Chapter 97 Brother is not a treacherous villain
Song Tangning understood what Princess Cheng meant, and felt even more suffocated.
She didn't know much about that past, and most of what she heard about Prince Li was from other people.
'When my grandfather was still alive, he would remain silent whenever he mentioned this person, and then stare blankly in the direction of the south outside the city. She was young and didn't understand at that time, so she would always ask him. Occasionally, when he mentioned Prince Li, his eyes would turn red and tears would stream down his face. Later, she never dared to ask again.
Her past life was all immersed in the backyard, revolving around the Lu and Song families. After her grandfather passed away, she heard outsiders mention Prince Li several times.
Everyone said that he was cruel and unjust. Even Song Jinxiu and others often said that it was a good thing that he was killed back then because he was a disaster to the country. She also thought that he was really a bad person. But now, after hearing what Princess Cheng said, she thought of Xiao Yan who was criticized by the outside world.
However, she vaguely knew that the things that were revealed to the public back then might not be the truth.
But even if it is not the truth, what can it do? What happened back then has long been buried. No one will stand up for him, and no one dares to stand up for him.
Seeing her sitting in front of the bed with a droopy face, Princess Cheng said, "I'm telling you all this just to make you understand that there's no right or wrong in the struggle for power in the court. You don't need to doubt those around you because of what others say. I know you're worried about Xiao Yan, but he's not Crown Prince Li, and he might not go that far."
"If you're really worried about him ending up in a miserable state, then advise him to be less cruel and to make more good connections with others. That will surely bring him some blessings in the future."
When Song Tangning heard this, a vague idea popped up in his mind, but before he had time to think about it, Princess Cheng reached out and patted him on the head.
"Okay, this snow fungus soup will get cold if we don't eat it soon. Come on and eat it."
Song Tangning said "Oh", lowered his head, scooped a large spoonful and put it into his mouth.
Princess Cheng saw her cheeks puffed up, as if she had regained some strength, and said, "I heard from your Aunt Jun that the Song family has been taken out of the Criminal Department and sent to the Imperial Prison. The trial of Song Hong and Xu Zhen is almost over, and the details of his prisoner swap have almost been uncovered. I'm afraid the Song family will not be able to escape this time."
"The old lady of the Song family fell ill and nearly died after being imprisoned. The rest of the Song family wasn't having an easy time either. However, the third wife of the Song family acted decisively and broke up with Song Tanyi early on."
"A righteous break?" Song Tangning was surprised.
Princess Cheng nodded and said, "This matter has caused quite a stir, but it didn't cause much of a stir because of what happened between you and the Lu family."
After the Duke of Song's mansion was ransacked and he was imprisoned, the third wife of the Song family, who had returned to her parents' home, naturally could not escape because she was involved in treason. When the Black Armor Guards sent people to arrest the third wife, she had already reported Song Tan to the local authorities, claiming that he had acted improperly, plotted treason for his brother, deceived the emperor and his superiors by deceiving his wife's family, and attempted to implicate his wife's family from top to bottom.
Madam Song San was unwilling to continue her marriage with him and wanted to sever the relationship between the two families by a righteous break. This was unprecedented, so the Black Armor Guards brought Madam Song San and her son back to the capital, and also handed the petition accusing Song Tan of a righteous break to Xiao Yan.
"At the time, everyone thought Xiao Yan would kill them all, but who knew that after reading it, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate. He simply forwarded the petition to Jingzhao Prefecture. The next day, the Jingzhao Prefecture government sentenced the two to renunciation on the grounds that Song Tan was at fault first and his relatives were plotting treason and harming the clan. As a result, the matter of the Duke of Song's Mansion was no longer implicated by Madam Song San and her family."
Song Tangning had been busy with the Lu family's affairs for a while now and hadn't paid any attention to the Song family. Now, he heard someone whisper, "Then Song Jinnan and the others..."
"They are descendants of the Song family, so naturally they can't avoid it."
Song Tangning was silent: "Aunt San is willing to do this?"
