Chapter 509: Rescue
Looking at the two people hugging each other, the grandmother couldn't help but smile, took Yuan Ge'er's hand and said, "Look, there is a bunch of foxtail grass in the corner. How about we pick some and put it on your father's desk?"
Yuan Ge'er, who is usually easy to talk to, got angry at this moment.
He held onto Song Mo's sleeves and kept shouting "Daddy" with tears in his eyes, saying, "I want to be hugged too! I want to be hugged too!"
Dou Zhao's face felt hot.
She gently pushed Song Mo and whispered, "Everyone is watching!"
The rosy cheeks are like the midnight flowers blooming in winter, bright and proud.
Song Mo's heart was pounding, and he couldn't help but whispered, "Is it okay when no one is around? Well, wait for me at night."
The words are becoming more and more inappropriate.
Dou Zhao was afraid that the servants around him would notice his flaws, so he forced himself not to spit at Song Mo.
Song Mo, however, decided to quit while he was ahead, let go of Dou Zhao, and respectfully stepped forward to pay his respects to his grandmother.
Seeing Dou Zhao's face full of embarrassment and her hands and feet being a little stiff, the grandmother wanted to help her out. She smiled and talked to Song Mo while walking towards the pavilion not far away: "I heard that the emperor is still being held hostage. Is it okay for you to come back like this?"
"It's okay!" Song Moxu helped his grandmother into the pavilion, and helped her sit down on the beauty chair. He said, "I have done what I should do. If I continue to care about these trivial matters, I will inevitably draw too much attention, which is not good."
"You should quit while you are ahead. It is really rare that you can not only think of it but also do it." Grandmother praised Song Mo very much. "Anyway, your contribution to the rescue will be indispensable when the time comes. If you continue to fight with them and hinder other people's future, you will inevitably be hated by others."
"That's exactly the point." Song Mo took the tea from the maid and placed it in front of his grandmother with a smile. He then turned around and placed Yuan Ge'er in Dou Zhao's arms next to his grandmother. He smiled and said to Dou Zhao, "I'm glad you're all okay - I still have to go save my fifth uncle. Now the situation in Kyoto has been settled. Chen Jia will escort you back home later."
Dou Zhao's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he asked, "Did my fifth uncle come with us? Did the Prince of Liao give him any trouble?"
Song Mo sighed and said, "Prince Liao actually doesn't trust my fifth uncle very much. He brought my fifth uncle to Beijing, not only to use the connections left by my eldest uncle to help him, but also to use my fifth uncle to threaten me. He didn't expect that although my fifth uncle seemed careless, he was actually very meticulous. From his actions, I could quickly figure out what he was going to do. Before they left Liaodong, my fifth uncle had secretly sent someone to inform me. It's a pity that my fifth uncle didn't know the exact time when Prince Liao would arrive in Kyoto, and he didn't expect that Prince Liao would even include you in his plan."
Dou Zhao was stunned and said, "So you already knew that Prince Liao was going to Beijing? Is that why you sent me, Yuan Ge'er, and Lao An to Xiangshan Villa?"
Song Mo said nothing, but his eyes looked at her with deep guilt.
Dou Zhao laughed and said, "You are not going to blame yourself for this, are you? You are not a god. Even if you are a god, you will inevitably make mistakes sometimes, right?"
In both of her lives, she had never expected that the Prince of Liao would suddenly attack, let alone Song Mo.
Song Mo smiled awkwardly.
Dou Zhao asked, "Do you know where the fifth uncle is?" She told Song Mo about Gu Yu's matter, "I was afraid that the prince would settle accounts with him, so I simply asked Duan Gongyi to take him back to Tianjin. What are you going to do about the fifth uncle? Should you ask the prince for mercy? Or should you have someone secretly send the fifth uncle back to Liaodong?"
Song Mo didn't know that Gu Yu had been here. He was very surprised when he heard it. He said, "Shou Gu, you did the right thing! Gu Yu's status is awkward now, so it's best for him to stay away from these disputes. As for the fifth uncle, let's discuss what to do after we meet him. To be honest, this is an opportunity, but sometimes it may not be a storm. The fifth uncle is the head of the Jiang family now, and the way the Jiang family will go depends on the fifth uncle's opinion. As for where the fifth uncle is now... since he didn't follow the Liao prince, he must be detained in the Liao prince's mansion. In addition to the Jinyiwei, the emperor will also use people from the East Factory and the West Factory. The Liao prince dare not secretly buy a house in Kyoto. I think I will definitely find him if I go there." He said, "I'm afraid that if I go too late, the fifth uncle will suffer."
Dou Zhao didn't dare to keep him, and hurriedly said, "Then be careful, go and come back quickly!"
Song Mo nodded, said a few words to his grandmother, kissed Yuan Ge'er, and left as quickly as he had come.
After a while, Chen Jia came to pick up Dou Zhao.
Chen Xiaofeng asked: "What should Second Master do?"
Before leaving Xiangshan Villa, they cleaned the battlefield and found Song Han, who was shot by two arrows and trembling behind a corpse, so they brought Song Han with them.
"Take them back to the Duke of Ying's Mansion," Dou Zhao said, "and then make plans after the prince returns."
It’s better to let Song Mo decide on this matter.
Chen Xiaofeng agreed and stepped back.
Dou Zhao asked Chen Jia: "Is Ayan okay?"
Her tone was sincere.
"Very good." After seeing that the situation in the palace was under the control of the prince, Chen Jia quietly went back to Yuqiao Hutong, "When I got back, she was sleeping because she was sleepy!" As if remembering his wife's naivety, Chen Jia's smile became brighter than before.
Dou Zhao felt relieved, resigned from Wang Xu, and returned to Kyoto escorted by Chen Jia and others.
