Chapter 448: I am not his father, why should I care about his affairs after his death?
There was a hint of sarcasm in Xiao Yan's voice, and he looked at Song Jinxiu with his eyelids slightly raised. That look made his whole body stiffen.
"I've only locked you up for five days, and you've already devoured the flesh and blood of your closest relatives. If I'd locked you up together, you'd probably have bitten their necks, devouring them raw and drinking blood just to stay alive."
"People are born selfish, but your Song family is particularly vicious."
"Song Jinxiu, you are the least qualified person in the world to stand in front of Tang Ning and lecture her."
It was autumn, and the cool breeze blew in through the window, accompanied by Xiao Yan's extremely cold and emotionless voice, making Song Jinxiu feel cold all over.
He felt as if he had sunk into an icy pond, and the boundless coldness was about to swallow him up.
Xiao Yan waved his hand: "Untie him."
Someone came forward and untied the ropes on Song Jinxiu, and Xiao Yan glanced at him.
"You privately kidnapped exiled prisoners and colluded with the Second Prince and court officials. The case has been reported to the Emperor."
"You had no hand in Madam Rong's death, nor did you directly participate in the torture Tang Ning endured. Although you were selfish, your crime does not deserve the death penalty."
"I don't want to dirty my hands by killing you. Don't appear in front of Tang Ning again. You'd better take care of yourself."
Xiao Yan turned and left after he finished speaking, but Song Jinxiu suddenly grabbed the coffin and looked up: "Xiao Yan, where is Tang Ning... Why didn't Tang Ning come?"
Xiao Yan didn't stop.
Song Jinxiu's eyes were red as he screamed, "It was the Song family who harmed her. We are the ones who wronged her. Why didn't she come to seek revenge on us? Why didn't she come..."
The door slammed shut, and Xiao Yan's figure disappeared in front of the house.
Song Jinxiu was left alone in the empty house, slumped in the coffin, muttering "why".
He would rather Tang Ning grabbed him and questioned him angrily, or vented her past hatred. Even if she beat him, scolded him, or even took his life with her own hands, he would feel better.
But she never showed up from beginning to end, and never even asked a question.
Song Jinxiu's eyes were red and tears were streaming down his face. The blood and flesh that were vomited out around him reminded him again and again that he was just a monster who could eat the flesh of his closest relatives in order to survive.
How could he stand in front of Tang Ning, point at her and call her "cruel and selfish"?
How could he be so righteous and ask her why she refused to let the Song family go?
Song Jinxiu climbed out of the coffin and staggered to a blood-stained shelf not far away, on which lay the sharp knife that had been used to skin the Song family alive.
Song Jinxiu grabbed the knife and stabbed it towards his neck with his eyes closed, but when the tip of the knife approached his neck and pierced the flesh, he suddenly stopped.
Blood was flowing from his neck, but the knife could not move forward even an inch.
Song Jinxiu's face was full of hideous pain, his hands were shaking violently for a long time, and he threw the knife in his hand to the ground. With a "bang", he fell to the ground in the dried blood, covering his face and crying loudly.
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"I thought he had the guts to die." Canglang said with a hint of sarcasm on his face.
Xiao Yan, however, remained calm: "He always uses his courage on others."
The so-called unyielding pride of Jade Terrace Young Master is nothing more than the arrogance that comes from having everything going smoothly since childhood, with others taking care of everything for him without him having to get his hands dirty.
If Song Jinxiu really had pride, he would not have refused to admit his mistake when he first did it, and would not have blamed others over and over again to excuse himself.
He stepped on Song Hong to exonerate himself, and sent Song Shulan to the bed of Luo Qilang in Yongshun Earl's Mansion like a prostitute. He never showed mercy when using Tang Ning.
A gentleman is proud, but he doesn't take advantage of it.
How can such a person risk his life?
Xiao Yan was too lazy to look at Song Jinxiu who was crying and in pain, and said to Canglang:
"There's no place for him in the Wei Dynasty anymore. After the Song family's affair is exposed, there's no chance of him rising again if he stays in the Wei Dynasty."
"We'll throw him out later, and then find an opportunity to chase him to Beiling. We'll use the spies we left in Beiling to find a way to get him to show up in front of the new emperor of Beiling."
Canglang was somewhat surprised: "The Governor wants Song Jinxiu to sneak into the Beiling court?"
Xiao Yan said calmly, "Beiling and Wei will inevitably face a war sooner or later. Xiahou Ling is too cunning. It would be difficult for ordinary people to surpass him and enter the eyes of Beiling's new emperor. However, Song Jinxiu is different."
