Even with great reluctance, she still let Tianci go to Nanjiang.
Yun Jinnian didn’t feel that she was wrong.
Han Xuzi nodded in agreement, "You did the right thing. Girls should be raised delicately, while boys should be raised more strictly!"
"Grandfather doesn’t blame me?"
"Blame you for what? So many people wish to be taken as disciples by the legal authority, yet he refuses to teach them even a few moves. It’s Tianci’s good fortune to be able to train with him!"
Yun Jinnian gave a slight smile.
It’s good that he doesn’t blame her.
The anxiety she had harbored eased.
"Has the emperor’s poison been completely cured?"
"It’s all gone, and the emperor even bestowed upon me the title of Commandery Princess and a Princess Residence!"
Han Xuzi laughed, looking at Yun Jinnian’s eyes filled with pride and joy, "Good, good, good, when you’re older, you can move into the Princess Residence!"
Yun Jinnian nodded slightly.
Yet she knew that it would be somewhat difficult for her to live in the Princess Residence for an extended period.
The grandfather and granddaughter were selecting medicinal herbs as they conversed, inadvertently forgetting about Mrs. Han.
When Mrs. Han learned of Yun Jinnian’s return, she expected her to come and pay respects. She wanted to ask whether Tianci could come back, but after waiting and waiting, she saw no sign of Yun Jinnian, which made Mrs. Han anxious and somewhat angry.
She let out two cold laughs.
Bai Que watched from the side, "Madam, Miss is sorting herbs with the elder master!"
Mrs. Han was silent for a long time before she spoke indifferently, "Let her be then!"
If it were before, she might have wanted to prepare some cakes in the kitchen for Yun Jinnian to enjoy, but now, since Yun Jinnian didn’t care about her, she couldn’t be bothered to make the effort.
Yun Qi and she were truly of the same nature, both with cold and indifferent bones.
Ungrateful, all of them!
Bai Que, seeing Mrs. Han’s indifferent appearance, shook her head helplessly.
Therefore, during dinner, when Yun Jinnian saw Mrs. Han, she stepped forward and greeted, "Mother!"
"Hmm!" Mrs. Han responded tepidly and walked away.
Yun Jinnian stood frozen in place.
It took her a long time to come back to herself.
Han Xuzi wanted to say something, but Mrs. Han, with a smile, spoke up, "Father, I’ve instructed the kitchen to prepare your favorite dishes and even arranged for wine. You must eat a lot later!"
Then she looked toward Yun Jinnian, "Jinnian, why are you standing there stunned? Come and sit down for dinner!"
Yun Jinnian responded dully.
She walked up to the table and started eating the dishes she picked up with her chopsticks, taking small bites.
Throughout the meal, Mrs. Han didn’t serve Yun Jinnian once, and spoke no more than five sentences to her.
Yun Jinnian returned to her courtyard, bathed, changed her clothes, and stood under the eaves, gazing at the night sky.
Even though she was shunned, Yun Jinnian still had no regrets about sending Tianci to Nanjiang.
She once thought that not having received maternal love in her previous life, in this life, having obtained it, she cherished it. Yet, she didn’t want this maternal love to be like sand in her hand, slipping through her fingers before she could grasp it.
Han Xuzi called Mrs. Han to the study. He looked at the much thinner Mrs. Han and asked in a deep voice, "Shuniang, what exactly is going on with you today?"
"Father..." Mrs. Han exclaimed in surprise.
"Shuniang, Jinnian is your daughter. You haven’t seen her since the beginning of September. Now, more than a month has passed. Don’t you miss her?"
Mrs. Han pursed her lips, reluctantly admitting, "Of course I miss her!"
"If you miss her, why then did you give her the cold shoulder today when you saw her? Is it because she came back and did not pay her respects to you? Or because she sent Tianci to Nanjiang? Or perhaps you bear resentment towards Jinnian because of Yun Qi?"