Chapter 489: Forced

Song Mo sneered and let go of Song Han.

Song Han stumbled back several steps before he stood firm, rubbing his red wrist with a shining look in his eyes.

Miao Ansu gritted his teeth and hid behind Dou Zhao with a trembling body.

It is easy to expose Song Han, but the consequences of exposing Song Han are very serious.

Is it right or wrong for me to do this?

She was a little confused.

However, Song Yichun tried to confuse the audience by yelling at Song Mo: "What are you doing? You are brothers, how can you fight for a woman..."

Song Mo was too lazy to pay attention to him. He turned around and said to Dou Zhao in a gentle voice, "It's getting late. Father's inner courtyard is a mess. You and your sister-in-law should go and rest first! I will rest in the study room in the outer courtyard after I finish dealing with things here."

Dou Zhao responded with a smile, motioning Ruotong to support Miao Ansu, and they walked out of the Osmanthus Courtyard surrounded by a group of maids and servants, without even looking at Song Yichun.

Miao Ansu felt relieved and said to Dou Zhao, "I have a maid named Ji Hong, but I don't know where she is now. Please help me find her, sister-in-law. If she is not there, I will not be able to warn the prince..."

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll send someone to look for it right away."

She gave the order and returned to Yizhi Hall. While the maids were cleaning the guest room, she asked Miao Ansu, "Tell me, what is going on?"

At that time, she was anxiously waiting for news about Duan Gongyi in the room, but Liu Zhang suddenly brought Miao Ansu over and said, "This is what the prince wants you to do, to take good care of the second wife."

Only then did Dou Zhao know about Song Yichun and Song Han's conspiracy.

She was immediately extremely anxious, fearing that Song Yichun and Song Han would not let Song Mo go after the affair was exposed, so she simply took Miao Ansu to Xiangxiang Courtyard so that they could talk it out face to face. She could not let Song Mo get involved in such trouble, so she did not even have the time to ask about what happened.

Miao Ansu burst into tears upon hearing this: "Song Han is not a human being! In order to frame the prince, he didn't care about the relationship between husband and wife at all, and even included me in the scheme..."

She choked up and told how she discovered Liu Hong's abnormality, and how she sent Ji Hong to investigate but found nothing and still refused to give up. Not only did she send people to keep an eye on Liu Hong, she also spent a large sum of money to bribe the servants around Song Han. She found out that Song Han not only secretly interacted with people from Liao Wang Mansion, but also became a little domineering in his words and deeds, as if he would soon be able to please Yi Zhitang.

Miao Ansu didn't know what had happened, but she knew that Song Mo disliked Song Han very much.

She wanted to use Song Mo's help to suppress Song Han, but she felt that Dou Zhao only regarded this matter as an internal affair and was embarrassed to tell it a second time, so she sent someone to tell Song Mo about it. As a result, Song Mo found out that Song Han wanted to frame him.

Dou Zhao was stunned.

Who would have thought that something that seemed so ordinary, or even just a small matter of jealousy happening in the inner courtyard, would lead to such a fatal incident.

She couldn't help but say, "Fortunately you were considerate and told the prince about this, otherwise the prince and you would have been beaten passively!"

"I wasn't being beaten passively at all," Miao Ansu felt as if a hole had been stabbed in his heart when he mentioned this matter, and blood was gushing out. "He clearly wanted to beat me to death - the prince could just say he was drunk and walked into the wrong room, but I can't clear myself even if I jump into the Yellow River..."

She thought of Liu Hong who was beaten to death, and Du Ruo who was disgraced.

If she hadn't been careful enough to secretly tell Song Mo about this, Liu Hong and Du Ruo would have suffered the same fate as her today!

She couldn't help crying, "The prince didn't know what they were going to do before, he just told me to be careful. When I was placed in Duruo's back room, Song Han forced me to stay and wouldn't let me go back. It was as if the prince had guessed what Song Han was going to do..." Miao Ansu still couldn't figure out why Song Mo could guess that Song Han would use her and Song Mo's identities to make trouble, and there was a hint of confusion between her brows. "He asked Ji Hong to stay with me all the time, and told me not to eat or drink anything from Osmanthus Courtyard. But I was unwilling to let Song Han, this heartless guy, go, so I begged the prince to punish him. The prince told me to act according to the circumstances and find a way to deceive Duruo and the others.

I noticed that Du Ruo's hands were shaking when she served me tea, so I secretly spilled the tea and pretended that I wanted to sleep after drinking her tea.

She was fooled and was overjoyed to serve me and let me rest.

I pretended to make things difficult for Liu Hong, criticized her words and actions, and drove her out.

Du Ruo went to comfort Liu Hong.

I told Ji Hong to find a way to tie up Liu Hong and Du Ruo, and I quietly slipped out of the back room and went to the warm room behind the flower hall..."

As she was speaking, there were footsteps outside and a maid came in to report that Liu Zhang had brought Ji Hong over.

Miao Ansu immediately stopped talking, lifted the curtain and walked out of the banquet room.

The master and the servant cried bitterly with tears in their eyes.

After a while, Miao Ansu pushed Ji Hong away and asked, "Are you okay?"

