Chapter 323 Extra: Common People Song Kaishan (5)
Song Kaishan looked at Ding Shi, who was holding a hoe, with some disbelief.
Ding's hands were still trembling, but she still gripped the hoe tightly and raised it high above her head.
"You...you dare..." Song Kaishan covered his bleeding head with one hand and pointed at Ding Shi with the other.
Ding swallowed hard, took several deep breaths, and then slammed her hand hard on Song Kaishan's head again.
"Song Kaishan, you must die. For the sake of the two children, you must die! You can't afford to offend Song Zhimian anymore."
I can't let you go to Song Zhimian, I can't let you go to Song Zhimian, you must die!
Song Kaishan was hit on the head again. He felt as if the sky had suddenly turned dark, and as he felt his body getting colder and colder, Song Kaishan finally fell backward.
Seeing the blood flowing all over the ground, Song Kaishan's eyes remained open until his death.
Ding breathed a sigh of relief. She reached out and touched Song Kaishan's nose to make sure he was really dead before collapsing to the ground.
Setting aside the blood-stained hoe, Ding looked at the lifeless Song Kaishan and suddenly burst into tears.
Okay, things have finally come to this point.
Ding had never felt so relaxed.
What she was thinking was that if she had killed Song Kaishan earlier, when she was first demoted to a commoner, then Song Zhiqin wouldn't have had to run away.
Perhaps the mother and daughter are now relying on each other for survival!
Ms. Ding felt as if the constraints that had been binding her for so long had suddenly disappeared.
But what good is it if she's free from constraints? What can she do?
After calming down for a while, and until Song Kaishan, who was lying on the ground, stopped bleeding, Ding slowly got up.
She killed Song Kaishan, she killed Song Kaishan for the sake of her two children.
So what should we do now? Should we go to the yamen (government office) and walk into their trap, or try to escape?
Or, the best outcome would be to burn the entire house down and perish in the flames along with everyone else.
but……
Now that Song Kaishan is dead, will his eldest daughter Song Zhimian's marriage be affected? If it is, will Song Zhimian take her anger out on her two children?
No, I killed Song Kaishan because I didn't want to implicate my two children, so I can't let anyone know that Song Kaishan is dead.
Or rather, even if everyone knew that Song Kaishan was dead, it would have to wait until after Song Zhimian's wedding.
Ding quickly came up with an idea.
She first went to the courtyard.
There was a plot of land in the yard where vegetables were planted. It had been plowed recently, and Ding had already asked someone else for seeds to plant some vegetables.
Now……
Ding was digging at the ground with the hoe she had just used to kill Song Kaishan.
Having never done this kind of work before, Ding worked alone until late at night to dig a hole.
Taking advantage of the quiet of the night, Ding dragged the already erect Song Kaishan into the pit and buried him.
Burying the hole was much easier than digging it, and by the time Song Kaishan was buried, it was already dawn.
Looking at the pale sky, Ding covered the blood on the floor of the storage room with mud, then washed her face, changed into clean clothes, and went to the village head's house.
"I want to go back to my parents' home for a visit. My husband has gone to the city, and he asked two old friends to borrow some money so that they could accompany me back."
Also, you can help find someone to rent out the land, as long as the land isn't left to lie fallow.
"There's no other way. My mother is unwell and sent a letter through someone, wanting to go back and visit her." Ding's reasoning was very sound.
If Song Kaishan were to go to the village head, the village head would definitely not give him a travel permit, but Ding Shi came looking for him...
The village headman quickly gave him the travel permit.
After returning home, Ding gave all the things she could to her neighbors and told them that she was going back to her parents' home in Jiangnan with Song Kaishan, asking them to keep an eye on things.
Ding's attitude was respectful and humble, and the surrounding farmers knew that she had been a marquis's wife, so they didn't ask any more questions.
It is said that even the emperor's family has poor relatives. Even a deposed noble family might have one or two successful relatives. Everyone smiled and agreed to Ding's request.
And so, a day later, at the crack of dawn, before anyone in the village had gotten up, Ding left the village carrying a bundle.
It was only when people saw the large iron lock on the courtyard gate that they realized Song Kaishan and his wife had gone on a long trip.
Nobody took it seriously.
Visiting relatives! This usually takes two or three months, and then we'll be back.
Besides, didn't Madam Ding speak with the village head before she left?
She not only took the travel permit, but also left a letter.
“We don’t know when we’ll be back. Last time, my husband Yaoqing sent a message from the north saying that he would come back to visit in the coming days.”
If we're not back when he returns, please show him this letter.
The village head quickly took the letter sealed with wax.
And so, Song Kaishan and his wife disappeared from the village.
...
A month later, the regent of the capital got married, and it is said that he married Song Shanggong from the palace.
Everyone knows about Lady Song, who was the Empress's personal lady-in-waiting and helped her with many government affairs during her reign.
In addition, this Lady Song was formerly the Crown Prince's grandson and is now a Lady-in-Waiting in the imperial family.
I heard that he has a plaque bestowed by the retired emperor, an imperial pardon from the empress, and an imperial gold medal given by His Majesty.
In short, as long as she doesn't do anything reckless, even the Regent can't do anything about her.
People have been talking about this grand wedding in the capital for many days.
"Song Shanggong was married off from the inner palace, and I heard that the Empress herself was overseeing things there."
"Princess Shou Kang and Princess Yongxin have been accompanying us, and Miss Xiao, who is a merchant in the southwest, also sent a generous congratulatory gift."
"The Ye family from Jiangnan also sent a lot of congratulatory gifts."
"The Regent personally greeted them, and the scene... oh, all the noble ladies in the capital must be green with envy!"
"I heard that after Song Shanggong's wedding, she will be appointed to the Ministry of Rites. It is an imperial decree that she will be appointed as the Vice Minister of Rites."
"What's so strange about that! Didn't the Great Yu have a female Minister of Revenue before? She was from the Ye family!"
Gender doesn't matter anymore!
...
Two more months passed, and the village head of the village where Song Kaishan had been was wondering why Song Kaishan and his wife hadn't returned after three months of absence.
If they don't come back soon, we'll have to talk about who will rent the land to next year!
Even if you have something to do, you still have to come back to collect the rent!
The village head didn't wait for Song Kaishan and his wife to return, but instead waited for their son, Song Yaoqing, to return.
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