The princess, being called "grandmother" repeatedly, felt her heart lt.
The child was both beautiful and of her own bloodline; how could she not adore him?
She caressed Jiang Youzhi’s back and suddenly noticed that Jiang Youzhi’s robe was made of ordinary brocade, and on his head, he wore only a headband, without even a golden crown.
Looking further, he didn’t even have a single Jade Pendant on him.
The princess imdiately felt distressed and quickly instructed the nanny, "Go open the storeroom and pick so good materials to make robes for Youzhi."
"Also, take out the furs that the Emperor recently bestowed, the sable and fox furs, to make a fur robe and a cloak for Youzhi."
"Oh, and bring those boxes of Jade Pendants for Youzhi to choose from."
Thinking it was still not enough, she added, "Oh, and the sapphires, diamonds, Dongzhu—pick out a few larger ones for Youzhi’s golden crown."
"Anything else you think Youzhi could use, bring it over!"
After speaking, the princess continued to caress Jiang Youzhi’s hand, "Where have you been living all these years? Have you been well?"
Jiang Zhongxing replied, "He has been raised by a farming family."
"Since childhood, not only did he have to go up the mountain to chop wood, but also had to do farm work!"
The princess felt imnse sorrow, "He even had to do farm work? My poor grandson."
Jiang Youzhi smiled, "It wasn’t too hard."
Jiang Zhongxing continued, "How could it not be hard?"
"Moreover, the family that found him was poor. Forget about the work, he couldn’t even eat at once a year, my poor son..." He initially said these words to make the princess more sympathetic towards his son, but as he spoke, he made himself cry and turned away to wipe his tears.
The matter regarding the at was heard by Lady Wu.
Lady Wu, in turn, heard it from Mrs. Chen.
During her ti in Xiang City, her favorite activity was to inquire about Jiang Youzhi’s childhood from Mrs. Chen, and now she knew everything that Mrs. Chen rembered about Jiang Youzhi from his childhood to adulthood.
Upon hearing this, Lady Wu also couldn’t help but cry.
The princess, upon hearing that he hadn’t eaten at all year, felt even more heartbroken and hugged Jiang Youzhi’s shoulder, shedding tears herself.
Many servants standing in the room, so recalled their own hardships in the past and began to cry.
So thought that they could eat at every day, while the young master couldn’t, which was indeed pitiful, and they too began to weep.
Jiang Youzhi observed a room full of tear-shedding people and felt nothing but deep sorrow.
Common people across the country faced scarcity of at throughout the year.
The south fared relatively better, with two rice harvests a year, enough to fill the stomach.
In the north, there were many who could not eat their fill all year round.
How could those in high places understand the suffering of the common people?
Not long after, a nanny led the maids, each carrying a variety of items.
There were dozens of rolls of brocade fabric in all sorts of colors.
All were colors suited for young n to wear.
There was a large box full of different kinds of furs.
The gems and diamonds were stored in a box; the nanny opened it briefly for Jiang Youzhi to look inside before closing it again.
There were two each of gold and jade belts.
There were also two golden crowns, one set with pearls, a purple-gold crown, and another with various gems.
There were no n in the residence, and it was unclear when these were acquired, but the nanny had found them all.
Next, a row of maids each held a box and approached one by one.
Jiang Youzhi looked inside: there were either Jade Pendants, fan tassels, or n’s hairpins, along with gold and silver filigree aroma balls, and sachets with gold inlaid and jade.
He rely picked out a silver-gilt aroma ball, planning to give it to Jiao Jiao; the rest seed unsuitable for Jiao Jiao, so he took nothing else.
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