Did Miss become a nun today?

When Xie Yun Chu saw the person who came, she didn't recognize him at first. She felt that the person in front of her looked like her, but was unfamiliar.

Suddenly it dawned on me: who else besides her mother resembled her?

The mother and daughter hadn't seen each other for over ten years. When they met again, there was no touching reunion scene as expected. The two stood facing each other for a long time, neither of them moving.

She had been looking for her mother, but when the person actually stood in front of her, she didn't feel much excitement. Perhaps it was because they had been separated for too long, and little of the mother-daughter bond from her childhood remained.

However, it's good that my mother is still alive and well.

"Mother," she called out.

Shen Heng snapped out of her reverie upon hearing this, clenching her hands inside her sleeves. "It's been a long time. My son has grown up."

As soon as these words were spoken, some distant memories surfaced, though I couldn't recall them clearly, they slowly overlapped with the person in front of me.

"I'm sorry I haven't come back to see you all these years."

Shen Heng rarely admits her mistakes to others in her life, but today she felt a pang of guilt in front of her daughter.

She has always been unrestrained and never cares about others. In her heart, she is the most important person, and even her daughter has to come second.

But now that I see the child has grown up so much and looks so much like her, there are definitely some differences.

The pregnancy was an accident, but she didn't mind having a child, so she gave birth.

She was adrift and loved the outside world. People were searching for her everywhere, so to prevent her child from suffering with her, they had no choice but to send him back to the capital.

It's better to live a peaceful life in the capital than to follow her.

But it seems... it's not much stronger.

Neither the mother nor the daughter knew what to say, and the room was awkwardly quiet.

Xie Yunchu didn't know how to start the conversation, but she was happy that the person was back.

"Will Mother leave again this time?"

Shen Heng wanted to nod, but then shook her head. "I'm not sure yet."

"Why did Mother suddenly come back?"

"Isn't it Mingyue yet? You wrote to me saying you were in trouble, so of course I came to rescue you."

Shen Heng explained her relationship with Zhao Mingyue, and she was surprised that Zhao Mingyue was picked up by her mother after she got lost.

But she was only surprised and quickly accepted it. It was good that she had a daughter by her side after she became a nun.

There was no deep mother-son bond between them; it was just a simple conversation.

Shen Heng suddenly felt a little sad. Her daughter was very lively when she was young, but now she has become so calm and taciturn.

She was an incompetent mother; she gave birth to the child but didn't take good care of her, leaving her alone in the capital to suffer.

Xie Yun Chu didn't feel anything. In fact, she hadn't suffered any grievances over the years. It was just that when she liked her second cousin, the two of them often quarreled, and she hadn't lost many of those quarrels.

"Mother, you don't need to wrong yourself for my sake. Whether you stay or leave, you should do as you please and not care about others," she said.

"My daughter has found the path she wants to take, so Mother doesn't need to worry about me."

Shen Heng had heard Zhao Mingyue say that her daughter was now devoted to Buddhism and only wanted to become a nun, and no one could persuade her otherwise.

"Have you... made up your mind?"

"Yes, I've thought it through."

Shen Heng frowned, her voice carrying an ambiguous meaning, "Have you had a bad time in the Marquis's mansion all these years?"

"I'm doing very well. My food, clothing, and daily necessities are no different from those of other young ladies. My aunt even treats me better, and I always have the best food and things I need."

Before Shen Heng returned, she thought her daughter would hug her and complain, saying that no matter how good the Marquis's mansion was, it was not her own home.

But now it seems that her heart has drifted to another place, and those entanglements are no different from pebbles on the roadside in her eyes.

"Do you really want to become a nun?" Shen Heng asked again, her tone less joking and more serious.

"Yes, Mother, I really want to become a nun, and I'm not just saying it in anger."

Shen Heng shook her head. "I know, but I just feel that you're only seventeen. There's so much fun outside, so many interesting things to do. You haven't gone to see them, haven't tried them, and you've just locked yourself in the nunnery. Don't you think that's a waste?"

Xie Yun Chu smiled. "If I, like my mother, yearn for freedom and the vastness of the world, then the outside world is naturally better. But now I only yearn for a corner of the nunnery, so I don't feel like I'm missing out."

Shen Heng didn't speak. After eleven years, she no longer understood the child at all.

When she was young, her daughter's personality was just like hers, and she thought she would be like her when she grew up. But Xie Yun Chu wanted to stand between heaven and earth, ignoring everyone and shutting herself off from everyone. She was different from her.

"Alright then." Shen Heng stopped trying to persuade her, leaned back in her chair, and said in a relaxed manner, "Go if you want, I won't stop you."

She hadn't cared for her own daughter for eleven years, and now that she finally had something she wanted to do, what right did she, as her mother, have to stop her?

As long as she's happy.

"Thank you, Mother."

Shen Heng paused for a moment, wanting to say something, but ultimately didn't.

Well, that's fine. She has no worries, and her daughter has fulfilled her long-cherished wish. Their bond as mother and daughter was shallow to begin with, so there's no need to force it.

Xie Yun Chu breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Good, her last wish had been fulfilled, and there was nothing left to regret.

At this moment, Zhao Mingyue knocked on the door and leaned against the doorframe. "Someone is looking for you outside."

The words had barely left her lips when she burst in, "Ah Heng, I've come to pick you up and..."

Xie Yun Chu instinctively hid behind her mother. "Mother, this Prince Su is not a good person. You should stay away from him."

Shen Heng sneered, "He's definitely not a good person."

After saying that, he took a few steps forward and slapped her across the face.

"Snap"

Zhao Zhang was stunned, and Xie Yun Chu and Zhao Ming Yue were also taken aback.

"You dare to come again?"

Shen Heng grabbed his collar. "Zhao Zhang, you haven't been good enough to me, you're going to ruin my daughter too! If I don't settle the score with you, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Zhao Zhang glanced in Xie Yun Chu's direction and whispered, "I know I was wrong. The child is still here. Please give me some face."

Shen Heng didn't want to expose such sordid matters to her daughter, so she pulled her outside, saying, "Come with me."

Before long, the sound of begging for mercy came from the next yard.

"I was wrong, I was wrong!"

"Ah Heng, I really know I was wrong, please stop hitting me, please stop hitting me..."

Xie Yun Chu was truly stunned. Her mother knew Prince Su?

Judging from the sound, is he being beaten?

She tugged at Zhao Mingyue's sleeve, "What is Mother's relationship with Prince Su?"

Zhao Mingyue shook her head and shrugged; she didn't know either.

The two went into the neighboring courtyard for an hour. When they came out, Zhao Zhang's handsome face was swollen like a pig's head, his clothes had been stripped off, and he was barely breathing.

She was startled and rushed over, "Mother, why did you beat him like this? What if His Majesty blames us?"

Shen Heng chuckled and looked down. "This bastard schemed against you. If you're angry, kill him now, and I'll cover for you."

Killed? Killed?

"If you can't bring yourself to do it, I'll do it myself, so he won't harm anyone else."

As he spoke, he actually pulled out a dagger from his pocket and stabbed it straight at Prince Su on the ground.

Xie Yun Chu turned pale with fright and quickly stopped the man. "Mother, Mother! Please calm down! This is a prince, His Majesty's own brother! You can't kill him, you can't kill him!"