Chapter 39: The Perfect Plan
"When did Prince Cheng take away the registration book?" asked Princess Cheng.
"Three days ago."
"What about the people from the Song family? Have they ever been here?"
"this……"
Seeing the cold frost in Princess Cheng's eyes, Wu Huai hesitated for only a moment before speaking frankly, "Minister Song came by before noon, wanting to ask for the eldest lady of the Song family's family records. When he heard that Prince Cheng had taken them, his face turned very ugly. I watched as Minister Song left and the carriage headed towards Prince Cheng's mansion."
Princess Cheng's eyes became colder. If Song Hong didn't have something to hide, why would he come to ask for Song Shulan's books?
There is indeed something fishy about Song Shulan’s background!
Many things quickly flashed through her mind. After getting the answer she wanted, Princess Cheng calmed down instead. She took a deep breath, stood up straight, and looked apologetic.
"Today's events are indeed very offensive. I am also worried that my sister's orphan might be bullied. I hope Master Wu will forgive me."
Seeing her salute, Wu Huai was so frightened that he quickly moved away: "Princess, please don't embarrass me. Just don't blame me for hiding the truth just now..."
Princess Cheng's expression was gentle. "After all, this is a family affair of the Song family. It's Lord Wu's duty not to publicize it. He didn't know that my prince had actually been here, so I came here so presumptuously. If the prince knew later, he might blame me for making a fuss. Lord Wu has always been praised for his strict words..."
Wu Huai was a shrewd man and immediately understood what Princess Cheng meant: "Don't worry, Princess. I haven't seen you today."
Princess Cheng glanced at Nanny Jiang, who quickly took out a few taels of silver and handed it to the surprised yamen runner.
"My dear, I'm sorry for scaring you in my haste. Here's the money for tea my princess is treating you to."
"This... I dare not..." The man quickly refused and did not dare to take it.
Princess Cheng smiled and said, "Since it was given in front of Lord Wu, it doesn't count as a bribe. It's just a small amount of tea money. You don't have to be afraid."
Since she said so, what else does Wu Huai dare to say?
"Since it's the tea money given by the princess, why don't you take it quickly?"
The young yamen runner hesitated for a moment before quickly taking the silver.
Princess Cheng seemed to be asking casually and said with a smile, "I am sorry to bother you, Lord Wu today. Lord Wu, please be busy now. I will be leaving now."
Nanny Jiang helped Princess Cheng leave. Wu Huai asked the young yamen runner to escort her out personally. This time, he stood in front of the door and saw the master and servants walk around the corridor and disappear completely. Only then could he resist and slapped himself in the face, cursing, "You rotten mouth of mine!"
"grown ups."
Tao Qing, the Jingzhao Shaoyin standing next to him, was startled: "What are you doing? Didn't Princess Cheng leave? She looks fine..."
"You know nothing!"
Wu Huai was so angry that he cursed and turned around in circles with a sullen face:
"Do you know who Song Tangning is? And do you know how protective Princess Cheng is of her own people? At the Qian family's wedding banquet, she beat her own son without even asking for permission. How could she tolerate Prince Cheng favoring the Song family's concubine?"
That's a look, isn't it? It's simply murderous!
Although Princess Cheng seemed gentle and smiling just now, Wu Huai felt that there was a big trouble.
Princess Cheng has never had a good temper. She never gave anyone face when arguing with them. She could attack anyone in the Qian family without hesitation, and she didn't hesitate to scold her own son.
It would have been a good thing if she had really made a scene today, but she just endured it and smiled as if it wasn't a big deal at all. It was really frustrating.
"Then... then I'll quickly send someone to tell King Cheng..."
"Why are you going? Are you looking for death?!"
In order to please Princess Cheng, he had just revealed the Song family's hometown, which offended the Song family and Prince Cheng. If he were to leak the information, he would also offend Princess Cheng.
Wu Huai stood there, his face livid, pacing back and forth for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, "Doesn't the government office have a supplementary register? Go get a copy of the Song family's concubine's daughter's register immediately and send it to Jiyun Lane and give it to Miss Song."
Tao Shaoyin's face was filled with doubt: "Will it be useful to give it to her?"
"What do you know!" Wu Huai said in a deep voice, "The Song family's concubine's daughter's background may be problematic."
It was previously rumored that the concubine's daughter came from Anzhou. Princess Cheng had just asked the same question. If it was just an ordinary concubine's daughter pretending to be a concubine's daughter, then why would the Song family lie about her place of origin and use it to deceive Song Tangning and Princess Cheng? Unless she, or the concubine's current identity, was fake.
"The most criticized thing about the Song family right now is that they use a concubine's daughter as a concubine's daughter and bully the orphan of the second branch. But if even the identity of the concubine's daughter is fake, or if she is not a descendant of the second branch of the Song family at all..."
Tao Shaoyin's expression changed instantly.
Is the Song family crazy?!
Wu Huai didn’t know whether the Song family was crazy or not, so he had to find a backer for himself right now.
"This book isn't for Miss Song, it's for Governor Xiao. He was able to cripple the Song family's old lady's hand for Miss Song today, making the Song family's affairs known to everyone. Given Governor Xiao's personality, since he's made enemies with the Song family, he'll never let them get away with it."
Wu Huai doesn’t care about Song Tangning, he cares about Xiao Yan.
Since he was destined to offend the Song family, and he didn't know what the situation was at Prince Cheng's Mansion, it would be better for him to find an "ally" in advance to take the lead, so as to avoid trouble later. He, a small governor of Jingzhao, could not handle it.
Seeing Tao Shaoyin stunned, Wu Huai said angrily: "What are you still standing there for? Go quickly."
Less than half an hour later, at Tang Mansion in Jiyun Lane.
Song Tangning listened in astonishment to the words whispered by the person from Jingzhao Prefecture behind the landscape and ink bamboo screen, and felt extremely shocked.
"My master said that the eldest lady Song was of yang-transformed origin, but the outside world is rumored to have come from Anzhou. This rumor is really surprising, and it concerns the bloodline of the Duke of Song's mansion. I feel that this thing should not be concealed, so I asked this humble servant to deliver the eldest lady's book to me."
Tang Ning opened her pink lips slightly, and her words were almost exactly the same as what Xiao Yan had said to her just now.
She couldn't help but look at the man sitting opposite her. She saw him leaning lazily on the armchair, his fingers occasionally falling on the books on the table, with no intention of speaking at all.
Tang Ning swallowed hard before speaking calmly, "This thing is indeed useful to me. Thank you, Master Wu."
"Madam Song, you are too polite. My master has always hated evil and could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. He was disgusted by what he had done when he first learned about the Song family's actions. He even told us that Minister Song's actions were unworthy of a noble family. Now, if I can help Miss Song, my master will be very happy."
The people outside remembered Wu Huai's instructions before they came: look less, talk less, and ask less.
He said respectfully, "My master is still waiting at the government office. Now that the things have been delivered, I will go back and report to him."
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