Song Qianhang listened calmly as Su Juan revealed bits and pieces of information about Liang Yin. Su Juan was indeed a person who could not keep things to herself. After a while, she even told Song Qianhang the man's approximate family background and age.
He is about thirty years old and a businessman, so his clothes should not be bad. He should be living in a good inn in Beijing. He should be looking for Liang Yin now and will stay in Beijing for a few months.
The man later found a clue and went directly to the Princess Jing's house to ask for the child during the baby's full-month banquet, but was sent away by Princess Jing. The matter was then spread among the guests that day, and people only said that the cousin was adopted as a goddaughter by Princess Jing and was staying in the palace to take care of the pregnancy. This saved some face.
Song Qianhang's eyes darkened slightly, and he had a plan in mind.
Su Juan thought she was pretending so well.
Song Qianhang laughed and said, "Sister-in-law is right, I think too much, hahaha, maybe Liang Yin has eaten too much."
Su Juan stared at him for a long time, and only felt relieved when she saw that he really believed it. [I was so scared, I thought I couldn't watch the show anymore.]
Last time, she was so busy hanging around the old emperor that she had no chance to sit down and watch these interesting things. This kind of good thing that could make Song Qianfan lose face and ruin his reputation must not be interfered by Song Qianhang.
When Song Qianhang left the backyard, the smile on his face disappeared. Now his elder brother and mother knew that the child in Liang Yin's belly was not of the royal blood. They would probably investigate Liang Yin's past in the next two days. After all, it was related to the bloodline of Prince Jing's palace, and it was impossible to make a hasty decision based on what Su Juan said alone.
He had to find that man before they found out about Liang Yin's affairs and make a big fuss about it. Only when it became a hot topic in the capital would it affect his eldest brother's reputation.
Although Prince Jing's Mansion will inevitably be implicated.
But Song Qianhang has a scale in his heart and can see clearly that compared with the destruction of his family and the loss of loved ones, what does a damaged reputation matter?
...
Song Qianfan sent someone to Liang Yin's hometown that night to investigate the matter.
However, before the people sent came back, Qiu Chuchong, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, came with people and said bluntly: Someone has sued the prince of Jingwang for stealing someone else's wife and forcibly taking his wife and children!
He wanted to take Song Qianfan and Liang Yin back for a thorough investigation.
Prince Jing is in the palace now.
Song Qianfan's face turned pale, "Qiu Chuchong, what nonsense are you talking about? When has this prince ever taken someone else's wife?"
Su Juan was surprised, [How come this person... came to my house so quickly, and even reported it to Qiu Chuchong!? ]
This didn’t happen last time!
Now that the matter has been reported to Qiu, it will be impossible for Princess Jing and the others to keep quiet. It won't be long before the news spreads throughout the capital...
Su Juan was excited: [This is really getting more and more exciting! ]
[Catch him! It's him! He's shameless to steal someone else's wife. The girl has been pregnant for half a year. That's living proof! ]
[Qiu Chuchong, you are an upright person, you can't bend to the powerful! ]
Qiu Chuchong snorted coldly. He hadn't been the prefect of Jingzhao for so many years in vain. He had already offended all the powerful families in the capital. However, he had the emperor's protection. He had already gone to the palace to ask for instructions on this matter earlier. He was not afraid of offending another prince.
These young masters of noble families take advantage of their status to do evil at will. Such an atmosphere in the capital is caused by this group of people, which is really hateful.
I didn't expect that the Crown Prince's wife is a sensible person who knows right from wrong. It's a pity that she is paired with such a thing.
Qiu Chuchong was neither humble nor arrogant, and his tone was steady, "Princess, Crown Prince, Crown Prince's Concubine, I have checked before coming here. There is indeed a girl named Liang in the palace. She is now the Crown Prince's concubine. She is engaged. Whether it is true or not, please ask the Crown Prince and the girl to come with us, and we will know clearly."
Previously, at the princess' birthday banquet, the prince's extramarital affair caused a lot of controversy. Qiu Chuchong only asked around and found out the concubine's name, otherwise he would not have come directly to invite her.
[Wow! I have to be so tough. Who am I? The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. I can’t be afraid of him. If the emperor breaks the law, he will be punished the same as the common people!]
Princess Jing felt dizzy and was supported by the maid next to her. "How...how could this happen..."
That bitch Liang Yin is actually engaged!
Su Juan was surprised on the surface, but sighed for Song Qianfan in her heart, "Tsk, Song Qianfan is in big trouble this time. He forced a woman who was engaged to be his concubine and took someone else's wife away. This is against the law of the court!"
[The entire capital city knows about your affair at the birthday party, and everyone is a witness. This is a serious crime...]
Song Qianfan's face looked grim. He absolutely could not get involved in this trouble. He looked calm and said to Qiu Chuchong, "Lord Qiu has misunderstood. Miss Liang is my mother's cousin and has nothing to do with me. The idea of a concubine is completely false and should not be taken seriously."
At this moment, he no longer cared whose child Liang Yin's belly belonged to. He just wanted to get rid of Qiu Chuchong and send Liang Yin away immediately. He would deal with it completely and the matter would be resolved.
The princess also quickly agreed, "Yes, Liang Yin is just a distant relative of mine, staying in the mansion, not my son's concubine. I think there must be some misunderstanding..."
But Qiu Chuchong was not someone who could be easily dealt with, especially with Su Juan fanning the flames. Qiu Chuchong was so upset that he wanted to rush in and find someone to convict Song Qianfan and report it to the emperor!
He said in a cold voice: "This time I am here to invite the prince and Miss Liang to come. If there is really any misunderstanding, I will not slander the prince. Princess and the prince's wife can rest assured."
But there was no misunderstanding at all. They didn't know whether Liang Yin had an engagement or not, but she was indeed Song Qianfan's concubine. Based on this one point, she was guilty.
[Hey, rest assured, rest assured. I am sure I will trust you, Mr. Qiu, to do the work! ]
Song Qianfan was furious and said, "Qiu, you are just a prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. I am the prince of Jingwang Mansion, a royal relative. You are just a small prefect, don't be so shameless!"
"Can you afford to offend Prince Jing's Mansion?!"
Su Juan was stunned. [No way, no way, big brother, are you so brave? He is Qiu Chuchong, who dared to punish the Duke and behead the son of Guangping Marquis. He has the support of the old emperor behind him. Do you really think that he was lucky to be the prefect of Jingzhao for more than ten years! ? ]
[How much trust the old emperor has in Qiu Chuchong! Song Qianfan, you are so stupid... If I were you, I would cooperate obediently and show my attitude, and then talk about it later. I didn't know that Liang Yin was engaged, and I was deceived. At most, it's embarrassing, and I'll be fined and reflect on my mistakes. Isn't it a good solution? ]
[Stupid, stupid...]
Song Qianfan's face looked grim. He was so busy dealing with Liang Yin's affairs that he didn't expect that what Su Juan, this woman, said was right. In fact, as long as he said that he didn't know anything, and the matter became a big deal, he would have been deceived.
But now that Su Juan has made it clear, if he says this again...who would believe it?
Qiu Chuchong sneered and looked at Song Qianfan, "Your Highness, you are not going to say that you are not aware of the fact that Miss Liang Yin is engaged, right?"
"......" Song Qianfan's words were stuck in his throat.