Chapter 215: A Hug from Father, Please?
Chapter 215: A Hug from Father, Please?
Su Su woke up in a daze, only to find that the person sitting by her bed was her birth mother, Queen Qi. Tears of grievance immediately fell from her eyes.
Queen Qi had always been worried about her child, and now, seeing Su Su awake but silent, she pulled on her clothes and wept, unable to hold back her tears.
Queen Qi tried to control her emotions as much as possible, gently patting the little girl's back. "Su Su, don't cry, don't be afraid. Mother is here, I'm here, don't be scared."
Feeling that such comfort might still be insufficient, Queen Qi quickly picked up Su Su, holding her in her arms and gently soothing her.
The little girl had been burning with a fever for a day and a night, and now she looked utterly haggard, her face pale and her lips lacking color.
Queen Qi's heart ached, and she couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
Upon seeing that the child had woken up, King Qi also squeezed his way over.
Concubine Ren somewhat despised him, but after thinking for a moment, she made way.
When Concubine Meng saw that she was yielding, she followed suit and made room as well.
King Qi squeezed in, then asked with a smile, "Are you feeling better now, Su Su? Are there any other places that still feel uncomfortable? Do you want to eat something? There's some warm millet porridge on the stove, it smells delicious."
Seeing her father, Su Su immediately thought of how she had been pulled into the water by Car Lingzhi the day before. Then, she recalled that when she had woken up, she had seemed to hear, in her daze, the other party falsely accusing her in return.
Su Su's tears of grievance flowed uncontrollably, and as she cried, she said in a soft voice, "Mother, I didn't push anyone, I really didn't."
Su Su had been wrongfully accused countless times before, and after discovering that rebuttal was futile, she would often silently endure it all.
Now, the situation was different. Su Su felt that she now had her birth mother, someone who cherished her. She thought that perhaps now, when she suffered an injustice, she could speak up about it? Lele had also encouraged her to do so.
After all, you never know until you try again, and only then can you find out if it's feasible.
You mustn't give up all hope just because of the hardships you faced in the past.
Su Su thought that her birth mother was different from the others.
So, she felt that she should give it a try.
The little girl, in her grievance, nestled against Queen Qi's shoulder, confiding in her about the injustice she had faced the day before.
Fearing that others might not believe her, Su Su kept saying, "I didn't, Mother, I really didn't."
The Su Su of the past would always say the same thing.
But no one had believed her.
This time, Su Su continued to assert the same thing, and she didn't know if anyone would believe her this time around.
The little girl, in her grievance, remained stubborn, clinging to Queen Qi's neck, wanting to press her entire body into her birth mother's embrace, striving to earn herself a little sense of security.
Upon hearing Su Su's voice, filled with grievance, Queen Qi's heart ached as if it were about to shatter.
She thought that perhaps in the past, she had been too gentle.
That was why she had allowed those people to disregard the rules of the princely mansion and to treat the girl she cherished with such disregard.
Things couldn't continue like this in the future!
With these thoughts in mind, Queen Qi's mentality slowly underwent a change.
She gently patted Su Su's back, her voice slightly choked yet still gentle. "Su Su, rest assured, Mother believes you. No one can wrong Mother's child, no one!"
After saying those last few words, Queen Qi glared at King Qi.
King Qi had been looking on worriedly, his eyes wide and pitiful.
After being glared at by the queen, he felt perplexed, but his guilty conscience kept him from daring to ask further.
After all, Aunt Car and her niece had come to the mansion because of his relationship with them.
Thinking of that malicious family, King Qi gnashed his teeth in anger.
He echoed the queen's words. "Yes, yes, yes, Father is here. No one can wrong our Su Su, no one!"
Hearing her birth mother say that she believed her and would protect her, Su Su's tears of grievance flowed even more profusely.
Su Su hugged her mother's neck and burst into tears again.
In her sobs, there was grievance, but also touch.
If one listened carefully, there also seemed to be a hint of relief.
Perhaps it was a sense of relief that she had always been wronged in the past, and now, finally, someone was willing to believe her.
Su Su thought that she now had the love of her mother and the belief of her father.
She was willing to let go of the hardships she faced before.
It was just that she never wanted to see those people again.
She just wanted to hold onto her mother's neck tightly.
With these thoughts, Su Su clung to her mother's hand even tighter, but she also controlled her strength carefully, trying not to hurt her mother.
Fenghuan Rui and the others heard the commotion and gathered around, asking anxiously, "Sister, are you feeling better?"
"Sister, sister, we found a little foal. It's so cute. When you grow a little taller, you can ride it."
"Sister, your brother carved a little rabbit for you. It's so pretty."
...
With so many children around, their voices became loud and lively.
Queen Qi felt that her ears were filled with the sound of "sister" one after another.
However, she didn't find it annoying at all. Instead, these voices brought her a sense of peace.
Now that the children were awake, their bodies should be fine, which was a relief.
Surrounded by her brothers' voices, Su Su's crying gradually stopped.
Especially when Fenghuan Rui squeezed over and took the wooden carved rabbit from Fenghuan Cang's hand, offering it to her, Su Su couldn't help but smile a little, "Brother, this is pretty."
Hearing Su Su's compliment, Fenghuan Rui also smiled, "Yes, yes, Third Brother carved it last night. If you like it, I'll ask Third Brother to carve more for you. He's very skilled. If that's not enough, we also have Fourth Brother, who's also good at it."
Fenghuan Jie, who was criticized, didn't get upset and instead watched his sister with concern.
He thought that children were indeed very fragile, and he needed to pay more attention to her.
With so many children around, the atmosphere relaxed.
Queen Qi's heart also eased up a little, and she gestured for her aunt to bring the porridge.
After what happened yesterday, Aunt Xiang felt quite guilty.
She thought that if she had been more careful, those people wouldn't have taken advantage of the situation.
So, today, Aunt Xiang was especially attentive and quick in her actions.
Soon, millet porridge with kudzu powder was brought over.
Queen Qi personally blew on the porridge to cool it down and slowly fed it to Su Su.
Su Su had just woken up, and her illness hadn't completely subsided, so she had no strength and little appetite.
However, with so many people around, all showing concern for her, Su Su felt that if she ate less, her mother might start crying again.
When she was crying out of grievance, she didn't think much about it.
But now, seeing her mother's red eyes, Su Su started to feel heartache.
She didn't want her mother to cry; she wanted her mother to always be happy.
So, Su Su obediently let her mother feed her, and even though she didn't feel like eating, she took one mouthful after another.
Finally, Doctor Liu couldn't bear to watch anymore and said, "Half a bowl is enough. Any more than that, and her spleen and stomach won't be able to take it. She might even throw up later."
Upon hearing this, Queen Qi quickly stopped feeding and handed the porridge to someone else. She then took a handkerchief and gently wiped Su Su's mouth before pulling the child back into her embrace.
King Qi watched from the side, feeling envious. Yesterday, because of his guilty conscience, he hadn't dared to take Su Su from others.
But today, he felt justified in doing so.
After all, she was his daughter. Why shouldn't he hold her?
With these thoughts, King Qi smiled and squeezed forward, reaching out his arms towards Queen Qi, "Father wants to hold you, okay?"
(End of Chapter)
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