Chapter 98 Song Zhao personally whips his stepmother to death 4
"What are you so proud of, you bastard?"
Jiang suddenly pushed Song Zhao away and shouted in a confident voice:
"I am the legitimate wife of the Duke of the Guardian, and I am a second-rank imperial lady personally conferred by the court! The master and I have a deep bond, and when he sees that I am in trouble, he will definitely run around for me these days! The emperor will never sentence me to death!"
"Maybe." Song Zhao shrugged calmly, turned around and sat opposite Jiang, and said with a smile:
"Father could have done something for you, but I sent him a letter early in the morning, asking him not to act rashly, saying that things might still turn around and that we should wait until I come back to discuss everything. So these past few days, father has only been waiting for me to return home, and other than that, he has done nothing."
Jiang's eyes widened in horror, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, and she shook her head desperately:
"Impossible! This is impossible!" She suddenly went crazy, clinging to the crack of the tightly closed window and shouting outside:
"Master! Master, save me! Master!"
"Save you? Ha..." Song Zhao sneered, "The imperial decree has been issued. If I save you, wouldn't that mean my father will disobey the order? And do you think that you are the only one in trouble and my father will not be implicated?"
Jiang looked back and glared at Song Zhao fiercely.
"What do you want to say, you bastard?"
Song Zhao frowned and said in a low voice, "I am not afraid to tell you that the emperor has begun to suspect that my father knew about the evil you did and even participated in it. Do you still dare to ask my father to ask the emperor for mercy? Do you want to make the whole family be buried with you, and then you will be satisfied?"
After she finished speaking, her brows relaxed instantly, her face looked relaxed, she leaned back casually, spread her hands and said:
"I don't care. I've already married into an imperial family. Even if the Song family ends up being executed, it won't affect me. But you have to think about your biological daughter.
My eldest sister is only eighteen years old, and she is in love with the young master of Lord Ge's family. When you sent me to the palace, wasn't it to help my eldest sister and Young Master Ge get together?
If you continue to make trouble, it would be best if the Song family's wedding banquet turns into a funeral banquet! Mr. Ge loves his elder sister deeply, maybe he will pick up the elder sister's body and offer it to his family's ancestral hall. It would be a good thing."
"Yuer...Yuer...No, no!"
Jiang murmured a few words in despair, then shuddered suddenly, and with her withered hands, she grasped Song Zhao's shoulders tightly and shook him vigorously.
"I'm warning you! If you dare to hurt Yue'er in the slightest, I will never let you go!"
"No one wants to hurt your daughter." Song Zhao pushed Jiang away abruptly, "The only one who wants to hurt her is you from the beginning to the end."
Jiang was speechless for a moment and collapsed on the ground in despair.
Survival is a human instinct.
Jiang wanted to live more than anyone else.
But at the same time, she is Song Yue's mother.
No matter how vicious a mother is, how many of them don't love their own children?
Song Zhao's words were unpleasant to hear, but they made sense.
Most of the money that Jiang had amassed over the years by using various connections was due to Song Shicheng's favor.
Now that the truth has been revealed and the emperor is furious, if she does not accept her death and instead complains and makes a big fuss, Xiao Jingheng will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly.
Among the three thousand court officials of the previous dynasty, who could withstand the thorough investigation of the Inspectorate?
At that time, not only her life would be in danger, but Song Shicheng and Song Yue might also suffer.
Jiang struggled for a long time.
She sat on the ground like a puddle of mud, and until her tears dried up, she said in a barely audible voice,
"Let someone bring the things in. I'll do as you wish..."
"Are you planning to commit suicide? Tsk tsk..." Song Zhao sneered as if he had heard a big joke: "Are you pretending to be confused or are you really stupid? What's the point of committing suicide? The emperor granted you the right to commit suicide to give face to the Duke of the Guard, but if you really commit suicide, the emperor's suspicion of your father will always be there, and the Duke of the Guard will always be implicated."
She was silent for a moment, then bent down and helped Jiang up from the ground.
"You're going to die anyway. It's better to die gloriously and eliminate all trouble for your family than to die comfortably and leave a lot of trouble behind."
Jiang glanced at her warily, "What do you mean?"
Song Zhao took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Let father execute the family law and beat you to death. In this way, father can create an image in front of the emperor that he is unaware of these dirty things and is heartbroken by your actions. He wants you to die according to the family law, which shows his loyalty to the court and proves his innocence to the emperor."
When she saw Jiang was grief-stricken, crying with a hoarse voice, she knew that she was also shaken in her heart.
So he sighed and said helplessly: "This method is really cruel to you. But no one is forcing you. You can choose which path to take."
Although Jiang was vicious, she was sincere to Song Shicheng.
She knew she would die today, thinking of her husband and her daughter.
No matter how great the fear in your heart is, just grit your teeth and it will pass in this life.
She pushed Song Zhao away, wiped the tears from her face, and returned to her previous attitude of disdain and resentment towards Song Zhao, saying:
"Do you think I don't know what you, a bastard, are thinking? You keep saying that you are doing this for the master, but in fact, aren't you afraid that the Song family will be in trouble and you will be implicated? You plan everything for yourself, and you pretend to be noble in front of me!"
Song Zhao said lightly: "I never hide the fact that I am doing this for myself. But whether you want to make sacrifices for your daughter is up to you."
In the end, Jiang decided to follow Song Zhao's advice and chose to die according to family rules instead of committing suicide.
When Song Zhao returned to the main hall to meet Song Shicheng and Song Yue, both of them asked her anxiously if there was any improvement in the situation.
Song Zhao cried and said, "Father, I am an unfilial daughter. I really can't save my mother..."
Hearing this, Song Yue became very emotional. She grabbed Song Shicheng's arm and begged him to save Jiang.
After a brief silence, Song Shicheng let out a long sigh and said sadly, "Forget it... This is a decree issued by the Emperor and the Queen Mother. No one can do anything about it. Yue'er, let's send your mother off to her last journey."
What he meant was obviously that in order to protect himself, he had already planned to give up Jiang.
This is the nature of men. Song Zhao is used to it and doesn't find it strange at all.
But Song Yue went crazy, crying and shouting that she must save Jiang.
He also snatched Song Shicheng's sword and rushed to the woodshed with a fearless look on his face.
Song Shicheng was frightened for a moment, fearing that she would disturb the people in front of the emperor and even implicate him.
So he immediately struck Song Yue on the back of the neck with his palm, knocking her unconscious and then told his servants:
"Come here, carry the young lady back to her room and keep her under strict guard. No one is allowed to let her out without my order!"
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