Even though she calls the shots outside, she still acts like a little girl at home. If not for having looked into her daughter’s recent situation, Feng Shulan would have believed she was truly so obedient.
Feng Shulan gently caressed her hand without letting go, saying evenly, "Actually, Mom misses you too, thinks of you often, and misses your brother. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, so I long more for a family reunion."
"However, Mom also knows that you both have your own futures and can’t live with Mom forever. Your brother is mature and steady, so I have nothing to worry about, but it’s you who I worry about more."
"Actually, since you joined the Academy, Mom has already guessed your purpose. Thinking of how you’ve fallen for Li Yan, surely you have genuine feelings; otherwise, given your temperament, even if your father forced you, you would not have gone."
"Mom understands the difficulties of being the Prince’s wife. Those endless years, longing from afar, worries piling up—being alone is hard for a woman. So, you, girl, are stronger than Mom, doing what I wished but dared not."
No Prince’s wife hasn’t considered following her husband in the army; no one hasn’t thought of ’following for a lifetime,’ but that lifetime involves facing danger. Even if they wanted to, they couldn’t because they lack the skills. What woman wishes to be a burden to her husband?
Gu Tong is indeed a model among the Prince’s wives, fulfilling the desires of all of them.
Gu Tong lay on Feng Shulan’s shoulder, her eyes downcast, yet completely stunned. She thought her mother would react the most strongly, but it turned out to be the calmest, leaving her deep in thought...
"Mom, aren’t you worried?"
She somehow blurted out the question unexpectedly.
For some reason, she always had a sense that she couldn’t fully understand her mother. From childhood to adulthood, no matter what happened, her mother’s face was always calm.
In her eyes, nothing could change her mother’s mood; even if it did, it was fleeting!
So she couldn’t help but have a thought that her mother was unfathomable, and this idea hadn’t faded with time; rather, it seemed etched in her mind.
"There’s no mother who doesn’t worry about her daughter; you are my own flesh and blood, the continuation of my life."
Feng Shulan saw through Gu Tong’s thoughts. She placed a palm on her head and stopped moving, saying, "But Mom respects you. No matter what choice you make, Mom supports it because that’s the path you’ve chosen!"
This sentence was simply too heartwarming.
In Gu Tong’s mind, she couldn’t help but recall the many mistakes of her previous life; at that time, it was probably only her family who was silently supporting her from behind, right?
Back then, besides her brother questioning the authenticity of the information, there were no other voices. To think she hadn’t returned home for many years, and upon returning, she brought disaster upon her family—indeed, that was her sin.
This debt requires a lifetime to repay, and the way to repay is a lifetime of happiness for the family!
Night descended quietly, the full moon hung high, and stars twinkled.
The family reunited for dinner, and the atmosphere was very subtle. It must be mentioned that her ’timid and fearful’ father continued to use his Earth Escape Technique, only coming down with Li Yan when it was time to eat, as he had nowhere else to hide.
Moreover, he acted ingratiatingly, constantly serving more dishes and rice to Feng Shulan, spreading displays of affection all over the table.
If the couple wasn’t so accepting, they would have been shocked by Gu Tiancheng’s attitude. The influential and powerful Gu Wangjue outside was revealed to be a henpecked husband at home—the change in scene was too drastic to believe.