It was seven days later that I saw the wife of Marquis Yongyi again. The color had returned to her face. After bowing to Princess Jinyi, the two sat down and talked.
The Marquis's wife spoke first, "I thank the Princess for saving me. If the Princess hadn't noticed, I might have..." Then she stood up, bowed deeply, and said, "From now on, Princess, if you need anything in Jinling, you can ask me to do it. I will do my best to help you."
After waving her hand, Princess Jinyi said, "Madam, there's no need to be so polite. Madam Sheng is on good terms with my mother, and we're close. I'm young, so I can't be called a lifesaver. Madam, please don't mention it. From now on, if anything happens in Jinling, I'll come looking for you."
Princess Jinyi's words comforted the Marquis' wife. She thought to herself that if it weren't for the good fortune her daughter had accumulated by marrying far away, she would have been murdered by someone else. She heard that Princess Jinyi had received everyone from her family upon arriving in Jinling, and that she was honored to have come to visit her. The Marquis' wife was moved and said, "Princess, please don't underestimate yourself. You have been so kind to me, and I will never forget it. I am grateful that you have shown me so much respect. I will be so bold as to see you more often in the future."
When Princess Jinyi first visited, the Marquis' wife hoped to establish a friendly relationship between her legitimate granddaughter and Princess Jinyi, given their age. However, she never anticipated that Jin's interception of her letters for over a decade and her eventual murder were all motivated by her legitimate granddaughter. She claimed that if Xu Wen returned, everyone in the mansion would favor her over her legitimate granddaughter. Unconvinced by such a ridiculous excuse for murder, the Marquis' wife ordered her to be interrogated again and again, even using her legitimate granddaughter to threaten Jin, who refused to change her mind.
Just as the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi loved her granddaughter Xu Qing, who looked 50% like her daughter, now she wanted to stay away from her. Xu Qing had come to the main courtyard several times in the past few days, but the wife of the Marquis had not seen her again.
The Marquis's wife was talking to Princess Jinyi when Mother Chen hurried into the room. After greeting the princess and the Marquis's wife, Mother Chen announced, "Madam, the eldest daughter of the capital has sent someone."
As if hearing ringing in her ears, the Marquis was stunned for a moment after hearing what Mother Chen said. She then ignored Princess Jinyi and shouted, "Quick, please invite someone in."
Seeing Mother Chen hurried out to invite someone, Madam Hou finally came to her senses and quickly bowed to apologize: "I am rude."
Princess Jinyi waved her hand and said, "It's human nature, madam, don't overthink it. I have something to do and will leave first."
When I was seeing Princess Jinyi off, I saw Qiu Ling at the door. Qiu Ling knelt down as soon as she saw her and said, "Your servant greets the princess. May the princess be well." Princess Jinyi raised her hand, nodded to Qiu Ling, and left.
"Madam, I pay my respects to you." After Princess Jinyi left, Qiu Ling kowtowed three times in a row. Before she could kowtow again, she was helped up by Mother Chen.
The Marquis's wife looked at Qiu Ling, who had changed a lot. She walked closer and took a good look at her. She said, "You've grown up. When you left the mansion, you were still a little girl. You're doing very well now. You look very good. It seems you haven't suffered much in the capital."
Qiu Ling was helped up and listened to the words of the Marquis' wife with tears in her eyes. Then she choked and said, "Madam is still the same as before." The Marquis' wife smiled and waved her hand, then walked forward, took Qiu Ling's hand and led her into the house.
Princess Jinyi had just instructed that she didn't need to be sent off, but the Marquis' wife was anxious to know about her daughter's situation, so she didn't bother to be polite with the princess and asked Mother Chen to send Princess Jinyi out of the house.
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