Chapter 577 Song Mingzhen's Death
Zhang Heyao did not leave the northwest immediately.
He felt that Song Mingzhen's death was very strange.
He even suspected that Song Mingzhen was faking his death and escaping.
I don’t know if he is overthinking it. Why does he always feel that the deaths around him recently are fake?
So is Xiao Yan, and so is Song Mingzhen.
However, the people he sent to investigate confirmed Song Mingzhen's death.
"He's actually dead." Zhang Heyao said to himself while holding the teacup.
He didn't feel much sadness, but he felt an uncontrollable emotion in his heart.
He didn't feel that he was getting old, but the people who had passed away made him feel the cruelty of time and the fickleness of fate.
He and Song Mingzhen have been together for a long time.
There is no love, only flattery.
In this matter, they are both equally guilty and there is no need for either of them to blame the other.
He coaxed her, she used him, using the middleman to wrestle...
Zhang Heyao thought of Shuyu again.
Shuyu waited for him for four years, but finally couldn't bear it anymore and chose to marry with her dowry.
Zhang Heyao helped her choose a marriage far away.
Because some women will go crazy when they turn love into hate.
He couldn't leave this unsafe factor in the capital, so as not to endanger Xiaoman.
Shuyu is gone, Song Mingzhen is dead, and Song Qingyi seems to be helping with cleaning and cooking in Daya's school now?
In comparison, Song Qingyi is actually a smart one.
In just a few years, not to mention the ever-changing world outside, the things around him have also changed a lot.
How can one not feel emotional?
"Sir," Sun Shun's words interrupted Zhang Heyao's reverie. "I heard that when Madam learned you were coming to the northwest, she flew into a rage, but was talked down by Madam Huo."
That's right.
Zhang Heyao also felt that this was the direction things should go.
When Song Mingzhen loses his temper, he can destroy everything, saying cruel words and making stupid moves.
But with Madam Huo around, she was basically able to persuade her.
After that period, she regained her composure.
But what happened this time?
"...Later, the lady received a letter..."
Song Mingzhen received a letter from Song Chenghuan.
Song Chenghuan has successfully married, but there is chaos in her husband's family.
The Zhenbei Palace was liquidated, and Song Mingzhen returned to the northwest. Before leaving, he repeatedly reminded her to be humble.
As a result, Song Chenghuan didn't hear a word.
Song Chenghuan pushed his pregnant sister-in-law. Although it did not lead to serious consequences, it was an act of murdering offspring, and no family would let it go easily.
However, Song Chenghuan made a big fuss and went back to her parents' home.
She wrote a letter to Song Mingzhen to complain and asked Song Mingzhen to ask Zhang Heyao to support her.
Song Mingzhen was completely desperate.
——Support her?
She also knew that she had to look for Zhang Heyao for support now.
The mother and daughter have to rely on Zhang Heyao for everything.
But Zhang Heyao, could it be that the Bodhisattva enshrined there will grant all wishes?
He is not!
He is a petty, vindictive man whose only thought is about Lu Qi's mother!
If it were in the past, Song Mingzhen might have chosen to bow to Zhang Heyao again.
But she had just received news that Zhang Heyao came to the northwest for Lu Qiniang, and she was furious and refused to compromise no matter what.
But Song Chenghuan was still waiting for her.
What a despairing reality.
What else can't she let go of!
It's all over.
Before leaving, she dragged Zhang Heyao and Lu Qinniang to take the blame with her.
As for her daughter, she could only think of closing her eyes and never having to worry about her again.
It’s up to her how she lives her life in the future.
So, Song Mingzhen, who was stuck in a dead end, left a suicide note that night and swallowed gold to commit suicide.
In her suicide note, she didn't even leave a single word for her daughter.
She was completely desperate about Song Chenghuan.
Zhang Heyao suddenly understood after hearing Sun Shun talk about these details.
Right.
The only person who could make Song Mingzhen completely lose her mind was her daughter.
Zhang Heyao couldn't help but think of Lu Qiniang's three daughters again.
As for Si Ya, she doesn't count at all in his eyes.
Lu Qiniang raised each of her daughters very well.
She praised Xiao Yan and said it was Xiao Yan's credit.
But it is clear that the foundation of her three daughters was created by her.
Without her, we wouldn't have three daughters today.
In my impression, the three daughters have different personalities, but they all protect Lu Qiniang to the utmost.
She must have paid a lot first.
"Sir, regarding the lady's funeral..." Sun Shun asked cautiously.
"Buy a good coffin right here, find some people, and have a grand funeral."
Song Mingzhen loves luxury and pomp, and Zhang Heyao satisfies her.
"yes."
Sun Shun asked again what to do with Song Chenghuan.
After all, at this moment, Song Chenghuan is still staying in the Shangshu Mansion in the capital.
Zhang Heyao thought for a moment and then said, "Let her kowtow to her mother. Oh, and let her husband accompany her. After the funeral, let them go home and live their lives. No matter how they live in the future, you don't have to worry about it, and she is not allowed to enter the house again."
"Yes." Sun Shun took the order and left.
Zhang Heyao sat alone for a long time.
He was still sad because Lu Qiniang had rejected his hopes in public.
When did Lu Qiniang become so smart that she could take advantage of the situation and seek what she wanted?
She has changed a lot.
Zhang Heyao had to admit that the Lu Qiniang in his memory, whom he could never forget, had some overlaps with the real her, but there were also many differences.
Lu Qinniang has become more confident.
It looked like she wouldn't go with him.
Zhang Heyao knew that he couldn't linger for much longer.
Because his two-month vacation had actually passed, he was already writing a memorial to the emperor, pretending to be sick and asking for leave.
But he can't stay here forever.
There are still many things in the capital waiting for him to deal with when he returns.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he completely disregarded everything the previous emperor had painstakingly arranged for him.
The original intention was to have Grand Tutor Xie and Grand Tutor Lu check and balance each other, but what was the result?
The new emperor felt that Tutor Lu always gave him frank advice, which annoyed him a lot; while Tutor Xie flattered him and tried to please him in every way, so the balance in his heart tilted uncontrollably.
The result was that Taifu Lu retired and returned home.
Taifu Xie almost single-handedly controlled the government and excluded dissidents.
Zhang Heyao used to stand on the side of Taifu Xie, but now seeing that he is unscrupulous, forming cliques for personal gain, and persecuting loyal and good people, he no longer wants to associate with him.
He asked for leave and left the capital because he wanted to avoid the spotlight temporarily.
There is another person who is now a well-deserved favorite in front of the emperor.
——Yun Ting.
It’s not that Taifu Xie doesn’t want to take action against Yun Ting, but Yun Ting has the ability to achieve great results with little effort.
He is always smiling and has no serious manners.
Give him a punch and he will lie down and blackmail you.
It's slippery and hard to hold onto, like a loach.
Moreover, he was not greedy for power, so later on, Master Xie was too lazy to pay attention to him and just regarded him as an eyesore around the emperor.
Out of sight, out of mind.
But Zhang Heyao couldn't see through it.
He felt that Yun Ting was playing the pig to eat the tiger.
But what is the purpose?
He didn't seem to be seeking an official position.
Thinking of the capital, Zhang Heyao really didn't want to go back.
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