"Madam, the general is back!" The eldest maid Qiu Yue walked to Jiang Wenyue's bed with excitement and said.
"What did you say? The general is back?" Jiang Wenyue sat up instantly, grabbed Qiuyue's arm and asked in disbelief.
Qiuyue nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I didn't lie to you. The general has gone to the palace now, but he sent someone back to tell you the news first."
Tears burst out of Jiang Wenyue's eyes instantly, feeling both surprise and grievance: "My husband is finally back. I've been waiting for him so hard..."
She threw herself into Qiuyue's arms, crying like rain, her thin body trembling slightly. Seeing her master crying so hard, Qiuyue couldn't help but feel a sore nose. She stayed with her master every day, but she knew his master too well. It’s not easy anymore!
"Madam, please stop crying. What should I do if my eyes are swollen from crying? The general must not want to see you so sad. And isn't the general back now? From now on, you no longer have to support this family by yourself. It's over..." Qiuyue comforted her weak master distressedly.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenyue quickly raised her head from the maid's arms, wiped her tears, and asked eagerly: "Are my eyes swollen now? Roll me an egg quickly. You are right. I can't let my husband see me like this..."
"It's not swollen, it's just red. Madam, you can recover after a while. By the way, let me put on makeup for you. Madam, you must appear in front of the general with the best image." Qiuyue suggested.
"That's right..." Jiang Wenyue was immersed in the joy of her husband's return. After hearing Qiu Yue's words, she immediately nodded in agreement.
So Qiuyue gave Jiang Wenyue a beautiful make-up, making her look more fragile, helpless, and charming. Cui Anhua liked her look the best, because it best aroused the protective desire in his heart.
After putting on makeup and changing clothes, Jiang Wenyue sat anxiously in the hall, looking at the door eagerly, almost astonishingly.
"Why haven't you come back yet?" She murmured from time to time, instructing her servants over and over again, "Go outside and see if the general is back!"
Finally, when Jiang Wenyue had stretched her neck out from waiting, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from far away, and the servant ran back with a face full of joy and said, "The general has returned home!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall figure rushed in from outside. Jiang Wenyue stood up instantly, tears fell disobediently, and she cried with joy: "Husband!"
"Yue'er!" Cui Anhua hugged Jiang Wenyue into his arms and kept kissing the top of her head, "I'm finally back!"
"Husband, Cui Lang..." Jiang Wenyue was like a child who left home and saw his parents, "Why did you come back now? I miss you so much..."
She was full of grievances and sorrow, but she was also full of trust. With just one sentence, Cui Anhua's heart clenched and hurt.
The couple continued to hold each other in their arms and recounted the pain of separation. The servants around them looked at their noses and hearts. They all lowered their heads and treated themselves as transparent, even though they secretly criticized Jiang Wenyue for not being dignified and virtuous like the hostess. She looked like an Israeli servant's concubine, but her face didn't show it at all.
The two finally talked for a while before Cui Anhua raised his head, looked around and asked, "Yue'er, didn't you say I gave birth to three children? Where are the children?"
Jiang Wenyue froze. She didn't think about the child at all, so she naturally forgot to ask her servants to take him out to meet his father immediately.
Although she gave birth to these three children, she actually did not have deep feelings for them because she suffered too much during childbirth and her body became even sicker because of it. Therefore, every time she fell ill in bed, she would endure the pain. She couldn't help but blame the children. In addition, because of her poor health, she rarely saw her children. Her three children were taken care of by servants. Over time, even the mother and son became estranged in their hearts and did not spend the energy to take care of them personally. , she naturally ignores them easily.
But it was impossible for Jiang Wenyue to reveal this dark and shameful reason, so she had to find an excuse and said: "The children are still young, and I'm afraid that the wind will accidentally blow them when I take them out. If they get sick, I won't Well, if you want to see them, you can go to their room."
After Jiang Wenyue finished speaking, she suddenly remembered that two of the children were injured during the earthquake, and they haven't recovered yet! When she thought of this, her face turned pale instantly. Fortunately, she put on makeup and Cui Anhua couldn't see her ugly face.
She allowed Cui Anhua to hold her hand and go to the children's room, but she felt anxious and worried. She was a little worried that Cui Anhua would blame her for not taking good care of the children when she saw the children were injured...
But how can you blame her? The two children were injured because of the Earth Dragon's transformation. She was just a weak woman, how could she have the ability to protect the children in a terrible natural disaster?
Yes, this is not her fault, her husband will not blame her... Jiang Wenyue thought to comfort herself.
When Cui Anhua saw the three toddlers under the care of the wet nurse, he immediately let go of Jiang Wenyue's hand, walked up to the children in surprise, picked up the little girl among them, and coaxed softly: " My little pearl, I am your daddy."
Unfortunately, when the little girl saw him for the first time, she was suddenly hugged by a "stranger". She was so frightened that she cried loudly and pushed Cui Anhua away with her little hands.
Cui Anhua wanted to coax her some more, but suddenly he saw a deep scar on the little girl's cheek.
"What's going on? Why does my daughter have such a scar on her face?" Cui Anhua suddenly became furious and asked the nanny next to him in a low voice.
The wet nurse was so frightened that she immediately fell to her knees, trembling all over, and stammered: "Little, little, I don't know, my mistress had this scar just after she came here..."
The wet nurse was only invited after the earthquake, so of course she didn't know anything. The previous wet nurse was kicked out of the house because she failed to protect her master during the earthquake.
Jiang Wenyue wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, filled with guilt and remorse, and said to Cui Anhua: "Husband, this is all my fault! I failed to protect my child, and she had this on her face at such a young age. Ugly scars are useless as a mother..."
Qiuyue immediately jumped out and defended her mistress clearly:
"General, you can't blame our wife. When the earthquake happened, the master was still ill in bed. It was all the slaves who worked together to rescue her before the house collapsed. She had too much time to take care of herself, so how could she protect the little master? Where are we?
If you want to blame, just blame the wet nurses and servants who take care of the little masters! It was because they did not protect themselves well and only focused on their own escape, but left the little masters behind in the house, which caused the little master to be injured. "
Jiang Wenyue originally lowered her head and wept silently. When she heard what her loyal maid said, she immediately shook her head and said with tears: "You don't have to excuse me. As their biological mother, no matter what happens, We all have to protect them, but I neglected my duty and left my little baby with such injuries. I am not worthy of being their mother..."
