Chapter 555: Bad Luck at Zhenbei Palace
Xiao Yan's actions in secret were also very quick.
The Prince of Zhenbei was impeached for more than a dozen crimes, including possessing troops for his own benefit, exceeding regulations, abusing military power, and embezzling money.
And each one of them is supported by solid evidence.
The emperor originally wanted to reduce the power of the princes, so this was achieved without any effort.
So he sent people to the northwest to investigate overnight.
Such a big thing naturally could not be hidden from Song Mingzhen.
For Song Mingzhen, the sky seemed to be falling.
Over the past year, she was extremely anxious as she watched the emperor reduce the power of the princes. She was even too lazy to pay attention to Song Qingyi, but she could not help at all.
She could only write letters home again and again, reminding her father and brother to act with caution.
Unexpectedly, this day finally came.
However, what makes Song Mingzhen most anxious at the moment is his daughter Song Chenghuan.
Song Chenghuan is already engaged.
Of course, Zhang Heyao would not interfere in her marriage.
His mind was full of that bastard outside.
Song Mingzhen actually once hoped that her daughter could get along well with Zhang Heyao.
But the daughter didn't listen to her. She was stupid and stubborn, just like her dead father.
Song Mingzhen regretted his choice countless times.
She just thought that if a man got tired of her, she could just kick him out, and she could afford to do so.
But the child born is exactly the same as that person.
This is also her flesh and blood, and it is hard to part with her.
Song Mingzhen was regretting it so much that his intestines turned green.
But there is no way. At this point, there is no other way but to face it.
Fortunately, she still has the title of Shangshu's wife.
No matter how bad Zhang Heyao is, he has one good thing: he won't tell anyone about family matters.
So no matter how humiliated she was by Song Qingyi, she was still Zhang Heyao's legal wife.
With this identity, she chose a good man for her daughter, and they are already engaged, just waiting to get married at the end of the year.
Now that this has happened, although the disaster will not affect the daughter who marries out, Song Mingzhen is still worried that her daughter's marriage will be affected.
"Madam Huo, bring me my dowry list." Song Mingzhen said through gritted teeth.
She wanted to give her daughter some more dowry to increase the significance of this marriage.
Madam Huo did as she was told.
After Song Mingzhen added several thousand taels of dowry, she immediately sent someone to send the new dowry list to the man's home.
Only then could she calm down a little and stop to analyze the whole process.
"Mammy, do you think it was Zhang Heyao who sent people to impeach my father?" Her face was cold.
"No, that's not the case." Madam Huo said quickly, "Princess, you must not have such thoughts and become estranged from your husband."
"Do we two have any reason to part ways?" Song Mingzhen laughed self-deprecatingly. "Come to think of it, my eldest brother did take some of his military merits back then. Zhang Heyao is a vindictive person. How could he tolerate that?"
"Princess, even if this is true, you must hold back." Madam Huo advised earnestly, "Something has happened in the palace. From now on, you will have to rely on your son-in-law."
"Yes, I still have to rely on him. So even if I knew he did it, I couldn't do anything. But Mammy," Song Mingzhen's eyes were filled with tears, and she lay on the table, "How did my life become like this?"
She thought about it and realized that she had done nothing wrong.
Was she wrong to choose to marry a promising man?
Hasn't she always been playing nice with Zhang Heyao, pretending to be a loving couple for the sake of appearances?
She is wary of other women and doesn't want anyone to compete for her favor. Isn't this the most common tactic used by women in the harem?
Where on earth did she go wrong!
"Mammy, I regret this." Song Mingzhen said, "If I hadn't been so stubborn and given him a son earlier, would the outcome have been different?"
Although she cursed the bastard outside every day for seducing Zhang Heyao's heart.
But there was also a voice in her heart that kept saying that if she had known that Zhang Heyao loved children so much, she would not have wasted so many years.
The only thing missing between the two of them is a blood-related child.
So when the storm came, Zhang Heyao, who was on the same boat, would not lend a helping hand and might even kick her off the boat.
Madam Huo lowered her head and said nothing.
What’s the point of saying that now?
I can't give birth.
Even if Song Qingyi had a child, she would not be as passive as she is now if she raised the child under his name.
Song Mingzhen also thought of Song Qingyi.
"Mammy, call that little bitch to me."
Zhang Heyao rarely returns home.
But when he came back occasionally, he would sometimes go to sit with Song Qingyi.
The relationship between the two of them is better than the relationship between Zhang Heyao and himself.
"She won't get any benefits from the incident in the palace, so she should also contribute her part." Song Mingzhen said gritting his teeth.
"Yes, I will go right away."
Song Qingyi was quickly "invited" over by Madam Huo.
She was wearing a simple moon-white jacket and skirt, with only a white jade hairpin in her bun, looking pitiful.
Song Mingzhen thought to herself that she was exactly like her foxy concubine.
"I think you've heard about what happened in the palace." Song Mingzhen said coldly, "You and I are both daughters of the palace, so you have no shirking your responsibilities."
"The daughter of the prince's mansion?" Song Qingyi covered her lips with a handkerchief and chuckled, "Sister, you're joking. You're the only one who is the daughter of the prince's mansion. At most, I'm just a servant of the prince's mansion."
"You—you grew up in the palace with luxury, yet now something is happening in the palace, and you don't even bother to do anything."
"Yes, I grew up in the royal palace, clothed in fine clothes and fed with delicious food. But that was my aunt, who sacrificed her lifelong happiness, worked like a slave for others, and in the end, was harmed by others!"
Tremendous grief and anger instantly overwhelmed Song Qingyi.
"Something happened in the palace? I wish my entire clan would be implicated. Even if it means losing my life, I will laugh out loud when I see you waiting to die."
The concubine was forced, but after the King of Zhenbei got her, he never treated her as a human being.
"My aunt is timid and cautious, never daring to do anything beyond the rules. All she wants is to watch me grow up safely and see me meet a good man—"
"It's you, you killed my aunt and ruined me!"
The Zhenbei Palace wanted to give her to his brother-in-law as a concubine to bear children, but the aunt was unwilling and tried hard to negotiate.
However, Song Mingzhen regarded her as a serious threat and killed her aunt to prevent her from going to Beijing.
"Why didn't you discuss this?" Song Qingyi's tears fell. "I didn't want to come at all. You could have just told me that you didn't want me to come, or you could have tried to convince your good father. But you didn't. You chose to attack my aunt."
"After my aunt died, I wanted to find her a better coffin. The Crown Prince's wife, your eldest sister-in-law, told me that my aunt didn't deserve it. She was just a servant."
"You never treat people as human beings, and now, your retribution has come. Song Mingzhen, this is retribution. My aunt's spirit in heaven has come to you to claim your life!"
Song Qingyi screamed hysterically, tears streaming down his face.
"You deserve it, you all deserve it. The Zhenbei Palace should have been punished long ago! God is blind to let you live this long!"
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