Chapter 296: My Son Has Good Taste
Grand Princess Huiyun looked at the man before her, who began to cough again after speaking just a few words.
She touched his ice-cold palms.
She looked at his flushed face.
Her heart ached with pity.
She had never raised him for even a single day; he had suffered so much hardship, growing up like a blade of grass, so how could his health be good?
Listening to the various things he recounted, she felt the weight of it.
She was a Grand Princess.
Although she disdained such methods, the imperial palace was full of ways to kill without spilling blood.
Many of her Imperial Brother’s children had died prematurely.
At this moment, she suddenly worried: with her son’s frail constitution, would he be able to have children?
But then she took another look.
There seemed to be many people behind her son.
Princess Huiyun’s gaze turned to Lady Qin.
Looking at the tall and sturdy Lady Qin, her eyes were filled with maternal love.
It must be thanks to such a strong daughter-in-law that her son was able to have children.
If it weren’t for this daughter-in-law, her son didn’t look like the type to be blessed with many children.
He had the crisis of a peerless beauty.
Princess Huiyun looked at Lady Qin now and liked her more the more she looked.
She deserved a reward.
Then she looked at the grandchildren.
The eldest grandson also had a scar on his face, but he was handsome and took after his mother more; he looked honest.
The second granddaughter was round and looked pleasing to the eye; it was said she had already given birth to two great-grandchildren. Good, good, good! At this moment, she didn’t feel old at all. Just thinking that her son’s descendants had descendants made her feel wonderful.
The bloodline was being continued.
Then she looked at Cong Geer; so he was the son of her nephew, the Crown Prince, but had been adopted by her son.
Her son was truly kind-hearted and good-natured. Even though he knew the Crown Prince was loathed by the Emperor and everyone associated with him either died or was exiled, he had actually adopted his only son.
He was just too kind. People are bullied for being kind; no wonder he had been bullied to such a state.
And there was the youngest, Mianmian.
A few days ago, she had only thought her noisy and annoying.
But looking at her now, she couldn’t help but like her; she looked exactly like she had when she was young. Truly, she was her own granddaughter.
“Lady Qin, thank you for taking such good care of my son.”
Qin Luoxia was also a bit bewildered by the grand reunion scene before her.
She hadn’t expected that her handsome husband, whom she already considered out of her league, would suddenly transform into the son of a Grand Princess. Hiss—wouldn’t that make him even more out of her league?
But no matter how things changed, he was already her husband and the Father of her three children.
She remembered once giving a bowl of water to a passing old fortune-teller.
The old man had said to her: “Endure the hardship, and you shall have future blessings. Whether you succeed or fail depends solely on your perseverance.”
She hadn’t taken it to heart at the time, but now it felt like that old man might have been an enlightened master.
She had originally just fished a man out of the water, and not only did she get a husband for free, but he also had such an incredible background.
Qin Luoxia felt like she had taken advantage of a great deal again. Feeling undeserving, she could only treat her husband even better.
“It’s only right, it’s only right,” Qin Luoxia smiled and said.
“Mother, my life was also saved by Xia Mei. When I couldn’t think straight and jumped into the river to end my life, it was Xia Mei who disregarded the freezing winter, jumped into the river, and saved me. My body is weak, and it was entirely thanks to Xia Mei working and earning money to buy me food to nourish my health that I am alive today. Mother, although you are the person I have always longed for, Xia Mei is my savior. No matter what, she comes first for me; Mother can only come after her.”
Jiang Changtian added internally: After Xia Mei, there is also Mianmian, Feng Geer, and Jiang Yu… his mother would have to be ranked even further back.
“It’s only right, it’s only right.” Princess Huiyun only felt that her son, not only in appearance but also in character, was exactly like his Father—valuing affection and loyalty above all else. He was too naive; he even had to say such things out loud.
Jiang Yu watched her Father coaxing the old lady, coaxing her until she was completely bewildered.
She quietly pulled her husband aside and asked: “Husband, is this beautiful old lady really a Grand Princess? Then wouldn’t I be the granddaughter of a Grand Princess? Husband, you’ve struck gold! Husband, go and bring Little Goose and Big Goose here. We need to have their great-grandmother give them a red envelope. Wouldn’t that be more auspicious than coming here to worship Buddha?”
Jiang Yu’s voice was naturally very loud.
Her whispering was not quiet either.
Except for Meng Shaoxia, everyone else heard it.
Her Father pretended not to hear.
His eldest daughter was already married anyway, so let her husband worry about her; otherwise, he would truly age several years for no reason.
As for Princess Huiyun, she usually hated being called old.
But at this moment, she had suddenly become a great-grandmother, even though she had only just begun to tentatively accept being called “Mother” for the first time.
