The second legitimate daughter of the Song family had set a wedding date with Crown Prince Zhongli Mingye. The Prime Minister Song's mansion held a banquet and invited the families of the officials in the capital to celebrate together.
Now, Ningyue had returned and was bestowed a marriage to the Crown Prince. Naturally, it was a great joy for the Song family.
Many ladies and young misses also wanted to catch a glimpse of the second young lady of the Song family.
"Have you heard? The second young lady of the Song family grew up in Liuzhou. Prime Minister Song has hidden her well enough," Lady Nan, the wife of the vice - minister of the Ministry of Works, commented with several other ladies and young misses.
Her daughter, Nan Zhilan, had just come of age this year. She was always arrogant. Looking at all the noble families in the court, there were not many eligible young ladies left.
Originally, seeing that the Crown Prince was single and the grandson of the emperor was still young, she thought that if her daughter married into the royal family, she would become the Crown Princess. Now, there suddenly appeared a second young lady in the Prime Minister Song's mansion, and she was the younger sister of the late Crown Princess.
This relationship panicked Lady Nan.
Nan Zhilan originally thought the position of the Crown Princess was firmly in her grasp, but now someone had cut in halfway.
Naturally, she was unhappy.
Until Ningyue appeared in a magnificent purple dress, which set off her jade - like skin and picturesque features. Compared with her, Nan Zhilan suddenly felt a bit petty.
But everyone was even more shocked by Ningyue's resemblance to the late Crown Princess Song Jinyu.
Nan Zhilan had met Song Jinyu once and naturally knew. So the Crown Prince had taken a fancy to Song Ningyue just because of this overly similar appearance.
She immediately felt indignant.
She just looked like the late Crown Princess! Why should she be favored by the Crown Prince and snatch the position of the Crown Princess that originally belonged to her?
Not only her, but many of the ladies and young misses present also saw that this woman resembled the late Crown Princess extremely.
Naturally, they understood the Crown Prince's intention.
They immediately speculated maliciously. After Prime Minister Song and General Song showed up, their voices became much quieter.
Niaoniao was very dissatisfied when she heard this. What did they know!
A substitute? Ningyue took Niaoniao's hand, indicating that she didn't need to care about those remarks. Now, she didn't care about anything and just wanted to live a good life with Zhongli Mingye.
If she couldn't regain her memory in this lifetime, it would really be a pity. She had been treated, but there was no way.
Every time she tried to recall the past, it was like thousands of ants gnawing at her brain. The pain was unbearable, and she had fainted several times because of it.
Zhongli Mingye felt sorry for her and ordered Ningyue not to recall the past anymore. "If you don't have your past memories, then from now on, I'll fill your life with new happiness."
So Ningyue gave up the idea of regaining her memory. She didn't take Nan Zhilan's words to heart.
Unexpectedly, that woman deliberately made her uncomfortable.
"Second Young Lady Song is really lucky. She just returned from the remote Liuzhou City and was immediately made the Crown Princess," Lady Nan said with a smile.
Seeing Ningyue's unhappy face, Nan Zhilan felt extremely delighted. "Exactly! The Prime Minister Song and General Song really have great influence."
"But don't let this wealth and honor blind your eyes. After all, a tall tree catches the wind!" Looking at Ningyue's extremely beautiful face, Nan Zhilan couldn't hold back her jealousy anymore.
"Slap!"
Ningyue calmly shook her hand, as if it wasn't her who had just slapped Nan Zhilan. "Lady Nan, Miss Nan. Even if I'm not good enough, I'm still the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's mansion and the future Crown Princess. It's not your place to comment on the Song family!"
Lady Nan and Nan Zhilan couldn't believe that this seemingly gentle Ningyue had actually slapped Nan Zhilan!
Nan Zhilan was extremely angry and wanted to fight back. Unexpectedly... Ningyue held a needle in her hand and secretly threw it out, making her lose her strength!
"Lady Nan, if your daughter is ignorant, are you also ignorant?" Lady Xiang walked over gracefully. With the dignity of a general's wife, she immediately doused the arrogance of the mother and daughter!
