Chapter 172: Envy, Jealousy, and Hate

Song Xingchen finally woke up at night, but after only saying a few words, he fell asleep again, and the Song family's heart was still half-hanging.

The imperial doctor was sent by the palace, and the result of diagnosis and treatment was the same as Shen Yi, Song Xingchen was overdosed*, and he will be drowsy for a while recently, and he can be completely discharged in three or five days at most*.

However, there are also sequelae of overdose, and there will be headaches within half a month, or more than half a year, and the body will be weaker, so you need to recuperate.

On the morning of the second day, the Marquis of Zhongyong went to the court again, but he came to ask for guilt, and Zhidao was misled by the villain and wronged Song Xingchen, and showed how virtuous and generous He Ruhui was, not only did not believe the rumors of the market, but also went back to his mother's house to exonerate Song Xingchen.

The emperor had long known the truth, reprimanded the Marquis of Zhongyong in court, fined him for one year, temporarily suspended the post of Marquis Zhongyong, and divided the military power in his hands into two and handed it over to Zhou Feng and the prince of the Marquis of Zhongyong.

Zhou Feng even asked the emperor to compensate Song Xingchen, use the Son of Heaven to reward her innocence to the world, and return Song Xingchen and the Song family to innocence and justice.

Because of the rumors, the emperor was a little disliked by Song Xingchen, but the Song family had two pillars of talent, and Yelang was also Zhou Feng's staff.

"I knew that there were so many rights and wrongs in the capital, I shouldn't have let Xingchen enter Beijing in the first place, and there was nothing wrong with being a small peasant girl in a mountain village, at least she was carefree. has your father, a foreigner, and two fathers who are officials, and one is the sister of the princess, even if the sky is overturned, no one dares to provoke her. Song Lu looked haggard, looking at the two boxes of royal rewards, but he was not happy at all.

Song Sanshan also sighed, because Song Xingchen was still asleep, and the holy decree was taken by him on his behalf, but in his hand, he didn't feel anything other than heaviness and heartache.

The identity of a county lord is indeed very glorious, even the daughters of those first-class masters do not have such honors, but Song Xingchen offended the princess, even if it is the county lord, it is not an almighty talisman.

Song Sanshan has more contact with people and things than Song Lu, and he thinks wider and farther, but he can't do anything now.

"Don't think about it so much, as the old saying goes, eat a trench and grow wise, this girl is too smooth, let her forget that it is not enough to have a smart head in this world, and she can be more careful in doing things in the future." Song Sanshan got up as he spoke, went to the Buddhist hall with the holy decree in both hands, and prepared to make offerings.

When Song Xingchen's health improves, this holy decree still has to be taken again, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the heavenly family.

Song Lu sighed, and ordered the mother-in-law to send the imperial gift to Song Xingchen's small treasury along with the list, this thing was given to Song Xingchen, so naturally it was to be kept for her to marry.

For half a month, Song Xingchen was recuperating, and she didn't know the changes that had taken place in her family because of her, even Song March, who had always been simple and weak, had changed, and she was working hard to support Song Xingchen.

And Song Mu and Yelang, who have been even more busy in recent times, have been so busy and lacking skills that they have suffered such a big loss, if they don't play a big game of chess, they will be Song Xingchen's relatives and lovers in vain.

Let's talk about Song Yang, rescued by Yang Zhutou and a group of fast catchers, as well as the dart bureau that can be contacted and the passing knights, he escaped from the bandits' den.

Although this rescue wiped out the bandits, and Song Yang's master and servant were also safe and sound, several catchers died tragically, and Yang Zhutou even sacrificed for Song Yang.

Although Song Yang was anxious to return to Beijing to resume his post, he could not leave at this time, so he could only write an excerpt to explain what happened here, and ask for a postponement of his return to Beijing.

For five days and nights without rest, Song Yang tried his best to do the aftermath work.

The deceased were buried to make a living for the wounded, and the yamen re-recruited the arresters, sorted out the stolen goods and some secret ledgers and correspondence searched by the bandits, and sent them to the capital in batches.

The most important thing is to search the strongholds set up by the bandits in the city, and not let the news of these bandits be transmitted by Duanwo, otherwise those important evidence will not be able to reach the capital at all.

"My lord, let's take a break from a bowl of soup." Zhang Lan came to the study dressed in filial piety clothes and brought out a bowl of soup to Song Yang.

"Zhang Lan, this official has told you more than once that you are not allowed to trespass in the study, so you can step down." Song Yang has not rested in the past few days, and his anger is a little big, especially when he sees Zhang Lan, he will think of Zhang Zhutou, and his heart is even more unhappy, "Zhang Zhutou has not passed for seven years, you should keep filial piety in front of the spirit, don't you understand the truth that the eldest brother is the father?" ”

"I'm just worried that adults don't take care of their bodies, so my brother will lose his life in vain, why should adults hurt me?" Zhang Lan put down the soup bowl, hid her face and left, but when she ran to the door, she paused, and said sadly: "If the adult dislikes Zhang Lan is a burden, you don't have to take your brother's last words to heart, Zhang Lan can support herself, and she doesn't have to bother with adults." ”

"......" Song Yang opened his mouth and didn't speak, but what he remembered was that Zhang Zhutou stabbed him in the heart that day to save him, and he confessed intermittently before dying.

"Your Excellency...... There is only Zhang Lan in the lowly position...... Secure...... Ask for an adult...... Take care of her ......"

Those were the last words of Zhang Zhutou's life, and he couldn't even wait for Song Yang to nod.

