At this moment, Granny Zheng got up and called out to Shang Xiye, "Ninth Prince," before he recognized her: "Aunt Zheng?"
"Ninth Prince, it's been so many years, you've grown so much!" Zheng Mama forced a smile and stepped forward to greet Shang Xiye respectfully. Like an old mother seeing her own son, she looked at Shang Xiye with great satisfaction and said, "If the Empress Dowager Lian saw that the Ninth Prince has grown so strong and accomplished, she would surely be happy."
Ji Fengyao couldn't help but roll her eyes in Shang Xiye's arms.
If Consort Lian heard you say those words, would she beat you to death on the spot, you old bastard?
If it weren't for her master being extraordinary and extremely capable;
If it weren't for her exceptional medical skills as an eleventh-grade alchemist, the Ninth Prince would have been killed by you all long ago!
During the years Consort Lian was alive, Shang Xiye lived a very happy and joyful life, and naturally had a deep memory of Aunt Zheng, whom Consort Lian relied on. However, after Consort Lian left, the palace servants of Tusi Terrace scattered and disappeared without a trace.
"Aunt Zheng, what are you doing here?" Although Shang Xiye guessed that the chaos here might be related to Granny Zheng, he was still relatively polite because of their past relationship.
Zheng Mama's eyes struggled for a moment, then she silently lowered her eyes and bowed again, saying, "The Empress Dowager heard that the Dowager Consort is unwell, and that there are rumors circulating in the capital that the Prince's Mansion has a bad reputation; she must be concerned about the Ninth Prince, so she specially ordered someone to bring this old servant here to assist the Dowager Consort and Princess Zhaoping in rectifying the bad atmosphere in the Prince's Mansion."
The Prince's residence, after all, represents the face of the royal family. The rules that have been neglected in the past should be revived; even if Consort Lian were present, I believe she would agree with the Empress Dowager's decision.
Shang Xiye narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Empress Dowager," in a very calm tone.
"Yes, it was the Empress Dowager who specially invited this old servant here. The Empress Dowager also ordered this old servant to bring the waist token personally bestowed by Consort Lian back then; saying that since the Consort is respected, Consort Lian should also be respected, so that the Ninth Prince can feel more at ease." As she spoke, Zheng Mama took out the lotus-character token and presented it with both hands.
Shang Xiye took the familiar token, a faint look of pain and nostalgia flashing in his eyes. His gaze gently shifted to Zheng Mama in front of him, and a hint of anger gradually rose within him.
If he hadn't heard the Empress Dowager's muteness that day, he might have believed what Granny Zheng said.
After all, his mother really valued Zheng Mama back then, and entrusted most of his daily life to Zheng Mama and his wet nurse Liu.
He also had the same affection for Zheng Mama as he did for his wet nurse!
But today, from the Empress Dowager's perspective, Zheng Mama said these words to him, as if smearing his past fond memories with darkness, and betrayal and conspiracy covered up the past affection.
What remains is even more questions, heartache, and anger!
Shang Xiye withdrew the token from her grip and placed it on her lap. Instead of returning the token to Zheng Mama, she suddenly roared in a deep voice, "Guards! Tie up all the dogs of a servant who offended the Princess!"
"Yes!" The twenty-odd guards with swords responded in unison.
They stormed in swiftly, took the bruised and swollen eunuchs, who were trembling with fear, and dragged them into the courtyard.
Two of the guards stood beside Zheng Mama and were about to take her away.
Zheng Mama was already surprised that Shang Xiye didn't return the token, but now these two guards actually wanted to take her away!
At this moment, even she, who was usually most particular about etiquette, disregarded propriety, staring wide-eyed at Shang Xiye, and exclaimed in surprise, "Ninth Prince..."
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