Chapter 80 Chapter 80 [VIP]

Chapter 80

Qian Tong couldn't guess who she was, but since she could call out Song Yunzhi's name directly, she must be a girl from Kyoto, and she must be related to Prince Song.

Qian Tong nodded.

The other person breathed a sigh of relief and stepped in. Without letting her guess, he revealed his identity first: "I'm his sister, Song Yunzhao. Where is he?"

Qian Tong: “…”

The younger sister of Prince Song.

No wonder she felt familiar, a room full of gods.

Just as they got engaged, the in-laws arrived. It was so sudden that Qian Tong was completely unprepared. He just stood there in a daze. When he saw her enter the room, he became inexplicably nervous.

The other party finally asked her: "Who is your sister?"

Who is she? Her sister-in-law.

However, an ugly daughter-in-law would be nervous when meeting her parents-in-law, and Qian Tong was no exception. She didn't know whether Song Yunzhi had reported their marriage to his family, but the two had only decided to get engaged today, so it was too late to report it.

Qian Tong looked at the fairy sister-in-law who had descended from the sky in front of him, and he stammered as if something was stuck in his throat, "I, I am..."

Song Yunzhao smiled and waited for her to speak.

Never mind, let's not scare her yet. Qian Tong said, "I'm the nun who looks after the house in the prefectural government." She smiled and greeted, "Madam Song, you've arrived! Come in and have a seat. The prince is busy and will be back soon..."

There was obvious doubt in Song Yunzhao's eyes, but he didn't question him and just smiled politely.

Qian Tong received her warmly, taking the bag off her shoulder and saying, "Madam Song, please sit down..." He went to make tea for her, but the water in the teapot had already gone cold. Prince Song liked to be self-sufficient, so there was no one to serve him in the house. Qian Tong searched around until he found the stove. He wondered if there was still a fire inside, so he squatted down and lifted the lid. Fortunately, the charcoal inside was not completely burned out. He found a fan from Song Yun's desk and fanned the fire while saying to her, "Madam Song, why are you alone?"

A daughter of a noble family, yet she had no guards or maids around her? Why was she so disheveled? How did she get in? Didn't anyone outside see her?

Why didn't anyone report the news?

Qian Tong woke up completely from his sleep, with a lot of questions in his head.

Song Yunzhao hesitated, his expression rather indescribable, and said, "There was an accident on the way." Seeing that she was busy for a long time, he said, "Sister, don't bother. I'll just have some cold tea."

Giving her sister-in-law cold tea, she must be crazy. Qian Tong said, "Wait a moment, it will be fine soon. Although the weather is hot now, cold tea can easily cause illness..."

She almost drank up the pot of cold tea just now.

"Thank you, sister." While she was making tea, Song Yunzhao asked, "Sister, do you know what those mother-of-pearl boxes and cabinets outside are about?" She saw them when she entered the room. It was very lively.

Qian Tong really didn't know how she got in and why no one was there to greet her. He couldn't hide it from her, so he said with a stiff upper lip, "It's the dowry of the seventh lady of the Qian family."

Song Yunzhao was stunned.

Seeing the shock on her face, Qian Tong felt inexplicably guilty and moved his hands faster, quickly fanning the fire and making tea. He wondered to himself why Prince Song hadn't come back yet. Your sister is here, you should explain everything to her first.

Qian Tong was afraid she would ask more questions, and he really didn't know how to answer, "Madam Song, can I drink it warm?"

Song Yunzhi nodded, "Thank you for your help, sister."

Qian Tong poured her some tea and planned to leave first. It wouldn't be too late for her to come back and pay her a visit after Prince Song had reported to her. "Madam Song, please take a rest first..."

Song Yunzhao asked curiously, "Sister, have you met my sister-in-law?"

My sister-in-law was stunned. Did she know?

Seeing her expression, Song Yunzhao thought he had misremembered and said uncertainly, "Isn't the person my brother is going to marry the seventh lady of the Qian family, Qian Tong?"

That's right...

If he had known she already knew, he would not have lied to her. Qian Tong was about to give his name when he heard footsteps outside the door. The guard who reported the news hurriedly said, "Sir, Madam Song should be inside..."

Finally he was back, Qian Tong breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Yunzhi stepped in, glanced back and forth between the two men, and first landed on the disheveled Song Yunzhao. He frowned and said, "Why do you look like this?"

She is alone and has no entourage. Where are her parents?

When did she become so bold?

"Brother." Song Yunzhao stood up and knelt before him, smoothing his messy hair. He didn't dare meet his eyes and said evasively, "As soon as I received your letter, I rushed here. I encountered some accidents on the way. I heard from this sister that the seventh lady of the Qian family sent her dowry today. Are you getting married? So soon? My father and mother went to Shuzhou and are not at home..."

Qian Tong: ...

Qian Tong was almost at the door when Song Yunzhi called him, "Where are you going? Come in."

Song Yunzhao was stunned for a moment, followed Song Yunzhi's gaze, glanced at the two of them, and just as he was doubting, he heard Song, Qian Tong.

Song Yunzhao was stunned.

She lied!

She is such a pretty girl.

It turns out that she is the seventh lady of the Qian family.

Meeting her wide eyes, Qian Tong winked at her and said flatteringly, "Sister, go talk to your brother first. I'll go get you some food." Her identity exposed, she had to act like a sister-in-law and said with concern, "Look, your dress is dirty. I'll get some hot water. You can take a bath first..."

Once you take a step forward, you'll be caught off guard.

