"Grandma Xiaojiu, just in the biggest house at the back of the village, they are going to marry a new bride tomorrow. Today, they even hung red lanterns at the door, so beautiful..." In the dead of winter, the child spoke and wiped his runny nose with his dark cotton jacket, causing the Princess Consort sitting in front of Prince Jing to shudder.
It was hard to imagine that his own daughter had grown up in this environment.
Even harder to imagine was how much suffering his daughter had endured over the years!
Every time he thought of it, Princess Consort Jing’s heart ached unbearably.
Prince Jing, on the other hand, wasn’t so sentimental, as unlike the women of the inner court, he knew a bit about the hardships of the common people.
At this moment, after hearing the child call Ye Jiu ’grandma’, Prince Jing’s facial muscles twitched involuntarily, clearly visible.
He was truly sorry. Being a scion of the Imperial Family was already complex enough, yet even so, he couldn’t imagine just how high that girl’s seniority was.
At such a young age, to be already called ’grandma’!
He himself was in his twenties or thirties, and to this day was only at the level of an uncle or elder, people really shouldn’t be compared.
After Prince Jing rode away, the child holding the silver looked at it for a long time and still didn’t understand what it actually was.
Feeling cold and hard, and inedible, what use was it?
However, because it was quite shiny, the child didn’t throw it away and instead put it directly into his pocket, continuing to squat and play with mud.
"Prince, Prince,...shall we rest a bit?" Princess Consort Jing felt very conflicted inside, she wanted to rush to see Ye Jiu, to really see her child, but she was also afraid to meet Ye Jiu.
Nanny Liu had said more than once that now was not a good time to acknowledge her child, and she understood that herself.
But she just couldn’t control herself.
She wanted to quickly acknowledge her own child, hold her in her arms, listen to her call her mother. But
But, she didn’t know if Ye Jiu would forgive her.
If the child knew that it was because of her own selfishness that she had ended up in a peasant’s home, living such a hard life despite being a Commandery Princess, would she hate her own biological mother?
Princess Consort Jing was really very anxious, feeling almost homesick yet apprehensive.
So, seeing that they were about to reach their destination, she didn’t dare to go any further.
After Princess Consort Jing spoke her trembling words, Prince Jing immediately grabbed the reins, his tone suddenly concerned, "Are you feeling unwell again? You have been traveling hard all this way, I have already said that it was better for you to wait at the station for news, but you insisted on coming along. You even said you wanted to see Ye Jiu, when could you not see her, you still insist on straining your unwell body to come here?"
"I’m not feeling unwell, I’m just afraid..." Princess Consort Jing hurried to explain, "I once almost believed the second prince’s words, and spoke offensively to Miss Ye, I’m just afraid that Miss Ye might not like me because of it."
Prince Jing comforted her, "If you think so, then you are underestimating that girl. Don’t be fooled by her young age, she’s very shrewd. It’s been a long time since those little incidents, I believe she won’t take them to heart."
"Miss Ye is generous, I cannot take advantage of a child, your Highness must make it up to her," Princess Consort Jing said with a bitter smile.
Prince Jing instead laughed, his mood very light, "No need for you to say so, I myself have a fate with that girl. The first time we met, I felt a special kindness, naturally, I will not mistreat her."