Chapter 1022, Leaving
Daozi felt that his family no longer loved him, and he was very depressed: "Since you don't like me, then I don't like you either. Let's see who is more powerful!"
The little guy packed his bags angrily and moved to Xiao Morong's yard.
In this regard, whether it was Daohua, Xiao Yeyang, Gu Jian, or Guo Ruomei, they all thought that Daozi and Xiao Morong were close, and living together, the two children could still play with each other, so they all expressed their support with a smile.
The rice, which was not retained at all, became even more depressed and frustrated.
After the temperature warmed up in February, Daozi started to continue studying at the National Defense Academy with Xiao Morong and others. Because he was not at home most of the time, Daohua and others did not notice anything unusual about the little guy.
One evening after school, Daozi was very unhappy to see that his father did not come to pick him up again, and his face looked a little sour.
Xiao Morong noticed Daozi's unhappiness and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Daozi pouted and said, "Dad hasn't come to pick me up for several times."
Xiao Morong thought about what he heard the doorman talking about before he went out this morning. It seemed that there was a collapse in the coal mine in Jinweiwei. Uncle Wang has been going out early and coming back late recently, so he must be dealing with this matter.
Xiao Morong smiled and said, "That's because Uncle Wang has been busy with official duties recently."
Daozi snorted, looking unconvinced. He thought his father must have been in a hurry to go home to see his younger siblings and forgot to pick him up.
Daozi looked sad. Alas, he had become a little cabbage with no one to love him. His life was so miserable!
At this moment, Xiao Mobao came over and said, "Moxi, what do you think? I was right, wasn't it? Your parents no longer like you after they had your brother and sister."
Hearing this, Daozi was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. Her fur immediately exploded and she angrily retorted, "You're talking nonsense! My father, mother, ancestors, and grandmother all love me the most."
Xiao Mobao sneered: "Who are you kidding? Your father and mother like you as much as before, so why aren't you happy?"
Rice stiffened his neck and retorted: "I'm not unhappy!"
Xiao Mobao snorted, "We won't laugh at you, so why not admit it?" As he spoke, he patted Daozi's shoulder like an older brother.
"We all understand how you feel. We have brothers and sisters at home, too. Every time a half-brother is born, my father doesn't like to pay attention to me."
Xiao Moxu nodded in agreement.
Xiao Moleng pulled Daozi behind him and looked at Xiao Mobao with displeasure: "Eighth brother, don't talk nonsense here. If Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang find out, they might not let you go to the palace to play."
Xiao Mobao said nonchalantly, "If you don't want to go, then don't go. My nanny said that we came to Xiliang to get close to the Duke of Fuguo. Now that the Duke of Fuguo has passed the title to Moxi's younger brother, there's no need for us to pay our respects to him anymore."
Hearing this, Xiao Morong's face darkened. "Shut up! You're becoming more and more rude. The Duke of Fuguo is our elder, so it's only natural for us to pay our respects to him. If you continue to talk nonsense, be careful that the Second Uncle will teach you a lesson when we return to the capital."
Xiao Moleng was the elder brother, and when he got angry, Xiao Mobao was still a little scared. He did not stay and hurriedly got on the Du family's carriage.
After watching the Du family's carriage leave, Xiao Morong looked at the unhappy Daozi and said, "Don't listen to your eighth brother. Uncle Wang and Auntie love you the most."
Daozi asked uncertainly, "Really?"
Xiao Morong nodded affirmatively: "Of course." Just like his father and mother, although they usually dote on his younger brother more, he knew that it was because his younger brother was younger, and he was the eldest son that his father and mother valued the most.
With Xiao Morong's comfort, Daozi felt better.
But Xiao Morong was in the senior class and couldn't be with Daozi all the time. For a period of time afterwards, Xiao Mobao often whispered in Daozi's ear some nonsense about how parents no longer loved the eldest child after they had younger siblings, which made Daozi more and more dissatisfied.
On April 26th, Daohua finally finished her two-month confinement and was able to go out of the house and see people.
The temperature in Liangdu in March and April is neither too hot nor too cold. Although the confinement period this time was relatively long, Daohua did not suffer much.
The two little ones have grown up to be plump and white. The elder sister loves to cry and make noise, but the younger brother is very quiet.
"They say twins have opposite personalities, one quiet and one active. I didn't expect it to be true." Guo Ruomei looked at her grandson and granddaughter lovingly, "But are their personalities reversed?"
If she were to say, it is the sister who should be quiet and the brother who should be noisy.
Daohua was looking at the two boxes of clothes her mother-in-law had sent over in surprise. Upon hearing this, she immediately smiled and said, "I think it's good. A girl with a bold personality won't be bullied."
Guo Ruomei laughed: "That's true."
Daohua looked through the things Guo Ruomei had sent her: "Mother, why did you send so many things?"
Guo Ruomei stood up and walked over to Daohua, pointing to the boxes and saying, "One is for the rice, and the other is for the rice seedlings. I don't have much to offer, so I made some clothes for the three children. In the future, when the children wear the clothes I made, they will remember me as their grandmother."
Daohua felt something was wrong: "Mother."
