The return of Princess Chen is a big event for the entire Chen Palace.
Upon hearing that Princess Cheng's carriage had arrived outside the door, Prince Cheng, who was attending to his sick son, stood up suddenly with joy on his face, while the old princess dowager, who was drowsy on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes and opened her mouth to breathe out, but Prince Cheng, who was immersed in joy, didn't see anything at all.
"I know that Yue Niang can't bear to leave me."
Prince Cheng was full of joy as he spoke. He turned around and strode out, wanting to leave the palace to greet him, but when he reached the door, he remembered that Emperor An's decree of confinement had not yet been lifted.
He could not take a single step out of the mansion and could only walk outside while hurriedly giving orders to the servants beside him.
"Quick, send someone to welcome the princess in."
"The prince has gone, so just rest assured, Your Majesty."
Following Prince Cheng is the old steward of the palace, who has served the master of this palace for decades. During this period of time, seeing the prince in trouble and the palace in decline, he has been anxious.
The letters that the prince and the crown prince wrote to the princess were sent to Jiyun Lane but fell into oblivion. After receiving no reply for a long time, he thought that the princess was determined to leave the palace. Now that he saw that the princess was finally willing to come back, the old housekeeper was overjoyed.
"The princess is willing to come back this time, I think she is willing to forgive the prince. The Song family incident is over, and the prince is also thinking about the royal family and our palace. He was wrong for a moment. Please talk to the princess. The princess is considerate and will definitely understand your difficulties."
When Prince Cheng thought about the Song family's affairs, he felt unlucky: "I know that as long as Song Hong shuts up, why would I care about the Song family's affairs..."
If he hadn't been afraid that something might happen to the Song family and he would be implicated, why would he have gone to so much trouble to cover up all that mess for Song Hong?
Fortunately, Song Hong was not stupid enough to tell everything. Even though he was tortured, he gritted his teeth and swallowed everything for the sake of his son who was released .
When thinking of the Song family, Prince Cheng couldn't help but frown: "Song Tangning is here too?"
The old housekeeper shook his head: "Miss Song didn't come, only the princess and Nanny Jiang came back."
The King's face was visibly relieved: "That unlucky thing, it'd better not come again!"
He was extremely disgusted with the little girl he had watched grow up. In the past, he favored her a little because she was well-behaved and sensible, and was the future daughter-in-law of the Lu family. But who would have known that the bird that was raised without a beak would suddenly grow claws.
Not only did it bite off the Duke Song's mansion, it also caused the Lu family to be beaten and bloodied, and he also suffered as a result, making it impossible for him to live in peace.
The old housekeeper listened to Prince Cheng's words and hurriedly whispered, "Your Majesty, I know you don't like Miss Song, but she is the only blood of Madam Rong, and the princess cares about her very much. Even if you don't like her, don't mention it in front of the princess..."
"Do I need you to tell me? I'm not that stupid!"
Rong Yue cares about Song Tangning, so he just goes along with her.
As long as Rong Yue can be coaxed into changing her mind, what does Song Tangning matter?
She's just a little girl. Once he coaxes Rong Yue back and lifts her house arrest, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with her!
The old butler was relieved to see that he knew the difference between the important and the unimportant. "Then Your Majesty, please go back and change your clothes. Your robe is wrinkled..."
The old empress dowager's condition has been fluctuating during this period, and Prince Cheng has to come to take care of her every now and then, and she looks a little slovenly.
Upon hearing this, Prince Chen originally wanted to go back and change his clothes, so as to greet Rong Yue with the most exquisite look. He knew that when the two of them were in love, what Rong Yue was most obsessed with was his face which had not faded over the years. However, when he thought of the situation of Prince Chen's mansion during this period and the days when he "drank to drown his sorrows", he gave up the idea in an instant.
He tugged at his clothes, touched the green beard that had grown out of his face after two days of not shaving, lowered his eyelids slightly, looking tired, and walked towards the outer room.
"No need. Let Yue Niang see me like this, then she will soften her heart."
In the room behind her, the old concubine of Prince Cheng's mansion leaned on the bed and tried to sit up. The servant beside her hurriedly stepped forward to support her: "Concubine, what do you want?"
The old concubine did not reply, but stared at the direction where Prince Cheng left with wide eyes outside the window, her eyes were full of turbidity: "Idiot... why did you come back..."
Obviously... he has already left...
Come back...what to do...
"Toffee?"
The person in my arms had uneven breathing, and when he gasped in his throat, his words were intermittent as if he was holding something in his mouth. Even though I was very close to him, I couldn't hear him clearly.
The old concubine pinched her palms. What was she doing back? Was she coming back to commit suicide? That stupid woman...
So stupid!
"Toffee...Toffee, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing the old concubine's eyes wide open and her mouth wide open breathing rapidly, the maidservant was terrified. She quickly put her on the couch and turned around to find a doctor, but as soon as she stood up, she found someone grabbing her sleeve.
She turned around and saw that the old concubine's face was blue and purple.
"Let the princess... come to see me..."
This time, the old concubine made her words clear, and the maid hesitated: "But you?"
"I said, let her come to see me!"
The old concubine of Prince Cheng's mansion usually ignored the affairs of the mansion and seldom appeared in public, but everyone in the mansion was afraid of her. When they saw her eyes wide open with anger, her cheekbones protruding from her thin face, and her expression was a little ferocious when she spoke while leaning on the edge of the bed.
The frightened maid didn't dare to hesitate any longer and nodded her head in agreement.
"I will go right away, right away!"
After helping the old concubine to lie down, she hurried out. The old concubine fell on the bed, looking sideways at the blood-red coral plant placed not far away.
It was given to Princess Cheng the year after she married into the palace. It was said to be an extremely rare treasure from the South China Sea. It was flawless and more colorful than pigeon blood.
At that time, she had taken great pains to find it and they excitedly gave it to her as a birthday gift. What was her reaction at that time? She said it was a useless thing and that Princess Cheng did not know how to be thrifty and manage the household.
At that time, she had just gotten married. The young girl with a young face had eyes full of enthusiasm, but she poured a basin of cold water on her. She stood in front of her with a look of helplessness on her face.
Many things in this room were sent by Princess Cheng. Even though she later treated the child coldly and made him lose heart, she never lacked her things on festivals and birthdays. The gifts she gave him every year were exquisite things that could not be found in the capital.
Whatever she had, she would have a share of. It was obvious that the child had been the head of the household for a long time. The two of them had a bad relationship, but no one dared to neglect her.
The children of the Rong family are as upright as Grand Tutor Rong himself was.
The old concubine gasped in her throat, and felt that the breath she had been holding was about to dissipate. The time had come, and the guilt that had accumulated over the years was like a mountain and sea, almost swallowing her up.
She gripped the bed rails tightly, her nails digging into them, and made a low, muffled sound.
"How can you be so stupid..."
Come back, what for?