At this time in the Duke of Yan’s residence, Song YiXiao had just sent away the visitors.
She returned to the inner room to remove her makeup, however, before she sat down, the little maid ran into the courtyard carrying her skirt to report that Song Luyan was knocking at the back door, wanting to come in and talk to Song Yixiao.
“Invite her to sit less in the small flower hall and say that I will go over after freshening up.” Song Yi smiled and looked at the bronze mirror and commanded, “Luo Yan sister is my kinsman, and she’s the only one coming, if she dresses up in a grand manner, she’ll appear to be out of the ordinary remove all these hairpin rings and wear a bun with a fallen horse, and just insert two struts into it!”
A few moments later, the worried Song Luoyan waited for her in the small flower hall.
“Sister, brotherinlaw is not yet back?” Song Luoyan look at Song Yixiao come in, busy rise to welcome, Song Yixiao waved her hand to let her not polite, these a few polite words finished, the two people a piece of the seat, and dismissed the subordinates, she will split the head to ask, “I just went out, I heard underneath the people to say a message, said brotherinlaw a half a morning before the palace, just do not know why did not come back here, on the contrary, to go to the Qingjiang County Lord House! ”
Song Yixiao frowned once and said, “And then?”
“Then, it didn’t take long for County Lord Qingjiang to ride out the door in a car and head towards the palace.” Song Luoyan said, “The County Lord didn’t stay in the palace for too long before returning to the County Lord’s Mansion now my brotherinlaw is still over there!”
“It seems that your brotherinlaw’s plea on my behalf didn’t go well, so he turned to Big Sister to ask for her help.” Song Yixiao sniffed, exhaled, and said with a somewhat bitter smile, “And it seems that Big Sister’s trip was also unsuccessful, or else your brotherinlaw should have come back immediately to report the good news.”
Speaking here, he glanced at Song Luoyan who had a deep frown, “You turned back just in time, if you don’t come, I’m just about to send someone to send Xuan’er back to you.”
“What does sister take me for?!” Song Luoyan heard this, but immediately fries, “Am I not there to take Xuan’er back? Not to mention that a godmother is also a mother, this is still something that sister herself said! Xuan’er his own mother is not in the imperial capital, is in need of you the righteous mother to teach, I this aunt, occasionally take him over the residence, but also just, such a juncture to take him away, we have become what this branch?
“Don’t be angry!” Song Yixiao said warmly, “I know you are not cool people! But please think about Xuan’er: this child is gifted and intelligent, and will definitely be able to make a difference in the future! It would be a shame if he were to be ruined because of me. We were a great family in Jiangnan Song, but now? I’m not talking about the first branch, but it’s doubtful if we’ll make it through this time! Even for the side branches, I haven’t seen a single member of the clan in all these years, except for you!”
“So now how can Song afford to waste children and grandchildren like this, or wellqualified children and grandchildren?”
“It was only when my clan brother trusted me that he gave Xuan’er to me as a righteous son.”
“It’s just a pity that I’ve failed his trust and already feel ashamed, how can I drag Xuan’er down again?”
“I won’t hide it from you, and it’s not just Xuan’er, I’m going to send my sister back to the Hengshan King’s Mansion later onif you guys are willing to miss my goodness, you can help take care of Chaoping in the future, that’s all!”
Adding, “Not to mention that as a fellow clan member, I haven’t really done much to help you guys out.”
“Has sister helped us less?” Song Luoyan heard, immediately fell into tears, sadly said, “Sister now refuses to take credit, I also do not carefully say. Just sister also said, we are the same family, since so, watch and help each other, each other, this is a natural thing! Now that my sister is in trouble, if we, as members of the same family, do not care about it and take Xuan’er away, it’s just like throwing stones into a well. This kind of family, no matter how flourishing it is, sooner or later it will be scattered!”
“Now the Song’s people are thin, this people’s hearts are scattered again, even if the bloodline still exists, Jiangnan Song, will no longer be Jiangnan Song!”
Sisters two on the question of whether to send Song Xuan to Song Luoyan, back and forth argued for a long time, and finally because of Song Luoyan’s attitude is determined, Song Yixiao in the end can only give up, only sighed, “I’m used to being alone in the Song family, to today to know what it feels like to have a clan!”
“It is also Ji Nan Gong went too early, Pang old lady and Song Lu’s two generations of the main mother is not virtuous cause.” Song Luyan said indignantly, “Otherwise with sister’s origin, by how the golden honor is not too much, and how can you possibly eat this much suffering?!”
“Jiangnan Hall two generations of the mother of the Lord, although not virtuous, but the side branch can still be expected, can also comfort the grandfather’s spirit in heaven!” Song Yi smiled and sighed, “Now do not talk about these, I tell you serious: this time even the Queen Mother still suffered so heavy punishment, you must know that the Queen Mother is not only His Majesty’s married wife, these two years and very much by His Majesty’s trust, alone His Majesty’s crown prince is His Majesty’s only living son of the knee this, the Queen Mother is still a few with the house arrest, how do you think His Majesty can spare me? ”
She waved her hand to stop what Song Luoyan was about to say, ”Husband is His Majesty’s cousin, so I think that even though His Majesty is annoyed with me, he may not take it out on him much Chaoping should also be able to be preserved! Such a result is already very good. If you refuse to pick up Xuan’er now, it will be the same if you come back to pick him up.”