Ji Hong nodded repeatedly with red eyes, saying, "I followed your instructions and stayed by the bed, not letting them open the bed curtain. Later, Liu Hong screamed outside in a ghostly manner, and I was worried that I had no excuse to escape, but who knew that I was pulled out by the maid who lived in the same courtyard with Du Ruo..." She hurriedly told Miao Ansu what happened afterwards, "I followed the maid and hid in her room until this young man came." She nodded gratefully to Liu Zhang, then turned around and said, "Miss, are you okay? Did the second master hurt you?"

"I'm fine too." Miao Ansu smiled with tears in her eyes, "The prince's men found me and brought me to the madam's place. But when the madam and I hurried over, the people sleeping on Luohan's bed turned out to be Song Han and Du Ruo!"

She laughed with great relief and told Ji Hong to kowtow to Dou Zhao.

Dou Zhao listened quietly at the side and understood the whole process. As for some details, he would probably have to wait until tomorrow to ask Song Mo.

She ordered Ruotong to take them to rest. "You have reunited after the disaster, and I believe you have a lot to say. I will not keep you here any longer. The prince has always been clear about gratitude and resentment. You have helped the prince so much. The prince must have made arrangements for the future. You can rest here for the time being. If you have anything to say, wait until you see the prince tomorrow to discuss it."

The two men bowed to Dou Zhao with gratitude and retreated.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Ji Hong quietly asked Miao Ansu: "Second Madam, we are from the Si Tiao Hutong after all. The prince can control us for a while, but not for the rest of our lives. Now that we have fallen out with the second master, what should we do in the future?"

She was opposed to getting involved in the dispute between Song Mo and Song Han.

But Miao Ansu had made up his mind, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and follow Miao Ansu.

Miao Ansu sighed softly and said nothing.

Ji Hong's heart suddenly became nervous.

"Go to sleep!" Miao Ansu said, "Let's talk about this after I meet the prince!"

Ji Hong couldn't sleep at all and stayed up all night with her eyes open.

Ruotong brought a few maids to serve them breakfast.

Miao Ansu said politely: "Miss Ruotong is not needed here. Ji Hong is enough here."

Ruotong did not force it and said with a smile: "Our madam has told us to listen to the Second Madam's orders and not to disturb you. If you have anything to say, just tell me." She led a few maids and retreated.

Miao Ansu couldn't help but sigh: "They are leaving space for us to talk! They are so thoughtful and considerate, no wonder the prince treats her like the apple of his eye."

Ji Hong knew that the "she" Miao Ansu was referring to was the Crown Prince's wife, Dou.

Although both married to men from the Song family, Mrs. Dou and the second wife were completely different.

Ji Hong looked slightly gloomy.

Dou Zhao was talking to Song Mo about their relationship as master and servant: "Song Han's place definitely won't be able to accommodate them. I think it would be better to let Miao claim to be ill, and you send someone to take her to the Song family's farm to recuperate."

Song Mo thought this was a good idea and said, "Then go ask Miao what she thinks. If she is willing, I will arrange for someone to go to the farm with her."

Dou Zhao smiled and nodded, talking about what happened last night: "Just now Lu Ming came to ask Mr. Chen for advice on what to do, and in the blink of an eye you have already caught Song Han in bed, making me worry for nothing!"

Song Mo smiled awkwardly and said, "I didn't expect that he would use such a despicable trick again and again. Fortunately, Miao Shi made up her mind to part ways with Song Han, and Song Han was so proud to see me make a fool of myself that he ran to my warm room to "catch the adulterer" without telling my father and Prince Liao. This gave me the opportunity to put Song Han and Du Ruo on the same bed."

Dou Zhao felt a little regretful that he didn't have the chance to see the expressions of Prince Liao, Song Yichun and Song Han at that time - that must have been exciting!

She couldn't help but say, "You should have taken this opportunity to deal with Song Han, but you made up an excuse for him, saying that he was drunk and walked into the wrong room..."

Song Mo's eyes turned cold, and he said, "Even if it gets out of hand, it will only ruin Song Han's reputation. How can that make me feel better? It's better to let him struggle with the rumors and have to surrender to Prince Liao. Then I can deal with him together. That would be satisfying!"

Dou Zhao's heart moved, and he smiled and said, "Did you make up your mind when you asked him to divide the mansion?"

Song Mo smiled and said, "It's a rainy day!"

So cunning!

How could Song Han be his opponent?

Dou Zhao smiled and said with some worry, "If something happens to Song Han, will it really not affect you?"

Song Mo said: "So I have to let everyone in Kyoto know that we are 'brothers at odds'!"

The wet nurse brought Yuan Ge'er over.

Brother Yuan kept calling out "Daddy" and insisted that Song Mo play with him.

Song Mo played with him for a while before going to the yamen.

Dou Zhao went to the guest room and told Miao Ansu what Song Mo meant.

Miao Ansu thanked him with a smile, but there was a hint of hesitation in his expression.

Dou Zhao thanked her for informing Song Mo and asked her patiently, "Do you have any other requests? I will help you pass it on to the prince."

Miao Ansu was silent for a long time before he whispered, "I want to divorce Song Han!"

Dou Zhao was stunned.

Ji Hong didn't care about Dou Zhao being there, and immediately jumped up: "Second Madam, you and Second Master are destined to be together! And if you and Second Master get divorced, where will you go? Uncle will never let you come back!"

yes!

Even if Song Mo can help me get a divorce, where can I go after the divorce?

Miao Ansu smiled bitterly.