This is not her home either. Where can she go to find water and food?

She just proposed marriage today, and L, the daughter-in-law, didn't know how to be a daughter-in-law yet, so she started out as a sister-in-law. Qian Tong found He Wang Zhao and planned to make a huge investment.

First, I told Fu Yin, "Go to the restaurant and buy all the food, the pieces of Sichuan brocade in my room, new clothes, the best styles, and act quickly. Then go pick out a few sets of headgear from my cabinet, pick the best ones,

Fu Yin looked shocked and nodded blankly.

Qian Tong 7 said to Wang Zhao, "Sir, please have someone clear a room, boil some water, and prepare a bathtub." He then pulled out the largest denomination of silver notes from his purse, a full one thousand taels, and without hesitation, stuffed them into Wang Zhao's bewildered hand. "My sister-in-law is here. Treat her well these few days. Buy her whatever she wants. Don't be stingy. When you run out of silver notes, let me know..."

Wang Zhao was stunned.

Madam Song is here?

What about the Marquis and the Princess? Their marriage had already been finalized, and Wang Zhao didn't hesitate to greet Qian Tong. He grabbed the one thousand taels and hurried over to greet him.

After knowing that it was only Madam Song who came, he followed Qian Tong's instructions and asked someone to clean up the house.

The room had not been cleaned up yet, but the things sent by Qian Tong arrived first and were placed in front of Song Yunzhao one by one.

Delicacies from land and sea, silks and satins, gold and silver jewelry almost surrounded her.

Although Song Yunzhao was born in a marquis's mansion, he had never experienced such high treatment. After staring blankly at Song Yunzhi across from him for a while, he seemed to understand something, "So my brother and sister-in-law..."

She had heard about the extravagant life in Yangzhou.

Song Yunzhi interrupted her, "Don't let your imagination run wild."

She thought too much. The first time they met, all her promises except for giving him a golden cicada were empty promises.

Song Yunzhi said, "Go on."

Song Yunzhao was explaining the reason for her discomfiture. "I saw my brother's letter and knew it was a serious matter that couldn't be delayed. I couldn't wait for my father and mother to return, and I was afraid that if they reported it to my grandmother, I wouldn't be able to leave either. So I secretly left the house and came to Yangzhou to find my brother. When I left Kyoto, I took five guards and two maids. I was seasick, so I took the official road. The journey was smooth. On a mountain road before entering the city, we suddenly encountered a group of robbers, and my servants and I were separated by the bandits..."

Song Yunzhao was spared the trouble. "Fortunately, a young man came to my rescue. He asked my name and sent me to the prefectural government."

Song Yunzhi felt his blood boiling when he heard this.

L never expected that the person coming would be his simple-minded sister who had never left the house. It was a miracle that she could sit here intact.

Besides, does the young master of the Duke's Mansion know that she came out like this?

Song Yunzhi asked with a headache: "Did you tell him his real name?"

Song Yunzhao nodded doubtfully, "Yeah." She wouldn't lie.

"Where are the others?"

Song Yunzhao said, "Let's go."

Song Yunzhi knew that if he continued to ask, he would not get anything out of it. It would be faster to investigate on his own. Her sister-in-law had prepared everything for her. He still had things to do, so he stood up and said, "You must be tired from the journey. Let's go down and have a good rest first."

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Qian Tong returned to the Qian family first. As soon as he entered the door, he was surrounded by the Qian family.

Madam Qian had already woken up. After hearing what the Third Madam said, she nearly fainted. After confirming again and again that it was the prince who agreed to marry her, not to kill her, she began to mutter incoherently, bowing and chanting, "God bless me, thank you all the gods for your care for my Qian family..."

The three masters of the Qian family also came out, with Qian Tong sitting in the middle, making it look like a trial.

Mr. Qian San asked his wife for the umpteenth time, "Did you hear clearly? Did the prince really agree?"

The third lady and two concubines present today had talked themselves dry, and finally waited for the real owner to come back, "Sister Tong L is here L, ask her if it's true."

Qian Tong's head also felt a little sore.

Master Qian Yi couldn't help it and called Qian Tong to the study. "What's going on?" Although he was restrained, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face. "What did I say? That Taoist priest was very powerful back then, but you didn't believe it. Now you have made it..." Behind people's backs, Master Qian Yi was so excited that tears came out. "Our Qian family finally has hope..."

Only merchants themselves know how difficult it is for them to survive in the world.

There was no high-ranking official to protect them, just like the eldest brother's family. The eldest son went to Kyoto with him, while the second son and his mother, the eldest lady, followed the Park family to Dengzhou.

An attack by the Hu people wiped out an entire family.

We don't even know where he died.

Who to ask?

Nobody knows.

The remains of the eldest brother and his son were at least recovered, but the remains of the mother and daughter have not been found to this day.

Now that the Qian family has a powerful backer, will they still be afraid of being silently robbed of their money and killed in the future?

Qian Tong looked at Master Qian Yi turning his back and wiping his tears, and couldn't help but sigh. It was exactly as she and Prince Song had originally imagined.

Qian Tong said helplessly: "Your daughter is not as bad as you think. What's wrong with marrying a prince? There is no need to get so excited. The prince will not eat people. No matter how noble he is, he will still be your son-in-law, Master Qian Yi..."

Master Qian Yi quickly turned around and glared at her, "Don't talk nonsense, our family hasn't offended them enough yet, I will go to their house tomorrow to apologize..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the servant outside report: "Master Yi, the prince is here."