98 Marry Xu Huaili
Song Wanrou hurriedly left the study, intending to follow someone to Shuyu Tower.
But then he changed his mind and thought that Ayun must be exhausted from the situation. If he went there now, she would probably feel even worse.
So he suppressed the urge to look for someone, and waited until it was getting late, when he could no longer bear it and got up and went to Shuyu Tower.
Meixiang, who was beside Xiao Tingqi, saw Song in a hurry and changed her mind and went to Tingxue Pavilion.
When Song arrived at Shuyu Tower, it was completely silent, so silent that it was a little scary.
Mrs. Song was worried about her daughter's condition, but when she reached the bedroom door, she found three maids sitting there listlessly.
Luzhi was the first to notice Song and hurriedly stood up, "Second Madam!"
Lanzhi and Caixing also followed behind and called her "Second Madam".
Song didn't have time to care about their misbehavior, so she asked Luzhi, "How is Ayun?"
Luzhi shook her head. "When the young lady came back, she locked herself in there without making any noise. Later, I asked her if she wanted to have some dinner, but she just said no and never spoke again."
Song frowned. Not eating and not talking?
"Ayun!"
Song pushed open the door and went in alone. It was dark inside.
Xiao Tingyun sat alone at the desk, with his eyes lowered and silent.
Song felt a pang in her heart. Her daughter had a really rough fate. Not only was she in poor health, but she finally fell in love with someone, and that person was of such a high status? !
Song slowed down her pace, walked to her daughter, took a deep breath, and held back the sourness.
Xiao Tingyun was still holding the jade pendant quietly in his hand.
Song knew at a glance that the jade pendant must have been given to her daughter by His Majesty.
Being able to give his daughter something that has been close to him since childhood, he must have some affection for her now.
But how long can this friendship last?
How could a man who holds the world in his hands be willing to stop for one person?
Song sighed, touched her daughter's face, and slowly moved her closer to her abdomen.
Xiao Tingyun came back to his senses and slowly put a hand on his mother's waist.
Feeling the warmth from her mother, just like the tenderness she felt in her mother's belly.
"Ayun, mother is very worried about you now..." Song said gently, "You have been so well-behaved and sensible since you were a child. Even though you were so thin, you were still very obedient when you took the medicine..."
Xiao Tingyun closed his eyes and listened to her quietly.
"But sometimes you feel bad. When you were little, you asked me when you could stop drinking..."
Song smiled and said, "I told you that you wouldn't have to drink it when you recovered from your illness! You sighed like a child and said, you'll have to wait."
Xiao Tingyun leaned close to Song's belly and pursed his lips.
"Now that you have finally grown up, you don't have to wait any longer. You can study, play the piano, and paint. You can do whatever you want in your grandparents' home. When you write to your mother, she can feel your happiness."
"But then you suddenly became unhappy for a while, and mother thought it was just a little girl's thoughts. That's okay, mother will protect my Ayun and will never let others bully her!"
As a mother, Song also has the courage of a rabbit fighting a lion, and her eyes are firm and resolute.
"You are upset, sentimental, and hesitant because of him. Your mother has seen all of this. If he really likes you at all, he will know what you want!!"
"You like freedom, not cages. You like to be together for life, not to share a husband with others. You will never let yourself become a canary in someone else's hand!"
Xiao Tingyun's eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes, like mist and water.
"I have discussed this with your grandfather and his family. As long as you are willing, we can immediately choose a spouse for you, someone who will treat you wholeheartedly. We all think the previous proposal by Madam Xu of Duke Xu's Mansion is good!"
Song told her about this matter with a desperate determination!
"If you don't like Xu Huaili, your cousin is also interested in you, and you can live a happy life if you marry him."
"Besides, if you are not satisfied with any of them, we can choose again..."
Xiao Tingyun interrupted her, "Mother!"
Song paused and the room fell silent.
Xiao Tingyun turned her head away and looked into Song's eyes. "My daughter doesn't want to implicate others because of this. This is unfair to General Xu and my cousin."
What's the point of marrying them if she doesn't like them?
Ruined someone else's marriage in vain.
Song was shocked. Her daughter had no feelings for them but had feelings for His Majesty.
"But mother, don't worry that I will commit suicide for him." Xiao Tingyun said with a relaxed smile, "I am who I am. I will not change my desire to be a free soul because of him."
Xiao Tingyun turned his head to look at the jade pendant and said softly, "Without him, I can still see the moon in the desert..."
"What if he refuses?" Song was still worried. His Majesty had acted vigorously and decisively in recent years.
If he forced it, the Xiao family would have no way to protect Ayun.
"He won't force me to do something I don't like. I trust him on that."
Song hesitated to speak. What good would it do to trust him?
Xiao Tingyun seemed to know what was on her mind and consoled her, "If he wanted to force it, he would have done it long ago. Why would he have to deal with me for so long?"
And he gave her his token to use his subordinates.
Xiao Tingyun did not tell Song about this because she was afraid that she would be scared.
Song had nothing to say about this. If His Majesty really wanted to force it, Ayun would have entered the palace long ago. It seemed that His Majesty still treated Ayun sincerely.
But human hearts are fickle and cannot stand the test.
"Ayun, whether you want to stay single for life or choose to marry someone else, mother supports you! The only thing is that the love of the heavenly family is hard to find, mother hopes you can remember this!"
Song's earnest advice and sincere teachings were all for the sake of her daughter's future.
She likes His Majesty, and His Majesty has some affection for her.
Everything is fine now, but he is His Majesty and has countless women.
Xiao Tingyun nodded, "I know."
"It's good that you know it. Since you don't want to marry anyone casually, mother will make it clear to your grandfather, and we won't force you." Song touched her daughter's hair and said softly.
Xiao Tingyun looked up at Song and said, "Mother, I want to see him again and explain things to him clearly?"
See him?
Your Majesty is in the palace, how can we easily see him?
Song was puzzled, "Can you ask him to meet outside the palace?"
Xiao Tingyun bit his lip, "I don't know, I just want to try."
Song thought for a moment and said, "You can meet him if you want, but let your father follow behind."
"Well, thank you, mother." Xiao Tingyun said sincerely.
The next day.
Xiao Tingyun took Caixing and Luzhi out, carrying the token with him.
Not long after, Xiao Tingxue also followed him out the door.
Xiao Tingyun took a carriage to the third courtyard in the east of the city.
It looks inconspicuous and it is even easy to ignore its existence.
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