Chapter 161: Nangong Yurou's pain 2

The clothes they were wearing were not as modern as Cass Yueying's. After all, they were the King and Queen. To attend such a banquet, they naturally had to wear the attire of the country's royal family.

The typical royal attire made the two of them look even more graceful and noble. Nangong Yurou took off her blue-green dress and changed into the queen's clothes. It was less of a small family's mother but more of the majesty and domineering aura that belonged to the Queen.

The Queen's phoenix crown on her head was lifelike—especially the pigeon egg-sized pure natural sapphire on the phoenix crown. It added a bit of dignity to her identity. This gem was a unique existence in the world. It was also the symbol of the queen of the Cass Empire.

Cass Jerne was also wearing a bright yellow robe. It was embroidered with classic and ethnic-like patterns. On his head was a king's crown, and on it was a pure natural ruby the size of a pigeon egg. It was slightly bigger than Nangong Yurou's.

"Miss is so beautiful. I really can't tell that Miss has given birth to two children. Moreover, when she's with Miss Yueying, they're like sisters."

"That's right! I really envy the Eldest Miss. She's 37 years old and she's like a young woman in her early 20s."

"If only I had such beautiful skin."

"In this world, how many women don't want that?"

"The most important thing is to have a husband who dotes on her. Look, King Cass Jerne dotes on our Young Miss."

"I really envy them."

When the maids saw Nangong Yurou's beauty, they praised her from the bottom of their hearts. However, when they said these words, Nangong Yurou heard them.

Originally, these maids were speaking the truth. They didn't have any intention of mentioning Nangong Yurou's heartache. They were just chatting. However, that sentence, "I really can't tell that the Eldest Miss has given birth to two children." It actually pulled out the pain in Nangong Yurou's heart.

Two children, two children.

This sentence was like a dream demon, continuously attacking Nangong Yurou's heart. It was more like a sharp knife, mercilessly cutting her heart and cutting her flesh.

As for the child, her eldest daughter had always been a worry in her heart. She had died prematurely from birth. She had poured her heart and blood into it. After going through a lot of trouble, the daughter she had given birth to after ten months of pregnancy had died just like that.

She would never forget how devastated and hopeless she felt when she held the cold corpse of the baby. That was her flesh and blood—the child she had given birth to after ten months of pregnancy.

Cass Jerne also heard the conversation of the maids and felt Nangong Yurou's body tremble. He, who had always been gentle in front of her, became stern and severe. He looked at the maids with a stern expression. The maids were so frightened that they immediately shut their mouths.

"Rou'er! Don't think about it. We have Yueying now, don't we?"

Cass Jerne gently hugged Nangong Yurou in his arms. He did not mind that they were in public now. He only wanted to give his beloved woman the support she needed. He wanted to wipe away her past pain and do what a husband should do.

How could he not feel sad about losing a child? After all, that was his first child. It was also the first child he had with the woman he loved. When he saw that child whose face was pale and lifeless, he immediately cried.

"Jerne! Why, my poor child? She hasn't even drunk a mouthful of my milk, nor opened her eyes to see me. To die just like that... much less see this world for a day."

Nangong Yurou sobbed softly. Tears that were heartbroken continuously dripped down her cheeks, causing Cass Jerne's heart to break.

"Alright! Rou'er, don't think about it anymore. If the child was sensible, she definitely wouldn't want to see you so sad and haggard." Kass Jerne gently patted her back and carefully comforted her.

"I... But I miss her. If she was still alive, she would definitely look like Yueying, or she would look like me. She would look like you when she was alive." Nangong Yurou said about this matter. She couldn't control her longing for the child and cried like a babe in Cass Jerne's arms.

When the maids heard this, they all knew that they had just made a mistake. And it was a huge mistake. In fact, they didn't do it on purpose. They just blurted it out when they thought of something.

They also wanted to apologize and comfort the young miss, but when they saw the look in King Cass Jerne's eyes, they were so afraid. They could only stand on the spot and lower their heads to reflect on their mistakes.

"Rou'er! What's wrong?"

"Mommy! What's wrong?"

Nangong Du and Cass Yueying were chatting while waiting for Cass Jerne and Nangong Yurou. Suddenly, they heard Nangong Yurou's crying voice. They walked forward and asked her with concern.

"Nothing, I just remembered some bad memories. Dad! Let's go! The banquet should be starting soon."

Cass Jerne said as he wrapped his arm around Nangong Yurou's waist. He didn't want to bring up that matter anymore, as it would only make the woman he loved more sad.

However, just as he finished speaking, Nangong Du opened his mouth.

"Yurou! Are you thinking about her again?"

Nangong Du didn't think too much about it. When he saw how the maids looked like they had made a mistake, he could already guess why Nangong Yurou was sad. That matter had dealt a huge blow to Nangong Yurou in the past.

No matter where the news or the newspapers were, there was an eye-catching line. It was: the Queen of the Cass Empire gave birth to a baby girl and she died prematurely on the same day.

Because of this, Nangong Yurou didn't eat a single grain of rice for several days. She drank a mouthful of water. It took a long time for her to recover from the trauma of losing her child. It wasn't until she was pregnant with Yueying that she didn't feel as depressed anymore.

Moreover, the matter from that year was made known to everyone. In order to not let his daughter get hurt again, he and Cass Jerne did their best to suppress the news. After that, the matter slowly was buried.

More than ten years had passed but he didn't expect that someone would bring up this matter again today.

"Daddy! I'm fine."

Nangong Yurou knew that it made Nangong Du worried, so she immediately revealed a smile. However, this smile was even uglier than crying.

"Mommy! Why do you always think about that dead sister? Do you miss her so much that you don't like me at all?"

Cass Yueying saw that Nangong Yurou was thinking about her dead sister again, so she immediately spoke angrily.

This matter wasn't just a thorn in Nangong Yurou's heart. It was also a grudge in Cass Yueying's heart. At that time, after giving birth to Cass Yueying, Nangong Yurou often missed that dead child.

Therefore, when Cass Yueying was young, Nangong Yurou neglected her, resulting in her mother giving her less love. Consequently, she hated her dead sister very much. Otherwise, when she was young, she would not often live alone in that huge castle. Living alone until she was five years old.