Time flew by quickly, and three days had passed before I knew it.
The civil and military officials throughout the dynasty were discussing Song Guogong's case, but Emperor Beizhao didn't mention it at all. He just sent the imperial army to surround Song Guogong's palace and prohibited entry or exit. Regarding the men born from the concubines of the Song family, Congtianlao mentioned the imperial prison in Fusi, Beizhen. He didn't bother with Prince Zhong's taking away Song Xizhong, the only direct son of the Song family, and just banned him from Prince Zhong's palace. He did not delve too deeply into the matter of Tian Jingqiu, the eldest son of the Song family, injuring the seventh prince. He directly ruled out the discussion of other ministers slandering Tian Jingqiu for rebellion. He only gave Tian Jingqiu a fine and a ban on serving as an official for three years. They sent people to arrest him and planned to send him to the Imperial Tomb of Beizhao to guard the imperial mausoleum for half a year.
Mrs. Song received the news that His Majesty's punishment for her son was even stricter this time. The last time Tian Jingqiu injured the third prince, he was only fined and banned for half a year, but this time he was banned from serving as an official for three years, which seemed much stricter.
Of course, Tian Jingqiu ran away last time, and he still ran away this time.
Tian Jingqiu is already eighteen years old this year. Since he was twelve or thirteen years old, he has been away from home for the most part. He goes around causing trouble, injuring this rich kid and beating up that playboy. The Song family was very angry at first, but fortunately she was The injured person did not come to extort money. However, Tian Jingqiu refused to change despite repeated teachings and worsened. Song's repeated teachings had no effect, and he could only be forced to accept this fact.
"Madam, the men in the Duke's Mansion have been transferred to prison by Your Majesty! Alas!" Dong'er sighed.
In the imperial prison, those who enter alive will come out dead. The imperial guards in prison were cruel and committed all kinds of evil.
Mrs. Song said calmly: "Compared with the Heavenly Prison, the Imperial Prison is actually better."
Beizhen Fusi is under the jurisdiction of Jinyiwei, and the current commander of Beizhao Jinyiwei is Lu Bing.
The Song family knew about Lu Bing. Lu Bing was the third commander of the Jinyi Guards in Beizhao. When Lu Bing was still a member of the Jinyi Guards, hundreds of families had died on unfounded charges, and Lu Bing rescued them.
The imperial censor impeached him, and Emperor Wu of Beizhao said: "Lu Bing is straightforward and has no hidden secrets. He asked for orders for others. What crime did he commit?" So he pardoned a hundred households.
Later, he was impeached by Liu Guan, the censor of Qiandu, and transferred to Yunzhong County as the head of the capital. General Ping Hu, Song Xilian, the second son of Song Guogong, conquered Rouran and specially appointed Lu Bing as a staff general. Lu Bing's ten sons went on an expedition and lost seven of them.
Emperor Wu of Beizhao was grateful for Lu Bing's loyalty and bravery, so he appointed the commander of Beizhao Jinyi Guards. In charge of Fusi, Beizhen. Lu Bing was recommended by the Duke of Song Dynasty, and the Song family was kind to Lu Bing. Without the recommendation of the Duke of Song Dynasty, Lu Bing might still be the capital of Yunzhong County.
Moreover, Lu Bing is extremely loyal and brave. He was a close confidant of Emperor Wu of Beizhao. When the case of Song Guogong came out, it was rumored that Lu Bing had written many times to express his injustice for Song Guogong. During Tian Xiwei's full moon party, Lu Bing also sent his wife to congratulate her.
Therefore, the Song family felt a lot more at ease when the men of the Song Dynasty were imprisoned in Fusi, Beizhen, under the jurisdiction of Lu Bing.
Dong'er didn't know why and was still melancholy.
Suddenly, the little maid Ji Xiang ran in in a panic: "Madam, Madam, something bad has happened! Cai Yingyi, the eldest lady of the Xu family of Marquis Xuanping, is here! She seems to be here to break off the engagement. She has been arranged by the slaves in the reception room in the front yard. "
The Xu family of Xuanpinghou Mansion? Mrs. Song frowned!
