Chapter 95 Song Zhao personally whips his stepmother to death 1
The hot spring villa has a warm climate and is like spring all year round. It is a great place to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
On this day, Song Zhao was sewing a sachet for Xiao Jingheng at home.
Yunshan suddenly came running in, and said happily:
"My Lord, what do you think this is?"
The hand she had hidden behind her back suddenly appeared in front of Song Zhao, and only then did Song Zhao see clearly that she was holding a bunch of forsythia.
Song Zhao took the bouquet, put it to his nose and sniffed it, then said with a smile:
"It's only the beginning of December, and the winter jasmine flowers in the hot spring villa are already in bloom?"
Yunshan said, "I just happened to run into Yingxiang when I came back from the Food Department. She said the air in the Three Gardens was the warmest and the Yingchun flowers were in bloom, so she wanted to pick some to bring back to the Concubine Chen. I thought the young lady would like these flowers too, so I picked some as well."
Song Zhao tightened his grip on the bouquet and said after a moment of hesitation, "The flowers have already bloomed, but if no one appreciates them, they will wither in vain. Anyway, I'm free today, so why don't you accompany me for a walk?"
The master and servant went to the third garden chatting and laughing. Seeing the brightly blooming forsythia, they could not help but go deeper into the flower bed.
After walking about four or five feet inside, Song Zhao saw two palace servants in brown clothes hiding in a corner and talking about something.
The rules in the hot spring villa are the same as those in the palace. The palace maids who can wear brown clothes are all serving in front of the emperor.
Song Zhao slowed down his pace, hid behind a cypress tree, and listened to their discussion:
"Have you heard? The emperor was furious today! When he met the court officials in Bitong Academy just now, he severely criticized the wife of the Duke of Huguo in front of Minister Gu, Minister Liu, and Minister Qi, and said that he would deal with the matter severely!"
"Who wouldn't know about such a big incident? The Duke of the Guard is a clean-handed man, but I didn't expect his wife to be so greedy! The Emperor will surely be dissatisfied with the Duke of the Guard. I heard that this matter was investigated by the Tianji Office under the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother attaches great importance to rules. Now that something like this has happened, the Queen Mother will definitely investigate."
"Guess what will happen to the wife of the Duke of Protectorate this time?"
"If we want to eradicate this kind of atmosphere, we will probably have to use some drastic measures. She is lucky to be able to keep her life."
Song Zhao couldn't stand it any longer after hearing this, and immediately rushed to the two palace servants.
She ran so fast without looking at where she was going and almost tripped over a dead branch and fell.
Yunshan quickly followed her and helped her to stand steady. "My lady, go slowly. Don't fall."
How could Song Zhao care about anything else?
She asked the palace servants in a somewhat inappropriate manner, "What are you talking about? Speak carefully!"
How dare the palace maid reply to her? She said in a panic, "How is Concubine Song?" and ran away.
Song Zhao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He kept stirring the silk handkerchief in his hand and pacing back and forth.
Yunshan was also a little panicked, "My lady, it seems that something happened to the lady, what should we do?"
"No, if my mother gets into trouble, my father will definitely be implicated! I am the daughter of the Song family. If I sit back and do nothing when the Song family is in trouble, I will be the one who suffers in the future!"
"My lord, you must think of a way to save your wife!"
"It's not appropriate for me to go directly to the Emperor at this time... I'll go and ask Concubine Chen, she should be able to have a say in front of the Emperor."
Song Zhao was desperate and tried all kinds of treatments, but he was visibly confused.
Only after she staggered away, Yingxiang, who had been standing in the dark and witnessed everything, appeared.
When they went to pick flowers today, it was the Concubine Chen who deliberately let Yingxiang meet Yunshan.
They expected Song Zhao to come and see something new, so they arranged for the two "palace maids" early in the morning and deliberately asked them to tell Song Zhao about Jiang's misfortune.
Seeing Song Zhao lie like this, Yingxiang couldn't help but sneer, thinking secretly in her heart:
Such an idiot is worthy of competing with his own queen for favor? He is really useless.
When Song Zhao rushed to the residence of Concubine Chen, the palace servant said that Concubine Chen was resting and stopped her outside the door.
