"What did you say?"
Nangong Yin was already in a complicated mood. Who would have thought that Wen Huan would suddenly blurt out such a sentence, which made Nangong Yin, who had never lost her composure, suddenly stand up. Her voice was even a bit shrill.
Seeing her mother in such an unusual state, Wen Huan was also extremely surprised.
Seeing that Wen Huan didn't say a word, Nangong Yin almost roared, "What did you just say!"
Wen Huan trembled and replied timidly, "Huan'er just asked if mother wanted to betroth Huan'er to the Prince of Ning... Why did mother suddenly get angry for no reason?"
Seeing that her usually naughty daughter was scared by her appearance, Nangong Yin felt as if there were thorns in her heart.
Wen Huan knew nothing.
In this world, there should be few people who knew her true relationship with Wei Ying, the Prince of Ning of the Great Yan...
And Wei Ying... actually found out her identity by himself.
Oh, she should have thought of it earlier. Even if that person didn't tell him, with that person's ability, the child he taught would surely be no worse.
So after learning that he had traced her here, she changed her mind of never recognizing him.
Just... kindly allow him to come back.
The reason was actually because... she could no longer give birth to a son... Now, she only had Wen Huan, a daughter, under her knees.
In the harem of Dongyi, there had never been an empress. There were only concubines. And the reason why she had not been promoted to empress for a long time was because... she had not given birth to a son!
If she couldn't give birth to a son, no one else should either!
But what she never expected was that that woman whom she had never even glanced at had actually slipped through the net and given birth to a son after her! And this child had become the only prince of Dongyi!
How could she be willing!
She clearly had a son! It was just because A Mi said that this child was a disaster star and would ruin her.
That was why she... abandoned him.
And now it seemed that A Mi was wrong! She was wrong too!
But she didn't know how to make up for it.
Fortunately... fortunately, her son was still willing to come back. He must want to return to Dongyi and become its prince! Since that was the case, she needed to think carefully about how to let him come back openly!
She didn't believe that with such an outstanding son, she couldn't be crowned empress!
Hiding the madness in her eyes, Nangong Yin walked behind Wen Huan and regained her usual gentle look. "Huan'er asked this of me. Is it... that you've fallen in love with him?"
After hearing this, Wen Huan really thought about it carefully and then replied, "It's not exactly love. When I saw him, there was an indescribable feeling in my heart. But if I really had to marry him, I wouldn't want to! Moreover, he already has a princess consort! And! I think the relationship between him and his princess consort is quite good. That princess consort is even pregnant! So in the end, Huan'er doesn't want to marry him. I don't want to be that disgusting woman!"
And Nangong Yin was stunned again.
That person was actually... going to have a child?
Feeling her breathing getting more and more rapid, Nangong Yin was afraid that Wen Huan would notice something and quickly walked aside.
"Mother?" Wen Huan saw her mother suddenly walk aside and nervously stood up as well.
"During the days when you were away, your father missed you very much. I've prepared some tea for you. Go and see him. Just give this tea to your father." After Nangong Yin turned around, she was already holding a jar of tea in her hand.
Wen Huan took it and looked up at her mother.
Nangong Yin still looked the same as usual, looking at her with a gentle smile in her eyes.
Maybe she was overthinking... Wen Huan comforted herself like this.
After taking the tea and bidding farewell to Nangong Yin, she withdrew.
...
Wen Lang, the emperor of Dongyi, specially prepared a banquet to welcome the Prince of Ning of the Great Yan.
Therefore, when Chu Qing and Wei Ying left the house, the sky had already begun to dim.
By the time they reached the palace of Dongyi, the sky had already turned completely dark. However, the palace lanterns dotted on the palace walls layer upon layer added a bit of liveliness to the night.
The palace of Dongyi was naturally different from that of the Great Yan.
The palace of the Great Yan was more magnificent and imposing, while the palace of Dongyi was all about... luxury.
After all, Dongyi was truly wealthy.
But Chu Qing didn't have the heart to lift the curtain of the carriage to look at these things. At this moment, she was rather nervously looking at Wei Ying. At first glance, he seemed to be the same as before. His handsome side profile, his straight figure, and the hand that held hers was still warm and strong.
But...
Chu Qing noticed that the star - like brilliance in his eyes was gone.
Then, a feeling of uneasiness rose in her heart.
It was all because of that woman.
Thinking of this, Chu Qing suddenly said softly, "If I and she fell into the river at the same time, who would you save?"
This was an age - old question.
Chu Qing believed that this question would still trouble men even after a thousand years.
She asked this question suddenly not to be petty, but to see Wei Ying's instinctive reaction.
She didn't care about the answer.
Well...
She should not care...
When Wei Ying heard this, he looked at her blankly and then asked in confusion, "You and... who?"
Chu Qing coughed lightly in embarrassment. Then, seeing that Wei Ying really didn't understand, Chu Qing had no choice but to pout and continue, "Naturally, it's... the one who gave birth to you."
"Does such a question even need to be asked? Qingqing, she has no reason for me to save her." Wei Ying smiled, but this smile made Chu Qing feel heartache.
Seeing the pity in Chu Qing's eyes when she looked at him, Wei Ying immediately stopped smiling and put on a nonchalant look and continued, "If it were you and my father, the Prince of Guangling, I might think carefully about how to save both of you. But for her... what happens to her has nothing to do with me."
Chu Qing sighed and said, "But she gave birth to you..."
"And then abandoned me." Wei Ying turned his head to look elsewhere.
Seeing him like this, Chu Qing secretly scolded herself. Then, she gently leaned towards Wei Ying.
Feeling the soft body of the other person, Wei Ying reached out and put his arm around her.
"Do you think I'm an ungrateful person?"
"She didn't raise you. Where does the ungratefulness come from?"
"Then do you think I'm too cold - hearted?"
"As long as you're not cold - hearted towards me. Zizhan, you remember, I only care about your feelings."
The light gradually gathered in Wei Ying's eyes, and this light was because of Chu Qing.
Just as the two were tenderly looking at each other, the voice of a palace maid came from outside the carriage, saying that they had arrived.
Only then did the two get out of the carriage together.
Wei Yi, Wei Er, and Lv Luo all stayed outside.
Chu Qing and Wei Ying had already adjusted their states. They both hooked the corners of their mouths and walked hand in hand into the palace hall.
At this moment, Wen Lang was sitting in the middle of the great hall.
The bright yellow color made him look in good spirits, and there was an imposing sharpness between his eyebrows and eyes.
He didn't look much different from when he was young, except that there were a few strands of gray hair on his temples.
After decades of separation, Chu Qing never thought that meeting Rong He, that rascal, would feel like meeting someone from a past life.
She could no longer be like before, teasingly tugging at his sleeve and making him call her elder sister, watching his contradictory look of pretending to be cold to cover up his shyness.
And now, to him, she was just a stranger.
Well...
Logically speaking, she could still be considered his daughter - in - law.
Thinking that if Wei Ying recognized him, would she have to follow Wei Ying and call this rascal...
Father?
Daddy?
No way!
Absolutely not!
This was like adding another heavy stroke to her pillar of shame!