Chapter 775: Everyone's Own Grievances

We'll be eating the north wind!"Wu Cuiflower didn't know how much wealth the old woman had, but buying a courtyard and land was just one hundred taels. She guessed it wasn't much."Alright, all of you...Unfortunately, Jia Yin had made up her mind not to leave.

Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru couldn't, go out to talk to the crowd waiting there, then Tao Hongying stayed behind, Zhao Yuru came back at dawn.

When Tao Hongying entered the room again, she saw her daughter pulling on the old woman's hand, silently weeping.

She couldn't help but sigh, covering her daughter with a thin blanket and whispering words of comfort.

Don't worry, even Zhang Shenshi said that your grandmother isn't seriously ill and will be well soon.

Jia Yin choked back tears, "Mother, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have supported my older brothers going out to sea. Grandma fell ill like this because she was too worried about them."

Tao Hongying thought of her son who was adrift somewhere, and her nose started to sting.

She tried her best to cheer up, gently patting her daughter's shoulder for comfort.

Don't think too much about it, these things have nothing to do with you. Your brother and Xige were always like that, wild and free, like monkeys jumping around. You can't keep them in the house no matter what. Even if they didn't work for the Foreign Affairs Bureau or go out to sea, they would probably still wander the rivers and lakes.

"They all face the same dangers, the same rootlessness. It's better to go to the Foreign Affairs Department and do something meaningful for the country and the people, and make a future for yourself."

"Besides, mother and son are connected. Though there's no news of your brother, Mother knows he must be living well!"

Jia Yin rubbed against her mother's hand, curling up like a little cat.

"Mother, I can't live without Grandma, I can't live without anyone in our family."

Tao Hongying finally couldn't hold back her tears, but she immediately wiped them away fiercely and continued to gently pat her daughter.

"Trust me, everyone at home is doing well. Don't think too much about it. If you get sick, our family's genius would truly be lost."

Jia Yin nodded.

Perhaps it was the rhythm of my mother's hand, or maybe it was grandma's soft snoring that was so soothing, she quickly drifted off to sleep...

The moon sets and the sun rises, in a blink of an eye it's already five or six days.

"Grandma, open wide!" Jia Yin lay in the bed, giggling as she scooped a spoonful of fruit jelly pudding and brought it to her grandma's mouth.

The old woman ate with bright, sparkling eyes. Just as she was about to offer some praise, the door was pushed open.

Jia Yin quickly hid the box and nervously looked at her mother who had just entered, asking, "Mother, why are you still awake"

Tao Hongying glared at her daughter and, seeing her mother-in-law's smiling face, she felt relieved.

She couldn't help but chide her daughter, "You're about to go to sleep, don't give your grandma some strange and unusual things to eat! Be careful not to damage her teeth and cause her trouble!"

"Understood, Mother," Jiayin replied obediently and cheerfully.

Tao Hongying pulled the quilt up for her and then went back to sleep.

Besides when the old woman first fell ill, she and Zhao Yuru took turns watching over her. These two days, Jia Yin had been accompanying the old woman.

Perhaps the medicine took effect, or maybe the old woman truly opened her heart and stopped worrying about her three grandsons who were away.

These days, the old woman has a good appetite and sleeps well. Just looking at her face, you can see that she looks much healthier.

Everyone at home let out a sigh of relief and dared to be busy during the day, but they still gathered together in the evening.

Even Li Laosan and Li Ge'er, who lived far away in Lu'an, traveled back and forth on horseback.

The old woman said it so many times, but they refused to compromise.

Because no one can sleep soundly at night without stealing a glance at the old woman before bed.

Besides the Wen family, even the Hou residence was unaware of the old lady's illness. They were afraid that too many people would come to visit and disturb her rest.

Jia Yin was even more attached to her grandmother than rice cakes, never leaving her side. She ate and lived with her grandmother.

Before she went to sleep, she still scavenged some novel snacks from her past life in the space and shared them with her grandma, sneaking a couple of bites. Her grandmother was delighted, like a child.

