Chapter 914: Chapter 914: As If in Another Lifetime
What Lady He thought was indeed the same as what the Princess Consort Jing thought. Unfortunately, Ye Jiu had chosen, among all people in the world besides the Emperor and the Crown Prince, the most noble person.
"Mother, please don’t worry about me anymore. I promise I won’t let myself be in such a situation in the future," Ye Jiu said.
Even if Sikong Mo truly changed his heart in the future, she would just divorce him; she would never wrong herself by compromising.
Ye Jiu did not know that in Lady He’s heart, being able to worry for her was a kind of happiness that made her feel content.
Her biggest regret was her old age, fearing she might not be able to accompany Ye Jiu for many years, and even more so, fearing that if she was no longer around, her dear child might suffer grievances.
Even though she knew that given Ye Jiu’s current status, her presence or absence would not make any difference, only by witnessing could she feel at ease.
Ye Jiu took Lady He directly to the courtyard of the Princess Consort Jing, and when they entered, the Princess Consort Jing warmly greeted them.
"The old lady is here, please have a seat." As soon as Lady He entered, she received the news.
However, when they actually met, it was quite awkward.
Not to mention their statuses—one was the birth mother and the other the adoptive mother—just in terms of age, Lady He could be the Princess Consort Jing’s mother. However, she happened to be Ye Jiu’s adoptive mother, so the change in titles and identities was quite awkward.
"Oh, Princess Consort, don’t be so polite. I just came to see Jiujiu and also to have a chat with the Princess Consort. Please don’t mind that I, a country lady, am not familiar with etiquette," Lady He said somewhat anxiously.
When she came, she intended to comfort the Princess Consort Jing with a few words, after all, she was Jiujiu’s biological mother, and their relationship had already mellowed.
However, upon arrival, she found that the Princess Consort Jing was in a good mood and not at all bothered by her husband taking a concubine. Instead, she was smiling and amiable.
"Old sister, your words humble me. Because of my selfishness back then, the child suffered a lot. Fortunately, Jiujiu was lucky enough to meet the old sister, who saved her life and took care of her for so many years..." The Princess Consort Jing genuinely felt grateful, especially after reflecting on the past few years at Songye Temple, increasingly realizing her mistakes.
When talking about Ye Jiu, Lady He also felt she had much to say, "What do you mean hard work? You have no idea, Jiujiu was an obedient child from the start, it’s just her health wasn’t good back then, but she became even more sensible after recovering..."
When Lady He talked about Ye Jiu, her enthusiasm was so great it was as if spit could fly three feet away, yet the Princess Consort Jing listened attentively, not showing any disdain.
The life of this child when young was something she only heard of through investigations, yet hearing Lady He talk about it, she felt a different kind of sadness.
Although in Lady He’s words, Ye Jiu was better than anyone, the Princess Consort Jing understood enough—raising a child who could not take care of herself at ten was not easy!
Whenever Ye Jiu was brought up, Lady He had endless words to say. The Princess Consort Jing also wanted to know in detail about Ye Jiu’s childhood, so she listened very carefully.
Seeing them chatting happily, Ye Jiu did not interrupt, but comparing her past life with her present, she felt as if it were another lifetime.
Time passed minute by minute until a servant reported, "Princess Consort, Commandery Princess, the head of the Liu Family has arrived."
The head of the Liu Family was originally the elder brother of the Princess Consort Jing, and Liu Yunqing’s father. Now, Mr. Liu had already taken his family far from the capital city back to his hometown, currently making a living with a small business, and the head of the Liu Family had long since become Liu Yunqing.