Chapter 44: Driving the tiger away from the mountain
After Song Xi left, Yu Yalan began to become a little depressed. She would occasionally look out the window in a daze, not to mention she couldn't muster the energy to do things. She exuded an alienated and cold aura without any scruples, as if she had returned to the past.
The solitary, taciturn Dr. Yu.
Yu Hongxuan sighed silently, knowing that his sister was obsessed with that person, so he was worried and in a trance.
In order to cheer up his dear sister, he secretly hid the storybook box in a mind-reading bracelet that also served as a storage device, and then began to use his tongue-in-cheek and funny talents to tease Yu Yalan to his heart's content.
Sometimes he would suddenly jump out of the blind spot at the corner to scare people, and sometimes he would compete with her for her favorite food at the dining table. Sometimes he would deliberately make himself look disgraced, just to make his unhappy sister smile.
Yu Yalan was so annoyed and funny by her younger brother that she gradually put her depressed mood behind her and refocused herself on her busy work and life.
Song Xi, who had returned to the capital, knew nothing about his sweetheart's melancholy and concern. At this time, he was listening to his subordinates' report on the situation with a stern face. He was very confused about how the coward Song Ping had the courage to provoke Zheng Haoran from the Duke Wei's mansion.
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Song Ping was the third concubine son of Dingbei Marquis. He was born from his concubine Wu Xuezhen. He was reckless by nature, fierce and timid, and was a typical playboy.
It's just that no matter how playful and lustful he is on weekdays, he won't fight with other rich and powerful people just because of a brothel prostitute. He can even beat the queen's nephew to a bloody head with his three-legged cat kung fu?!
Song Xi felt vaguely that something was not right about this matter, so he immediately sent his subordinate Lei Bin to secretly investigate the details, and then summoned Song Ping for careful interrogation, trying to find some clues.
"I didn't know he was so vulnerable! I didn't even use much strength. He accidentally fell down the steps and suffered a bloody head injury. Why should I be solely responsible?"
Song Ping's face was full of anger, and there were flashes of fear and guilt in his eyes from time to time. Standing in front of this glorious second brother, he always felt a little weak and even a little afraid of the other person's majestic aura.
Song Xi couldn't help but flash a hint of complexity in his eyes when he saw the other party's timid and stern look. Although his father hated Aunt Wu very much and ignored his two children, Song Ping had now caused Zheng Haoran to be injured.
The other party was still demanding that he break his arm and apologize. If it was not handled well, it might turn into a conflict between the Dingbei Hou Mansion and the Wei Guo Gong Mansion.
Their Dingbei Hou Mansion holds heavy troops, and their power has not declined after three generations. They have long been feared by the current emperor, and they should be more cautious and low-key in their daily actions.
Since Duke Wei's residence was the queen's natal family, and the injured Zheng Haoran was a very favored second son, Song Ping had no other choice but to bow his head and apologize.
"No matter what, you acted first and hurt others later. If you are wrong, you will be punished. Tomorrow I will accompany you to the Weiguo Duke's Mansion to apologize. When you get Zheng Er's forgiveness, you can come back and kneel in the ancestral hall for three days to reflect on it.
Fan, change your impulsive and playful temperament."
Although he is not close to this concubine, his grandmother is old and his mother is weak. He is the only man in the Hou family who can take care of things. Any conflicts can only be resolved by him.
Song Ping was furious when he heard this, pointing at Song Xi and yelling: "I won't go! Do you want to chop off my arm to apologize to Zheng Er? He just broke his head, why should I cut off my hand? I knew it.
You look down on me, you use your direct descendants to oppress the common people, you use your elders to bully the younger ones, you are despicable and shameless!"
As soon as Song Xi heard his nonsense and accusations, he immediately frowned and shouted: "That's enough! What nonsense are you talking about? Since I personally took you to make amends, I will naturally bring you back safe and sound. You got into trouble."
I still don’t know how to introspect myself, what does it sound like?”
It must have been Aunt Wu who instilled some random hateful thoughts in him. It has been like this all these years. That woman was born to stir up trouble and stir up trouble, causing chaos in the family all the time.
Seeing that Song Ping had promised not to cut off his hands and apologize, most of the anger and fear in his heart had disappeared. He made a face in protest and fled back to his yard, completely ignoring Song Xi's reprimand.
When Aunt Wu saw her son returning, she immediately went to greet him and asked him about the situation in the front yard. When she learned that Song Xi was willing to personally resolve the dispute, her heart instantly felt at ease.
Just when he was about to tell his servants to prepare lunch, Song Xi's confidant Jian Dong walked directly into the courtyard and began to convey Song Xi's warning in front of all the maids and servants.
"Master Ping is nearly fifteen years old. He is usually too lazy to study and doesn't seek to make progress. However, being greedy for sex and lust and being violent and ruthless are bad habits that ruin his morality and body, and are not conducive to Master Ping's growth and spiritual cultivation.
The second young master hopes that Mrs. Wu can strictly control Young Master Ping and think about a serious business, so as not to have to rely on his parents and elders to support him after getting married, which will damage Young Master Ping's face.
In addition, the second young master also hopes that Mrs. Wu can teach Master Ping the principles of respecting elders and virtuous brothers, so as to prevent brothers from fighting each other and causing unrest in the family in the future."
After Jian Dong said that, he left, leaving Aunt Wu with an embarrassed look on her face, trembling all over with anger, and becoming so angry that she could hardly breathe.
What does Song Xi mean by this? Does she accuse her of inciting hatred among her brothers and causing unrest in the Hou family?
Whether she can teach her son or not, she doesn’t need him to discipline her!
She looked like she wished she could drive mother and son out of the house, thinking Wu Xuezhen was a stranger to her!
The thing that she regretted most in her life was falling in love with Marquis Dingbei, and even marrying into the Marquis of Dingbei regardless of the consequences.
I thought it could warm the cold stone heart, but I didn't expect that the other person only had eyes for his wife Zhang. Not only did he hate and avoid her, but he even treated the two children she gave birth to coldly.
Seeing the anger and resentment on his biological mother's face, Song Ping felt very angry and was about to rush out to argue with Song Xi. However, Aunt Wu stopped him and tried to calm him down after some persuasion and comfort.
There is a surging undercurrent in the Dingbei Hou Mansion in the capital, but the Hong family in Bianliang Mansion is getting ready to attack.
When Magistrate Hong heard the report from his subordinates that Song Xi had returned to Beijing, he immediately summoned secret guards to plan a big plan.
Recently, the reputation of the Yu family has been rising day by day. He was very worried that the Yu siblings would become difficult to deal with in the future, so he could only tell the eldest prince and Prime Minister Zuo about the high-yielding grain crops in advance, and asked them to find a way to transfer Song Xi away.
Only then can he take the opportunity to plot against the Yu family siblings.
Now that time is running out, Song Xi will definitely not be delayed for too long, and he can only use the simplest and crudest means to achieve his goal.
"Those two siblings don't know martial arts. If you find the right opportunity to steal Ms. Yu quietly, knock her out, drug her, and put her in my daughter's room. By then it will be a done deal. No matter whether she is innocent or not, outsiders will think she has become Lei'er.
woman."
Once her reputation is ruined, the Yu family's daughter will have to marry into the Hong family no matter how much she resists. He will definitely get the high-yielding grain seeds!
"Yes!" All the subordinates took the order and left.
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