Chapter 51 Mad Dog
"princess!"
"aunt."
Seeing that her face was about to be scratched, Nanny Jiang quickly reached out to stop her. Tang Ning beside her was also anxious: "Hua Wu, go get some water."
Hua Wu hurriedly brought in water from outside, and Princess Cheng washed again and again. When the rouge on her face that concealed her paleness was wiped off by the water and there was almost nothing left in her stomach, she was helped by Nanny Jiang to sit back down on the couch with a pale face, and she murmured for a long while.
"Isn't it ridiculous?"
Nanny Jiang's eyes were red: "Princess..."
"I didn't know Xie Tianyu was such a great actor."
Princess Cheng felt like there was something stuck in her throat. She was smiling, but her eyes were filled with tears.
She had been married to Xie Tianyu for nearly twenty years and had never doubted him. His affection, his loyalty, and his care and pampering for her now seemed like a joke.
She thought their love for each other was above everything else, but he treated her like a fool.
How could he tell those lies so sincerely without changing his expression, and even act so well that even she, the person next to him, couldn't tell the truth from the lies.
If she had not gone to Jingzhao Prefecture that day, if she had not known that Song Shulan had a different identity, how could she have suspected that this sincere and considerate man was lying to her from beginning to end?
Nanny Jiang moved her lips and glanced at Tang Ning: "Maybe the prince just doesn't want to see the girl and the Song family quarreling too much..."
"What do you mean by too much?"
Princess Cheng's eyes were red. "They wanted to kill Tang Ning, they wanted to tarnish my sister and her family's reputation, and they were the ones who stuffed a thing of unknown origin into the Second House to humiliate my sister's child."
"He knew clearly about my relationship with my sister, and that Tang Ning was my sister's life. Yet, for the sake of the Song family, and for that illegitimate daughter of an unknown origin, he used these ridiculous things to deceive me!"
She waved her hand and threw everything on the couch to the ground.
"What benefits did the Song family grant him that allowed him to confuse right and wrong? What does he think of the love we've had as husband and wife for so many years?"
Nanny Jiang looked at Princess Cheng, who was trembling with anger, and did not dare to defend Prince Cheng for a moment.
Princess Cheng's chest was heaving with anger. Thinking of how Prince Cheng was speaking sweet words to her tenderly before he left, the nausea she had just felt came back to her.
Tang Ning looked at Princess Cheng, whose face was pale and eyes were red, and didn't know how to comfort her.
If she had not known that her aunt would suddenly "die of illness" soon after, and had not seen Prince Cheng fall in love with someone else, and that he would find a new love so quickly after her aunt's death, and be as loving and affectionate with her as when her aunt was alive, she might have offered a few words of advice.
Although Prince Cheng was not sincere in his treatment of her and was unwilling to protect her, his feelings for Princess Cheng over the years were not fake.
But knowing that, she was unwilling to speak for him.
Tang Ning only whispered: "Aunt, is the Spring Festival Banquet still going to be held?"
"Do it, why not?!"
Princess Cheng wiped away her tears, her eyes icy. "Didn't the Song family want to trick you back home? Didn't Xie Tianyu want to cover up for them? They want to step on you to restore the Song family's reputation and ask you to clear their name. I want to see what they'll do when everyone knows the true face of the Song family."
She said to Tang Ning:
"It's still a few days until March 3rd. The people from Suyun Town should be able to make it back. Even if they can't, the letter from Jingzhao Prefecture is enough to make the Song family and Xie Tianyu lose their composure. That Li is fake, so the letter is naturally problematic too. But your father's jade pendant..."
Song Tangning said, "Those are my father's belongings. After my father and mother passed away, many of their personal belongings were kept in my room. A few days ago, Song Jinxiu and Song Shulan sneaked into my yard."
“Shameless!”
Princess Cheng became furious upon hearing this.
Nanny Jiang's face darkened. "Fortunately, the eldest son of the Song family is the Young Master of Yutai. How could he do such a shameful thing?"
"That damned Master Yutai, he's a hypocrite."
Princess Cheng frowned tightly, "Grandma, go and urge Gu Helian to hurry up. We need concrete evidence to prove the Song family's affairs. Only then can Tang Ning leave the Song family with a clear conscience."
Nanny Jiang quickly agreed, but Song Tangning was stunned: "Gu Helian?"
Princess Cheng turned around and said, "You probably haven't heard of him. Gu Helian was your grandfather's adopted son. Your mother was kind to him, but something happened later and he left the capital."
Tang Ning frowned slightly. No, she had heard of this name.
In the previous life, after my aunt passed away, the Song family suddenly turned against me, but at that time Song Jinxiu and the others were not as indifferent as they were later.
When Xie Yin occasionally came to visit the mansion, in addition to despising her for being vicious and ignorant, he also mentioned Gu Helian in his words. He was full of anger and scolded Gu Helian as a mad dog, saying that he was against the Prince Cheng's Mansion in every way and was like a madman, causing chaos in their lives.
