Thinking of the past eight years ago, Madam Gu was also worried and frowned even more.
Back then, their entire family was almost stripped of their title, exiled, or even executed because their eldest son had lost to the enemy. It was all thanks to Rong'er saving Kang Wang in Yangzhou that their entire family was spared and had their current good days.
Thinking about it now, Madam Gu still felt lingering fear. Her turbid eyes were clearly flickering as she slowly twisted the prayer beads in her hand.
After a while, she hesitantly said, "Ah Jian, now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, things are different from the past…"
Everyone in the royal court knew that in the battle between the Great Jin and the State of Yue eight years ago, the previous Emperor wanted to reconcile, but the current Emperor wanted to fight. The father and son had also had many disputes over this… In the end, the Eldest Prince, Chu Yi, was sent to the State of Yue as a hostage.
