Prince Cheng was naturally very excited when he learned that his daughter was still alive. However, these days, after he arranged for people to investigate and came back, his face became more and more ugly. The housekeeper knew that Prince Cheng was both happy and sad now.
At that time, the master sent people to search for the whereabouts of the eldest lady and the young lady, but there was no news at all. He finally found them, but only got the news of their death. He remembered that the master did not eat for three days and three nights at that time, and suddenly fell ill.
Fell.
For more than ten years, the prince thought that the deceased lady was still alive in this world, how could he be unhappy? However, after investigating, the prince discovered that the reason why the wife and lady could not be found was originally related to the princess.
The prince and the princess have feelings. They have been married for more than ten years, and the prince has always been very kind to the princess. But the princess secretly deceived the people sent by the prince and concealed the fact that the wife and the young lady were still alive.
The prince must be very sad when he knows the truth.
Yingyuan was rebuilt by the prince in memory of his wife, and the yard was filled with cherry blossoms. Originally, Princess Ning'er liked Yingyuan and planned to live here, but the prince disagreed. In the end, Ning'er could only live next to it.
Hibiscus Garden.
The housekeeper asked the servants to talk less and work quickly, because he was worried that they would make too much noise and arouse the princess's doubts. The master did not seem to mention this matter to the prince and the princess. I wonder if they would be so calm if they knew about it?
"Housekeeper Cheng, you usually clean Yingyuan early in the morning. What happened today? It's already this hour, so why did you start cleaning Yingyuan?" Ning'er asked.
"The master just ordered his servants to clean it again," the housekeeper said.
"My father is so strange. Why do you suddenly want to clean Yingyuan? Could it be that my father has figured it out and plans to let me move in?" Ning'er asked with a smile.
The housekeeper told Prince Cheng about what the princess had said. Prince Cheng waved his hand to let the housekeeper go out and asked the housekeeper not to tell Ning'er yet.
She knew that Ning'er liked Yingyuan, but since he renovated Ying'er in memory of Ying'er, he would not let anyone live in it. He did not expect that their daughter was still alive, so naturally she should live in Yingyuan if she was brought back like this.
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However, if she lives in Yingyuan, Ning'er will definitely be dissatisfied. What should he do?
After thinking about it, Prince Cheng asked the housekeeper to order someone to clean out the yard on the other side of Yingyuan.
"Master, didn't you plan to let the young lady live in Yingyuan? Have you changed your mind?" the housekeeper said.
"Let's clean it up first. Just now you told me about Ning'er. I'm a little worried that Ning'er will be dissatisfied because of this." Prince Cheng said.
"That's what the prince said." the butler responded.
During dinner, the family sat at the table and ate in a harmonious manner. Because Prince Cheng did not say anything, the two children did not know that Princess Cheng would leave the palace early tomorrow morning.
The old lady didn't say anything. After dinner, she didn't stay in the front hall and went straight back to her yard.
Prince Cheng knew that the old lady was deliberately avoiding her, so he didn't say anything. Princess Cheng took a deep breath and then said to the two children: "Sheng'er, Ning'er, mother has something to say to you."
The two children were obviously startled when they heard their mother was suddenly so serious. They didn't know what their mother was going to say, so they sat up straight and listened carefully.
"Mother, please speak." the children said.
"Sheng'er, you are the elder brother and you must take good care of your sister. Your mother will go to the temple to pray for you from early tomorrow morning. During this period, you must listen to your father's words," Princess Chengjun said.
"Mom, you want to go to the temple? Why don't you take me and my brother with you?" Ning'er said.
"Ning'er, don't be ridiculous. My mother went to the temple to atone for her sins. She did something wrong back then, so she must go to the temple to atone for her sins." Princess Chengjun.
"What did my mother do wrong to go to the temple? Father, what is going on? How can you let my mother leave the palace?" Ning'er said excitedly.
"Ning'er, this matter is mother's fault. Mother must atone for her sins. You don't need to ask anymore. You know it, and mother doesn't need to be a human being anymore." Princess Chengjun said in a low voice.
"Mother?" Ning'er asked doubtfully.
Ning'er didn't understand why her mother would do this, but Sheng'er, who was slightly older, felt that things were not that simple.
The relationship between the father and the mother has always been very good. If the mother had not done something unforgivable, the father would never have allowed the mother to live in the temple. Judging from the look on the mother's face, it must have been discussed with the father.
"Ning'er, mother has said so, so we don't need to ask anymore questions. We can go to the temple to visit mother after a while," Sheng'er said.
"Mother is really pleased that Sheng'er is so sensible. Remember to take good care of her sister," Princess Chengjun said.
Early the next morning, Princess Chengjun left the palace before dawn because she was worried that Ning'er would be sad when she saw it, and she couldn't bear to leave her children.
After breakfast, the imperial edict came to the palace, and the person who read it was the father-in-law.
"By God's blessing, the emperor decreed..." Eunuch Nian read out according to the content of the imperial edict.
Although the old lady had known about Yun Ying for a long time, she was still surprised after hearing the imperial edict. Because Emperor Nanzhao made Yun Ying the princess of Yunluo County and gave Yunluo County to this girl as a fief.
