Chapter 452: Rules are set by the superiors

The group finally arrived in the capital.

Li asked, "Jin'er, do you want to go to my princess's mansion first, or the prince's mansion?"

"Prince's Mansion?" Song Jin was stunned.

Li explained, "It's Qi'an and your mansion. Qi'an was named Prince An, and he said the conferment ceremony would be postponed until you come back."

The canonization of a county king has a formal ceremony, which is presided over by officials of the fifth rank or above. When the canonization is performed, the county king will be given a golden book and a golden seal. Qin Chi postponed the canonization ceremony and left Beijing for the south.

Song Jin just found out about this, and her mood was complicated. After hesitating for a moment, she said firmly: "I want to stay at Jifang Pharmacy so that I can find out where my father is. Please help me take the gifts that my second uncle and his family gave to the children back. Tell the children to visit them when mother is free."

Without waiting for Li to react.

Song Jin jumped off the carriage first.

He took Mu Ting, Qin Qi and others and left the team.

Watching Song Jin's carriage go away, Li found something wrong. She looked at the nanny next to her and asked, "Jin'er said she was going to visit the child just now?"

"I didn't hear it clearly."

Mammy hung her head very low.

"Oh!"

Li smiled and said nothing.

The next moment, Boss Qin got into the car.

The maid tactfully retreated.

Qin Lao Da asked, "Why did Dalang's wife leave? Why didn't she come back with us?"

"That's a question for your older son." Li glared at him in a reproachful manner.

Qin Laoda moved closer to Li and asked cheerfully, "What did Dalang do?"

"Who knows what he did to make his daughter-in-law so angry. He will regret it when he comes back." Li recalled some small details that she had overlooked when she was with Song Jin.

Song Jin was too respectful and polite when facing her.

Li thought that Song Jin had not yet adapted to the change in his status and would be fine after a while. But now it seems that is not the case. Being polite sometimes means being distant.

Boss Qin didn't care much. "My son has grown up now. We should not interfere in his affairs with his daughter-in-law. We have three little kids at home, and they are the ones we need to take care of."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

Li nudged Boss Qin with her elbow.

Boss Qin happily walked up to his wife and hugged her.

Mu Ting, who was far away, glanced back, got up from the shaft of the carriage, lifted the curtain, and got into the carriage.

Mu Ting asked in confusion: "Why didn't the boss go back with the princess? It would obviously be more beneficial for us to go back and find someone."

"With what identity will you go back?" Song Jin asked back.

Mu Ting was immediately stumped by the question.

Seeing this, Song Jin had no choice but to explain: "If I appear in front of people as Qin Qi'an's wife today, I will become the biggest joke in the capital when the divorce is made public. In serious cases, I might even be charged with deceiving the emperor. I don't want to gamble with human nature."

What crime is charged is just a word from the superior.

Song Jin's current status is not compatible with Qin Chi. If they really want to be together, all the glory will be tied to Qin Chi, and even his every word and action will be watched by others.

Every little thing gets magnified.

All Song Jin can do is to abide by his duty.

Came to Jifang Pharmacy in West City.

The carriage stopped at the back door.

Song Jitao had been waiting here. When he saw Song Jin getting off the car, he immediately stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "Jitao greets the young clan leader."

"You're welcome. If you have anything to say, come in and talk."

Song Jin spoke politely.

The shop of Jifang Medicine Store is not big, just a small medicine store. However, the courtyard behind it is not small, and together with the house next door, they all belong to Jifang.

Song Jin stayed in the yard next door.

Mu Ting took people to clean up.

Song Jin and Song Jitao went to the tea room.

It is called a tea room, but it is actually a study room.

The house is elegantly decorated and filled with the scent of books. There are paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls, and the bookshelf on the side is filled with scriptures and classics.

Wait for the servants to bring tea.

"How's the investigation going?"

Song Jin picked up the tea bowl and asked.

When she was in Huizhou, she wrote a letter to Song Jitao, asking him to investigate the whereabouts of Song Kuan.

