Chapter Thirty-Eight: Surrogate Father Ding Worry

Qi Er saw that Song Xiaogongzi was injured like this, and she still remembered herself, and she was so moved, don't look at this Song Xiaogongzi who was so fierce just now, he has a good heart. So Qi'er shook her head and said, "I'm fine, you don't care, right?" You...... You win. ”

Song Xiaogongzi forgot about the pain for a while, stood up with a roll, and said, "What did you say?" ”

Qi Er saw that he was acting neatly and knew that the injury was not serious, so he put his mind at ease and said: "You win, I will be a maid ring for you, I am a descendant of Taizu, and my words count." Song Xiaogongzi said in the period: "How embarrassing is this, hehe, let's do it, when Huang Yuandu and Xiao Hui are killed, our agreement will be terminated." What do you think? ”

As soon as Qi Er saw him laughing, she felt that something was not right, but Qi Er did not regret it when the words were said here, and besides, Song Xiaogongzi had already relaxed the conditions, so Qi Er nodded and said, "One word is a certainty." ”

Song Xiaogongzi was still not at ease, and said, "Let's high-five and swear." This guy completely forgot that his palms were injured, so as soon as he hit Qi'er, he shook his hands in pain. It seems that God doesn't want this guy to be too proud.

Now that everything is said properly, Song Zheng led Qi'er down the mountain quietly, of course, Qi'er's package and the jar containing water were all with him. Song Zheng asked Qi Er to stay in the woods first, and then saw that there was no one around, so he greeted Qi Er and let Qi Er hide in Song Yu's grass house. On the way, Song Zheng also asked about the situation of Huang Yuandu and Xiao Hui, who only had one daughter, Xiao Wei, who was two years younger than Qi Er. And Huang Yuandu has two sons and three daughters, the eldest son Huang Yue, and the second daughter Huang Jiao, that is, the current queen mother. The third son, Huang Song, and the other two daughters are twins, clearly named Huang Huan and Huang Ting, who are similar in age to Qi'er, and Huang Yuandu loves them very much. Song Zheng focused on Huang Yue and Huang Song again. Huang Yue is about thirty years old this year, and before Qi Er left the palace, he heard that Huang Yue was the first tyrant of Jiangning City, relying on himself to be the uncle of the country, and he was rampant. Because he has done too many evil things, he has been assassinated, and he has been stabbed on the forehead, as if he has a third eye, so he is also known as the "three-eyed glutton". Huang Song is only about twenty years old, he was quite famous when he was a teenager, and he is very smart, but he has been relatively low-key since he was a child, rarely walks outside, and not many people in Jiangningcheng know him. In addition, Old Man Gao also mentioned that Huang Yuandu has a secret organization in his hands, which is spread all over the country, and his power is similar to that of the Imperial City Division in the hands of Xiao Jun.

Combined with Qian Youcai's confession, Song Zheng felt that the white-clothed boy and others who obtained part of King Lu's secret collection were very likely to be the ones who participated in the killing of Old Man Song. The boy in white may be Huang Yuandu's second son, Huang Song. Because of this kind of murder of kings and heirs, except for Huang Yuandu's close friends, others can't wait to know. And the old man in black was very likely to have participated in the coup d'Γ©tat five years ago, otherwise it would be impossible to recognize the old man Gao as the chief eunuch Qiu Ling. He's pretty much putting together the whole story chain now. After Huang Yuandu learned the news of the first part of King Lu's secret treasure, he ordered his second son Huang Song to take people to dig it out and then secretly transport it away. Huang Song and others stayed to find out the news of the remaining two parts of the secret around Maling Lake, Songjiazhuang was the closest to Maling Lake, Huang Song decided to start with Songjiazhuang first, and then Xiaoping and Song Xiaosi were robbed. Huang Song therefore inquired about the situation in Songjiazhuang. The old man in black and others came to visit Songjiazhuang and found the tall doctor who lived here. Since he didn't find the princess he was looking for, the old man in black pretended to be a Taoist priest to fight the grass and startle the snake, and took advantage of the "escape" of Dr. Gao and Xiaolian to catch them and force them to eat arsenic, and the old man Song was also implicated. In order to cover up their crimes, the old man in black first went to Qian Youcai's house to fool him and tricked him into leaving words on the talisman paper, thus placing the responsibility for poisoning the three people on Qian Youcai.

As for why he poisoned Old Man Song alone instead of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, Song Zheng was also a little incomprehensible. Because it involves the matter of killing the king and seizing the throne, with the ruthlessness of these people, there is no reason not to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Could it be that the Song family still has something worth taking advantage of? Song Zheng suddenly thought that before the death of Old Man Song, Song Jue was hired to teach at the Mizhou Academy of Literature, and he secretly thought in his heart that it might have something to do with this.

Although there are still things that he can't figure out, Song Zheng still feels that he should be very careful. Anyway, Qi Er can't show up, otherwise there will be danger, I think that no matter how smart Huang Song and the others are, they would not have thought that he, an 11-year-old nerd, would know the ins and outs of the whole thing, and hide Qi Er. Song Zheng decided that he needed to go to the Yuelai Inn in the town to inquire about whether Huang Song and the others were gone. If you're gone, you're safe.