Marquis Xuanping is from a family where the eldest young master, Tian Jingqiu, has been engaged to be married. I'm afraid nothing good will come of this.
The Xu family and the Tian family are familiar with each other, and the mansions are only separated by a street. Although the Xu family of Xuanping Hou and the Tian family were both founding heroes, the Lin'an Marquis Mansion has been in decline for seven or eight generations. By the generation of Tian Rugeng's father, the most powerful In decline, the house collapsed, and the poor married a girl from a rural landowner, the old lady Shi. But the descendants of Marquis Xuanping are very competitive, and their ancestors even gave birth to a queen. This generation of Marquis Xuanping is also very impressive. Now he has become a Taichang minister and a third-rank official. There are more than ten brothers in the family who are officials in the capital, which can be said to be unlimited glory.
On the other hand, Tian Rugeng was recommended only because he married the Song family and defected to Song Guogong, and gradually moved to the position of right minister of the Ministry of Rites, subordinate to the fourth rank.
The foundation of the Tian family is much worse than that of the Xu family.
When they first got engaged, Marquis Xuanping also made the decision because of the Song family's face.
The two families have known each other for many years, and even the holiday gifts are a bit richer than others. But now that Song Guogong's family is in trouble, based on his status as the Marquis of Lin'an, he is actually not in the right family. In fact, Tian Jingqiu, the eldest son of the Song family, is also in trouble. He had told his mother about this a long time ago. He particularly disliked Xu Chanfang, but his parents' orders to find a matchmaker were suppressed. Tian Jingqiu ran away from home completely two years ago, which had a lot to do with this incident.
It's just that the Song family doesn't know why. Xu Chanfang is obviously the legitimate daughter of the Xuanping Hou Mansion. She has a noble status and is usually polite and relaxed. How can she not please her son, but those are not important.
The important thing is that the Xu family came directly without asking for help. Less than five days after the Song family's accident, the Xu family came to the door and prepared to separate the relationship. They were really anxious. However, with so many pairs of eyes staring at them, it is difficult to drive people out. However, you still have to think about how to receive them and with what kind of relationship.
"Back then, the eldest young master's grandfather was the Duke of the Song Dynasty, his grandmother was the first-grade imperial concubine, Mrs. Baoguo, and his aunt was Princess Zhong. He had a dispute with the third prince and slapped him several times. The emperor had to give it a wide berth and refused to go into details. , for fear that Duke Guo would be angry. The Xu family even rushed to arrange a marriage with the eldest young master, but now that something happened to Duke Guo of Song, he just left." Dong'er had some thoughts of fighting the injustice.
Mrs. Song just calmly asked the maids to put on their costumes and dress them appropriately, and then said, "I'll go with Weiwei in my arms."
Arriving at the living room in the front yard, Mrs. Cai Yingyi of the Xu family has been waiting for a while. Her face was tense, which didn't look like a good thing at first glance. There was also a red envelope on the table, as well as the engagement jade pendant, jewelry, and jewelry. Outside, there were servants carrying several boxes of gifts.
Mrs. Song felt in her heart that even if the tea cools down after leaving, she hopes it won't cool down too quickly: "Yesterday Weiwei got cold and has not been feeling well. I kept my sister waiting for a long time."
Cai Yingyi paused, with a hint of shrewdness on her face: "Sister Song, I haven't seen you for a long time. Sister Weiwei Man Yuejiu is inconvenient, so she never came in person. I really feel guilty. I came abruptly and disturbed you. yes."
After saying a few polite words, Cai Yingyi went straight to the point, "Tian and Xu's family have been friends for many years. I don't say anything secretly in front of others. I came here today to break off the engagement."
