The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 888 - 606 - A Person Who Looks Very Much Like Mom, Did Grandpa Lose Auntie?_3

Chapter 888: Chapter 606 - A Person Who Looks Very Much Like Mom, Did Grandpa Lose Auntie?_3

So, at the age of three, he took Susu to live with the Empress to find her a playmate.

Feng Wuyou smiled and said, "Since I never had a mother from a young age, only a father, who else would I cling to if not you? But that also proves how much I like my father."

"The absence of a mother by your side was my mistake," Jun Moqing sighed, almost imperceptibly.

Feng Wuyou stared at her dad for a long while, finding it hard to imagine how he had endured the twenty years alone after mom left.

"Didn’t dad ever think of looking for mom?"

Jun Moqing felt somewhat helpless, "Of course I looked for her, but didn’t find her."

He had even sought divinations, yet they always failed to reveal her whereabouts.

It made sense to Feng Wuyou; how could her dad not have looked for her mom when she disappeared so suddenly? Her dad was so capable, and yet he hadn’t found her—could it be that...?

She didn’t dare to continue that thought.

It was only today that Xiao Jinyan learned that Lady Chang had nearly killed Susu, and with anger, he went to the Sky Prison.

When Xiao Jinyan saw Lady Chang, she was barely recognizable, her white prison clothes soaked through with blood, her waist-long hair disheveled and lusterless, like straw.

Messy strands of hair covered most of her face.

The prison guard reminded, "Crown Prince is here, are you not going to pay respects to His Highness?"

Hearing that the visitor was the Crown Prince, Lady Chang weakly lifted her head and was stunned for a long time upon seeing the still strikingly handsome Crown Prince.

The will to survive made her use all her strength to support her frail body.

In just four days in the Sky Prison, Lady Chang had already become emaciated.

"Your Highness, please spare me for the sake of our past, won’t you?"

Xiao Jinyan’s voice was as cold as ice, "Spare you? Susu almost lost her life because of you, and you have the audacity to beg for mercy from me? A woman as scheming and vicious as you should have died long ago; the fact that you have been tolerated until now is already a great kindness."

Lady Chang was taken aback for a while; she should have known that Xiao Jinyan wouldn’t save her, let alone spare her.

"Xiao Jinyan, I am the legitimate daughter of General Chang. Since entering the East Palace, you have never truly cared for me. After so many years in the palace, I am still a virgin."

Pointing angrily at Xiao Jinyan, Lady Chang questioned, "Can you truly say you owe me nothing?"

Xiao Jinyan replied coldly, "It was your own wish to enter the palace; I never asked you to come, nor did I ever make any promises to you. If you had kept to your duties, I might have allowed you a peaceful old age, but with a heart like a viper, having attempted harm several times, what right do you have to accuse others?"

"Even so, I am still a woman of the East Palace, yet I never received the slightest pity from you. Why does Shen Chuwei get your favor and bear two children? In terms of family background, Shen Chuwei is no match for me; even in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she cannot compete with me. Why is she worthy of being the Crown Princess?"

Lady Chang’s last words were nearly a roar, her face twisted with rage, devoid of the slightest dignity or grace she once had.

Xiao Jinyan said, "She is the daughter of the National Master, Feng Wuyou, Princess Jiuyou, personally honored by the Emperor of Nanzhao Country. Just this status is far beyond what you could ever compare to."

Hearing this, Lady Chang was dumbfounded for a moment. Who hadn’t heard about the National Master of Nanzhao Country? A figure akin to a real immortal, revered by monarchs of various countries.

She retorted, "That’s impossible. How could she possibly be the daughter of the National Master?"

"Whether you believe it or not, you cannot change the facts," Xiao Jinyan abruptly commanded, "Lady Chang has intentionally plotted to harm the imperial grandson and is unforgivable. She will be granted death tonight."

"Xiao Jinyan, you heartless and unrighteous..." Lady Chang began to curse loudly, but a prison guard beside her covered her mouth to prevent offending the Crown Prince.

Xiao Jinyan coldly glanced at Lady Chang, "Death is too kind for you."

Having said this, he stepped out of the Sky Prison.

Xiao Jinyan had just returned to the East Palace when he saw Steward Li approaching with a pile of memorials.

Steward Li, well-acquainted with the palace, said smilingly, "Your Highness, these are the memorials the Emperor asked me to deliver."

Liu Xi bowed slightly and moved forward a few steps, taking the memorials from Steward Li’s hands.

"Your Highness, I shall return and report your receipt," said Steward Li with a smile as he left.

Xiao Jinyan glanced at the memorials in Liu Xi’s hands; the Emperor was truly impatient.

"Take them to the study room."

"Yes," Liu Xi carried the memorials to the study room.

In the courtyard, Jun Moqing was drinking tea, his gaze turned toward Susu, who was playing on Dabai. Suddenly, she climbed down from Dabai and jogged over to Jun Moqing.

"Susu, are you thirsty?"

Susu nodded in response, "I want water."

Jun Moqing passed the teacup to Susu’s lips, watching as her small hands held it tightly, sipping the water.

After she finished, Jun Moqing placed the teacup back on the table.

Susu, holding Jun Moqing’s hand, her little face full of curiosity, asked, "Grandpa, does mommy have a sister? Like me and Gugu."