Chapter 483: Complaint

Dou Zhao made up his mind and decided to let things take their course and no longer worry about Dou Dechang's affairs. After all, it was his own life to live, and no one else had the right to comment on whether it was good or bad.

She began to prepare autumn clothes for everyone in the mansion.

Song Yichun, however, was wondering whether he should marry a concubine - it was not a good thing for him to have no proper female household member in his family.

But who should I marry?

When Song Yichun thought of this, his nose almost became crooked with anger.

If it weren't for that rebellious son Song Mo, how could he not be able to control his own son and become a laughing stock in the circle of Kyoto nobles?

However, fortunately, the Queen Mother showed mercy and arranged a job for Song Han, thus saving some of his face.

Thinking about it this way, he should go to the palace to thank the Empress.

Song Yichun ordered Zeng Wu to open the warehouse.

Song Han brought some sugar-roasted peanuts from Yao Ji Chaohuo to visit Song Yichun.

Song Yichun was very happy. He took out an ancient painting from the previous dynasty from his box and said, "In a few days, we will go to the palace together to kowtow to the Empress and thank her for her care for you."

This is also the purpose of Song Han's trip.

His father is unreliable, and Song Mo cannot rely on anyone, so he can only try to hold on tightly to the Empress's big leg, otherwise he will just be eating and waiting to die in the Jinyiwei.

Song Han happily agreed, went back and made several new clothes. On the day of entering the palace, he took Miao Ruosu, Liu Hong and Ji Hong with him to choose from, and then he wore a royal blue silk gown with floral patterns to go into the palace.

The queen saw that Song Han was tall, handsome, and well-mannered. She nodded repeatedly and said to Song Yichun with a smile, "The two sons of the Duke are both handsome and talented. It's really rare."

Song Yichun, however, couldn't stand anyone praising Song Mo. Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "You are the one who raised these two children. Tian'en is okay, he is honest, loyal and kind; but Tianci is a troublemaker, he can't be touched or offended! If you don't believe me, send someone out to ask around. Who doesn't know that the Duke of England has a troublemaker?"

The queen laughed and said, "All parents are the same. They think other people's children are good, but they don't like their own children. In my opinion, your Yantang is already good enough. Look at the civil and military officials in the court. Is there anyone younger than Yantang? Just be content!"

Song Yichun vaguely felt that the Queen did not mind her criticizing Song Mo.

Could it be that the Empress felt embarrassed because Song Mo rejected Prince Liao's proposal to marry Jiang Yan?

He just wanted to find an opportunity to severely accuse Song Mo in front of the Emperor and the Empress, so he smiled and said, "You don't know, your Majesty, he has been spoiled by his mother since he was a child. He is very willful and has his way with everything. But in this world, eight out of ten things are not as we wish, so how can we always go as he wishes? His temper... Oh! Let's not talk about the distant past. A few days ago, Tianen's eldest uncle had a friend who wanted to join the Wucheng Military Department. He went to talk to him, but he didn't know why he was upset. Not only did he not help, he also scolded Tianen, saying that he had no respect for his brother and didn't know the rules. Tianen was so embarrassed that his face turned red, and he dared not see his eldest uncle until today. And a few days ago..."

He went on and on and listed all of Song Mo's faults.

The queen listened with a smile at first, but then her brows furrowed tightly as she said, "I usually think Yantang is a very well-behaved and sensible boy, but I didn't expect that he would be like this in private. It can be seen that he has changed a lot after Madam Jiang passed away."

It would be great if the Queen could come forward to deal with Song Mo.

When Song Yichun thought of the Queen's methods, a smile could not help but overflow from his eyes.

"That's right!" he sighed, "When his mother was alive, who would not praise him as a 'good boy'? I don't know how he became like this? But now he has grown up, not only has he married, but he also has a son. I can't scold him in front of his wife and son, can I? But if he continues like this, I'm afraid his temper will become more and more violent in the future, and I don't know what to do!"

The queen smiled slightly, and with a hint of tentativeness in her tone, she said, "How about I find a chance to talk to him?"

Song Yichun was overjoyed, but his face showed a bit of helplessness as he shook his head and said, "He is in a high position and has great power now. I'm afraid he won't even listen to the Empress. It would be great if we could teach him a lesson."

Now it was the queen's turn to be overjoyed.

She smiled and said, "I've made note of this. I'll give him a lesson someday when I have time."

Song Yichun thanked him gratefully and retreated with Song Han.

The two of them left the palace in silence.

Song Han hurriedly said, "Father, where is the Empress..."

Song Yichun glared at Song Han fiercely and said, "Don't say what you shouldn't say, and don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Just remember that this world still belongs to the emperor and the nobles in the palace."

Song Han nodded, and even when he returned home, he could not hide his excitement.

In the evening, after having some fun with Liu Hong and Ji Hong, he lazily asked Liu Hong and Ji Hong to help him wash and dress.

Miao Ansu sat on the big kang in the east room and couldn't help but regret it.

If I had known this, I shouldn't have gone to the east chamber to spend the night. Now, Song Han openly took Liu Hong and Ji Hong to sleep in the inner chamber. Fortunately, I have a separate mansion, and all the people in this courtyard are my confidants. If I were still in the Duke of Ying's mansion, I'm afraid any important steward would spit in my face.

The thought flashed through her mind and she felt something in her heart.

