Chapter 2695 - 2696: Return to Tianyun (262)

Chapter 2695: Chapter 2696: Return to Tianyun (262)

Aunt Fang was still apprehensive, "Mother understands the reason, it’s just too precious. Mother can’t bear to eat it, better let you eat it. You need to focus on your studies to attain honors, mother’s body is fine, and doesn’t need nourishment."

Since childhood, despite having to secretly call this mother as his own, this mother always thought of giving him the best things, making Tao Mingqing’s heart surge with a wave of bitterness.

He wanted to achieve success not only for himself but also for this mother.

And he was determined to do everything he could to succeed, to repay his mother’s kindness.

"Mother, it was the Princess who gave this for your nourishment. If the Princess knew you gave it to me, she might be upset. Being a royal princess, if she gets angry, how can we afford to bear it? You should keep it for yourself." To make sure his mother would eat the blood swallow nest, he had no other better way to persuade her.

Aunt Fang listened and could only say, "Alright then. But it’s such a waste for me to eat such a good thing. Even money can’t buy it outside."

Without waiting for Tao Mingqing to speak, Aunt Fang lowered her voice and whispered, "Qing’er, you and the Princess..."

Before Aunt Fang finished speaking, Tao Mingqing understood her meaning and sternly said, "Mother, stop speaking nonsense. How could someone like me reach the heights of the Princess?"

Aunt Fang whispered even more softly, "I didn’t mean to talk nonsense, but people in the mansion always see you together, many rumors have spread, saying you are a pair. If you aren’t a pair and haven’t achieved success, everyone would laugh at you."

Tao Mingqing put down what he was holding, held Aunt Fang’s hand, and comforted her, "Mother, I will strive for success, and as for me and the Princess, nothing is happening."

"But..."

"Mother!" Tao Mingqing emphasized his tone. "Stop talking about it, if rumors spread from us, how would people view the Princess? And what would they think of me? There’s really nothing between us."

Aunt Fang quickly said, "I wasn’t saying there’s anything between you, I just meant, you speak of reaching the heights, didn’t your elder brother reach the heights marrying Princess Jiu An? Didn’t your third brother reach the heights marrying the Prime Minister’s granddaughter? Even your late third brother, Taoming Hai, who caused so much trouble, reached the heights marrying the Marquis’ daughter. Why can’t you? I don’t insist you reach the heights with the Princess, I just think, if you married a girl from a high-status family, it might ease your efforts, and you wouldn’t have to work so hard."

Tao Mingqing became somewhat angry, "How can they be the same? Especially my elder brother, when he married the princess, she wasn’t a princess yet, she was only later conferred as the princess. It’s very different. Regarding me and the Princess, I’ll make it clear to you today, mother, you shouldn’t even think about this in the future. The Princess is a dearly loved daughter of the future King of Xiyun, and the most senior. The royal family treasures her immensely, she wouldn’t marry a Commons Son, and I have never had such delusional thoughts."

Pausing for a moment, Tao Mingqing continued, "As for marrying a girl from a high-status family to ease my efforts, I simply don’t care! If I lack the ability to achieve success, then I won’t achieve it!"

"Son, son, mother was wrong, don’t be angry, don’t be angry." Aunt Fang hurriedly comforted him. "Mother was muddle-headed, clearly you want to rely on your own ability, yet I kept thinking this way, I really was muddle-headed. From now on, I’ll go along with whatever you want, okay?"