Chapter 443 You Are My Mother

Jiang Lianzhu and the others' carriage had already driven a long way away from the Qingning Marquis's Mansion. Dabao said coldly, "Mother, this princess has feelings for Liao Jiu."

"This is your cousin..." Jiang Lianzhu reminded him.

Dabao said lightly, "You are my mother."

Jiang Lianzhu...was actually a little touched.

She didn't raise this kid in vain.

As for Liao Jiu, he didn't mention this to her because she was waiting. If they hadn't run into each other today, he wouldn't have mentioned it.

He called me "Brother Wuyang" so affectionately.

If he likes to listen, she will call him several times a day to cheer him up.

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The servant brought word that Governor Liao had returned home and met the princess at the door and was about to come in.

Mrs. Zhou quickly asked someone to tidy up her hair and clothes, and waited at the door.

I can’t see it at first glance, and I can’t see it at second glance.

It was obviously not a long time, but it made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

Finally, she saw Liao Jiu's figure. While her son was not seeing her, she quickly pretended to be calm and sat back on the chair in the middle hall to drink tea.

"Mother, I am well."

Mrs. Zhou looked at her son's handsome figure, and she couldn't hold it in her heart anymore. Her eyebrows were filled with joy. "Well, my son, how come you have lost weight recently? You are so busy every day. Have you ever had the soup that your mother sends you every day?"

Liao Jiu greeted him and took a seat.

"I have. Thank you for your concern, Mother. How is your health lately?"

Madam Zhou narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Well, of course it's okay. I've been worried about you all day. Since you left home, you've caused such a big incident. Tell mother how you found the young master of Prince Xiang's mansion? Was the Baihua Tower's headquarters truly destroyed?"

She was worried that there might be some remaining force that would allow the person to escape and then wait for an opportunity to take revenge.

Liao Jiu roughly told Mrs. Zhou what happened.

Mrs. Zhou listened happily. No matter what her son said to her, she was happy to listen. It was a rare moment when her son said that she would listen.

In most cases, she was the one who spoke and Liao Jiu listened, but he didn't know whether he listened or not.

Liao Jiu concluded, "In short, everything has been settled. I'm fine, and mother doesn't need to worry."

Madam Zhou asked with concern, "I heard that you fainted from exhaustion when you left the Imperial Master's Mansion. Did you see a doctor to take care of yourself?"

"To answer your mother, we have a specialized doctor at the Six Gates with excellent medical skills. My son's minor problem has already been cured."

"But that Doctor Jiang? I heard from the eldest princess that he can bring the dead back to life. It's incredible. Is it true?"

Liao Jiu frowned slightly. "Yes, Doctor Jiang played an indispensable role in helping us find the headquarters of Baihua Tower and capture them all."

Madam Zhou took a sip of tea. "She is truly an amazing woman. I heard that the Emperor conferred the title of Lady of Benevolence and Righteousness on her yesterday. She fully deserves the title. She raised Prince Xiang and his son, and she is such a skilled doctor. A country woman like her deserves to be honored."

Liao Jiu remained silent. He had said everything he needed to say.

Now Mrs. Zhou deliberately led the topic to Jiang Lianzhu, as if to test his attitude, calling her Madam Renyi and then a country woman. The implication was that she should not be too obvious in her criticism.

"Mother, I have something else to do at the Six Gates. I'll leave now. I'll come back to see you next time I have time."

Mrs. Zhou stopped him, "Don't worry, mother has something important to tell you. You finally came back."

Liao Jiu sat back down patiently, "Mother, please speak."

"You have made such a great contribution this time. The emperor should give you a vacation so that you can settle your lifelong affairs first. You met Princess Xiu'er when you went out just now. What were you thinking? Princess Xiu'er has been waiting for you until now and is deeply in love with you..." Mrs. Zhou looked at Liao Jiu expectantly.

Liao Jiu's face was expressionless. "Mother, I have no feelings for Princess Xiu'er. Well, I am not worthy of the princess. Speaking of this, I suggest that you have less contact with Xiu'er, so that others will not see it and make groundless speculations, which will affect the princess's reputation. I also suggest that the princess find a suitable prince consort as soon as possible."

Just now, at the gate of the courtyard, Princess Xiu'er deliberately made intimate gestures with Liao Jiu in front of Jiang Lianzhu and her son.

It also disgusted him very much.

Madam Zhou stood up bravely, "Wuyang, is your heart made of iron? What's wrong with Princess Xiu'er? Mother likes her very much, and it's hard to find a daughter-in-law like her. Princess Xiu'er also has good taste. She chose you over all the young talents in the capital. You don't cherish the princess's misplaced love, and you even want to hurt her heart. Do you still have any conscience?"

"Mother, please calm down. I'm sorry, I really can't marry Princess Xiu'er. I don't like her." Liao Jiu stood up to apologize.

Madam Zhou continued, "You are usually not at home, and it is Xiu'er who comes to me to show your filial piety on your behalf. If you don't say anything else, you don't like her. For the sake of me, your old mother, you shouldn't be so heartless and disloyal!"

She was a straightforward person, and in front of Liao Jiu, she basically said whatever she thought.

The son was hers, so she couldn't pretend in front of outsiders, and she was even more straightforward in front of her own people.

Liao Jiu was scolded so badly that he stopped talking back.

"Also, if you reject Princess Xiu'er, you will offend the Emperor. Princess Xiu'er is the Emperor's most beloved princess. If Princess Xiu'er goes to the Emperor to cry and complain, how can the Emperor have a good impression of you? Don't think that just because the Emperor values you and trusts you, you can act recklessly. Princess Xiu'er is his daughter. Is a minister more important, or is a daughter more important? It's human nature, and you can compare them. Think about it yourself, do you still want to have a future career?"

Liao Jiu remained calm and said, "If it's really as mother said, then I don't want this future for my son."

Xuanhuang is not that kind of person. Xuanhuang is a wise ruler. Let’s put things one way and the other.

If it really doesn't work out, he will take Jiang Lianzhu back to the countryside to farm.

It’s pretty good too.

Madam Zhou now looked at Liao Jiu with suspicion, "Wuyang, have you lost your mind? What do you want? You are already in your twenties. There are not many noble sons of your age in the capital. Do you have a physical illness, are you not interested in women, or do you have some unspeakable secret? Talk to your mother and she will treat you and find a solution."

Looking back, it seems that my son has started to reject women since he became an adult, and he doesn't even have a maid around him.

He felt extremely uncomfortable whenever anyone came close to him.

I met the princess several times, but we always spoke from a distance.

Even she felt that her son was not very close to her.

Young men like her son, who were only thirteen or fourteen years old, were already arranged to have a concubine by their families. But her son, on the other hand, didn't even want a maid.