So Gu Helian is related to the Rong family?
Tang Ning was curious: "Grandfather's adopted son, why haven't I heard my mother mention this person before?"
Princess Cheng paused, lowering her eyes slightly. "He left the capital many years ago, and later returned to his family and never returned."
"So that's how it is."
Song Tangning didn't notice the strange look that flashed across Princess Cheng's face. She thought she was just an old friend of the Rong family and didn't think much of it. She said to Princess Cheng, "Then don't worry, aunt. If that uncle from the Gu family can't make it back, my brother has some evidence that's enough to nail the Song family down."
Princess Cheng was stunned when she heard her address: "You call him uncle?"
Tang Ning was puzzled: "Isn't he my grandfather's adopted son?"
Princess Cheng looked at Song Tangning, who looked puzzled. A complex expression appeared in her eyes. After a moment, she sighed softly, "Yes, you should call him uncle."
Nanny Jiang stood aside and opened her mouth, seeming to want to say something but stopped herself from saying it. However, looking at the princess with her long eyelashes drooping, she could only sigh softly in her heart.
uncle…
I’m afraid Mr. Gu never wanted it.
…
After the Spring Banquet was scheduled, Princess Cheng became busy. All the mansions in the capital received invitations, and even the Lu family was not left out.
When the Fourth Prince's wife entered the palace to meet the Queen, she informed the Queen that Prince Cheng's Mansion was preparing to hold a grand spring banquet.
Queen Lu was cutting branches of flowers. She was not stunningly beautiful, but her eyes and eyebrows were smart, and she had the dignity of having held a high position for a long time.
Upon hearing about what happened at Prince Cheng's mansion, Empress Lu paused with the scissors in her hand and asked, "Holding a banquet at this time?"
The Fourth Prince's wife whispered, "My daughter-in-law heard that the Song family also received the invitation."
Empress Lu thought for a moment and then burst into laughter: "This shows that Tang Ning is planning to give in."
"My daughter-in-law thinks so too. She is just a little girl after all. Even if she has Princess Cheng and that eunuch Xiao Yan to protect her, how can she really break off relations with the Song family? Besides, she is still thinking about the young man of our Lu family. If she continues to make trouble like this, not only will she be in the wrong, but the Lu family's marriage will probably be ruined."
The Fourth Prince's wife curled her lips and said, "If it were my daughter-in-law, she'd really gone too far this time."
Empress Lu said calmly, "He almost lost his life. Who wouldn't be so irritable? Besides, do you think Princess Cheng is easy to get along with?"
Back then, the Rong family had two daughters. The eldest daughter, Rong Zhen, was a well-known talented, intelligent and dignified woman. The second daughter, Rong Yue, was as talented as her elder sister, but she was also famous in Beijing for her hot temper.
Even if she didn't pursue the matter of Song Tangning herself, Rong Yue would have to fight the Song family to the death, and with Xiao Yan getting involved for no apparent reason...
"It's all Song Jinxiu's fault for not being careful. He's always been calm and composed, but he actually caused such a mess that got people stalking him."
The Fourth Prince's wife said, "It's a pity for my daughter-in-law. She had a bright future and could be of use to Your Highness in the future..."
Empress Lu cut off a section of the flower branch sticking out of the flowerpot in front of her, then placed the scissors on the tray held by the palace maid beside her. She washed her hands with a handkerchief and said softly:
"It's just a temporary setback. As long as Tang Ning and the Duke of Song's Mansion make peace, the matter with Shan will be over sooner or later."
"Song Jinxiu is not incompetent. If he can persuade Tang Ning to clear his name and wash away the rumors, and then have my eldest brother make a few recommendations for his promotion in the court, it won't be difficult for him to return to the court."
She put the handkerchief back and continued:
"It's a good thing that Tang Ning made such a fuss. I used to worry that if Song Hong inherited the title, Song Jinxiu would be so arrogant that it would be difficult for the Duke of Song's Mansion to sincerely rely on the Lu family and assist Zheng'er. Now, after this incident, they have no other choice."
After Song Tangning marries into the Lu family, the Duke of Song's Mansion, the Prince of Cheng's Mansion, and the connections and things left by the head of the Rong family that others cannot obtain will all belong to Zheng'er.
Not to mention Xiao Yan...
During this period, Xiao Yan has been biting the Lu family, and the eldest brother and his family have also been in trouble. Many of the Lu family's businesses and channels have been messed up.
Empress Lu's eyes were cold. "Ask Sanlang to attend the Spring Banquet at Prince Cheng's Mansion and ask him to coax Song Tangning a little."
Song Tangning loves Lu Zhinian so much. If they can coax her into biting Xiao Yan back, then the eldest brother and the others will have an excuse to deal with that mad dog.
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