Chapter 10: At the mercy of others
This day.
Wu'an Marquis Mansion, Jinghe Hall.
The old lady's white hair was combed meticulously, and the deep green jade headpiece made her look solemn and dignified, making people dare not act rashly.
She looked at her grandson's handsome back as he walked away with loving eyes.
This is her most beloved grandson and the apple of her eye. Ji Chenchuan is three times more handsome than his deceased father, the most handsome man in Daqi. Unfortunately, his personality is very much like his mother's. He does not fight or compete, and his nature is gentle and easy-going. Even when facing the sarcasm of his vicious uncle, he acts as if he did not hear it and remains humble and polite.
The old lady's head began to hurt.
"Junka, you think he can't change his temper?"
"To put it nicely, she's gentle and kind, but to put it bluntly, she's a soft persimmon, a soft noodle, easily manipulated."
"As long as I'm alive, I can still support him a little, but if I die, I'm afraid the eldest son of the concubine's family will eat him whole."
"Tell me, how could I have given birth to such a soft-tempered grandson? Think about me, Li Xiulian, who fought on the battlefield back then, and he..."
How could he not have learned even one tenth of her spiciness? Even if he was like his dead father, he would stick to his word and give an eye for a tooth.
"And my damned son, why did he die so early? He didn't even think of leaving behind another offspring, causing me to worry so much about him."
If there is another one, she will definitely abandon this one and support that one, which is useless.
Nanny Li looked at her with amusement.
The old lady would only show such an expression and call her by her real name when she was extremely helpless and it concerned the prince.
Nanny Li stepped forward to massage her, saying, "Old Madam, you're just being stubborn. Even if the Second Master had given birth to another child, he wouldn't have worried less about this."
Their prince is such a person that makes people love him to the core.
Obviously, the needle was very painful and made him sweat coldly, but the little guy forced himself to smile and said softly to the old lady, "Grandma, it doesn't hurt."
The old lady couldn't hold back her tears at that moment, and she said on the spot that there was no cure, no cure. If he died, she would go with him and take care of him in the underworld.
Wu'an Mansion has six grandchildren, three from the eldest concubine's wife, one from the second legitimate wife, and two from the third legitimate wife. But the one from the second legitimate wife is the most thoughtful and caring.
While others were still arguing about this and that, he held the cakes and said that he saw that his grandmother had eaten little just now and must be hungry now.
If others came to her to compete for her favor and show off, he would quietly retreat to her yard and prepare hot water early. He said that his grandmother was old and could not stand the noise and worry, but he could not refuse the filial piety of his brothers and sisters. Therefore, he could only retreat to the side to reduce the noise and worry, and return to the yard so that when his grandmother came back, there would be hot water available and she could rest early.
How could such a mean person with such a heart not be loved and cherished by the old lady?
The prince is weak and sickly, so even if he used up half of the old lady's dowry, even if he used up all of it, it would still be worth it.
However, I have finally survived to this day, and I thought that the marriage with the Lin family would go smoothly, but who could have imagined that such a problem would occur?
"Could it be that Miss Lin and Xiao Yuan really have something going on?"
They were not arranging a marriage for the prince randomly. Her Wu'an Marquis Mansion was hereditary, and the old lady had an imperial decree. With such a family background and such a noble mansion, let alone the mansion of a small fourth-rank assistant minister, even the legitimate daughter of a first-rank prime minister's mansion could be married off.
But they don’t look at status, they look at character and personality.
Lin Yingxue, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, is beautiful and gentle. More importantly, she has a caring heart just like the prince.
It is said that she took good care of the concubine's daughter in the mansion and persuaded her mother, Qi, not to make things difficult for her. Just based on this point, she was much better than other young ladies from aristocratic families.
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