Chapter 320 Headache

Chang Huwei couldn't help but glance at Tao Qizhong, but saw that Tao Qizhong pursed his lips, lowered his eyelids, and looked indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with him.

He sneered several times in his heart.

Chang Huwei hated Tao Qizhong's mysterious attitude the most. He had obviously already had an idea, but he had to wait for the Duke to urge him before he said a few words as if he was revealing the secret. But the Duke fell for it and took his words as Buddhist teachings.

He thought for a moment, took two steps forward, and whispered, "My Lord, I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it or not."

Song Yichun was at a loss at the moment, and felt unhappy when he heard this. He thought, it's already this time, why are you making a fuss? He glanced at him coldly, frowned and said, "Just say whatever you want to say."

Chang Huwei was delighted and lowered his voice a little, saying, "Duke, I am a rough man and I don't know anything else. I just think that since the Crown Prince was rescued by Mr. Chen, and Mr. Chen was the accountant of the lady when she was in her natal family, the Crown Prince and the lady must have known each other before they got married. Didn't the Dou family have an incident of sisters swapping marriages? Maybe it is related to the Crown Prince. If this matter gets out... I am afraid that the Jining Marquisate, the Wang family, and even the Dou family will settle accounts with the Crown Prince, right? With this handle, the Crown Prince may have to be more restrained in front of the dukes and marquises..." As he spoke, he observed Song Yichun's expression with the corner of his eye.

Song Yichun's noodles are like the bottom of a hot pot.

He couldn't help but feel shocked when he thought about what happened after Song Mo and Dou Zhao got married.

How could I not know what kind of person my son is?

Could it be that the rebellious son really knew Dou before the marriage as Chang Huwei said? Otherwise, how could he accept Dou so quickly? He also defended Dou in every possible way, and in order to let Dou take charge of the marriage, he did not hesitate to ruin his marriage several times... Then, didn't he fall for the rebellious son's trick?

As the thought flashed through his mind, Song Yichun suddenly felt short of breath and chest tightness.

He originally wanted to suppress Song Mo in his marriage, but suddenly someone like Dou, whom he had never heard of, appeared... He wanted to settle Song Mo's marriage as soon as possible and keep it simple, but the Dou family, who had been officials for generations, had no objection... It was as smooth as a dream, just as he had imagined...

Could it be that the Dou family already knew what Song Mo had done?

Otherwise, why would he be so humble in the marriage between the Song and Dou families, and even gave a bunch of silver bills to Dou as a dowry?

And pottery is heavy.

He was the one who proposed this marriage, and he personally investigated the Dou family...

"You little bastard!" He couldn't help but yell, his eyes falling grimly on Tao Qizhong, "He actually dared to have a secret affair with Dou before the wedding, and finally tricked me into letting him marry Dou. He has simply disgraced the Song family! I'm going to invite the Lu family to come over, open the ancestral hall, and give that whore a thorough trial!"

Subconsciously, he believed that Song Mo would never admit it, and even if he admitted it, it was not a big deal for a man to be romantic and make mistakes. But Dou was different. Let her bear the reputation of being unfaithful and see what Song Mo would do! And didn't Old Lady Lu and Princess Ningde both praise Dou's virtue? Then invite Old Lady Lu and Princess Ningde to see what kind of person Dou really is. That's why they said that the Song family opened an ancestral hall, but they invited people from the Lu family to reason.

A hint of joy flashed across Chang Huwei's eyes.

Tao Qizhong sighed deeply in his heart.

Even if he was unwilling to admit it, even Guard Chang realized that there was a problem with the marriage between the Crown Prince and his wife. He could no longer deceive himself at this time!

I really was fooled by the prince!

As the guest for more than ten years, he knew the Duke's temper. If it was other things, the Duke could still tolerate it, but this matter, the Duke would definitely not tolerate it. The so-called opening of the ancestral hall and inviting the old lady of the Lu family and others to punish the Dou family is easy to say but not easy to do. When the time comes, the Duke will most likely put all the blame on himself.

Tao Qizhong couldn't help but smile bitterly.

How could I have imagined it? !

On the way to Xiangxiangyuan, he had a vague feeling that he had been trapped since that wonton restaurant!

But he could not bear the consequences of this incident.

At least, he couldn't bear it when the Duke was furious!

Otherwise, what awaits him is likely to be disgrace and he will leave Kyoto with a shame that can never be washed away, and it may even affect the reputation of his descendants...

"Duke!" Tao Qizhong had no choice but to glance at Chang Huwei lightly and whispered, "This marriage has all the necessary documents and ceremonies. If rumors spread that the Crown Prince and his wife had a 'secret relationship' before the marriage, I'm afraid the reputation of the Dou and Song families will also be damaged! Chang Huwei's words are indeed reasonable, but Duke, think about it, before the incident, how did the Crown Prince and his wife, one in Zhending and the other in Kyoto, know each other? How could the lady, a woman, order the guards around her to save the Crown Prince? Even I don't know about this matter," he said with a meaningful tone. He paused and glanced at Chang Huwei again, "How did Madam know? How did Mr. Chen know? How did Mr. Chen rescue the prince from such a large and heavily guarded Duke of Ying's Mansion?" He bowed deeply to Song Yichun, "Duke, you should think twice! The prince has just been transferred to the position of Jinwuwei Tongzhi, and you have confirmed that the prince and Madam had a 'private relationship' before their marriage. What do you want the emperor to think? What do you want the Dou family to think? What do you want the world to think? I'm afraid that the prince can make you lose face if he says 'rumors'!"

