Chapter 946 - 948 Visiting the Parents-in-law (3)
Cai Wei looked at the empty earthen jar and suddenly thought of the liquor jars she had stored under the big banyan tree at home. She couldn’t help feeling a bit anxious. No, once she returned, she must move these jars out of the space; otherwise, Brother Parrot and Chang Mei would surely drink them all!
After leaving the space, Cai Wei found her dad and mom and told them to prepare, as the matters inside the palace had concluded, and they could return to the capital immediately.
The past couple of days of fleeing had put great psychological pressure on Mu Zhongqing and Lady Du. The husband and wife had both become considerably haggard. After hearing their daughter’s words, Mu Zhongqing pondered for a moment and said, "Since there’s no trouble now, we might as well return to our manor. Let’s not stay at King Qin’s mansion anymore."
Lady Du also agreed with her husband’s words. She beckoned Cai Wei to her side and said earnestly, "Wei’er, you should also come and live at the manor with your dad and mom. King Qin has been good to you, and your parents have seen it, but after all, you are a girl from an ordinary family, and they haven’t given you an official status yet. Living in someone else’s home without this status will ultimately be looked down upon. And, stop letting others call you the wife of King Qin. After all, the emperor and empress haven’t recognized you yet. If in the future—mother is just saying if—in case the emperor and empress do not permit King Qin to marry you as his official wife, won’t you have been called the wife of King Qin in vain for so long? It would surely become a joke, and the future wife of King Qin would be wary of you."
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face!
Cai Wei knew her parents’ thoughts and laughed and said, "Dad and mom need not worry. King Qin will not fail your daughter. Just you wait and see."
Wiping her tears, Lady Du said, "You are so young, how can you understand the insidious nature of people’s hearts? In any case, your parents will not harm you. We are keeping you away from his mansion for your own good. If you really care about us, you won’t see him in secret."