Chapter 491: The wedding is imminent, mother and son reconcile
Chapter 491: The wedding is imminent, mother and son reconcile
The wedding day is approaching, and Prince Han's mansion is decorated with lights and colorful lanterns inside and out. The festive and luxurious scene on the snow instantly sweeps away the previous coldness and gloom. The servants are busy coming in and out, and everyone's face is filled with joy.
The bedroom of Prince Han was also filled with red silk, shining brightly. Yan Han stared at the joyful scene in front of him and couldn't help but smile. The evil in his body had long disappeared, and he looked full of smiles and heroic.
He had never imagined what his wedding would be like, and today it still seemed like a dream, yet it was warmer than ever before.
"Your Highness, the wedding dress is ready. Would you like to try it on first?" At this time, the butler of the palace came in holding a black and purple wedding dress, bowed and smiled at Yan Han.
Yan Han came back to his senses and looked at the wedding dress in front of him. He raised his thin lips and suddenly asked, "Has the princess' wedding dress been delivered to Ziyuan?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I've already sent it." The butler nodded and smiled.
"Okay, let's try it." Yan Han raised his arm slightly with satisfaction and gave the order.
"Your Highness..." When the butler was about to help Prince Han undress and try on his wedding dress, Leng Wu suddenly appeared at the door, stammering.
"What's the matter?" Seeing that the boy looked abnormal, Yan Han immediately asked the butler to leave first, then he frowned and asked coldly.
"Your Highness, the Queen Mother wants to see you." Leng Wu then stepped forward and replied in a low voice.
"Hasn't she severed the mother-son relationship with me long ago? Why does she want to see me today?" When Yan Han heard this, a hint of evil appeared in his eyes, and then he sneered.
"I think the Concubine Dowager has also heard about His Highness' wedding." Leng Wu lowered his eyes and said, seeing that Prince Han did not say anything else, he boldly advised: "After all, they are mother and son. You also know the Concubine Dowager's temper. She was just angry before..."
"Hmph, is it just some angry words? You are always good at defending her. What? Did you accept a bribe?" Before Leng Wu could finish his words, Yan Han snorted again and walked towards him angrily.
"Your Highness, please calm down. I dare not do that!" Leng Wu was so scared that he knelt down quickly and said tremblingly.
Yan Han knew that he didn't dare, but he didn't say anything else. He turned around and looked at the snow scene outside the window in silence for a long time.
In the imperial cemetery outside Shangjing City, Yan Han got off the carriage with a cold and evil face, and saw his mother waiting in front of a nunnery from afar. He hadn't seen her for more than ten years. She had gradually aged and was no longer as evil and flamboyant as she was when she was young. The deep wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and the white hair on her temples made Yan Han feel pity. Yes, they were mother and son after all, and no matter how much he hated her, he could not sever the mother-son relationship with her.
Seeing her son, Concubine Meng's beautiful and vicissitudes eyes were already filled with tears, but she didn't dare to speak, for fear that her son still hated her. She hadn't seen her son since she was banished to the cold palace twelve years ago. Now seeing his heroic appearance, Concubine Meng was very pleased, as he looked a bit like his father.
"I wonder why the Queen Mother wants to see me?" Yan Han strode forward, saluted towards the Queen Mother Meng, and asked coldly.
Concubine Meng was sad to see her son being so indifferent to her, but she also understood. After all, she was the one who hurt him first, and it was natural for him to hate and resent her. She felt better thinking of this, and then wiped the tears from her face and pulled her son into the house.
When Yan Han touched his mother's cold hand, his heart trembled. He wanted to break free but was reluctant to do so. He vaguely remembered that his mother had held her hand like this when he was a child.
"You are getting married soon, and your mother doesn't have much to show off now. These things were your dowry back then. I hope you don't think they are shabby." After the servants left, Concubine Meng pointed at the gift boxes that had been prepared on the table and smiled at her son.
Yan Han was unable to react to his mother's sudden change. If she had been like that, she would have scolded him. How could she have changed her temperament after guarding the mausoleum for two years? When Yan Han was puzzled, he inadvertently saw that the Buddha statue beside him seemed to understand, and a bit of irony appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"It was all my fault before. Whether you blame me or hate me, I can understand. I have done too many wrong things in my life, and I only want to repent for my past in this nunnery for the rest of my life. I met you today because I heard that you were going to get married soon. I was very happy and could not help but want to personally congratulate my son on his marriage and have many children and grandchildren!" Seeing that her son seemed to be thinking about something, Concubine Meng did not rush to explain. Instead, she clasped her hands in front of the Buddha statue, bowed three times, and then turned to him with a tearful smile.
"Thank you... mother." Yan Han was moved after hearing this. He frowned slightly and quickly lowered his eyes to hide it. Then he bowed to his mother again.
"Okay, okay, I have no regrets as long as I can hear you call me mother in this life!" Concubine Meng was overjoyed. She grabbed her son's hand and cried and laughed.
Yan Han still kept his eyes lowered, wanting to say something but hesitant, and finally chose to remain silent.
"I heard that the girl is the Queen's sister? What's her background? How did she become the Queen's sister?" The room was silent for a long time. Concubine Meng stopped crying, pulled her son to sit aside, and asked with concern.
She was trapped in the imperial mausoleum every day and had no idea of the hidden truth inside. Even the news of her son's wedding had only recently spread here.
"Her name is Tumi, and she was a maid I bought from outside..."
Then Yan Han told his mother everything about him and Tu Mi, but Concubine Meng looked worried after hearing it.
"After the wedding, I will bring her to see my mother." Yan Han knew that the worry on his mother's face was also because of Tumi's life experience, so he continued disapprovingly.
"This girl, whose origins are unknown and who was picked up on the road, are you so confident in letting her be the Princess of Han? Besides, you are the distinguished prince of the Xiyue Kingdom anyway, and you must find a match of equal status for her! No matter how good that girl is, keeping her in the palace as a concubine is a great favor to her!" Concubine Meng hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but feel sorry for her son.
"Mother will definitely like her when she meets her in the future." Yan Han sneered in his heart but said nothing more. He just drank his tea and said.
Seeing that her son ignored her concerns, Concubine Meng had no choice but to give up. Then she changed her mind and thought, since the mother and son in the palace were confident that the queen would recognize the girl as her sister, what did she have to worry about?
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