This time, Yuening didn't faint, but she was trembling all over, clutching her clothes with both hands, sobbing uncontrollably with tears streaming down her face.
Even though it's said that men don't easily shed tears, Yu Rui's clothes were soaked with tears. His fists were clenched so tightly that his nails dug into his palms, and bright red blood dripped onto his robe.
The two brothers, Yu Qingjia and Qingchen, were also covered in tears, utterly shocked.
Zhaohua bit her lip until it bled in order to stop herself from crying out loud.
Good heavens, how could there be such despicable people in the world? Yao Guang is so young, they can't even imagine the scene of Yao Guang being abused.
Furthermore, everyone sensed that Yao Guang was actually being conservative.
"My poor child!" Yuening's voice was choked with grief as she cried and hugged Yaoguang tightly.
"Mother, don't be sad. It's all over now. Look at me, I'm standing here perfectly fine. Sister Feiyan said that we were destined for good fortune after surviving such a calamity, and now we've all found our families." Yaoguang gently comforted her mother, tears streaming down her face.
If it weren't for meeting my mother, I and my brothers and sisters wouldn't know if we would still be alive.
After following their mother, life got better and better, so good that they could talk about what they had experienced back then, about that evil person, and they no longer had nightmares at night.
Yu Rui watched as his wife held their daughter and started crying again, but he didn't say anything to comfort her. He thought, "Let her cry. She'll feel better after she's cried it out."
After an unknown amount of time, Princess Yuening finally calmed down. She took the handkerchief Zhaohua handed her and first wiped the tears from Yaoguang's face. Only then did the prince consort order someone to bring in water so that the mother and children could wash up.
Yuening straightened Yaoguang's clothes, then turned to see Zhaohua standing beside her, pursing her lips and looking at her expectantly. Her heart softened, and she put her arm around Zhaohua's shoulder. She carefully examined Zhaohua's bitten lip and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Yaoguang is right. Mother now has two daughters and two sons, which is two good things."
"But Zhaohua, do you want to be Yaoguang's older sister or younger sister? Otherwise, let your father write two words, and you two sisters can draw lots to decide."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hua looked at the princess in disbelief, and after a long while, she said, "You still want me to be your daughter?"
“Why not? This matter has nothing to do with you. You were also deceived. Your mother asked you, did Biyu tell you something beforehand so that you would join in framing Yaoguang for destroying your father’s dam plan?” Yuening asked.
Zhao Hua nodded and whispered, "She said Yao Guang looks more like you, and Father likes her very much. She also said that Hong Niangzi and the others plotted to make Yao Guang steal my princess status."
“But you didn’t do what she taught you to do. This shows that even though you are young, you know that it is wrong. You have upheld the goodness in your heart. How could I bear to abandon such a daughter?” After saying these words, the discomfort I felt towards Zhaohua after learning that she was not my biological daughter immediately dissipated.
"Mother," Zhao Hua called out, her eyes immediately reddening again.
"Zhaohua, Mother just asked you, would you like to be my younger sister?" Yaoguang asked anxiously from the side.
Zhao Hua looked at Yao Guang, wanting to ask, "Is that all your mother said? Why didn't you ask her exactly what she said?"
Just as Yu Rui was hesitating whether to speak up and draw lots?
“Okay, you’re strong, you can be the older sister,” Zhaohua said.
"Then shout it out and let us hear it!" Yao Guang was overjoyed and urged impatiently.
Zhao Hua was quite helpless, but still gave Yao Guang a very standard bow: "Sister."
"Oh, oh, oh, little sister, no need for formalities, hahaha." Yao Guang finally got her wish and became the older sister, and excitedly responded. Suddenly, she remembered something and looked down to rummage through the purse at her waist.
As the older sister, I have to give her a gift when we first meet!
His purse contained only loose silver and copper coins, which were not presentable.
The few candies in the brocade bag don't seem appropriate either.
"Wait for me, I'll be right there." Yao Guang said, then turned and ran out the door.
Seeing their daughter's energetic demeanor and understanding of Yao Guang's intentions, Yu Ning and her husband exchanged knowing smiles.
Just as Yu Ning was about to instruct the maid to go and keep an eye on things, Yu Rui said there was no need.
Seeing his wife looking at him with a puzzled expression, Yu Rui smiled and said, "A Ning, do you know how I first met Yao Guang? It wasn't in the Imperial Uncle's living room, but over by the courtyard wall."
Then, Yu Rui briefly recounted the situation at the time.
When Yuening learned that her daughter had climbed a tree to catch bird eggs, she was both amused and exasperated.
"So don't worry, Yao Guang is very capable," Yu Rui said softly.
"I heard from the guards in the Prince's mansion that Princess Yuheng and our little princess went to the battlefield to fight not long ago," a maidservant said.
"You said you heard it yourself. How can you take hearsay as truth unless you've seen it with your own eyes? They do have a master who teaches them martial arts, which is fine for dealing with petty thieves, but fighting on the battlefield? This rumor is too exaggerated. Who would believe it?" Yu Qingjia was very skeptical.
"What rumors are so exaggerated?" Yao Guang, who had returned, asked curiously as she walked into the house carrying a large bundle.
Yu Rui subconsciously shook his head at his eldest son, signaling him not to say anything.
Yu Qingjia understood her father's meaning and quickly said, "It's nothing, I just heard it on the way here."
"No, it's not that! I clearly heard that you were fighting on the border, sister, but brother doesn't believe me." Five-year-old Yu Qingchen, being too young and not having seen her father's hint to her older brother, loudly proclaimed...
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