Seeing that Zhang Daoba was indeed such a sinister villain, Song Lan did not forgive him. He immediately gripped the long sword in his hand and pierced through Zhang Daoba's chest, killing him with one blow.
Zhang Daoba's usual henchman knelt on the ground, his jaw trembling with fear, and kowtowed repeatedly, "General, spare my life, General, spare my life. I sincerely want to surrender. I am different from the boss, different... Please spare my life, General. I will turn over a new leaf in the future."
Song Lan just glanced at him and walked out. The two soldiers behind him came in and subdued the little minion.
All the bandits on Langfeng Mountain were captured. Song Lan counted the number of people and, seeing that no one had escaped, led them down the mountain. Scar Zhang, who had put Song Wanning in danger and injured Pei Xuanzhi last time, was now dead, avenging both Song Wanning and Pei Xuanzhi.
Song Lan quickly defeated the bandits in Langfeng Mountain, without much effort, and word quickly spread back to the capital. When he entered the city, many people stood at the city gate and cheered. This showed that the people of the capital city usually suffered terribly from the bandits in Langfeng Mountain. Now that Song Lan had defeated Langfeng Mountain, he would naturally be welcomed by these people.
Song Lan entered the palace to meet the emperor with his military achievements and was promoted to the fourth-rank Huaihua Zhonglang General. The emperor was very pleased and rewarded him with a lot of jewels.
When Song Lan returned to the mansion, Lu Zijun was guarding the door with several maids and looked up from afar to see if Song Lan had returned. Before long, Song Lan rode back to the general's mansion on a tall horse.
Seeing this, Lu Zijun finally smiled and waved towards Song Lan.
Seeing this, Song Lan dismounted, took out a pearl flower from his bosom and handed it to Lu Zijun, saying with a soft smile, "When I came back, I saw this pearl flower being sold on the roadside. I thought you might like it, so I bought one for you."
Lu Zijun took the pearl flower, sighed towards Song Lan, and walked into the house with him. "You don't know how much I missed you when you were away. I wonder if you got hurt during this trip."
Song Lan still had a smile on his face, "No, I'm smart and wise, how could I let this little guy hurt me?"
Seeing that Song Lan was fine, Lu Zijun finally put down the heavy stone in her heart. She looked at Song Lan and said, "There's something I haven't told you yet. A few days ago, I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to see Wan Ning. Who knew that her aunt went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to mock her? How could I tolerate this? I scolded her good aunt to death. Who knew that her aunt would ruin my reputation everywhere? Now the ladies outside don't send me invitations anymore."
Seeing Lu Zijun's angry and guilty look, Song Lan laughed and said, "It's okay. You don't need to make connections outside. Don't worry. Besides, you're standing up for your sister, and you're doing the right thing. Go back to the courtyard first, and I'll come back after I report to my father."
After hearing this, Lu Zijun felt relieved and turned around happily to go back to her yard to do her work.
Seeing this scene, Qingling, who was beside Lu Zijun, hurriedly said, "Grandma, I told you long ago that the Second Master would definitely not blame you. Who knew that the wife at home would be so anxious, afraid that you would be divorced? Now look, she's fine."
"I told you my mother was just worrying too much." Lu Zijun waved her hand and said, "My personality is the result of my mother's pampering. Now that my husband is still pampering me, I'm afraid I won't be able to change in this lifetime."
Qingling echoed from the side, and the master and servant returned to the yard.
On the other side, after the Prime Minister's Mansion learned about this, Song Wanning immediately told Yin Yichen the good news.
"My second brother from my mother's family has won the battle now, thanks to you, my husband, who found him a way to resist the miasma. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid it wouldn't have ended well." Song Wanning's face was now filled with joy, but also with a bit of sadness. She spoke slowly, "Although it's a good thing that we won now, and my eldest brother has been promoted, the military achievements of the General's Mansion are becoming more and more prosperous. As the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind. I'm really worried that the royal family will have some complaints about the General's Mansion. Especially those princes who are still scheming about the throne. My father has always been on the side of neither side. I'm afraid..."
Yin Yichen knew what Song Wanning was worried about, and immediately spoke to comfort her, "Don't worry. Although these princes all want to win over the General's Mansion, the person they want to target first is me. If I don't fall, I'm afraid they will be even more sleepless. Besides, the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion are now closely connected. If the General's Mansion has any difficulties, I will naturally do my best to help."
"I understand." After hearing Yin Yichen's words, Song Wanning looked up helplessly and smiled, "Are you trying to comfort me? Didn't you tell me that instead of worrying about my brother, I should worry more about you?"
"That's the truth." Yin Yichen now had a smile on his face. "The court is very treacherous nowadays, but it's not the time when I can't do anything about it. Don't worry."
Song Wanning felt relieved, but Yin Yichen stood up and said to her, "Now that this matter is over, the matter of Fengxian Restaurant should also be over. Jiao Rong has committed such a crime, I'm afraid he will never be able to get out of this life. I would be worried if a villain like him got out. I heard that Jiao Da has a daughter who married far away, so I sent him to live with his daughter."
Song Wanning knew that Yin Yichen had his own ideas in mind, so she just said to him, "I understand. Second Master will make the decision on this matter. There are so many shops in the family, and I still have a lot to check. Now is like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, so that the managers under him will behave themselves."
The couple talked for a while and then dispersed.
Song Lan had returned from a victorious battle, and some were happy while others were worried. He had not only won this battle, but had also won beautifully. This had made the originally opposed Prince An a laughing stock.
Prince An was naturally furious, but even now, many people were secretly plotting to win over the General's Mansion. This person was Crown Prince Xie Heng.
The Crown Prince currently lacked influence in the entire court. Although he was born to the Empress, the Empress was not as powerful as the Consort Xian. This was why the Crown Prince was outshined by Prince An. Now that he wanted to stay in this position for a long time, he would definitely have to win over the powerful officials in the capital.
The General's Mansion was the first official household the Crown Prince targeted. If he could win over the General's Mansion, his path to securing the Crown Prince's throne would be much easier. To this end, Xie Heng planned to extend an olive branch to the General's Mansion.
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