Guo Ruomei interrupted Daohua and pulled her to sit down: "The An family returned to Beijing and spread the news that I was living in the palace. You should know, right?"
Daohua nodded and said, "Mother, we are far away in Xiliang. We really don't need to care about those rumors."
Guo Ruomei smiled and shook her head: "For a family like ours, we can ignore some rumors, but we can't sit idly by." If she continued to live in Weiyuan Palace, others would be able to talk about Ye Yang and his wife.
She may not care about reputation, but she cannot let it affect her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren.
"The An family dared to make up stories about me like this, isn't it because they thought I couldn't do anything to them since I wasn't in the capital? Now that I'm back in the capital, I can settle accounts with them. Otherwise, I won't be able to vent my anger."
Seeing that Daohua seemed to want to persuade her, Guo Ruomei smiled and said, "I have lived with you for five years. I have seen all your grandchildren born. I am content. Now it is time for me to go back."
The relationship between his son and Prince Ping has finally been eased, and he cannot let her cause any more rift between them.
Then there is the Emperor. She knew that the Emperor was dissatisfied with her regarding the divorce. Now that his daughter-in-law has finished her confinement, it would be really annoying if she stayed.
Daohua respects her mother-in-law Guo Ruomei from the bottom of her heart.
When Guo Ruomei and Chu Lang first came, she was also worried about the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problem, but as they got along, she found that her mother-in-law was not only not nosy, but also helped her a lot, and gradually she accepted her from the bottom of her heart.
Now she is leaving, it is all for the sake of the palace, and she really can't bear to leave.
Seeing that Guo Ruomei was determined to leave, Daohua could only mutter, "I can't make the decision on important matters at home. Mother has to talk to Yeyang." Thinking of her mother-in-law's love for rice, she added, "And rice."
Guo Ruomei laughed: "Okay, I'll tell them tomorrow morning."
Guo Ruomei has always been very decisive in her actions, otherwise she wouldn't have divorced Prince Heping. When breakfast was almost over the next day, she said in front of everyone, "After breakfast, Chu Lang and I will return to Beijing."
Xiao Yeyang, who had just been informed by Daohua last night, looked up in surprise and looked at Guo Ruomei, his eyes flashing with various emotions: "Is it necessary to be so urgent?"
Guo Ruomei smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry. I'm just thinking that the weather is good now, so it's easier to travel."
Xiao Yeyang was silent.
Daohua didn't know what to say at this time. She knew that her mother-in-law left so quickly because she was afraid that they would be reluctant to leave.
Daozi was stunned when she heard Guo Ruomei say she was leaving. After coming to her senses, she quickly ran to Guo Ruomei and hugged her: "Grandma, I don't want you to leave."
Could it be that because he deliberately ignored his grandmother during this period, his grandmother ran away from home in anger?
"Grandma, I will visit you more often in the future. Please don't go back to Beijing, okay?"
Seeing the reluctance in her grandson's eyes, Guo Ruomei's eyes reddened a little: "Good boy, grandma has important things to do in Beijing, and she must go back. If you miss grandma in the future, you can also write letters and draw pictures for grandma, okay?"
Daozi hugged the person and shook her head: "No, no, I want you to stay in the palace with me. I am not angry with my brothers and sisters anymore. You can like them however you want, but I don't want you to leave."
Guo Ruomei didn't quite understand what Daozi said, but she could hear her grandson's reluctance to leave, so she hugged him tightly in her arms and comforted him.
Why did she decide to leave today? Because she was afraid of seeing her grandson cry.
The separation from loved ones is the most sad thing. Her grandson should always be happy and cheerful, and should not be troubled by the sadness of separation.
Guo Ruomei and Chu Lang had already packed up the gifts. Seeing that her grandmother was really about to leave, Daozi cried anxiously.
Hearing Daozi's crying, Gu Jian felt very uncomfortable. He looked at the grandparents and grandchildren who were crying together, moved his lips, but finally said nothing.
Guo Ruomei and Xiaojiu divorced. If the An family didn't make the matter public, he wouldn't say anything.
But now, with Xiaojiu here, it would be difficult for him to keep Guo Ruomei.
Amid the cries of the rice, Guo Ruomei still resolutely boarded the carriage back to Beijing.
Daozi couldn't bear to leave her grandmother and Grandpa Chu, so she ran after the carriage for a long time and was finally stopped by Gu Jianxing.
In the carriage, Guo Ruomei was crying like a tearful person, especially when she saw her grandson running after the carriage, she hated the An family in her heart.
The An family destroyed her family happiness, and she would not let them go.
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang accompanied Guo Ruomei and Chu Lang out of the city, and then walked with them for a long time. On the way, neither side said anything.
"Okay, don't send me off. There are three children at home. Go back quickly."
Guo Ruomei asked the couple to stay, looked at them deeply, and then lowered the curtain.
Chu Lang said to the two of them, "Let's go. We will come to see you again when we have time in the future." After that, he ordered the convoy to leave.
Xiao Yeyang and Daohua watched the convoy disappear before turning back to the city.
(End of this chapter)
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