Chapter 24 The daughter wants this jade pendant, and the mother lets her daughter keep it for her
There was a dark tide in Liu Mingyue's eyes. When Aunt Liu raised her eyes, she saw the deep hatred in her daughter's eyes and was shocked.
"My son, what are you doing... Are you really being bullied in the Marquis' Mansion? It's all your fault that you are useless and couldn't keep you by your side. How did they treat you? You..." Aunt Liu's eyes turned red as she spoke.
She was of low status and had little influence. She knew that even if her daughter was in dire straits in the Marquis' Mansion, she could not help at all.
"No, it's nothing. I'm just unhappy because I think my mother has been wronged." Realizing that she couldn't control the hatred in her heart, Liu Mingyue hurriedly hid the surging hatred in her eyes deep in her heart.
Originally the wife and daughter, when they came to Zhou's house, their status was much lower than before. Even in front of outsiders, the mother and daughter could only call each other "aunt" and "madam".
Aunt Liu didn't expect Liu Mingyue to do this, and she felt even worse: "Your father died early, and your mother has no ability. In the end, your mother is useless. Did the Marquis and his wife ask you to behave yourself?"
Tenderly stroking the large birthmark on her daughter's face, Aunt Liu felt heavy-hearted, thinking that if her daughter looked the same as before, even though her husband's family would be unhappy about her replacement marriage, they would not make it too difficult for her.
"We only met on the first day when we served tea, and we haven't had any contact since then. They don't like to see my daughter, so it just so happens that I don't have the opportunity to behave myself." Liu Mingyue covered Aunt Liu's hand with a relaxed smile on her face.
"Not happy to see you? My son, you just said that the prince moved out of the house. What's going on?" No matter how Liu Mingyue explained, Aunt Liu was certain that her daughter's situation must be difficult.
Liu Mingyue didn't expect that her mother would remember her words that were meant to embarrass Zhou Junyuan. She was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses, smiled and shook her head: "Nothing, it's just that the prince has too many things to do, so he doesn't live with his daughter."
She said it calmly, without any sadness or disappointment. Aunt Liu frowned and looked at her daughter, thinking that her daughter made the separation from her husband sound so light in order not to worry her.
"The prince is from a prominent family, so it's not surprising that he looks down on us. It's because mother is useless. Not only can she not protect you, but she also ruined your life. The Marquis' Mansion may seem respectable, but you are alone in the deep mansion, how can you not suffer?"
When Aunt Liu talked about her sad story, she leaned on her daughter's shoulder and started crying. Liu Mingyue hated to see her mother like this. She felt like she was hit hard in the heart and it hurt so much that she felt uncomfortable all over. "Mother, I am not wrong in this matter, and neither are you. Please don't blame yourself."
Patting the beautiful woman's back gently, Liu Mingyue felt mixed emotions in her heart. Her mother was so outstanding, but she was weak in character. She was alone and could not protect herself. In Zhou's house, she had no choice but to stay.
However, it won't be long before she will change this situation with her own hands. When she gets divorced, she will take her mother away from the Zhou Mansion.
"When my father died, you had a hard time raising me. I saw it all. When I can stand on my own feet, I will never let you suffer any more injustice. Everything will pass, and our lives will get better."
Liu Mingyue comforted Aunt Liu in a gentle tone, and her words really made Aunt Liu feel better.
"By the way, mother, I remember you had a very important jade pendant before. Why didn't you wear it all the time? Is the jade pendant still with you?" Liu Mingyue asked about the jade pendant only after Aunt Liu stopped crying.
In her previous life, Liu Mingyue drifted around like duckweed, and had little energy to focus on her mother. So she was not sure when Aunt Zhao got the jade pendant. If it had been lost by now, it would be really troublesome.
Aunt Liu was surprised that her daughter asked about the jade pendant, but she still stood up and took out the box containing the jade pendant: "This item is very important to you. I didn't wear it because I was afraid of losing it or damaging it."
She opened the box and saw the sparkling Ruyi jade pendant. Aunt Liu couldn't help but smile.
"My mother was lost in her early years and doesn't remember much about the past. The only thing she has is this jade pendant that was left with her parents. She has kept it carefully over the years and cherishes it very much."
Aunt Liu picked up the jade pendant and held it up to the light. The sunlight shone through the jade pendant, revealing its flawless jade quality.
Seeing that the jade pendant was intact, Liu Mingyue finally let go of her worries, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and blurted out, "It's good that it's still there."
"Child, why are you talking so strangely when you return home today?" Aunt Liu smiled and raised her hand to lightly scratch the tip of Liu Mingyue's nose.
When the woman looked back at the jade pendant in her hand, a different light flashed in her eyes: "Mother knows that I may not be able to see my parents again in this life. Only this jade pendant can express my love for you. There is no way that mother can lose it."
Aunt Liu wrapped the jade pendant with a handkerchief and put it back into the box. It was not difficult to see that she attached great importance to this item.
Liu Mingyue pursed her lips when she heard this, feeling very depressed. In her previous life, her mother would never have thought that the Prime Minister's Mansion had never given up on looking for their lost daughter.
After the jade pendant was obtained by Aunt Zhao, by chance, the people in the prime minister's residence recognized her as their lost daughter many years ago and loved her even more. However, Aunt Zhao knew who the real owner of the jade pendant was, but she made a mistake and thought she was the prime minister's daughter.
"Don't be discouraged, mother. Grandpa and grandmother must have been thinking about you all these years. There is a long time to come, and who knows if we will never meet again?" Liu Mingyue looked at Aunt Liu with burning eyes, with dazzling hope in her eyes.
Aunt Liu had no hope of meeting her parents again, but she was encouraged by her daughter's words.
"You're right, there's a long way to go." Aunt Liu's eyes curved into two crescents when she smiled, and her face was filled with an innocence that didn't match her age. Liu Mingyue sat and laughed with her mother, and she was in the happiest mood since her rebirth.
He inadvertently caught a glimpse of the box in his mother's arms, and a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes. Since his mother cherished this jade pendant so much and kept it properly, how did Aunt Zhao take this jade pendant for herself in the previous life?
"My daughter has something to discuss with her mother." Liu Mingyue thought for a moment and finally spoke out her plan.
"My son has something to tell me, and I'm very happy. What is it?" When Aunt Liu was with Liu Mingyue, her eyes never left her daughter.
Liu Mingyue's gaze fell from Aunt Liu's face to the box in her hand: "My daughter hopes that mother will let me keep this jade pendant for you."
Unexpectedly, Liu Mingyue was talking about this. Aunt Liu was stunned. In fact, if her daughter wanted this jade pendant, she would have no problem giving it to her. She just didn't understand why she wanted to keep it for herself.
"Why?" Aunt Liu was puzzled.
Looking at the woman in front of her with clear eyes and no scheming, Liu Mingyue's tightly pursed lips moved slightly.
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