Chapter 85 Chapter 85 [VIP]
Chapter 85
They went to have breakfast.
What about him?
Song Yunzhi remained calm, "It's ready. Eat before you leave."
Qian Tong was finally invited to stay with Song Yunzhi to have breakfast, and then he allowed her to take Song Yunzhao out.
The guards and maids brought by Song Yunzhao were scattered by bandits and their whereabouts were unknown. There was no one to serve him. When Qian Tong delivered the things that day, he transferred two smart maids from the Qian family to Song Yunzhao.
When the group came out, Fu Yin had been waiting for almost an hour. She was stopped outside by Wang Zhao early in the morning, saying that he was afraid that she would go in and disturb the prince.
Seeing Qian Tong's twin buns from afar, Fu Yin was stunned for a moment. After approaching and greeting the Song family's wife, she whispered to Qian Tong, "Who styled your hair today? It's so beautiful. I'd like to learn how to do it."
"Prince." Qian Tong raised his eyebrows at her.
"Ah." Fu Yin was taken aback. Seeing the smug look on her face, she didn't doubt it. As Madam Song boarded the carriage, she fell behind and whispered to Qian Tong, "Madam, you are truly blessed. The prince is both skilled in martial arts and martial arts, and his talent and beauty are unparalleled in the world. He knows everything and treats you well. The sister-in-law is well-educated and has a good temper. There will definitely be no conflicts between the two in the future. Judging from this, the Marquis and the Princess will not be bad either. I am a little envious of my master..."
Before she could finish her words, Qian Tong hit her with a punch, "Are you dying to get married?"
Fu Yin covered her forehead and smiled instead of getting angry, "I won't marry. I want to accompany the Crown Prince's wife to Kyoto to enjoy happiness."
She was also thinking too far ahead.
Song Yunzhao had already boarded the carriage. Qian Tong followed and ordered Fu Yin to go to the front carriage to clear the way. "Want to enjoy yourself? First, take care of your master's sister-in-law."
Song Yunzhao and Qian Tong have two different appearance types.
Song Yunzhao has a rather cold face and seems difficult to approach at first glance, but after a closer look, one can feel the gentleness of a spring breeze from her warm eyes.
Qian Tong's appearance is pure and innocent, harmless to humans and animals. When you first meet her, you mistakenly think she is simple-minded, but once she smiles, her eyes are like crescent moons, and all her spirit and intelligence are hidden in her eyes.
From the first time they met, Qian Tong deliberately lied to her, and Song Yunzhao knew that she was not a girl who followed the rules.
She and her brother were both born into marquis families, which were subject to many rules and regulations, unlike the free and easy girls from merchant families. Not only was her brother attracted to her, but Song Yunzhao was also very curious about her.
Especially after hearing Lord Wang say yesterday that her sister-in-law was the richest person in Yangzhou, Song Yunzhao's admiration for her was even stronger. Worried that she would delay her from making money, she politely said, "Thank you for your help today, sister-in-law."
Her trip to Yangzhou was not smooth.
On the first day she arrived in Yangzhou, her carriage was hijacked by bandits. In order to rescue her, the guards and maids fought with the bandits. She was sitting alone in the carriage. She didn't know which bandit lit the gunpowder, which frightened the horse and dragged her away on the mountain road.
Before falling off the cliff, she jumped out of the carriage with her eyes closed.
She rolled all the way and didn't know where she was. When she got up, she couldn't find the way out.
She didn't dare shout, for fear of being found by the bandits first, so she carried the bag and climbed up slowly, regardless of the injuries on her body. The bag contained some clothes but no food. When she was hungry, she picked fruits from the forest and when she was thirsty, she drank water from the mountain stream.
At night, it was pitch black everywhere.
She had never left Kyoto since she was a child. The first time she left, she was in a life-and-death crisis. She was scared and desperate, but she didn't dare to cry. She remembered the self-defense skills her mother had taught her, so she cheered herself up, fetched two stones from nearby, and smashed them for a long time before finally igniting the dry leaves.
Only after she was warming herself by the fire did she dare to cry out loud.
Just as he was crying with his arms folded, he suddenly heard the sound of a branch being stepped on. He looked up in panic and saw a man wearing a green mask standing opposite him. He was startled and quickly got up and grabbed the stone at hand, pointing it at him, saying stumblingly: "You, who are you? Don't, don't come over here!"
"Don't be afraid." The other party didn't move forward, but just stood there and said softly, "I won't hurt you."
Seeing that she didn't believe him, he spread his arms and said to her: "I don't have a knife or any weapons with me, but I am not as powerful as the stone in your hand right now."
She still didn't let down her guard, "You, why are you here too?"
He patiently explained, "I'm a hunter from the mountains. I was returning home late tonight. I passed by here and saw the fire. Is the young lady trapped here?"
