Chapter 440 Mother
Knowing that the conversation in the flower hall was over, the eldest princess couldn't wait to pull her sister and niece over, "Xiaobao, Yu'er, your cousin is here to see you today!"
As soon as Bai Yu got next to Tianbao, he heard shouting outside and suddenly felt weak all over.
A moment later, Bai Yu sat at the round table with a blank expression, and there was another person around him, looking at him.
"You really look like the Royal Grandmother! Cousin, I'm Feng Hongqiang, three years younger than you, and nineteen this year." Feng Hongqiang stared at the young man sitting in front of her, feeling indescribably strange.
Perhaps it was because of kinship, and the fact that the young man's face really looked like her grandmother, so even though it was their first meeting, she didn't feel strange or distant at all.
This is the first man in their royal family in decades!
After a few days, Bai Yu had become accustomed to this kind of look. He smiled with the corners of his lips and didn't have the energy to speak.
Anyway, he is leaving soon, so just take a look if you want, it’s the last time.
Tianbao was still sitting beside the small couch, supporting her chin with one hand and watching the scene calmly. In the eyes of outsiders, she seemed arrogant, but those who knew her could see a playful and teasing smile in her eyes.
Bai Yu glanced at her sideways, and his blank expression immediately turned into resentment.
Feng Hongqiang was secretly amazed by the speed of the change, and also noticed the girl beside the couch.
But before she could go over and start a conversation, two heads came up to her, their eyes wide open. "Nineteen years old? Your hair is all combed up. You're already married? So early?!"
Feng Hongqiang, “…”
After a moment, she covered her lips with her hands and laughed, then patiently explained, "I've been married for two years. I got married at the age of seventeen. My husband is the youngest son of the Minister of Revenue, Liu Hanzhi, a fifth-rank assistant minister."
Little Mai Sui was even more surprised. Zi Lai Shu pulled her to sit on the small couch with him. "Wow! You've been married for two years! Living in the backyard at such a young age, don't you feel bored? After getting married, do mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, and sisters-in-law, fight all day long? I heard that the backyards of wealthy families are never peaceful, and there's always a lot of gossip!"
"The marriage my mother found for me is excellent. Although the Liu family has many members, the relationships in the Shangshu Mansion's harem are not that complicated, and the women get along well with each other."
The younger generations soon found themselves chatting together, and the eldest and second princesses saw this and felt happy and relieved.
"Yu'er, before you left, you said you were going to find a wife. Did you find one? Do you need your mother's help? While everyone is chatting happily, let your second aunt give you some advice." The eldest princess tilted her head and whispered to her son, her teeth showing. "Tell me quietly that the girl you like is Tianbao, right? Otherwise, I will propose to you right now."
Bai Yu fell to the ground.
Propose marriage?
He missed it very much.
I’m afraid that after I bring it up, he won’t see the sun tomorrow.
The godfather, who was sitting at the round table waving a jade fan and had nothing to do with it, looked down at the person who had fallen to the ground and raised the corner of his lips, "Heh."
"!!" Bai Yu got up again, brushed off the dust on his butt, and sat down calmly.
No problem.
Isn't it just about passing five levels and killing six generals?
"Godfather, please cheer a few more times." he said.
The man raised an eyebrow, "What?"
"My fighting spirit will grow stronger."
"Oh?" The man turned his head and called out, "Tianbao——"
Bai Yu, "..."
He silently clasped his hands together and begged for mercy.
When the eldest princess and the second princess saw this, they understood, and their eyes lit up as they looked at each other.
The kid at home is very wild, but it turns out there is a trick to deal with him.
Doesn't this let them figure out the trick?
On the small couch, Tianbao's attention was on Feng Hongqiang, so he didn't pay attention to the whispers around the round table.
She tilted her head to look at her for a moment, then suddenly reached out to Feng Hongqiang's wrist and took her pulse.
Feng Hongqiang was startled, "Miss Tianbao?"
"The sides of your neck are pale and your veins are blue-gray. You've taken poison that damages your uterus and is infertile." Tian Bao withdrew her hand, her voice clear and cold, sounding indifferent.
The talking in the hall suddenly died down.
Everyone's eyes were either on Feng Hongqiang or on Tianbao.
Feng Hongqiang was originally smiling, but upon hearing this, the smile froze on her face. She bit her lips unconsciously, and her eyes turned slightly red.
The Second Princess's face also turned pale. After a while, she spoke in a low voice, her voice so stiff that it seemed to be squeezed out of her throat, "When she was eight years old, I gave her a sterilizing soup to drink. Hong Qiang knows about this. If not, she wouldn't have lived to this day."
Bai Yu understood immediately, "Hong Qiang is the only remaining heir of the Xiling royal family. Once she drinks the sterilizing soup... the Xiling royal family will be completely extinct."
The Queen does not marry a husband.
The eldest princess became hysterical after losing her sons one after another.
The second princess has only one daughter, Hong Qiang. If even Hong Qiang is unable to give birth, the Xiling royal family will have no successor.
This is the reason why Hong Qiang was able to survive. The royal family members who could not have children were no longer a threat to some people.
In other words, there has been someone behind Xiling who has been harming the royal descendants.
The second princess knew this, so she had to let her daughter drink the bowl of medicine in order to save her life.
"Fengtang, how could you give Hong Qiang that kind of medicine?! You, you——!" The eldest princess stood up and looked at her second sister in disbelief, her hair trembling with anger.
Feng Tang smiled bitterly. Tears welled up in the eyes of the domineering and arrogant woman. "Eldest sister, Hong Qiang was assassinated no less than ten times from the time she was born until she was eight. If it weren't for Third Sister's utmost protection, Hong Qiang would have been killed by those schemes long ago... I can't afford to take chances. To save Hong Qiang's life, I have no choice but to do this."
No matter how strict the protection is, there will inevitably be loopholes.
She didn't dare to expect her daughter to be able to avoid the conspiracy every time.
What can I do as a mother?
She would rather become a royal sinner than let her daughter——
Feeding her daughter the bowl of medicine with her own hands, she must have felt heartbroken!
The eldest princess swayed, then slumped down in the chair, fragments of images emerging in her mind, one after another of newborn babies wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Gray faces, cold little hands, no breath... Every little body is cold and stiff... No matter how hard I hold them in my arms, I can't warm them up!
"No, no... Ah, ah! Wu, Dabao, Xiaobao—" The woman's temples were as white as frost. She clutched her hair with both hands. Her face was mournful and dazed. Her eyes kept breaking. "It hurts... It hurts... Bao, Bao..."
She uttered incoherent monotonous words, her eyes searching anxiously, finally settling on Bai Yu's face. She stretched out her hands tremblingly towards the young man, tears streaming down her face. "Xiaobao, my, my Xiaobao! Yu'er, Yu'er!"
Bai Yu clenched his fingers, then without hesitation, grasped the old woman's hands. He quickly walked over to her side and hugged her violently trembling body. "...I'm Xiaobao, I'm here."
His lips parted, "...Mother."
The old woman paused, then burst into tears, hugging the young man tightly as if he were holding a piece of driftwood, "Wuwuwu! Yu'er! Yu'er is here, my little treasure is still alive! Yu'er, Xiaobao, I am your mother, I am your mother!"
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