in2ebook Chapter 403: The First Lady Finds Hongxuan
Chapter 403: The First Lady Finds Hongxuan
Chapter 403: The First Lady Finds Hongxuan
The eldest wife was only thinking about going to the palace as soon as possible to see what happened to Xuan'er. She ran in such a hurry that the embroidered shoes on her feet fell off.
The street was full of people passing by. She blushed with embarrassment and quickly lowered her head, secretly picked up her shoes and was about to leave.
"Mother, mother..."
The eldest wife found a corner and was about to put on her shoes when she faintly heard a child crying.
She hurriedly stood up and looked around. The road was full of people, and there was no sign of the child!
She thought that she must be hallucinating because she missed her child too much.
It’s better to hurry to the palace to see how Xuan’er is doing. Thinking of this, the eldest wife continued walking forward without looking back.
"Mother, mother..."
She had just taken two steps when the shouting sounded again intermittently. The eldest lady stopped again. The sound seemed to come from the corner of the alley.
She had no choice but to turn back to the entrance of the alley, only to see a dirty child curled up in the corner.
The eldest wife felt a pang of heartache and hurried towards the child.
Unexpectedly, she had just taken two steps when the child ran desperately into her arms.
The child ran and shouted: "Mother, Xuan'er misses you so much!"
Only then did the eldest wife realize that underneath the child's dirty appearance was Xuan'er's handsome face. He actually looked exactly like Xuan'er!
No, how could he be Xuan'er?
Xuan'er is my son, Tong Jia. He is the crown prince. How could he have fallen to this point?
Before the eldest wife could react, the child suddenly threw himself into her arms, crying and shouting:
"Mother, Xuan'er misses you so much! They don't like me, they like Jin'er!"
The eldest wife was still doubting the little boy's identity, but when he called out Jin'er's name, there was no doubt about it, he was the son she missed day and night!
The eldest wife looked at the dirty Hongxuan, as if someone was stabbing her heart with a knife. The heart-wrenching sadness made her burst into tears instantly!
She hugged Xuan'er tightly, grabbed the hem of her clothes and swore: This time she will make that woman pay the price!
They came to a clothing store. The eldest lady borrowed water from the store to wash Hongxuan's face, tidied his hair, and then bought him a new set of clothes.
When he changed Hongxuan into the navy blue brocade gown, the beautiful child came back again!
The eldest wife looked at Hongxuan who was eating with gusto, forced a smile, stroked his head, and said softly:
"Xuan'er, mother finally found you!
I saw a notice on the street looking for you, and my heart broke!"
The little fellow seemed to have not eaten for several days, and at this moment he was eating a meat bun in one hand with great relish.
The eldest lady blew gently on the hot porridge in the bowl, picked up the spoon and fed it to Hongxuan one spoonful at a time.
Tears as big as beans fell into the bowl of hot porridge.
Hongxuan quickly put down the buns in her hand, came to the eldest wife, and cried:
"Don't cry, mother. Xuan'er will be good.
I will never make my mother angry again! Mother, please don’t leave me, okay?
The eldest wife wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief and held Xuan'er tightly in her arms. She leaned her head on Xuan'er's small shoulder and said after a long while:
"Okay, okay, I promise I won't leave you!
But mother will have to send you back to the palace later!
You've been missing these days, your father must be so worried!"
Unexpectedly, Hongxuan dropped the bun in her hand and cried out: "
No, I won’t leave!
I wanted to go to my grandparents' house, but I forgot the way.
I was cold and hungry, and it rained heavily the night before yesterday!
I curled up in the land temple and secretly ate the fruit offered by the land god.
I miss my mother, I just want to be with my mother!"
The eldest wife could no longer hold back and hugged Hongxuan and burst into tears. What should she do now - live with Hongxuan in the Duke's Mansion?
Or should I send Hongxuan back and wait for the prince to come to the Duke's Mansion to pick me up?