Chapter 58: Burning Inn 4
"Do I look like I'm joking to you?"
Wu Lingheng looked at Song Minglang with sharp eyes.
"Are you crazy?" Song Minglang's face immediately darkened, and he was furious. "That's my eldest brother and his wife! Don't forget that his father is Old Jiang, the Imperial Master. If you want to die, don't drag our Song family into this!"
"Why are you so excited? He's not your biological brother."
Song Minglang was stunned for a moment.
Chen Chunhua glared at Song Mingzhu.
Song Mingzhu looked confused. She had never told Wu Lingheng that her eldest brother was not her biological brother.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Ming En is my own son."
Wu Lingheng sneered, "Mother-in-law, I'm not blind. How does Song Mingen look like you and your two children?"
"My Ming'en looks like his father."
"Mother-in-law, you may not know that I am the best at reading bones. Zhuzhu and Minglang are twins. They look about 60% alike. Minglang looks more like you, while Zhuzhu looks more like father-in-law. If you say Song Mingen looks like father-in-law, he doesn't look like Zhuzhu. I dare to conclude that Song Mingen is not a member of the Song family."
"You... stop talking nonsense!"
How could Chen Chunhua possibly admit this? "Ming'en looks like his grandfather, he's my biological son! Do you still want to make this a real thing? You're just blinded by greed and want to take his life! I think you're just too bold!"
"Just because you're a high-ranking official, you can ignore the lives and property of ordinary people, right? Don't you forget that when your Wu family fell into poverty, it was Ming En, your lawyer, who helped you save your ancestral home and land."
When this matter was mentioned, Chen Chunhua felt that Wu Lingheng was inferior to Song Mingen in every way.
Ming'en was only thirteen at the time, and he had been the village chief for three years, but Wu Lingheng had not yet passed the imperial examination to become a scholar!
Wu Lingheng's eyes darkened, and he said in a neutral tone, "Of course these sons-in-law all remember and are very grateful to Song Mingen for his help back then, but things are different now. This concerns the lives and wealth of both our Wu and Song families."
Wu Lingheng tilted his head to look at Song Mingzhu, whose face was slightly pale due to anxiety. "Zhuzhu, who does Song Yu look like?"
"...You look more and more like the Marquis' wife. What do you want to say?"
Song Mingzhu's tone was very impatient.
"Song Ming'en and Jiang Yunwan returned to the capital, and it was inevitable that they would meet the Marquis and his wife. Couldn't they see that Song Yu looked like the Marquis' wife? After all, Song Yu was raised by them."
Chen Chunhua was stunned. How could she have forgotten this?
Song Mingzhu pinched her eyebrows and said nothing.
Song Minglang said, "So what if they figured it out? Song Yu has been captured by bandits, and his life or death is unknown. How can they possibly bring him back alive?"
"We can't get her back, but Song Mingen will suspect that we did all this. It was my mother-in-law who brought Song Yu back to the Song family. Song Mingen is so smart that he would have guessed that we knew about Song Yu's background all along."
"Secondly, Song Mingen raised Song Yu as his own daughter. Wouldn't he seek justice for her? Do you think we will be safe and sound by then? Will wealth and glory still be relevant to us?"
"this……"
"If the Wu and Song families are to achieve prosperity and wealth in the future, with titles of nobility and ministers, then the three of them must die here tonight."
"No, I don't agree!" Chen Chunhua was very emotional. "Ming'en is my son. How can I, as his mother, take his life? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs!"
When she brought Song Mingen back home, she was overjoyed and believed that Song Mingen was her son. She truly raised him as her own son!
Now that she has Mingzhu and Minglang, she admits that she prefers her biological child.
She has been able to live a good life these years thanks to Ming En.
She was used to Ming En's efforts, and she wanted him to continue to contribute to the Song family, not to die.
She's not that vicious.
Wu Lingheng actually wanted Ming En to die. This was forcing her to be a bad person, and she would never agree to it.
"I disagree even more. He's my eldest brother! I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible!"
Without his elder brother, can he continue to live a life of idleness and wait for death?
"...If you do this, you'll lose the Jiang family, your great support. It's better to follow Sister's plan and send Song Yu to another county to get married and live a good life. We'll see what happens in the future."