Song Zheng tidied up his clothes, bandaged his palms, and went home. Song Zheng called Song Yu to the west wing where he lived alone, and said in a low voice: "Third uncle, Qi'er will settle in the thatched hut at the foot of the west mountain now." Don't be surprised, I'll tell you the details after Grandpa's funeral. Now I'm going to go to Shishan Town to find out a little news, don't ask why, when our family is completely safe, I will tell everything, and then we will work together to avenge grandpa. ”

Song Yu looked at Song Zheng strangely, this nephew had become mysterious since he was beaten, and he couldn't figure out what he was thinking. Still, he asked in amazement: "Isn't that bastard who has money dead?" What revenge is there? ”

Song Zheng didn't speak, but looked at Song Yu calmly. Song Yu obviously has a city government than Song Jue, although he is full of suspicions, he still continued: "Zheng'er, you go, the first chief worker and the second black are going to Shishan Town to buy some funeral things, you follow, I will help you arrange it." ”

Song Zheng said: "Let Xiaoping follow." ”

Song Yu nodded despite his doubts. said: "The two slaves and maids of the rich family are now back to our family, with their help, Xiaoping is not busy, so let Xiaoping go." ”

After the death of Old Man Song and Qian Youcai, Zheng Dekui became the oldest person in Songjiazhuang, and the Song and Zheng families usually got along well, so Zheng Dekui was invited to be the head of the funeral. Song Yu found Zheng Dekui and prescribed a few things that needed to be bought, and asked Song Zheng and Xiaoping to follow under the pretext that Erhei was illiterate.

Song Zheng, Erhei and Xiaoping rode two donkeys to Shishan Town. On the way, Song Zheng had already inquired clearly, there was a Sun family wine shop next to the Yuelai Inn, which was where Old Man Song often bought wine. Therefore, after arriving in the town, Song Zheng proposed to buy a jar of wine for the old man Song, so that the old man went underground and drank wine. Erhei and Xiaoping naturally praised the little boy for his filial piety.

The three of them came to the Sun Family Wine Shop together. Xiao Er, who was selling wine on the street, recognized Xiaoping and said sympathetically: "Girl, you and the fourth brother came to drink to Master Song ten days ago, but I didn't expect Master Song to be killed, this Qian family is really bad!" "Obviously, such a big case happened in Songjiazhuang, and everyone in Shishan Town heard about it.

Xiaolian said with red eyes, "Little second brother, you also know. The old bastard who has money and wealth is innocent of death. This time, we want to buy a jar of wine to pay tribute to our master. At this time, Song Zheng interjected: "I heard Xiaoping say that the last time I came, I met a boy in white here. ”

Xiao Er said: "This is ......" Xiao Lian was busy introducing Song Zheng's identity, and Xiao Er was busy giving a salute, "It turned out to be Song Jinshi's little son." The boy in white that the little boy said is really a character, not only handsome, but also imposing, which has never appeared in our town. It's no wonder that Miss Xiaoping remembers. The man in white rode away this morning, as if he was heading in the direction of Michigan. ”

Song Zheng nodded, did not speak, but breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, these people obviously knew that the target had been cleared, so they went back. At this time, Boss Sun of the winery came out, and Xiao Er was busy introducing Song Zheng and others. After the two sides met, Boss Sun insisted on sending two jars of wine, one for Mr. Song and the other for Dr. Gao. It turned out that Old Man Gao had gone to Shishan Town to see a doctor, and by the way, he solved Boss Sun's low back pain, and Old Man Song had a good reputation in Shili Eight Villages, so Song Zheng and others got two jars of wine for nothing.

After buying other things, Song Zheng and the three returned to Songjiazhuang.

In the following days, the Song family began to organize the funerals of Old Man Song and Old Man Gao. Because the old man Song is highly respected and the doctor is a good township, during the funeral, except for the two families surnamed Qian and Zheng Feng's family, almost all of the Song family members rushed to help. Zhou Wenzong, the county commander, also re-sent the main book to pay tribute to his filial piety, and personally wrote the elegiac couplet. Old Man Song and Old Man Gao were finally buried by the scenery.

There is also a problem when handling funerals, that is, everyone doesn't know what Old Man Gao's name is, he usually calls Dr. Gao, but no one knows what his real name is. Song Zheng quietly told Song Jue that when he was learning five poultry operas at Dr. Gao's house, he heard Dr. Gao say that his name was Mrs. Gao. So, Mrs. Gao's name was written on the tombstone. Song Zheng once prayed at the grave of the old man Gao, Chief Qiu, I will give you the name of Mrs. Gao, one means that you were the chief eunuch, and the other means that you have escaped a catastrophe for Taizong. Wait for me and Qi'er to avenge you, and then change your real name and re-erect the tombstone.

After the funeral, Song Jue wrote a letter of love and sent it to Lord Hu, the governor of Mizhou, saying that he would worry about his father Ding for 27 months. However, two months later, Mizhou magistrate Yu Yuan came to Songjiazhuang with two dukes, but he brought an order from the imperial court, requiring Song Zheng, the youngest son of the Song family, to "replace his father Ding Wei", and Song Jue needed to rush to the Mizhou Academy of Literature early next year to take up his post and directly serve as the deputy chief teacher of the Mizhou Academy of Literature. Song Jue was surprised after receiving the order, the "order" of the government is different from the "call", and the person who receives the "call" can make a choice according to his own wishes, whether to go or not. And the "order" must go, otherwise it will despise the court and will be arrested and punished. This is a regulation established during the Taizu period of this dynasty, to prevent some literati from following the example of Xu You and Jie Zitui among the ancients, and engaging in seclusion. (Ask for collection)