It was already dusk, and smelling the faint fragrance of lily of the valley flowers on the wind, Dou Zhao felt as if he were in a dream.
She shook her head, trying to push those fragments out of her mind.
Some things are better not to think too much about!
Dou Zhao and others took a bath, and then iced mung bean soup was brought from the kitchen.
The cool taste made people feel lightheaded, but soon they felt deeply tired. Without waiting for dinner, they all fell into bed to rest. When Dou Zhao woke up, it was already early morning of the next day, and sparrows were chirping on the branches.
"Where are Yuan'er and Lao'an?" Dou Zhao stood up and asked.
Ruotong brought a few maids with her, bringing hot water, soap, towels, and mirrors to help her comb her hair.
"Mr. An is taking Yuan Ge'er to the yard to look at the flowers!" Ruotong said with a smile, "Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, Mr. An didn't let us wake you up, saying that your heartstrings have been tense, and you can only recover if you have a good sleep like this."
So she wasn't even invited for dinner?
Dou Zhao pondered over it, and indeed felt his energy returning.
She ate two bowls of porridge and four steamed buns before putting down her chopsticks and asking Ruotong, "Didn't the prince come back last night?"
"No!" Ruotong said with a smile, directing the maids to clean up the dishes.
I wonder if Jiang Boxun has been rescued?
"Has the ban in Kyoto been lifted?" Dou Zhao asked.
When they came back yesterday, Kyoto had already been sealed off and the streets were cleared. If Chen Xiaofeng hadn't taken out the badge that Song Mo had left behind, they would probably not have been able to enter the city.
"No." Ruotong whispered, "I heard that the emperor is still in the hands of Prince Liao!"
Dou Zhao couldn't help but frown.
The longer this matter is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be for the prince.
She got off the kang and prepared to go to the garden to play with her grandmother and Yuan Ge'er.
There was a loud noise outside, and it was getting louder and louder.
Ruotong ran out immediately and came back soon to report: "Madam, it's the Duke, who is clamoring to take the Second Master to the Osmanthus Courtyard!"
Dou Zhao sneered and said, "Go and tell me that the Second Master is deliberately plotting to murder Yuan Ge'er, and also framed that it was the Duke's intention. It is better to let the Second Master stay in Yizhi Hall and wait for the Prince to come back before making a decision, so that the Duke will not be misunderstood as wanting to kill people to silence them!"
Ruotong went out reluctantly.
Soon, the noise died down and Yizhitang returned to its original tranquility.
Dou Zhao went to the garden.
Song Yichun returned to Xiangxiyuan with a pale face.
He recruited the "seriously ill" Tao Qi to speak again.
Tao Qizhong instinctively wanted to refuse, but then he thought about the great changes that had taken place in Kyoto in the past two days. After some thought, he decided to follow Zeng Wu to Song Yichun's study.
Song Yichun started by calling Song Han "idiot" and "stupid" and then said, "Qizhong, this unfilial son actually said that he was ordered by me to help Prince Liao to support Dou. What do you think I should do now?"
Tao Qizhong was so shocked that he almost fainted when he heard this. He regretted that he should not have left the Duke of Yingguo Mansion immediately because he was concerned about Song Yichun's face. Now, Song Yichun was involved in this matter. No wonder he had been letting himself "rest" well these days.
He couldn't help stamping his feet and said, "Dong Weng, how could you be so foolish as to get involved in such a thing?"
Song Yichun was unhappy about being accused, but he was about to ask Tao Qizhong to make a decision, so he suppressed his unhappiness and asked, "So what do you mean?"
"You must deny it flatly." Tao Qi said firmly, "Not only must you deny it flatly, but you must also no longer be involved in Second Master's affairs."
Song Yichun was stunned for a moment before he said, "I'm his father, isn't it inappropriate to ask?"
Tao Qizhong had long been fed up with Song Han's sweet words and vicious heart, and hurriedly said, "Don't you know the Second Master's temper? If he puts all the blame on you, what are you going to do? Prince Liao is still on Yuquan Mountain now!"
Song Yichun gritted his teeth as he listened, and said unwillingly: "Are we just going to sit there and watch Song Mo become the only one who dominates?"
Tao Qizhong was extremely angry and laughed, saying, "Dong Weng, you'd better find a way to get yourself out first!"
Song Yichun hesitated for a long time and nodded helplessly.
The stone in the center of the pottery finally fell to the ground.
No matter what, Song Yichun is Song Mo's father. Song Yichun was involved in the turmoil of usurping the throne. Even if Song Mo had made great contributions in protecting the emperor, he would still be affected by Song Yichun. I believe Song Mo would let Song Yichun go...
Tao Qizhong decided that no matter what Song Yichun meant, he would resign and return home after the palace coup was settled.
Song Han, who was hastily bandaged and thrown into the compartment, understood the situation better than Song Yichun.
After something like this happened, it's good enough that my father didn't add insult to injury. It's absolutely impossible to expect him to rescue me.
Song Mo is not at home.
Most of the time, she just wanted to get close to the prince to please him.
When he comes back, things might be very bad.
Song Han looked at the guards standing at the door like an iron tower, his brows furrowed.
Dou Zhao was very happy.
On the way to the garden, Wu Yi, who was sweating profusely, stopped her and said, "Madam, the prince has brought back the fifth uncle, and wants you to help clean up a guest room and arrange some maids and servants to serve."
"So, everything went smoothly?" Dou Zhao asked him.
Wuyi hesitated for a moment and said, "My fifth uncle was severely punished. Fortunately, we arrived in time... On the way back, the prince had already sent someone to call a doctor."
Dou Zhao couldn't help but sigh, and told Ruozhu to prepare a guest room. He then returned to the inner room, washed and dressed, ready to meet Jiang Boxun.