JiuYe pulled He Zhiran into the room.

De Fei had indeed woken up, but she looked rather listless.

Mo JiuYe often entered the palace when he was young and had met De Fei a few times, so they were not strangers.

De Fei squinted her eyes to examine the visitors and said with difficulty, "Is this Lord Mo Jiu?"

Mo JiuYe did not have any bad impression of De Fei, so he bowed to her.

"Having seen Your Highness."

De Fei slowly waved her hand. "There is no more De Fei. From now on, I am just an ordinary woman. If Lord Mo Jiu does not mind, call me Aunt Mei."

Mei was De Fei's given name. She and her son would live as ordinary people under assumed names, so it was inconvenient to reveal their surnames. Therefore, she asked Mo JiuYe to call her Aunt Mei.

Mo JiuYe did not refuse and called out again, "Aunt Mei."

De Fei blinked, indicating that she was pleased, then looked at He Zhiran.

"This must be Lady Mo, right?"

Mo JiuYe pulled He Zhiran closer. "This is my wife."

He Zhiran also gracefully gave a curtsy to De Fei while carefully observing her condition.

De Fei's complexion was slightly rosier than when they first met, but her lips still showed signs of dryness and cracking.

"Aunt Mei, I learned some medical skills when I was young. Would you like me to take your pulse?"

De Fei glanced at He Zhiran and softly replied, "Yes, thank you, Lady."

Hearing such an elderly person address her as Lady made He Zhiran feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Aunt Mei, please call me by my given name." Given De Fei's current situation, she and Nan Rui would likely stay here for a while, and it wouldn't do to have an elderly person calling her Lady all the time.

Mo JiuYe also stepped forward to add, "Aunt Mei, I usually call my wife Ranran, so you can call her that."

De Fei nodded gently. "Alright, I will call you Ranran from now on."

She had seen the original host before marriage when she attended banquets in the Imperial City with her family. She could be considered one of the top beauties in the city.

If it weren't for the fact that she was betrothed to Mo JiuYe since childhood, De Fei might have even sought an imperial decree to make her the Princess of Rui.

Although Nan Rui was older, he had not yet taken a main consort, and there were only two concubines in his residence.

Unfortunately, her son did not have such good fortune.

He Zhiran, unaware of De Fei's thoughts, took her wrist to check her pulse.

The results were better than expected. Although De Fei had been plagued by the parasitic insect for many years, her body seemed to recover well due to the nourishment she received in the palace.

Given the current situation, eating more nourishing medicinal soups regularly should suffice.

Her aged appearance would gradually improve as her health recovered.

Nan Rui saw her getting up and asked, "Lady Mo, how is my mother's condition?"

He Zhiran smiled and said, "Aunt Mei's condition is quite good. As long as she takes care of herself, her health will definitely recover."

Nan Rui did not know the extent of He Zhiran's medical skills, but hearing someone say that his mother was fine made him feel much relieved.

The room was not large, so De Fei naturally heard Nan Rui asking about her condition.

Regardless of the era, elderly people fear death, and De Fei was no exception.

After waking up and learning that the parasitic insect within her had been removed, she thought her body would immediately recover. However, apart from the absence of bone-piercing pain, everything else remained the same.

She began to worry that her days were numbered and felt heartbroken that her son would have no close relatives in the future.

Just now, hearing He Zhiran say that her body was fine, she suddenly felt relieved everywhere.

Feeling this relief, De Fei saw He Zhiran and Mo JiuYe leaving and actually sat up to see them off.

He Zhiran knew that part of De Fei's problem was psychological. After hearing that her body was fine, her spirits lifted, and she could sit up.

Even so, she could not let De Fei get out of bed to send them off.

"Aunt Mei, your body is still weak. You need to rest in bed."

Seeing his mother get up, Nan Rui was both delighted and worried.

"Yes, Mother, rest here. I will see off Lord Mo Jiu and Lady Mo."

Since leaving the palace, Nan Rui had changed the way he addressed his mother from "mother" to "Mother."

From now on, there would be no more De Fei in the world!

After settling De Fei, Mo JiuYe and He Zhiran left.

Buying supplies for Nan Rui was easy; He Zhiran's Taobao store and space could handle it, providing everything they needed.

On the way back to the village, He Zhiran and Mo JiuYe entered the space. She first wrote several recipes for medicinal soups to help De Fei recover, taking what was available in the space warehouse and purchasing the rest through Taobao.

In addition to these, they also bought food and some snacks for Nan Rui.

After preparing everything, they headed home.

He Zhiran took advantage of the absence of others to load all the ingredients into the carriage. All Mo Jiuye needed to do was go to Yun City to fetch the trusted nanny of Consort De.

Mo Jiuye left, leaving her alone and bored, so she decided to enter the space to study the homing pigeon.

Earlier, when both she and Mo Jiuye were present, Fantuanyuan behaved very obediently.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the space, she found the little one carefully examining the cage containing the homing pigeon.

The homing pigeon seemed to possess some sort of spirit and continuously flapped its wings in protest against Fantuanyuan.

He Zhiran feared that Fantuanyuan might accidentally kill the homing pigeon, so she quickly used her mind to bring fresh bamboo shoots to exchange for the cage.

However, Fantuanyuan became stubborn. Normally, upon seeing fresh and delicious bamboo shoots, it would have eagerly sought out its owner for affection.

But this time, the bamboo shoots failed to attract its interest. It continued to stare at the homing pigeon, and strangely, it did not make any sounds towards it as it usually did with other animals.

He Zhiran quickly noticed Fantuanyuan's unusual behavior and hurriedly snatched the cage from its arms.

"Fantuanyuan, don't be naughty."

Having its toy taken away, Fantuanyuan was clearly unhappy.

It wiggled its bottom at its owner and continued to try hugging the cage.

In the past, Fantuanyuan always prioritized its owner, but today, it was only interested in the homing pigeon.

Given the little one's abnormal behavior, He Zhiran didn't dare act too aggressively. She stood aside and observed Fantuanyuan.

As soon as Fantuanyuan got the cage back, it continued to stare at the agitated homing pigeon.

The homing pigeon, unwilling to yield, kept its eyes fixed on the black-and-white ball in front of it.

While observing, she noticed that the homing pigeon's beak suddenly changed.

Its originally sharp beak gradually transformed into a curved shape, and its originally black eyes turned blood red.

This was no longer a homing pigeon.

It was undoubtedly a miniature snow owl.

However, He Zhiran had never heard of such a small snow owl existing in the world.

At that moment, Fantuanyuan finally reacted, letting out several wolf howls at the creature in the cage.

"Ao-oo..."

Immediately, the agitated creature inside the cage closed its wings, and its eyes and beak returned to their original state.