Chapter 61: Moving the Dowry
All the blame was put on Zhao Yu.
Logically speaking, Liu Qingyin should have been acquitted.
However, it is not known whether Emperor Qinglong could not swallow the anger of having his imperial power challenged, and he was unable to do anything to Su Tan at the moment, so he found an excuse to vent his anger on Liu Qingyin.
The excuse he found was quite legitimate.
"I have ordered an investigation. It was Liu Qingyin who released the birthing ghost into the Crown Princess's vagina on the day she gave birth, causing her to nearly bleed to death. I will punish her with fifty lashes of the cane and carry her back to the Zhenbei General's Mansion."
"Tell Song Tingchen that when his injury is healed, he should come to me to receive his punishment."
If it weren't for Song Tingchen, who didn't like Su Tan and caused her to divorce him, how could Prince Yu target Su Tan and cause such a shocking scandal that brought shame to the royal family.
Right now, the kingdom of Dongchu needs Su Tan.
He occasionally needed Su Tan to help him figure out which of his ministers had evil ambitions.
He couldn't touch Su Tan, nor could he touch the Su family. After all, they were the widows of martyrs. If he really did, it would not only disappoint the remaining generals, but also prevent Su Tan from working for him wholeheartedly.
But I have to let it out.
Liu Qingyin was beaten so hard that she cried out in pain, and her shrill voice almost echoed throughout the sky.
She kept crying for mercy and complaining that she was innocent.
But it did not win the emperor's mercy for a moment.
By the time she was carried back to the Song family, she was half dead.
Old Madam Song cried bitterly, but as soon as she finished crying, she gritted her teeth, stamped her feet and cursed, "It's all because of Su Tan, that unlucky star!"
"Ever since she came back, our Song family hasn't had a single good day!"
"What sins did our Song family commit in our past life? First, Tingchen was beaten and punished, and now even Qingyin almost lost half her life!"
"Why don't those short-lived people from the Su family take Su Tan, this cruel and heartless jinx, away with them?"
She started cursing loudly at the door.
This caused the nanny next to her to quickly cover her mouth.
“Old Madam, it’s fine if you scold the ex-madam, but you can’t scold those martyrs of the Su family!”
If other people heard this, there would be more than just dead rats thrown at the Song family's door tomorrow.
Old Madam Song gritted her teeth.
"Pooh!"
"So what if I cursed, I didn't say anything wrong!"
The nanny's eyebrows twitched fiercely, and she quickly pulled her old lady back and said in a low voice: "Old lady, if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the young master."
"At least... at least he's his grandfather and uncle..."
Old Madam Song stopped talking.
It’s not that she really accepts this marriage.
She was really afraid that if this word got out, it would have some impact on her grandson.
Perhaps her crying was so loud that even Song Tingchen, whose injuries had not yet healed, came out to persuade his mother to calm down.
Mother Song felt very aggrieved. "Okay, okay, the Su family is a treasure, you can't say anything!"
"But Su Tan is a jinx to begin with, so how could this be wrong?"
Song Tingchen frowned and when he reached out to support his mother, the unhealed wound was pulled, causing a tearing pain.
"Mother, Su Tan is now the Princess of Jiayi County, appointed by the Emperor. If you are not afraid of getting into trouble for Xiaoxiao, just shout louder."
Old Madam Song's face suddenly turned purple.
What?!
County Lady?
How can he be a match for Su Tan, such a mean and cold woman!
She was about to scold Song Tingchen for being useless, but he actually asked Su Tan, the cruel and short-lived man, to take the lead, and the Su family actually showed up.
A large group of people came, and it looked like they were seeking revenge.
There was no expression on Gu Mingzhu's face. She just handed the list to Song Tingchen through the Su family's housekeeper.
Her expression was cold. "My sister and General Song have been separated for a long time. I never told you about the dowry. Now my sister is back. General Song said he would return the dowry. Does that still count?"
Old Madam Song nearly fell to the ground. She spat fiercely on the ground and was about to drive Gu Mingzhu out, "What dowry? Get out!"
"She spent all her dowry when she divorced, and there's nothing left. And she's still shamelessly asking us for a dowry?!"
"Even beggars wouldn't extort money like this!"
"Get out! All of you, get out!"
She was lucky enough not to ask Su Tan to compensate her son, but the Su family still dared to ask for a dowry?!
Pooh!
If it weren't for that cruel and short-lived Su Tan who brought bad luck to her son and affected his fortune, how could her son Jia Chen, who was so outstanding, still be the General Zhenbei? He would have been made a king or a marquis long ago!
