Chapter 255: Chapter 255
"Okay." Jun Ning agreed to the suggestion.
Jing Shu pulled Lan Xihe over, "But Auntie, this time we need Sister Xi He, who looks good, to hold Qi Xiao because you just held Qi Xiao, so there’s no need to hold him again."
"No problem." Jun Ning agreed.
Lan Xihe was apprehensive, "Can this really be done?"
Usually, hosts don’t allow outsiders to hold their children because they don’t trust them.
"It can really be done." Jun Ning said, handing Qi Xiao from her arms to Lan Xihe.
Lan Xihe was both flattered and cautious as she held Qi Xiao.
Lan Xihe’s features were very distinct and exotic, with an impressive and defined presence. She was truly beautiful.
Logically, if the little guy Qi Xiao liked being held by pretty sisters, Lan Xihe holding him would make him happily continue to laugh.
But as soon as he left Jun Ning’s embrace, he started crying uncontrollably. No matter how beautiful Lan Xihe was, he wouldn’t glance at her.
Alright, there’s no need to continue testing. Qi Xiao doesn’t like pretty sisters to hold him; he simply likes being held by Jun Ning.
Jun Ning: "........."
"You little rascal, won’t you let me rest for a moment?" Jun Ning rubbed her forehead against Qi Xiao’s, making him giggle cheerfully.
"Alright, I’ll take care of you from now on." Jun Ning helped with taking care of Qi Xiao.
As Qi Xiao grew bigger, he became much easier to take care of; he wouldn’t cry randomly, and his expressions were no longer wooden. He would laugh, make funny faces, and even roll his eyes—truly adorable.
More importantly, he was raised chubby and soft, feeling very tender to touch.
Jun Ning fiddled with his hand and muttered, "Qi Xiao, when do you think Mommy will return?"
How could Qi Xiao speak?
He just knew how to giggle.
Jing Shu watched from the side and grumbled, "He only knows how to laugh and doesn’t speak. Could he be a little dumb?"
"Jing Shu, how could a few-month-old talk? If you talk nonsense again, I’ll send you out!" Jun Ning angrily glared at Jing Shu, wondering what was wrong with this cheeky girl today. Why did her words seem so abrasive, as if she was infected by Xiao Lizi?
"Hmph!" Jing Shu pouted and left the room.
But she didn’t go far; she squatted at the door, little head peeking inside occasionally, muttering, "Auntie only knows how to hold him and won’t play with me. Hmph!"
Jing Shu puckered her little face, feeling very angry.
"Little Commandery Princess, what are you doing squatting here?" A voice startled Jing Shu.
And this voice sounded like it belonged to Madam Qi.
Auntie kept thinking about Madam Qi, and she finally returned!
Jing Shu turned her head towards the source of the voice.
Madam Qi was looking puzzled at her, squatting at the door with her neck stretched like a giraffe.
Their eyes met, big eyes staring into small ones.
Jing Shu felt embarrassed at being caught peeking; she glanced inside the house, seeing her aunt and others watching her; feeling awkward, she covered her face and ran away. The source of this content ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⟡𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦⟡𝘯𝘦𝘵
Inside, Jun Ning smiled and, holding Qi Xiao, greeted Madam Qi.
"Mom, how is my mother?" Jun Ning asked urgently.
Madam Qi took Qi Xiao from Jun Ning’s arms, hesitated as she looked at Jun Ning, and said, "Your mother..."
"What’s wrong with my mother?" Looking at Madam Qi’s expression, Jun Ning faintly sensed something was wrong.
Couldn’t her mother have gotten into trouble?
After hesitating for a while, Madam Qi finally said, "Yi Yi, your mother heard the news of you being driven away from the palace today, and in a fit of rage, she... she miscarried..."
The simple words "miscarried" took a lot of courage from Madam Qi to say.
As a woman, she understood the harm such an incident does to a mother.
As a mother herself, she knew how worried a child who cared for their mother would feel upon hearing news of a miscarriage.
"Yi Yi, please promise Mother to be strong, not to be sad..." Madam Qi pleaded.
"I..." How could Jun Ning not be sad; she suddenly started crying, full of remorse.
If she hadn’t gone to see her mother, would this outcome have been avoided?
"Yi Yi, don’t cry." Madam Qi handed Qi Xiao to the wet nurse, knelt down to embrace Jun Ning, gently patting her back, comforting her, "This has nothing to do with you."
It was the Emperor. If he hadn’t sent people to block Jun Ning, refusing her entry into the palace, how could this have happened?
It was clearly the Emperor’s fault.
Everyone who knew about this matter knew it in their hearts. Yet, no one dared to speak.
Jun Ning didn’t want to ask whose fault it was; she only cared about one thing, choking on her words, "Mom, how is... how is my mother? Is she alright?"
Surely, this must have been a great blow to her mother.
"Your mother is very sad." Madam Qi said, "But she has the Emperor by her side."
"Your mother’s sudden miscarriage made the Emperor very remorseful, very sad..." Madam Qi stated truthfully.
"Sad? How could he be sad?" Jun Ning responded angrily, "If he really cared about the child in my mother’s belly, how could he refuse me entry to the palace? How could he not let me visit her, be with her?"
Jun Ning’s voice turned hoarse and tearful by the end.
"I will never forgive him, never." Jun Ning cried.
Madam Qi said nothing more and hugged Jun Ning tightly, "Yi Yi, don’t cry. Your mother would be very worried about you if she knew you were crying ..."
The words ’And your father, knowing your reaction is so intense, would feel even more remorseful, pained.’ Madam Qi didn’t say.
Jun Ning’s reaction was too intense; she was angry at the moment, how could she listen to others’ words? Not only won’t she listen, but anyone speaking on behalf of Emperor Yongning might also be seen as an enemy by her.
The words ’And your father, knowing your reaction is so intense, would feel even more remorseful, pained.’ Madam Qi didn’t say.
Jun Ning’s reaction was too intense; she was angry at the moment, how could she listen to others’ words? Not only won’t she listen, but anyone speaking on behalf of Emperor Yongning might also be seen as an enemy by her. "And you..."
The words ’And your father, knowing your reaction is so intense, would feel even more remorseful, pained.’ Madam Qi didn’t say.
Jun Ning’s reaction was too intense, at the moment angry