Zhao Yunzhu pursed her lips and smiled, "Why didn't I see Aunt Lan today?"
Song Shumin's body stiffened. This sudden question made her feel a chill in her heart.
Coming back to her senses, she pretended to be calm.
A trace of regret crossed his face, followed by a hint of sadness and loneliness. "Mrs. Lan was unlucky. I had hoped she would keep me company and talk, but her injuries were so severe that she passed away two days after my father was buried."
"She was just a concubine after all, so there was no extravagant funeral ceremony. She was buried next to my father."
Zhao Yunzhu stared at her and saw that she told everything calmly.
Song Shumin is definitely different now than she was before.
"That's a shame."
"Forget it, let's not talk about her. I invited you here today just to thank you."
Song Shumin took her to her yard.
The weather is just right today and the sun is shining brightly.
A table was set up in the yard, and several pots of charcoal fire were placed around it for heating.
There was a copper pot on the table. "We got some new game today, and I'd like you to come and try it. The meat is delicious when it's cooked in the pot and coated with the sauce."
Song Shumin pulled her to sit down, and Zhao Yunzhu looked at the table full of delicacies from land and sea.
It can be seen that she put a lot of thought into it today.
"Today I came here to thank you, and secondly I wanted to have more people celebrate with me. After all, there is no one around me who can celebrate for me."
Song Shumin picked up the wine glass and said, "Come, drink with me today."
Zhao Yunzhu valued her and hesitated for a moment before picking up the wine glass and answering, "Okay!"
The wine in the cup is plum wine, not some strong liquor.
After drinking a glass of wine, Song Shumin looked at her and said with a smile, "Come and try it quickly. These are all delicacies that I ordered people to search for for several days."
"good."
The maids were serving the dishes and more than thirty glasses of wine were served.
Song Shumin raised her hand and sent away the servants serving in the yard.
"I really have no other intention in calling you here today. In Chang'an, there is no one to celebrate for me. I don't have many friends, so you can at least be considered half a friend."
Song Shumin was talking to herself under the influence of alcohol.
Zhao Yunzhu put down the chopsticks in her hand and looked at her calmly.
"Now I am the only one in the County Lord's Mansion. I finally got what I wanted, but I am all alone. Zhao Yunzhu, I now fully understand how you feel."
"We are all the same, just poor people in this Chang'an city."
Song Shumin laughed at herself.
"Actually, I envy you for many things. Although the Zhao family is in decline, your life has not hit rock bottom. Instead, it has made your life more transparent."
"You always have someone protecting you. Your life is better than mine."
"Why can't I be like you?"
"Why? How am I inferior to you?"
Song Shumin mocked herself word by word, but a thin layer of ice formed in her heart.
"Isn't your classmate on the way here?"
Zhao Yunzhu remembered that Song Shumin had mentioned this matter at the funeral of Prince Song's Mansion. At that time, she saw a hint of girlish shyness in her eyes.
It's only been a few days, and the changes are so huge?
It was hard for her to accept it for a while.
"hehe……"
Song Shumin's eyes dimmed, and she lowered her eyes to look at the wine cup in her hand, then raised it and said, "I heard that I became the county lady, and he regretted it and went home."
Zhao Yunzhu was shocked. No wonder Song Shumin had changed so much.
"sorry."
She had no intention of bringing up other people's scars. She apologized sincerely.
"No problem."
Song Shumin said it was okay, but she kept drinking glass after glass of wine.
Zhao Yunzhu just stayed with him quietly.
After an unknown amount of time, Song Shumin was already completely drunk.
She tried to ask the servants to carry her back into the house, but after calling for a long time, she didn't find a maid.
She had no choice but to carry Song Shumin back to her room with Nanny Hua and Linglong.
Aunt Hua lifted the curtain, and Zhao Yunzhu and Linglong supported Song Shumin on both sides as she entered the room.
“It smells so good.”
As soon as she entered the room, Linglong muttered softly.
The smoke from the incense burner in the room was curling up, and the aroma was rich. It was not like the scent of flowers or fruits, and it was difficult to tell what it was.
But it makes people intoxicated in an instant.
Zhao Yunzhu frowned secretly. Although the fragrance was unique, it also had a strange smell.
There's something strange that's hard to describe.
She felt vaguely uneasy.
But I couldn't figure out why I was uneasy.
All I could do was remind them, "Be careful, this fragrance is a little weird."
As soon as she finished speaking, the next second, she felt her body go limp and powerless. She glanced at Aunt Hua and Linglong and saw that they were in the same condition as her.
Oh no!
I fell into Song Shumin's trap today!
His body fell limply and uncontrollably.
The next second, the drunk Song Shumin raised the corners of her lips and revealed a mocking smile, "Zhao Yunzhu, you finally fell into my hands."
She stood up, walked to the incense burner, put a handkerchief to her mouth and nose, and extinguished the incense inside.
"I've been prepared. This incense has no effect on me."
"Zhao Yunzhu, do you know why I have such strong hostility towards you?"
She walked slowly to Zhao Yunzhu, squatted down, and looked at Zhao Yunzhu who was already exhausted.
With the attitude of a victor, he said, "Because I don't like you, you always put me down. Tell me, how can I accept this?"
"To lower your guard, I deliberately acted friendly in front of you. You were arguing with the virtuous king in the street, so I went to the palace and asked the queen mother to intervene, so that you would have a good impression of me."
"But, you don't know, the virtuous king found me afterwards and promised that if I could give you to him, he would help me keep the title of county lord."
"Song Shumin, I came to the County Lord's Mansion today. If I don't go back, how will you report to me?"
Zhao Yunzhu asked, using the last bit of strength she had.
"Don't worry, I've already ordered someone to impersonate you, the master and the servant, and leave the county lord's mansion. You left the city, but the carriage just had a problem outside the city, and you, the master and the servant, are simply dead."
"Don't worry, the virtuous king will come to pick you up personally at midnight today."
Zhao Yunzhu finally understood that Song Shumin's ultimate goal was only for her own benefit.
After she fainted, a maid tied up the three of them and threw them into the side room, waiting for midnight tonight when the wise king would appear at the back door to pick them up in person.
Midnight.
There was silence throughout the county lady's mansion.
Zhao Yunzhu, her master and her two servants had their hands and feet tied and were hurriedly carried to the back door.
The virtuous king was dressed in casual clothes and had a simple carriage behind him. If you didn't look closely, you really couldn't tell that this was the virtuous king who had made great military achievements.
"Your Majesty, I have delivered the person to you. What do you want?"
Song Shumin watched the servants throw Zhao Yunzhu and her servant into the carriage, then turned to look at the virtuous king.
"Don't worry, I'll have someone bring it to you in a moment."
The virtuous king's eyes were filled with sarcasm, "It would be great if you followed me. You even look down on my position as the principal wife. You are a weak scholar who can't lift anything. I really don't know what you like about him."
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