Jiang Yu looked down at him.
Without yesterday's fear, after washing her face and changing her clothes, the child looks even more like his mother now.
With her red lips and white teeth, she makes people feel happy as soon as they meet her.
He calmed down a little after his initial frustration, squatted down, and said with a complicated look in his eyes, "The aunt who came to see you yesterday left because something suddenly came up."
The child's eyes widened, and as he hurried outside, he could only catch a glimpse of that fleeting figure.
Will she come to see me again next time?
The child was very disappointed when he didn't see her: "Ayu likes her a bit."
Jiang Yu patted his head, but instead of answering the question, asked him, "Do you still want to see your mother?"
Just moments ago, Ah Yu was all smiles, but in the blink of an eye, his face turned pale.
He twisted his clothes tightly with his hands, and looked at Jiang Yu cautiously, asking, "Can I still see her?"
These words startled Jiang Yu for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face: "You can see her if you want, or you don't have to come in if you don't want to. You are free here."
The child finally relaxed and nodded: "I do want to see her."
Seeing how pitiful he looked, Jiang Yu couldn't help but pick him up: "You want to see her? Why didn't you want her last night? Tell your uncle, okay?"
The child looked conflicted: "My dad told me not to get close to my mother because it would upset her and hurt her."
It's surprising to hear such a thing from a little child.
What's even more surprising is that his womanizing father actually had moments of consideration for others.
That's quite surprising.
Jiang Yu felt as if he had unintentionally learned something.
For example, why would someone appear and talk about the reason why the Gu family has no children?
For example, how did they find Ah Yu's mother in the vast sea of people?
And why did Ayu's mother become pregnant less than three months after entering the Gu family?
Others can't do it.
Is it really due to a special physical constitution?
He sighed, recalling the two sentences Wei Wei had said to him the night before.
She was originally a free bird, so how could she be willing to become one of someone else's pet canaries? In order to get a little bit of food from others, she had to sing with all her might every day in order to win the favor and love of her master.
He felt a little breathless.
He was the emperor's son, and even if he was not favored, he was still of noble status.
In the future, he will still have to obey the emperor's arrangements and marry a woman from a prominent family.
Even though he never intended for Wei Wei to be his concubine, reality was cruel.
A merchant's wife, a widow.
How could he be worthy of the emperor's son?
Even if she is a concubine, it is because her ancestors burned incense and their graves emitted auspicious smoke!
At this moment, his helplessness was amplified, and his desire for power reached its peak.
Such an outstanding woman is more than a match for him.
Only by taking control of his own destiny could he openly and legitimately bring Wei Wei by his side!
All the affection she had shown before would only become a poison that would kill Wei Wei!
His voice became hoarse as he pinched the child's cheek: "Your father is right, and you did very well too."
"Just when you grow up, don't forget that at this moment you are here to make your mother's life better."
The child was too young and only vaguely understood what he was saying.
He just nodded vigorously: "I want my mother to live."
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Two days passed peacefully, a rare treat.
When Granny Chun came to tell him that the old lady's family had arrived.
She was holding the account books, calculating how much property the Meng family still had.
All of these need to be compiled, and then a capable assistant should be secretly sent to the capital to acquire a shop and a courtyard.
As for what to do, she already had the answer in her heart.
During the months she stayed in Loucheng, she diligently studied.
That way, you won't have to struggle to get around in the capital in the future.
After hearing what Granny Chun said, she didn't do anything else. Xiao Yue'er just laughed and said, "It must be that relative who lives thousands of miles away coming to beg for money again."
"Miss, we don't need to pay attention to it."
Upon hearing this, Granny Chun gave an awkward smile: "No, that's not it... they really are from the family of the old lady's younger sister..."
“This old servant knows them too.”
My younger sister's family?
Wei Wei finally responded.
They didn't show up when the old lady died, so what are they doing here now?
Seeing the doubt in her eyes, Granny Chun immediately explained, "When the old lady and this youngest sister were still young, they were the closest of friends."
"However, her younger sister later married someone from a very far place, and the two of them lost contact."
Wei Wei didn't know if her sister had come from her previous life, since she was in poor health at that time and rarely left Tingfeng Pavilion.
It wouldn't be right not to entertain guests now that they've arrived.
Although she felt nothing but hatred and no affection for the Meng family.
However, as long as she remains a member of the Meng family, she still has to shoulder the responsibilities she should bear.
"Please invite her to the main hall."
Even before I reached the main hall entrance, I could hear children's laughter coming from inside.
Then he heard the woman scolding in a low voice: "Don't be naughty, or you'll fall and hurt yourself."
Wei Wei went inside and saw a woman in her fifties and a young woman beside her.
She was also holding a two- or three-year-old child in her arms.
The child was sitting with his back to the young woman in her lap, so his face couldn't be seen. However, judging from their clothes, they probably weren't doing very well. Although they were clean, their clothes were already faded from washing.
Hearing a noise at the door, he quickly got up.
Upon seeing Wei Wei enter, he greeted her somewhat awkwardly, "Young Madam."
Both of them had weathered the elements.
There was none of that familiar arrogance in his eyes or brows.
This made Wei Wei feel a little uncomfortable.
They were originally facing unreasonable shrewish women like Ma Bao and her companion, but suddenly they saw honest people among the Meng family.
That's really strange.
She composed herself and said with a smile, "We're all family, why be so formal?"
The two of them then gave each other a restrained smile.
The young woman patted the child in her arms and whispered, "Go and call your auntie."
The child was quite clever; he got off his mother, walked forward step by step, and called out in a clear voice, "Auntie."
Wei Wei's smiling face stiffened slightly when she saw the child's face.
She was fair-skinned and adorable, and looked a little younger than the Gu family's little grandson. At this moment, she was looking at him timidly with her big eyes wide open.
Those big, blinking eyes, combined with her slightly thin body, truly evoked pity in one's heart.
She felt little pity, and her gaze slowly moved upward, landing again on the two women in front of her.
There was no longer any smile on his face.
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