"The princess is back?"
When Princess Cheng returned to the palace, she happened to bump into Song Hong. Not long after he left, Prince Cheng heard the sound of servants saluting outside the door. When he raised his eyes and saw Princess Cheng, his heart skipped a beat.
When did she come back?
Princess Cheng took Nanny Jiang in and asked, "Are there guests in the house?"
"What, we met?"
King Cheng stood up and came over to help Princess Cheng back to the house. He did not hide anything in his words, but took the initiative to mention Song Hong.
"Not yet a member of the Song family, Song Hong came to pester him, saying that Tang Ning asked Xiao Yan to break the hand of the old lady of the Song family, and also blocked the doctors from the Imperial Medical Office and the medicine halls in Beijing from allowing them to go to the medical hall for treatment. He He said that the old lady was seriously injured and begged me to go to the Imperial Medical Office on his behalf."
"How can I agree to this? He has been pestering me endlessly. I finally sent him away. You met him. Did he make things difficult for you?"
Princess Cheng looked at Prince Cheng who was looking at her with worry, and felt cold in her heart.
She just asked casually and didn't even mention Song Hong, but King Cheng took the initiative to explain. If she hadn't known why Song Hong came to the palace, she would have been extremely pleased with King Cheng's honesty and believed in his words. .
Princess Cheng suppressed the urge to shout and asked, but pretended to be angry: "He still has the nerve to come to you? That old godly woman from the Song family almost disfigured Tang Ning after beating her. Tang Ning is still unconscious. I haven't settled the accounts with them yet, so he still has the nerve to pester you?"
"I just saw the carriage leaving but no one. I didn't expect it to be those bastards from the Song family. I'm not done with them..."
Princess Cheng turned around angrily and wanted to walk out, but was quickly stopped by Prince Cheng.
She turned her head and slapped Prince Cheng on the arm: "You stopped me? Are you going to attack those bastards from the Song family?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I go towards them? It's just that everyone is far away. If you catch up with him now, are you going to have a fight with him on the street?"
Prince Cheng helplessly pulled Princess Cheng to the side and said, "You are always so impatient and easily angered. Tang Ning is your most beloved child. How could I watch her suffer? Song Hong came to me and I was so angry." I refused, otherwise how could he have been at odds with me for a long time."
"If you refuse, you should slap him hard!"
"Yue Niang..." King Cheng couldn't laugh or cry, "That's the minister of Zhongshu, not a commoner. Besides, the one injured by the Song family was Tang Ning's elder."
"Right now, Mrs. Song has lost her hand and is suffering from a high fever. If this is not relieved for a while, she may not even be able to save her life. If I add insult to injury again, what will others say about me, Tang Ning, and people outside if they find out? Said she was cruel and heartless."
His handsomeness has not diminished since he reached middle age, but with deep helplessness, he pulled Princess Cheng and spoke softly.
"Don't you know how I treat you? How can I treat you like an outsider?"
Princess Cheng raised her eyes and looked at him, seeing that he was sincere and sincere. No matter in her face or eyes, there was the familiar affection, but her heart kept falling.
He is still lying to her!
Princess Cheng's eyes were red: "I know you are against me, but the Song family bullies people too much. You don't know how Tang Ning was beaten. That old pious woman went to ruin her face. I have been a child since I was a child. I grew up with my sister, and she only left behind a daughter like this. If she is good or bad, how can I be worthy of my sister?"
"I know you have a good relationship with your sister, so you should feel sorry for Tang Ning. I feel sorry for her too. Please stop crying."
Prince Cheng held Princess Cheng and coaxed her gently.
Princess Cheng leaned on his shoulder: "Your Majesty, have the people you sent to Anzhou returned with the news? Have you found out what happened to Song Shulan?"
King Cheng paused for a moment and continued to caress her back: "How can it be so fast? Anzhou is several days away from the capital. After we get there, we still have to find a way to find out. After all these things, even if we go fast, It takes more than half a month to come and go, but I think you may be overthinking this matter."
"The Song family is not crazy. How could they confuse the Duke's bloodline with a girl of unknown origin? Besides, the maid looks somewhat similar to the Song family."
"Tang Ning and the Song family are getting angry and thinking wildly, and you can let her do whatever she wants. Although I promised to have people investigate, this matter cannot be made public, otherwise if nothing is found, outsiders will know that Tang Ning is talking about the house. Sir, you may have something to say about her."
Princess Cheng's palms were cold, her heart fell to the bottom, and even the last trace of luck was gone.
Sensing the silence of the person in his arms, King Cheng said softly: "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
He kissed Princess Cheng’s forehead,
"I'm not blaming you, it's just that Tang Ning is the daughter of the Song family after all. If she gets into a fight with them, she will be the one who suffers. Although you and I can protect her, we are not his parents after all."
"I will urge them to investigate the matter in Anzhou faster, but you should also pay more attention to the house. Yin'er has been depressed these days. He always said that you care about Tang Ning more than his own son. Even My husband is no better than her."
"Yue Niang, you also favor me."
The sweet words of the past have become particularly prickly.
Every seemingly sincere words made Princess Cheng's heart tighten, and she was a little out of breath as she tugged on her sleeves.
She pretended to be embarrassed and pushed away King Cheng who wanted to get closer.
"You are so grown up, and you are still jealous of a child."
Princess Cheng stood up and stepped away and said, "Anyway, let me tell you, if the Song family dares to bully Tang Ning, I will never be done with them. If you dare to help them, I won't want you anymore."
"Is Yue Niang so cruel?"
"I'm serious." Princess Cheng looked seriously, "You know my temper."
"Yes, yes, my mother-in-law hates evil so much that she can't tolerate sand in her eyes. She remembers it for her husband."
Princess Cheng saw that his eyes were full of helplessness and indulgence, and his face was full of doting and gentleness that had made her happy, but he still didn't tell her the truth. There was no guilt or guilt in his words and smiles, and he didn't tell any lies. The slightest hesitation made her feel chilled, and a chill spread down her spine.
She had never noticed that the man she was sleeping with, the man she had married and lived with for nearly twenty years and had children for him, had such a face.
He was not the sincere and open person she knew, and he was not the person she knew who never hid anything from her. He was so real in his acting, and he was sincere when he told lies to her.
He seemed to have been skilled in deceiving her thousands of times, which made her even begin to wonder, how much of their deep love in the past was true?
After coming out of the study, Princess Cheng returned to her residence with a smile on her face.
As soon as the door closed, her figure swayed and her face was as pale as paper.
"princess!"
Aunt Jiang quickly supported her, and saw that her eyes were red, and the tears that had been held back for a long time floated in her eyes.
