Lord Chu frowned and glanced at Rong Zhao. Rong Zhao in front of him had delicate makeup, pearls and jade all over her head, a scarlet plum blossom hairpin on her forehead, and a close-fitting smoky red brocade fur coat and a bright red satin pleated long skirt embroidered with phoenix tail flowers. She must have dressed up carefully today.
However, no matter how thickly she applied her makeup, it could not hide her rapidly aging face. At this moment, her eyes no longer had the original willfulness and publicity, but were replaced by fear, suppressed cruelty, and - unwilling humiliation.
Yes, even if she was unbearable, she was still the eldest daughter of the emperor and a princess who had been proud for decades. She was extremely reluctant to say those words to a man who was at her feet.
Lord Chu frowned even more, and twitched the corners of his mouth sarcastically. He said, "Rong Zhao, it's hard for you to say these things to me. You and the rebels plotted against me, and separated my family. You made a big mistake, but the victims were me, my wife, and my children. Tell me, can we still live a good life? Can I still live with you..." Lord Chu paused, thinking of the unbearable things he had to do in the past, and clenched his fists, saying, "Have a baby with you? Rong Zhao, you are a woman, you should have some shame. Don't deceive yourself anymore, when have we ever been sweet?"
These words hurt Rong Zhao so much that she almost vomited blood. Especially the last sentence, which made her feel ashamed and angry. She was so embarrassed that her hand holding the handkerchief was shaking. She pointed at Lord Chu and cursed, "Chu Guangche, you bastard, you..."
Before she finished speaking, she felt anxious again. She had thought about the solution for so long, and she couldn't let her anger ruin it. She had to show weakness, to win back his heart, and let him come forward to protect her. If he came forward, maybe he would be more useful in the eyes of the prince than her mother. Although he had to be her consort, they had slept in the same bed for so many years. She was a noble princess, and if she humbled herself, she could still soften his heart.
She quickly stopped talking, stepped forward and pulled Lord Chu's sleeve, and said softly with tears in her eyes, "Chu Lang, in your heart, those past years may not have been sweet, but in my heart, those days are the time that I will never forget in this life. Chu Lang, yes, it's my fault. I wronged your family in the past few years. I'm very sorry. From now on, I'm no longer a high and mighty princess, but just the daughter-in-law of your Chu family. I will treat your family as my family, your children as my children, and your grandchildren as my grandchildren... Is that okay?"
Lord Chu struggled several times but his sleeves could not be freed. He raised his voice and said, "Do you think it's possible? Have you forgotten what you did to my family? For your own selfish desires, you forcibly seized someone else's husband, drove his wife to a nunnery, sent a pair of children far away to the border, killed a woman, and made a child insane. Rong Zhao, tell me how many evil things you have done. Even if you want to treat them as family, can they still treat you as family? Can you erase the evil things you have done with just an "apology"? Also, I am a human being, not a mindless doll. Don't mention the past. I am - disgusting."
Rong Zhao listened to Lord Chu's words, and became more and more frightened and afraid. The man in front of her really escaped from her control and was no longer afraid of her, the princess. She cried, "Chu Lang, I am also your family. I have been your woman for twelve years. We have had so many good times together..."
Lord Chu looked at Rong Zhao, whose face was covered with tears, and didn't want to listen to her anymore. She had been his woman for twelve years, but those twelve years were the most humiliating days of his life, and he didn't want to think about it at all. He said coldly, "Rong Zhao, I always thought you were a proud woman, and would rather be hated than looked down upon. Just save some face for yourself, so that even though I hate you, I won't look down on you... Let's just keep our distance in this mansion."
After saying that, he struggled with his sleeves again, and with a "whoosh" sound, his sleeves were torn. He didn't look at how angry Rong Zhao was, and walked out of the room directly.
Behind him came the sound of vases being smashed, Rong Zhao crying, and cursing, "Chu Guangche, you bastard, why don't you just die? I've already become like this, what else do you want..."
As soon as Lord Chu walked out of the room, two maids stepped forward to block his way and said, "Sir, you are a minister, you cannot treat Her Royal Highness the Princess like this."
Lord Chu looked at them coldly and said, "Get lost!"
When the two maids saw the prince consort who seemed to be about to kill someone, they were so scared that they quickly moved away.
Lord Chu walked slowly and calmly, and another woman appeared before him. She was as beautiful as a crabapple flower, as peaceful as the bright moon, and even though she had become a nun and her youth had passed, she was still proud and dazzling...
On the 20th, the Chu family invited relatives and friends in the capital, as well as some families who sent gifts, including the Ruiwang Mansion, Xie Mansion, Jiang Mansion, Zhu Mansion, Yang Mansion, Zhang Mansion and other famous families, as well as the Chen family, He family, Yang family, as well as Chen Ayu and his future in-laws, the Mao family.
Princess Rong Zhao was also invited. The reason for inviting her was that she knew she would not dare to come. Now, she was afraid that the "Bird Fairy" would attack her, so she didn't even dare to go out of the door.
Of course, Chen Ahfu only knew that Rong Zhao was afraid of the "Bird Fairy", but he didn't know that the suppressed Lord Chu finally got his revenge, which severely hit Rong Zhao's confidence and face, making her feel ashamed and angry, and she wanted to die. For a long time afterwards, she didn't dare to face Lord Chu again.
Lord Chu also came back today. He, together with the second master, the third master Chu Ling'an, the fourth master Chu Lingwei, and the fifth master Chu Lingzhi, entertained the male guests in the front yard. Chen Afu, the third lady, Chu Hanyan, and the sisters Chu Zhen entertained the female guests. This time, they were very domineering and excluded Li from the reception staff, telling her to come out when it was time to eat. Li was so angry that she smashed a few worthless cups again, but she didn't dare to complain, as it would be useless.
Princess Rui came early with little Li Xuan. Li Xuan was dressed very formally today, wearing a red knee-length gown with embroidered flowers, moon-white mid-length pants, a jade belt around his waist, a small red melon-shaped hat and a seven-treasure necklace. The little guy looked even more beautiful with white teeth and red lips.
Chen Afu smiled, bent down, pinched his little face, and said, "Xuan'er looks so good today." Then he invited the mother and son into the living room.
Li Xuan wanted to talk to Chen Afu, but Princess Rui forcibly pulled him into the living room and sat next to the Third Lady to chat and laugh.
The third lady also laughed heartily and said, "Oh, Xuan'er is so beautiful today, as if she is going to meet her father-in-law and mother-in-law."
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