Chapter 57: One of the Few Things He Cares About
Jiang Rong stood outside the fenced yard and watched the scene from afar.
Ten years ago, Chi Moyan was just a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a coarse linen shirt and having a thin figure.
Facing his mother who was crying for him, he lowered his head and looked uneasy.
He is completely different from the treacherous minister feared by the world in his previous life.
Even someone as cold-blooded and heartless as Chi Moyan, he has a softest side in front of the person he cares about the most.
Jiang Rong knocked on the door and called out loudly, "Is anyone there?"
The mother and son in the yard both looked back.
Chi Moyan was very shocked. Why did the Crown Prince's Consort...come here?
"Who is this?" Chi's mother asked in surprise.
Chi Moyan said, "This is the Northern Prince's wife. That study is her property."
When Chi's mother heard this, she was shocked. What are you doing here for no reason, Princess Bei?
Could it be that her son had been guarding the study these days and something had happened to him?
Thinking of this, Mother Chi turned pale, and hurriedly stepped forward, bowing and saying, "I pay my respects to the Crown Prince's wife, may the Crown Prince's wife be safe and sound! My son is stupid, and if he has offended anyone, it is all because I failed to teach him well. All the blame lies with me."
"Mother..." Chi Moyan looked at his mother who was kneeling and kowtowing in panic, and tears of sadness were about to fall.
This is the sorrow of the common people.
They have no power.
Chi's mother was afraid that he had offended someone, so she tried her best to take responsibility for him.
"Madam, please get up quickly." Jiang Rong helped her up. "Mr. Ling helped our study. I came here today to thank you. Jadeite——"
Feicui immediately handed over the gift boxes of different sizes:
"This is a thank-you gift prepared by our Crown Prince's Consort."
Chi's mother was relieved. It was good that they were not here to blame... Thank you? Mo Yan helped the study?
Chi Moyan didn't want his mother to know that he was injured, so he didn't tell her about his "heroic act".
"The Crown Prince's Consort is too polite." Chi Moyan's heart skipped a beat and he became vaguely alert.
It was just a thank you gift, the Crown Prince's Consort wouldn't come in person. What did she want from me?
Mother Chi was relieved to be sure that the visitor had no hostile intentions, and turned to be very attentive: "The Crown Prince's Consort's visit is really an honor to our humble home. Please come in..."
As she spoke, she handed the fan to Chi Moyan and kept winking at him.
That great scholar came from the study of the Crown Prince's wife.
Then giving this fan to the Crown Prince's wife as a token of sincerity is the same!
Please deliver it quickly.
Chi Moyan had to pretend not to see it and tightly grasped the fan, one of the few things that were truly worth his care.
Seeing that he was unmoved, Chi's mother was so angry that she almost died. This stupid child, how could he not understand the ways of the world?
“Princess Consort, I…my son is very good at studying and works very hard, but he just lacks a famous teacher to guide him…” Mother Chi then tried to build relationships for her son, who she thought was not good at speaking.
Jiang Rong smiled and said, "Well, I've read Chi Moyan's article, it's very good. Madam Chi, I see that one of your eyes seems to be not very good, I just happened to bring a doctor with me, let me take a look at it for you."
"This... is too much of a bother for you..." Mother Chi was flattered.
Chi Moyan's eyes lit up.
The miracle doctor who follows the Prince of the Northern King may be able to cure his mother's eyes!
Xiao Nanxing smiled and said, "It's no trouble, old lady, please extend your hand and let me feel your pulse..."
Xiao Nanxing placed his finger on the old lady's pulse, then shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that the old lady's left eye disease has lasted for three years. It's hard to save her. But the right eye can be saved if we take medicine from now on."
"Mother, what's wrong with your right eye?" Chi Moyan was shocked.
Chi's mother stammered, "I can't see clearly recently... I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would worry. But the doctor said there is hope, so it's fine!"
"Your left eye also gradually became blurry in the same way... Did you do needlework behind my back again?" Chi Moyan asked anxiously.
Fortunately, the Crown Prince’s wife came today and discovered it in time, otherwise in a few days, wouldn’t my mother’s other eye have been blind as well?
Chi's mother said vaguely, "Not much... occasionally..."
Xiao Nanxing exposed it, "Your right eye was originally fine, but you have strained it too much in the past two years. You must not do anything that strains your eyes in the future. Let your eyes have a good rest."
Two years...
Chi Moyan was in a heavy mood.
After they came to Beijing last year, he fell ill several times due to acclimatization. I guess his mother took on embroidery work again for his medical treatment...
"I'll prescribe a prescription for you. Take it three times a day for two months and you'll be fine." Xiao Nanxing carefully examined Mother Chi's eyes again, and finally said:
"Don't worry, this can be cured."
Chi Moyan's mood finally eased a little, and he bowed to Xiao Nanxing with both hands, sincerely:
"Thank you, doctor!"
He then respectfully presented the fan that he had been reluctant to give away to Jiang Rong:
"The Crown Princess saved my mother. You are so kind and generous that I cannot repay you enough. This is the only valuable door in my house. I will give it to you, Crown Princess!"
Jiang Rong took a quick glance and recognized that it was a priceless embroidery.
It seems like Chi Moyan’s family can’t afford it given their financial situation.
"This was embroidered by an old woman. The craftsmanship is crude. I hope you don't mind." Mother Chi said hurriedly.
She had hoped to use this fan to find a teacher for her son.
But the Crown Princess treated me, so I should give her a gift as a token of my gratitude. I could only think of a way to prepare a gift for my son to become a disciple.
Jiang Rong was thoughtful. This was the reason why Chi Moyan refused to give her the fan.
"You're welcome. This fan... is very exquisite. I like it very much." Jiang Rong smiled and said:
"Just now I heard you say that your son is in need of a famous teacher. We have a great scholar in our study. Mr. Chi, are you willing to become his disciple?"
Chi Moyan was shocked, then reacted and bowed, "That's what I wish for!"
Mother Chi was very excited, even happier than when she learned that her eyes could be saved, and said hurriedly:
"Thank you, Princess! Princess, you are like the compassionate Bodhisattva in the temple! Thank you!"
"You are too polite, old lady. Your son is very talented, and is exactly what the Northern Palace needs."
…
Jiang Rong did not stay long. He exchanged a few words with Chi's mother and then left.
Chi Moyan was about to go to the city to get medicine.
Jiang Rong gave him a ride.
His family didn't have a bullock cart.
Every time I go to the city, I have to walk a long way. But the advantage of this yard in the suburbs is that it doesn't cost money.
"This fan has a special meaning. You keep it as a souvenir and I'll return it to you." Jiang Rong handed the gold-dollar embroidered fan to Chi Moyan.
She accepted the fan in front of Chi's mother just to make her feel at ease.
So that the mother and son would not argue about this matter again.
She could understand what this fan meant to Chi Moyan.
His mother has put in a lot of effort for him. This is not just a fan, it is the heavy motherly love.
How could he bear to give it to those insignificant people?
"Princess, you are the only one who is worthy of using it." Chi Moyan said seriously.
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