Chapter 432: Terror at the Grave
Song Jinxiu never thought about clearing the name of these people and letting them return to prosperity. He just wanted them to be alive, but he didn't expect that they would be found out and even he would be trapped in this coffin.
This was the first thought that came to Song Jinxiu's mind.
It was done by Tang Ning.
The people from the Song family outside had already lost their composure. They had clearly gone to bed and were clearly sleeping on clean beds in the farmyard before falling asleep.
But when I woke up in a daze, I found myself in this unfamiliar place.
There was a big grave mound in front of him. The words on the standing stone tablet could not be seen clearly in the night. The grave was overgrown with weeds, and the tattered white flag hanging on the grave was swaying back and forth in the wind.
The eerie shadows of the forest blocked the moonlight, and the occasional cries of crows were heard in the woods, making the three people's faces, which were already pale under the moonlight, even more pale.
Song Hong had just kicked the snake away with his quick eyes and hands, and his remaining one eye was filled with fear.
"I don't know where this is, let's go first..."
Old Madam Song and Madam Song turned around quickly.
Just then, a voice came from the forest: "Uncle and Grandma, where are you going?"
The three of them froze, and Old Madam Song turned around in shock.
"Song Tangning?!"
Song Hong also had a look of fear on his face: "Tang Ning, you..."
The girl in the forest took two steps towards this side. The three members of the Song family retreated in fear, and Song Hong even staggered and almost fell.
Tang Ning stopped and looked at them with his head tilted: "Are you afraid of me?"
Song Hong's heart was beating like a drum. He knew how much the woman in front of him hated them, and he also knew how she had destroyed the Song family.
After they luckily returned to Beijing, they hid in the farmer's house and never thought they would see Song Tangning again.
Song Hong clutched his palms nervously and said in a trembling voice, "Tang Ning, we already know our mistakes. I shouldn't have used Song Shulan to harm you, and I shouldn't have done those foolish things, but we have already received retribution."
"Your third uncle was tortured to death, and your grandmother and I are both sick and disabled. After all, we are blood relatives. Why are you so aggressive and want to kill us all..."
Old Madam Song hated Tang Ning to the core. If it weren't for this evil child, she would still be the old lady of the Duke's Mansion. If it weren't for this evil child's cruelty and heartlessness, the Song family would not have fallen into this state.
But now, no matter how much she hates him, she dare not shout like before.
She suffered a lot on the way to exile, and was almost dying from illness several times. She saw with her own eyes the miserable deaths of the prisoners who were exiled with them, and even the third brother did not survive.
The old lady Song no longer had the temper she once had, and she looked at Tang Ning with pleading eyes.
"Tang Ning, we just want a way to live. We just want to survive. Grandma, please, please give us a way to live."
Tang Ning looked at the white-haired old lady Song who was begging desperately. She looked extremely pitiful and had become much older and thinner. The old lady who once looked down on her and scolded her had lost all her support and was begging for mercy and life without any dignity.
Tang Ning suddenly laughed: "Old Madam, do you still remember where this is?"
Old Madam Song was stunned.
"It seems that he doesn't remember. What about Mr. Song? Do you remember him?"
Song Hong was blind in one eye, and when he looked around with his remaining eye, he felt that everything looked familiar.
When Tang Ning saw their expressions, she knew that they had no idea where they were. Her eyes turned cold and her smile became sarcastic.
"You really don't remember? That's right. After all, he's been dead for so many years. No matter how guilty I feel, I feel at peace with myself."
"Tang Ning..." Song Hong wanted to say that he didn't know what she meant.
Tang Ning's tone suddenly turned cold. "Back then, Madam Song and Master Song personally brought people from the palace to dig up this tomb and remove the bones. Before they left, they were afraid of being haunted by evil spirits, so they poured dog blood and affixed talismans, hoping to prevent the people inside from entering the cycle of reincarnation."
"Why, are you two forgetful gentlemen? You don't remember anything?"
Song Hong and Old Madam Song's expressions suddenly changed. When they turned around to look at the upright stone tablet, they both took half a step back.
This is the grave of the second son Song Xi!!
Madam Song looked at Tang Ning in bewilderment. "What are you talking about, digging graves and removing bones?"
Tang Ning sneered: "Then we have to ask Old Madam Song and Master Song. Why don't you tell her what I said?"
Old Madam Song and the others had already turned pale, and so did Song Jinxiu in the coffin not far away.
Song Hong knelt on the ground. "Tang Ning, there must be some misunderstanding. My second brother and his family are buried here. Although I don't come here every year to pay my respects, I've never let them lose their incense. How could I possibly do something so vicious and offend them?"
Old Madam Song's legs also went weak, and her face was as pale as a dead person: "Did someone say something to you, or did someone damage your father's remains? I don't like you, but your father is my own son. How could I lead people to dig up the grave and destroy the body?"
"Tang Ning, your uncle and I did make mistakes, but you can't wrongly accuse us like this. This must be a misunderstanding..."
Bang--
Someone came out of the woods. It was Xiao Yan and Canglang. Canglang threw Queen Lu, who was carried back, directly in front of the mother and son of the Song family.
The old lady Song's earnest and sincere words suddenly stopped, and her eyes fell on the half-burned face of Queen Lu who woke up from the pain. Not to mention her, even Madam Song beside her screamed in horror.
"Shut up!"
Queen Lu didn't know what was happening. She only felt pain all over her body and heard shrill screams in her ears. She reflexively scolded, and the next moment she realized something was wrong.
Isn't she in the cold palace?
How could there be a woman's voice?
Queen Lu quickly looked up and saw three people in front of her who were in a state of panic and fear. She was not very familiar with the other two, but the old man in the middle with gray hair and thin body looked somewhat familiar.
After staring for a moment, Queen Lu blurted out.
"Song Lin? Why are you here?!"
Hadn't the Song family been sentenced to exile and banished from the capital long ago?!
When Old Madam Song heard her voice, she was startled and asked, "Are you the queen?"
Queen Lu?!
When Song Hong looked closely and recognized the person, he was shocked at first, then his face changed drastically, and then the blood color faded.
Tang Ning's cold voice came from the side: "It seems that you two are quite familiar with each other."
"Song Tangning?"
When Queen Lu turned her head and saw Song Tangning, she was extremely surprised. When she saw the man with a clear and relaxed expression standing behind her, her face suddenly lit up with joy.
"Lord Xiao, did you rescue me? I knew you would help me. What about the Fourth Prince? Did you rescue him? Where is he?"
The forest was completely silent. Cang Lang said quietly, "Isn't it said that the Queen is quite clever? Where's her brain?"
Tang Ning felt a chill: "Maybe it was eaten by a dog."
Xiao Yan: “…”
His long eyelashes trembled slightly, and an inexplicable laugh escaped from his throat.
"Poor dog."
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