But no matter how worried she was, she still had to show the proper etiquette. No matter what, she should still go to the Wang family. She had to see for herself to know whether it was a mule or a horse, right?
But now, we still have to solve the problems at hand first.
After the Feng family's wedding procession passed, the carriage started running on the street again.
The carriage went to the princess's mansion first.
The familiar gate of Prince Jin's Mansion appeared before her eyes. Jiang Mingzhi held Qingtang's hand and just stood still. Looking at the magnificent Prince Jin's Mansion, she was no longer as excited as she was at the beginning.
The servant of the palace took her invitation and asked her to wait at the door, while he took the invitation into the palace to report.
Bai Hui Niang was squatting in the garden at this time, talking to Chu Ce: "Mother told you, you can't use this to hit people. This whip was bought by your father for you to practice martial arts. Did you hear me?"
Chu Ce's face was puffed up with anger. As soon as Bai Hui Niang finished speaking, he raised his little hand and slapped Bai Hui Niang in the face, "I told you that you are not my mother! My mother's last name is Zhou!"
"Empress!" Seeing the concubine being beaten, the servants around her immediately stepped forward to pull Chu Ce away.
"No need." Bai Hui Niang covered her face. The child's strength was not great, but where the whip passed, it was still burning with pain.
Turning to look at her son again, Bai Hui Niang's eyes lost some of their previous gentleness. She pinched her son's hand that was holding the whip, "Chu Ce, I'm telling you one last time. It was me who carried you for ten months and gave birth to you. I am your mother. That dead woman is not your mother. Do you hear me?"
Bai Hui Niang said this almost while suppressing her anger. As she spoke, she couldn't help but think of Zhou Suihuan's face. She thought that she had been married into the mansion for several months, but was not as happy as she had imagined. She thought that after Zhou Suihuan died, Chu Jincheng would put all his attention on her. Although her son still had some resistance to her, he would recognize the facts over time, but that was not the case!
Thinking of the dissatisfaction with her past that Chu Jincheng revealed in his voice from time to time, complaining that she was not as good as Zhou Suihuan in taking care of household chores. After so long, her son was still obsessed with that woman. Her heart felt like it was bleeding. She couldn't accept it, no matter how she looked at it!
Boundless hatred arose in his heart, and the strength in his hands increased. Chu Ce's wrist was pinched and hurt, and he wanted to struggle but couldn't. With red eyes, he bit Bai Hui Niang's wrist hard, and then took advantage of Bai Hui Niang's pain and turned and ran away.
When Bai Hui Niang heard that the eldest daughter of the Jinyi Marquis Mansion was coming to visit her, she finally withdrew her gaze from her wrist, which was bitten by her son and was bleeding.
"Go and invite them."
Bai Hui Niang took a deep breath, pulled her sleeves to cover her wrists, and walked towards the pavilion on the side.
Aunt Rui, the personal attendant, came forward and asked, "Madam, would you like to ask the court doctor to come and bandage you?"
Bai Hui Niang shook her head. "No need. The child is just being naughty."
She only said this, but she felt inexplicably sad in her heart. If this continued, her son would only become more and more alienated from her. Was this the only outcome she had worked so hard for?
Aunt Rui helped Bai Hui Niang sit down in the pavilion. Seeing that there were no outsiders around, she advised, "Your Majesty, I'm presumptuous to say something. The young master grew up under that woman's lap. It's only been a few months, so it's normal for him to be unable to accept it for a while. But Your Majesty is in the prime of life. If you wish, you can have another child. When you have a younger brother or sister, you can let him get closer to you. He will naturally be on the same page with you."
Bai Hui Niang sighed. It wasn't that she didn't want to have a baby, but that she simply couldn't get pregnant.
"Let's talk about this later."
Seeing that Bai Hui Niang was unwilling to say more, Aunt Rui could only sigh and shut up.
Jiang Mingzhi followed an unfamiliar old woman all the way to the garden, but when he reached the moon-shaped gate outside the garden, he was suddenly bumped into by a small figure.
"Miss, be careful!"
Jiang Mingzhi staggered after being knocked, and took two steps back before he could steady himself. He looked down and saw that it was a child. The child was none other than Chu Ce.
Chu Ce had just run out of the garden and didn't expect to bump into someone. He was now covering his forehead and looking at the person who came with both vigilance and pity.
The old woman leading the way recognized her young mistress at a glance, turned to Jiang Mingzhi, bowed slightly and said, "Miss Jiang, this is our young master. Are you okay?"
Jiang Mingzhi looked at the little carrot head, and seeing him covering his head, he could not help but squat down and asked in a gentle voice: "Are you hurt?"
She subconsciously reached out to rub the little guy's head. This action was sudden and no one expected it. Chu Ce looked at the woman in front of him. The tone of her voice and the action of rubbing his head were so familiar that he forgot to avoid her hand.
Those hands seemed to have a magical effect. The places they rubbed really didn't hurt so much anymore. Chu Ce looked up at her, tears suddenly welling up in his eyes. She seemed like his mother, but she was not his mother at all. "Mother..."
Chu Ce called out in a low voice as soft as a mosquito, and only Jiang Mingzhi heard it. She paused, but Chu Ce had already turned around and ran away in the other direction like a little rabbit.
Jiang Mingzhi stood up and was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.
"Miss Jiang, this way please."
The old woman saw that Jiang Mingzhi was fine, and was worried that he would be delayed too long on the road and upset the concubine, so she made a gesture to invite him in.
In the pavilion, Bai Hui Niang was applying eggs to her face. When she heard footsteps, she asked someone to put the eggs away.
Jiang Mingzhi immediately noticed the red marks on Bai Huiniang's face that had not yet faded, and when he thought of Chu Ce's appearance just now, he vaguely guessed what was going on.
Seeing Jiang Mingzhi bowing to her politely, Bai Huiniang thought of her arrogant look in Daci Temple that day, and couldn't help but sneer in her heart. No matter how arrogant he was, he still had to come to her house to apologize. She thought that the Jiang family could really cover her up. She just mentioned it to Chu Jincheng, and Jiang Mingzhi came to her the next day.
"Miss Jiang, what are you doing here?"
Bai Hui Niang asked knowingly, "I haven't sent out invitations to this Cuju tournament yet. Aren't you a little early?"
Seeing that she had no intention of offering a seat, Jiang Mingzhi simply smiled, stood straight, and replied calmly, "Daci Temple didn't know the status of the concubine that day and offended her. I've come here today to apologize."
Bai Hui Niang couldn't bear to hear the word "concubine" anymore. It just pricked her ears. She looked at Jiang Mingzhi with a piercing gaze, "What are you talking about, Miss Jiang? If you don't want to come, you don't have to. Why are you calling me a concubine? Are you afraid that I'll forget who I am?"
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