“Everyone will have one, everyone will have a red envelope.” Princess Huiyun ordered her servants to prepare gifts.
Suddenly full of energy, she began to rummage through her treasures.
She had many, many valuable things.
Almost all the most precious treasures in the world were with her.
She was originally the most noble princess in the world.
After her Imperial Brother became Emperor, she remained the most noble princess.
All the treasures of the world were in her possession.
So, they came to perform a Dharma Ritual, and left with two more carts of treasures.
Because Jiang Feng still had to go make a marriage proposal in the afternoon, they had to return on time.
Meanwhile, Madam Meng, Old Madam Meng, and Meng Qingshe were completely dumbfounded.
They just came to the temple to burn incense.
The in-laws had turned into the son of a Grand Princess?
The daughter-in-law had turned into the granddaughter of a Grand Princess.
The two grandsons had turned into the great-grandsons of a Grand Princess.
Their Shaoxia really had good taste.
He had traveled thousands of miles from a remote little village in Jingzhou, managed to set his sights on a Grand Princess’s granddaughter, and even successfully married her.
At this moment, the whole family felt somewhat speechless.
Although they didn’t really care about this, if they had, they wouldn’t have agreed to Shaoxia’s marriage in the first place.
However, the agreement back then was mainly because Old General Meng had made the final decision.
Old General Meng felt that the situation in the capital was unpredictable and his own son was truly unreliable, but his grandson still had hope. Letting his grandson stay away for a few years might be a blessing in disguise.
Even now, there were still many rumors in the capital, saying that Shaoxia’s wife was like Daji, that she could seduce people, and other nonsense.
If she were a Grand Princess’s granddaughter, who would still dare to spout such nonsense?
Er… perhaps the rumors would spread even more fiercely, because it was said that Princess Huiyun was the most beautiful woman in the world back in her day.
Old Madam Meng remembered the era of Princess Huiyun; in that era, all young ladies lived in the shadow of Princess Huiyun.
Nowadays, those who knew some of the inside story would use Princess Huiyun as a negative example, sighing that “acting up” leads to no good end, and that women should still be virtuous, even if they were princesses.
Those who didn’t know the inside story would probably also sigh, pitying a peerless beauty who ultimately ended up disfigured, spending the rest of her life accompanied only by a green lamp and an ancient Buddha.
The Meng Family, except for Meng Shaoxia, had not seen the Grand Princess. If it weren’t for the extra carriage full of extremely luxurious and precious treasures, they would have thought they had been swindled.
Aunt Yin had just been helping The Eldest Miss take care of the two children. She was an old servant of the Jiang Family and didn’t need to appear at the front. Everyone had gone to worship, so she naturally stayed behind to look after the two little young masters; it was good to help watch them anyway.
As it turned out, having looked around, finally, the second shoe from many years ago had dropped.
Aunt Yin was an old hand from the palace and was used to serving others. Her specialty was observing people and situations. She had been able to survive because her observations were meticulous; at the slightest sign of trouble, she knew to run. That was why, the moment she saw Jiang Changtian, she felt something was wrong—a normal person wouldn’t have thought in that direction.
Now, it had finally landed.
Although it was exaggerated, incredible, and impossible.
Jiang Yu was the granddaughter of a Grand Princess, so she would surely be able to live well without her, an old nanny, following her around in the Meng Mansion.
Even if she said nonsensical things outside in the future, she wouldn’t have to worry every day.
After all, when you stand high enough, if you say something nonsensical, others will think it is unique, a classic quote worth savoring, or say that you are innocent and straightforward.
When you are lowly and insignificant, saying anything inappropriate will definitely be mocked.
Aunt Yin felt she should be able to return to the Jiang Family soon.
The group returned in a grand procession, as they still had to go make a marriage proposal for Feng Geer.
Mianmian was left behind to accompany Princess Grandma, because Princess Grandma looked like her emotions were not very stable.
Jiang Mianmian saw that the snow had stopped and it was quite thick.
She happily said: “Grand Princess, shall we go skiing? Didn’t you say last time that if it snowed, we could go skiing?”
Grand Princess Huiyun:…
“Call me Grandmother or Granny. Skiing is too dangerous, you are not allowed to go.”
Jiang Mianmian glanced at the two wooden boards hanging on the wall. Don’t think she didn’t know that those were skis; you ancients really know how to play—the skis were actually made of agarwood…
“Granny, then let’s go play on the water swing. Swinging out from a high swing on a snowy day, we can see the snow scenery of the entire temple; it must be beautiful. But you have to teach me how not to hurt myself when falling into the water.”
Princess Huiyun:… o(╥﹏╥)o… I was wrong.
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