Even though she was scolded so harshly, Gu Mingzhu was not annoyed. She just glanced up and down at Old Madam Song.
She even had a kind smile on her face, "The old lady is now in good health, speaks with full energy, and scolds people with great vigor."
"The old lady was very sick and frail. She lay in bed, breathing more than she took in. She couldn't even take medicine. Her appearance was heartbreaking and brought tears to anyone who heard about it. Even I couldn't bear to see her."
Old Madam Song frowned.
Why is Gu Mingzhu talking about those bad things in the past? She is finally well now, and this widow is cursing her with those words?
Gu Mingzhu chuckled, "If you don't have those rare medicinal herbs to treat your illness, I'm afraid—"
She paused and didn't finish her words, but everyone knew what she wanted to say. If it weren't for those rare medicinal herbs, Old Madam Song would have died long ago.
Not to mention cursing here.
Song Tingchen stopped his mother and said to the nanny beside him, "Help the old lady go back to her room to rest."
Old Madam Song was so angry that her teeth itched. She looked at her son with anger and disappointment, stamping her feet and saying, "Tingchen! What are you doing!"
"Have you lost your mind? Are you really going to make up for that bitch?"
Song Tingchen's eyebrows seemed to be covered with frost and snow, and his voice became even colder, "The old lady is ill, help her back to her room to recuperate."
The nanny knew that all the food, clothing and expenses of the entire general's mansion depended on Song Tingchen. Although she was serving Old Madam Song, she didn't dare to disobey Song Tingchen's orders. She could only half-pull and half-coax Old Madam Song back to her own courtyard.
Song Tingchen looked at the densely packed records in his hand without bargaining or saying anything. He simply instructed the attendant beside him, "If there are still any items on this list in the mansion, please find them, pack them in boxes and send them back to the Su family."
"If there is none, send someone to inquire about the price and exchange it for cash, or find someone who can return it at a comparable price."
The attendant beside him came after he and Su Tan divorced.
Before, I only heard people say that Su Tan and He Li were poor guys.
Even when the young master mentioned his ex-wife, Su Tan was picky and said that she was poor and stingy.
But when the servant saw the densely packed dowry list, he gasped.
Oh my God!
Is this called poverty?
The General's Mansion is not so rich as to rival a country!
If all these are considered as poverty, I am afraid that His Majesty will order a search of the General's Mansion tomorrow.
The attendant went down immediately and moved the things on the list, comparing the prices. He was busy for the whole day. It can be said that almost everything in the general's mansion, except the house, was taken away.
Madam Song's curses filled the entire general's mansion.
She grabbed a vase and was about to smash it when Song Tingchen's voice came over, "This vase is also on Su Tan's dowry list."
"Mother can smash it."
"But if it's broken, I'm afraid you'll have to use your jewelry to pay for it."
Song Tingchen sold almost everything that could be sold.
But he didn't touch the things in his mother's warehouse.
Old Madam Song was so angry that she burst into tears.
He could only reluctantly put down the vase and curse, "Bah!"
"A bunch of shameless people! Bullying us orphans and widows!"
"She may live to take these things back, but I want to see if she lives to spend them!"
"She is a heartless and short-lived person!"
"Why didn't she die outside?"
If I had known earlier, I shouldn’t have asked my son to divorce that woman Su Tan. I should have asked him to divorce that woman directly!
If I divorce Su Tan directly, I wonder if she will still have the face to ask for a dowry!
When several people came to move the screen in her room, Old Madam Song's eyes were bloodshot and she quickly jumped to stop them, "What are you doing!"
"Who dares to take this screen?"
"Who am I fighting with?"
She liked this set of screens very much. It was said that they were made by the best craftsmen during the previous emperor's period.
Even the old lady Chen from the Jian'an Marquis Mansion sent her invitations many times, saying that she wanted to visit the Song family just to take a look at the screen.
She blocked them all one by one.
Old Madam Song doesn't compete with others, she just wants to compete with Old Madam Chen.
Old Lady Chen has an imperial decree and a filial daughter-in-law.
There are also countless voices of flattery.
She can't compare to him in this regard.
Who asked Su Tanke to kill her son?
This made it impossible for her son to make further progress and to ask for an imperial decree for her.
But this set of screens is hers!
"No one of you is allowed to take this screen away. Anyone who does will have to step over my dead body!"
Song Tingchen frowned tightly, not understanding why his mother was so obsessed with this set of screens.
"Mother, this is also Su Tan's thing."
"I don't care!"
Madam Song said bitterly, "Since it has been given to me, it is mine!"
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