âWhat are you talking about?â After a moment of deathlike silence, Song Lu spoke in a mute voice, âYibao and Yiyao are still alive?â
She showed a pained look, âHow can they still be alive?!â
âI only have half a pillar of incense, if you continue to act like this, then I will leave immediately!â Song Yixiao was too lazy to bother with her, and said bluntly, âYou also know that I donât have much affection for the Song family, if itâs not for the sake of reputation, do you think Iâm willing to go on this trip?!â
â⦠âSong Lu didnât say anything for a moment before saying quietly, âHow did you see it?â
âItâs weird if you canât see it, right?â Song Yixiao sneered, âThose people from Pu Mama, they came out in time donât tell me that it was because of Jiangnan Hallâs deep roots that they were able to come out in time to preside over the Song Mansionâs overall situation! If the winds and grasses of the Song family really canât be hidden from them at all, they wonât let you make such a crazy move this time in the first place! Besides, you claimed in front of the court that you poisoned and killed three children before entering the palace, and they coincidentally saved Yiyao! How can there be so many coincidences and flukes? Who would believe you if you hadnât planned this all along?â
Song Lu frowned, âThis is something I know I canât hide, but why do you think I did this because I fell on hard times and was forced by people, and had no choice but to do it in order to protect Yiyao and the others?â
She said heatedly, âPerhaps, I was actually trying to get back at you but couldnât bear to let go of the Jiangnan Hallâs heir, which is why I quietly notified Mama Pu and the others after making my move, so as to give Yiyao and the others a chance to live?â
âEver since my father passed away, you couldnât even bounce the stewards on those Song family manors and stores!â Song Yixiao snorted out a laugh at that, âNot to mention those people at Mama Pu? If Iâm right, even if they arenât Jiangnan Hallâs secret guards, their status isnât bad at allIâve heard from Second Prince Su that these kinds of servants, other than the head of the family, arenât at all something you, the mother of the family, can call upon! Even Yiyao would have to tie his hair before he could give them orders!â
âAnd itâs their duty to protect Yiyo until she ties her hair!â
âDo you have that power to feed Yiyo a crane in front of their eyes?!â
âIf they hadnât acquiesced to such behavior, you just wouldnât have been able to feed Yiyao a few mouthfuls of leftovers, I guess!â
Song Yixiao said with a cold smile, âSo you guys didnât discuss this, and what is it?!â
âAnd you yourself may have wanted to turn against me for various reasons, but those people from Pu Mama are Jiangnan Hallâs worldly servants, not your Lu Familyâs subordinates, so how could they possibly eradicate me, the first daughter of Jiangnan Hall, in order to avenge a personal vendetta on your behalf?!â
âAfter all, Yiyao is still so young, and the Jiangnan Hall doesnât have much else now, so they canât help but expect me to promote Yiyao in the future, right?â
âThereâs only one possibility that could make them cooperate with this move of yours!â
âThat is, Jiangnan Hall has encountered a great threat, a threat that relates to the survival of Jiangnan Hall!â
âIt even directly jeopardizes Yiyao!â
âThey had no choice!â
âYiyao and the others are still young, and I think youâre the only one who could cause such trouble!â
As for why it couldnât have been a backlash left behind by Song Yuan before if Jiangnan Hall had been such a threat when Song Yuan was around, Song Yuan probably wouldnât have plotted to get Wei Mengying killed.
After all, Jiangnan Hallâs heir was so thin that it simply could not prohibit any blows in this regard.
No matter how unqualified Song Yuan was as a family head, it was impossible for him to still have the heart to ponder plotting against his exwife when Jiangnan Hall was in great danger.
So it could only be Song Luâs own sin after Song Yuan went.
