Plotting with You: The Forensic Scientist in Ancient Times!-Chapter 220 - 219: No Regrets

Miao Family said these words out of a sense of relief after long suffering.

Back then, Pang Yuzhen couldn’t bear the thought of her daughter marrying the notorious Prince Xiaoyao, so she sent her daughter out, feeling helpless, forcing a smile during the day and crying at night out of worry. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Who would have thought that human plans couldn’t compare with heaven’s design? The troublesome matter from that time turned out to be just unfounded rumors, how could she not feel relieved from the bottom of her heart?

But Zhu Yu heard another point.

"Wasn’t the Princess always respectful to Father?" Zhu Yu asked Miao Family, "I remember she held Father in high regard in the past and was very proud to be Princess Shuo.

Why has she suddenly developed so much dissatisfaction and resentment towards Father?"

Miao Family heard her daughter’s doubts and merely smiled faintly, "People never truly know contentment!

Before you married, you weren’t the type to try every means to get Father’s attention, so naturally, you only saw the surface and knew nothing of the underlying matters.

Back then, although Pang Family was large and wealthy in Shuo Country, they were fundamentally just merchants with some influence, but many things were not quite presentable.

So, they valued your Father back then, helping him ascend to the position of Prince Shuo, which was considered a gamble that paid off, and both Princess and her family were naturally overjoyed.

But over the years, leveraging your Father’s status, their influence in Shuo Country became unrivaled.

With increased power, their confidence grew, and they no longer saw your Father with the same regard.

Princess used to flaunt her status as Princess Shuo in front of her family, but in recent years, the Pang Family’s prominence has only grown, causing her resentment as she cannot flaunt anymore.

Influenced by her family’s attitude, it’s only natural that over time, dissatisfaction brewed against Prince, hoping he’d achieve glory, allowing her pride and esteem in front of her family."

"Since when has Pang Family’s influence grown so large in Shuo Country that even Prince Shuo doesn’t matter to them?" Zhu Yu said in shock, "Even if they’ve expanded their business under Father’s authority, they’re ultimately still making a living in Shuo Land.

Can they really escape Father’s grasp in Shuo Country?

Could it be that they are now on equal footing with Father?"

"Being on equal footing wouldn’t be quite accurate..." When asked about specifics, Miao Family became vague, involving matters between the men who run the household, and even as a concubine, Princess Shuo Pang Yuzhen doesn’t have much opportunity to interject, "I’m not qualified to listen to Prince’s discussions.

I just stay by Princess’s side daily, and whenever Prince is free from troubles, he and Princess dine together, and I overhear fragments of conversation."

Zhu Yu silently contemplated, displaying nothing to prevent Miao from worrying.

"Mother, as you have seen, I’m living well after marrying Lu Qing," Zhu Yu quickly refocused, holding Miao’s hand sincerely, "We helped Father resolve a longstanding issue, assisting Shuo Country in building waterways, definitely a significant contribution.

Lu Qing’s treatment of me, Father sees it clearly.

As they say, not looking at the monk’s face but Buddha’s face, even if he doesn’t acknowledge you as my mother, he’ll consider Lu Qing’s respectful address of ’mother-in-law’.

Surely in the future, Father will treat you well, though you’re a concubine, you’re not just a servant at Princess Pang Yuzhen’s side anymore. Those old maids with you in Princess’s entourage wouldn’t burden you with their duties again.

Such things won’t happen anymore, after all, it’s unreasonable to have the mother-in-law of Prince Xiaoyao serve the Princess of Prince Shuo."

Miao’s eyes, dry just moments ago, filled with tears again; she turned to wipe them with her sleeve, returning with a smile to Zhu Yu, "It’s okay! I’m accustomed to it.

Actually, after you married, Princess never insisted I serve, seeing my red, swollen eyes, even she felt dispirited; it was my choice to go.

I thought, after you marry into Jin Country, to Prince Xiaoyao, apart from Father possibly hearing news from that side, there’s no other source.

By lingering around Princess, if they talk, I’d catch a bit of news, giving me peace."

"Mother..." Zhu Yu’s nose turned sour, being held in someone’s heart is truly comforting, and Mother’s simple thought made her laugh and cry, "If it were Zhu Ning marrying Lu Qing, Father might have a mind to inquire about her situation.

So, your toil is in vain."

"That’s true." Miao laughed, unconcerned about her hard work being for naught; seeing her daughter well eased her heart, feeling there was nothing in the world that could worry her, "It wasn’t empty toil; I got by these months through such unrealistic hopes.

Look! Heaven took pity and brought you back to me!"

She rubbed Zhu Yu’s hand, emotionally sighed, "Before you married, we hardly had any chance to openly draw close... Now, Prince has spoken, as long as you return, Mother can accompany you, and Princess cannot interfere."

Her words reminded Zhu Yu of a concern, quickly asking, "Mother, all these years, I never got the chance to ask you... Do you still have the deed of servitude with Princess Shuo?"

Miao was puzzled, wondering why her daughter suddenly worried about this, guessing it’s because becoming Princess Xiaoyao, she’s concerned about any negative impact from her mother being of servant status.

She hastily assured, "Dear child, worry not, Princess redeemed my good status long ago! Over the years, you never asked, and I didn’t remember to mention it."