The emperor took a while to react, "Is it reasonable for you, a widow with a child, to be the Princess of Yu? More importantly, he wants to marry Jiang Mengli now."

Su Yujiao said calmly, "If the daughter of a guilty minister can become the Princess of Yu, why can't I? Besides, I was his real fiancée in the beginning."

"My family is in tatters because of you and him. If I hadn't been desperate, I wouldn't be here now."

She looked a little embarrassed at the moment.

His hair is not as smooth as before and his cheeks are much thinner.

The clothes he wore were coarse linen with patches on them, and they looked much more worn than before.

The emperor still did not agree immediately. He frowned and was silent for a while before he said, "I will consider this matter first."

"Eunuch Fu, have someone take the mother and son to wash up and rest, and have the Imperial Study send some food over."

Su Yujiao's son stood timidly in the corner, looking at them timidly.

Then Eunuch Fu asked a palace maid to take the mother and son out of the side hall.

After the people left, the emperor was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table.

"My mother is truly amazing! Just because I trusted her so completely, she caused so many messes for me!"

It was the Queen Mother who suggested that Su Yujiao be involved.

If we had known the Queen Mother's conspiracy from the beginning, we wouldn't have caused so much trouble.

Duke Fu comforted him, "Your Majesty, calm down. It has already happened. There is no point in thinking too much about it."

"I think Su Yujiao is quite pitiful. She is the only one left in the Su family, and she becomes a widow at such a young age."

"Let's not even talk about making amends for this. Even for General Su's sake, Your Majesty must take better care of her."

Why……

The emperor sighed deeply, rubbed his brow with a headache, and said, "Let me think about it slowly. Let them live in the palace for the time being."

…

The mother and son were taken to the guest room yard.

On weekdays, guests at palace banquets would come here to rest.

Chen Ling held Su Yujiao's hand, and couldn't help but look around, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

He felt that the yard was so big and beautiful.

Su Yujiao looked at his expression and felt distressed.

I feel so guilty that I didn't give him a good childhood.

"Mom, the palace is so big." Chen Ling smiled.

Su Yujiao said gently, "Yes, the palace is very big, the largest and most luxurious in the capital."

When she was a child, she would occasionally come to the palace with her family. She got used to it and didn't find it strange.

The palace is large and luxurious, but cold.

The maid pushed open a door and said respectfully, "Miss Su, please come in. Someone will bring hot water in soon."

After entering the room, Su Yujiao sat down naturally and rubbed her legs.

But Chen Ling was a little afraid to sit down. He was a little dirty and was afraid of dirtying the chair.

No one knows a child better than his mother. Su Yujiao saw his concerns and hugged him in her arms, "Don't be afraid, there are only you and mother in this room."

"We'll be able to wash cleanly soon with hot water. We won't have to worry about being bullied or having no money to spend."

"Mom will let you grow up safely and happily, and you won't have to worry about food or clothes anymore..."

During the time they were away from the capital, their family of three experienced a lot of hardships.

She once thought that as long as the three of them were together, it didn't matter even if life was a little hard.

Reality gave her a loud slap in the face.

Soon, the palace maids brought hot water and clothes.

Su Yujiao first washed her son clean, and then took a bath herself.

Not long after I showered and changed my clothes, someone brought me food.

Her son was very hungry and both mother and son had not eaten for a long time.

When Chen Ling saw the food, he immediately started to eat it voraciously.

"Delicious, hehe... Mom, eat quickly, these things are so delicious."

While he was eating, he did not forget to pick up some food for Su Yujiao.

His mouth was stuffed full, which was heartbreaking to see.

Su Yujiao felt a lump in her throat. She wiped away her tears and forced a faint smile, saying, "Eat slowly. No one's going to snatch the food from you. You'll choke easily if you eat too fast."

After hearing this, Chen Ling slowed down.

He was so happy that his eyes narrowed into a line.

Su Yujiao ate slowly and leisurely. Although she was very hungry, she had been used to chewing slowly since she was a child.

No matter how hungry I am, I will still pay attention to my image.

After Chen Ling finished eating, he put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "If Daddy were here, we could enjoy these delicacies together. Mom, why don't we bring Daddy along?"

"He's sleeping alone in the ground. How long will he sleep? Isn't it cold in there?"

When Su Yujiao heard this, she felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, and even breathing was painful.

The child is not even five years old yet and does not understand what death really means.

When Chen Yuanzhan's body was found, she told her son that he was injured and fell asleep.

When burying the body, she told her son that his father was very tired and needed to sleep for a long time, and that only by sleeping underground would he not be disturbed by bad people.

Su Yujiao took a deep breath and exhaled before responding, "Mother doesn't know how long he will sleep. There's no wind or rain in there, so it won't be cold."

"Wait... wait until he wakes up, and then mother will go find him and make him lots of delicious food and clothes."

Hearing this, Chen Ling nodded and smiled, "Okay, I want new clothes too, and so does my mother. Our whole family needs new clothes, hehe..."

"Okay." Su Yujiao looked at him tenderly, "Then our whole family will make new clothes..."

…

Jiang Mengli was absent-mindedly fiddling with an abacus in the clinic.

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