After hearing Song Yixiaoâs deduction, Song Lu was silent for a while before she sighed softly, âIf you can think of this, so can others. So much for going around in circles â¦â
She was silent again for a while and asked in a low voice, âCan Yiyao and Yibao ⦠be saved?â
âHow do I know?â Song Yixiaoâs face hidden under the hood was very ugly, coldly snorted, âAlthough the Empress Dowager favors my husband, she still loves her own daughter the mostdidnât everyone see this clearly in the past few months? Not to mention that my husband and the Empress Dowagerâs grandparents and grandchildren, if the Empress Dowager hears the news and has a long or short, who do you think my husband will be toward?â
Not only for Jian Xu Bai, but also for Song Yixiao herself, on the one hand is the child of her motherâs murderer, on the other hand is the noble and good to her Empress Dowager, who will she choose?
Song Lu closed her eyes heavily for a moment before bitterly saying, âBut at least thereâs still a gamble to be made, isnât there?â
âYou mean, if you donât do this, thereâs not even the possibility of taking a gamble?!â Song Yixiao sensitively heard the unfinished meaning in her words, and could not help but be surprised, âWhat exactly did you do? Although Jiangnan Hall has fallen, your motherâs family is also gone, but the Song family before the favor left more or less still have a little, this is only a few years of work, you do not have to beg for justice? Especially Gu Shao, when my mother was assassinated, he personally came out to protect you!â
âEven Gu Shao may not be able to take up this matter.â Song Lu sniffed, but only laughed bitterly, she slowly shook her head and said in a low voice, âAnd although he has taken care of us mother and child quite a bit, but in the end itâs different from when my husband was around, Iâm really not sure that heâll help us when he hears about it, instead of silencing us Missy, I did hate you! After my motherâs family was gone! But in fact, Iâve also always felt sorry for you, not because of Princess Wei, but because of the two county lords Xinling and Anyang, especially every time I see Yibao and Yijiao â¦â
When she said this, a strong sense of reluctance rose between her eyebrows, and she seemed to choke before continuing, âSo Iâm very sorry that this time, Iâve dragged you down with me again!â
Seeing Song Yixiao frowning, seemingly about to say something, Song Lu revealed a miserable smile, âPlease donât ask, I wonât say anything I made Yijiao pay for the life of County Princess Anyang, and I, myself, will soon pay for Princess Weiâs life as well, you see, Iâve even given up one of my own daughters, do you still expect that I would open my mouth and tell you anything?â
Adding, âYou should also not threaten me with Yibao and Yiyao, I can see that youâre not the kind of person that Princess Wei is, otherwise you would have already known that it was me who plotted to assassinate Princess Wei, so what have you been doing to keep from making a move on me, and just distancing yourself from me?â
Song Yi smiled and stared at her, âMother Pu begged me to make sure to protect Yiyao, so thatâs why Iâve asked my connections to come in and find you today, trying to figure out whatâs going on. But you refuse to say anything now, so it seems that youâre very confident in Yiyaoâs safety?â
âIf I had confidence, why would I have asked you, Eldest Miss, just now?â Song Lu smiled miserably and said, âEldest Miss donât condescend to my words anymore, in fact, if I donât tell you anything right now, how is it not for your own good?â
She choked out, âThere are some secrets that canât be touched!â
After saying this, she refused to make a sound no matter how much Song Yixiao asked.
Half a column of incense time quickly arrived, after the jailer came to urge, Song Yixiao even though full of doubts, but also had to leave.
She locked her eyebrows back to the State Dukeâs Mansion, changed clothes and skirts, but also not to rest, and ordered, âGo to the Song Mansion to see!â
After all, there were only three small children left as the current masters of the Song residence, and she, the eldest married sister, could not afford to be inconsiderate.
However, the trip was a blank: because the palace finally remembered, the offender woman Song Luâs family should also be taken off the prison!
Looking at the seal on the door of the Song Mansion, Song Yixiao felt a momentary trance as she lifted the curtains of the car and looked at the notsofamiliar front door for a while before saying, âGo back to the mansion!â
When she went back, the eldest maid who had stayed behind, Chichan, came up and told her that many visitors had come to the party and were disappointed to hear that she was not in the house.
Song Yi laughed and asked, Jiang Mubai, Yuan Xuexie Calyx and others, all of them have come in person.
