Chapter 1139: Slap in the Face
At the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, it was almost midnight, but the masters were still gathered in the old lady's room and had not left.
"What should we do now? The Duke is still on the battlefield in Linzhou, but Shengjing has changed its owner. What should our Song family do?" The wife of the Crown Prince, Song Zhiqing's mother, said worriedly.
Duke Zhenguo Song Zhen, upon hearing that Prince Zhao was dead, took the initiative to step forward and lead the troops in the Golden Palace. He thought that he could at least fight with Liang Cheng and others for a while. As long as he handled it well, he could also leave his name in history, sacrificing one person to save the entire Song family.
Who knew that Shengze and his men would not play by the rules and attack the palace without saying a word? Moreover, Shengze also had the Panlong Order in his hand. Isn't this bullying?
Although Shengze has not yet begun to settle accounts with the people who were popular with Sheng Zhan, the people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion are very clear that they cannot escape.
All the families who had once been honored by Sheng Zhan were surrounded by the Northwest Army, with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion bearing the brunt.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was fifty-four years old this year. Because she took good care of herself, she looked no more than forty. Upon hearing her daughter-in-law's words, she immediately scolded her coldly, "What are you panicking about? Our family is a century-old family. How could it fall so easily?"
The wife of the prince, He, was upset and worried, but she didn't know what to do. But since her mother-in-law had spoken, what else could she say?
At this time, someone said, "Didn't the Shen family return to Beijing? I remember that our Zhiqing is engaged to their third child. Otherwise, please ask the Shen family for help to settle it."
"The wedding has been called off, can anyone help?" someone immediately asked.
Everyone fell silent again.
At this moment, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo suddenly waved to Song Zhiqing and said, "Sister Qing, come here."
Song Zhiqing walked forward with mixed feelings and called out softly, "Grandma."
"I remember that Sanlang Shen was very kind to you in the past," said the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, with a gleam in her eyes, "Do you have a way to get him to help the Song family?"
Chen Shan and Song Zhiqing were engaged since childhood, and the two families had close contacts. Chen Shan often came to the Duke's Mansion to visit Song Zhiqing. It was not until Song Zhiqing came of age that the two reduced the frequency of their meetings.
But just when the two families were preparing to get married, something happened to the Shen family.
Strictly speaking, the execution of Grand Tutor Shen and his three sons was inextricably linked to the Duke of Zhenguo. Therefore, when the Shen family suffered misfortune, the Song family was the first to break off ties with the Shen family and immediately broke off the engagement.
Now that they know that the Shen family has returned to Beijing and that the Shen family has a very good relationship with Shengze, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, who puts profit above all else, naturally wants to take advantage of this relationship.
"This..." Song Zhiqing bit her lip and looked at her embarrassedly, "It was wrong of us to cancel the engagement in the first place. If I come to your house now, I'm afraid..."
She was also the daughter of the Duke's family who grew up pampered. She really couldn't ask anyone for help, let alone ask her abandoned ex-fiancé for help.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo patted her hands and said, "Qingjie, remember, at times like this, you must put your family first. Although you have to humble yourself to beg him, as long as our Duke's Mansion doesn't fall, you will have a good life in the future."
Song Zhiqing quickly thought about her family's current situation in her mind, and then she was disappointed to find that if she still wanted to live a life of luxury, she could only ask Shen Shan for help.
"Then I'll try." Song Zhiqing finally decided to put aside her dignity.
However, the Song family took great pains to send Song Zhiqing out of the house, and Song Zhiqing successfully met Shen Shan, but what was waiting for her was not good news.
"What did you say he got married?"
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