Time flew by and it was ten days in a blink of an eye.
The injuries on Song Tangning's face gradually improved, and the injured leg was able to walk freely after a few days of recovery.
Princess Cheng would go to Jiyun Lane to visit Tang Ning every two days, but the color on her face became worse and worse. Although she did not tell Tang Ning about the affairs in the palace in detail, Tang Ning felt that when Princess Cheng mentioned Prince Cheng It became less and less, even if it was mentioned occasionally, the eyes were no longer as gentle and loving as before.
King Cheng's people returned to the capital a few days earlier than Xiao Yan expected. King Cheng got the things those people sent back, and then went to Jiuyun Alley helplessly.
"Let me tell you, you are overthinking. How could the Song family use outsiders to confuse their own bloodline? It is clearly written in all the official books."
Prince Cheng looked at Princess Cheng who was looking at those things, and his eyes fell on Tang Ning with some reproach.
"You too, I know that you, your brother and the others are angry, but how can you talk nonsense about this kind of thing? If people know that you are making random speculations, you will definitely get a bad reputation for slandering your elders, and it will be ruined if it spreads. The official reputation of the entire Song family has made your aunt sleepless nights worrying about you.
The injury on Song Tangning's hand had healed a lot. She was holding the pile of things sent by King Cheng, which had "Li's daughter, native to Anzhou" written carefully on it.
"Did the people sent by my uncle find out these?"
"Who else can it be if it's not me? How can I let others know about this kind of thing?"
Seeing Tang Ning looking at him with dark eyes, King Cheng frowned.
"Why, you don't even believe me? If you don't believe it, I'll call the people who went to Anzhou to come over, and you can question them yourself. They will investigate Song Shulan's past. Her biological mother, Mrs. Li, is indeed related to you. My father had an encounter.”
"Seventeen years ago, there was a flood in Wuzhou, and your father was ordered to go to fight the disaster. Mr. Li was originally from Wuzhou. He met your father in Wuzhou back then. Your father was injured in the flood and was missing in Wuzhou for nearly three months. , during which he was rescued by Mrs. Li and spent time with her day and night."
"We don't know what happened to the two of them, but before your father returned to the capital, he did specially arrange a group of victims to go to Anzhou, including the Li family."
Prince Cheng looked at Princess Cheng, who looked ugly, and Song Tangning, who lowered her eyes and said nothing, and lowered his voice and said:
"I know you don't want to believe that your father has an affair with your mother-in-law, but Song Shulan's identity is indeed true. Mrs. Li found out she was pregnant only after she went to Anzhou. After giving birth to Song Shulan, she has been a widow. Not only did she have a letter written by your father to her, but she also pawned a jade pendant due to the hardship in life, and the people I sent spent some effort to redeem it."
He handed a bamboo-patterned pendant to Tang Ning.
"This jade pendant was your father's favorite thing. Your aunt must have seen it back then. If you still don't believe it, your father disappeared when he was fighting a disaster in Wuzhou. There were witnesses who later resettled the Li family. There are also people in Beijing who know your father. You can find someone to verify the handwriting, but by then your father’s name will be cleared after his death..."
Listening to Prince Cheng's worried words, Song Tangning suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
This was the uncle who had loved her since she was a child, and the husband who had shared the same bed with her aunt for many years. How could he lie so confidently in front of them and help the Song family make up for their dangerous lies?
He knew that it was impossible for her to take those things and ask outsiders to verify them, which would ruin the reputation of her father and mother-in-law.
Tang Ning looked at Princess Cheng who was so angry that she was clutching the things in her hands, her fingertips were turning white with so much force but she was trying her best to endure it. She lowered her eyelashes to hide her indifference: "Of course I believe my uncle, it's just me who overthinks it... "
"It's just your overthinking."
King Cheng was full of disapproval: "You have been making trouble for long enough this time. The old lady of the Song family has been lingering on the sickbed, and her hands are completely useless. Now no one outside is talking about the affairs of the Song family. The reputation of the Duke of Song's palace has been ruined. You... Brother, most of your future has been ruined, and even you yourself have been criticized by others for being too cruel."
He spoke with earnestness and exhortation.
"Tang Ning, I know you are angry about Qishan, but the Song family has already paid the price. It will not be good for you if they fall."
"Now that you are relying on Xiao Yan's protection, no one dares to do anything to you, but who knows if he is acting on a whim or if he has other intentions. Besides, being in the company of an eunuch will ultimately hurt your own integrity."
"The Queen and the Lu family are already dissatisfied. Please listen to my uncle's advice and put an end to this matter."
Song Tangning felt ridiculous as she listened to King Cheng's earnest teachings. She raised her head with no expression, as if hesitating: "But I've already gotten into this trouble with my grandmother and them. If I want to give up, I'm afraid they won't give up either..."
"Tang Ning is right." Princess Cheng said coldly from the side: "They are the ones to blame for what happened to the Song family. Don't even think about asking Tang Ning to go back and admit their mistakes to them!"
King Cheng could hear the looseness in the two men's words, and he was relieved when he saw that Tang Ning was willing to make amends with the Song family.
"Look at what you said, I am also protecting Tang Ning. How can I let her go and admit her mistake to the Song family? Even if she wants to fix this, the Song family has to show off. I think it will be the Si Festival soon, otherwise You hold a spring banquet in the mansion and invite people from the Song family to come."
"Tang Ning's injury is getting better now. He will take the opportunity to move back to the palace for a few days. Then you can invite some ladies from other palaces or invite some husbands to come to the palace. I will go and let the Song family serve at the banquet. If it's soft, Tang Ning can go back to the Song family as a matter of course, and no one will talk about it."
Princess Cheng frowned and did not agree.
King Cheng said softly: "Yue Niang, I know you are dissatisfied with the Song family, but you have to think about Tang Ning's future."
Princess Cheng was a little unhappy when she heard this, but she still compromised in the end: "What you said is reasonable, Tang Ning, what do you think?"
"I listen to my uncle."
"Okay, I'll post it when I get back later."
King Cheng couldn't help but smile when he saw that both of them agreed: "Then Tang Ning will go back with us today?"
"Reply to what?"
Before Song Tangning could speak, Princess Cheng said: "Since we are going to hold a spring banquet, let's make it a big one."
"After I go back, I will be too busy just to post and prepare for the banquet. The house is full of chaos with people coming and going. Tang Ning's body has not been fully recovered yet, so let her stay here first. Here in Jiuyun Lane, I will ask someone to pick her up on that day."
When King Cheng heard this, he didn't force it: "Okay, let her stay here first."
King Cheng achieved his goal, and the smile on his face became a little brighter. After talking to Tang Ning for a while, he planned to return home.
Knowing that Princess Cheng would stay in Jiuyun Lane to talk to Tang Ning for a while, he immediately pretended to be jealous and complained a few words, saying that Princess Cheng now only looked at Tang Ning and ignored him.
Princess Cheng pushed him out of the courtyard with an angry look. When she came back from the outside, she suddenly vomited against the wall. She was vomiting until the sky was dark and her eyes were red, and she wiped them with a handkerchief desperately. The face that King Cheng had just touched so intimately.
