Chapter 614 Returning to Shengjing
A month later, Xie Shang and Jiang Fenghua returned to Shengjing City, accompanied by the Empress Dowager.
Xie Shang accompanied Jiang Fenghua back to the Jiang family home. The Jiang family had already received news of their return to Beijing, and everyone was waiting at the door.
Jiang Fenghua saw the words "Jiang Mansion" on a plaque in the distance from inside the carriage, and that the gate of the Jiang Mansion was full of people. She lowered the curtain of the carriage and asked Xie Shang, "Am I alright? Is there anything wrong?"
Xie Shang looked her over carefully. "Very good, very beautiful. She is the most beautiful daughter in the Jiang family."
"I don't want my family to worry. Just cooperate with me, and we'll still be a loving couple," she said.
Xie Shang grasped her hand, "I'm an expert at dealing with my mother-in-law, don't worry!"
Jiang Fenghua smiled slightly and grasped his hand in return, "If I suddenly leave the palace, will they believe that we are still a loving couple?"
"Of course I believe it. Besides, the Empress and I are deeply in love, and everyone in Shengjing knows that."
"So all we did before was live for others! Only the wearer knows if the shoe fits."
Xie Shang was stunned, then pulled Jiang Fenghua onto his lap and kissed her lips lightly, "No need to pretend for others, we are the most suitable couple."
Jiang Fenghua blushed, her eyes filled with shyness: "You've ruined the lip rouge I just applied."
The truth is, when Jiang Fenghua saw Feng Jingyuan, Feng Jingyuan couldn't hold back her tears, which made Jiang Fenghua cry as well. The mother and daughter, who had been separated for a long time, cried their hearts out upon their reunion.
Jiang Rumeng hugged Jin Ji and cried, and the whole family cried together.
Xie Shang wanted to comfort Jiang Fenghua but felt he couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Jiang Huai stood to the side, his eyes filled with heartache. He looked at the Emperor and couldn't find any satisfaction in him. How could he not know why his daughter had left the palace when he was there every day?
Jiang Huai was farsighted. He didn't like to talk much, but he was the smartest man to do things. Now, the only way to appease him was to raise Ruan Ruan's child to be successful and the other concubines' children to be fools.
When Zhang Yumo saw Jiang Jinyan, she wasn't particularly moved. Jiang Jinyan had already received a letter from his mother and knew that Zhang Yumo had woken up.
He walked towards Zhang Yumo, about to speak, when Zhang Yumo suddenly picked up Jiang Ruochu and brought her to him. Jiang Ruochu sweetly called out, "Daddy, Xiao Chu missed you so much."
Jiang Jinyan took his daughter and kissed her little face. "Daddy missed Xiao Chu too."
Jiang Ruochu hugged Jiang Jinyan's neck and kissed his face, then suddenly remembered, "Mother has woken up. Now Mother plays with Xiaochu every day. Does Father miss Mother too?"
Jiang Jinyan said, "Mo'er, you're finally awake."
Zhang Yumo nodded slightly, unsure of what to say. She still didn't know if Jiang Jinyan had genuine feelings for her. She had originally let go of the past, but fate played a cruel joke on her, dragging her back into his life, and with their daughter.
Jiang Jinyan tried to take her hand, but she cleverly avoided it. She took Jiang Ruochu from him and said, "Father, you must be tired from your journey. Mother, can you hold Xiaochu?"
"Okay." Jiang Ruochu's voice was sweet.
At this moment, Zhang Yumo also saw Bai Yuhan standing in the distance. She noticed that Bai Yuhan's eyes were fixed on Jiang Jinyan, and she seemed reluctant to leave him.
She asked Jiang Jinyan, "Who is that young lady?"
Jiang Jinyan explained, "Her name is Bai Yuhan, and she is a friend of Ruan Ruan and Lin Yu."
He didn't say much. Originally, they were going to send Bai Yuhan back to Jiangzhou, but she said she wanted to visit relatives in Shengjing. The Bai family received the news and would come to Shengjing to pick her up.
Since she had already said that, they couldn't say anything more.
Zhang Yumo thought to herself: Bai Yuhan's eyes were clearly full of reluctance and love when she looked at Jiang Jinyan. There must be more than just friends between them!
Bai Yuhan finally met Jiang Jinyan's wife, but she couldn't see any adoration in her eyes.
She thought: Could it be that his wife doesn't like him? Her husband is so handsome, and her daughter is so adorable; she's truly enviable!
Bai Yuhan did have relatives in Shengjing, but she didn't know it. When she went to her relatives' residence, the Bai family made a huge fuss.
On the other side, after Jiang Fenghua met with her parents, Jiang Rumeng pulled her to the courtyard where they used to live to have a private conversation.
Jiang Rumeng showed her all of Jiang Fenghua's belongings from childhood to adulthood, asking, "Do you remember all of these things?"
Jiang Fenghua shook her head. "I don't remember."
"It's okay, we'll think about it slowly if you don't remember." Jiang Rumeng hugged her and comforted her, "Ruan Ruan, I'm sorry to have wronged you. If anyone dares to bully you in the future, tell your second sister, and your second sister will stand up for you. No one can bully my sister, Jiang Rumeng's sister."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "Second sister, who bullied me?"
“You are the Empress, who would dare to bully you? I mean, this time you left the palace, it must have been the Emperor who bullied you. If he dares to bully you again, I will help you.”
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "The Emperor didn't bully me. He was very good to me, really very good. If you don't believe me, ask my elder brother. When I caught a cold, the Emperor took care of me until I recovered before we came back."
"Isn't it a husband's duty to take care of his sick wife? When I have a headache or fever, your second brother-in-law runs faster than a rabbit, and he's always very attentive to me. Ruan Ruan, your second sister knows your temperament well. You always report good news and never bad news. You never tell your family when you're wronged. Even though he's like an emperor and we can't do anything to him, he's still your husband. You have to be like this to keep a man in check..."
The two sisters whispered to each other for a long time, and then they talked about Zhang Yumo.
Jiang Rumeng said worriedly, "After my sister-in-law woke up, she also lost her memory. She is not as close to my mother anymore. She stays in her room every day. It seems that she has forgotten about her marriage to my brother."
Jiang Fenghua said, "Is it just that I forgot about marrying my elder brother? I forgot everyone and everything; my mind is completely blank."
"Yes, she thought her grandparents were still alive," Jiang Rumeng added. "Now that you're back, go back to the palace and see the children as soon as possible!"
She went on to talk a lot about Xie Ziyan and Xie Hongyou, saying, "Don't let the children know that you've forgotten them too. Children are a mother's precious treasure, and they will be sad if they don't feel their mother's love."
Jiang Fenghua used to be someone who only reported good news and never bad news. She never even talked to her own family about her husband's family. If she was wronged by her husband's family, she would resolve it in her own way.
As soon as Xie Shang returned, he and Jiang Huaiguan discussed state affairs in the room. He thought Jiang Fenghua would stay at the Jiang residence for a few days before returning to the palace, so he did not inform her when he returned to the palace.
Feng Jingyuan also did not want her daughter to return to the palace so soon, because once she entered the palace, she would never be able to leave again.
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