Princess Cheng sighed softly, "It's not that she's unwilling to do so, but if she doesn't do this, she herself will have to go to jail."
Song Hong was implicated in treason and must be exiled if not put to death. The verdict on the other members of the Song family would depend on Your Majesty's wishes. The third wife of the Song family was not alone. If she could not break away from the crime and be convicted along with the Song family, all her sisters and unmarried girls would be implicated.
People at that time valued family background, and the well-known noble families were even more so. If a girl in the family was convicted of a crime, the rest of the girls would have trouble getting married in the future, and even those who were married would be implicated.
Song Tangning hated Song Qin, but she did not have much hatred towards the other people in the third house. In her previous life, they had never taken the initiative to hurt her. At most, they just said she was ugly and ignored the harsh treatment of her by Song Jinxiu and others.
She had no intention of killing her Third Aunt. She only listened to her words and didn't think about it anymore. She just said, "Aunt, if something happens to me one day, don't come to save me. Take care of yourself and live a good life..."
"Bang!"
Princess Cheng raised her hand and hit her on the head: "What are you talking about? Eat your snow fungus soup!"
Song Tangning immediately covered his head with his hands, said "Oh" in a sullen tone, and buried his head in eating.
…
The sky at night was like thick ink, the bright moon was hidden behind the clouds, and a sense of mystery arose for no reason.
Ever since Lu Zhinian followed Lu Chongyuan to Jiyun Lane during the day and fainted and was carried back to the mansion, he developed a high fever. People from the Imperial Medical Bureau came and went, and he was tossed back and forth in the courtyard several times. After the high fever finally subsided, he was still in a coma.
The other members of the Lu family couldn't stand the sleepiness and went back to rest one after another. Song Mo also leaned against the door tiredly and took a nap.
The room was dark. Lu Zhinian was lying on the bed in the inner room, his tightly closed eyes trembling constantly.
"Brother Lu, it hurts so much..."
"Brother Lu, please save me..."
A shrill scream came from not far away. Lu Zhinian seemed to have fallen into a nightmare, watching "him" standing in the yard with a tense face, staring at the closed door of Shi'an Garden.
Basins of blood were brought out one after another, and the increasingly shrill screams inside made people's scalps tingle. "He" seemed to just feel that he was in trouble and frowned tightly with disgust.
"How could this happen? Didn't she return to Lingyun Temple? How could she fall into a snow pit and end up like this?" Xie Yin's voice was trembling as he spoke.
"How should I know?" "He" looked gloomy and said, "Why didn't you leave someone to watch her that day?"
Xie Yin and Song Jinxiu both looked over.
"I thought you stayed..."
"I thought you stayed."
All three of them realized in unison that no one had stayed that day, and during these three days, "he" thought that Song Tangning had already returned to the Song family, and Song Jinxiu and the others thought that she was still angry with them in Lingyun Temple, but no one realized that she had been in trouble a long time ago, and fell into a snow nest and was not found until three days later by a passing hunter.
Song Jinxiu's face was pale: "It's my fault. I shouldn't have been angry with her. She was just willful. I should have brought her back..."
"What's the point of you saying this now? What should we do if she's like this?" Xie Yin was shaking with fear.
"Brother Lu, Tang Ning won't forgive me, and my grandmother and the others won't forgive me..."
Song Shulan was shaking with tears streaming down her face, holding onto the corner of his clothes and trembling.
Lu Zhinian's mind was filled with the blood in the basin. He just wanted to see Song Tangning who was desperately calling "Brother Lu" in the house. He wanted to kick Song Shulan, who was clinging to him and crying, away. Tangning would be angry if she saw it.
But the "he" in the dream reached out and helped Song Shulan up, holding her waist with pity: "No, it's her own fault for not knowing how to deal with it and getting angry with others. Don't worry, your brother and I will protect you."
Song Shulan leaned in his arms, tilted her head back with tears in her eyes.
"Brother Lu..."
“Don’t call me!!”
Lu Zhinian woke up from the bed with a startled "Swish!", growling in shock and anger, his head covered in cold sweat.
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