Chapter 452: Deep Love Between Mother and Daughter

Lou Ruhui and Xing Xing were just laughing and chatting when a group of maids carrying plates came towards them from the corridor.

The woman in the lead was a bit older, with a smile in the corners of her eyes. She was dressed differently from the other maids. The fabrics she wore and the jewelry on her head all looked more expensive.

The maid who led Lou Ruhui and Xingxing hurriedly bowed, "Hello, Aunt Jingchun."

Lou Ruhui smiled and greeted the woman: "Aunt Jingchun, it seems that the Duke's Mansion has really gone all out to celebrate Mingzhu's birthday today. Auntie, you've come in person to help?"

The woman called Aunt Jingchun smiled even more when she saw Lou Ruhui, and knelt down to salute slightly: "Hello, Miss Hui. The old lady was talking about you to our Marquis the other day. You happened to come here today, did you go to the old lady's place?"

Lou Ruhui rubbed the back of her head. She had just met Xingxing and had been chatting and laughing with her all the way around the garden, and she had actually forgotten, "I just got here, I'll go pay my respects to the old lady in a little while."

Jingchun smiled and nodded. Just as she was about to leave, her eyes inadvertently fell on Xingxing. Then, Jingchun was shocked, as if she had seen something particularly shocking. She, who was always well-mannered, had eyes that widened a little.

Lou Ruhui said, "Aunt Jingchun, what's wrong with you?"

Jing Chun blinked slowly, somewhat shocked and somewhat surprised: "...Who is this lady?"

Lou Ruhui then enthusiastically introduced Xingxing's family background.

Jingchun kept mumbling "Zhenxi General's Mansion" and calmed down a little. He knelt down and saluted Xingxing: "Hello, Miss Yu."

Xing Xing saw that Lou Ruhui had to give some face to Aunt Jingchun, so she didn't act too arrogantly and nodded in return: "Aunt Jingchun."

Jingchun's eyes were still fixed on Xingxing's face, filled with a sense of reminiscence and emotion.

"Like...really somewhat similar..."

Xing Xing and Lou Ruhui exchanged glances.

Ruo Ruhui obviously didn't know what Jingchun was talking about. She was very curious and asked Jingchun, "Aunt Jingchun, what are you talking about?"

Jingchun was still looking at Xingxing carefully. When he heard Ruhui's question, he didn't hide it and said with a smile: "...I mean, this Miss Yu really looks like our Crown Prince's wife when she was young."

Jingchun was a maidservant brought as a dowry by the wife of the Crown Prince of Xin. She had been by the Crown Prince's side since she was still young.

Ruo Ruhui also knew this, and couldn't help but look around at Xing Xing's face: "...Hey, do they look alike?"

Jingchun couldn't help laughing: "Miss Hui, you don't know that our Crown Prince's wife looked very different when she was young than when she was older. It's as if her appearance suddenly changed."

Lou Ruhui nodded: "I see. I was saying that Xingxing doesn't look much like my aunt now... But since Aunt Jingchun said that Xingxing looks a lot like my aunt when she was young, I guess they really do look alike."

Jingchun looked at Xingxing with a little more tenderness in his eyes: "Yes. They really look alike..."

Xing Xing smiled openly and said, "It is my honor to resemble the Madam."

Jingchun looked at Xingxing a few more times before saying goodbye to Luo Ruhui and Xingxing.

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After Jingchun delivered the gifts, she returned to the main courtyard where Lady Jiao, wife of the prince of Duke Xin, lived. She saw Lady Jiao looking at the jewelry she had chosen today in the mirror. She couldn't help but smiled and called out, "Madam, don't you know who I met today?"

Jiao looked at Jingchun's reflection in the mirror and said with a smile, "You can tell me who you met later. First, come and help me. Today is Mingzhu's birthday. Do you think this shawl looks good on me?"

Jingchun stepped forward and carefully explained everything to Jiao, and finally chose a phoenix hairpin.

Jiao looked at the face in the mirror with satisfaction.

When she was young, she was also a famous beauty in the capital. Although she is older now, her life has been smooth and noble after she got married. She has nothing to worry about and naturally ages slowly. The face reflected in the mirror now is still a beautiful face that has stood the test of time.

Jiao touched her hair and smiled at the person in the mirror with satisfaction. Then she said to Jingchun, "Who did you meet just now?"

Jing Chun smiled and said, "...I saw a little girl who looked very much like Madam when she was young. For a moment, I thought I saw Madam return to her youth."

Jiao was very interested when she heard it. She said "Huh?" and turned around and said with a smile, "Is it really that similar?"

Jing Chun nodded firmly: "Don't you know me? I never exaggerate."

Jiao couldn't help laughing and said, "Oh, now that you mention it, I would like to meet her. Remember to point her out to me later."

Jingchun responded with a yes.

As the master and servant were talking, a tender voice of "Mom" came from outside the door.

Upon hearing this voice, Jiao couldn't help but smile. She looked outside the door and said, "Zhuzhu!"

A young girl in a brocade cloak walked in from the door. Her skin was as white as ice and her bones were as luxurious as jade. Her clothes were extremely luxurious. Her jewelry jingled wherever she walked. It was as if her beauty had come into being.

Jiao waved lovingly to the girl and asked her to come over: "Zhuzhu, today is your birthday. Why are you here instead of waiting outside for your friends to congratulate you?"

The girl was Yu Mingzhu, who was famous throughout the capital.

She lives up to her name, her smile is like a bright pearl, shining brightly.

The girl stepped forward, leaned on Jiao's shoulder, and said softly: "Mother, although today is your daughter's birthday, it is also a day of suffering for you. Naturally, your daughter must come to visit you first."

As she spoke, Yu Mingzhu asked the maid behind her to bring a golden box. When the box was opened, a very beautiful red coral was placed inside.

This coral is not very big, but the beauty of it is that it looks like a phoenix about to spread its wings and fly high.

Jiao has always liked corals. When she saw the popular red coral sent by Yu Mingzhu, her eyes turned slightly red.

"My son, where did you find such good coral?" Jiao's voice was trembling slightly.

Yu Mingzhu smiled gracefully: "Mom, don't worry about that. Just tell me whether you like it or not."

Jiao looked at Yu Mingzhu, her eyes filled with deep maternal love: "My son must have spent a lot of effort on this... I like it very much, of course."

What child, when celebrating her birthday, would still think of her mother who gave birth to her with so much difficulty?

Jiao felt both proud and arrogant.

This is her most beloved daughter, her most intimate little quilt.

Jiao was delighted and asked Jingchun to go to the warehouse to get the land deed.

Seeing that Jiao was happy, Jingchun didn't say anything to discourage her. He went to the warehouse and got the land deed with a smile on his face.

Jiao touched Yu Mingzhu's hand and said, "Zhuzhu, originally I said that I would give you three manors to manage when you turned twelve. Since you are so sensible and obedient, I will give you two more manors. I will give you the jewelry shop that you said you liked and the silk manor as birthday gifts. What do you think?"