Chapter 271: Song Xiao meets Master Ye
Overnight, the Zheng family went from being a wealthy and prestigious family to being penniless.
In the chaos, the Zheng family even found a dried-up skeleton that had been blown up.
Mrs. Zheng and the head of the Zheng family felt as if the sky had fallen. They spat out blood and cried heartbreakingly.
Unfortunately, no matter how much she cried, it could not change the fact that Zheng Xiu was dead and the Zheng family continued to decline.
The Ling family originally wanted to continue their marriage with the Zheng family.
But I didn't expect that the Zheng family would suddenly encounter such a misfortune.
Duke Xingguo couldn't help but question Su Tan, "Didn't Master Su already kill that vengeful ghost?"
"Why did the Zheng family suffer such a disaster?"
He seemed to be looking for an opportunity to bring about an investigation.
The Zheng family was fine, but it became like this overnight. There must be some ghost at work!
Su Tan frowned upon hearing this and glanced at Duke Xingguo calmly, "Didn't I remind you then, Duke, that those who do evil will eventually perish."
"The Zheng family's young master has taken more lives than just Yanran. The Zheng family has suffered countless casualties, so it's only a matter of time before they face backlash. However, even I didn't expect it to come so quickly."
This news reached the ears of Emperor Qinglong, who investigated and found that there were indeed piles of bones buried in the Zheng family's backyard, and they were all young girls.
Emperor Qinglong was furious, and he happened to blame the Zheng family for the incident of the lightning strike in Chengzhao Palace.
The Zheng family was stripped of their titles and demoted to commoners, and their sons were forbidden from taking imperial examinations or joining the army for twenty years.
The Mansion of Duke Xingguo was also severely reprimanded. Duke Xingguo was demoted, and Ling Qi was stripped of his title as the Crown Prince. Emperor Qinglong personally scolded him for favoring his concubine and abandoning his wife, saying he was not worthy of being a human being.
As for whether Emperor Qinglong previously thought that Xu Chunxue was jealous and vicious and not worthy of Ling Qi at all, who would care?
I'm afraid even he himself has forgotten that he said such words.
But that’s all in the past.
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The cool wind blew on their bodies at night. Standing inside the square red wall, Song Tingchen and Song Xiao only felt that it was very cold tonight.
A solitary moon hangs in the night sky, making people's shadows seem even more desolate.
Song Xiao never imagined that after he returned to Beijing, his mother Su Tan not only did not return to him, but even...
She even asked Emperor Qinglong for an imperial edict, allowing her to marry freely in her lifetime and no one could interfere.
She even declared that even if he died, he would never set foot in the Song family again.
Song Xiao's tears fell on his clothes one by one, and the cold wind wrapped around him, making him feel suffocated.
"Father, why won't mother forgive me?"
"Why doesn't she come back?"
Song Xiao's eyes gradually turned red. If it was in the dream that he killed Changle and Su Tan went crazy because of it and killed him to vent his anger, he could still understand a little bit.
But he didn't do anything now!
He was deceived by Liu Qingyin, but he had also seen her true face and had already apologized to Su Tan!
"What else does mother want?"
Song Xiao couldn't help but grit his teeth. The pain from the stick hitting his body reminded him of the humiliation he had suffered. Now, new grudges and old grudges had been added to the mix.
"Father, is Mother really going to abandon me just for that Sui Sui?!"
"She just looks a bit like that annoying Changle! She's not the real Changle!"
It's obviously a fake.
But Su Tan would rather devote all his energy to a fake than pay attention to his biological son!
Song Tingchen frowned suddenly and looked at him slowly, "What did you say?"
"Who do you think Princess Zhaoyang looks like?"
"That short-lived ghost named Changle!" Song Xiao pursed his lips. When he mentioned the culprit who caused his tragic death in the dream, he gritted his teeth. "Dad, you don't know, her round eyes are most similar to that short-lived ghost Changle!"
