"Madam Liang, please put your fingerprint here." Meng Chuan handed the confession to her and asked her to sign it.
Nanny Liang raised her hand but couldn't use any strength, so Meng Chuan immediately picked up her thumb and helped her.
Nanny Liang pressed her handprint and reviewed the entire confession. "Master Meng, every word I said is true. There is absolutely no falsehood. I beg you to redress the injustice done to the princess and seek justice for her!"
"Don't worry, I will clarify the truth of the matter in front of the current emperor. You can rest assured and take care of yourself. However, for the time being, don't let the Song family know that you can speak..."
Meng Gaoyang was worried about accidents, so he gave Nanny Liang a few more instructions before taking Old Lu away from the Zhang family.
"I never imagined that the precious Princess of Xirong would be bound by the Song family and imprisoned in a dungeon for eight years." Old Lu climbed onto the carriage and said indignantly, "If my precious daughter had to endure this torture at her husband's house, I wouldn't be able to vent my anger even if I poisoned their entire family!"
"Mr. Lu, you are a miracle doctor, how can you use poison?"
"I feel so sorry for Baili Qingluan. She hasn't had enough to eat for eight years. Her internal organs must be damaged due to lack of nutrition. Even if she returns to Xirong, if her body is not well taken care of, she probably won't live long. No! She must live well and piss off the Song family to death. I'm leaving for Xirong tomorrow!"
“Stop!”
At this moment, a loud shout came from outside.
Song Linjiang brought officers and soldiers from the patrol camp to stop the Meng family's carriage.
Meng Chuan signaled the coachman to stop, and when he saw Song Linjiang sitting tall on the horse, he was immediately shocked!
"Who are you? It's curfew, and you're still wandering the streets!"
Meng Gaoyang came to Zhang's house in an ordinary carriage without any emblem, and Song Linjiang did not recognize it at first.
"Sir Song, we are from the Meng family, and the person sitting inside is my family's Censor Meng."
"Meng Gaoyang?"
"Yes, it's me." Meng Gaoyang held the hot water bottle, lifted the curtain and stuck his head out.
"Oh, it's Lord Meng. Are you still busy with official business so late?"
Meng Gaoyang took a deep breath and said, "There's nothing I can do. The Censorate is incredibly busy at the end of the year. The people below can't handle the difficult issues, so I have to take charge. After all, the Emperor is pushing hard."
"Ha... Lord Meng has worked so hard. I imagine there will be another round of confrontation in the court tomorrow. It will be exciting to watch."
Meng Gaoyang curled up the corner of his mouth into a sneer and said, "Just wait and see what happens tomorrow!"
"General Song, it's getting late, so let's not delay any longer."
Song Linjiang rode his horse out of the way and watched the Meng family carriage drive away with a dark look in his eyes.
How could Meng Gaoyang appear here? The nine streets and eighteen alleys here are where ordinary people gather.
A few days ago, we intercepted the rumors coming from the western border.
Could it be that he was careless and the rumor still slipped into the capital?
It should be impossible. He has the most people here. Anyone who spreads rumors will be arrested!
Song Linjiang was worried, so he arranged for someone to follow quietly.
Before Song Linjiang returned home, he looked back at the place where the Meng family's carriage was parked.
It snowed today and there is still a thick layer of snow on the ground.
Song Linjiang looked at the tire tracks on the snow, thought for a moment, and followed the tire tracks to find the place.
Song Linjiang passed the back alley of Zhang's house and walked forward for another quarter of an hour. He stopped only when he saw several more tire tracks on the ground.
He turned around and stopped when passing the back alley of Zhang's house.
In the dark, Meng Chuan didn't dare to breathe. Sure enough, his master guessed right. Fortunately, he turned back in time and cleaned up the tire tracks in the back alley.
Song Linjiang rode his horse into the back alley and stopped at the back door of Zhang's house.
After a while, he dismounted and went into Zhang's house, and went straight into Nanny Liang's room. The smell of feces and urine mixed with hot air hit his nose.
Song Linjiang was instantly vented out of the smoke and took a deep breath of fresh air.
He walked towards the wall while smoking, stopped after a few steps, took out a handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, and then went into the room again with his head held high.
Only after seeing that Nanny Liang was thin and had a sallow complexion did he feel at ease to leave.
"Madam Liang, the person has left."
Meng Chuan quickly took out the toilet bucket placed at the door.
Nanny Liang watched Meng Chuan coming in and out, feeling a lingering fear.
"Will the Second Master come again?"
"No."
Meng Chuan took a hot towel and was about to wipe Nanny Liang's face. "The Song family will arrange for someone to come tomorrow, so there's no need to wipe your face. I'll tell my two sons..."
Meng Chuan returned to the Meng Mansion and found Meng Gaoyang sitting in the study reading Nanny Liang's confession.
"Sir, you guessed right. Song Linjiang went to the Zhang family."
"Did he see it?"
Meng Chuan smiled and shook his head, then briefly told Meng Gaoyang what he had done.
"Luckily, Madam Liang applied powder in time, so her complexion only looked sallow. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to deceive him."
Meng Gaoyang, "Send more people to guard the Zhang family tomorrow."
"Yes, sir."
Here, Song Linjiang returned to the Zhenbei General's Mansion. The subordinates sent to follow Meng Gaoyang hurried forward and said, "Second Master, the carriage of the Meng Mansion drove directly into the Meng Mansion. I climbed inside to see that a man with gray hair got out of the carriage."
"Can you see his appearance clearly?"
"The light was dim, so it wasn't very clear, but Censor Meng was very respectful to him."
The identity of someone who can make Meng Gaoyang extremely respectful should not be underestimated.
It might be a coincidence that they appeared in Jiujie Shibaxiang tonight.
Song Linjiang sent his subordinates away and returned to the second house.
"Madam, is there anything unusual in the mansion today?"
"Everything is normal in the mansion." Second Madam Lan said as she undressed him, "My eldest sister-in-law and I are keeping an eye on it every day. There won't be any trouble."
"What about the third house? Has the third brother sent any message back?"
"No, the concierge is watching. My third brother has been out for a long time. I don't know if he has found his nephew who has a big appetite and is very strong. What should I do if he can't find him?"
Lan suddenly said worriedly, "How long will we have to live in such fear? Even if we do everything perfectly, if the Western Rong launch a massive attack, Baili Qingluan's secret will be exposed sooner or later. We can't just sit there and wait for death."
Song Linjiang pressed his eyebrows and said, "No matter how brave the soldiers of Xirong are, they can't defeat the forces of Beiyi and Dongjun."
"What if Baili Qingluan personally leads the charge into battle?!"
"This..." Song Linjiang's heart skipped a beat as he thought of Baili Qingluan eight years ago. A single punch from her would have been fatal or crippling. "She fell off a cliff and sustained severe internal injuries, and she's never recovered. And then there's the eight years of starvation. Even if she recovers, her health won't be as good as it once was!"
Lan, "She was able to break those four black iron chains, which proves she's fine! The first person she'll kill on the battlefield is our father! And she won't let anyone in the Song family go... It's all because of that vixen Yu Chengxin who ruined our entire family!"
“That’s enough!”
Song Linjiang had heard this eight hundred times, and he felt inexplicably uneasy. He shouted in annoyance, and Lan was so scared that she shut her mouth immediately.
Song Linjiang realized that his tone was too harsh and softened it. "Now is not the time to complain. We need to find a way to survive before the truth is exposed."
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