Chapter 5 Overjoyed
As soon as the door of the general's mansion was closed, Mrs. Lin He immediately gave a stern order.
Zhu Yu's hand that was holding Song Yanxi was shaken. The old lady had been so kind to the girl just now, how could her expression change in the blink of an eye?
Song Yanxi stared at He with a cold gaze, "May I ask why you made me kneel down, mother-in-law?"
He's face froze, and there was a hint of viciousness in her eyes.
Perhaps it was because Song Yanxi had been too well-behaved in the past two years since she entered the mansion. Now that she heard Song Yanxi dare to question her like this, the fire in her heart instantly flared up.
"Song Yanxi, you're so shameless! You're flirting with a stranger right after my son's funeral, even riding in the same carriage with him! You're so unfaithful to your husband! If my son were still alive, I'd definitely have him divorce you!"
Song Yanxi raised her eyes and looked at He Shi with a sharp look in her eyes, "Mother-in-law, even if my husband is gone, according to the laws of our dynasty, you and your father-in-law can write a letter of severance. If you are willing to give it to me, I will have nothing to do with the General's Mansion anymore!"
"You..." He pointed at Song Yanxi, her fingers trembling with anger. She looked shaky and started coughing violently.
If it were in the past, Song Yanxi would have stepped forward to pat her on the back and admitted her mistake.
But today, Song Yanxi stood there without moving.
Sister-in-law Zhou quickly stepped forward and supported He.
Lin Tingxuan, who was accompanying her, stood up and glared at Song Yanxi angrily, "Song Yanxi, you are so bold! My second brother just died, and you dare to treat mother like this! A woman like you who is unfaithful, shameless, and unfilial should be dragged into the pig cage!"
"Okay!" Song Yanxi sneered, "To immerse the pig in a cage, we need to open the ancestral hall and invite the elders of the Lin clan and my Song clan to judge together. Why don't you go and invite them!"
"I also want to tell everyone about how shameless your General's Mansion is, appropriating my daughter-in-law's dowry. And how you are hypocritically disobeying the royal family, disrespecting the royal family, and being suspicious of Prince Jin!"
Song Yanxi spoke loudly, and Lin Tingxuan's face turned pale. "We were saying that you were unfaithful to your husband and should be thrown into a pig cage. When did you ever despise the royal family and doubt Prince Jin?"
Song Yanxi sneered, "I only rode with Prince Jin on my way back today. You say I'm unfaithful to my wife, isn't that just suspicion that I'm having an affair with Prince Jin? If that's not contempt for the royal family, what is suspicion for Prince Jin?"
Lin Tingxuan's face turned red and she was speechless after hearing what Song Yanxi said.
Song Yanxi was too lazy to say anything more to them, and only said: "Mother-in-law, if you want me to leave, when the letter of severance is ready, just send it to me. If you want to drown me in a pig cage, when the ancestral hall is open and the elders of both sides arrive, come and call me.
Zhuyu, let's go back to Lingxi Pavilion!"
After returning to Lingxi Courtyard, Song Yanxi asked Zhuzhi to close the gate.
"Miss, the old lady is really going too far!" Zhu Yu stomped her feet in anger. If the girl hadn't stopped her, she would have wanted to go up and tear Lin Tingxuan's mouth.
They eat girls' food, wear girls' clothes, and even slander girls with their sweet words. It's so hateful!
"It's okay." Song Yanxi said calmly, "They will pay the price soon."
"Zhuzhi, have you finished everything I asked you to do?"
"Don't worry, young lady. Everything has been taken care of." Zhuzhi replied swiftly, "All the land and farms under the General's Mansion have been sold. We used them to buy food and fodder and donated it to the Ministry of War. It's now on record there. As for the things in the mansion's storehouses, they've also been counted and registered, and handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for transfer to the national treasury. The Ministry of Internal Affairs' carriage is waiting outside now!"
After that, she whispered again: "Girl, the carriage sent by the madam is also waiting outside!"
"Okay, Zhuzhi, you did a great job." Song Yanxi instructed: "Now you should send someone to spread the news that the general's mansion is righteous and has handed over all the family's property to the national treasury to support the border troops."
"Yes, girl."
"Once the news spreads, call a group of people to the gate of the general's mansion to sing his praises. Then have people move all the stuff out of the warehouse. Make sure it's a big fuss so everyone in the mansion knows about it."
"Zhu Yu, quietly take people and take away the dowry from my private storehouse first."
"Miss, I understand."
After the two bamboos retreated, Song Yanxi also took a nap.
On the other side, Zhuguo, Zhulu and Taohua discovered that Song Yanxi was missing. They searched all around the cemetery but couldn't find her. When they rushed back to report, it was already evening.
When Zhuzhi saw Zhuyu and Zhuguo, he angrily scolded them, "How could you two look at the girl like that? If Prince Jin hadn't happened to meet them on his way to worship, the girl would be dead today!"
"Where is the girl now? How is she?" Zhu Yu asked hurriedly.
"The girl is tired and just went to bed." Zhuzhi replied unhappily, "All of you go down and don't disturb the girl."
Zhuguo, Zhulu and Zhuzhi exchanged glances and retreated with a look of self-blame on their faces.
After Taohua left Lingxi Courtyard, she immediately went to Fushou Hall.
"Madam, I have failed to do my job well. Please punish me." As soon as she entered the gate of Fushou Hall, Taohua immediately knelt down to apologize.
“Bang!”
He was already furious, and when she heard Taohua apologizing, she immediately asked the nanny beside her to slap her hard.
"If you can't even handle such a small matter, what's the point of Feng'er keeping you in the mansion?"
Taohua kowtowed quickly, "Please forgive me, Madam. I will definitely make amends and will never let Song survive this night!"
Madam Lin gritted her teeth and nodded, "Okay, I'll give you another chance! If Song doesn't die this time, you don't have to live either!"
"Yes, I understand."
As Taohua left, He's personal nanny, Nanny Zhang, came in and said, "Old Madam, what great joy! Many people have come to our house!"
He glared at Nanny Zhang impatiently, "You're becoming even more impetuous now. A bunch of peasants hanging around outside the door will only make our place dirty. How can you be happy?"
Nanny Zhang's face was as bright as a chrysanthemum. "Old Madam, you don't know, but those people are grateful for the righteousness of our General's Mansion and have come to express their gratitude. They also said they would write a letter to the people to plead for our General's Mansion and ask the Emperor to reward us!"
A smile appeared on He's old face. "These peasants are not completely useless. Help me out and take a look!"
"Meet the old lady!"
As soon as He left, the people gathered at the gate of the general's mansion immediately saluted respectfully.
"The old lady is very understanding and righteous. She is truly a role model for us!"
"General Lin's family is loyal and righteous, and they are dedicated to the country. They are truly a blessing to us. We are discussing writing a letter to the people to request an imperial decree for the old lady!"
…
He was almost floating with joy amidst the praises.
Especially when she heard that everyone was going to write a letter to all peoples and ask for an imperial decree on her behalf, she straightened her back and raised her neck longer than that of a goose.
But at this moment, a noisy sound came from behind.
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