"This official will never break his word, you will be the official's righteous sister in the future, and after Zhang Zhutou is buried, you will return to Beijing with the official." Song Yang's voice was indifferent, and he continued to bury his head in the bookcase.

Zhang Lan gritted her teeth hatefully, and wanted to tell Song Yang loudly that what she was going to do was Mrs. Song, but it was obviously not appropriate to say such things at this moment, so she could only hide her face and pretend to be sad and leave.

Time passed quietly, and in a blink of an eye, more than a month passed, the wedding of the three sisters of the Song family was close at hand, and the cumbersome matters such as the three books and six ceremonies had actually been prepared, except for the final wedding ceremony, which had been arranged, and it was only necessary to follow the steps of the day, but the Song family was still busy.

Preparing invitations and wedding menus requires a lot of thought.

In recent days, the Song family and the Rui Wang couple have gathered together almost every day to discuss these details.

It is a big deal for the Song family to marry three daughters on the same day, but there is only one heir in the Kerui Palace, Zhou Anxu, so he naturally attaches great importance to it.

Originally, the emperor and queen wanted to send people from the Ministry of Rites to help, which seemed more solemn, but the Rui Wang couple insisted on doing it themselves, so that they would have a greater sense of accomplishment.

"Xingchen, can't you be a bride to be married with peace of mind?" Song Yue crossed her hands on her hips and grabbed Song Xingchen, who was about to sneak out over the wall, "After you get married, no one cares about you no matter how crazy you want, now you can let your father and mother worry, we also have a lot of things to do, supervise you every day, you are not tired or annoying, we are very tired." ”

Seeing that the second sister was about to get angry, Song Xingchen hurriedly smiled flatteringly, walked quickly to Song Yue's side, shook her sleeves and said, "My good second sister, you can have pity on me." My father and mother are busy and don't have time to care about me, I just want to go out and breathe and make sure I won't cause trouble. ”

"Just rely on your troubles, you don't need to cause trouble, and things will find you." Song Yue didn't buy it and said: "Do you go back to the yard by yourself, or I will send someone to ask my father and mother to pull you back, choose for yourself." ”

In Song Yue's determined gaze, Song Xingchen's smiling face gradually collapsed, knowing that there was no hope of escaping again, he simply shook his long hair, snorted and went back to his room.

Song Xingchen's days were spent in this kind of leisurely time that made her collapse, because of boredom, she didn't know how many times she had sorted out the space, and now if she took it out and sold it, it would be a lot of income, even if she formed a private army, it would be enough to maintain food and grass for two or three years.

However, there has been no major war in the past few years, the price of grain has been very stable, the Song family has their own land and Zhuangzi, and there is a surplus of grain every year, so Song Xingchen has no intention of selling grain, and stays in the space for emergencies.

I don't know if the three prospective grooms have made an appointment, they actually chose to send the dowry on the same day, and the dowry was sent around the capital to the Song family, which became a major landscape in the capital, and the people's arguments after tea and dinner.

According to the rules, the two women are not allowed to meet before they get married, especially the unmarried woman must stay in the boudoir, otherwise it will be regarded as inappropriate.

But these three prospective sons-in-law, one is more special than the other.

Yelang and Shen Yi have no family, Zhou Anxu's father and mother are almost living in the Song family, and they are not the kind of people who care about secular etiquette, so they even let the three prospective aunts go to the backyard to ask their future daughter-in-law if they are satisfied with these dowries, and if they are not satisfied, they will prepare again, anyway, there is plenty of time.

Song Sanshan and his wife were originally from the countryside, and their in-laws didn't care, so they wouldn't stop them.

"I really didn't expect that the second brother-in-law is the most hidden, and he has such a thick net worth, and the dowry is not lost to you at all." Song Xingchen intercepted the three of them on the path, winked at Song Yue and said, "Second sister, now you can save your private money, and the second brother-in-law can't use your little silver." ”

Shen Yi blushed, and said a little uncomfortably: "After many years of practicing medicine, I will always meet powerful people, and the consultation fee is higher." ”

"Yes, there is a way to make money!" Song Xingchen immediately understood the intention of these words, and gave Shen Yi a thumbs up.

"As far as you talk a lot, no one in the family knows that the money earned by Yelang is handed over to you to manage, and your private money is the most useless." Song Yue immediately shot back.

"That's because I have a good vision, and I set myself a potential stock early, if such a good man doesn't take it for himself, God can't stand it." Song Xingchen smiled proudly, and heard Zhou Anxu biting his ears with Song March in a whisper, and teased: "The third brother-in-law's loyalty is not sincere enough, after all, among the three dowry gifts, only the third brother-in-law, your share was not earned by yourself, and you are not afraid of being unconfident when you say this." ”

"Sister-in-law, you are envious, jealous and hateful, this son can make March rich and noble even if he doesn't do anything, you can envy it." Zhou Anxu stiffened his neck, with an expression that what the master said was reasonable.

Song Xingchen snorted, too lazy to compare with Zhou Anxu, who let the family tell the truth.

"Yelang, take me out for a walk, I've been at home for two months, do you smell the musty smell on my body?" Song Xingchen stretched out his arm and leaned under Yelang's nose.

"Not today." Yelang shook his head, saw Song Xingchen glaring at him, and said with a doting smile: "I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring outside, you can't lose your reputation that has finally turned the tables anymore." Three days later, I will take you to the suburbs of Zhuangzi to relax, just in time for us to go on a picnic together. ”

"This is the benefit I have begged my father and mother to get, sister-in-law, don't forget to thank me." Zhou Anxu immediately showed off his stinky fart, in exchange for Song Xingchen's big eyes.