After the concubine ran away, the cold prince lost control

Chapter 425 Portrait
The later the year went, the busier Qin Xiaoning became. One day, she had just returned from going out, and halfway through her journey, her carriage was stopped.

"Wan'er, I want to talk to you."

It’s the Princess of Yu again.

After the carriage stopped, Qin Xiaoning did not get out, but just stuck her head out of the window. Princess Xiang followed the Princess of Yu. When she saw Qin Xiaoning, she was excited and stepped forward and said, "Sister, my mother and I have been waiting for you here for a while."

Because it had just snowed, the air was filled with a heavy chill. Now that the sun was about to set, it was getting even colder outside. Even the peddlers had closed their stalls early, and the originally bustling street seemed very deserted.

Qin Xiaoning looked at the Princess of Yu and said calmly, "A few days ago, Princess Xiang took the portrait of Miss Qin. This person is not my mother. Princess, you have found the wrong person. I am really not the one who lost your daughter."

When Princess Yu heard this, she immediately became excited. She said hastily, "When Miss Qin left me with you in her arms, she was still young. Later, she went through many hardships, so it's normal for her appearance to have changed a little."

Qin Xiaoning listened to her patiently and then said, "Even if her appearance has changed a little, I will recognize my own mother."

"That person is really not her. His appearance is completely different. Princess, you really have found the wrong person."

Princess Yu refused to give up. She stepped forward and grabbed the car window, crying as she said to Qin Xiaoning, "Wan'er, I know you hate me in your heart, but as a mother, who would abandon their child if they really had no other choice?"

As she spoke, she began to cry: "Wan'er, I am your mother. Look, we are so much alike. When you were born, you looked like me. Over the years, I have missed you every day. I know you have suffered a lot, but I have suffered too."

Qin Xiaoning listened to her crying, and her heart was moved, but only slightly.

Finally, she said, "Now, I am also a mother. Even if what you said is true and we are really mother and daughter, I will not hate you. However, the person in the portrait is not the one who raised me. I am afraid there is a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding? Is it really a misunderstanding? My daughter, where is she?"

Princess Yu loosened her hand and stood there, only an inaudible murmur coming out of her mouth.

Qin Xiaoning sighed slightly, then looked at Princess Xiang: "Take good care of your mother."

After saying this, she urged the driver to drive away.

After the carriage had traveled for a long time, Qin Xiaoning looked through the window and saw that the Princess of Yu was still standing there.

She looked for a long time, until the carriage went far away and no one could be seen anymore, then she turned around.

When she returned to Qingsong Garden, Qin Xiaoning did not rush to the back porch to see her children as usual. She did not even bother to take off her cloak, but went straight to the desk and skillfully drew a portrait of her mother.

After so many years, she had never forgotten her mother's voice and appearance. In a short while, she painted the woman who raised her for seven years vividly.

Qin Xiaoning had her doubts about what Prince Yu's wife said.

After all, she was so similar to the Princess Consort of Prince Yu, and her lost daughter was of the same age as her, so it was very likely that she was her daughter.

The woman who raised her for seven years never revealed her biological father until her death. There was something strange about this.

Just like what Princess Yu said, she couldn't tell anyone. If she did, it would bring disaster. In order to protect her safety, she kept her mouth shut.

All of this makes sense.

However, the portrait that Princess Xiang brought that day was definitely not of the woman who had raised her. Although they both had the surname Qin, they were not the same person.

Although Qin Xiaoning remained calm when facing the Princess of Yu, she still had a faint expectation in her heart.

As a human being, you should always know where you come from.

After Qin Xiaoning finished painting the portrait, she called Song Zhi over and told him, "You go to Prince Xian's mansion right now and hand this portrait over to Prince Yu's wife in person."

Perhaps the Princess of Yu can resolve this discrepancy.

Songzhi took the portrait and hesitantly advised: "I know you have resentment in your heart, but if that Princess Luck is really your mother, in the future, you will be like those noble ladies, with the support of your family. Ning, this is actually a good thing for you."

Qin Xiaoning smiled bitterly when she heard this: "For so many years, I have been helpless and had to plan everything by myself. I often thought in my heart, how great it would be if I could have someone to rely on like those women from wealthy families."

As she said this, she smiled bitterly: "But now that they really came to look for me, and they are powerful people, I don't want to think too much. It would be best if I knew my life experience. If I remain confused forever, it doesn't matter."

Songzhi was happy: "After all, you now have a prince and two sons."

Qin Xiaoning was also happy: "Maybe that's the case. With them, my heart is filled."
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In Prince Xian’s mansion.

Princess Huayang has been ill again these days. The always weak wife of Prince Xian became anxious and fell ill as well.

After Princess Yu returned to visit her sister, she went to Huayang's room to visit and take care of him. She was talking about Huayang's situation with his wet nurse Zhang in the inner room, when she suddenly heard the maid reporting at the door saying that Qin Xiaoning had ordered someone to bring the portrait of the woman who raised her. Princess Yu couldn't help but feel happy, and hurriedly asked someone to invite Songzhi in.

But when she couldn't wait to unfold the portrait, she was stunned.

The woman in the portrait was indeed not the maid she had entrusted.

Princess Yu couldn't help crying: "Is your princess still blaming me? Is the person in the painting really the woman who raised her?"

Songzhi said truthfully, "Indeed, the woman in the painting is the princess's mother. Every year on her death anniversary, the princess would pay homage to her. She also built a small shrine in the mansion, and her portrait is always hung inside."

"It's this woman. Even I can see her clearly." Songzhi said confidently.

Upon hearing this, Princess Yu slumped down in disappointment, and the portrait in her hand fell to the ground.

Because they were in Princess Huayang's house, Zhang, who served Princess Huayang, didn't care about the mess in Prince Yu's family at all. However, Huayang was thinking about Lu Ji, and Prince Yu's lost daughter was related to the Regent Princess, so Zhang couldn't help but take it to heart.

Therefore, when Princess Yu and Songzhi were talking in the outer room, she slipped out from the inner room and stood behind them, listening carefully.

It was not until the portrait in the hands of Prince Yu's wife fell to the ground and she accidentally saw the woman in the portrait that Zhang's face changed immediately.