Chapter 34: Inexplicable Wonder

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After hearing this, Qiong Hua did not say a word and stared at Jun Yu for a long time.

After Jun Ning was sure that she was not mistaken, her mother’s eyes slowly welled up with tears, and her expression became complex.

Since she came here, Qiong Hua had given her the impression that she was strong, gentle, and cheerful.

No matter how hard the days were, she would not easily shed tears.

What was wrong with her today?

She had never seen his mother like this before. She was nervous, flustered, uneasy, in pain…All kinds of sad emotions appeared on her face.

However, that was not all.

There seemed to be a great deal of happiness deep in her eyes.

She was crying and laughing.

She felt very, very conflicted.

She did not know if she was happy or unhappy to meet her new friend.

“Mother?” Jun Ning looked at Qiong Hua in confusion.

Qiong Hua suddenly pulled her and Jun Yu into her arms, tightly holding them. She said gently, “I am very happy to see you and the seventeenth prince playing together and having such a good time.”

If this had come from anyone else, it would have sounded like flattery.

This was because the seventeenth prince was the son of the empress!

If she could have a good relationship with him, would she still have to worry about their future?

However…

Qiong Hua’s words, however, did not hold any flattery. Her words were full of sincerity.

Jun Ning felt that there was some hidden meaning in her mother’s words, and she wanted to ask what it was. However, Qiong Hua did not intend to continue talking to them. She only spoke briefly, telling her to take care of the seventeenth prince well while he was here. It was his first time here, so he must be treated well. Then, she left.

There was reluctance and nostalgia in the parting glance she gave them.

She wanted to continue talking to them, but she turned around and left, trying to control herself.

This was the first time Jun Yu met Qiong Hua, but he had a feeling that they had met countless times before, and Qiong Hua was very close to him. He felt that she was even closer to him than his mother was, even though his mother had raised him since he was young.

He had felt a similar feeling when he decided to rely on Jun Ning and trust her. It was inexplainable and he could not understand why he felt this way.

Now that he was playing and laughing with Jun Ning in The Cold Palace, he could only think about having fun, so he could put it aside for the time being. However, as soon as he quieted down, his thoughts became clearer and clearer. He could not help but want to understand.

Until he…

He returned to Jiaofang Palace, his mother’s palace.

The empress looked at him coldly, as if she was about to interrogate him about his whereabouts today. Why had he been in the toilet for so long? Did he fall asleep there?

He did not have the time to dwell on those thoughts anymore. He was so scared that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the empress. His body was trembling.

“Mother … Mother, I know that I’m in the wrong…”

“Do you know your mistake?”

The empress laughed coldly.

Her laugh sounded a little scary, like a deathly cackle.

Jun Yu’s lips had turned white from fear, but the empress did not notice.

She picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip of tea, then asked, “What did you do wrong then?”

“I… I should not have fallen asleep in the toilet. I should not have slept there for so long just to avoid studying,” Jun Yu said.

The empress said, “You b*stard, you spent so much time in the toilet just to avoid studying? Or did you run out to do something else? Be honest!”

After Jun Yu heard this, his stomach was in knots. He kept silent.

Could it be that his mother found out that he had secretly gone to The Cold Palace to play with his boss?