Song Yichun was startled.

He thought about the emperor summoning him to the palace and telling him in person about Song Mo's promotion!

That little beast always has many ways of using his tricks. Thinking about the time I got fooled, there's no guarantee that he could have fooled the Emperor as well!

Just as Tao Qizhong said, if this matter gets out, he will be the one who suffers.

Maybe that little bastard was waiting for me to be fooled! Otherwise, how could Chang Huwei find that Chen? With Song Mo's viciousness, how could he leave Chen alive... No, I can't be fooled by that little bastard again... I have to consult Tao Qizhong about this matter... But does Tao Qizhong have any secret dealings with that little bastard?

His expression was uncertain.

Tao Qizhong could guess what Song Yichun was thinking.

He wanted to discuss this with me, but he suspected that he and Song Mo were secretly colluding...

He bowed and said sincerely, "I am almost at the age of knowing my destiny, and I have long given up the idea of ​​entering the government. In the past ten years, I have been very kind to you, the Duke, and I have never dared to be careless. Although the Duke's Mansion will be the world of the Crown Prince in the future, I will be old by then, and I will have to leave the capital. What will it have to do with me? In ancient times, there were Fang Du, and now there is Sun Huai! Although I am not talented enough to compare with the predecessors, I dare not damage the reputation of the scholars!"

Fang and Du refer to Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, two famous ministers during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang. Sun Huai refers to the chief minister of the inner cabinet during the reign of Emperor Xianzong. After Emperor Xianzong passed away, he resigned from his post and returned home to serve as the president of the academy for ten years, despite the new emperor's request to stay. Emperor Xianzong was also a famous benevolent emperor.

Being compared to a wise king by Tao Qizhong, Song Yichun's face gradually brightened and his voice became gentle: "Mr. Tao, you are too serious. I was just driven into a corner by that little beast, and I was desperate to seek help from anyone! You don't know how the emperor protects him. Once he even told the Earl of Dongping that if the little beast acted frivolously, he could tell the emperor. Alas! How could he be teaching him a lesson? This is clearly suppressing the Earl of Dongping! In order to let the little beast take over the Wucheng Bingmasi smoothly! Now, I am not raising a son, but an ancestor! Tell me, is there any father in the world like me..."

Tao Qi let out a long sigh, but couldn't help complaining in his heart.

There is no other father like you in the world. You want to torture your son, who is capable of supporting the family, to death... But why can't the Duke tolerate the Crown Prince?

For the first time, Tao Qizhong faced this problem in his heart.

Song Yichun had already sent Chang Huwei away: "Don't make this public for now. Wait until Mr. Tao and I come up with a plan. You go down first! I'll have someone call you when I have instructions."

Chang Huwei had no choice but to glance at Tao Qizhong with dissatisfaction, who didn't even look at him, and responded in a low voice before retreating.

Song Yichun asked Tao Qizhong sincerely: "What do you think we should do about this? Can I just swallow my anger and accept it?"

He could not help but grit his teeth and show his anger on his face.

"The most urgent task for the Duke is to find out whether the Dou family knows about this." Tao Qizhong knew that Song Mo had become a thorn in Song Yichun's heart. Any movement would make Song Yichun fly into a rage and lose his mind at any time. He had to pull Song Mo out of this matter. "As for whether the prince and the lady knew each other before they got married, it's a small matter. If the Dou family knew about this, what was their purpose? How did they know about this? The Duke has to come up with an idea. If the Dou family didn't know about this, was there someone behind the lady? Or was that Chen Bo commissioned by someone... As far as I know, that Chen Bo and Yan Yun beside the prince are good friends. Before we find out these things, the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light. Even if we have a plan, we will suffer losses!"

What you mean is that until today you haven't told me why you wanted to frame Song Mo. Now that something has happened, how do I know where to start investigating?

You figure it out yourself!

Song Yichun seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

Seeing this, Tao Qizhong had no choice but to pretend that he hadn't seen it and said directly, "How about we start with the maids and servants around the Madam? Especially those who are highly valued by the Madam. If the prince and the Madam had ever had a secret relationship, they couldn't hide it from these people."

"What you said is absolutely right, sir." Song Yichun was cheered up and thought about where to start and who to find to do this.

Tao Qizhong was thinking about what happened to him in Zhending.

She was able to beat the grandson of her relative, Wang Yousheng, the governor of Yunnan, so hard that he couldn't get out of bed. In the end, he lost all his property and paid money to settle the matter, but Dou was unharmed... How could an ordinary woman do this?

The person who saved the Crown Prince at that time should have been Dou!

This also explains the Crown Prince's respect for the Dou family.

He had been with the Duke for more than ten years, but he had no idea why the Duke treated the Crown Prince like this. Even the Crown Prince himself had not expected it. How did Dou know?

Could it be that she has the ability to predict the future?

Since she knows everything, the Crown Prince should know it too, right?

This is really a fight between gods, and the little devils are suffering!

Tao Qizhong felt a terrible headache.

Unless we find out the reason why the Duke can't tolerate the Crown Prince, there will be no way to explain this matter, let alone find a way to suppress the Crown Prince!