Seeing her so surprised and delighted, Song Xibai still couldn't understand why she had fallen for Meng Liang so stubbornly.
But as the person in charge of the harem, Song Xibai felt that he still needed to make things clear to her about the Meng family.
"I will not comment on Meng Liang, but he originally had a wife and a son. Some time ago, Meng Liang's mother kicked her out of the house and threatened to divorce her."
The eldest princess paused for a moment, then composed herself.
Of course she knew that Meng Liang had a wife; she had even asked around about it. The information she received said that the woman was gentle, virtuous, filial, and obedient, but of average appearance and looked somewhat old due to her hard work with the household.
At the time, the eldest princess thought that Meng Liang would definitely prefer her to the old woman at home.
Hearing that the old hag had been driven away, the eldest princess secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but carefully concealed it.
"I never intended to force her to leave."
She thought she had concealed it well, but Song Xibai still noticed the strange look in her eyes.
Song Xibai's expression turned indifferent.
"So what were your plans before?"
Without much thought, the eldest princess said directly, "After all, she gave birth to a son for Meng Liang. I was thinking that if things go smoothly between Meng Liang and me, I would let her stay as a concubine. As for the child, I will not mistreat him."
Song Xibai looked at her and suddenly felt like laughing.
How should I put it?
These two are truly a perfect match, like a pot and its lid.
Even their ideas are almost the same!
They were even thinking of demoting Guan Ying, the original wife, to a concubine!
Even if Ronghua said she wanted Meng Liang and Guan Ying to divorce so that she could remarry, Song Xibai wouldn't be so speechless.
Thinking this, Song Xibai lost patience and didn't want to remind her anymore.
"Go back to your place and rest assured that you will be married!"
The eldest princess didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said, and happily led a group of palace maids out.
After she left Renshou Palace, the Empress Dowager, supported by palace servants, came out of her sleeping quarters and saw Song Xibai standing in the courtyard. She couldn't help but speak.
"What's wrong?"
Song Xibai turned around, bowed to the Empress Dowager, and then gave a bitter smile.
"I originally wanted to remind her that Meng Liang's mother wasn't a good person, and to warn her to be careful. But..."
The Empress Dowager patted Song Xibai's arm.
“You’re too responsible. This is the path she chose, so let her walk it! Whatever happens in the end is her own business. Even if she and Old Madam Meng fight to the death, it’s none of your concern.”
At this point, the Empress Dowager paused, took a breath, and continued.
"Besides, with her personality, who knows who will come out worse in the end!"
Song Xibai thought about it and agreed.
I've already fulfilled my obligations. Ronghua isn't my daughter, and I've worried about her to this extent; that's enough.
After figuring it out, Song Xibai let out a long breath and smiled.
"Thank you for your understanding, Grandmother."
She walked over to the Empress Dowager, took her arm, and started talking about their spring outing.
In previous years, after the start of summer, the Empress Dowager would leave the palace to stay at Longevity Hill for a few months, both to worship Buddha and to escape the summer heat, before returning to the palace in the autumn.
But now that the Empress Dowager is in poor health and has difficulty moving around, Song Xibai is thinking of making preparations in advance.
Longevity Hill is not far away, but the Huangjue Temple on the mountain is, after all, just a temple, and it is not as convenient as the palace for travel and residence.
However, she worried that building a temporary palace would be too expensive and would be criticized by the officials of the previous dynasty.
After much thought, I decided to consult with the Empress Dowager first before bringing it up with Yuan Shen.
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