Everyone knelt for more than a month, crying every day, and no matter how much grief they felt, they were all cried out. Now when entering the palace, you have to prepare a few ginger handkerchiefs, or pretend to howl.
There is no one like Jiang who can cry with so much emotion and sincerity.
For a moment, all the female relatives around him looked over.
Huh? Who is this woman?
Don’t you even know her? This is the famous Mrs. Qiu!
Oh! It turns out to be the Jiang family who abandoned her son and remarried. She didn’t enter the palace before, so why did she suddenly come today?
You didn’t know this! Jiang is the adopted daughter of the Yuan family and grew up with the Crown Princess. With this passionate love, it would not be difficult for Jiang to enter the palace.
Her son Shen You is now a popular person around His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Shen You will become famous.
How could this kind of woman have such good luck?
Isn't that right? Virtuous women like you and me are not as good as a second-married woman like her.
I don't know who was secretly gossiping. Gossips gathered into threads like raindrops and penetrated into Jiang's ears little by little. Jiang couldn't cry anymore and raised his head with red eyes.
Those vague murmurs stopped immediately. The noble ladies around them all covered their faces with handkerchiefs, and it was impossible to tell that they were just gossiping.
Mrs. Jiang hated these gossipy women who made sarcastic remarks.
What happened to her remarriage? She was twenty years old back then, which was the most beautiful time in a woman's life. Did she have to spend it in the Shen family in vain?
Shen You, a rebellious and unfilial evildoer, made his own way and ignored her, his own mother. He was born cold-blooded. He was not at all like his biological father, Shen Rong...
A palace servant came over quietly and said softly: "The Crown Princess has sent a servant to deliver a message, asking Mrs. Qiu to follow the servant to the wing to meet the Queen."
All the noble ladies cast envious glances.
The Crown Princess will soon become the Queen. It is such a blessing to be summoned by the Queen.
I’m going to see Yuan Xiang!
Jiang secretly took a deep breath, calmed down, and responded in a low voice. With the help of the palace attendant, she stood up. She didn't know whether it was panic or inexplicable excitement. In short, her heart was beating faster and faster.
The palace attendant opened the door and said, "To the Crown Princess, Mrs. Qiu is here."
Mrs. Jiang heard her pounding heartbeat, her throat became a little tight, and her blood flowed gurglingly. She lowered her head, entered the side room, and knelt down: "My wife, Jiang Xue, has met the Crown Princess."
From her angle, only a section of white skirt could be seen.
As soon as the hem of her skirt moved, the Crown Princess came over and helped her up personally: "Sister Jiang, why are you giving such a big gift? Get up quickly. We sisters have not seen each other for several years. I have been thinking about you in my heart!"
After not seeing each other for several years, we finally meet again today.
The Crown Princess had a smile in her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth, obviously very happy.
Mrs. Jiang mustered up the courage to raise her head and looked at the Crown Princess: "I have always been thinking about you, too."
The four eyes looked at each other, and each other's appearance came into view.
Time has been particularly kind to the two of them. The appearance of the princess, who is nearly forty years old, has not changed much from the past, and her eyes are still clear and warm. Jiang is also beautiful, but only the corners of her eyes and eyebrows are more vicissitudes of life and haggard.
The Crown Princess looked at Jiang with pity: "You are thinner than before and look haggard."
Inexplicable anger suddenly surged in Jiang's heart.
This kind of condescending pity is exactly the same as in her memory! She doesn't care about it at all, nor does she need it!
"In these years, it has been inconvenient for me to leave the house to see you. Every time I want to see you, I can only send Hongyu to see you." The Crown Princess held Jiang's hand and sighed softly: "Hongyu told me, Qiu
The old lady has strict rules and doesn't allow you, my daughter-in-law, to go out and walk around. She always confines you to the inner house. It's really hard on you."
Hypocritical! Pretending!
I really pity her, why don't you come and see her in person to support her?
It was as if a poisonous snake was gnawing at the bottom of her heart. Jiang could hardly control the surging jealousy and hatred. She lowered her head and said softly: "With the empress taking care of me, my life is finally manageable."
"Is Qiu Mingcheng treating you well?" the princess asked softly.
Tears welled up in Jiang's eyes, and she couldn't stop swallowing: "Before, she was kind to me. But... later, my mother-in-law fell ill, and Qiu Mingcheng became angry with me. He even left me alone in the inner house and locked me in the yard. I
Even when I am sick, I refuse to call a doctor..."
How could the soft-hearted Crown Princess hear such words? She was angry and distressed at the same time: "This bastard! You abandoned your son and remarried for him to have children for him, and he did this to you! No, I'm going to kill you
Tell the prince about this..."
As soon as the prince's name came to his ears, Jiang's whole body was shaken and he blurted out: "No!"
The sound is extremely sharp.
The Crown Princess was stunned and looked at Jiang: "What are you afraid of?"
Jiang's whole body trembled, and with a stiff face, she whispered: "How dare you alarm Your Highness with such a trivial matter at home? I appreciate your kindness."
For her to enter the palace to meet the Crown Princess was a huge adventure in itself. It was purely a gamble. The bet was that the Crown Prince was busy kneeling at the funeral and had no time to attend to the mourning hall of the female family members.
Being able to enter the palace and meet the Crown Princess is already a great reward. How could she have the courage to meet the Crown Prince?
The Crown Princess was silent for a moment, then sighed again: "Sister, do you blame me? In the past, we sisters lived together, were inseparable, talked about everything, and were very close. Over the years, although I have been thinking about you, I have never been able to see you.
You just asked Hongyu to deliver some things to Qiu's house, hoping to support you and give you a better life."
Mrs. Jiang sobbed and cried, "Sister Xiang!"
This was the nickname I used in the boudoir.
After several years, she suddenly heard the long-lost call, and the princess's eyes became red.
The Crown Princess hugged Ms. Jiang and said in a more subdued voice: "Sister Jiang."
The two hugged each other and cried.
The barriers of years of separation were washed away by tears.
The princess quickly wiped her tears and comforted her in a low voice: "Don't be too sad. Now that the children have grown up, you can still live your life relying on your children."
"Especially Shen You, he is the personal guard that His Highness values the most. I think His Highness means that the position of commander of the Imperial Guards will be indispensable in the future."
"With such a promising son, do you still worry about having a hard time?"
At the mention of Shen You, Jiang's eyes flashed with anger and embarrassment, and tears welled up again: "Empress! Stop talking! Silang has disowned me as his biological mother!"
The Crown Princess frowned: "A few days ago, I sent him to go with Hongyu to the Qiu family to see you. Didn't he go?"
Jiang cried: "Hongyu is indeed here, but he didn't show up at all."
"I know that in his heart he blames me for remarrying and for not staying in the Shen family to raise him. How can I have the face to ask him to be filial to me and raise me? When we meet, he won't even call me my mother. My daughter-in-law, Feng Shaojun, doesn't either.
