The Prime Minister’s Darling

A gleam of disappointment flashed in He's eyes. She glanced in the direction of the carriage, "Jin Yu didn't come?"

Yao frowned slightly.

Jin Yu, Jin Yu, Jiaojiao was standing in front of her, couldn't she greet Jiaojiao first?

Gu Jiao was very calm, she didn't greet He either, she went straight past her and caught up with Xiaojingkong who was admiring the stone lions in front.

Yao Yuan gave He a glare.

He curled her lips, why couldn't she ask? If she didn't come, wasn't she allowed to ask?

He looked at Gu Yan again and said with a smile, "Is this Yanyan?"

Gu Yan: Haha.

She didn't greet her sister, nor would he greet her!

Without even looking at He, Gu Yan strode forward to find Gu Jiao and Xiaojingkong.

Yao Yuan and He felt awkward.

Yao Yuan did not treat anyone differently, but he didn't expect his wife to react in such a way.

He cleared his throat awkwardly and said to the Yao Family, "The mother is in the house; sister, go and see her quickly."

Yao Family stepped into the Marquis Residence.

As He walked beside her, she couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Sister, why didn't Jin Yu come?"

The Yao Family took a pause, "She has entered the palace!"

"Ah..." He was surprised, "Jin Yu is really amazing... she can enter the palace..."

Yao Family didn't want to deal with this sister-in-law anymore.

But she was not here to see her sister-in-law today.

They went to the courtyard of the Old Lady Yao.

Old Lady Yao was sitting in the East Wing, contrary to what Yao Yuan had said, her face did look somewhat sickly pale, but she didn't look like she was on her death bed.

Yao Family frowned and turned her head to look at Yao Yuan.

Yao Yuan bowed his head.

Old Lady Yao said gravely, "Don't look at him. I asked him to call you. Otherwise, would you have come back? You have severed ties with the Yao family since getting married into the Marquis Residence. I have been patient with you, haven't I? Hasn't the time been long enough for your resentment to subside?

I am getting older, I don't know how many days I will live for, and just want to meet my precious twin grandchildren, is that not allowed?"

It felt uncomfortable to be treated this way, but Yao Family lost her anger when she heard it was for the twins.

Yao Family called the three children in.

Gu Yan came in first.

As soon as Old Lady Yao saw Gu Yan, her cloudy eyes brightened instantly, she stretched out her hand to Gu Yan, "Yanyan? Is it Yanyan? Come here, let your great-grandmother have a look!"

Seeing her genuine affection, Gu Yan hesitated for a moment and then approched.

Old Lady Yao's hand was trembling with excitement, she took Gu Yan's hand with one hand and touched his face with the other, "At last I have seen you... You look like your father!"

In comparison, Old Lady Yao's affectionate treatment felt particularly warm because Gu Yan was not favored by the Marquis Residence.

"Say great-grandmother!" Old Lady Yao asked.

Gu Yan hesitated and was about to call out great-grandmother, Gu Jiao walked in holding Xiaojingkong's hand.

Looking at the old woman on the Arhat bed, Xiaojingkong tilted his head and cutely asked, "Is it great-grandmother?"

Old Lady Yao was taken aback.

Yao Yuan explained, "This is the little monk, Xiaojingkong, that Jiaojiao adopted in the mountains, as told yesterday."

The origins of the two children and Gu Jiao's circumstances were all explained to Old Lady Yao by her son. Since this little fellow was Xiaojingkong, then the one holding his hand must be Gu Jiao.

Since Gu Jiao was the biological daughter of Yao Family, Old Lady Yao didn't dislike her. But like He, she looked over the two and asked, "Where's Jin Yu? Why didn't I see her coming?"

"Jin Yu has entered the palace!" said He with a triumphent smile as she walked in.

Yao Family said, "She would come after paying her respects to the Virtuous Concubines."

Gu Jiao noticed the disappointment in the eyes of Old Lady Yao, but Old Lady Yao did not snub Gu Jiao and Xiaojingkong there and then. She looked at Gu Jiao and Xiaojingkong with kindness, "What nice children, come over here!"

Xiaojingkong holding Jiaojiao's hand walked towards her!

Xiaojingkong called out great-grandmother, and also leaned his little head over, allowing Old Lady Yao to touch his bald head.

Gu Jiao didn't call her.

Yao Yuan quietly explained, "Jiaojiao just recognized her sister, she is a little introverted."

"It doesn't matter." Old Lady Yao spoke with a gentle smile.

Looking at this calm mother, Yao Family finally believed what her brother had told her yesterday.

Her mother had truly repented, she wouldn't be like before where her son was the treasure and her daughter was regarded as an expendable object that could be sacrificed for the family at any time.