As Jiang Xiurong was still contemplating the Fifth Prince's thoughts about his decision to marry her, her mother entered her chamber and called her name softly, "Xiurong."
Upon hearing her name to be mentioned, Jiang Xiurong turned her head towards the source of the voice to find her mother and she smiled as she stood up from the bed to welcome her.
Mother Jiang went towards her and sat beside the place where Jiang Xiurong was just seated and made her sit back in her previous place while holding her daughter's hands in hers.
She gently stroked her daughter's hand with utter care as she asked, "Xiurong, are you happy with this marriage? Although we can not go against the Imperial decree, your Mother and Father would still go against Heaven and Hell if that is what you want. So don't worry about anything else and tell your mother if you are really okay with this marriage or if you have any other ideas."
Xiurong smiled warmly at her mother's words of her love and care towards her as she spoke, "Mother, there is nothing wrong with this marriage. We all know that the Fifth Prince is very favored by the Emperor. If I were to marry him, Father's position in the Royal court may be even stronger than before. What more could I wish for? And when I spoke to the Fifth Prince earlier, I found that he is a very gentle and caring person. He also told me that he loved me when he saw me. A marriage that could give Father a good position and also have love towards. I really can't ask for more than this from the Heavens. So don't worry about me any longer Mother."
Mother Jiang's expression turned surprised after listening to her daughter's words as she excitedly asked, "Is that true? Is what you said just now, really true? If the Fifth Prince really loves you and cares for you, your Mother doesn't want to ask anything more from the Heavens too. Even if your Father doesn't have a good position in the court, your Father and Mother wouldn't care. All we want is for you to lead a happy life. That's all."
Jiang Xiurong smiled as she replied, "Yes Mother. What I told you is really the truth. The Fifth Prince himself informed me that he loved me the last time he saw me. Everything is good news in our family now. I am very happy, Mother."
Mother Jiang stroked her daughter's head softly as she looked at her daughter's face with immense love, "Yes. Yes, everything is good news in our family now. You really are a lucky star to our family, Xiurong. Your mother is very happy for you." As she spoke a few drops of water escaped her eyes which she elegantly cleaned using her index finger.
Looking at her mother being so emotional, Jiang Xiurong too felt like crying and immediately laid on her mother's lap as she spoke with her hoarse voice, "Everything is good but I couldn't bear to leave you and Father here, Mother. I don't want to leave from being with you. How could I stay apart from you? Did I ever stay a single day without greeting you both a good morning? I couldn't even think about living such a day. I never even thought about it until now."
As she spoke, water kept on flowing from her eyes as they made their way towards her mother's dress making the fabric wet. Mother Jiang did not care about the fabric of her clothes as she accompanied her daughter in crying together at her words.
While the duo were crying, Minister Jiang too entered the room to witness this scene. He was immediately tensed looking at his wife and daughter crying together as he increased his pace to move towards them as he asked in concern but with a raised voice, "What happened to both of you? Why are you both crying? Tell me, who made you cry and I will behead them at all costs. How dare they make my, Minister Jiang's, wife and beloved daughter cry? Tell me faster."
Though they could hear the anger in his voice, the both women in the room were not scared of him but instead were amused at his words and behavior. Immediately the chamber was resounded by the laughter of Mother Jiang and Jiang Xiurong while Minister Jiang looked on at them in confusion as he did not understand the reason for their laughter just immediately after crying.
"Why are you both laughing? Did I make any mistake and make fun of myself in front of you both? Well, if that is really the case, I would gladly make fun of myself again, if I can see you both beautiful women could laugh like this and not cry like you were doing earlier." Minister Jiang said cheerfully.