Chapter 603 Jiang Dongping, let’s go!
Chapter 603 Jiang Dongping, let’s go!
Songyating.
Under the Sifang Pavilion, the Princess of Western Chu looked at her son with a gloomy face and felt uneasy.
"Ping'er, why are you back?"
This was the first time that the Princess of Western Chu felt guilty in front of Jiang Dongping.
The servants dispersed silently, leaving only the Princess of Western Chu, Wu Xiuxin and Jiang Dongping.
Jiang Dongping looked at his mother, feeling disappointed. "If I hadn't come back, I wouldn't have known that my mother had this side to her..."
It's only been five years since they last met, but has his mother already learned the secret methods of the women in the inner chambers so thoroughly?
Is she still the gentle, kind, tolerant and generous mother in his memory?
Princess Xichu saw the disappointment in his eyes, and her heart ached uncontrollably, "Ping'er, you..."
Wu Xiuxin stood behind the two of them. Seeing the tense and depressing atmosphere, her eyes turned slightly cold. She pinched her fingers and walked forward.
"Brother Dongping, it was my suggestion to invite Miss Zhang to the mansion. If you want to blame someone, blame me."
"I knew you were in love with Miss Jiang, so I became jealous and used sweet words to trick my aunt into doing this."
"Everything Aunt said today was because of me. I instigated her to say that. I lost my temper. Please don't take your anger out on her."
When the Princess of Western Chu heard this, she felt a complex and indescribable feeling in her heart, "Xiuxin! You..."
Jiang Dongping looked at Wu Xiuxin coldly, "Of course I know you have a share! If it weren't for the fact that you've been with my mother for so many years, do you think you could still be standing here?"
"I'm telling you, even if you've made contributions to this family, don't even think about using that to control my life!"
"Wu Xiuxin, you know that I hate those despicable tricks in the harem the most, but you still insist on doing these little tricks! Are you deliberately trying to disgust me?!"
"Today, I'm going to tell you straight up. Even if I never marry, I'll never marry a scheming woman like you who messes up our family!"
The cold voices, like sharp arrows, pierced through her heart one after another, making her face pale and her whole body trembling.
The eyes that were once bright were now filled with pain.
They grew up together, and their friendship over the years was no match for the girl she had only known for a few days...
For her, he didn't hesitate to use the coldest words to hurt her and humiliate her...
She believed that during these years in the Jiang family, she had never done anything dirty, and everything she did was sincere!
Unfortunately, all she got in return was such vicious accusations...
"Jiang Dongping, you are so outrageous!!"
"Snapped!"
A loud slap landed heavily on Jiang Dongping's cheek, leaving both Wu Xiuxin and Jiang Dongping with expressions of shock.
This was the first time in her life that the Princess of Western Chu had hit Jiang Dongping. Even when he had caused trouble and even came before the emperor, she had never hit him.
The Princess of Western Chu originally felt a little guilty and remorseful towards him, but after hearing his heartless and cold words, she was left with only anger.
"Jiang Dongping, is this how you treat your Xiuxin? Is this how you treat your mother?"
"Don't say this matter has nothing to do with Xiuxin. Even if it does, so what? Why do you hurt her so much with such vicious words?"
"When you were banished from the capital for risking your life for your friend, do you know who took your place, fulfilling your filial duty and caring for your parents?"
“It’s Xiuxin!”
"She sacrificed all her time and energy to focus on me and your father, taking care of us in every possible way!"
"But what about you? Have you ever felt any gratitude towards her?!"
In the pavilion, Jiang Dongping's cheeks were burning from being beaten, and the pain and guilt in his heart were so intense that he could hardly breathe normally.
He looked at his mother, his gray-brown pupils as bright as crystal, but filled with pain.
But is this what he wants?
Was it him who asked Wu Xiuxin to stay in the palace to take care of his parents?
In such a huge palace, couldn't the maids and servants take care of his parents' daily life? Did it have to be Wu Xiuxin?
It was clearly his mother who chose Wu Xiuxin, but she wanted him to bear the consequences?
So who is he?
Is he the prince of this palace? Or is he the "son-in-law" of this palace?
The Princess of Western Chu looked at him, her eyes blurred with tears. Besides heartache, her face was filled with unspeakable disappointment.
"You've been living it up outside for five years, and when you came back, the first thing you didn't do was go home to see your parents!"
"In your heart, are friendship and love more important than family?"
"You don't miss home, you don't love your parents, so what qualifications do you have to say such cold and heartless words to someone who fulfills your filial duty?"
"Jiang Dongping, is this how your father and I taught you? You really disappoint me!"
Listening to the Princess of Western Chu becoming increasingly agitated, Wu Xiuxin lowered her eyes, supported her arm, and said, "Aunt, please don't say anything. Everything I did has nothing to do with Brother Dongping. Everything was voluntary, and it was what I should do."
"Aunt, please don't force Brother Dongping anymore. In fact, as your niece, Xiuxin can still take care of you as always." Identity is not that important.
"Why should it be so?!" The Princess of Western Chu raised her voice uncontrollably, and her face became more and more excited.
"I can't even count on my own biological son, but I have to count on my niece to be filial? What's the point of having this son then?!"
"And you, you have no status and have stayed in this family for so many years. If you don't marry into the palace, won't all the gossip about you drive you to death?!"
Before she could finish her words, her face turned pale and she almost couldn't stand.
"aunt!!"
"Mother concubine!"
Wu Xiuxin and Jiang Dongping sensed something was wrong and simultaneously supported her body as she was about to fall.
Jiang Dongping felt a sharp pain in his heart. Looking at his mother's pale face, the regret in his heart was like sea water, constantly pouring into his mouth and nose, and he was unable to save himself.
The Princess of Western Chu coldly shook off his hand and said, "Jiang Dongping, go away! From now on, you can do whatever you want and marry whoever you want. I will just pretend that I don't have a son like you!"
It is enough for her to have Xiuxin.
Wu Xiuxin looked at her in surprise, unable to believe that her aunt would say such serious words.
"Mother……"
Jiang Dongping couldn't believe it. His whole body seemed to be stiff and he couldn't move.
This was the first time in his life that he heard his mother say such serious words.
Is she forcing someone by this, or is she sincere?
Princess Xichu didn't want to talk to him anymore, "Xiuxin, help me go back, I'm tired."
She suppressed the intense discomfort in her body, stood up with the help of Wu Xiuxin, and left without even looking at Jiang Dongping...
"Aunt..." A trace of embarrassment and self-blame appeared in Wu Xiuxin's eyes.
The development of this matter was indeed beyond her control.
In any case, she didn't want the relationship between the Princess of Western Chu and Jiang Dongping to become so awkward.
"You don't have to say anything, Xiuxin. From the beginning to the end, you have always been by my side. I have long been accustomed to not having him around."
"Without him, my mother and I are actually happier!"
Seeing her troubled face, Princess Xichu's face was full of heartache, "I'm so sorry. You have liked him since childhood..."
She sighed softly, leaving the last few words unsaid.
Just think of it as giving her some dignity.
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