Chapter 619: Chapter 619: Princess Recognizes Daughter Leng Yu Yan opened her mouth and then closed it again, her mother unaware that she was not actually Li Fei. If at this moment she were to call out to her maternal grandmother and uncle, such a slip could have what effect on her mother—she dared not think. With this in mind, she could only nod at her grandmother and uncle. The Yun Family had also seen the people coming down from the horse carriage; the young man was said to be Mian’er’s friend, but who were the old lady and the middle-aged man beside him? Zhang Yuming lowered his voice, “Grandmother, why did you…” Before he could finish his words, he saw the Yun Family leading Leng Yu Yan over to them and had to close his mouth. Leng Yu Yan was very nervous. Zhang Yuming was also nervous. He had already informed his grandmother, but she had still called his cousin “Nannan.” Such a term could be explained away, but the way his grandmother looked at his cousin was something that couldn’t be faked. The Yun Family asked with a smile, “And who might these two be?” Zhang Yuming explained, “Princess, these are my grandmother and father. They are very fond of the Commandery Princess and wished to come to share in the joy of the wedding.” The Yun Family turned to look at Leng Yu Yan, “Mian’er, is this true?” “Yes,” Leng Yu Yan lowered her eyes, her hand that had been resting on the Yun Family’s arm slowly moved to take her pulse. Fortunately, her mother’s pulse was stable, showing no anomaly. The Yun Family said with a smile, “Since they are guests, please invite them in.” Elder Mrs. Zhang nodded repeatedly, her gaze fixed on Leng Yu Yan’s face without shifting, until reminded by Zhang Ruohai, then she withdrew her gaze. Before long, the group entered the Prince Mansion. Leng Yu Yan and Zhang Yuming exchanged a look, understanding the message in each other’s eyes; they respectively led the guests back to Zhaohui Courtyard and the guest courtyard. An hour later, Leng Yu Yan finally managed to leave Zhaohui Courtyard and head to the guest courtyard. “Grandmother, Uncle!” she called out as she walked. Sitting in the outer room of the guest courtyard and drinking tea, Elder Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Ruohai looked up upon hearing her voice. Leng Yu Yan quickened her pace, “I’ve been unfilial, making grandmother and uncle…” She couldn’t introduce them just now. “What are you talking about?” Elder Mrs. Zhang’s eyes were teary, and she opened her arms, embracing Leng Yu Yan who rushed into her arms, and said, “My Nannan has grown even more beautiful, truly lovely after just one year!” “When the time is right, I will introduce grandmother and uncle to my grandparents; they are very eager to meet you,” said Leng Yu Yan, her voice tinged with emotion. “But the Princess is not well, her emotions can easily become agitated. And in the eyes of the Princess, I am her own daughter Li Fei. Everyone in the Prince Mansion is keeping it from her, thus my actions were out of sheer helplessness earlier.” Zhang Ruohai said, “We understand, child, you needn’t blame yourself!” Elder Mrs. Zhang gently patted Leng Yu Yan’s back, “All we wish is to see you married off with our own eyes, that would be enough for us!” “Aunt, Elder Cousin, and the two younger cousins, why didn’t they come?” Zhang Ruohai replied, “Your aunt had no face to come.” Elder Mrs. Zhang spoke slowly, “Your elder cousin has married. His wife is pregnant, it wouldn’t have been convenient for her to come. As for your elder cousin sister as well, she’s also married and pregnant. She wanted to come, but the journey is long, the travel is strenuous, both by boat and by carriage, and on top of that, she has severe morning sickness. Could not make it. And your second cousin sister…” Zhang Ruohai helped, “She also had no face to come.” Second cousin Zhang Yujing had her sights set on Ye Yiheng, so her absence was actually a relief. However, Leng Yu Yan felt a bit regretful that her eldest male cousin and eldest female cousin did not come. She quickly cheered up upon thinking that both her eldest sister-in-law and eldest female cousin were pregnant, exclaiming, “They both work so quickly; I’ll soon be an