While eating, Princess Rui felt that Qingtian was always looking at her intentionally or unintentionally.
But every time she looked over, she always found that she had no idea where Qingtian's gaze was focused.
During snack time, Qingtian ate absent-mindedly, and Princess Rui also ate restlessly.
She even forgot to ask Qingtian if he liked the two snacks she brought.
After finishing the meal, the servants came in and cleaned up everything. It was time for Princess Rui and Madam Qin to leave.
Princess Rui had no choice but to get up and prepare to leave.
But as soon as she stood up, she felt a soft and tender little hand reaching out and tentatively holding one of her fingers.
Princess Rui held her breath instantly, as if she was afraid that her breathing would be too loud and scare Qingtian away.
Qingtian held Princess Rui's fingers loosely with his right hand, not knowing what to say.
She acted faster than she thought, and only after she finished did she feel at a loss.
The two of them remained silent for a while.
Just as Princess Rui was racking her brains to think of what to say.
Qingtian finally took the initiative to speak.
"It hurt when you gave birth to me, didn't it?"
With just one sentence, Princess Rui burst into tears.
She squatted down and tentatively reached out to hug Qingtian.
Qingtian's body shook slightly, but he didn't dodge in the end.
Princess Rui simply didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment.
She carefully wrapped her arms around Qingtian, gently moved closer, and finally held her in her arms again.
She could feel the stiffness in Qingtian's body.
But she didn't mind. As long as Qingtian didn't reject it, she would be patient and wait for her to accept it.
Fortunately, Qingtian's body stiffness did not last too long. She soon relaxed and raised her hand to gently touch the corner of Princess Rui's eyes.
"I'm sorry, giving birth seems to be very painful, right?"
"No need to say sorry." Princess Rui shook her head with tears in her eyes. "It was me who wanted to give birth to you. What do you have to be sorry for?"
Princess Rui originally wanted to comfort Qingtian by saying that it didn't hurt at all when she gave birth to her.
But then he remembered what his sister once said, that Qingtian was a very smart child, so he changed the words that were on his lips.
"Although giving birth is indeed painful, when I see you, I feel that all the pain is worth it..."
After Princess Rui finished speaking, she realized that she had actually called herself a mother.
She looked at Qingtian worriedly, afraid that she would be upset.
But Qingtian just pursed her lips and said nothing.
Mrs. Qin was right, Qingtian was indeed smart.
In addition to her natural ability to learn, she has experienced so much hardship at a young age. Even though everyone dotes on her now, there is no way for her to become a naive child again.
So Qingtian knew very well in her heart that she must be the child of Prince Rui and Princess Rui.
She just couldn't accept it emotionally and didn't want to leave the Ye family.
She was separated from a family that doted on her and entered another unfamiliar environment. Even though she knew that they were her biological parents, she was still very frightened and resistant.
But the scene of Qian giving birth yesterday scared her. It not only reminded her of the scenes of Madam Shan giving birth, but also the stories of ancient filial piety told by Mr. Wei.
When Princess Rui saw that Qingtian was silent, she felt very anxious.
"Sunny, you..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Qingtian suddenly broke free from her arms and ran back to sit next to the desk.
"It's time to study." Qingtian lowered his head and didn't look at Princess Rui.
Princess Rui's arms suddenly felt empty, and she subconsciously wanted to chase after him.
Mrs. Qin was quick to pull her aside and said, "Sister, let's go first. We can talk about it later if there's anything. Don't delay the children's studies."
Princess Rui finally came to her senses and quickly calmed herself down.
The child finally took the initiative to take a step, and she couldn't scare the child away.
Princess Rui quickly regained her princess demeanor, nodded and apologized to Mr. Wei, then left with Madam Qin.
As soon as the two of them left, they took away a bunch of servants, and the study became quiet instantly, with only Wei Yan and the two children left.
Wei Yan put his hands behind his back and began to check Qin Hexuan's recitation, but his eyes kept glancing at Qingtian who was spreading out rice paper and practicing calligraphy next to him.
Although he didn't say it out loud, he has been very concerned about Qingtian's situation since the incident.
Seeing Qingtian struggling and confused, he actually felt very distressed.
But firstly, Qingtian was young, and secondly, she was a girl, so Wei Yan did not dare to directly apply the methods he had used to teach his disciples to Qingtian.
Qin Hexuan finished memorizing the book, but Wei Yan did not explain it to him. Instead, he gave him a question to think about, and then he walked to Qingtian.
"Don't practice calligraphy if your mind is not calm, otherwise your handwriting will become more and more crooked." Wei Yan stretched out his hand and pointed at the words on the paper.
Qingtian came to his senses and looked down. Sure enough, he had only written five words in total. His handwriting was getting worse and worse.
She quickly put down the brush, lowered her eyes and said again: "Master, I'm sorry, I..."
Wei Yan reached out and picked her up from the small stool she was standing on and placed her on the couch beside him.
"What's wrong with our little Sunny today? Apologizing all the time?"
Qin Hexuan sat at the desk. Although his eyes were fixed on the question Mr. Wei had just asked, his ears and mind had already drifted to Qingtian.
Qingtian pouted unconsciously, thought for a while and asked softly: "Master, am I a very bad child?"
Wei Yan raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Why do you say that?"
“I know very well that Prince Rui and Princess Rui are my parents, and I also know that they have been grieving for me and have sent people to look for me everywhere.
"But I refused to acknowledge them, and I didn't want to go with them."
When Wei Yan heard this, he thought that the point had finally been made.
Qin Hexuan on the other side could no longer hold back and ran over. He squatted down, looked up into Qingtian's eyes and asked, "Then why doesn't Qingtian want to acknowledge them and go with them?"
Qingtian pursed her lips and whispered, "My parents saved me and have always loved me.
"At first I was worried that one day my parents would abandon me like the previous ones.
"But my parents have always been very kind to me. They truly love me as their own daughter and have never thought about having another child of their own.
"If I recognize Prince Rui and Princess Rui, wouldn't that mean I'm abandoning my parents?"
After Qingtian finished speaking, he didn't hear Wei Yan and Qin Hexuan talking, and whispered to himself: "You can't be like this..."
Wei Yan was shocked when he heard this.
He previously thought that Sunny was feeling insecure and the child was throwing a tantrum.
I never expected that at such a young age, she had already thought about so many things.
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