Chapter 177 The Despicable King Cheng

The return of Princess Cheng is a big event for the entire Cheng Palace.

Upon hearing that Princess Cheng's carriage had arrived outside the door, Prince Cheng, who was attending to his sick wife, suddenly stood up with a look of joy on his face. However, the old princess dowager in Prince Cheng's mansion, who was drowsy on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes and opened her mouth to breathe heavily, but Prince Cheng, who was immersed in joy, didn't see it at all.

"I knew that Yue Niang couldn't bear to leave me."

Prince Cheng was full of joy when 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 house arrest had not been lifted yet.

He couldn't 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 already passed away, Your Majesty, just rest assured."

Following Prince Cheng is the old steward of the palace, who has served the master of this palace for decades. Seeing the prince in trouble and the palace in decline during this period, he has been anxious for a long time.

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.

"Since the princess is willing to come back this time, I believe she is willing to forgive the prince. The Song family incident is over. The prince was also thinking about the royal family and our palace. It was a momentary mistake. Please talk to the princess. The princess is understanding and will definitely understand your difficulties."

Prince Cheng felt unlucky when he thought about the Song family's affairs: "I know, as long as Song Hong keeps his mouth shut, 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 that 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 released son.

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 expression on Prince Cheng's face visibly relaxed: "That unlucky thing better never come again!"

He was extremely disgusted with the little girl he had watched grow up. In the past, he favored her 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 had been raised without a beak would suddenly grow claws.

Not only did he bite off the Duke of Song's mansion, he also caused the Lu family to suffer and suffer as well, making it impossible for them to live in peace.

The old housekeeper listened to Prince Cheng's words and quickly whispered, "Your Highness, I know you don't like Miss Song, but she is Madam Rong's only bloodline, and the princess cares deeply about her. Even if you don't like her, please 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, then 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 housekeeper was relieved to see that he could distinguish the important from the unimportant. "Then Your Highness, please go back and change your clothes. Your robe is wrinkled..."

The old empress dowager's health 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 Cheng originally wanted to go back and change his clothes, wanting to greet Rong Yue with the most exquisite appearance. He knew that when the two of them were in love, what Rong Yue was most obsessed with was his face that had not faded for many years. However, when he thought of the situation of Prince Cheng's Mansion during this period and the days when he "drown his sorrows in alcohol", he gave up the idea in an instant.

He tugged at his clothes, touched the green beard that had grown on 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 edge of the bed and tried to sit up. The servant beside her hurried forward to support her: "Concubine, what do you want?"

The old concubine did not reply, but stared out the window at the direction where Prince Cheng left with her eyes wide open, her eyes filled with the turbidity of exhaustion: "Idiot... why did you come back..."

He's clearly gone...

Come back...what to do...

"Toffee?"

The person in my arms had uneven breathing, gasping in his throat, and 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!

"Tiffany...Tiffany, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing the old concubine's eyes wide open and her mouth wide open breathing rapidly, the maidservant was frightened. She quickly put her on the couch and turned around to find a doctor, but as soon as she stood up, she found that someone was pulling 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. 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 rarely 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 maid was so frightened that she dared not hesitate any longer and nodded in agreement.

"I'll go right away, right away!"

After helping the old concubine 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 first year she married into the palace. It was said to be an extremely rare treasure from the South China Sea. It was flawless and even 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 frugal and manage the household.

At that time, she had just gotten married. The young girl with a young face had her eyes full of eagerness, 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 his heart, she never left without her things on holidays and birthdays. The gifts she gave every year were exquisite things that could not be found in the capital.

Whatever she has, she will have a share of. It is obvious that the child has been the head of the family for a long time. The relationship between the two of them is not good, but no one dares to neglect her.

The children of the Rong family are as upright as Grand Tutor Rong was.

The old concubine gasped in her throat, feeling that the breath she had been holding was about to disappear. 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 so tightly that her nails dug into them, and uttered a low, muffled sound.

"How could you be so stupid..."

Come back, what for?