She couldn't help but raise her hand to support her forehead. How could these two babies of hers be so empathetic? When others were pitiful and cried, they would cry too, right?
She reached out and pinched the two children's cheeks, whispering, "Don't cry."
The two children turned around with tears in their eyes, hugged her arms and buried their faces in her arms.
They were still promising not to cry, but the next moment, she felt her sleeves were wet.
I've already started crying...
She helplessly hugged her two biological children, gently patted their backs to comfort them, and then looked up at the children who were kneeling in front of her and begging for mercy.
As a mother, she couldn't bear to see her child look so pitiful.
She was tempted to agree to their request.
But she can't.
Because she is not only a mother who loves her children, she is also a wife.
She is Feng Changye's wife and has to consider him.
These children are Feng Changye's nephews, and they still have resentment towards Feng Changye. She, the fifth aunt, cannot be the good person and let these children still hate their enemy, the fifth uncle, in their hearts.
She would make Feng Changye's life difficult...
Therefore, even if these children were to be sent back to the capital, it should be when they were most desperate and helpless, and Feng Changye should issue an edict to allow them to go back.
Thinking of this, Zhu Wuhuan suppressed the reluctance in his heart.
She gently said to the children, "Aunt Wu knows you want to return to the capital, but your fathers were all sworn enemies of your fifth uncle. They harmed your fifth uncle more than once. Your fifth uncle spared your lives under tremendous pressure. At that time, many ministers in the court advised against it, saying that your fifth uncle was too soft-hearted, that if the roots were not eradicated, there would be endless troubles, and that you would definitely oppose your fifth uncle in the future and destroy the foundation of Daning..."
She said, "Look, just by letting you live, the court officials have put so much pressure on your fifth uncle. If you were to let all of you go back now, I'm afraid the court officials would threaten your fifth uncle by banging your head against a pillar..."
She changed the subject, "But don't be discouraged, don't be anxious. Auntie Wu will go back and ask your Uncle Wu, okay? Your Uncle Wu also loves you. He was able to spare your lives despite tremendous pressure. Three years ago, he rejected all the advice of the court officials and promised to let you return to the capital when you came of age. Now that you are begging him so much, how could he be so cruel and ignore you? Auntie Wu believes that your Uncle Wu, who is so soft-hearted, would rather go and argue with the court officials for three days and three nights to win the right to return to the capital for you."
She looked at the children lovingly, "After all, you share the same blood as your Fifth Uncle. You are his family, right? So, can you please be patient and wait a few more days? As long as you behave, your Fifth Uncle will not abandon you."
Several children looked at Aunt Wu with tears in their eyes, who had a face full of pity.
I wish I could go back.
They don't want to be separated from their sister who they depend on for everything.
They wiped their tears and nodded obediently, "Thank you, Uncle Fifth, Aunt Fifth. We will wait patiently. We promise that when we return to Beijing, we will behave ourselves and will not oppose Uncle Fifth. Really! We will be more loyal to Uncle Fifth than anyone else. We will submit obediently and will never rebel!"
Zhu Wuhuan smiled, "Aunt Wu believes in you. You all look so well-behaved and cute. How could you be bad kids who would do bad things? Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu will not be wrong about you."
When the children heard Aunt Wu praising them for being well-behaved, they couldn't help but smile happily as they had never been loved by their elders.
Aunt Wu is so nice.
She doesn’t seem like a queen who is high and mighty, but just like an ordinary elder who loves children.
Even the child who was initially wary of Zhu Wuhuan softened his attitude when he looked at Zhu Wuhuan and his two cousins.
He thought to himself that what he heard from others was not necessarily true. If he wanted to truly understand a person, he had to get in touch with him and experience it personally.
When he returns to the capital in the future, he will personally experience what kind of person his fifth uncle is.
He would not completely let down his guard just because of Aunt Fifth's words praising Uncle Fifth, nor would he foolishly become a tool used by others to deal with Uncle Fifth just because others had told him in the past that Uncle Fifth was a bad man who cruelly killed his father.
He wants to use his own eyes to distinguish who is good and who is bad, and who is the relative worthy of his love.
He cannot do anything that would make his loved ones sad and his enemies happy.
"Fifth Aunt brought some delicious cakes and fruits from the palace. Wipe your tears and let Aunt ask them to serve them to you, okay?"
She smiled and gestured for the palace maids to help the children up. Then she had someone bring over plates of exquisite and beautiful snacks.
Seeing several children standing in a row beside her, smiling at her and timidly trying to eat the cakes, she couldn't help but rub their heads and said, "Try it and see if it tastes good. Don't be restrained."
Several children stood there obediently while she rubbed their heads, lowering their heads and eating snacks in silence.
Then, they all looked up at her happily and told her that it was delicious and they liked it.
Zhu Wuhuan said softly, "As long as you like it, I'm glad you eat it. Tell Aunt Wu about your favorite cakes and fruits later. Aunt Wu told them to remember that when your Uncle Wu works hard to bring you back to the capital, Aunt Wu and your Uncle Wu will prepare your favorite food and the most beautiful clothes at home, and take your brothers and sisters home to pick you up, okay?"
When the children heard this, they were extremely happy.
They really like hearing Aunt Wu talking to them like this. Is this what it feels like to have family and elders who care for them?
very nice.
It feels different to have my sister take care of them, it’s great!
They like the gentle Aunt Wu!
Silently glancing at their cousins who had accompanied them in crying, they thought to themselves, they also like their brothers and sisters, they are so cute, soft, pretty, they smile at them, feel sorry for them, they are great!
"Brother, sister, you have one too."
They mustered up their courage, picked up their favorite snacks, walked up to Xiao'er and Aqiong, and nervously extended a friendly olive branch.
"Wow!" Xiao'er and Aqiong saw their brother coming over to give them snacks. They happily took the cakes and stuffed them into their mouths. "Thank you, brother! You are so nice! We like you!"
When the older brothers saw how soft and cute their younger siblings were, they couldn't suppress their desire to caress them anymore!
They stood in front of their cute younger brothers and sisters, vying to introduce themselves, vying to hold their younger brothers and sisters' hands, and to hug them.
Xiao'er and Aqiong, who were being fought over, had never played with so many brothers before. They were stunned and then happily played with their brothers.
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