In fact, when Yuan Chaochang received the news that he would be transferred to another place to continue his post, he had already cried bitterly. For three years after three years, he was worried that he would not be able to see his mother for the last time.
If he had known this would happen, he would never have accepted that foreign posting three years ago.
Seeing his mother coming, Yuan Chaochang was extremely happy.
He was talking about this and that around Zhou Qiongyue the whole time, and didn't pay any attention to his younger brother next to him.
Yuan Chaokang looked at Yuan Chaokang speechlessly, "Brother, I'm such a grown man standing here!"
Although Yuan Chaochang felt a little guilty, he refused to admit it. "Second brother, I am the older brother. Why don't you come forward and meet the eldest brother?"
Yuan Chaokang looked at his elder brother's bluffing and stepped forward to salute him with amusement, "Okay, little brother greets big brother!"
Yuan Chaochang was even happier to see his second brother showing him such respect, and immediately turned against him, saying, "We are two brothers, who cares about whom?
However, my second brother can stay with my eldest brother for a while and then go back on his own!
Mother will stay here with me. When I am transferred back to Yuan'an, I will bring her back with me."
Yuan Chaokang was so angry that he laughed. He only replied with three words, "You're dreaming!"
Yuan Chaochang didn't waste any time talking to his two younger brothers. He immediately hugged Zhou Qiongyue's arms and started howling, "Mother..."
Zhou Qiongyue calmly sat aside. Her son was too noisy and her motherly love was exhausted. "Shut up!"
Yuan Chaochang, who originally wanted to squeeze out a few more tears, was scolded by Zhou Qiongyue and could only swallow back what he was about to cry out.
Zhou Qiongyue had no intention of staying in her eldest son's position for long, so she gently explained, "I'll stay here for two months, then return to Yuan'an with your second brother. A year or two will pass by in this trip back and forth. Mother just wanted to come and see you."
"But mother, I can't bear to leave you." Yuan Chaochang still acted coquettishly next to Zhou Qiongyue like he did when they were children.
Zhou Qiongyue reached out and touched his head, just as she had touched her eldest son's head when he was a child, and explained, "But I can't bear to leave your father. Your father is buried in Yuan'an, and I want to be closer to him."
In fact, what Zhou Qiongyue was more afraid of was that she would die so far away from Yuan'an. What if her soul was restricted by region and she couldn't go back?
When Yuan Chaochang heard his mother mention his father, tears started to flow again. "I miss my father too. I wonder if he misses us."
Yuan Chaochang's words successfully reminded Zhou Qiongyue of the dream she had on the night of Yuan Bohua's third anniversary.
If that was really Yuan Bohua, he seemed to be having a miserable life, such a small person scratching around in the wilderness. I wonder if he had no food to eat?
"Maybe it has started over again!" Zhou Qiongyue said this with a smile on her face, without any negative emotions at all.
Yuan Bohua, without any memories, was no longer her prince. Her prince, on the other hand, was still living in the past times between them.
Yuan Chaochang had no idea what Zhou Qiongyue said, so he could only look to his second brother for help. He completely forgot that he had just crossed the river and demolished the bridge.
Yuan Chaokang just rolled his eyes at his elder brother, smiled, and sat next to his mother, jokingly saying, "Then when we get there, we'll all go hug our father's thigh?"
Zhou Qiongyue thought of the scene in her dream and felt that her youngest son’s wish would not come true because their father did not seem to be rich in this life.
Zhou Qiongyue thought fearlessly in her heart, but said nothing on her face, just smiled kindly.
Gong Lianyu, along with the fourth, fifth and sixth children, stood by and listened quietly to Zhou Qiongyue and her two children talking.
Seeing Gong Lianyu seemed hesitant to approach, Zhou Qiongyue could only take the initiative to greet her, "Yu'er, what's wrong? Are you unhappy to see your mother here?"
Gong Lianyu actually liked her mother-in-law very much. She had been very kind to her over the years. She just thought she had done something wrong and didn't dare to approach her for a while.
Now she heard her mother-in-law calling her, and she quickly stepped forward to pay her respects, "Mother!"
Zhou Qiongyue took the initiative to reach out and pull Gong Lianyu up. She looked her up and down, and seeing that she looked very bad, she asked with concern, "Mother, why do you think you have lost weight? Did Yuan Chaochang bully you?"
When Gong Lianyu heard her mother say this, tears came down, "Mother, I'm sorry..."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Chaokang immediately guessed that it was his eldest brother's family matter, so he called his eldest brother's three children out.
Zhou Qiongyue patted Gong Lianyu's back to comfort her, "Where did you come from? Tell me about this for Mother to hear."
Gong Lianyu knew that since her mother had arrived, she could no longer hide this matter, so she nervously confessed, "The prince took a concubine, and I couldn't get over it. I had a few arguments with the prince, and then the concubine hanged herself. She was pregnant with the prince's child."
Gong Lianyu did not regret the fights with the prince, nor did she feel sorry for him. She just felt a little guilty towards her mother. After all, her mother had always been very good to her.
Zhou Qiongyue looked at Yuan Chaochang, and Yuan Chaochang immediately knelt in front of Zhou Qiongyue.
Zhou Qiongyue held Gong Lianyu's hand to comfort her while looking at her eldest son who was kneeling below. "Tell me! How did you get that concubine?"
Yuan Chaochang swallowed and quickly explained, "I was drunk and was tricked, so I couldn't keep the baby in my house. As for the baby in my belly, maybe it's a son! I'm not sure whether it's a son or not. My son was really drunk at the time.
As for her death by hanging, it was probably just a trick. Perhaps she was unlucky, and the servants around her were too far away to hear the noise in time, so she ended up hanging herself to death.
At this time, Zhou Qiongyue had already tightly grasped the crutch beside her in her hand. Her intention was obvious. She was really angry with her eldest son.
It's not that Zhou Qiongyue is hypocritical towards her two sons. The main reason is that Yuan Chaochang forced Gong Lianyu to have six children. Now Gong Lianyu doesn't look much younger than her, so Zhou Qiongyue can't go against her conscience.
The main reason is that Gong Lianyu obviously wants to be with someone for the rest of her life.
Zhou Qiongyue asked distrustfully, "Are you really drunk?"
Yuan Chaochang recalled the scene at that time and was not very sure. "My son is really not sure. He also investigated afterwards and there were no traces. But my son has always been cautious..."
Yuan Chaochang really had no intention of taking a concubine, but so many women had tried to get him over the years, but he hadn't been able to get any of them, so he became a little arrogant, and fate dealt him a heavy blow.
Zhou Qiongyue still chased Yuan Chaochang with her crutch and beat him up.
In fact, Zhou Qiongyue's attack was not very heavy, but Yuan Chaochang screamed so loudly that it successfully aroused her princess's "love brain" and she kept begging for mercy, so Zhou Qiongyue stopped.
After Zhou Qiongyue finished beating Yuan Chaochang, she pulled Gong Lianyu's watch and said, "Chang'er has let you down in this matter. How do you want to deal with him? Mother will help you."
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