"He was once a minister of the Wei court, the legitimate son of a duke, and close to the emperor, in charge of the imperial court. Furthermore, he was convicted and hunted by the Wei court, with no escape route. Later, when the incident in the South becomes known and the Song family's past is exposed, everyone will know about the feud between him, me, and Tang Ning."
"No one is more suitable than him to gain the trust of the new emperor of Beiling. Even Xiahou Ling would probably be attracted to him."
If a young court official who had served as an official in the Wei Dynasty as a teenager, was familiar with the capital, and even knew some secrets of the aristocratic families, could betray the Wei Dynasty and join Beiling, or even help Beiling to turn against the Wei Dynasty, it would be a humiliation for the entire Wei Dynasty.
What's more, he has never denied that Song Jinxiu is a "talent".
As Xiao Yan walked out, he said coldly, "Song Jinxiu is smart, but his intelligence isn't suitable for staying in the Great Wei. Let him go and get involved with the Beiling people."
"If he's capable of currying favor with the new emperor of Beiling, then let our people lend him a helping hand. Ideally, we could help him ascend to a high position in Beiling, destroying the current situation in which Xiahou Ling holds the final say in the Beiling court. We could provoke a dispute between the Imperial Preceptor's Office and the new emperor, and reignite civil unrest in Beiling."
Canglang hesitated: "What if the people of Beiling become suspicious and Xiahou Ling takes his life?"
"That's his own bad luck. What does this have to do with me?"
Xiao Yan put his hands into his sleeves, looking gloomy: "I am not his biological father, why would I care about his affairs after his death?"
It's just waste recycling, who cares whether it's dangerous or not.
If he could succeed, Song Jinxiu would need to rely on the people he secretly sent to him to "compete" with Xiahou Ling's Imperial Master's Mansion. Even if he discovered the identities of those people, he would have to endure it until he was fully prepared. Xiao Yan could then take advantage of the situation to insert people into the Beiling court.
But if the plan fails, only Song Jinxiu will die, which is no loss for him.
As Xiao Yan stepped forward, he said, "It's out of kindness that I'm giving him a chance to live. If he doesn't seize the opportunity to live, will he turn around and blame me?"
"That's so cruel and heartless."
Cang Lang: “…”
Can such a cruel and ruthless person be used in this way?
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes and said, "Let him see the Song family before he leaves. This will help him remember it better. After all, they are close relatives who have eaten their meat. He should at least see what his rations look like these days."
Canglang felt his scalp tingling, and he felt that his governor was becoming more and more cruel.
He couldn't help but say, "But Lord Governor, if Song Jin Xiuzhen shows up in Beiling, he will definitely bear a grudge against us for treating him like this today..."
"There are so many people who hate me, he is no exception."
What Xiao Yan wanted was a troublemaker who was smart enough and had no way out, to disrupt the Beiling court and find a way to sow discord between the new Beiling emperor and the imperial preceptor Xiahou Ling.
What happened in the south, no matter how fast he moved, the Wei court would be in chaos for a while. Although he was sure that Beiling would not choose to go south in winter, there was still a chance of something happening.
Send Song Jinxiu over to Beiling to do something so that they have no time to take care of Dawei.
As for the rest...
When Song Jinxiu emerges in Beiling and really gets rid of the people he left behind and reaches a position where he can deal with him, if he has not taken over Wei to deal with Beiling, it means he is incompetent and deserves revenge.
Canglang quickly followed Xiao Yan: "Then I'll have Tubai arrange it and 'escort' Song Jinxiu to Beiling."
Xiao Yan hummed, "Call Zhang Bing along, and have them make as much noise as possible along the way. This will prevent him from staying in the capital and hanging out with Di Tao all day, becoming increasingly stupid."
When he mentioned his adopted nephew, his face was full of disgust, and his head was filled with Di Tao's voice of "uncle". If it were not for the inconvenience of delivering the goods to Di Shuangcheng, and if Di Tao had to stay in Beijing to control the military power of the four battalions outside Beijing, Xiao Yan really wanted to kick him back to the northwest.
Canglang couldn't help laughing: "I think General Di is quite interesting."
Xiao Yan gave him a sidelong glance.
It's so boring. Running to Cumulus Lane all day long is so annoying.
"Where's Tang Ning?"
"The girl and Lady Ru went to the academy."
Xiao Yan walked out: "Prepare the car, let's go to the academy."
Canglang hurriedly said, "But you have an appointment with Cao Gong and the others to discuss the Lu family's affairs..."
"Let them discuss it first."
He hasn't seen his little Haitang today. The wrinkled orange peels on Cao Dejiang and the others' faces hurt his eyes. He will wait until he picks up Tang Ning from school and washes his eyes before going.
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