Naturally, it was not only the old lady who was surprised, but also the legitimate son and daughter of Prince Cheng. For no reason, the father had an extra daughter, and they also had an extra sister. What on earth is going on? The two of them are more beautiful than the old lady.
I was so shocked that I couldn't believe my ears.
Prince Cheng got up and accepted the imperial edict. Eunuch Nian didn't wait too long and left Prince Cheng's mansion quickly.
"Father, where did this princess come from? What happened? Why did Your Majesty send a princess for no reason?" Ning'er asked excitedly.
Ning'er was originally the only princess in Prince Cheng's Mansion. Suddenly, an imperial edict came out and an additional princess was added to Prince Cheng's Mansion. Moreover, this princess also had a fiefdom.
"Yunying is the daughter of this king, and also your sister." Prince Chengjun said.
"My father has a woman outside? But if the child is born to a woman outside, how can she be made a princess? She is just a concubine, why does she still have a fief?" Ning'er said excitedly.
"Ning'er, don't be rude. Your Majesty must have a reason for doing this." Sheng'er said.
After hearing the imperial edict, the prince was indeed shocked, but when he thought of his mother's words last night, he suddenly figured it out.
The mother's departure from the palace must be related to this matter. My father has always loved himself, so how could he have a woman outside? Besides, if my father likes any woman, he can take her back to the palace. My father has no concubines or concubines, so there is one more
It doesn't matter if you are a woman, but why didn't your father do this?
This matter is not simple. The princess is their sister, who was born before them. She is a woman that their father knew before marrying their mother.
"Brother, our mother just left, and our father brought back the bastards born to outside women into our house. Do we have to bring back the bitch as well?" Ning'er said.
With a 'pop' sound, Prince Cheng slapped Ning'er on the face. Ning'er covered her red and swollen cheeks and glared at Prince Cheng resentfully.
"Is this how your mother always teaches you? Do you still look like a lady?" Prince Cheng said.
"Feng'er, go ahead and prepare to bring Yun Ying back. You two children should go back to the courtyard with your grandmother," the old lady said.
Ning'er's tears of grievance flowed down her cheeks. She didn't want to follow the old lady back, so the prince had no choice but to wink and ask Ning'er to follow her to the old lady's yard.
Returning to the old lady's yard, the old lady asked Grandma Qing to prepare cakes, and then said to the two children: "Do you feel aggrieved?"
"Grandma, although we don't understand what's going on, this is all a matter for adults. This is His Majesty's decree. Even without His Majesty's decree, she is still her father's daughter. Our sister, Ning'er was beaten, it was Ning'er who just said
What you said is really outrageous." The prince said.
"Brother, he is obviously the father..." Ning'er said.
"Ning'er, who taught you to talk like this? You are the princess. Even if you are unruly and willful, you cannot speak so uncultured. I am also responsible for what happened back then. Your father was already married before he married your mother.
Later, I learned about your father's identity and left him. Your father searched everywhere for their whereabouts. Finally, he got the news that they were seriously ill and passed away. But in fact, things are not that simple..." What the old lady said
Before he finished speaking, he looked at the Crown Prince.
The prince heard the implication of the old lady. This matter must have something to do with his mother, otherwise she would not go to the temple to confess. He somewhat understood why his mother did not explain it clearly to them, and specifically asked them not to ask. It seemed that,
My mother must have done something excessive, otherwise my father would not have allowed her to do this.
"Grandma, grandson understands." The prince said.
"Brother, what do you understand? It's obviously the father who shouldn't..." Ning'er said.
"Ning'er, don't be rude. Grandma, if there is nothing special, we will go back first," the prince said.
"Go and comfort Ning'er and tell her not to make trouble again," said the grandmother.
The prince took his sister out of the old lady's courtyard. After leaving the courtyard, he said to her: "Follow me back to the courtyard."
"Brother, what's going on?" Ning'er said.
"We'll talk about it when we get back." After the prince said this, he took Ning'er back to the courtyard.
"Ning'er, don't you understand yet? Yesterday, my mother-in-law suddenly left the palace, and she left before dawn today. Don't you understand what my grandmother just said? The reason why my father lost contact with that lady
, it has something to do with the mother and concubine. Their relationship has always been very good. If the mother and concubine had not done anything excessive, how could the father allow her to leave?" the prince said.
"Wait a minute, brother, do you mean that the lady's death is related to the mother-in-law?" Ning'er asked.
"My wife's death should have nothing to do with my mother-in-law. If it was really my mother-in-law who did it, wouldn't it be as simple as going to the temple to repent?" the prince said.
"That woman's name is Yun Ying, so that Ying Garden was built for her?" Ning'er said.
"Ning'er, Yingyuan was built in memory of the lady and has nothing to do with her. I know you can't accept this fact for a while, so you feel very uncomfortable. If it is really because of mother, we should
Accept. Ning'er, my father has always loved us, how could he take her back regardless of our feelings? Besides, when the imperial edict came, my father was not surprised at all." The prince persuaded.
