After all, there was one thing she was certain of: now that people were coming to snatch her daughter away, she simply couldn’t sit here and watch idly.
She had to go see for herself what this Prince Jing intended to do!
When He Shi arrived, she just happened to see such a large group of people kneeling down before Ye Jiu in a flash, with a respect in their tone and actions that she could never provide for Ye Jiu in her life.
At that moment, He Shi’s eyes turned red.
Because she reflected in her heart that knowing her child’s identity and still keeping it a secret, might be too selfish.
Having parents who are a prince and a princess consort is definitely different from having parents who can only farm.
When Ye Jiu was little and frail, He Shi had gone through a lot of trouble to sustain her, one could say that she had never cared for any of her sons as much as she cared for this daughter.
And because she had put in an extraordinary amount of thought and care, she loved her all the more. Whenever something happened, her first thought was always to consider her daughter first.
Otherwise, with He Shi’s temperament, she definitely would not be standing here passively at this moment. Even if she could not contend openly, she would have played some trick behind the scenes to quickly get rid of these people and things.
He Shi originally thought that Ye Jiu would be preoccupied with the people inside and certainly wouldn’t pay attention to her standing at the entrance.
But who would have thought that as soon as her expression turned gloomy, Ye Jiu caught sight of her and left the people and items inside to come straight toward her.
"Mother, it’s so cold outside, why didn’t you come in?" Ye Jiu went out, personally helped He Shi inside, and had her sit down on a chair to one side like an old lady.
"I just came to see what was happening with you, don’t mind me, just take care of your own matters," He Shi said with a complex feeling in her heart.
Because, emotionally, she truly hoped that Ye Jiu would send all these people and items back.
He Shi couldn’t accept the sight of the child she had raised and cherished for so many years calling someone else mother.
Yet on the other hand, she hoped Ye Jiu would accept all this, accept the honor she herself could never give her.
In her heart, she believed that Jiujiu deserved such honor.
If He Shi hadn’t come, perhaps Ye Jiu would have continued to decline, but now He Shi was sitting right in front of her, and Ye Jiu wasn’t sure whether these people in front of her knew her true identity.
So, in front of He Shi, Ye Jiu could only quickly send these people away to avoid any slip-up.
"Alright, alright, I’ve accepted the items, and you can all stay," she said.
Ye Jiu looked at Ada, who had come over early to stand by, and commanded, "Ada, please arrange for these people. For now, they can live with you."
After everything was arranged, and watching the crowd gradually leave, Ye Jiu finally let down the heart she had been holding up.
Ye Gaosheng stood to one side, watching the people leave and the chests still laid on the ground, and asked, "Little sister, what’s this all about?"
"Didn’t I go to the farm yesterday to weigh the sweet potatoes? The yield was good, and Prince Jing was very satisfied, so he told me to hand over all those sweet potatoes to be used as seed for next year. These are my compensation," said Ye Jiu.
Of course, these were just excuses Ye Jiu made up; as for the sweet potatoes, although Prince Jing had said not to touch them temporarily, he had not decided yet what to do with them.
Luckily, her fourth brother was quite gullible, and whatever Ye Jiu said, he believed.