After a long stalemate, he still didn't take another step closer. Song Yunzhao's arms were numb from lifting the stone, so he slowly put it down and asked him, "Seriously? You didn't lie to me?"
The other person nodded and said, "If you need a guide, I can take you out after daybreak." After saying that, he sat down about ten feet away from her, not speaking to her or looking at her, as if he was quietly waiting for the dawn to come.
Song Yunzhao looked at him countless times, and seeing that he really had no ill intentions, he gradually let down his guard.
The wounds on her elbows and knees were burning with pain. She didn't dare to expose herself. She secretly pulled out the clothes that were stuck to the wounds, gritted her teeth, and didn't make a sound.
The other party suddenly stood up.
She thought he was leaving and was afraid for a moment.
The other party said, "Be back soon."
Soon the young man returned with a green leaf in his hand. He walked forward and placed it five steps away from her. "Apply it to the wound to reduce swelling and relieve pain."
Song Yunzhao looked at it suspiciously and saw a smooth-cut branch.
She was stunned for a moment, realizing that he had noticed her injuries and was looking for herbs for her. She felt grateful and said, "Thank you, sir. When I get out of here, I will definitely reward you..."
The masked young man responded and turned his back.
At that time, Song Yunzhao had completely believed that he was a good man.
The cooling effect of the herbs, as he said, did drive away the pain.
After experiencing a life-and-death situation, she was both panicked and scared. As soon as her guard was relaxed, she felt tired. Song Yunzhao fell asleep at some point, and when she woke up, it was already daylight.
She jumped up in panic, subconsciously turned her head, and then breathed a sigh of relief. The young man from last night was still there. After a night, he seemed to have not moved, still sitting in the same place.
Noticing that she was awake, the young master stood up and said to her, "I'll take you out."
The mountain path was difficult to walk on. Her hands and feet were injured, and it was quite difficult for her to climb up. The young man handed her his sleeve and said, "Hold it tight."
Song Yunzhao held the young man's sleeve all the way back to the main road.
She didn't know whether the guards and maids were still alive, but she couldn't stay here for long, so she had to find her brother first.
She found a clear spring, tidied her appearance, and then introduced herself to the young man. "I am Song Yunzhao, the sister of Minister Song, the inspector of Yangzhou. Yesterday, I encountered bandits on the road and was fortunately rescued by you, young master. Unfortunately, I have no money on me. Please take me to the prefectural government, and I will give you a reward."
The young master didn't respond, but blew a whistle, and soon a horse ran out of the woods.
The young master took hold of the reins and said to her, "Get on the horse."
She was not very good at riding a horse, and her fiancé, Master Pei, took her outings a few times, but every time he helped her onto the horse.
She approached the horse and tried for a long time but couldn't find a way to climb onto its back. When she was sweating profusely from anxiety, the young master came behind her and said, "Madam Song, I'm sorry." Suddenly he picked her up and put her on the horse's back.
It was the first time she rode a horse with a man other than Pei Yancong.
Unlike the outings of the past, the horse was running too fast, and she couldn't sit still. When she almost fell off, the young man behind her hugged her waist. He didn't let go during the whole process, and her back was pressed tightly against his chest.
Even with Pei Yancong, she had never been so close to him.
Therefore, when he let her off the horse and turned away without saying a word, she felt inexplicably relieved, but also felt guilty. He saved her, but she gave him nothing.
Afraid that his brother would know that he had skinned her alive, Song Yunzhao didn't dare to tell anyone.
When he arrived at the prefectural government, he happened to meet his sister-in-law delivering her dowry.
My brother is too busy to ask in detail.
In addition, Princess Pingchang died again, and the prefectural government was in a mess, so this matter became her own secret.
After this incident, she did not have a good impression of Yangzhou. Today was her first time to visit the downtown area, and she had no interest in it at first. However, she listened to Madam Qian introducing to her what was delicious and fun in Yangzhou along the way.
Qian Tong took her to a restaurant to eat the most expensive specialty dishes in Yangzhou, and to a teahouse to drink Xiaolongtuan. After eating and drinking well, he took her to a cloth shop to pick out fabrics.
When she learned that those restaurants, teahouses, and silk shops were all owned by the Qian family, even though she was the daughter of the Marquis, Song Yunzhao couldn't help but sigh, "Sister-in-law is really rich."
Qian Tong ignored Song Yunzhi's words and said generously, "Send someone over to get whatever my sister likes."
Song Yunzhao shook his head. "Sister-in-law has given me enough. I came here to see the woman my brother mentioned in his letter that he must marry. Now that I've seen my sister-in-law, I'm quite fond of her." Seeing her nervousness and her overtures, Song Yunzhao took the initiative to talk to her. "Sister-in-law, don't worry about my opinion. In our family, it's enough that my brother likes me. My father and mother are not pedantic and don't have any concept of family status. When they see my sister-in-law in the future, they will definitely like her."