Song Jitao replied: "According to the clues provided by the young patriarch, we checked and confirmed that it was true. But unfortunately, we have not found the patriarch in these days."

"During the time when my father was missing, Helian Kai and Yan Jiangnan stayed at the Zhang family manor. Did they check?"

"It's blocked by the imperial court and is currently heavily guarded." Song Jitao hesitated, then continued, "We can't get close to that manor. If we sneak in and get caught, we might be treated as rebels. The young clan leader said that Lord Qin also sent people to look for the clan leader, so the manor should have been searched."

"you're right."

Song Jin rejected the idea that had just come to his mind.

Her people's investigation could never match Qin Chi's. They couldn't get into the manor, but Qin Chi's people had no problem getting in.

The level of investigation conducted by Song Jitao and his colleagues is actually just doing their best and leaving the rest to fate.

Seeking peace of mind is more important than being practical.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Song Jin absentmindedly asked Song Jitao to leave.

Qin Qi felt heavy-hearted as he watched this.

For the living, perhaps the disappearance of a loved one is better than death, because disappearance can at least give people a glimmer of hope and they can look forward to a reunion someday in the future.

After settling down, Song Jin washed up and changed his clothes.

Just as they were about to take a break, Qin Qi came to report, "Master, the two young masters are here."

Song Jin was stunned at first.

It seemed as if he didn't understand what Qin Qi said.

The next moment, the half-open door creaked and was pushed open from the outside.

Niu Niu was about to step into the house when she was stopped by a boy.

"Sister, please knock on the door first. Don't be impolite." The boy said with a serious face.

Niuniu pouted and said unhappily, "I'm here to find my mother, huh."

My brother is so annoying. He always controls her.

When Song Jin heard the sound, he put on an outer coat and hurried out from the inner room, just in time to see the brother and sister arguing at the door. The sister pushed the door open and wanted to go in, but her brother did not allow her.

"Mother!"

Niu Niu pushed her brother away.

She ran towards Song Jin with her short legs, and happily threw herself into her arms, calling out in a crisp voice, "Mom, Niuniu misses you so much."

"Mom misses Niuniu too."

Song Jin picked up Niu Niu and kissed her on the cheek.

I saw the door from the corner of my eye.

The young boy, about seven or eight years old, was wearing a light blue silk robe with a golden flying dragon embroidered on the hem. His hair was combed meticulously and tied behind his head with a few bangs hanging down gently. His face still had some baby fat, but one could already see his future handsome outline.

He walked with his little hands behind his back.

His behavior was calm, steady and well-educated. When he looked at Song Jin, his eyes were filled with joy, yet he pretended to be reserved.

He walked forward and bowed steadily to Song Jin.

"Linzhang pays respect to mother."

When the young boy was bowing, he caught a glimpse of Niuniu in her mother's arms, and envy flashed across his eyes. When he lowered his head in disappointment, suddenly, his feet were in the air.

He was picked up all of a sudden.

Song Jin looked at his stunned son in his arms.

The pretentious reserve on her face had long since disappeared! Boys and girls are not allowed to sit at the same table when they are seven years old. Her son is eight years old. Song Jin feels guilty about her son. She has not taken good care of him. She has not even had much time to spend with him over the years. All she can do is prepare clothes for him for four seasons every year.

"Huzi, mother misses you!"

Song Jin quickly pecked his son on the cheek.

The boy's cheeks instantly turned red, he felt shy and flustered, but he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, "Mother, my son has grown up, no, I can't do this, no, it's not in accordance with the rules."

"My dear son, I will teach you a lesson today." Song Jin put her son down and rubbed his head. "Rules are set by those in power and are for others to see. Letting you learn the rules is to make you good at using them to achieve your goals, rather than letting them constrain or limit you. In this regard, learn from your father. Your father does a great job."

"My son listens to his mother's teachings."

The young boy answered seriously.

That look shows that he has taken what you said to heart.