The Huang and Lu families left with a pale face.

  The horse carriage had just left the palace when the mother and daughter couldn't help but burst into tears: "The Song family actually treated their eldest daughter like that! Even if the girl didn't end up in trouble, being driven to that point by her own father, can this grudge be resolved?"

  Previously, I was worried that Song Yixiao would remember her hatred for being driven out of the Song family back then and take revenge.

  It wasn't until now that I realized - if the Song family had driven her out and really didn't care about her again, it would have been a good thing!

  The most outrageous thing is that the Song family even brought him back once again!

  This time I brought her back, it's not to treat her well, but to cripple her and give her to the Liu family - right after the Liu family's daughter was just thrown into a pig cage by Song Yixiao!

  In a different place, Huang and Lu asked themselves in their hearts, with such parents and grandparents, even with their current experience, they couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't take revenge!

  What about Song Yixiao, who was only 14 years old and at an age of youthful impulsiveness?

  "My poor child! I was looking forward to you having children for the Song family soon...” Madam Huang hugged her daughter, tears and snot streaming down her face, unable to speak. “Now that I think about it, if you hadn’t given birth to a child, it would be better to learn from Wei Wangfei and divorce, even if it’s not a good reputation, at least it would save trouble and effort... Now with the child here, she’s only three years old, the Song family can be so ruthless to their original wife and eldest daughter, let alone the child? If you leave, I’m afraid the child won’t grow up!"

  "Regretting the wrong choice of son-in-law back then, 'Who would have thought that someone so loving and righteous towards his wife could be so cruel to his child? Now retribution has come, entangling you mother and daughter in its wake!'"

  "This is it!" Lu's tears flowed for a long time, but she shook her head and said, "It's just one-sided words from Wei Wangfei! You also said that Wei Wangfei isn't a virtuous person, who knows if what she says is true or false? It's better to wait until I go back and quietly ask my husband to confirm - no matter what, I won't divorce! Not only for Bao'er, but also for my husband!"

  Song Yuan is elegant and refined, with outstanding talent, although he is a bit taciturn, but also not lacking in thoughtfulness. What's most remarkable is that he is now over 30 years old, with only two daughters under his knees, one of whom was raised by his ex-wife, yet he still refuses to take a concubine - such a devoted husband, Wei Mengying can afford to abandon, but Lu Shi cannot bear to give up!

  She was willing to brave the rumors and go to Mount Heng Wang Fu to see Wei Mengying's expression, willing to please her stepdaughter whom she had never met as a stepmother, willing to think of ways to calm down her stepdaughter's anger. In the end, the greatest motivation was not for the child, nor for herself, nor for the honor and wealth of the entire Song family, but to share worries with her husband.

  "If it's false, then all the better!" thought Lu silently, "If it's true..."

  She took a deep breath, clenched her fists and said, "Even if I'm torn to pieces, I'll protect my husband!"

  Although she had never been hostile to Song Yixiao, after hearing her life experience, she even felt quite sympathetic, but if this stepdaughter really wanted to harm her own husband - then she could only be a vicious stepmother!

  Lu's soul didn't stay at home, she returned home and dealt with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Pang, but didn't even have the patience to coax her daughter, waving her hand to let the wet nurse take Song Yibao away, then sat quietly on the couch waiting for her husband to come back, so she could ask him clearly.

  She sent her daughter to the gate of the Song Mansion but instead of returning to the Lu family, she went to the East Palace Gate to request an audience.

  "Your Highness, I have failed to fulfill your important entrustment. Please punish me!" As soon as she saw the Crown Princess, Huang Shi "thudded" and knelt down, sobbing uncontrollably: "Your Highness's kindness allowed me to take my daughter to the Hengshan Wangfu to make peace with Wei Wangfei and her mother, but unexpectedly, the Song family not only drove out Eldest Miss Song back then, but later also wanted to harm Eldest Miss Song——although it didn't come to fruition, this grudge is probably impossible to resolve in this lifetime!!!"

  Although the Lu family is close to the East Palace, the Crown Prince is after all the heir apparent and cannot be idle every day, specially sending messages to his ministers.

  At first, the Crown Prince told Lu Yicheng about Jian Xubai and Song Yixiao's affair for a reason: Jian Xubai was raised by the Empress Dowager, so she naturally paid extra attention to him.