He hated Sui Sui's eyes the most.
I hate him so much that sometimes I want to dig out his eyeballs.
Song Tingchen frowned.
Naturally, he would not be so absurd as to suspect that Princess Zhaoyang was Su Tan's daughter.
There are so many people in the world who look alike.
But Su Tan has never been a person who has much patience with children. Just look at her attitude towards Song Xiao. But she is extremely gentle to Sui Sui. Xiao Xiao just happened to say that Changle in his dream looks somewhat similar to Sui Sui, especially the same eyebrows and eyes.
Song Tingchen frowned.
Is all this really just a coincidence?
He wouldn't believe it anyway!
He vaguely felt that the child named Changle might really exist, and he must find evidence!
Song Xiao bit his lip, a trace of deep resentment flashed across his eyes. He only hated that he was not Sui Sui's opponent now, otherwise if he made Sui Sui feel pain, Su Tan would understand how he felt at the moment.
Song Xiao suddenly raised his head and grabbed Song Tingchen's clothes, "Dad!"
"Didn't you say that Master Ye wanted to teach me the mystical arts and take me in as his disciple?"
"I want to learn from him!"
A little girl whose biological parents had no connection with the mysterious arts, was able to master the mysterious arts under the guidance of Su Tan and Cui Wan.
As a boy, he has always been more talented than girls. He has been superior to girls since birth. As long as he studies and puts his mind on the right things, within two months, he will be much better than the current Sui Sui!
Then, she would really be at his mercy!
As Song Xiao thought about this, he felt that the blood in his body was clamoring to break through his skin and rush into the sky.
"Father! Go find Master Ye and tell him I want to learn the mystical arts!"
"I can't wait a moment now!"
He has to study hard!
To trample the years under your feet!
Let Su Tan never dare to look down on him again.
"Young Master, are you looking for me?"
Master Ye smiled, wearing a white cassock and holding ebony Buddhist beads in his hand.
He lowered his eyes and looked quietly at Song Tingchen and his son, with a hint of compassion in his eyes, as if gods and Buddhas had mercy on all living beings.
Song Xiao immediately rushed towards him, looking at him with eyes that were almost sparkling.
"Master Ye, it's really you!"
"I heard from others that the emperor's most trusted master now is you. They say you are the most respected and powerful one, much more powerful than my mother!"
Song Xiao looked at Master Ye, his eyes filled with admiration, as if at this moment, Master Ye had become his master.
In order to please his master, he did not hesitate to belittle his own mother in front of the master.
A smile appeared on Master Ye's lips, and his eyes moved slightly. He looked at Song Xiao calmly. When the wind blew, his clothes fluttered, and he really had a sense of immortal elegance.
"Young Master, your mother's talent is far superior to mine. Looking at the entire Xuanmen, your mother is the one that is hard to compare to."
Master Ye was humble and did not seem arrogant. He calmly accepted the fact that Su Tan was better than him.
Song Xiao curled his lips, thinking that Master Ye was being modest. He fiddled with the other's sleeve like a child and said, "Master Ye, don't be so modest."
"Although I admit that my mother is indeed powerful and has some abilities, she is still a woman no matter how powerful she is."
Women are naturally weaker than men.
You need to stand behind a man and be protected by him.
That's not what he said.
This has been the case since ancient times. Even in colleges, teachers would say that boys should read and gain knowledge, while girls only need to use needles and weave.
"The Master also said that as a man of integrity, one should protect weak women. This is the only way to live up to his teachings."
So it’s not that he looks down on Su Tan.
Su Tan is a woman. No matter how powerful she is, even if she becomes the best among female mystics, she can never compare with male mystics.
Song Xiao rolled his eyes.
He clung to her again, as if he and Master Ye were very familiar with each other. "Master, when are you going to teach me the mystical arts?"
Master Ye took two steps back, putting some distance between them, still with a smile on his face.
"No rush, let's test your talent first."
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