Doted By The Regent King

Chapter 1689 - 1627: You Two Should Get Married

Wufu walked to Madam Zhou’s bedside, half squatting, looking up at her, feeling anxious at heart.

"Wufu, good child, what was your name before?" Madam Zhou stroked her head, her face gentle and affectionate.

Wufu was taken aback and said, "I am Wu Fu, the same name and surname."

Madam Zhou made a sound of acknowledgment: "I see, it’s all fate!"

"Mother, please don’t..."

"Good child, listen to me!" interrupted Madam Zhou, saying: "You call me mother, then I am your mother. Your being here is heaven’s arrangement, making us mother and daughter, but alas, this time is too short!"

"Mother, we still have a lot of time."

Madam Zhou shook her head, repeatedly stroking her face, saying: "I know my own body well, both he and I cannot hold on!"

She touched her belly.

Wufu was shocked, her voice sharp: "Mother..."

"Don’t be afraid." Madam Zhou smiled: "You and I, although our mother-daughter bond is only a short year or so, you have fulfilled your duty as a daughter. You have protected me, letting me live in luxury without worries. This is my fortune as Zhou Meiniang. Yet I have done nothing for you."

"Mother, there’s no need, you just need to be here, watching me." Wufu hurriedly said.

"Silly child."

Madam Zhou sighed, her hand gently touching her face, saying: "Wufu, I just saw Xiao Wufu."

Wufu was stunned.

"I know, she has come to take me, I’m sorry for you." Tears rolled down Madam Zhou’s face, yet she smiled: "However, you are a strong and capable child. Even without me, you will live well, without me, you will fly even further."

"Mother..."

"You have reached the age of marriage, and your marriage has been arranged, with the Betrothal Letter already exchanged, which means the marriage is half settled. Unfortunately, you have not met the Empress Dowager of Beiyan to hear her personally endorse your marriage." Madam Zhou said with regret: "I originally thought that once we reached Beiyan, I would surely meet her and let her know our Wufu is doing well, but alas, I am the one who has failed. Wufu, after the new year, you will be sixteen, and once I’m gone, you’ll need to observe mourning for three years, by then you’ll be an old maiden."

"Three years is too long a variable, and I cannot gamble on such a variable. Therefore, I will play the ugly role, no matter if the world accuses me of abuse of gratitude or anything else, it doesn’t matter. While I am still here, you and Ah Jiu should get married."

Wufu widened her eyes.

"There’s no need for anything else, with heaven and earth, the emperor, parents, and teachers, while the parents are still here, invite your teachers to witness, after bowing to heaven and earth, the ceremony will be complete, and later on, if he wishes, you can have a grand wedding." Madam Zhou said: "This is the only thing I can do for you."

Upon hearing this, Wufu couldn’t hold back her tears any longer.

"Don’t cry." Madam Zhou gently wiped her tears and said: "Such a hasty wedding is a grievance to you. But my dear child, once the ceremony is complete, it’s legitimate, don’t end up like me..."

Wufu knelt on the ground, sobbing.

Madam Zhou also cried, her pale face almost turning transparent, only she herself knew, life was ebbing away.

She didn’t have much time left.

Ah Jiu, led by Purple Jade, walked in to see this scene of a mother and daughter holding each other and crying bitterly. Seeing Madam Zhou’s condition, his heart sank slightly.

He roughly guessed that Madam Zhou was about to tell him to take care of Wufu and such, so he immediately knelt down beside Wufu.

But he guessed the beginning, not the end, and never expected that Madam Zhou’s plan was that— for him and Wufu to immediately bow to heaven and earth and get married.