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Chapter 391: A Heart-wrenching Decision
Chapter 391: A Heart-wrenching Decision
The Princess of Qi thought that the Prince must have been unable to sleep in the middle of the night again, pondering the unresolved issues regarding SuSu's origins.
But what did she hear?
The Princess of Qi was stunned and after a long while, she asked in disbelief: "What is the Prince saying?"
Although the Prince was reluctant to bring it up, he had already made a decision about this matter. It was something he would have to face and clarify sooner or later.
So, he soon muttered: "Today when I went to the palace, the Emperor gave me some information. You may recall that because of Chen Sanniang's lack of affection towards GuGu, I suspected GuGu's origins and asked the Emperor to investigate. Now, the Emperor has found out that GuGu is indeed not Chen Sanniang's child, but she is the Princess of Qing's!"
Then, the Prince of Qi carefully explained the news he had received that day.
SuSu was not the child of Chen Sanniang and Jin Yangzi.
She was the daughter of the Princess and Prince of Qing.
Upon hearing this, the Princess of Qi was astonished.
She thought that fate could sometimes be incredibly mysterious.
The first person SuSu had encountered in Qingzhou was her birth father, the Prince of Qing.
Although they had missed many opportunities to recognize each other, fate would bring them together as father and daughter eventually.
The Princess of Qi thought that since the Prince had shared this matter with her, he must have already made a decision.
What could it be?
To give up on SuSu?
How could he bear to do that? But to keep SuSu and suppress the truth?
That would be heartless as well.
After all, their princely mansion had a good relationship with the princely mansion of Qing.
Moreover, the Prince of Qing had endured such a pitiful past.
Especially last year when he was injured in a vital part, rendering him unable to have children of his own ever again.
SuSu was his only bloodline.
Therefore, regardless of the Prince of Qi's reluctance, he would have to let her go.
However, they had already developed a deep affection for SuSu.
Now, to be told that SuSu already had a birth father who would undoubtedly love and dote on her, as well as feel guilty towards her—how was this any different from tearing their flesh?
After hearing all this, the Princess of Qi felt her heart constricting in panic.
She actually couldn't accept it.
SuSu was a child she had doted on for so long, caring and protecting her every day, fearing any bumps or scrapes, or anyone who might bully her.
Now, to be told that SuSu wasn't her child and that she had to return her to the princely mansion of Qing—the Princess of Qi thought she wasn't being selfish, but she truly couldn't accept it!
The Princess of Qi opened her mouth to say something, but not a word came out.
She held her hand over her heart, feeling distressed, and the Prince was startled by her reaction: "Are you alright? Should I call for Doctor Liu?"
The Princess of Qi's heart was indeed a bit uncomfortable, but she was fine otherwise.
In fact, she was lucidly aware that having more people adore SuSu was not a bad thing.
Her SuSu deserved to be loved by even more people.
But he was SuSu's birth father!
The Princess of Qi thought that she just couldn't bear to part with this child!
But could she really prevent SuSu from recognizing her birth father?
How could she bear to do that?
The Princess of Qi raised her hand and waved it: "I... I'm fine, I just need a moment to calm down."
The Prince's heart was heavy as well, and he helped the princess smooth her back before continuing in a low voice: "I plan to tell the Prince of Qing the truth. He... hasn't had it easy either."
The Prince of Qi thought that while the Prince of Qing had not had it easy, the Princess of Qing had endured even more hardships.
His entire life, he had only loved that one person, and she had only borne him that one child.
The Princess of Qi couldn't help but think that while the Prince of Qi didn't have a daughter, he still had a son.
But the Prince of Qing had nothing.
How could the Prince of Qi bear to let them remain strangers, now that they knew the truth?
Knowing the truth, he couldn't keep it to himself.
But the Prince of Qi truly couldn't bear to part with SuSu.
The Princess of Qi understood his thoughts and held his hand, saying softly, "Our SuSu deserves the love of more people. Although it's like cutting flesh from my heart, I can bear it for SuSu."
For the child's sake.
The Princess of Qi thought that she could do it.
The Prince of Qi couldn't bear to let her go either.
Hearing the princess's words, he nodded, "If it were someone else, even if it were our neighbor, Prince Chu, I wouldn't bother to tell him."
Prince Chu was known for his charm, and while one might not speak of his sons, it was said that he had over a dozen daughters, with concubines filling his back courtyard to the point of overflow.
But the Prince of Qing had nothing.
Thinking of this, the Prince of Qi felt utterly distraught.
It had been so difficult for him to finally have a daughter!
After getting past the initial distress, the Princess of Qi calmed down and said, "Actually, this is also a good thing. At least our SuSu has no relation to Jin Yangzi's household. I always said that such a vile bamboo grove couldn't possibly produce such a fine shoot like our SuSu."
Hearing this, the Prince of Qi proudly lifted his head, "Of course, our precious one is naturally the best. We must keep her far away from that Jin Yangzi's household."
Hearing him say this, the Princess of Qi smiled, although it was a bit forced, it was still sincere, "That's right, what about the Chen family? Since SuSu isn't their child, there should be some consequences for them pretending that a child from their household was Jin Yangzi's concubine, right? We can't just let those who bullied SuSu live comfortably."
In the past, they had feared revealing SuSu's background, worried that Jin Yangzi's household would cling onto her and take their child away.
But now, what did they have to fear?
Moreover, Chen Sanniang had stolen SuSu away, which ultimately led to the death of the Princess of Qing.
Even whipping her corpse wouldn't be enough to vent their hatred for someone like her!
And Chen Dalang's family had been so abusive towards SuSu.
How could they just let them off the hook?
Dreaming of such a thing!
Regarding this matter, the Prince of Qi had naturally already discussed it with the Emperor, and now that the princess had brought it up, he quickly said, "Rest assured, I've already spoken to the Emperor about this. I'll inform the Prince of Qing as well, and he will definitely take action. Taking revenge for a niece is still different from taking revenge for one's own daughter."
Mentioning his own daughter, the Princess of Qi felt a stab of pain in her heart, and tears fell from her eyes once more.
Seeing her cry, the Prince of Qi also felt like crying.
And so, the couple held each other and wept bitterly.
In her sleep, SuSu turned over.
It seemed like she was having a pleasant dream, as a slight smile lingered on her lips.
SuSu was indeed dreaming.
She dreamed of her birth mother.
In truth, she had no impression of her birth mother, as she had left too early, and SuSu had been too young to remember anything.
But the birth mother who appeared in her dream was so beautiful and gentle.
She gently stroked SuSu's head and kept speaking to her.
SuSu couldn't make out what she was saying.
It was as if something was obscuring all the sounds between them.
SuSu didn't know why, but she felt that this person was her birth mother.
Even though she didn't remember what her birth mother looked like, she knew that it was her.
Under her birth mother's gentle caress, SuSu slowly fell into an even deeper and sweeter slumber.
That night, the elderly Madam Xu of Jin Yangzi's household finally saw clearly the face of that outer concubine who was said to bring good fortune to their family in her dreams.
It was a completely unfamiliar little face, yet it also held a hint of strangeness that felt vaguely familiar.
(End of Chapter)
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