Chapter 623: How do you know why cats hate dogs?
The bedroom, which had been quite noisy at first, fell silent for a moment. Seeing that the Queen Mother did not speak, Princess Huan couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.
"The Empress Dowager really likes this girl from the Song family, but she's certainly not as reserved as Madam Rong. She seems much more lively. Madam Rong isn't being modest."
Rong Yue's eyes suddenly turned cold. Princess Huan was really annoying, just like a stink bug in the gutter. She clearly didn't want to pay attention to her, but she kept pestering her again and again, nagging her and making her annoying.
Rong Yue raised the corners of her mouth, her smile unchanged: "Our Tang Ning really likes hustle and bustle. There haven't been any happy events in the capital for a long time. When the princess comes back to marry Miss Liu for Mr. Xie, please remember to send an invitation to the Rong Mansion so that Tang Ning and I can go and join in the fun."
Princess Huan: “…” Her face suddenly twisted.
Rong Yue felt that the pain was not enough, and her smile became even wider when she looked at Princess Huan.
"But the princess is probably so busy with your young master's wedding that she forgot that Tang Ning is no longer a daughter of the Song family. How can a family as wicked and heartless as the Song family be mentioned in the same breath as my Tang Ning?"
"When Your Majesty issued the decree to confiscate and convict the Song family, there was a great deal of excitement surrounding their exile. Although Prince Huan and the Princess were preoccupied with their own affairs and paid little attention, they should have paid more attention to Your Majesty's wishes. The etiquette between the monarch and his subjects cannot be abolished."
Princess Huan's face turned even uglier. It would have been fine if Rong Yue had just scolded her, but she actually used this incident to imply that she and Prince Huan were disrespecting the emperor's order and had rebellious intentions.
The key point is that Prince Huan really had this idea. When Rong Yue suddenly mentioned it, Princess Huan felt extremely guilty for a moment, and her voice suddenly rose a few degrees.
"Rong Yue, I was just joking, praising a junior for being lively. How could you be so aggressive and even slander me and the palace?"
"Besides, the Song family incident wasn't a big deal. It was just something that tainted people's eyes and wasn't something that could be publicly mentioned. Could it be that everyone in the capital has to remember it? And Princess Xiangning is so noble that even I, the princess, have to perform formal formalities before meeting her?"
Rong Yue was surprised: "What are you talking about, Princess? When did I ever slander the palace, or when did I ever say that Tang Ning was noble?"
"I'm just telling you that Tang Ning is no longer a daughter of the Song family, lest you forget to mention it next time and let people think you sympathize with that heartless family and think that His Majesty was wrong to punish her. Besides, all the honors Tang Ning received were bestowed by the palace. Even if she is noble, she is not above His Majesty and the Queen Mother. How can the princess give her such a grand gift?"
She felt a little aggrieved, yet innocent.
"Although I didn't get along with you in the past, Princess shouldn't have misunderstood me like this..."
"you!!"
Princess Huan was immediately furious at what she said.
Rong Yue was extremely hated when she was in Prince Cheng's mansion. Prince Cheng and she were extremely affectionate. For her sake, he would not accept any other women and only favored her. Even though she was already middle-aged, she was still as young as ever. After marrying into the royal family, she did not have to be bound by rules and lived a free and unrestrained life.
There is no other woman in the whole capital who lives a better life than her after marriage.
There were no annoying concubines, no annoying illegitimate sons, and she was in charge of the household affairs as soon as she entered the mansion. Even the old empress dowager did not ask about the affairs of the mansion.
Every time there was a royal banquet in the capital, Rong Yue was always the most eye-catching one, making people envious and even jealous.
Later, something happened in Prince Cheng's mansion. Rong Yue was in such a state that many people laughed at her. All the love between her and Prince Cheng for many years came to nothing. Prince Cheng coveted Queen Lu's marriage to her and schemed to take advantage of her. Even his son was not his biological son.
How many people were waiting to see Rong Yue make a fool of herself. Princess Huan even joked about Rong Yue's extreme misery in the mansion.
Who would have known that she would actually divorce Prince Cheng directly, and even be awarded a super-first-class imperial title to become the Lady of Rongguo, which was no less rank than that of a prince's wife. Moreover, it was said that the head of the Zuozhou Gu family, the richest man in the world, regarded her as a treasure, and not only did he try to please and follow her in every way, but he also wanted to move his entire family into the Rong Mansion to marry this abandoned woman who was divorced in everyone's eyes.
How can this not make people jealous!
Princess Huan blurted out to Rong Yue's innocent face, "Did I misunderstand? I think you've been hanging out with that Gu guy for too long, and you've picked up the sharp tongue of that lowly merchant..."
"Princess Huan!"
Princess Huan was stunned for a moment, then met Tang Ning's eyes full of cold anger.
She lost her obedient appearance and her face was frosty. "I didn't know that a princess could be as rude as that gossipy woman on the streets, wantonly insulting the innocence of the person personally appointed by His Majesty as the Lady of Rong State. Moreover, you keep calling merchants lowly."
"Then why did your Prince Huan open the Hengting Pavilion? He often invites dignitaries to gather with him and holds literary conferences that attract many scholars. Is the prince trying to save sentient beings or do good deeds? Is it still for the sake of money?!"
"you!"
Princess Huan hadn't expected Tang Ning to be so presumptuous in front of the Queen Mother. Seeing the Queen Mother's unhappy expression, she quickly said, "That's not what I meant. Rong Yue and Gu Helian's affair is known to so many people. Gu Helian lives in the Rong Residence and goes in and out with her every day..."
"So what?"
This time it was not Tang Ning who spoke, but Rong Yue:
"Don't even mention that Gu Helian and I have been friends since childhood. Back when my father was still alive, we lived together in the Rong Residence for many years. We even went in and out of the palace together to meet Emperor Taizu and the late emperor. Even if that weren't the case, I'm still unmarried. What does it have to do with you, Princess Huan, who I live with?"
"What's more, you say Gu Helian is lowly? He was personally taught by my father and at the age of fourteen he was the most accomplished scholar in the capital. Even Emperor Taizu praised him for his youthful talent. Although he was later forced to flee the capital for Zuozhou due to Xie Tianyu's schemes, he was able to bring the Gu family to unrivaled wealth within a decade."
"If he is lowly, how many people in this world are noble?"
When Princess Huan scolded Rong Yue, she could pretend not to hear or make subtle sarcasm.
But when it comes to Gu Helian, Rong Yue can't bear it.
That man could bow his head and be shameless in front of her, and she could scold him for being useless and unreasonable, but he was the head of the Gu family, the richest man in the world, and the man that Rong Yue loved now.
It’s not yet someone else’s turn to trample on it!
Rong Yue's face was no longer smiling and her expression was cold and unhesitating.
"Princess Huan has been causing trouble and speaking without restraint today. Is it because the marriage between your young master and the prostitute in the brothel is not enough for you to worry about, or is it because Prince Huan was fighting for profit and nearly got blinded when he ordered someone to seize someone else's property?"
"If you're so concerned about other people's affairs, how can you understand why cats hate dogs?"
Everyone present was stunned for a moment, and the smart ones quickly lowered their heads.
Prince Ji's concubine was even smarter. She realized what Rong Yue's last sentence meant in an instant. Even though she knew it was not the right occasion, she almost laughed out loud.
Princess Huan didn't understand and only frowned subconsciously: "What do you mean?"
"It means you're meddling in other people's business!"
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