Chapter 276 Huipin Resigns
This summer, the sky in Suzhou seemed to have a hole in it. [It was the same in Xi'an. It has been raining for more than ten days. I feel sick!]
Especially at night, it was windy, rainy, thundering and lightning, which was very annoying.
During the time when Concubine Chen left Suzhou and returned to Kyoto, Xiao Jingheng stayed with Song Zhao almost every night.
He said he remembered that Song Zhao was most afraid of thunderstorms and he couldn't bear to leave Song Zhao alone.
He said so, and Song Zhao just listened.
Just listening.
On the fifth day after the imperial concubine returned to the capital, at noon, Xiao Jingheng came to Song Zhao's place for lunch.
During the dinner, Xiao Jingheng discussed with Song Zhao, "We have stayed in Suzhou for 20 days, and the political affairs here have been dealt with. I am thinking of going to Hangzhou in two days when the weather is better. Your biological mother is from Hangzhou, and you have never been to her hometown. You can also experience the local customs and culture on this trip."
Song Zhao said: "The itinerary of the southern tour is decided by the emperor. However, the emperor cares about everything about me, and I am very touched."
"I care about you, so I will naturally pay attention to your affairs. Just like you care about me."
Xiao Jingheng looked at the dish of hydrangea scallops placed in front of him on the dining table and said:
"This dish took a lot of thought. I just mentioned it casually the other day, but you took it to heart and prepared it today."
Song Zhao smiled and picked up a piece of cloth and put it on his plate. "If Your Majesty likes it, please use more. This way, I will not let you down."
"Your Majesty~Sister Song~"
As they were talking, Huipin's clear laughter suddenly came from the courtyard.
Song Zhao raised his eyes and saw Huipin standing outside the door, staring inside.
Song Zhao smiled and waved at her, "Sister, why are you here at this time? Come in quickly."
Xiao Jingheng joked, "Maybe the aroma from your room aroused my appetite and I came here following the scent."
"Your Majesty is making fun of me! I'm not!"
Huipin had a smile on her face and ran to the two of them,
"Your Majesty, I came here to discuss something with you. Didn't Your Majesty ask the Queen to return to the palace after the rain stops? I also want to go back with the Queen."
"Oh?" Xiao Jingheng put down his chopsticks and looked at Huipin with a smile in his eyes, "Do you want to go back with the queen, or do you want to take a tour of Kyoto with your father and mother?"
"Hehe..." Huipin lowered her head shyly, and her naturally hanging hands fiddled with the hem of her clothes unnaturally. "Father said that he wanted to set up many porridge factories in Kyoto, and he would go to Kyoto to select a location, and mother would follow. I think that after leaving Jiangnan this time, I don't know when I can see my father and mother again. I just want to stay with them for a few more days..."
If someone else had made such a request, Xiao Jingheng would definitely not agree.
However, the Wei family wanted to set up 76 porridge factories in Kyoto, and to make friends in the name of the court, which would be a face-saving thing for Xiao Jingheng.
Therefore, Xiao Jingheng did not refuse Huipin's request.
"It's good that you have filial piety. I will have the imperial court accompany you. When your father finishes his business in Kyoto, you should return to the palace as soon as possible. Don't make any unreasonable requests."
"Okay! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Huipin happily agreed, having resolved one of her worries, and her eyes drifted back to the dining table.
She looked at the table full of delicacies and couldn't stop swallowing her saliva.
Song Zhao smiled and said, "Sister, you haven't eaten yet, right? Come sit down and have a taste of my cooking."
"Thank you, Sister Song~"
Huipin was not polite to Song Zhao at all. She sat down next to her, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started to eat ravenously.
Song Zhao looked at her with a smile, his eyes full of love, just like he truly loved his own sister.
But in her heart, she was so disgusted that she couldn't eat a single bite of food.
She thought that the reason behind Huipin's sudden proposal to return to Beijing at this time could not be so simple.
Yesterday, I heard Concubine Ying and Concubine Yao mention that they had both seen Madam Wei hiding in the courtyard and crying when no one was around.
They were both wondering, how could someone cry every day when they were so happy to see their daughter?
Song Zhao speculated that Huipin was probably afraid that Madam Wei could not keep her secrets and people would find out. Xiao Jingheng was also afraid that Huipin's identity would be discovered and exposed, so he was anxious to send Huipin back to the palace to avoid any further trouble.
In fact, these days, Song Zhao has already thought of a way to deal with Huipin.
But now Huipin suddenly has to return to the palace, so all this has to be put on hold and we have to wait until the emperor returns to the palace tomorrow before taking the next step.
But thinking about it the other way around, it's a good thing Huipin left at this time.
If she didn't leave, Song Zhao would always worry that this vicious woman with an innocent face would make some unpredictable plans against Cheng Yu.
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!”
While everyone was chatting, Jiang Deshun rushed in and said to Xiao Jingheng with a sad face:
"The Ning family father and son...did not even have time to wait for the imperial concubine's golden medal of immunity from death, and have already...been beheaded in public."
"ah!!"
Huipin was so scared that she covered her mouth and screamed, and Xiao Jingheng also looked disappointed.
He put his hand on his forehead and was silent for a long time before he said:
"How is the concubine?"
Jiang Deshun said: "When the Imperial Concubine rushed to the execution ground, she happened to witness this incident... The Imperial Concubine was frightened and is now recuperating in the old site of the Ning family in Kyoto."
Xiao Jingheng's sorrow was evident in his words. "The imperial concubine left in a hurry, and there was no one to serve her. Ask Liu Yue and Kang Yubin to rush back to take care of the imperial concubine overnight. When the imperial concubine calms down, escort her back to the palace to let the imperial physician treat her properly."
"Yes, I understand." Jiang Deshun responded respectfully, and then asked with some embarrassment: "But the Ning family father and son are criminals, their funeral ceremony..."
The laws of the Qi Dynasty stipulate that a guilty official cannot be buried.
After beheading, the head was hung at Caishikou for three months for public display, and then thrown into a mass grave along with the body and hastily buried.
But after hesitating for a while, Xiao Jingheng uttered two words in a deep voice.
"A grand funeral."
[Qingqi: In classical Chinese, it means to ask to leave, not to resign...]
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