Ji Hong and Liu Hong are just average-looking. If Song Han just likes beautiful women, why doesn't he buy a few pretty maids to serve him, but insists on having Ji Hong and Liu Hong sleep with him?

Maybe, he just wanted to humiliate himself!

Thinking of this, Miao Ansu felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.

How did my life become like this?

Is there no other way?

Miao Ansu shed tears silently.

Ji Hong walked in quietly.

Miao Ansu hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears.

Ji Hong knelt down in front of Miao Ansu and cried silently.

The hatred that had just surged in Miao Ansu's chest suddenly disappeared.

She gently supported Ji Hong's shoulders and said, "Get up quickly! Talk to the Second Master about it in a few days and see if he can take you in as his concubine."

Ji Hong shook her head with tears in her eyes. She took off her clothes, revealing her fair and round shoulders.

There were blue and purple spots on it, and there were teeth marks where the skin had been bitten.

This is definitely not a trace left by normal lovemaking.

Miao Ansu was terrified by what he saw.

Ji Hong choked up and said, "Madam, since I have served you since I was a child, please let me go. As long as it is not that private brothel, I am willing to go anywhere..."

Miao Ansu bit her lip and asked, "What about Liu Hong?"

"She still dreams that one day she will be replaced by her husband as a concubine!" Ji Hong said, "She has been enduring it."

Miao Ansu did not sleep all night and only closed his eyes when it was bright.

But just as she fell asleep, she was awakened by a loud noise.

She lifted the curtain impatiently and shouted at the maid on duty: "Who is making such a fuss?"

The little maid ran out in a hurry and came back to say, "It was Sister Liu Hong. She said she was not feeling well and asked Madam Miao to call a doctor. Madam Miao said you should go to bed and we will talk to you when you wake up. Then Sister Liu Hong started crying."

As she spoke, she carefully looked at Miao Ansu's expression.

Miao Ansu was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

After only serving Song Han for a few nights, the little maid became timid when talking about Liu Hong. If Song Han continued to act like this, where would she find a place in this family?

She called Aunt Miao in and said, "Didn't Liu Hong say she was not feeling well? To prevent the disease from spreading to others, take a few people with you and send her to the farm to recuperate."

Aunt Miao smiled and bent her knees in response.

But less than two sticks of incense had passed, Miao Ma Ma walked in with an embarrassed look on her face, lowering her head and saying, "Madam, the maidservant beside Liu Hong ran to inform the Second Master, and the Second Master sent someone to take Liu Hong to the outer courtyard."

Miao Ansu only felt a sweetness in his mouth, and then his eyes went dark and he passed out.

When she woke up, it was already time to light the lamps.

Nanny Miao and Ji Hong surrounded her anxiously, but Liu Hong and Song Han were nowhere to be seen.

She couldn't help but grit her teeth in hatred.

If it was a wealthy family and something like this happened in the house of a new daughter-in-law, she could go and talk to her mother-in-law.

But she has no mother-in-law!

Not only that, she was also given a separate residence at an early age.

Who can she talk to about such grievances?

Mother’s home?

It's good that you didn't drink her blood. You can't expect anything to happen to you.

Song Mo?

He didn't even care about the life or death of the Duke, let alone her affairs.

Dou Zhao?

She couldn't help but hesitate.

When Jiang Yan returned home as a widow, Dou Zhao treated her well and helped her find a husband, which shows that Dou Zhao was a kind-hearted person.

Moreover, Dou Zhao was both her sister-in-law and the head wife of the Song family, so it made sense for her to ask her sister-in-law for help when she had something to ask.

Thinking of this, she felt her breathing became much smoother. She struggled to get up and said, "Please prepare the carriage. I want to go to the Duke of England's mansion."

Miao Ma and Ji Hong were stunned. Ji Hong said hesitantly, "It's so late. Why don't you go tomorrow? I heard that the prince has no concubines or maids, and he will go back to the main courtyard after leaving the yamen..."

After all, Miao Ansu is the brother's wife, so she has to avoid suspicion.

"Let's go now." Miao Ansu couldn't wait any longer, "Do it quietly, don't let the Second Master know."

After all, this house belongs to Song Han. If he gets mad and puts both the master and the servant under house arrest, then there will be no one to turn to.

Nanny Miao and Ji Hong did not dare to disobey. One went to arrange the carriage, while the other helped Miao Ansu to wash and dress up, and then they went to the Duke of Ying's Mansion.

When Yuan Ge'er was one year old, he could suddenly walk.

When Song Mo thought that the grandson of the Third Emperor still needed someone to hold him, he felt that his son was not one of those who could wait for an idle moment.

He thought that autumn would come soon, so he had a big kang built in the warm room, which took up two-thirds of the area of ​​the warm room. Every day after work, he would take Yuan Ge'er to practice walking on the kang. While practicing, he would encourage Yuan Ge'er: "You are really good! I have never seen a child who walks more steadily than you. You will definitely be a martial arts genius in the future! It is said that your great uncle could not walk until two months after he was one year old, and you walked earlier than him. It is obvious that you will be a great hero like your great uncle when you grow up!"

Yuan Ge'er didn't know whether he understood or not, but every time Song Mo said this, he would stop and giggle at Song Mo.

Dou Zhao stood by the kang holding a handkerchief, laughing so hard that she couldn't straighten her back - after Song Mo left the yamen, she had nothing to do and was reduced to a maid who served tea and water and wiped Yuan Ge'er's sweat.