The children have already started tattling.
Yun Danqiu quickly defended herself: "She's talking nonsense! I didn't mean to hit her."
Juanjuan seemed frightened again, leaning her little body closer to King Wen. Ignoring Yun Danqiu, she whispered pitifully, "I want to go home..."
King Wen raised his hand and patted Juanjuan's back, his gaze falling on Yun Danqiu: "She's only five years old, how could she lie!"
Yun Danqiu frowned immediately, looking at King Wen in disbelief.
Jiang Dai seized the opportunity.
She spoke with a hint of bewilderment, seemingly unsure why the woman would say such things about her and Juanjuan.
"Uncle, maybe Juanjuan and I should leave to avoid misunderstandings."
King Wen was reluctant to let Jiang Dai and Juan Juan leave.
His gaze fell on Yun Danqiu, unusually sharp, but he hadn't spoken yet.
A guard ran in from outside the courtyard gate, bowed to Prince Wen, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager has arrived."
King Wen's expression darkened slightly, but it was fleeting. If Bai Yun'an hadn't been watching closely while he was invisible, it would have been difficult to notice.
It seems that King Wen and the Queen Dowager did not have a very good relationship.
See?
Even biological mothers and children can harbor resentment and grow distant.
This is the kind of human nature that Bai Yun'an is familiar with, the kind that he has seen most often.
The strangely harmonious "co-working family" like the Bai family's current situation is what makes Bai Yun'an feel that it is somewhat rare and strange.
Juanjuan: ? Who is Third Brother talking about?
The Empress Dowager's palanquin arrived quickly, and King Wen rose and was the first to walk over, bowing to the Empress Dowager.
Juanjuan looked at King Wen, who called the Empress Dowager "Mother".
The clever little brain immediately figured out who the mother and child that Third Brother had mentioned were.
So, did the Empress Dowager and King Wen not have a good relationship?
Juanjuan can't help but understand why parents might have a bad relationship with their children.
Because she had experienced it herself; her relationship with her father was not good in the past. She disliked her father, who always beat and scolded her, reprimanded her mother, and only liked her brothers.
Why did King Wen have a bad relationship with the Empress Dowager?
Could it be that the Empress Dowager also struck King Wen?
The child nestled close to his mother, lost in thought about the question.
"This child must be Juanjuan."
The Empress Dowager, with a kind and gentle expression, suddenly mentioned Juanjuan's name.
When Juanjuan heard her nickname, she snapped back to reality, a little bewildered, as she had only heard her own name.
What was said before her name didn't register in her little brain at all.
Juanjuan gave the Empress Dowager a well-behaved yet polite smile.
No matter what you say, just give a polite smile.
"Come, let me see the child."
Juanjuan looked up at her mother, then walked towards the Empress Dowager.
"Do you know what to call me?"
The Empress Dowager immediately presented the child with a difficult problem and began to tease him.
Juanjuan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then, realizing she couldn't figure it out, she simply smiled and said, "Empress Dowager!"
Even King Wen called her that, so it shouldn't be wrong for her to call her that, right?
Jiang Dai: ...
[For some reason, I suddenly remembered that when I first transmigrated into the questionnaire, Juanjuan answered the same thing.]
The Empress Dowager listened to the child's answer and smiled, "That's right! The child is clever."
“Child, let me tell you, according to the proper way, your maternal grandmother should be a princess of the royal family.”
"According to seniority, you should call me my great-grandmother."
This was the first time Juanjuan had ever heard of this name; it was a bit beyond a child's comprehension.
Although the child was a little confused about the generational hierarchy, he immediately greeted the Empress Dowager, saying, "Greetings, Great-Grandmother."
Actually, this isn't about being smart; it's about having good judgment.
The Empress Dowager praised, "This child is indeed intelligent and quick-witted."
The Empress Dowager shifted her gaze from Juanjuan to Prince Wen, and the affection she had shown towards Juanjuan earlier lessened somewhat: "Your residence was quite lively just now."
The Empress Dowager did not witness the scene of Yun Danqiu banging on the door.
But looking at the atmosphere around them, Juanjuan's slightly red eyes, and knowing Yun Danqiu's background, it was clear that once these people gathered in the courtyard, things were bound to get turbulent.
King Wen chuckled, still maintaining his gentle and filial demeanor: "I apologize for making Mother laugh."
The Empress Dowager glanced meaningfully at Yun Danqiu: "Very well, I have no other business here today but to find this girl from the Jiang family and this child Juanjuan."
"Yesterday I asked Chaoyang to bring Jiang Yatou and Juanjuan to see me, but I didn't expect Chaoyang to say that Jiang Yatou was at your residence."
"You, as the uncle, have reunited with your niece, but there's nothing wrong with that."
"But after all, Jiang has children and a husband at home, so she'll have some worries."
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, King Wen simply listened in silence.
Finally, King Wen replied, "Yes, Mother is right. I was not thoughtful enough."
Jiang Dai: ...
[What do you mean by "not thinking things through"? This is far too thorough!]
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