Princess Zhennan clutched her chest. Over the years, she had been respected wherever she went. Everyone treated her with courtesy, and even when she went out to attend banquets, the hosts would greet her with smiles.
When have I ever suffered such humiliation?
“Princess…” Princess Zhennan was breathing rapidly, wishing she could smash the teacup in the face of the person in front of her.
Princess Jiahua's eyes flickered, a sudden chill flashing in them as she glanced at Pei Zhao: "I have long heard that Prince Pei has been given important positions at such a young age, and is the kind of young man that countless girls in the capital dream of marrying."
Pei Zhao humbly replied, "Your Highness is too kind. It is all praise from the world. In fact, I am not that outstanding."
"Why should Prince Pei belittle himself?" Princess Jiahua smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.
If you look closely, you can also see that there is a raging fire hidden in that smile.
She vividly remembered how Pei Zhao had humiliated Song Yue in her past life.
Pei Zhao was so stared at that he couldn't lift his head. He hunched over and couldn't say a word for a long time. Fortunately, Princess Jia Hua quickly looked away and said, "I have some other matters to attend to, so please excuse me for not seeing you off."
We need to chase the guests away.
Princess Zhennan never expected to be treated this way after so many years. She found it hard to accept, but she couldn't bring herself to do it in front of the servants. So she got up with a gloomy face and left with Pei Zhao.
Watching the person leave, Shen Ruyun's guess was confirmed once again.
The princess had no intention of accepting the marriage.
“Ah Yue, remember this: a man, regardless of his status, must have his own opinions, instead of blindly following others’ arrangements. Such a person is destined to be unreliable.” Princess Jia Hua pinched Song Yue’s cheek. “Pei Zhao is easily swayed and is indeed not a good son-in-law. He only sympathizes with the weak. As long as someone cries or acts coquettishly, he will soften his heart.”
Song Yue nodded in strong agreement.
…
Princess Zhennan suffered a setback at Yuehua Pavilion and had no choice but to slink away to Ninghui Hall. There she met the Grand Madam, who could tell from Princess Zhennan's expression that she had not gotten the better of the princess.
Furthermore, the princess sent someone yesterday to convey that women from the same family should never marry into the same household, and she has her own plans regarding Song Yue's marriage arrangements.
The Dowager Madam dared not interfere in Song Yue's marriage, so she was restless and awkward when facing the Princess of Zhennan, and she was just smiling and doing Tai Chi.
After suffering repeated setbacks, Princess Zhennan was getting restless.
"Madam, the Second Young Lady is in danger," a maidservant reported.
The old lady stood up: "How could this be? Didn't they say yesterday that there was no danger?"
"The doctor from Qionghua Courtyard just said that the Second Miss's wound has reopened, and because she refused treatment, her condition has worsened. Now she has a high fever that won't go down and is talking nonsense. You should go and take a look," the maid said.
The Dowager Lady hurriedly took the hand of her maid and walked outside. Behind her, the Princess of Zhennan felt as if she had swallowed a bitter pill. She was filled with resentment but could only grit her teeth and follow.
The sound of weeping continued in the Qionghua Courtyard. Maids and servants went in and out, and one maid was carrying a basin of water that was clearly soaked with blood.
The old lady went straight to the inner room and immediately saw Song Yao, whose face was as white as paper, lying on the bed, and Yuan Fuling, who was crying her heart out.
"What exactly happened?" the old lady asked.
Yuan Fuling stopped crying and choked out, "Mother, Yao'er has a persistent high fever and keeps saying she doesn't want to marry into the Han family. Yao'er was tricked back then."
“Scheming?” Princess Zhennan could no longer contain herself. If she didn’t act soon, she feared she would be unable to clear her name completely. She said, “Who would scheme against Miss Song? The Shen family should give an explanation for this.”
No sooner had she finished speaking than Chen Ruyun walked in from outside.
Princess Jia Hua informed her to come.
After curtsying to the Grand Madam, Shen Ruyun said, "The Shen family does bear some responsibility for the incident that occurred during the banquet. Aunt Yuan, the Shen family will bear all the medical expenses for Second Sister without hesitation. The most important thing now is to cure Second Sister, as it is a matter of life and death."
Song Hengchuan also came along.
Song Hengchuan looked up at Pei Zhao: "Brother Pei also bears some responsibility for what happened at the Shen family back then."
That tone was clearly a threat!
Princess Zhennan laughed angrily: "What kind of talk is this? The banquet wasn't hosted by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and the person wasn't rescued by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. How is this related to Zhao'er?"
Song Hengchuan ignored the Princess of Zhennan and kept staring at Pei Zhao. Back then, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion did not approve of the marriage with Song Yue. The two families conspired to ruin Song Yue's reputation in the Shen family. Then, Song Yao fell into the water and was rescued by Pei Zhao. The two hugged each other in front of everyone. Pei Zhao would definitely have to take responsibility for Song Yao.
This way, the marriage could be smoothly transferred to Song Yao.
But things inexplicably went wrong, resulting in Song Yao being tarnished, while Song Yue remained unscathed, and the Zhennan Prince's Mansion refused to acknowledge the truth.
He still wants to go back and marry Song Yue, abandoning Song Yao. How can there be such a good thing in this world, letting the Zhennan Prince's Mansion pick and choose at will?
Pei Zhao felt a little uncomfortable under the gaze, and he pursed his lips.
If Song Yao hadn't been tainted, he wouldn't have minded marrying her, but now everyone knows that Song Yao has lost her innocence.
How could he, the heir of the Prince of Zhennan, marry Song Yao?
"Brother Song..."
“Our two families have been friends for so many years, and Yao Yao risked her life to save the Princess. If the Prince’s Mansion were to abandon her at this critical juncture, wouldn’t that be too cold-blooded and heartless?” Song Hengchuan questioned.
Pei Zhao was speechless.
Princess Zhennan had just been humiliated by the princess, and now she was about to be angrily confronted by Song Hengchuan. Her anger was rising rapidly, and the words "life-saving grace" made her even more disgusted.
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