Song Yunzhao's gentleness was beyond Qian Tong's imagination.
Fu Yin was right. She had a kind sister-in-law. In her excitement, she stuffed another 1,000 taels of silver into her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, I have nothing to give you except money. Zhao Jie, keep it with you. Let's buy something happy today..."
Qian Tong took Song Yunzhao to a cloth shop to change into a men's robe, and then took her to a gambling house.
Hongyuetian was originally the property of the third lady, but was later raided by the imperial court and closed for half a month. Later, the eldest lady of the Pu family returned to Yangzhou, paid a sum of money, and took it back from Wang Zhao.
Although the eldest lady is dead, Hongyuetian is still run by the Park family.
Hongyuetian gathers people from all corners of the world, and business is as usual, with the restaurant full of guests even during the day.
Qian Tong was here today just as a visitor, just to keep his sister-in-law entertained, teaching her step-by-step how to bet big or small, guess odds and evens, push nine cards, and play leaf cards...
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After the two left, Song Yunzhi has been busy.
As Qian Tong expected, after King Pingchang left Yangzhou last night, he led his troops directly to block the place where Park Huailang had to pass to return to Yangzhou.
He planned to kill him on the way when he was off guard.
However, the third son of the Park family rode his horse at full speed overnight and met Park Huailang before King Pyeongchang.
Pu Huailang guarded the strait line in Dengzhou for five years and rarely returned to Yangzhou. The last time he received the news of the third wife's death, he held back and sent the first wife and the second master to negotiate with Prince Song.
Unexpectedly, the eldest lady caused an even bigger mess as soon as she returned to Yangzhou.
When the news of the opening of the canal reached him, Pu Huailang knew that something was wrong and immediately began to take charge of the affairs of Dengzhou. Before he could settle them, news came that the eldest lady had held a banquet to assassinate the Prince of Song but failed.
He set out from Dengzhou overnight and traveled non-stop. Unexpectedly, before he reached Yangzhou, his third son told him halfway that the eldest wife had died.
The third son knelt on the ground and cried, "I saw with my own eyes the King of Pingchang kill my mother, and he wanted to silence her..."
Park Huailang was stunned and had no idea what had happened in such a short time.
The people in his Park family suffered bad news one after another. First, the second son disappeared, then the third wife was imprisoned, and now the eldest wife, the entire Park family was caught up in the scandal of assassinating a court official.
The third son then told Park Huailang the truth he had heard from the Park family's housekeeper. It all started with that marriage. "Princess Mingfeng didn't like my second brother and secretly abducted him. She locked him up in our Park family's backyard and tortured and humiliated him. The thieves broke into the backyard on the night of the family banquet and exposed him. When my mother saw him, my second brother was already incomplete. My mother was so heartbroken that she questioned the princess. They had a fight, and my mother killed the princess in a rage."
Pu Huailang's eyelids twitched.
The Third Young Master continued, "Afterwards, my elder brother, my mother, and I were taken to the Zhizhou Prefecture prison by the Crown Prince of Song... I saw with my own eyes that the Prince of Pingchang's men had killed my mother..."
The third prince didn't understand why King Pingchang killed his mother, but now he knows.
The King of Pingchang was trying to silence him.
Before he went out that night, he went to see his mother and accidentally witnessed his mother being assassinated by King Pingchang's men.
When he picked up Madam Yi Da, she was already dead. When he went to tidy up her clothes, he noticed that one of her hands was clenched tightly. He opened it with great effort and found a note inside.
The line of handwriting above was the last message their mother left them, and it was also the reason why King Pyeongchang wanted to silence them.
Because King Pyeongchang didn't go to guard the city gate at all five years ago.
Park Huailang took the note from the third young master's hand. After reading the content, his face changed drastically. He knew in his heart that the Park family and the palace could never return.
In terms of fighting and strategy, King Pyeongchang was no match for Park Hwa-rang. After avoiding King Pyeongchang's ambush, the two sides confronted each other in Linzhou in the evening.
It was already dark when Song Yunzhi received the news. Seeing that there was no movement outside, he turned to ask Wang Zhao, "Where are they?"
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Late at night, Song Yunzhi personally rode his horse and went to kill Hongyuetian.
When the person was found, the change Song Yunzhao had won had piled up into a small mountain in front of him.
Song Yunzhao had changed from his usual dignified self. Tonight, he wore a men's robe with his sleeves tied up with arm ropes. His face flushed, "Sister-in-law, is it big or small this time?"
"Small."
Song Yunzhao asked, "How much pressure?"
Qian Tong said, "It's almost time. Your brother should be done with his work. How about we go all-in this time?"
"become."
Song Yunzhao and Qian Tong worked together to push the silver coins in front of them away, and did not notice that the noise around them had gradually become quiet. When they looked up, they saw Prince Song with a face as cold as ice.
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