Wu Lingheng hadn't expected the Song family to be so stubborn. "The Jiang family is only a family of civil officials. Besides, Old Jiang isn't serving in the imperial court anymore, and his eldest son is only the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. Once the new emperor ascends the throne, the Jiang family will inevitably decline. Jiang Yunwan has been missing for over a decade. To the Jiang family, her life is the same as death. As long as we hold on to the Marquisate, and wait for your niece to marry into the royal family, our Song and Wu families will surely prosper."
"That's not possible either. There's no room for negotiation."
"Zhuzhu, what do you think?"
Wu Lingheng looked at Song Mingzhu.
"I... I don't know." Song Mingzhu was in a state of confusion. Master Shanhui's words rang in her ears like a curse, "If we do it wrong... we will have nothing."
"You can't do anything wrong, Zhuzhu."
Wu Lingheng picked up the teacup and threw it heavily to the ground.
This action really scared Chen Chunhua and Song Minglang.
"Don't mess around." Song Mingzhu looked horrified. "That's my eldest brother!"
Wu Lingheng had lost his patience and grabbed Song Mingzhu's shoulders. "He's not your biological brother. Only when the three of them die can we be safe. Do you understand?"
"He is my elder brother..."
"Wu Lingheng! Don't force my sister!" Song Minglang pulled him away, "On this matter, only my sister can decide!"
"Since you can't make this decision, then let me make the decision for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Rui's anxious voice rang out from outside, "Aunt! Aunt! Why is it starting now?"
The next moment, Qiuyue pushed the door open and walked in. "Madam, this is bad. They have taken action early. Let's go quickly."
"Oh my God! It's on fire." Chen Chunhua exclaimed, seeing Song Yu's room on fire.
A flaming arrow shot through the room and into the corridor floor.
Song Rui quickly stepped forward and kicked it out.
"Wu Lingheng, you despicable villain!" Song Minglang was so angry that he raised his hand and hit Wu Lingheng in the face.
Wu Lingheng's attendants quickly stepped forward and knocked Song Minglang to the ground.
"Wu Lingheng, you bastard!"
"You still have time to yell?" Wu Lingheng looked at Song Minglang with disdain. "Why don't you run for your life now?"
"Dad!" Song Rui walked into the house quickly and pulled up Song Minglang. "Let's get out of here quickly. If we don't get out now, we'll be dead too."
Song Minglang got up and ran out with the frightened Chen Chunhua.
"Zhuzhu." Wu Lingheng reached out to pull Song Mingzhu. "Let's go."
Song Mingzhu dodged him and said, "Qiuyue, proceed as planned."
Even now, this matter has to continue.
Song Mingzhu left Wu Lingheng and walked towards Song Yu's room.
Wu Lingheng's face changed drastically. Could it be that Zhuzhu was going to save Song Mingen?
"Zhuzhu."
"Shut up!" Song Mingzhu glared at him angrily.
Qiuyue picked up the oil lamp on the table, lit up the room, and quickly retreated to Song Mingzhu's side.
When Song Mingzhu saw that the fire was almost over, she shouted towards Song Yu's room, "Brother and sister-in-law, there's a fire, there are bandits, wake up quickly..."
At this time, Chen Chunhua and others had already run downstairs and shouted to the people upstairs, "Hurry up and put out the fire! Call the police! Damn it! This is a shady shop..."
Chen Chunhua's cries were intertwined with the sounds of the bandits shouting and smashing things.
Song Mingen felt mixed emotions, it was such a big drama!
It's their turn to act.
“Cough cough cough…”
Song Mingen coughed in the room, "Sister Yu, Wanwan, wake up quickly..."
Wu Lingheng was shocked that Song Mingen had woken up, and he quickly gave his men a look.
A moment later, another volley of rockets shot towards the room.
“Brother…”
"Mingzhu, don't come in, it's dangerous..."
The door was kicked open with a thud, and Jiang Yunwan and Song Yu ran out with their faces covered in black dust.
Wu Lingheng's face was gloomy. He could even escape like this!
Do you think you'll be safe if you escape?
dream!
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