Chapter 135 Song Yue's Death 1
The Queen Mother asked Song Zhao to cut the Gordian knot and ordered her to see Song Yue off immediately.
Song Zhao, however, thought of her sisterly relationship with Song Yue and begged the Queen Mother, "Please allow me to return to the palace and cook a good meal for my elder sister, so that she won't have to travel hungry."
The Queen Mother snorted in displeasure but did not stop her.
After returning to the palace, Song Zhao went into the small kitchen and started to get busy.
Yunshan, who had just returned from the Ministry of Internal Affairs after collecting her monthly allowance, learned from Xiao Fuzi that Song Yue was going to be executed. She felt extremely happy.
She was happy for Song Zhao.
My mistress has been bullied by that domineering young lady for so long, and today she finally gets her retribution!
Yunshan ran happily to the small kitchen and saw Song Zhao steaming something on the steamer, so he asked:
"My lady, just tell me what you want to eat. Why do you have to do it yourself?"
She wanted to step forward and lend a hand, but Song Zhao rejected her kindness and shook his head:
"This is for my eldest sister. She is locked up in the prison and must not even have enough food to eat. After all, she and I are sisters, and I don't want her to die in such a miserable way."
Yunshan's tone became fierce, which was unusual for her. "It would be better if she died! My lady has been bullied by her for so many years. If it were me, I would not even say a word to plead for her in front of the emperor!"
Song Zhao sighed, "Forget it. She's going to die soon, why bother with her?"
"I still remember that when my young master was twelve years old, there was a plague in Kyoto. But she actually stuffed a mouse into my young master's bed, causing my young master to be bitten and infected with the plague. She almost lost her life! She had evil intentions from the beginning, and the result she got today is pure retribution!"
"She has been spoiled by her father and mother since she was young, and is somewhat spoiled."
Song Zhao took the braised pork slices out of the steamer slowly and poured a bowl of glutinous rice into the food tray.
"Let Xiao Fuzi accompany me to the prison today. After all, he is a man. If my elder sister is unwilling to die, he can help me."
Later, at sunset, Song Zhao and Xiao Fuzi went to the Tianlao together.
Song Yue was imprisoned in the inner prison.
The inner prison is inside the imperial palace, and those who have committed mistakes in the palace are imprisoned there.
The prison guard took Song Zhao around the cramped and dark prison cell for a long time, and finally stopped outside the innermost cell.
"My Lord, the prisoner is being held here."
Song Zhao said "hmm" lightly, and Xiao Fuzi immediately took out a tael of silver from his pocket and handed it to the prison guard, whispering to him:
"My young master has some farewell words to say to the prisoner. Big brother, please be kind and come and collect the body in half an hour."
The prison attendant took the money with a smile and handed the key to Xiao Fuzi.
"I'll be waiting at the turnaround, please feel free to go."
After he left, Xiao Fuzi opened the door of the cell.
The cells in the inner prison are all independent rooms without even a window.
As soon as the door opened, a pungent fishy smell hit me in the face in the dim light.
Song Zhaoyang Juan covered her nose with her hands. After Xiao Fuzi helped her sit down, she took out a lighter, polished it, and lit the only candle in the cell that was almost dry.
In the dim candlelight, Song Zhao caught a glimpse of Song Yue curled up in the corner.
She hugged her knees, trembling, disheveled, and her face was pale.
She was wearing a nightgown made of natural silk, which was very exquisite in both material and workmanship.
Song Zhao remembered that this nightgown was given to Song Yue by Song Shicheng, and it was worth twenty taels of silver.
At that time, she was only fit to wear the same coarse cloth as the servants at home.
But now, compared with the gorgeous cloak on Song Zhao, the dirty pajamas worn by Song Yue seemed very cheap after all.
Song Yue raised her tired eyes in a trance.
She saw Song Zhao's delicate and bright face, which flickered in the flickering candlelight.
It was as if she had caught a glimpse of the only light that could bring her salvation in the abyss of despair.
She crawled all the way to Song Zhao's feet with all her strength.
"Zhao'er...Are you here to save your sister?"
"My elder sister has suffered. Come on, Xiao Fuzi, help my elder sister up quickly."
Xiao Fuzi supported Song Yue and asked her to sit opposite Song Zhao.
Song Zhao looked at the stinking cabbage stalks and moldy steamed bread scattered on the ground, and said in shock and anger:
"How ridiculous! You are my eldest sister after all, and they are letting you eat something worse than swill?"
Song Yue couldn't hold back her excitement and burst into tears.
"Wow, Zhao'er! Please save me! I can't stay here any longer!"
Song Zhao held her hand and said softly, "Don't worry, elder sister. I can come in to see you, so I will definitely find a way to fulfill your wish."
Then he winked at Xiao Fuzi.
Xiao Fuzi placed the food tray in front of Song Yue and opened the lid.
The rich aroma of meat wafted out, causing Song Yue to swallow saliva, and her stomach rumbled a few times.
Song Zhao took out the food and handed the chopsticks to Song Yue, "This is the braised pork slices I made myself. I remember that my elder sister loved eating it when she was at home. Come on, elder sister, eat some while it's hot."
Song Yue was really hungry.
He simply didn't even use chopsticks and just grabbed the meat and rice and stuffed them into his mouth.
Seeing her wolfing down her food, Song Zhao smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, elder sister. Eat slowly."
Song Yue had eaten half of the braised pork slices when she suddenly discovered that there seemed to be something underneath the meat slices.
She poked away the soup and discovered:
——What was laid on top was actually a complete rat skin!
"ah!!!!"
She screamed in fear, "W-what did you give me to eat!?"
I couldn't finish my sentence, my stomach was already churning.
She grabbed the edge of the table and wanted to vomit, but Xiao Fuzi suddenly stepped forward and covered her mouth with both hands to prevent her from vomiting.
Song Zhao looked up and down at Song Yue with a seductive look.
After a while, I couldn't help laughing.
"Haha~ Doesn't elder sister love mice the most? In the past, you even dared to catch a mouse and put it in my quilt. It shows that elder sister is not afraid of these little things."
She picked up the bamboo chopsticks, picked up a piece of rat meat and shook it in front of Song Yue.
"Today I specially cooked this little fellow for you to eat, you should be happy, right? Why aren't you smiling? I remember when I was bitten by rats and running around the house, you were standing outside the door laughing so hard that your waist almost broke!"
Because Xiao Fuzi covered Song Yue's mouth, the food she vomited was poured back into her stomach.
She pushed Xiao Fuzi away with all her strength and fell to the ground in horror.
"I don't want to eat it! Take it away! You take it away!"
Seeing that she was almost scared to death, Song Zhao felt happy.
The smile on her face grew thicker, and she softly instructed Xiao Fuzi:
"Xiao Fuzi, what are you still standing there for? Go and serve the young lady dinner."
"I obey your order!"
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