  This time he chose Song Yixiao as his wife. The empress dowager was delighted to hear that the girl's talent and beauty were exceptional, even surpassing those of the princess of Hengshan Wangfu. However, upon inquiring about her family background, it turned out that not only did she have a mother who had remarried after divorcing her first husband, but also a father who was notorious for his debauchery in his younger years. Moreover, the girl herself had been living under the patronage of Hengshan Wangfu for the past six years!

  The Empress Dowager cannot help but frown.

  "Needless to say, the other families in mourning didn't mention it, but even if Ah Yu's status is noble, it doesn't necessarily require the Song family to be capable, as long as the girl is good, that's all - but, marrying a Song family daughter, how could the imperial edict of granting marriage possibly be issued to the royal palace?! Is this reasonable?!"

  Roll up your sleeves and prepare for a perfect luxurious wedding to make up for the loss of Qingjiang County Master's brother and sister-in-law, who was also reminded and stunned!

  Yes, Song Yi has been raised in Hengshan Wangfu all these years, but her father's family is still there!

  Not only is she back, but her father has also been reinstated and is now an official in the imperial court!

  So where should this imperial edict of marriage be sent?

  Even if you omit the imperial edict to avoid embarrassment, can't the six rites be omitted?

  Since it can't be avoided, with Empress Dowager's favoritism towards Jian Yu Bai, how could she not grant her grandson the honor of a royal marriage?

  In short, everything is ready for the wedding, but it's stuck on where to go for the deposit.

  "According to the rules, all these should be sent to her father's house! But the girl herself is not in the Song family!" The empress dowager looked very displeased. "Moreover, the Hengshan Wangfu has raised the girl for so many years, and you say that the girl is very good, it's clear that the Wangfu has also paid a lot of attention and price - to just abandon the Wangfu like this, it's inevitable that the girl will be gossiped about and have her reputation ruined!"

  The problem is, even if we set aside the Song family, it won't work - Song Yuan is Song Yixiao's own father! A daughter gets married and leaves her own father behind, can she not be ridiculed?!

  Jian Yu's wife had a flaw in her filial piety; how could it not affect him?

  How could the Empress Dowager allow her beloved grandson to have such a stain!

  "Why don't we just split it, and both sides go?" Qingjiang County Master was also quite capable, having even helped with the Crown Prince's grand wedding that year. Yet this was her first time encountering such a tricky situation, and in her confusion, she came up with a muddled idea: "Your Majesty, prepare two copies..."

  "What about the coming out of the cabinet?" The empress dowager glared at her, "When you come out, you have to bid farewell to your parents! Do you want the girl to run to two places? And returning home - why did Ah Xū fall in love with a girl from such a background?!"

  Even she, the empress dowager, doesn't know how to bring up the subject of marriage!

  The Empress Dowager said that after all, she still doted on her grandson, and after discussing with the Princess of Qingjiang without reaching a conclusion, she simply called upon both the Empress and the Crown Prince's consort to deliberate together!

  The queen finally came up with an idea: "Why don't we let both sides discuss it themselves?"

  She explained, "I heard that Miss Song, although she has been living in the Wang Mansion for six years, always calls King Hengshan 'Wangye', obviously King Hengshan did not acknowledge her as his daughter. But Song Luzhi is indeed her legitimate stepmother, if she were to marry into the Song family, it would be a proper and complete union of parents and children. At most, before leaving the house, she would just need to pay respects to the Wang Mansion again, after all, among parents, the father takes precedence over the mother, let alone that it is common practice for girls to marry from their father's household, no one can find fault with this!"

  "The empress dowager is right!" The eyes of Qingjiang County's mistress lit up, saying, "Regardless of whether it's a man or woman, if their birth mother has already remarried and there is a stepmother, then there is no reason to call the birth mother back to receive respects in public at the time of marriage - after bowing to the birth father and stepmother, everything would be proper!"

  "But how many years has Hengshan Wangfu been supporting Miss Song?" The Crown Princess reminded warmly.

  The queen smiled and said, "So this matter will have to be handled by you - isn't Song Luzhi's father working in the East Palace? You go and inform him, let him tell Song Luzhi, and privately discuss with the King of Hengshan a good excuse, so that later on they can also shut up those gossipers' mouths, and avoid implicating Ah Xū!"

  So the errand was temporarily handed over from the hands of the Marquis of Qingjiang to the Crown Prince's consort - originally, with both the Empress's proposal and the Empress Dowager's consent, Huang and Lu didn't need to be so humble and low-key, they could have directly made a big show of it!