Actually, the old woman wasn't greedy; she just remembered when her granddaughter was little, they used to cuddle in the bed and secretly steal snacks together.

At that time, life was hard, but the grandchildren were all around.

Now life is prosperous, but the children and grandchildren have all gone their separate ways.

Luckily, the granddaughter is always around...

After drinking the herbal soup and eating the remaining half of the fruit jelly pudding from the box, she covered up the bitterness in her mouth and lay down.

Jia Yin took out a travelogue and began to read it slowly.

Of course, the travelogue was written by Cat Brother. Over the past two years, he has practically visited every prefecture in the Jiangnan region, publishing several books that have all been bestsellers.

Actually, his words weren't flowery; even ordinary people who hadn't been to school could understand them.

But this made his travelogue even more popular.

After reading his travelogue, it's as if the reader shares a pair of eyes and a mouth with him, witnessing diverse cultures and savoring countless delicacies together.

The old woman listened and listened, then fell asleep with a smile on her lips...

Leaving aside Li's family, because the grandmother suddenly fell ill, everything came to a halt.

Only the imperial palace in Xincheng East was bustling these days.

As dusk fell, lanterns were lit in every palace, shimmering like stars from afar, creating a unique and beautiful scene.

The eunuchs and maidservants in Kunning Palace were too preoccupied with their own anxieties to appreciate the scenery. They walked with heavy steps, careful not to make a sound.

Because the master these days is like a barrel of gunpowder about to explode, ready to blow at any moment.

If anyone were unlucky enough to ignite that fuse for no reason, the end result would be annihilation.

In the inner palace, the Empress dragged her long skirt, circling the ground again and again. Her face, which wasn't smooth anymore due to her age, was now etched with even more wrinkles.

"Has there been any news yet"

The Empress glared at the Mama standing by the doorway, her voice laced with displeasure.

Grandma endured with great effort, not trembling at all. She replied in a low voice, “Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Perhaps today the Emperor is very busy with his affairs and hasn't decided where he will stay tonight…”

“Humph!” The Empress snorted coldly, and spat, “Busy with state affairs Busy with state affairs How does he have the time to idle about with that wretch in Rong Hua Palace, admiring flowers How does he have the time to accompany that sickly weakling around the courtyard, kicking a ball”

"Only when he's seeing me does he get busy and have no free time, even when I eat with him, he comes and goes in a hurry..."

Grandma dared not respond, she could only lower her head further, afraid of being caught in the conflict between the Emperor and Empress.

It was rather unfortunate that at this moment, the eunuch who had gone to inquire about the situation returned. As soon as he entered, he knelt down and reported.

"Your Majesty, the second prince has caught a cold. The Emperor...has gone to the Rong Hua Palace."

"You wretch!" The Empress could bear it no longer, picking up the nearby incense burner and hurling it.

The incense burner fell to the ground, scattering incense ash everywhere.

All the maidservants and eunuchs in the room were terrified, kneeling down and trembling.

The Empress, seeing them like this, became even angrier and just about to open her mouth to punish a few, the Third Princess arrived.

But in just two years, the willful and capricious princess had become graceful and gentle. She was tall and slender, walking with a delicate and graceful gait, more and more possessing the charm of a young girl.

She spoke directly, dismissing all the servants. Then, she supported her mother to the inner room and carefully poured warm tea, attending to her mother as she sipped a few mouthfuls.

Though the Empress may have a thousand grievances, she would never vent her anger at her only daughter. However, she couldn't help but complain.

"Your father has been to the Rong Hua Palace for half a month straight, all because that lowly woman gave birth to a prince. If you were a prince, this palace wouldn't have to endure such humiliation!"

The third princess's heart ached, and she bowed her head.ly stepped forward to help the Second Prince up.The two maidservants who had previously served the Second Prince were both childhood companions, one skilled in cooking and the other in needlework.The...