aunt.” “Indeed!” Elder Mrs. Zhang said with a smile. For a time, the guest house was filled with joy and happiness. The only one standing under the outer gallery with a bitterness in his heart was Zhang Yuming. In the blink of an eye, the day before the grand wedding had arrived. Leng Yu Yan was in her room preparing her commonly used belongings when she suddenly heard the voice of the Yun Family’s matriarch entering. She promptly went to greet her, “Mother, what brings you here?” The Yun Family’s matriarch spoke earnestly, “Mother has something to tell you.” With that, she glanced around. Leng Yu Yan nodded, signaling Miao Zhu and the four maidens Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter to leave and shut the door. Then she helped the Yun Family’s matriarch to sit on the beauty couch. The Yun Family’s matriarch took Leng Yu Yan’s hand and placed a dowry list into her palm. “Yan’er, this is the dowry that Mother has prepared for you, together with the dowry provided by the Prince Mansion, all in one list.” Upon hearing this, Leng Yu Yan was taken aback, her red lips trembling slightly, unable to speak for a long while. It wasn’t the richness of the dowry that shocked her so much as the way the Yun Family’s matriarch addressed her. The Yun Family’s matriarch smiled, and as she did, tears welled up in her gentle eyes, “The first time I saw you, I indeed thought of you as Mian’er.” “After Mian’er passed away, I truly became mentally ill because I couldn’t accept it. The madness came and went, causing me to often live in my own fantasy, always feeling that Mian’er had not left me.” “Later, you came, and I was truly happy!” “But I gradually noticed the differences between you and Mian’er. Mian’er was mischievous and didn’t listen well, while you were very obedient.” “You helped me gather medicine, and the effects of those medicines were surprisingly good. Every time I took the medicine you gathered, I confirmed you were not my Mian’er.” “It was after taking the medicine you gathered that my madness was cured. I haven’t spoken of it because I was afraid I would lose you as well.” “For my sake, you risked your life to gather those herbs; Yan’er, you did better than a biological daughter. You were so filial to me, calling me mother; my heart truly melted.” “At that point, I was torn. I knew you were not my biological daughter, that you were born to Lai Ran and another woman. I wanted to hate your birth mother, but I couldn’t. Because you were just too good, too good for me to want to lose you.” “Thus, I kept calling you Mian’er, pretending my mental illness wasn’t cured, all because I feared you wouldn’t recognize me as your mother.” “Yan’er, you were so good to me; even if you’re not my flesh and blood, what of it?” “I just want to officially recognize you before your grand wedding!” By this point, the Yun Family’s matriarch was in tears. Leng Yu Yan cried uncontrollably, throwing herself into the Yun Family’s matriarch’s arms, “Mother, I’ve apologized in my heart to Huahua many times, for taking the motherly love that was supposed to belong to her.” Silly girl, the motherly love for Mian’er belongs to Mian’er; the motherly love for you is yours. There’s no question of taking it or not,” the Yun Family’s matriarch said amid sobs and laughter, “You are both my daughters!” The Yun Family’s matriarch cupped Leng Yu Yan’s face, “You look so much like Mian’er, so in a way, it’s fate that we should be mother and daughter!” Leng Yu Yan nodded vigorously, sniffing and explaining, “Father King and my birth mother weren’t together deliberately; they were trapped and deceived, which led to my birth. My mother passed away without knowing that I wasn’t born to Leng Zongfa. Mother, Father King has always had you in his heart!” Follow current novᴇls on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽 The Yun Family’s matriarch gently caressed Leng Yu Yan’s face, “I will talk about this with your Father King.” She paused and then continued, “Tomorrow you will be married to the Crown Prince. As your mother, I really wanted to raise you for a few more years, Yan’er, I never got to properly raise you. Just thinking of you getting married, your mother’s heart can’t bear to part with you!”