"Lady Song, she slapped me," Nan Zhilan still wanted to complain, but unexpectedly, Lady Xiang smiled slightly. "The Crown Prince sent the betrothal gifts and the marriage certificate yesterday. Ningyue has already become the Crown Princess of our Great Xia Dynasty. What's wrong with slapping you?"
Ningyue really wanted to cheer for Lady Xiang. Her eloquence was really amazing!
Zhongli Mingye had just sent Ningyue to the Song mansion in the morning. After the banquet, he wanted to take her away. Prime Minister Song and General Song glanced at each other. "Your Highness, before the wedding, let Ningyue stay in the Song mansion."
"After all, if it falls into the eyes of others, it will damage Ningyue's reputation."
What damage? Zhongli Mingye's face darkened. They clearly knew that Ningyue was Song Jinyu. They just had to separate the couple.
Since they reunited, he didn't want to be separated from Ningyue for a moment.
Ningyue pulled him and took him to the garden. She comforted him with a smile. "It's almost the wedding day anyway... I also want to stay with my father, brother, and sister - in - law."
"Maybe I can remember something?"
Her soft voice softened Zhongli Mingye's heart. He reached out and stroked her beautiful face, feeling extremely annoyed. "The wedding shouldn't be set on the third day of the fourth lunar month."
Ningyue was puzzled.
The next moment, she was amused by his childishness. "It would be great if it were tomorrow."
There were still ten days until the wedding. How could he bear his longing?
Just as the two were being affectionate, Heyi ran over. She had just given birth to a son not long ago and had been wanting to see Ningyue.
Now, she finally got the chance.
She looked at Ningyue from left to right. "Tsk tsk... You've finally come back safe and sound!" Heyi grabbed her hand and her eyes turned red.
"I've been so sad since you had an accident."
"Fortunately, God has eyes and let you come back," Heyi sighed in her heart. Now her fourth brother had become the Crown Prince, and the mother of Big Yuanbao had also come back.
Although she had lost her memory, Song Jinyu was still Song Jinyu.
Although Ningyue didn't know Heyi, she knew that this was Song Jinyu's best friend.
Just as they were chatting and laughing, Nan Zhilan walked over gracefully. She first paid respects to Zhongli Mingye, and then bowed to Princess Heyi.
She threw one coquettish look after another at Zhongli Mingye. "Your Highness the Crown Prince, the spring scenery is just right now. The Chinese flowering crabapples in the western courtyard of the vice - minister's mansion are in full bloom. My father has prepared some wine. Please do me the honor and come."
Heyi's eyes turned cold. "Brother Crown Prince has always been busy with government affairs. Since the beginning of spring, he has been busy with spring plowing and court affairs. He's so busy that he doesn't have time to go to your house for a drink."
As soon as she said this, Nan Zhilan's face turned pale. How unlucky! Why did she run into Princess Heyi?
Ningyue thought that the slap was really too light. She slightly raised her beautiful eyes and landed them on Nan Zhilan's face.
The tenderness in her eyes was almost tangible.
For some reason, Nan Zhilan felt extremely uncomfortable. Zhongli Mingye's gaze fell on her face, and that discomfort was really too obvious.
He slowly opened his mouth, showing the dignity of the Crown Prince. "Miss Nan, I'm usually very busy. After the wedding, I'll invite all the officials to celebrate together."
After saying that, he took Ningyue's fair and delicate hand and left directly.
Nan Zhilan gritted her silver teeth. Heyi said coldly, "What kind of person dares to have ideas about the Crown Prince!"
Then, she saw Lady Nan walking over leisurely. "Lady Nan, please take good care of Nan Zhilan. Don't let her throw herself at the Crown Prince every time she sees him. In the end, if she fails and loses more than she gains, it won't be worth it!"
As both Princess Heyi and the wife of the Marquis of Cheng'an, Lady Nan immediately nodded obediently and didn't dare to refute.