And inside the courtyard, Song Yin’s eyes were clear, where there was no sign of half-drinking.
When the Emperor met him at the Duke of Zhen’s residence, he would not kill him, but would at most “get him drunk” to check if he was wearing a human skin mask, and Yue’er had already prepared an antidote for him, which he took during the snack time before dinner.
There, the Emperor didn’t wait for news, so he knew what was going on and sneered.
Ya’er had been called here at the behest of the Duke of Zhen Guo, otherwise how could a small child have entered the small dining hall unhindered.
At this moment, when he heard the Emperor’s sneer, Duke Zhen’s heart drummed and he wanted to say something, when he saw the Emperor stand up and stride out.
He hurriedly got up and followed, all the way to the gate, watching the person get into the car and leave, before wiping the cold sweat that rose from his forehead and instructing his butler, “Go and call Prince Song to ……”
Song Yin didn’t know that the wine had been drugged, and he couldn’t say anything about it, so he changed his words, “Go to Lin’er’s courtyard.”
The emperor’s face was grim as he sat in the carriage, while Eunuch Huang hung his head low, not daring to breathe.
Song Yin had drunk so much wine today, it was impossible for him to stay drunk, unless he had taken the antidote in advance, but that was impossible, he didn’t know that the wine would be drugged.
No, if he was really Chu Yunxiao, he would have been alert at all times and might have carried the antidote with him and taken it when they weren’t looking.
Thinking of this, Eunuch Huang got excited, since he was really Chu Yunxiao, the Emperor could just order him to be taken down.
The emperor would naturally think of what he could think of, but he didn’t dare to take the risk, otherwise he wouldn’t have come to the Duke of Zhen’s residence today, what he wanted was to be very sure and not leave any criticism.
“Continue to send people to keep an eye on it, and you can do it if necessary.”
“Yes.”
……
Song Yin did not return to South City until half an afternoon, and shortly after entering the house, he and Song Wan Yue came out again and took a carriage to the Xu residence.
“Uncle and aunt, Song Yin and I are preparing to go home tomorrow.”
Xu Yan guessed that it was time for them to go back, so he was not surprised, “It’s cold, don’t ride your horse, take your time on the road, and ah, bring more people with you.”
A few days ago, the Grand Prince had sent someone to call him over, and all he said was that he wanted to draw Song Yin in, but Xu Yan played dumb and muddled through, he was afraid that the Grand Prince wouldn’t die and would try to get the two of them. In the capital he could still protect the two, but on the road he could do nothing.
The two men nodded, “Don’t worry uncle, we will.”
Xu Yan was still uneasy, but the Third Prince was about to be buried and he would have to resume giving lessons to the Fourth Prince after it was over, so he could not send them back.
“Take the sleeve arrows uncle gave you with you, don’t be soft when things go wrong, your own life is most important.”
“We’ll make a note of it, uncle, don’t worry, we’ll be fine, you’ve forgotten that I have him behind me.”
After saying this, he raised two fingers.
Xu Yan froze for a moment before he realised, and slapped his forehead. He had forgotten that Yue’er was now the one who had “defected” to the Second Prince, and if Yue asked, the Second Prince would naturally send someone to escort her.
The Second Prince was naturally happy to do so, and after receiving Song Wan Yue’s message, he sent ten secret guards to her, all of whom had followed Song Wan Yue to the border.
When Song Thought asked the two to take his son Song Rui back, Xiao Yao was a little reluctant to do so. The child had always grown up beside her and had never left for a day. She was afraid that she would miss the child and that the child would miss herself.
“He has grown up so much, his grandparents and parents have only seen him once, every time he writes he says he misses it, it’s the right time to take this opportunity to let Yue’er and the others take him back and stay at home for a while, next year he’ll be starting his education and there will be even less chance to go back to his hometown.”
“And it’s good for the boy to get him around, to show him that there’s more than just the capital, to broaden his horizons a bit, with his growth.”
Xiao Yao knew he was right, and with a ruthless heart, she packed her son’s clothes, and without much instruction, sent them out of the city gates, standing in place and watching the carriage go away.
When she turned to get on the carriage, a man rode past her on a horse. If Song Wan Yue had not left at that moment, she would have recognised that the man on the horse was Qi Yuan, the second brother of Qi Ying, who was “dead”.
Qi Yuan entered the city and went straight to the Wu family.
As the years passed, Qi Yuan became more and more gloomy.
With his parents and elder brother dead and the young lady forced to marry such a man, the hatred in his heart had never receded. If he didn’t still have his wife and children and sister-in-law and nephew to look after, he would have gone to kill all the Song family and force Chu Yunxiao out.
When he reached the entrance of the Wu family, Qi Yuan dismounted from his horse, the reins casually hitched to the horse’s back, and strode inside.
He and the Wu family were considered allies and had not broken contact over the past few years. A few days ago he had received news from Wu Jin, which was why he had hurried here.
Settling down in the flower hall, Wu Jin got straight to the point, “Her Highness Lady Shu wants to eradicate the Song family completely and lure Chu Yunxiao out, it’s time for you to step in.”
For so many years, Qi Yuan had been looking forward to this moment and did not hesitate in the slightest at the words, “I will go to Qingping County to find my little sister.”
Wu Jin nodded, “My concubine brother will also go to Qingping County to help you.”
……
As soon as Song Wan Yue’s carriage left the city, the emperor got the news, he threw away the pen in his hand, “What a retreat to advance, they think he can’t do anything to them just because they are not in the capital?”
“Declare the Minister of the Household Ministry into the palace.”
The Minister of the Household Department quickly entered the palace. The emperor asked directly, “How has Song Si performed these days?”
The Minister of Household could not guess the meaning of His Majesty’s words, and answered with deliberation, “It’s not too bad.”
“Not too bad? Then there is still something wrong.”
Those who could reach the position of Minister of Household were quick-witted people, and when the Emperor said this, the Minister of Household was moved in his heart.
At once, he obeyed the emperor’s meaning and said, “Yes.”
“Just no?”
The Minister of Household confirmed the Emperor’s meaning and was overjoyed, “Since it was the Emperor himself who assigned him to the Ministry of Household, these years we have been turning a blind eye to him, so I’m not really sure, I’ll go back and check it out properly.”
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The carriage stopped at the entrance of the mansion, and the caretaker had just walked up to the carriage when he saw a man get down from the carriage, and then turn around and bring down a child in his arms before Song Wan Yue was finally there.
The watchman froze.
“Goo, girl, you, you’re back?”
As he asked, his eyes couldn’t help but dart towards the two of them, Song Yin and Song Rui.
He knew that this was not the girl’s child, but the relationship with the girl in the same carriage was naturally very shallow. The man’s gaze had always been on the girl, and he had just seen clearly that the man had helped her down.