After that day, Zhu Shun never mentioned redeeming the Zhu family again, but Song Xiu'e was still angry and even began to be wary of him.
She would rather find someone else to manage the family businesses than hand them over to Zhu Shun again.
Zhu Shun knew he had hurt his wife's feelings, but he didn't say anything. He had become a nobody in the family, and Song Xiu'e disliked him in every way.
The Zhu family was ultimately sold off. I heard they cried and screamed when they left. As for Granny Zhu, she was beaten up by Song Ning's men and left unattended; she's near death.
Once this matter was resolved, Song Xiu'e was in a much better mood. She hasn't gone out much lately and has just stayed home cursing that old woman Zhu.
Ma Chunyan would sometimes come over to keep her company and talk to her. It's already May, and Zhou Ling'an should have already participated in the imperial examinations, but there's still no news of him returning.
Ma Chunyan wasn't worried. Even if they didn't pass the exam, their lives wouldn't change. They could just come back to Tianxiang County.
Song Ning enjoyed several comfortable days at home. Just the day before the market opened, Zheng Gaoyi returned and brought her news.
Xie Linzhou is in trouble.
Xie Linzhou led his troops to fight the enemy and had already formulated a battle plan, but a traitor appeared in the army, and the army was surrounded. The situation is still unknown.
The Duke's Mansion is unaware of the news yet, so they sent a message to Zheng Gaoyi first.
That day, Song Ning left overnight, without waiting for the market to open. He told Jiang Shuyue and left with his men, keeping it a secret from Miss Xie.
The journey from the North to the South would take several months by carriage, so Song Ning had no choice but to ride a horse.
She didn't know if this matter had anything to do with Tang Xinghuai. If it did, she would risk her life to kill him; he was a menace.
Song Ning had learned to ride a horse for a few days before, but he was not yet proficient, and he had suffered quite a bit in the past few days.
But even if we rode horses, it would be quite late by the time we reached the southern border.
Song Ning: Space, do you have any way to get me to the Southern Border immediately?
Space: You finally remembered me? I thought you had forgotten me.
Upon hearing this, Song Ning thought there might be a chance? She immediately asked, "Do you have a plan?"
Space: You think too highly of me. I'm just a small space, and I don't even have the ability to teleport.
Song Ning's heart sank, but then the space spoke again: "However, I can make you faster."
Along the way, Song Ning kept giving the horses spring water, and with the help of the space, they saved a lot of trouble and traveled much faster.
Finally, a month later, they arrived at Lingcheng, where the army was stationed in the southern border.
As soon as Song Ning arrived, the people inside led her into the military camp, to the military tent, where she met Tang Xinghuai.
Tang Xinghuai was examining the terrain at his desk when he saw someone enter. He stepped forward to speak, but was slapped by Song Ning.
The other soldiers in the tent looked at each other, not daring to speak. The general's wife was truly formidable; she had beaten their General Tang as soon as she arrived.
Tang Xinghuai wasn't angry. He ordered the others to leave, and as soon as they left, Song Ning said coldly, "Tang Xinghuai, I thought that even if you were ruthless, you wouldn't make a mistake like this. Even if you hate the Xie family and the Jiang family, you can't gamble with the lives of ordinary people! I really misjudged you. It turns out you're the kind of person who will stop at nothing to achieve your goals, even disregarding the lives of ordinary people!"
Song Ning was indeed angry. Even if he wanted revenge, the common people were innocent, and the soldiers were innocent too. If Xie Linzhou really didn't come back this time, all the soldiers who followed him would be doomed, and the people on the border would also suffer.
Song Ning used all his strength, and Tang Xinghuai's face quickly turned red.
He walked behind the desk, looked at Song Ning, and slowly said, "I know you no longer trust me, but I didn't do this."
Song Ning doesn't believe a single word Tang Xinghuai said. Even if it wasn't him, it was his men who did it. Xie Linzhou has no other political enemies in the military.
Seeing that Song Ning didn't react, Tang Xinghuai gave a wry smile: "Now, you don't even believe what I say anymore, is that it?"
"Which of the things you've told me is believable?"
They have quite the nerve, but now that things have come to this, do they still think they're credible?
He exudes an aura of untrustworthiness.
Song Ning didn't want to talk to him about those things, so she asked directly, "Have you sent anyone to look for them?"
"I went to look for it, but I couldn't find it."
"Where did Xie Linzhou finally disappear without a trace?"
“In Baisha Ridge, the terrain is treacherous, with cliffs everywhere. He went in and then disappeared without a trace.”
Song Ning sighed. None of them were easy to deal with.
She had clearly sent him a letter warning him to be careful of Tang Xinghuai, so why did she still fall for his trick?
Song Ning was convinced that Tang Xinghuai was responsible for this, since he was a habitual offender and he would make sure Tang was wrongly convicted and killed.
"Are there any other clues?"
Tang Xinghuai said solemnly, "A few days ago, it rained and there was a landslide on the mountain. We found two people, and they said that they had lost contact with General Xie half a month ago. General Xie was hit by falling rocks while trying to save them and his whereabouts are unknown."
Upon hearing this, Song Ning glared at Tang Xinghuai: "And then you stopped looking for him?"
Tang Xinghuai sighed, "We also want to look, but that area is Nan Yue territory, and it's guarded by Nan Yue soldiers, so it's really not convenient to go there again."
Song Ning knew that Tang Xinghuai was right. Since there was no hope, there was no need to send more people in. There was still a war going on at the border. To put it bluntly, the overall situation was more important.
But Song Ning couldn't go; if others wouldn't go, she had to.
If Xie Linzhou really doesn't come back, the Xie family members probably won't survive.
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