Quick Travel: Dream Hunt

Seeing that things were not too out of control, Prince Jing could only sigh helplessly, stop Liu Tinghe and said:

"Ting He, it's my fault that the Jing Palace didn't treat you well and made you suffer so much. You don't have to cook for your mother anymore. I see that you are not well yet, so you should go back and rest. I will give you a satisfactory answer for today's matter, so don't worry too much."

Ting He blinked his eyes and nodded with a smile:

"The daughter-in-law thanks the prince and will take her leave now."

With Haitang's support, Liu Tinghe left in small, weak steps.

Prince Jing arranged for everyone in the kitchen to be punished with fifty strokes of the cane. The dead were thrown out, and the living were sold to human traffickers again.

After dealing with the kitchen, Prince Jing was still furious and turned his anger towards his princess. He said:

"Liu Huaying, do you still remember how I risked my life to disobey His Majesty's order to marry a princess? How did I take such a big risk to bring you here from your hometown and ask for the title of princess? We have only lived a few years of prosperity, and you have become the rich noble you despised and hated the most? Is this behavior really in your bones? Do you know who you are torturing? She is the only daughter of General Liu, and the Crown Prince's Consort who was married to us in a sedan chair carried by eight people in the Jingwang Mansion."

After saying these words, he turned his attention to his only son Liu Ziyuan, who was still in a daze, and said earnestly:

"Yuan'er, father is just a king of a different surname. We are not royal children. It was the late emperor who showed mercy and did not care about my arrogance and disobedience. That's why we have this huge Jingwang Mansion. Father hopes that you can know how to be grateful, instead of using the arrogance and debauchery that your mother has spoiled you to torture your wife who has been with you for five years. Isn't Tinghe good? She is virtuous and polite, and behaves well. It's high for us Jingwang Mansion, don't you understand? What has that cousin become of your mother's family? Such a woman must not enter my Jingwang Mansion. If you betray Tinghe and have an affair with others, I will decide to let Tinghe go home and never be a member of my Jingwang Mansion again. You can take care of yourself."

After saying these words, Prince Jing was already exhausted physically and mentally, but when he turned around and left, he did not forget to remind the princess:

"Liu Huaying, send back everything you got from Tinghe. I've never seen a mistress so short-sighted. She even counted on her daughter-in-law's dowry. It's unheard of. If you can't send it back, I will personally take you to send it back."

After saying this, he turned away, leaving the princess alone to clear away the dishes on the table. He was so angry that he cursed for half an hour before he stopped to drink a sip of water.

When Liu Ziyuan heard his father say that Liu Piaopiao was absolutely not allowed to enter the palace, he was already stunned.

It was obvious that the mother and son could not understand Prince Jing's long speech at all, and they didn't even understand what he meant. Instead, they became even more dissatisfied with Liu Tinghe, and even wanted to skin her alive, pull out her tendons, and eat her.

In the hearts of the mother and daughter, perhaps Liu Tinghe was just an outsider, the initiator of affecting their family relationships, and the culprit who prevented Liu Piaopiao from entering the house.

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Liu Tinghe returned to the bedroom and stretched happily, saying to Haitang:

"I think the prince will clean up the kitchen soon, and there won't be any leftovers for dinner. I'm hungry, so remember to serve me more food later."

After saying that, she took off her embroidered shoes, rolled onto the bed swiftly, and continued talking to Haitang while leaning against the headboard.

Haitang was still stunned. Now that she had recovered her composure, she couldn't control the doubts in her heart and asked:

"Are you still my young lady? How did you suddenly become wise? After being married to the prince for five years, this is the first time that the young lady has become independent. It is really gratifying. Haha, my young lady has become independent. It is a cause for celebration for everyone. By the way, I will go back to the Liu Mansion immediately and tell the master about this good news."

Ting He's heart skipped a beat when she heard the first sentence. She was thinking quickly about the words in her mind when she heard Hai Tang's focus shifted again. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Marriage is a big deal, matchmaker's words, a good woman won't marry two husbands. I thought marrying into this huge palace would be the beginning of my happiness, but I didn't expect that the prince not only disliked me, but also despised me. We have been married for five years, and the number of days we have been together can be counted on one hand. I have always been worried about not getting pregnant, but now I have figured it out. It is impossible for him to abandon me and take his cousin into the palace. As long as I am the prince's consort, I will have a place in the Jingwang Mansion, and no one can pull me down from this position."

Ting He said this, firstly to tell Haitang that her transformation was reasonable, and secondly to pass the message back to the Liu family through Haitang's mouth and let General Liu hear it.

This passage is used to create the image of a woman who is not treated well by her husband and mother-in-law, but all the changes that happen to her are reasonable after she learns of his intention to take a concubine.

Haitang pretended to understand it very well and nodded in praise:

"Young lady is too amazing. If she didn't take action, it would be fine. But once she did, she made a big splash. Not only did she get rid of those snobbish people in the kitchen, she also made the princess disgusted. Even the prince almost got killed. What's more important is that the dowry and treasures of the young lady who were embezzled by the princess must be returned intact. That coquettish and slutty cousin will never be able to enter our Jingwang Mansion. Humph, I really let out a sigh of relief."

Liu Tinghe chuckled and explained:

"That's not the case. This note can only be used once. The prince has a deep affection for the princess and will not easily punish her for her mistakes. No matter how badly the princess does, the prince will protect her. And the prince will not look at me differently because of this matter. He will only fall deeper and deeper into my cousin's trap. I just couldn't stand the bad food and followed the situation. I have no other intentions."

Ting He waved his hands and sighed.

Haitang was stunned and said with dissatisfaction in her eyes:

"Ah, the prince is actually like this. I thought the heroic prince would vent his anger for the young lady, but it turns out he is just putting on a show. But at least the young lady won this time. Oh, yes, I have to go back to the Liu family and tell the general and his wife about this good news."

After saying that, he ran away without waiting for Tinghe to speak, and didn't even bother to say hello to Tinghe.

Ting He saw in her the shadow of herself when she first entered the palace, simple and lively, but lacking a bit of individuality.

Ting He asked the system: "You said that Uncle Liu's selling of official positions and titles would affect General Liu, and His Majesty would take back the military power and send him into exile in the frontier. When did this happen?"

The system thought for a while and said, "Didn't I send the plot to you? Look for it in your memory."