Bab 149: Memories of an Old Couple (2)

It got to the point that they entered a half decade cold war. Neither spoke to the other outside of official functions and if they ever needed anything, either their closest servant or their son would be the messenger. It wasn't as if the Crown Prince didn't try to bring them back together but it never went well. In addition, he understood that the Noble Consort was there as a chess piece in order to better the lives of the people so they couldn't get rid of her. On better days, Jing Lan would send some flowers or extra presents with his closest eunuch and on her better days, she would also accept but their relationship was already beyond repair. Perhaps him yelling at her at the Goodwill Tournament, something that he had never done before, had been the last straw.