Chapter 163: Old Friend from Previous Life

A tea room for meeting guests.

The shopkeeper let Song Jin go in alone.

When I entered, I saw a middle-aged man.

He was wearing a blue robe with auspicious cloud patterns embroidered on it with fine cotton thread, which made him look both solemn and elegant. He was a middle-aged Confucian businessman.

When Song Jin saw that it was him, he understood.

This person had come to see her in her previous life and helped her a lot, but she didn't expect him to show up earlier in this life. As for why he showed up earlier, Song Jin didn't know.

Seeing Song Jin coming in, he quickly stood up to greet her, and before saying anything, he bowed to Song Jin, "Miss, I am Song Huaichang, the steward of Huaiqing Mansion."

Song Jin returned his greeting, "Hello, Uncle Huaichang."

"You're welcome, Miss."

Song Huaichang said this, but his eyes were sincere. "Please come over here and sit down. Miss, would you like to drink Huangshan Jinhao, Qihong Xiangluo or Qihong Maofeng?"

"Give me a pot of Jinhao."

Song Jin sat down with a smile.

Song Huaichang personally made tea for Song Jin. His movements were smooth and natural, and his face was gentle and rosy, making it easy for people to feel close to him.

Looking at the tea bowl pushed in front of him.

The tea soup is deep orange-yellow, clear and bright, the leaf bottom is soft and shiny, the leaf edge is scarlet, the leaf center is light green with yellow, and it has a refreshing aroma.

This is the famous tea of ​​Huizhou Prefecture.

Song Jin took a sip and said, "Thank you, Uncle Huaichang, for the treat. I haven't had such expensive tea since the incident at home."

Song Huaichang listened with a smile.

After listening, he didn't say much.

He took out a letter from his pocket.

The envelope looked a little old, and it was written with "Song Huaichang's personal address" on it, but the handwriting was familiar to Song Jin, as it was the handwriting of Song's father.

Song Jin's emotions were in turmoil, but she suppressed them. She took the letter calmly and opened it slowly.

There were lines of small words written on a piece of paper. Song Jin first looked at the beginning and then looked at the signature.

The signature is Song Kuan and has a personal seal.

This shows that the letter was indeed written by Song’s father.

In her previous life, Song Jin had not seen this letter. When Song Hengchang came to find her, he simply handed over all the properties of Huaiqing Prefecture to her and did not even mention this letter.

And this time, he came early.

After reading the letter written by Song's father to Song Huaichang, Song Jin immediately understood the reason.

At this moment, Song Huaichang took out a box with a secret mechanism, placed it on the tea table, and pushed it to Song Jin who was sitting opposite him. "This is what the head of the family told me to give to you after the eldest lady has her own children."

This box looks exactly the same as the one in Song Jin's home, but it is bigger than hers.

Song Jin naturally knew how to open it. "If I don't have my own children, will you just keep me as you said in the letter and let me be a rich and idle person for the rest of my life?"

"Yes, the master is a good father."

Song Huaichang asked: "Of course, the future path depends on the eldest lady's personal choice."

Song Kuan confessed three things to Song Huaichang.

First, let him keep an eye on the Qin family. If the Qin family has evil intentions, let him rescue them and wipe out the entire Qin family.

Second, if Song Jinsheng has children, the Lu Ban Box can be given to her. Otherwise, he can keep it sealed.

Third, Song Jin has been childless for three years, so the property of Huaiqing Prefecture can be transferred to her name.

The key lies in whether Song brocade has descendants.

In her previous life, Song Jin had no children, so Song Huaichang transferred the assets of Huaiqing Mansion to her, which was enough for her to be rich for the rest of her life even if she had no children.

Song Jin's focus was on wiping out the entire Qin family.

Old Man Qin didn't dare to do anything to her, was it because of this? Song Jin asked again: "Did my father have any other instructions?"

"The head of the family said that three years after you marry into the Qin family, you should privately give Qin Shi 5,000 taels every year until he dies." Song Huaichang suddenly said.

"I see."

Song Jin suddenly understood something, and then she asked, "What if I die first?"

"Then of course we can't give any more money." Song Huaichang answered as a matter of course.

Song Jin suddenly realized.

Some unreasonable things in the previous life suddenly seemed reasonable.

Old Qin was not a man of high character. Without sufficient benefits, he would not take risks, even if his father was kind to him.

There are so many ungrateful people in this world.

Perhaps her father was also very clear about this, which is why he used both kindness and severity.

Her father had no choice in that situation. If he had another choice, he probably wouldn't have let her marry into the Qin family.

Tears welled up in Song Jin's eyes, and the falling tears wet the letter paper.

The piece of letter was not big, but it was full of fatherly love, and there was no mention of Song Xiu at all.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Sure enough, Song embroidery is just a bonus.

She has always been my father's favorite.

Song Huaichang was born into a branch of the Song family.

The Song family's side branches are scattered all over the country, and those living in Huizhou Prefecture are all direct branches. Song Huaichang is a confidant promoted by Song's father, and his daughter's retreat can only be entrusted to someone she can trust.

This man is both shrewd and capable as a businessman and elegant as a scholar, and he possesses the integrity of Huizhou merchants.

As the head of the family, Song Kuan did not let him follow Song Jin, which could be said to be the greatest respect he gave him.

What's more, it would be a bit difficult for someone who has lived half his life to follow Song Jin. After all, it is not easy to convince people of a teenage girl.

Song Jin wiped away her tears with an embroidered handkerchief, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed Uncle Huaichang."

“It’s human nature.”

There was approval and understanding in Song Huaichang's eyes.

What is terrible is the person who remains indifferent after reading the letter from his father.

Song Jin's gaze fell on the Lu Ban Box again.

She put her hand on the box, "Uncle Huaichang, do you want to know what's inside?"

Song Huaichang shook his head, "Do you want me to step aside?"

"No need. If my father can trust you, then you must be a trustworthy person."

Song Jin opened the Lu Ban Box immediately.

Suddenly, I saw in the box a square white jade seal with a black bird totem carved on it.

Song Huaichang was surprised, "Is this the clan seal?!"

The so-called family seal is the seal passed down in the family.

Song Jin picked it up and looked at it. It was indeed the seal of the Song family, representing the status symbol of the head of the family.

In addition, there was an account book and a list of personnel in the box, as well as a family tree belonging to the direct branch of the Huizhou Song family.

Song Huaichang smiled bitterly, "Miss, does the Patriarch want to pass the position of Patriarch to you?"

"There has never been a female leader in my tribe."

Song Jin was telling the truth. "I can only take on this responsibility temporarily. When I find my father and the others, I will hand these over to them."

"What do you mean?" Song Huaichang asked in shock.

Song Jin raised his eyes and glanced at him, "I don't believe you didn't send someone to check their whereabouts."

"When I received the news, quite a while had passed. I sent people to the capital to inquire, but none of the people I sent came back."

Song Huaichang still felt frightened when he mentioned this incident.

Later, he paid a large sum of money to buy information from someone else, saying that the Song family, a group of Huizhou medicine merchants, had not been escorted to the capital.

But the person disappeared along the way.

(End of this chapter)