Chapter 1115 Telling Song Xin the Good News
Meng Yunzheng nodded affirmatively, "Yes, this humble subject confirms."
"Very well, then I grant your request." The emperor's voice suddenly rose, and he couldn't help but cough twice more.
Hearing this sound, Meng Yunzheng felt that the emperor could indeed hold on for a while longer.
He pondered inwardly, but outwardly knelt down respectfully and gratefully to express his thanks.
Having finished speaking, the morning court session was no longer his concern, and Meng Yunzheng withdrew from the main hall.
After waiting for a while in the side hall, the sound of the court adjourning came. The emperor was finally exhausted; the morning court session had been rather long, and it was already quite an achievement that he had lasted this long.
The ministers began to leave one after another, discussing the content of the morning court session as they went, with Meng Yunzheng being the most talked about.
Meanwhile, Meng Yunzheng had already left the palace gates a step earlier than them. There were many carriages and sedan chairs parked outside, and he walked through them one by one, finally stopping in front of an inconspicuous carriage.
"They're out."
Yingxi, who was sitting on the carriage shaft, hurriedly turned his head and said to the people in the carriage.
Shu Yu lifted the carriage curtain and, sure enough, saw him standing in front of her with a smile.
Meng Yunzheng stepped onto the carriage, and as soon as he was settled, the carriage drove away from the palace gate.
Shu Yu poured him a glass of water, and only after seeing him drink it did she ask, "How are you?"
"His Majesty has agreed and allows me to return to my hometown."
As for other monetary rewards, they are merely icing on the cake.
Just thinking about what Qi Chan wanted him to say to stay gave him a headache.
For some reason, he had a gut feeling that Qi Chan wasn't someone who would give up easily.
However, now is not the time to worry about that. Their carriage did not head towards the small courtyard in the south of the city, but instead headed out of the city.
Guided by Meng Yunzheng, Yingxi quickly arrived at the foot of a mountain.
Shu Yu got out of the car, and Meng Yunzheng also took out incense, candles, and paper money from the car. The two then walked hand in hand up the mountain.
Gongqiu was beheaded yesterday. The emperor did not intend to delay for too long. He deeply hated Gongqiu. This man not only cuckolded him, but also made him raise his son. The throne almost fell into his hands.
The emperor wished he could be torn to pieces, but he couldn't wait for the autumn punishment to avoid any further complications.
According to Shu Yu, she felt that the emperor's health was failing and he absolutely would not allow Gong Qiu to outlive him.
Therefore, the date of his execution was quickly determined.
There were quite a few people who came to break the prisoner, causing quite a commotion.
However, the execution ground was heavily guarded, and the people from Gongqiu not only failed to rescue him, but also got themselves killed.
With Gongqiu dead, Meng Yunzheng naturally wanted to bring this good news to his mother.
Song Xin's grave is in the suburbs, not in the Gong family's ancestral cemetery; it is on a separate plot of land.
After she passed away, Gongqiu claimed she was his concubine and took her ashes back to the capital.
However, after she was brought back, Madam Gong reacted strongly, saying that she was a mistress and had no right to be buried in the Gong family ancestral cemetery.
At that time, Gong Qiu had just brought Meng Yunzheng back, which had already displeased Madam Gong. Therefore, Gong Qiu was unwilling to have any further conflict with Song Xin, especially since he was also dissatisfied with her. So he simply agreed to her request to bury Song Xin alone in the suburbs.
However, for Meng Yunzheng, it was actually a good thing.
My mother was from the Meng family, but being buried in the Gong family's house only defiled her, preventing her from finding peace even in death.
(End of this chapter)
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