I really became a king.

Chapter 176 Aunt

Mi Qingqing originally thought that she was well prepared, but when the time came, she panicked. After standing up, she subconsciously walked to the back room.

"Where is Sister Mi going?" Jiang Ning asked puzzledly.

Mi Qingqing then remembered that this was not her home, so she could only blush and stammer, "Prince Yi is here, it's inconvenient for me to be here, I want to go to the back room first."

Hearing the three words "Prince Yi" coming out of Qingqing's mouth, Jiang Ning was really sure that it was his younger brother who had come. He was a little absent-minded and didn't notice the redness on Mi Qingqing's face. He said, "What's inconvenient about this? Logically, he should call you aunt."

Aunt? Mi Qingqing was confused. What kind of generational relationship was this? If this really happened, how should she address Jiang Ning in front of her? Should she call her sister or should she call her sister?
Just when both of them were a little dazed and panicked, there was a louder noise outside the door.

"I've met the prince!"

"Your Majesty, have you come all the way to see your aunt?"

"Your Highness is truly magnanimous. He even forgot about the incident of falling into the water..."

"..."

However, some nobles of Dali learned the news of Jiang Yi's appearance and gathered around him, greeting and complimenting him continuously. Jiang Yi also responded to each of them with a smile.

When Jiang Ning heard someone mention the incident of falling into the water, although she had already decided to take responsibility for it, she still felt a little upset. Her arrogant temper flared up and she just couldn't bring herself to open the door herself.

"I... I'll go open the door..." Mi Qingqing said this and then walked towards the door with her head held high, her heart as flustered as if a deer was running around in panic.

Jiang Yi's voice rang out from outside the door, saying, "When I fell into the water, it had nothing to do with my elder sister. I fell into the water on purpose to frame my elder sister."

"Alas, I was young and domineering, and I caused my elder sister so much suffering. Today, I came here specifically to apologize to my elder sister."

"Ah! So that's what happened. But everyone is young once. The aunt never blames the prince..." Then a voice of agreement came from outside the door.

Mi Qingqing, who had already walked to the gate, heard everything clearly and subconsciously turned around to look at Jiang Ning, only to see her standing still at the main hall door with tears falling like water drops.

Seeing Jiang Ning's expression, Mi Qingqing knew that what Jiang Yi said was true. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. This incident really made Jiang Ning suffer.

Not only was the other party married far away in a despicable manner, but her title of "Princess" was also stripped away, which was basically equivalent to being expelled from the royal family. This was also the reason why Menwai Duoluo and Dali's meritorious officials only called Jiang Ning "Aunt".

She didn't expect that Prince Yi Jiang Yi would personally speak out this matter in front of so many people, which could be regarded as officially clearing Jiang Ning's name.

Mi Qingqing couldn't help but become more obsessed with Jiang Yi because of his responsibility and open-minded courage.

Jiang Yi stood outside the small courtyard, casually dealing with the meritorious and powerful people from Dali who had gathered around him, but his eyes kept glancing at the obviously dilapidated gatehouse.

It seems that this lady’s situation is really very embarrassing.

During this period of time, she must have been looked down upon by many people for bearing the stigma of murdering her younger brother. For a helpless woman, it was simply a disaster.

Today, he was going to clear her name and restore her innocence, and he also decided to ask King Dali to take back her elder sister's title of "Princess".

The meritorious and powerful people who gathered around him, seeing that Jiang Yi's mind was on his elder sister, all tactfully dispersed.

After a while, the door that had been closed opened. Jiang Yi thought it was Jiang Ning, but unexpectedly it was Mi Qingqing. He couldn't help but be stunned.

Jiang Yi glanced at Duo Luo. Could it be that he had walked into the wrong door?
Duo Luo bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the residence of my aunt."

"Aunt..." Jiang Yi was about to say something in greeting, but Mi Qingqing waved her hand to stop him. She lowered her head and said softly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please don't call me aunt anymore. I'm no longer the Princess Su..."

Jiang Yi knew this, as Jiang Xue had "accidentally" revealed it to him, but he didn't know how to address her for a moment.

Mi Qingqing didn't know either, but seeing Jiang Yi's expression, she thought to herself: Could it be that there are people with that kind of hobby? But it really doesn't matter what you call him...

Then, his heart started pounding even more, and he could not help but turn sideways and say, "Your Highness, please come in. My aunt is waiting for you..."

Jiang Yi also felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he nodded and walked towards the door.

The courtyard was small and the gate was not very wide. Although Mi Qingqing tried her best to retreat, Jiang Yi still entered the gate almost next to her body.

A faint body fragrance wafted into Jiang Yi's nose. The restless thought in Jiang Yi's heart rose again. He subconsciously took a deep breath and blurted out the three words "It smells so good!"

Mi Qingqing was also stunned. The straightforward and almost explicit teasing words made her lowered neck turn pink with embarrassment.

Jiang Yi also reacted, looking a little embarrassed, thinking that maybe he had been a poor man for too long in his previous life, so he couldn't stand any woman's teasing now...

Duo Luo and the personal soldiers who came with him all lowered their eyes, with an expression of watching their noses and their hearts, as if they saw nothing.

After seeing his own prince go in, the former Princess Su was still holding the door waiting for him to go in as well. He quickly motioned for her to go first. He didn't want to get into trouble because of this one day.

He smiled bitterly in his heart. Compared with the old prince who was loyal and unaffectionate, the young prince was a passionate seed. Not to mention those people in the palace who were always "eyeing him covetously", there were also wild flowers everywhere outside.

Mi Qingqing didn't wait any longer. She nodded and walked in quickly with her head down. As soon as she entered, she saw Jiang Yi standing in the middle of the yard, and Jiang Ning standing at the main entrance with one hand holding the door frame.

The brother and sister just stared at each other silently, one standing still and silent, the other with tears in her eyes.

"Sister, I'm sorry. I know I was wrong."

Finally, Jiang Yi spoke first and bowed deeply to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning held the door frame with one hand and covered her mouth with the other. She could no longer control herself and tears rolled down her cheeks.

He didn't know how long he had been waiting for this sentence, and because he never got it, he was woken up by the cold of a wet pillowcase in the middle of the night countless times.

And now, she finally waited.

Is it too late? Not at all. Even if she waited until he was old to hear this sentence, she would not feel it was too late at all.

She has loved this younger brother who has been without a mother since childhood and has always treated him like a treasure. Therefore, she was very strict in disciplining him, hoping that he would not go astray.

But it also resulted in the siblings being like strangers for so many years. Now, the younger brother has grown up and become the person she had always hoped for.

What else is she not satisfied with?
Next, Jiang Ning, who had completely opened her heart, hugged Jiang Yi and burst into tears, patting his back with her hands while crying, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances and hardships she had suffered over the years.

Jiang Yi has been enduring it silently. It is said that an elder sister is like a mother. This long-lost love of a child reminds him of his past life and makes him feel warm in his heart.

This family affection and this home are worth his careful protection!

(End of this chapter)