The eldest son of Song was unexpectedly straightforward in his words, which made Xihe, who wanted to pretend to be deaf and dumb, not sure what to say. Fortunately, Song Mo was not a persistent person.
The man shook his folding fan and said, "It is difficult to travel on a snowy night. You will stay in another courtyard tonight and go to Taomu Village tomorrow."
Xihe's jaw is full of kindness: "Young Master is kind."
Song Mo glanced at her with a half-smile, looked away, and continued to study the book in his hand. The dark green cover with gold characters turned out to be a Diamond Sutra.
On a snowy day, half an hour's journey took more than an hour.
With a cry of comfort, the carriage stopped slowly and knocked on the door of the other courtyard. Then the curtain was opened and the attendant lowered his head: "Master, we are here."
Song Mo nodded: "Yes." He held the book firmly in his hand.
The attendant glanced up carefully. The carriage was spacious and comfortable, but most of the seats were occupied by the girl's stretched sleeping posture, and the man only sat upright in a corner.
Attendant: "..."
His master was really wronged.
Just when the attendant was debating whether to wake him up or not, Xihe suddenly woke up.
Just hearing a cry, the sleeping girl slowly opened her eyes and looked at a table. Behind her was a man in a moon-white cloak. He was still holding a book in his hand, with clear joints.
Xihe was stunned for a moment, then he sat up with his hands on the floor and looked around: "Are we here?"
The attendant lowered his head and said, "Go back to my lady, we are in another courtyard."
Xihe hid his lips and yawned, lowered his head to straighten his slightly messy clothes, smoothed his long hair, and got up: "Are you going to get off the car? I'll get down soon."
The attendant quickly opened the curtain, and a woman came forward to help him.
When the master arrived, the entire courtyard was brightly lit, with water boiling and the Kang heating. As soon as Xi He and Song Mo entered the house, a wave of warm air hit their faces, blowing away the cold air all over their bodies.
Song Mo drank a cup of hot tea and ordered: "Take the second lady down to rest."
The servant respectfully responded "Yes", and Xihe opened his mouth, wanting to say that he was no longer the second young lady of the Song family, and there was no need to call him second young lady. However, seeing that he had lowered his head to drink tea, he had no choice but to bend down and follow the mother-in-law.
The layouts of the three rooms in the Song Mansion are similar, but the placement is different.
Xihe refused his mother-in-law's request to stay and watch the night, and after a simple wash, he went to bed to rest. The candlelight was extinguished, and the room was dark except for the rustling sound of the wind and snow blowing through the window edges. He felt sleepy and gradually fell asleep.
In the main courtyard, Song Mo took the letter from the attendant and asked, "How is it?"
The attendant said respectfully: "I have gone to bed."
Song Mo paused and raised his head: "Asleep?"
The attendant nodded: "Your breathing is gentle, you should be sleeping peacefully."
Song Mo: "..."
He chuckled for a while, lowered his head and continued reading the letter.
The attendant raised his eyes slightly and was surprised to find a faint smile on his master's lips. He seemed to be very amused. He was stunned and vaguely recalled that it had been a long time since his master had smiled so easily.
Here, Xihe slept in darkness in another courtyard, but the Song Mansion in the city was doomed to have a sleepless night.
Aunt Mei confessed to stealing a dragon and turning her into a phoenix, but she only said that she was confused at the time, and she was afraid that her son would be bullied by his legitimate son and have no future, so she did something wrong. She was full of love for her son and begged Song. The adults only punished her and spared her child.
The woman knelt on the ground: "Everything I did wrong was my fault. I beg you to spare Rui'er."
"He respects you and loves you, treats his brothers and sisters with courtesy, but doesn't listen to what's happening outside the window and only reads the books of sages. Master, he doesn't know anything. Please spare him."
He crawled over, hugged Mr. Song's trouser legs, and cried until he was in tears.
Before Mr. Song could say anything, Mrs. Song exploded first. He stepped forward and slapped her twice, glaring at her angrily: "He is innocent? What about my Yu'er? He has suffered for so many years. Do you think Song Ruian is fine? Su Xiao Lian, don’t even think about it!”
They say a mother makes her strong, and her son has suffered so much.
Mrs. Song, who had always treated others in a peaceful manner, finally broke out. She only had one idea: She would not let go of anyone who harmed her son. If Mr. Song dared to protect her, then she would make peace with him!
Mrs. Song's madness frightened Aunt Mei, and she realized that Mrs. Song was not easy to deal with.
If Mrs. Song insists on threatening Heli, Mr. Song will not kill his son for the sake of his wife and legitimate son and his official position, but he will definitely not be able to gain favor in the future.
Aunt Mei finally panicked and knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Master, please spare Rui'er."
Soon there was blood on his forehead.
Mr. Song was sitting on the Grand Master's chair with a serious look on his face.
Song Yu stood aside, pursed her lips and said nothing. It was hard to tell what she was thinking. For a moment, the servants in the room lowered their heads, and the whole room was filled with the sound of Aunt Mei's cries.
There was such a big movement that the whole house woke up.
But everyone surrounded by Yanshi in the hall wanted to find out the news but had no choice but to secretly guess in their own courtyards what happened?
In the outer courtyard, Song Rui finished washing and sat at the table to review his books.
Suddenly, there was a "clang" sound, and the courtyard door was opened from the outside. The young boy ran in in a panic: "Master, something serious has happened!"
He frowned slightly and said displeasedly: "How unbecoming is it to be so flustered!"
But the young man didn't care about this, his face was full of panic: "My aunt is not in the courtyard, the whole courtyard was sealed, and the maids and women were all taken to the main courtyard..."
Before he finished speaking, Song Rui stood up suddenly: "What did you say!"
Snowflakes were falling, covering the treetops, roofs, and ground in a short time. The red lanterns on the porch were swaying in the wind, and there was silence.
Song Rui walked quickly, and the boy followed behind panting.
Walking through the corridor through the snow, the whistling wind and snow were blowing on his face like ice knives. Song Rui frowned and had all kinds of guesses in his mind, good and bad, why the usually peaceful aunt was suddenly called to the main office in the middle of the night. The courtyard, the courtyard is still blocked... Ever since the eldest brother recognized him, there have been a lot of things.
The outside of the main courtyard came into view, brilliantly lit.
Song Rui paused and strode over...but was stopped, and the guard guard said: "Second Young Master, you can't go in."
Song Rui frowned instantly: "Why can't you enter?"
The boy lowered his head and said respectfully: "The master has given orders. No one can go in without his order. Second Young Master, please come back."
He said politely, but his body was firmly blocked in front of the door.
Song Rui frowned tightly and was about to get angry when suddenly a scream came from the courtyard, followed by a panic of chaos. He couldn't care anymore, pushed the boy away and rushed in.
The boy was anxious: "Hey, Second Young Master!"
At this time, everyone in the yard screamed, the women crowded together in fear, and the men turned pale. Mrs. Song's mouth opened and closed, her eyes widened and she stared at the corner of the room in fear.
Song Rui ran to the door panting heavily and shouted anxiously: "Auntie..."
Turning around, he followed everyone's gaze and saw Aunt Mei lying under the pillar. She was dressed in plain clothes and fell to the ground silently. The dark red blood stains on the pillar next to her were particularly glaring.
Song Rui's pupils widened and she shouted, "Auntie!"
