"Madam, I've inquired and found out that His Majesty has entrusted Ji Rong with the full authority to handle the case of the General and the Princess. He's a very stubborn person, and he's also Jiang's maternal uncle. I'm afraid he won't show any mercy." Granny Wu sighed.
The elder's wife was well aware of this.
"If something happens to Ziyu, military power will fall into Song Yu's hands. What chance will we have then?"
The elder's wife slammed her hand on the table, annoyed.
"If this fool had listened to me earlier and properly appeased Jiang Shi after the marriage, how could he have caused such a disaster today?"
"Jiang was granted the title of second rank, which gave her face in front of the Emperor and Empress. Coupled with Song Yu's literary and military talents, they were enough to support the General's Mansion. These were the ladder to the Song family's wealth and glory, but he turned them into enemies... The mother and son in Xingzhi Courtyard are truly cold-hearted. Now, they don't even want to help him. They wish they could send him to hell as soon as possible!"
Granny Wu sighed, "It's a pity that you went to such great lengths to arrange this good marriage for the general back then."
The matriarch's face was gloomy as she looked through the window at the Buddhist hall opposite.
"If there is truly no other way out, I'm afraid we will have no choice but to..."
"No, Madam!" Granny Wu's expression changed. "That method... is too risky!"
"If anything goes wrong, not only will you be in trouble, but the matter of Ji Mingling from back then will also be brought up, and then there will really be no way to clean up the mess!"
She exclaimed in alarm.
"You've seen Jiang Wan's personality; she's nothing like her mother, who was simple and gentle. If she finds out what happened back then... she will never let you off the hook."
The matriarch, holding her prayer beads, said in a deep voice.
"Look at you, so scared. I was just saying."
“Things haven’t reached a dead end yet,” she said. “Over the years, Yue’er has had a close relationship with the royal family, and they won’t stand idly by.”
Granny Wu was taken aback: "You mean, the First Prince?"
The elder's wife remained silent.
After Song Tingyue married into Donglai, she maintained contact with the princes in the capital. She once thought that Song Tingyue was maintaining a relationship with Pei Feng according to her instructions.
However, after the martial arts test, she realized that the person Song Tingyue was secretly helping might be Pei Jin.
Therefore, she neglected Song Tingyue for a period of time, and before she could investigate further, the Donglai attack on the capital occurred.
She knew her granddaughter wouldn't just sit idly by in prison and wait to die.
We'll see in a few days who steps in to save the General's Mansion and find out the truth.
The matriarch patiently waited for news from the palace.
This is the Song family's chance to turn things around.
Three days later, good news indeed arrived.
It is said that after a review by the Dali Temple, it was found that the person who traded with Song Ziyu at Tongda Money Shop was not from Donglai, but a merchant from outside the capital.
The merchant himself admitted that he had used the name of Mr. Yun Que to trade with Song Ziyu, simply to make more money by leveraging Yun Que's reputation.
The two were only trading a few rare ornaments. They claimed that a servant from the General's Mansion had been careless and accidentally mixed the tiger tally into the items. After discovering this, he immediately returned it to the General's Mansion.
In this way, Song Ziyu's crime changed from treason to improper guarding of the tiger tally.
However, no serious consequences occurred during the period when the tiger tally was lost, so the crime should not warrant the death penalty.
With this testimony, the Ministry of Justice will reconsider Song Ziyu's crimes.
The people of Luhetang were overjoyed upon hearing the news and immediately reported it to the matriarch of the family.
As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad.
Upon hearing this, Song Lin, who was in the study, was so shocked that he slumped onto a stool.
Standing beside him were Bi Yuan and several men dressed in white, who were Bi Yuan's friends in the martial arts world.
“Song Ziyu received a lenient sentence, and with a little more tact on Luhetang’s side, won’t he be released soon?” Bi Yuan’s face was also very ugly.
Seeing the General's Mansion fall into ruin, they are already studying how to transfer the Song family's assets.
How did things turn out differently for Song Ziyu?
"How outrageous! Who exactly is the Dali Temple working for? Why are they suddenly interfering!"
Song Lin's face was ashen: "Things have come to this point, there's no point in saying anything more."
"Lin'er, don't be discouraged, you have to cheer up!" Bi Yuan suddenly said, "You just said that even if Song Ziyu escapes the death penalty, he will only get a light sentence if Yuan Shi makes arrangements for him. Before she takes action, this is our last chance."
"You mean..." Song Lin asked, puzzled.
"We can't delay dealing with Luhetang any longer; we'll make our move tomorrow."
Bi Yuan took a deep breath, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.
"With the Yuan family gone, Song Ziyu will lose his support outside. Let's see how he gets out of prison!"
"Alright." Song Lin clenched his fist and stood up, determined. "Anyway, the things have already been prepared for that old hag. Neither Jiang nor anyone else will escape!"
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