  The Crown Princess was cautious in her actions, and after receiving the order, she specially invited Qingjiang County Lord to sit in the East Palace for a while, carefully asking about the situation between Jian Yu Bai and Song Yi Xiao - Qingjiang County Lord had two reasons: first, he felt guilty towards his brother's wife; secondly, he also took Song Yi Xiao's previous sentence "six years ago, I was helped by the Duke" as evidence that they had been in love for six years, and Jian Yu Bai had been in contact with Song Yi Xiao at the Boling Hou Mansion as soon as he returned to the imperial capital.

  So the county master's summary is: they fell in love at first sight when they were young, and after that, they couldn't forget each other. After being apart for six years, their feelings deepened, to the point where at the Shangsi banquet, Jian Yu Bai didn't even notice other girls, his target was clear - he wanted Song Yi Xiao as his wife!

  She told the crown princess in a straightforward manner, and the crown princess was suddenly stern: her younger brother Jian had such deep feelings for this Miss Song! Wouldn't offending her be the same as offending her younger brother Jian?

  Offending Jian Xianbai is equivalent to offending the Empress Dowager - even the Crown Prince will be displeased!

  The crown princess thought to herself, first asking the crown prince to inform Lu Yicheng of her intentions, then summoning Huang Shi and explaining the situation to her. She sternly instructed: "This Miss Song is the future Madame of Yan State, and also the wife of my husband's brother! You must not rely on the orders of the empress dowager and the empress to force her, but rather persuade her with gentle words in order to succeed! Otherwise, if she harbors resentment and seeks revenge against you in the future, I will not intervene!"

  In this way, Huang Shi didn't dare to slack off. She quickly called her daughter back home and told her - after all, the married-out daughter is someone else's family member now. She was afraid that if Lu Shi knew the whole truth, she would think that there was a meaning behind it from the Empress Dowager and the Queen, and wouldn't be willing to humor Song Yi Xiao with all her heart. So Huang Shi specially cut off this part, planning to find an opportunity to explain it to Wei Meng Yin herself.

  Who would have thought that before she had a chance, Wei Mengying told her about Song Yixiao's experience of almost being disabled by her father and grandmother back then!

  Huang's expression was not as naive as her daughter Lu's, and after hearing the story, she turned pale: this matter is not trivial, the Empress Dowager also intervened, and it's easy to verify, how could Wei Mengying possibly lie?!

  So she thought: "Why is Wei Wangfei telling us this now? Is it because she wants Miss Song to leave the Song family?"

  Relying on Jian Yu Bai's favor in front of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Xian Jia, it is not impossible to ask for a grace that allows his fiancée to be formally adopted by the Hengshan Wang Fu, change her surname, and have her name recorded in the imperial family!

  This way, Song Yixiao is no longer considered a member of the Song family on the surface. Even if Song Yuan is still her biological father, he can't suppress her anymore. With the identity of the national husband's wife, as long as she slightly disguises herself, who can stop her from bullying the Song family?

  It's probably not because they still have the possibility of reconciling with Song Jia, but rather as interest that the Song family owes to Song Yixiao.

  "Since being humble and yielding is of no use, we will eventually become enemies, so it's better to take the initiative!" Huang's actions have always been decisive. Now, she repeatedly asks for forgiveness from the Crown Princess, but between the lines, she implies that Wei Mengying relies on his own pride and has a deep affection for her daughter, and absolutely will not give up marrying Song Yiliao as his wife. Therefore, she is extremely dissatisfied with the Empress's proposal, not only does she not want to send her daughter back to the Song family to wait for marriage, but also wants her daughter to completely sever ties with the Song family!

  She is a relative of the crown princess and has been with her for many years, so she naturally knows what to say to make the crown princess listen.

  As expected, the crown prince's consort listened with a expressionless face, her eyes gradually turning cold: "I thought that my brother-in-law Jian had found his soulmate to be his wife, and as his sister-in-law, I could give him a helping hand and share in his joy. But now it seems that he hasn't thought this through carefully, and this matter can't be done! Forget it, since that's the case, don't you worry about this matter for now, let me think about it some more..."

  The crown princess didn't say anything more, but her tone clearly showed that she had some resentment towards Wei Mengying and her mother - Huang Shi was secretly delighted, but didn't notice the crown princess's gentle consolation, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.