County Princess Qingjiang, Lady Shouchunbo and Pei Yourui also each sent someone to come and offer their condolences it seems that what Song Lu did has already spread.
Song Yixiao this will feel very tired, also do not have the heart to read the post, only sent the maid to reply on behalf of their own.
But the next day, Jiang Mubai and Yuan Xuexie aunt and sisterinlaw took the lead, and gathered Xie Yiren, Pei Yourui, and Song Luoyan, but came again.
After all, Song Luâs this time to do things is really too sensational, Song Yi smile even if not because of Cui Jianren things are involved, alone the motherâs family has such a big change, but also really called them these girlfriends friends worry.
In the end, he had to personally come over and see that Song Yixiao was still holding up before he could rest assured.
âI never thought Grandma Lu would be such a person!â These people were all towards Song Yixiao, and now they couldnât help but complain about Song Lu, âA tigerâs venom doesnât eat its children! Whatâs more, the destruction of the Lu family was entirely of your own making, so what does it have to do with you? This woman is really crazy!â
âAlas, I donât know what to say about these things.â Song Yixiao know that they have good intentions, but now really no mood for hospitality, only sighed, âI went to the Song residence yesterday, originally wanted to see my younger sibling, but who knows, the Song residence has been blocked, the pawns at the door said, my younger sibling has also been imprisoned ⦠me ⦠I donât know what to do?â
Jiang Mubai and the others also knew that Song Luâs act of going against the grain like that, even if Song Yixiao wanted to help this stepmother, there was nothing she could do to return to heaven.
The only ones who can be saved right now are Song Yibao and Song Yiyao, who are not yet adults.
But these two, while still kids, have a very dim future.
âI went into the palace yesterday to greet my aunt, and I heard my aunt say that yesterday His Majesty went to the Qingxi Palace to greet the Dowager Empress, and in the middle of it, I donât know what happened, so much so that he even summoned the Imperial Physician a long time later!â Jiang Mu scape said with words and phrases, âLater Gu Xiang hurriedly entered the palace, talked with the dowager empress for a long time, and only retired when the palace gate was about to drop the key listening to the rumors among the palace people, the dowager empress ⦠seems to be â¦â
When she said here, she raised her eyes and looked around, seeing that besides Song Luoyan they were all acquaintances, and Song Luoyan is a side branch of the Jiangnan Song Clan, whose full nephew has been made Song Yixiaoâs righteous son, and should not be counted as an outsider, and only then did she continue, âIt seems that the Empress Dowager cut herself in front of His Majesty, and although His Majesty snatched off the blade in time, she was also not lightly injured! Thatâs why the Imperial Physician had to be called in!â
He also said, âIf not Gu Xiang timely into the palace, and the dowager empress dowager a long talk, persuade the dowager empress dowager to suppress this matter then. Iâm afraid that this will be inside and outside the palace has been spread all over spare me, even my auntâs side know, then privately this news is certainly also to be spread out, at most the Royal scene does not recognize just!â
Jiang Muzhe said this matter, in fact, is a euphemism to tell Song Yixiao, Song Yibao siblings, is not so good to keep down.
After all, the Dowager Empress has made a scene to the point of cutting her own throat in front of the Emperor, so it can be seen that the indignation in this old manâs heart for the death of his youngest daughter has not been calmed with the burial of the Grand Princess and her wife of the Daikoku.
And how could they be lenient because Song Yibaoâs siblings are young?
Song Yixiao was silent for a while before she said, âThis is all the blood and bones in my mother s family ⦠I always have to try!â
She actually does not care about whether Jiangnan Hall heir, the reason why she came forward to run, but also do not want to fall into a cool reputation for nothing.
But after the meeting with Song Luâs prison, although Song Luâs refused to say anything, she thought of one thing: if Song Luâs was forced to this point today, then, when Song Yuan plotted to harm Wei Mengying, and whether it is really out of their own will, or for people flirting?
The person who urged him on, was it because he had a personal vendetta against Wei Mengying, or, did he have ulterior motives?