Cai Yingyi was originally optimistic about Tian Jingqiu, but she didn't know what was going on with this kid. When he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, he showed a natural rebelliousness that was different from ordinary people. He didn't know a few Chinese characters, made trouble everywhere, and even ran away from home. The discipline has become even more severe in the past two years, and this time he beat the seventh prince again. According to rumors, Tian Jingqiu went to Southern Chu State last year and led a peasant uprising in Southern Chu State... Although he did it in other countries, he still protected He is not allowed to run back to Beizhao tomorrow to rebel.
In the past, when the Duke of Song was here, even if Tian Jingqiu was outrageous, the Xu family would not dare to comment. But now that the Song family has been imprisoned, it will be difficult to turn around in this life, so she no longer has any worries.
Song's face immediately fell a little. Although Tian Jingqiu was a bit of a bastard, he caused trouble. Eight out of ten things were related to Xu Chanfang, especially the original conflict with the third prince, which was also to save Xu Chanfang. Xu Chanfang was visiting the lake that day and had an argument with the third prince for some reason. The two sides pushed each other and Xu Chanfang was pushed into the cold lake water and almost died. Fortunately, Tian Jingqiu arrived and saved her life. Then Tian Jingqiu tried to save her life. Revenge for Xu Chanfang also caused a conflict with the third prince, and both sides fought fiercely, but the third prince never beat Tian Jingqiu...
But now that Tian Jingqiu has become a guilty person, it is not easy to say.
"Sister, our families have known each other for many years. Even if we break off the engagement, we shouldn't be in such a hurry. These matters should be decided by the marquis."
"How can my daughter, who is the legitimate daughter of the Xu family, marry a lunatic! This marriage should have been canceled a long time ago." Cai Yingyi glanced at the Song family. The Song family today is no better than before.
"Beat the prince, disobey discipline, have no fame, and will never hope to be successful in this life. My daughter will not marry a loser. He is not worthy of my daughter!"
Although Mrs. Song was mentally prepared, her chest hurt from Cai Yingyi's words: "You..."
"Mrs. Xu, has she forgotten that my son beat the prince to save his daughter?"
On that day, the third prince did not allow anyone to go into the water to save people. If Tian Jingqiu did not go into the water to save people, a hundred Xu Chanfang would have drowned just because of his status as the third prince. How shameless does Cai Yingyi have to say that my son beat the prince? It wasn't because your daughter had a dispute with the third prince first!
If you withdraw your engagement, you will withdraw your engagement. Why should you humiliate me?
If my father were still alive, my son could train in the army and get a general position sooner or later.
Cai Yingyi looked a little ugly: "My Chan Fang is your legitimate daughter, how can you marry a lunatic? Besides, my daughter didn't ask him to save her. He jumped by himself! And it wasn't my daughter who asked him to fight with the prince. , he did it himself! This marriage should have been withdrawn a long time ago, and my son will have a bad reputation! That lunatic in your family should not harm the girl from a good family. Do you have no conscience? "
"This kind of scourge should be imprisoned and beaten hard! Beat him until he knows the sky is high and the earth is high."
"Why should a man marry a man who dares to beat up a prince? He deserves to be a bachelor for the rest of his life! Whoever gets engaged to him will be unlucky for eight lifetimes, and the nine clans may not be safe that day!"
"Hurry up and cancel the engagement. If you don't, you have to. I'm afraid I'll be implicated."
Mrs. Song's eyes were red: "Haha. Before I came out, I wanted to break off the engagement. Something happened to my father, and I didn't want to get involved with you. But you have repeatedly humiliated my son with your words, and you have no regard for human feelings. I don't agree to break off the engagement. ”
Mrs. Song didn't understand it at all. She had promised in her heart that she didn't want to bring down the Xuanping House because of her father's affairs. As long as Cai Yingyi could find a reasonable excuse and leave it to Xuanping House, the marriage couldn't be decided, but The friendship between the two families is still there. It's just that Mrs. Xuanpinghou is so rude and adds insult to injury, which really chills people's hearts.
