Chapter Fifty-Eight: Song Mansion Night Talk, the Secret of the Year
Song House.
Song Yushan sat on the main seat with a gloomy face, and everyone from the Song family was lined up on both sides, although there were seats behind him, no one sat down at this time, and they all stood next to him with serious expressions.
And directly opposite Song Yushan, Song Sanshu, whose real name is Song Fu, was kneeling on his knees, bowing his head without saying a word, and there were still a few finger prints on his face.
"Do you know how it's spread outside?" Song Yushan's tone was cold and gloomy, he hadn't been so out of shape for many years, even the previous time when Song Yan seized power, he was able to maintain his calm.
"Song An, read it to him. Song Yushan threw a few pamphlets in his hand to the old housekeeper Song An, and said coldly.
Song An had no choice but to take the booklet, but there was a look of embarrassment on his face, looking at Song Yushan with a cold face, and at Song Fu and Song Third Uncle who were kneeling on the ground, he could only shake his head helplessly.
Song Fu didn't need to listen to it to know that the booklet must be a storytelling manuscript collected by the Song family, which was full of the faces that Song Zhe threw out on the day of the opening of Buwu Pavilion.
If you really wait for Song An to read it out, I'm afraid that Sanfang won't have the face to stay in the Song family, Song Fu hurriedly said: "Dad, all the mistakes are my godson's inadequacy, but he ...... He...... Sin is not unto death!"
Speaking of this, Song Fu couldn't help but burst into tears, and said again and again: "Dad, what kind of place is the six doors, even a practitioner can't stay up for a few days when he enters, and he is afraid that he is ...... now."
"Enough!" Song Yushan interrupted him coldly, "If Song Zhe can't stand it, then let him die inside!"
"This is a brother's wall! The Song family's century-old reputation was ruined by his Song Lixue, shouldn't he apologize with death?"
Song Fu looked at his father in a daze, it was not the first time he had seen Song Yushan's cold expression, but it was the first time he saw this expression in front of him from the perspective of the person concerned.
This feeling...... It's desperate.
Except for Song Yan, a freak, Song Yushan's control over the Song family is quite amazing, once he makes a decision, no one can resist at all.
Even putting aside the generation, none of the second and third generations of the Song family can compare with Song Yushan's mentality and means.
After saying this, Song Yushan didn't mean to stay longer, waved his hand slightly to everyone, signaling that today was over, and then turned around and entered the back hall, and there was already a person waiting for him here.
This person is dressed as a scholar and holds a folding fan in his hand, which is Song Wenyou.
Song Wenyou has long lost his previous composure, and he no longer has the wisdom bead in front of Song Zhe and the confident expression, and looked at Song Yushan with a worried face: "Dad, I just helped Lixue analyze it...... Who knew he would do such a stupid thing?!"
Song Yushan's expression became more and more indifferent when he looked at him, and even with a deep sense of disappointment.
"Wenyou, you are the smartest of your brothers, I used to see you as my heir, but then gave up, do you know why?"
"I ...... I don't know!" Song Wenyou still had that frightened face, but a trace of weirdness began to pass through the depths of his eyes.
"You know, not only do you know, but you don't plan to change it. Song Yushan exhaled slowly, "You deliberately let Lixue find trouble with Hongwen, because you already knew that there was no contradiction between the four princes and Hongwen, yes or no?"
Song Wenyou's movements condensed slightly, the panic on his face finally disappeared, and finally he became a little calmer, but there were still some doubts in his eyes: "Dad, how do you know?"
Song Yushan snorted coldly and said: "Others don't know, do you think I don't know?" The family only knows that you, Song Wenyou, are a staff member for a big man, who knows that this big man is the fourth prince Zhao Cen?"
As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderbolt struck behind Song Wenyou, causing some cold sweat to ooze from his forehead for a moment.
He had always thought that he was well hidden, and there was no flaw in the whole thing, how could it be......
But if his father knew this, it would be normal to guess that he did it on purpose...... After all, as a member of the staff of the Four Princes, how could he not know why Zhao Cen was sick?
What happened on the bank of the Shangyang River, Song Wenyou knew better than anyone else, because he was in the drinking party at the time, and even saw the meeting between Song Yan and Zhao Cen with his own eyes.
The remarks that Song Zhe told him earlier were actually mostly speculations, and if you study them in depth, it is not difficult to find some flaws. Only Song Zhe, a stupid person, would believe in himself unreservedly.
After a moment of silence, Song Wenyou finally said, "Song Zhe is an idiot. He has always held a grudge against Hongwen, and instead of making uncontrollable incidents in the future, it is better to let him surface on his own this time. ”
Song Yushan stared at him for a long time before nodding slowly.
The two actually have a tacit understanding at this point, although they have not communicated with each other, but they have reached a consensus on letting Song Zhe die by himself.
But Song Yushan still said: "You are more cunning than cunning, and you are too ruthless...... I'm afraid that if the front foot of the science goes out to contact the helper, the news of the back foot has already been delivered to you?"
Song Wenyou smiled and said, "That's nature." Li Anliang and I have a deep friendship, so why is it difficult for him to accompany him in a play?"
To put it bluntly, Song Wenyou was originally an important figure in Zhao Cen's family, and no matter who Song Zhe ran to find for help, it was impossible to get out of Song Wenyou's palm.
In this way, of course, he is sure that the person who went to Song Yan for trouble is not his enemy at all, Li Anliang is actually near the opening site of Buwu Pavilion, if the city guards really make some big trouble, he will come forward to admit it.
Song Yushan didn't pay attention to him anymore, but walked past him, sat down slowly in front, and Song An in the back followed, but Song Yushan raised his hand and waved back.