In a hurry, Song Zhao didn't care about any rules, and knelt outside the door of the concubine's bedroom, saying bitterly:
"Your Highness, something happened to my mother's family. Please have mercy on me, please save my mother!"
As she spoke, she bowed her head.
After kneeling for a while, the bedroom door opened.
The Concubine Chen was wearing a crimson nightgown, standing at the door, brighter than a spring flower.
After looking Song Zhao up and down with a frivolous look, he yawned lazily and said:
"It's not that I don't want to help you, but your mother's crime was discovered by the Queen Mother, and now the Queen Mother wants to punish her severely. What can I do?"
As she spoke, she pretended to walk forward and helped Song Zhao up from the ground.
While wiping her tears, he advised:
"Don't cry anymore. We have to find a way to solve the problem, right? I see that the Queen Mother feels sorry for you. It was the Queen Mother who got angry first anyway. Why don't you go and ask her for help?"
Song Zhao sobbed, "But...will the Queen Mother help me?"
"There is always some affection between us when we meet. How do you know if you don't try? But you have to go quickly. The imperial edict hasn't come down yet, so there is still room for maneuver. If you wait until the imperial edict comes down before going, then you will be powerless to save the situation."
Upon hearing this, Song Zhao hurriedly said goodbye to Concubine Chen. When he was leaving, he was so flustered that he didn't even bother to pick up the handkerchief that fell on the ground.
Seeing her lost soul, Concubine Chen smiled even more smugly.
Yingxiang, who had just returned, kicked the handkerchief that Song Zhao had dropped aside, smiled and walked up to Concubine Chen and said:
"Your Majesty, Song Zhao is probably too panicked right now. If she goes to see the Queen Mother now and loses her composure in front of her, I'm afraid the Queen Mother's impression of her will be greatly reduced."
The concubine raised her silk to cover her face and laughed wantonly:
"She is also a greedy person who wants to lose money. Jiang didn't give birth to her, but she calls her mother all the time."
Yingxiang smiled secretly and said, "It's no wonder she panicked. After all, Jiang was convicted, and she would become the daughter of a criminal. Her future would be uncertain, so how could she not panic?"
Song Zhao was really panicked.
She was so panicked that she ran all over the hot spring villa. Her rude behavior was seen by many palace people.
However, such a man who was in a trance suddenly slowed down his pace when he approached the Empress Dowager's residence.
The Empress Dowager cultivated her moral character and liked quietness. There was a bamboo forest on the west side of the hot spring villa, and she lived in Xiuzhu Hall at the back.
At this moment, Song Zhao looked around vigilantly, and seeing that there were no palace servants coming and going around, he pulled Yunshan into the depths of the bamboo forest.
"Give me the stuff."
Her tone suddenly became very calm, and the panic on her face disappeared.
Yunshan took out a box of gouache from her bosom and handed it to Song Zhao.
Song Zhao moistened his thin lips, dipped a small amount of powder with his fingertips, and covered his originally pink lips with it.
Once the gouache color covered it up, Song Zhao's complexion immediately looked extremely bad, as if he had encountered an accident and was frightened to the point of losing his face.
She held up a small bronze mirror and calmly adjusted her appearance.
Even if she wanted to appear haggard, she had to first make sure that she was a haggard beauty.
While she was putting on sick makeup, Yunshan was also busy.
She used a handkerchief to pad her hands and quickly dug a hole in the soft soil.
By the time she had dug the pit, Song Zhao had also prepared everything.
She raised her eyes to look at Yunshan and asked in a weak voice:
"how?"
"The young lady looks like she is really sick! Her eyes are filled with tears and her lips are pale. Anyone who sees her would feel heartbroken!"
Song Zhao smiled calmly and threw the gouache box into the newly dug pit.
After Yunshan had filled the soil, the master and servant came out of the bamboo forest.
Song Zhao cleared his throat, and the calm expression on his face suddenly turned into panic.
Then he ran to the outside of the Queen Mother's bedroom and knelt on the ground with both knees.
She shed tears while trying her best to hold back her tears. She spoke in a slightly hoarse voice with sobs:
"I am always at the Song family, and I would like to see the Queen Mother..."
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