Xiao Huaigu looked at Queen Mother Jiang holding the silver bracelet and didn't know what to say for a moment, let alone what Queen Mother Jiang wanted to say.
Over the years, it seems that he has never seen love in Queen Mother Jiang's eyes. He cannot see through Queen Mother Jiang, and he has never experienced maternal love that belongs to him.
It seemed that from a very young age, what he saw most in Queen Mother Jiang's eyes were expectations and disappointments. It seemed that Queen Mother Jiang only saw success or failure in her eyes, but no family affection.
At this time, Empress Dowager Jiang put the silver bracelet into Xiao Huaigu's hand and said, "My child, your mother gave this to you, please keep it safe."
Xiao Huaigu didn't react for a while. He was stunned on the spot holding the silver bracelet. Did Empress Dowager Jiang just mean that he was not her biological child?
Seeing the shock on Xiao Huaigu's face, Empress Dowager Jiang explained: "The Ai family just got the news. The midwife who delivered the Ai family back then was found. She said that the Ai family gave birth to a daughter.
That year, the Ai family was pregnant with Liujia and took a convoy to the Confucius Temple to pray for blessings. However, they encountered an assassin on the way and the Ai family fled with the maids to a ruined temple.
At that time, I don’t know if I was frightened and had fetal contractions, so I gave birth in a ruined temple. A peasant woman also gave birth at the same time.
The Ai family was frightened at that time and fainted after giving birth to the baby. When they were holding you, they found a silver bracelet in your swaddling clothes.
When Aijia woke up, the peasant woman and Wen Po had already left, and Aijia had no way of asking about them. They just thought that the silver bracelet was destined to you, so they stayed behind.
After so many years, the Ai family originally thought that the matter was over, but Na Wenpo suddenly appeared and told the Ai family that the child was held by the wrong child at that time.
She said that when Aijia fainted, the maid who was close to her saw that the child looked ugly, so she forced Po Wen to exchange the child of the peasant woman.
Over the years, she really couldn't stand the condemnation of her conscience, so when she was terminally ill, she found the Ai family's parents and told the story.
However, the attendants and the Ai family were also interrogated one by one. They said that they were afraid that the little princess would be so ugly when she returned to the palace and that she would be executed if she did not live for a few days, so they did such a thing.
The Ai family asked someone to investigate the silver bracelet, and found that it was indeed the peasant woman's family heirloom, and her daughter indeed had red spots on her face and was ugly."
After Empress Dowager Jiang explained the matter in detail, Xiao Huaigu was still a little bit unable to recover, but when he heard Empress Dowager Jiang say that the woman had red spots on her face, he immediately thought of Jiang Fang.
He asked: "So I am not your biological child, and your biological daughter is Jiang Fang from Langtou Village?"
Queen Mother Jiang did not expect Xiao Huaigu to know Jiang Fang. She nodded in surprise and asked, "How did you know it was Jiang Fang?"
Xiao Huaigu said nothing. No wonder he always felt that Jiang Fang looked familiar. It turned out that they had met on the day he was born. Sadly, he felt that Luo Huiniang was extremely kind. It turned out that she was his biological mother.
In fact, after knowing this, Xiao Huaigu seemed to feel relaxed all of a sudden. Finally, he no longer had to worry or face a bunch of boring memorials.
He could finally enjoy the care and love from his relatives unscrupulously, instead of facing the heartbreaking disappointment of Queen Mother Jiang again and again.
Seeing that Xiao Huaigu was silent, Empress Dowager Jiang thought that he could not accept this matter for a while, so she said: "The accompanying palace maid and eunuch Ai Jia have been executed for committing such a heinous crime.
It has caused you to be unable to reunite with your family, but now that the truth has been revealed, the Aijia will send you back to reunite with your family soon.
The Aijia hopes that you can also understand the heart of a mother. The daughter of the Aijia has been suffering outside for fifteen years. If you are not sent back, she will not be able to come back justifiably."
Xiao Huaigu looked at the desire in Queen Mother Jiang's eyes, but she had never had such high expectations for herself, maybe it was just because of Jiang Fang's excellence.
Xiao Huaigu said: "Mother, no, please rest assured, Queen Mother, now that the matter is clear, I will not delay the princess's return to the palace.
But I hope that Zhenzhen and Butterfly can follow me out of the palace. Isn’t this too much to ask for? I don’t ask for anything else.”
Queen Mother Jiang saw that Xiao Huaigu was so cheerful, and she readily agreed to him, and then said: "Since the Ai family has been your mother for fifteen years, even if you want to leave the palace, the Ai family will not treat you badly."
Xiao Huaigu was actually very happy. Now he no longer had to worry about being in the palace. Even if there was no such affluent life in the countryside as in the palace, it would not be any worse.
At least I can be a wealthy idler, and finally I don't have to be forced to learn the art of war and politics, and I can do whatever I want in the countryside freely.
And Luo Huiniang will definitely not be like Empress Dowager Jiang. She has finally experienced the loss of family ties for fifteen years.
Jiang Fang will be a princess in the future. She was born with the same child, so I don’t know whether to call her elder sister or younger sister, but no matter what, Jiang Fang should still protect her, right?
With Jiang Fang's blessing, even if he is no longer the emperor, at least he is free and at ease. Now he can really become a playboy.
Zhenzhen asked while packing his things: "Your Majesty, do you think you have to take all your things to Bangtou Village?"
Xiao Huaigu said: "You should still call me young master from now on. I am no longer the emperor. You must remember this time, otherwise it will be a serious crime of beheading."
Zhenzhen quickly changed his words, but he was still a little uncomfortable. After all, he was called Emperor Xiao Huaigu, and he had already developed a habit. Buttercream didn't think so much, and just asked: "Then can we still eat the delicious food made by Jiang Fang?"
Xiao Huaigu laughed when he heard this: "We are going to stay at Jiang Fang's house this time. Of course there are delicious food, but we can't call her Jiang Fang in the future. She is a princess now."
Zhenzhen and Guangmai looked at each other. Xiao Huaigu was demoted to a civilian. Why did he look so happy?
After packing up, Xiao Huaigu was waiting to set off, but as soon as he went out, he found that he seemed to be under house arrest by Queen Mother Jiang. Looking at the guards at the door, Xiao Huaigu couldn't help but feel worried.
Didn’t Queen Mother Jiang say she wanted to exchange herself for Jiang Fang? But why is she still under house arrest now? Shouldn’t she set off to pick up Jiang Fang now?
At this time, Aunt Gui walked up to Xiao Huaigu and said: "Don't be anxious. How can such a big matter be so hasty? It still needs to be arranged properly. I have wronged the emperor in the past few days. After things are arranged properly, the emperor will be taken care of."
Send it back."
After saying that, Aunt Gui left. Why didn't Xiao Huaigu look sad at all? He was so anxious to leave the palace, but think about it, he was just a puppet emperor with no real power.
No matter what he does, he can still live comfortably in the countryside. After being the son of the Queen Mother for fifteen years, even if he is demoted to a commoner, no one will dare to bully him. It is better than being a puppet in this palace.