Chapter 70 Don't be afraid
Song Tangning's light-hearted words "You win" made Song Shulan's face pale. The word "win" full of sarcasm was more like a slap in her face.
This is what she had always wanted.
She was jealous of Song Tangning's background and her innate dignity. She was full of resentment and resentment, wondering why Song Tangning was so high and mighty even though they were both of the Song family blood, while she could only be a puddle of mud.
She wanted to replace Song Tangning and become the apple of Song Jinxiu's eye. She wanted to live a better life and become the center of attention and glory like Song Tangning. So since she set foot in the Song family, she has tried her best to snatch away everything around her and wanted to step on Song Tangning.
But she never wanted to win like this.
What she wanted was wealth and honor that everyone envied. What she wanted was a high and mighty life, not becoming a prisoner along with the people of the Song family and living in darkness forever.
Old Madam Song and the others were also in disbelief. They never expected that Song Tangning would actually break off the engagement.
She actually kicked herself out of the house.
How dare she?!
Xiao Yan stood aside and let the angry young woman vent her anger. After she finished speaking, he said coldly, "Take him to the Criminal Department, seal off the Song family, and wait for His Majesty to deal with him."
"How dare you! I'm the mother of the Minister of the Imperial Court, a royal decree from the court. Without the Emperor's order, how dare you, Xiao Yan, allow anyone to arrest me?"
Old Madam Song screamed ferociously, but no one listened to her. The black-armored guards stepped forward and took her out. The ruthless actions made her scream in pain.
"Song Tangning, are you crazy? The Song clan is yours, and you actually want to destroy it. A girl as precious as you would be like a rootless duckweed if you leave the clan. Moreover, you are so disobedient and unfilial. Even if your father knew about this, he would not be able to rest in peace..."
Bang!
The black-armored guard's scabbard was against Old Madam Song's back. She staggered forward. Seeing that Song Tangning had an indifferent expression and was not moved at all, the stern look on her face was replaced by panic.
"Song Tangning, you can't do this to me. I'm your grandmother, your elder. You can't do this to me..."
"Let me go, let me go!!"
Old Madam Song's hair was loose, her clothes were messy, and she was struggling constantly.
Song Qin also pleaded with horror on his face: "Tang Ning, Tang Ning, please forgive me."
He never thought that a small matter would develop into this. If he had known this would happen, he would never have brought Song Shulan back.
He was filled with remorse and resentment, and when he was escorted past Song Tangning, he desperately grabbed her arm.
"Xu Zhen's affairs have nothing to do with me. I know nothing about them. These were all done by your grandmother and uncle. I only brought Song Shulan back to the mansion and sent her to the main house. I never intended to wrongly harm your father. It was your uncle and his men who threatened me, so I had to conceal it for them."
"Tang Ning...Tang Ning, please believe in your Third Uncle...Your Third Uncle has always loved you the most. Jin Nan loves you the most. Your fourth sister is still so young. Please forgive your Third Uncle for once..."
Bang!
Seeing Tang Ning being pulled and tilted, Xiao Yan kicked Song Qin on the ankle and knocked him to the ground. Then he reached out and put his arm around Tang Ning's shoulders to protect the little girl behind him.
"I had forgotten that there were other people in the third branch of the Song family. Third Master Song reminded me of this. Don't worry, I will send your wife and children to prison to see you as soon as possible."
Song Qin's face turned pale instantly, and he fell to the ground, crying and begging.
Xiao Yan was impatient: "Shut his mouth and drag him out."
A ball of something was stuffed directly into Song Qin's mouth, choking him to the point that he almost suffocated. Two black-armored guards dragged the person out, and Song Shulan, with a pale face, followed behind with handcuffs tied to her.
Her face was as red as a pear blossom and her tears were streaming down her face. She cried so pitifully, but it was a pity that none of the people who would feel sorry for her and shed tears were here, and no one could protect her.
The people who were escorting her from behind were just like everyone else when it came to the delicate and pretty girl crying, pushing and shoving her around in extremely rough manner.
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The arrival of the Black-Armored Guards made quite a commotion. The Duke of Song's Mansion was located in a prosperous area in the east of the city, and the outside was already crowded with people watching the fun.
When they saw the black-armored guards escorting Old Madam Song and others, who were dressed richly but looked disheveled, the crowd suddenly became noisy.
"It's the old lady of the Song family, and the third master of the Song family..."
"What's going on? What did the people in Duke Song's mansion do wrong? Why would the Black Armored Guards enter and arrest them?"
"Yeah, this is the Duke's Mansion, how can we arrest him just like that?"
The black-armored guard stood in front of the door, holding Old Madam Song and speaking loudly:
"Minister Song Hong, colluding with the Crown Prince's former ministers, plotted treason and fathered a child with the traitor's daughter. To conceal his identity, he forged his family name and changed it to Song Shulan, passing herself off as the daughter of the second wife, Song Xi. He then used her to murder the second wife's legitimate daughter, Song Tangning, and to seize the relics left by Grand Tutor Rong."
"Now, thanks to the report by the second wife's daughter and the revelation by someone with inside knowledge, there is solid evidence that Song is harboring treason. They must be arrested and imprisoned, awaiting your majesty's judgment."
Wow——
The onlookers were instantly excited.
The previous incident at the Duke of Song's Mansion caused a lot of uproar. Everyone knew who Song Shulan was, and who hadn't heard about the Song family using a concubine as a concubine and murdering the legitimate son?
This matter was surprising enough in itself, but I didn't expect there would be another twist today. Song Shulan was not the daughter of Song Xi at all, but the daughter of Song Hong, and was also related to the traitor in the case of Prince Li.
Is the Song family crazy?
Everyone looked at the Song family members being escorted out one after another, and saw Old Madam Song with her hair in a messy bun being tied up with iron chains. Even Song Qin and the young woman behind him were not spared.
Someone lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid the Duke of Song's Mansion is finished."
If you are accused of treason, your property will be confiscated and your entire family will be exterminated.
The crowd sighed, some secretly cursed Song Hong for being shameless, but some pedantic people whispered, "Song Hong was wrong, but the young lady from the second branch of the Song family was too cruel. She is simply unfilial to sue her elders like this."
"Bah."
As soon as these words fell, someone sneered: "The Song family is so shameless that they stepped on the coffin of someone else's deceased father and didn't even let the dead person go. What's wrong with Miss Song suing them?"
Everyone knew about the rumors in Beijing before. The second master of the Song family was slandered to such an extent that the young lady Song was almost killed by the Song family. What's more, Song Hong was a traitor.
"Prince Li committed atrocities and murdered loyal officials. Countless people died at his hands. The Song family deserves death for colluding with Prince Li. You are speaking for the Song family. Do you think they are right to harbor a traitor? Or do you think Prince Li is a wise leader?"
The young scholar who had spoken earlier suddenly changed his expression: "Stop talking nonsense! When did I ever say that?!"
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