That girl was so ruthless; thankfully, she hadn’t married into the Prince of Xiang’s residence.
The Empress Dowager couldn’t bear to think about what would have happened if Cui Mingyue had killed the Prince of Xiang. Where would she put her old face?
Emperor Jingming hadn’t expected the Empress Dowager to accept the reality so quickly, and he secretly felt relieved.
After all, she was the Empress Dowager; the self-control she exhibited was something the concubines of the harem should learn from.
After chatting with the Empress Dowager for a while and confirming that she was indeed fine, Emperor Jingming finally felt at ease to leave.
As soon as Emperor Jingming left, the Empress Dowager immediately ordered, “If Princess Rongyang seeks an audience recently, just say that I am unwell.”
Having raised such a daughter, Rongyang should reflect on her actions.
However, Princess Rongyang had no intention of reflecting.
What should have been a family reunion during the Mid-Autumn Festival was spent alone in the princess’s residence.
In the past, Mingyue would always drag A Yi over early to keep her company…
Faced with a table full of delicacies, Princess Rongyang didn’t touch a single dish and returned to her bedroom to rest early.
She dozed off for a short while before suddenly sitting up, fully awake.
She had a dream in which Mingyue was bleeding from all seven orifices, crying out for her to avenge her…
The dream felt so real that Princess Rongyang’s heart was in turmoil.
Could it be that something had happened to Mingyue?
Yes, Mingyue was just a young girl. Although she had some skills, facing dangers alone was too much.
She had thought that bringing her back would be a death sentence, hoping against hope that her daughter was hiding somewhere safe, but she never expected that something would happen!
People at this time firmly believed in such mysterious matters, and Princess Rongyang hurriedly got out of bed and walked toward the door.
When she reached the door, she stopped again.
She wanted to find Cui Xu and tell him that something had happened to Mingyue, but what good would it do to tell him?
Cui Xu would surely say that Mingyue brought this upon herself.
This man had never cared for his wife and children; his heart was still set on that long-dead woman!
Princess Rongyang felt both hatred and resentment, and the horrific scene of her daughter in the dream made her even more anxious. She tossed and turned all night, using thick makeup to cover the dark circles under her eyes before entering the palace to see the Empress Dowager.
“The Empress Dowager is unwell?” Hearing the palace maid’s words, Princess Rongyang was taken aback and forced a smile, “Then please let the Empress Dowager rest well. I will come to accompany her another day.”
After hitting a wall, Princess Rongyang returned to the princess’s residence and smashed everything in the room.
This was the first Mid-Autumn Festival since Jiang Si married into the Prince of Yan’s residence. Without the need to attend a banquet in the palace, the young couple enjoyed their freedom and comfort.
However, this sense of ease lasted only until the next day when Jiang Si received a letter from Jiang Yi.
Their maternal grandmother, the old lady of the Yining Marquis, was gravely ill.
In the letter, Jiang Yi invited Jiang Si to visit their grandmother at the Yining Marquis’s residence.