Left with no other choice, Jiang Ting had to start the story from the beginning.
He skipped over some emotional entanglements and told Jiang Run what the imperial advisor had said.
As for his relationship with Jiang Tian, we'll have to wait until she grows up to talk about it.
Otherwise, if Jiang Run develops a negative association with it, then it would be a loss for her.
So in Jiang Run's memory, this is what her father told her—she was born with auspicious signs and went to the mortal world to gain experience for the sake of stability. Now that the celestial phenomena have improved, she can return to the palace.
The reason we didn't tell her before was because of the Imperial Advisor's words, which required everyone to keep it from her.
Jiang Run seemed to be overwhelmed by these heavyweight news.
She looked at her father and then at her mother, and realized that neither of them showed any sign of joking with her.
So, she was a princess living in seclusion among humans?
No, Father said that when she was born, he was so happy that he made her a queen.
She could be a queen and rule over a vast land.
Jiang Run was overwhelmed with inexplicable joy—anyone would be surprised, just like someone who was penniless suddenly finding 100,000 taels of gold.
At that moment, she heard her father explain the purpose of their visit.
His father said that he would only have one daughter in his life, and he did not want to have children with other concubines, as that would be a betrayal of her mother.
Therefore, he hoped that she could return to the capital with him to learn the art of being an emperor.
Then she can become the true emperor, ruling the world, just like her father, becoming the supreme emperor.
Jiang Run felt as if she were reading a storybook.
How could something so bizarre happen to me?
But both Dad and Mom looked very serious; neither of them smiled.
After Jiang Ting finished speaking, Jiang Tian touched her hair and said, "Jiang Run, you must understand that if you become the emperor, you will face a great many conflicts in the future. You must know that the status of women in this world is extremely low. As a girl, you should have been made a princess at birth, but your father made an exception and made you a king, which caused a great deal of opposition in the court."
"Now your father is going to make an exception and put you on the throne. The hardships you will face will be far more than just a little. You need to be prepared and not agree to your father's request out of passion and recklessness, only to come back miserable in the end. Your mother will accept you, but she will also look down on you."
Jiang Tian's words were truthful enough, yet Jiang Run found that he had no intention of backing down at all.
She felt as if a raging fire was burning inside her.
She suddenly hugged Jiang Tian and said to her, "Mother, do you know? Since I was little, I've felt a fire burning inside me. This fire tells me that I can't stay in an ordinary place forever, just an ordinary citizen. I want to be like Uncle Yuwen, a great general; I also hope to be like those top scholars, a capable minister in the emperor's eyes. I want to achieve great things! I don't care about what others value; what I want is to climb higher and higher!"
Jiang Ting's breathing became a little tight.
Seeing his daughter like this, he felt a surge of pride as a father.
Jiang Run is indeed a prodigy; at such a young age, he speaks so logically and coherently.
Jiang Tian's guidance is important, but Jiang Run doesn't have enough talent to be taught. She probably won't even be able to finish her studies, let alone develop her own ideas.
A satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
Because he had guessed his daughter's choice.
Sure enough, Jiang Run's eyes burned with determination: "The more others try to suppress me, the more I want to prove myself. Even if everyone disagrees, I can still carve out my own path!"
Jiang Ting smiled.
In fact, Jiang Run has been different from others since childhood, and Jiang Tian and Jiang Ting know this best.
Jiang Run has always been like this.
She is an extremely ambitious girl, and even though she is only five years old, this ambition is already beginning to show.
Jiang Ting hugged Jiang Run and said, "Then Dad will take you to the capital. There, you can realize your ambitions!"
She was given the highest position in the world, and Jiang Run could unleash her ambition to the fullest!
Jiang Run was overjoyed and hugged Jiang Tian and Jiang Ting: "Okay, Mother, let's go to the capital with Father!"
As soon as she said that, Jiang Ting's heart started racing, and he instinctively turned to look at Jiang Tian.
Jiang Tian stroked her daughter's hair, her eyes filled with a mixture of sadness and tenderness: "Jiang Run, although you are only five years old, you already understand more than many ordinary people. You had to hide your talents to get along with your peers. Now that you're in the capital, you can be yourself. Your mother is very relieved, but I must tell you, I..."
"Mother, do you not want to come to the capital with me?" Jiang Run seemed to understand something.
The little girl, who had just expressed her lofty aspirations, suddenly reverted to being the spoiled and tearful child she always was.
Her tears kept flowing down her cheeks.
Jiang Tian occupied a very important part of her life, perhaps even the most important.
Jiang Tian gave her life, taught her the principles of life, and also taught her how to hide her shortcomings and protect herself.
Whatever she wanted to learn, her mother would support her wholeheartedly.
Jiang Run is a child with a very keen sense of emotions. Although her father and mother have always been able to get along well, Jiang Run always feels that something is not right, but she can't quite put her finger on it.
Now that she wants to go to the capital, but her mother doesn't want to go, how can Jiang Run not feel wronged?
She is only five years old.
“It’s not that I don’t want to go, it’s just that I want to tell you that your father and I made a promise. He will respect everything I do, so I will go to the capital with you, but I won’t go to the palace. When the time comes, come find me at my place, okay?”
Jiang Run's tears gradually stopped.
At that moment, she vaguely knew that her mother had actually given up a lot for her.
Many years later, she finally understood that her mother loved her after all. She had no intention of ever going back to the capital, but she still returned to that vortex for her own ambition.
Her love appears light on the surface, but is heavy inside.
Jiang Run remains oblivious to everything, maintaining an overjoyed demeanor.
"As long as Mother comes with me, I don't care where we stay. Father, don't you agree?"
Jiang Ting smiled so happily.
His eyes and brows had always held a coldness to them, and he hadn't laughed so heartily in a long time.
After discussing everything, the group decided to set off the next day.
Jiang Run quickly fell asleep.
Jiang Tian also looked at the person beside her.
Jiang Ting met her gaze as well.
Five years have passed, and they have reached a point of relative silence.
In the end, they still didn't say anything else.
Between them, there was nothing more to say except about their daughter.
A few days later, they arrived in the capital.
Not long after, Jiang Ting announced that Prince Chang Le had finished praying for the royal family and was returning to the capital.
Jiang Run's return caused a huge uproar!
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