Chapter 326 Mother and Daughter Meet
At this moment, Bu Zi'an came to report: "Your Majesty, someone from Lanyue Country has arrived."
When Xiao Heng heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, like a long-silent lake suddenly filled with stars. He quickly asked, "Who is coming?"
"It's the Prince Consort of Lanyue Country. He said he personally delivered the tribute."
When Xiao Heng heard this, the light in his eyes dimmed instantly, and returned to its previous dead silence.
After a moment of hesitation, he slowly said, "Send the Second Princess back to Jiaoxiang Palace."
No matter who comes, if it's not her, no one can see Yue'er.
This year, he always believed that Liu Yuetang would come back.
It was expected that one day she would be unable to bear the longing for her daughter and would return to the palace worriedly.
In this way, he could seize her weakness as a mother and lock her tightly in Jingyuan, by his side.
But every time he went out with great joy to greet her, what he saw was not her figure, but the envoys from Lanyue Kingdom.
Such disappointments again and again made him more and more paranoid.
For the rest of the six months, whenever someone from Lanyue Kingdom came, he asked King Beichen to receive them.
It was not until the summer of the eleventh year of Jingyuan that a letter written by a woman was delivered to the emperor.
Looking at the familiar handwriting, Xiao Heng's fingertips trembled and his heart was suddenly in turmoil.
The letter reads:
It has been two years since we last met. I wonder how Your Majesty is doing?
Yue Tang knew her sins and was unworthy of seeing her daughter again. However, thinking of their blood connection, she could not suppress her longing for her...
The following words all came into view, but Xiao Heng's eyes were always on the first sentence.
Xiao Heng's eyes immediately turned red, and Qi Ran pulled the corner of his mouth open: "She is concerned about me."
He raised his tearful eyes and looked at Zhou Defu beside him, his tone concealing a hint of childish joy and grievance: "Look, her first words were greetings to me."
It has nothing to do with Yue'er, nothing to do with anything else, I just care about him.
At this moment, those words were like a beam of light, illuminating Xiao Heng's heart, which had pretended to be hard for the past two years.
Zhou Defu also smiled from ear to ear: "Your Majesty is naturally thinking of the Emperor. How can you forget the four years of affection just like that?"
Xiao Heng picked up the rice paper and continued reading.
Every word in his speech was a plea and an expression of longing for Yue'er.
He stroked the letter paper repeatedly, pondered for a long time, and finally agreed to Liu Yuetang's request.
"allow!"
*****
A few days later, the prince of Lanyue Kingdom came to pick up Xiyue in person.
The Queen specially dressed Xiyue in a bright peach-colored skirt. The small floral patterns on it were embroidered by Liu Yuetang herself. The stitches were delicate and the colors were lively and pretty, just like a girl's.
Xiyue turned around in front of the bronze mirror, her eyes curved with a smile: "Mother, do you think you will like me when you see me?"
"Yes! Definitely!" The Queen raised her hand to adjust the silk flower on Xiyue's head. Her eyes showed both an unconcealable reluctance and a bit of warmth of joy for her.
"Our Yue'er is so cute, when mother sees you, she will definitely hold you in her arms and kiss you non-stop."
She brushed her daughter's hair on her forehead with her fingertips, and her tone was so gentle that it could drip water.
Xiyue chuckled, then looked at the amiable queen and softened her smile: "Yuer is a little excited, but also a little reluctant to leave."
"Oh? Yue'er is reluctant to leave her mother?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiyue reached out and hugged the queen, resting her little face on her chest: "Don't worry, mother, Yue'er will not abandon you."
When the queen heard this, her eyes suddenly became hot and her throat felt like it was blocked by a ball of cotton wool, so sour that she couldn't make a sound.
She hugged Yue'er tightly with her backhand, and rested her nose against the soft top of her head.
I had been holding back my tears for half a day, but at this moment I couldn't hold them back anymore and they fell.
Yue'er has been smart since she was a child. She is very good at reading people's expressions and has a sweet mouth.
But she never expected that a child who was only three years old could see so clearly the fear hidden deep in her heart and say such soothing words.
She took a deep breath and choked out, "Mother knows."
She gently stroked Yue'er's back: "Our Yue'er is the most caring, how could she not want mother."
Xiyue hummed sweetly and raised her little hand to gently pat the queen's back.
*****
In the summer of Lanyue Kingdom, the fields are covered with lush grass, so green that it seems to be oozing with juice.
After a sudden rain, a rainbow suddenly appeared in the sky, colorful and spanning the sky.
It seemed as if God was welcoming Xiyue's arrival.
Hearing the faint sound of carriages and horses suddenly coming from the wind, Liu Yuetang's heartbeat suddenly became irregular. She hurriedly tidied up the loose hair on her temples and tried to move forward with trembling steps.
Sang Ning held her hand and said, "Don't be nervous. Just wait here."
Liu Yuetang straightened her clothes and said excitedly, "Sang Ning, is it okay for me to go see Yue'er like this?"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Sang Ning tucked Liu Yuetang's hair that was messed up by the wind behind her ears.
"You look healthy and energetic, and even more naturally graceful than when you were in the palace. Yue'er will surely be overjoyed to see such a beautiful mother."
In the past two years, she took Liu Yuetang to Hangzhou, West Lake, Jinling, and Xunyang, allowing her to live a free and comfortable life she had never experienced before.
Along the way, we met many homeless orphans begging on the streets.
Unable to bear the consequences, they brought the children back to the outskirts of Jingyuan City, found a piece of land and built a house, which they named "Chunhui Hall".
The children were provided with shelter from the wind and rain and a warm and well-fed life. Schools were also set up and teachers were hired to teach them how to read and write.
Whenever Liu Yuetang looked at those children, she always thought of Yue'er.
The original intention of building this Chunhui Hall was to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, so that more of this blessing could be shared with Yue'er. I wish her peace and happiness every year.
Just as I was thinking about it, the sound of a carriage was getting closer.
Amidst the rising dust, a gorgeous carriage slowly approached.
At this moment, Liu Yuetang felt the blood rushing to her head. She stood there in a daze, unable to move a step. The only sound in her ears was the beating of her own heartbeat.
As the carriage stopped, the curtain was gently lifted, first revealing a piece of peach-colored sleeves, and then, the little face that he had been thinking about day and night peeked out.
Liu Yuetang's eyes became hot, and she wanted to rush forward to hug her, but she was afraid that she didn't recognize her and was afraid of her.
He wanted to call out Yue'er, but he was afraid that she would blame him for leaving him so cruelly when she was less than a year old.
She could only stare at the small figure with tears in her eyes.
Xiyue got off the sedan chair and scanned the crowd, finally landing on Liu Yuetang, who was about to cry.
She held a small rag doll in her hand, and her steps were elegant and playful, with the majesty of a legitimate princess and the lightness of a child.
When she reached Liu Yuetang, she raised her little face and said in a baby voice, "Are you my mother?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