Immediately afterwards, Song Yushan waved away several servants and maids outside the door, until only he and Song Wenyou were left around the room, and he spoke unhurriedly: "In this case, how do you plan to explain to Hongwen what happened back then?"
Having said this, Song Wenyou finally showed a wry smile on his face: "It turns out that ...... Nothing can be hidden from your eyes. ”
"Hmph! You taught me single-handedly, who used those methods, don't I know?" Song Yushan snorted angrily.
"When I asked Hongwen to marry the girl of the Zhao family for no reason, I knew that something was wrong, but I didn't have time to pay attention to such a trivial matter at that time, so I let you get through the trick...... You're a good staffer, and you have to share your worries about taking concubines?"
The wry smile on Song Wenyou's face became heavier, and he shook his head helplessly: "If you could have expected what is happening now, you would not have chosen Hongwen in the first place...... I only hope that it is not too late to make amends. ”
If there is a third person from the Song family here, hearing the conversation between the two, I am afraid that I will immediately understand what they are talking about.
It turned out that half a year ago, the Song family inexplicably asked Song Yan to go on a blind date with Zhao Jinghua, and then got engaged in a short period of time, which was arranged by Song Wenyou at all!
In other words, this is the instruction of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince behind him.
Zhao Jinghua has a soft personality on the outside and strong on the inside, and she easily refuses to be a concubine, even if she is the fourth prince of the dynasty - after all, when the two of them met in the rivers and lakes, they didn't know that the other party was the fourth prince.
And just when Zhao Cen had a headache, Song Wenyou offered him a brilliant plan.
Let the Song family pretend to "touch porcelain" and arrange for a child to be engaged to Zhao Jinghua, Zhao Jinghua herself didn't know that it was a blind date, and after the Zhao family agreed, it would be difficult for Zhao Jinghua to regret it.
Even if she made a big fuss at home, she had to use the energy of the four princes to refuse this family business. Later, the Song family took the initiative to withdraw from the marriage "under pressure", so Zhao Jinghua also had to accept the fate of being a concubine.
In the whole matter, the Song family was compensated by the four princes for nothing, and they knew that they were "touching porcelain by order", so they didn't have to worry about offending the four princes.
The four princes got their wish and won Zhao Jinghua, so they don't have to worry about this little girl's refusal to be a concubine, as for the price paid, it is also a reward to his own staff anyway, and the fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders.
Although Zhao Jinghua's reputation is damaged, as long as she marries into the royal family in the end, this little thing will not affect anything at all.
Only Song Yan, who was in the center of the storm and was regarded as an outcast by everyone, really suffered a big loss. Not only did he bear notoriety, but he was also forced to run to the Great Light Temple to become a monk......
Therefore, when Song Wenyou was choosing people, he was already selected by thousands of people, so he chose Song Yan, a child of a family who had no foundation and backstage, and was powerless, and he had already given him up from the beginning.
But who knew that Song Yan returned from the Great Guangming Temple half a year later, and the strength he showed was so amazing.
After Shangyanghe saw it, Song Yan's information had been filed in the Four Princes' Mansion, and later Song Wenyou personally sent someone to investigate, but the more he investigated, the more frightened he became...... Is this really the nephew I know? Are you sure it's not an old monster from somewhere?
A lot of the information in the six doors will not be deliberately hidden from the royal family, the previous case of the Hundred Ghost Daoists, and the later Song Yan's pursuit of Xue Ning'er, are enough to reflect his strength.
Especially on the opening day, after receiving the news that Song Yan killed the three thieves in Tiannan with one knife, Song Wenyou was extremely glad that he sent Song Zhe to him first to cushion the knife to eliminate the anger of the young man.
However, the matter of that year, after all, the paper could not contain the fire, in case his identity was exposed one day, or the four princes became friends with Song Yan in the future, once Song Yan learned about this matter......
Song Wenyou thought about Song Yan's style of acting since he returned to Beijing, if this kid directly rushed into his small courtyard with a knife, he would not feel strange at all.
So Song Wenyou has been having a headache about how to mend the relationship with Song Yan, but he didn't expect to see Song Yushan first today, and he broke the mystery with his words.
After the initial surprise, Song Wenyou also quickly calmed down, and he realized that with his father's city, he would definitely not come to tell him this...... He probably knew about this more than half a year ago, and he hasn't seen any flaws in him for half a year.
"Please also ask my father to teach me. Song Wenyou saluted respectfully, not at all lazy as before, anyway, this is his own Laozi, and he doesn't suffer.
Song Yushan was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke: "Since Hongwen returned from the Great Guangming Temple, his temperament has changed greatly, and he can no longer look at it from the perspective of the past. ”
"I see that he is not slow and confident, and I am afraid that he has a plan in his heart. If you want to make up for your mistakes back then, find an opportunity to help him, and then go to him to talk to him face to face, so that you can get through this catastrophe. ”
Song Wenyou thought for a while and said, "Why is my father so sure that Hongwen won't hold a grudge?"
"Those who achieve great things must have a bearing that is difficult for ordinary people to reach. Song Yushan turned his head and patted his fourth son on the shoulder, "This is the reason why I don't want you to inherit the Song family." ”
"The Song family is handed over to An Min, even if it is difficult to make progress, it is more than enough to keep it, if it falls into your hands, I am afraid that it will flourish and decline in less than twenty years......
"You want to be in your own hands in everything, and you refuse to give in to everything, and sooner or later you will not be able to do it. Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements, and there are only victorious divisions in the world, and how can there be undefeated generals?"
"When Hongwen's matter is over, you will leave the Song Mansion, I hope you will do it yourself. ”
Hearing the words, Song Wenyou broke out in a cold sweat, was silent for a long time, and finally could only bow down.