Song Luoyan said excitedly: ”In this matter, it is clear that Cui Jianren is not right in the front! According to me, that kind of vicious woman should not have been brought into the East Palace in the first place! Empress Cui and his majesty are not sure who to blame, how can you blame your sister?”
“Shhh!” Song Yixiao was busy putting up her index finger to point at her Zhu lips, and lightly scolded, “Don’t ever say such words! I’m worried that His Majesty will be angry with you because of me!”
“I really feel aggrieved for my sister!” Song Luoyan said, tears rustling down her face, “His Majesty is just too unfair!”
Song Yixiao took a handkerchief and wiped her face, and also cried, “The holy orders are hard to disobey, what can be done? I only hope that His Majesty will be magnanimous and not take anger out on Chaoping because of me, and that His Majesty’s future wives will be forgiving and generous, and nurture Chaoping well!”
“…” Song Luoyan whimpered for a while, seemed to say something, but held back, only forced a smile, “Sister first don’t be so sad! There is the sky is not a man’s way, maybe … maybe brotherinlaw will bring back the news, just His Majesty to punish you for a while it? You see the Empress Dowager, but also just be taken away from the palace power as well as house arrest only!”
“You’re right, it’s indeed too early for us to cry.” Song Yixiao also smiled forcibly at his words and said, “But I hope that Your Majesty will only raise your hand!”
The two of them comforted each other for a while longer before Song Luoyan left.
After she left, Song Yixiao went back to her room to freshen up, squinted her eyes and thought for a while, called for bells, and said, “You send someone …”
Only said three words, and then changed his mind, “Forget it, although she party pressed, sooner or later will talk to me, this will send people to stalking is a small family!”
Unsure, Bell was surprised, “Ma’am?”
“You send someone to clean up for Thuo’er, and if you see that something is wrong, send her back to the Hengshan Royal Mansion.” Song Yixiao frowned when she said this, “How come the Hengshan Royal Mansion hasn’t sent anyone to pick up Zhuo’er until now?”
“You forget that just now Xia side consort also sent someone to ask for your peace?” Bell reminded, “Xia side consort sent people said that you are lucky, surely nothing will happen, this is not do not want to take the county princess back? Slave girl two days ago listened to the people over there said, although Xia side consort is more talented than the five young grandmothers over there, but in the end young, and only side consort, can not suppress the scene. The bottom of the old servants are not very convinced that she, the son of the world to her only face respect, private not pay much attention to. So recently very some anxious, I’m afraid this will be the most hope that Mrs. safe and sound is the Xia side consort!”
After all, the Xia side consort’s rise to power did not originate from favor, but because the Hengshan Royal House needed a capable mistress.
So if she’s not competent enough, you can imagine where she’ll end up!
Originally to take care of the royal family up and down is very strenuous, and then the Xinling County Lord Lu Zhuoer take back, to the Xia side consort’s current situation, is no less than adding to the woes!
Song Yi smile frowned tightly, she can understand the summer side consort does not want Lu Zhuoer back, but, “Hengshan Prince? Before also heard that he led the crown cloud into the palace to cry mother to go to the wrong, how also did not send people to pick up thrive?!”
Hengshan Wang went to the palace but remembered to bring Wei Mengying out of the young son, but the same is Wei Mengying’s own daughter, Lu Zhuoer how to be forgotten by this real father?
“This …” bell embarrassed for a moment, reluctantly explained, “maybe Xia side consort said some reason, coaxed the king?”
“If Prince Hengshan is such a good coaxer, Xia side consort may not be just a side consort!” Song Yixiao sneered, but in her heart, she was more and more in trouble: Hengshan Royal House had not come to pick up Lu Zhuoer until now, so it was obvious that even if Lu Zhuoer was sent back, she would inevitably be cold!
This sister of hers is both young and silent after being stimulated, and after more than a year of coaxing, she is only willing to take the initiative to call out “sister”, if she suffers any loss or grievance in the royal residence, I am afraid that she won’t even complain how can she rest assured that she will let Lu Zhuo’er leave? The
After searching for a while, Song Yixiao rubbed her forehead and sighed, “Forget it, since the royal family didn’t come to pick her up, let my sister continue to live there!”
Bell said somewhat timidly, “Madam, you’ll be fine. In the end, the Duke has gone to the palace, and His Majesty has always held the Duke in high regard!”
“Husband hasn’t returned until now, so it’s obvious that things may not go well.” Song Yi smiled noncommittally.
“Then you must have a way to deal with it too!” Bell was originally also very frightened, when she turned to Song Yixiao, all she wanted was a future, now Song Yixiao looked to be bad, she was worried, but seeing that Song Yixiao did not intend to send her sister back to the Hengshan Royal Mansion, her heart was a bit of a bottom line, and she secretly said, “This madam is the real daughter of Princess Wei, and her heart is no longer in the right place! If she really did not grasp this hurdle, even if she knew that the eight princesses will be cold after returning to the house, she will definitely send the eight princesses back, after all, it is better to be cold than to follow her bad luck!”
“Now that the words look like they can’t get by, I’m afraid she’s testing the loyalty of those around her! I can’t let her catch me here!”
It’s just that the bells shook their spirits and decided to double their performance not realizing that although Song Yixiao did have a bottom card in hand, this bottom card, however, landed on Song Luoyan’s side.
At this moment, Song Yixiao was thinking, “Song Luoyan refused to take away Xuan’er, but also claimed to take the blame for me, the spearhead if intentionally or unintentionally pointing to his majesty … this intention …”
She seemed to think of something and narrowed her eyes.