Hua Wu listened to Song Tangning's words with confusion on his face: "Then why doesn't the third lady speak directly, but instead hesitates and makes insinuations?"
"Why did she say so?"
"But she didn't want to remind the girl..."
"She wanted to remind me that her conscience was still intact, and that she didn't speak out because her situation didn't allow it."
Tang Ning is no longer a little girl who doesn't understand anything. She has experienced the dangers of people's hearts and is fully aware of the viciousness of the Song family, so she can better understand that Song Ru is in a difficult situation.
"A'ru is not liked by Third Uncle, and is rejected by the elders in the mansion. Sanfang has treated her like a trivial person over the years. Her status in the mansion is not even comparable to that of the female envoys who are slightly valued."
"She is originally a girl from the Duke's palace, but she doesn't even have anyone to serve her. Occasionally, a good meal can satisfy her gratitude. She has to be careful to survive in such a situation."
Seeing Hua Wu's stunned expression, Tang Ning said softly:
"Unlike my parents, Aru is protected by her aunt and brother. She also has her biological father in the Duke of Song Dynasty. A single sentence can determine her life or death."
"She was taking a risk by reminding me. If she said it too bluntly and I went to the Song family in a hurry, she would be the first to suffer. The Song family would definitely take action on her, and she didn't know that I was with her. What will happen to the Song family in the future? If I reconcile with them, there will be no place for her in the Duke's Mansion."
Song Ru also wants to survive.
…
After Song Ru came out of Jiuyun Lane, the sky outside had completely darkened.
She didn't know if her second sister could understand what she meant, and she didn't know if her reminder was useful, but she didn't dare to speak more clearly.
She couldn't afford to offend her brother, nor could she offend her eldest sister.
There were fewer pedestrians on the street, and there was no more bustling noise during the day. The empty night around her made her face paler. As Song Ru walked towards the Song family, she felt that it was getting quieter and quieter around her.
She didn't know there was someone behind her to see her off, so she just held up her skirt and walked faster and faster. When she was crossing the alley, a wild dog not far away knocked over a bamboo basket on the side of the road. She almost screamed with a "bang" sound. Make a sound.
Song Ru tightly covered her mouth, hunched her shoulders and looked at the black shadow running past, trembling all over. Tears hung in her eyes for a long time, then she swallowed them back, pulled her sleeves to wipe her eyes, and whispered to cheer herself up, "Don't be afraid." "After that, he continued to move forward, but under the moonlight, his face became even whiter.
Hang Li was far behind Song Ru. When he saw the third lady of the Song family crying and walking away, he frowned and pursed his lips.
When they arrived at the door of Song Guogong's mansion, they originally thought that Song Ru would go in directly, but unexpectedly she suddenly turned around and bypassed the main entrance.
Hang Li was stunned, why didn't she go in?
Song Ru walked further and further around the Song family gate with her skirt in hand. Hang Li followed curiously and saw her walking through an alley and walking under a big pear tree.
The little girl looked around cautiously, and after making sure no one was around, she lowered her hands and feet neatly and pried open the grass behind the pear tree, revealing the dog hole hidden inside.
Hang Da's guard watched helplessly as the third wife of the Song family got in through the small hole, and was completely silent.
"..."
So, this is what she calls sneaking out of the house?
Song Ru had no idea that she had been looked at cleanly. After getting into the house, she quickly restored the grass by the wall to its original state.
She dusted herself off and tried to sneak back to her yard, avoiding people, but unexpectedly, a voice suddenly sounded behind her halfway.
"Song Ru?"
Song Ru froze, and when she turned around to see Song Tan followed by several servants, her face instantly turned pale.
"Where have you been?" Song Tan frowned.
Song Ru clutched her sleeves tightly, holding back her fear and whispered: "I...I took a walk in the backyard..."
"What's there to do in the middle of the night?"
Song Tan saw the girl not far away trembling, her head wishing she could hang into the ground. She looked so timid and humble, just like her mother who was not worthy of being on the stage.
Song Tan became more and more unhappy: "You don't know that the house has been in chaos these days. Your grandmother is still ill. Instead of praying for her and wishing her a speedy recovery, you still have the time to hang out here."
"You are unfilial, I shouldn't have kept you back then!"
Song Ru's face turned pale as she was scolded.
Song Tan frowned and looked at her angrily: "I'm talking to you, don't you know how to reply?"
Song Ru trembled: "I..."
"Whatever you are, you can't even reply with ease. When you talk to others, you have to look them in the eye and straighten your shoulders. Look at your humble appearance. You don't even look like a girl from the Duke's palace!"
Song Tan vented all the anger that he had just accumulated in the front yard. Mrs. Song finally woke up but was crying endlessly. Song Hong also had a gloomy face and spoke in a weird way about Song Jinxiu.
It was obviously their big house's fault, but he was also ridiculed for it. He could hardly stay in the yamen anymore. He was fed up with the big house's people.
Song Tan directed all his anger at this displeased concubine. He didn't care about Song Ru's pale face and scolded her harshly:
"Why are you still standing here? Why don't you go back to your room and stay in peace? Don't cause trouble for me outside. If anything happens, don't blame me for not being considerate of father and daughter."
"What a disgrace!"
Hang Li hid in the dark and watched Song Tan scold him before throwing away his sleeves and leaving, leaving Song Ru standing alone in the night. The already thin little girl lowered her head and remained motionless, but her shoulders were shaking slightly.
Hang Li frowned and felt that his fists were hardened.
The Song family are all shameless people, they know how to bully little girls, they are so shameless.
Hang Li raised his leg and kicked a stone at his feet. Within a moment, Song Tan's screams were heard not far away, accompanied by the sound of a heavy object falling into the water with a "bang".
"Third Master?"
"Oh my god, Third Master fell into the water."
"Someone, come quickly, save the third master..."
Song Ru looked up in a daze at the chaotic group of people, listening to the "pop" sound one after another like dumplings being dropped, her pale little face was full of sluggishness, and the tears hanging in her eyes were forgotten. Falling down.
Hang Li: It’s over, it’s wrong.
…
On the Jiuyun Lane side, Song Tangning was already planning to take a rest, but Hang Li came over from outside.
Looking at the figure standing outside through the screen, Tang Ning looked stunned: "Who did you say you beat?"
Outside, Hang Li whispered: "Third Master of the Song family."
Tang Ning was silent for a moment: "Beat someone to death?"
Then she has to find her brother quickly...
Hang Li choked instantly: "No, no, it's just that his leg is broken."
He originally wanted to teach Song Tan a lesson, and the stone was just to make him lose face by throwing him into a dog's excrement, but he didn't know that Song Tan was so unlucky. in the lotus pond.
The water in the pool was not deep, but there were rocks underneath.
Song Tan broke his leg and his head was smashed. After he was fished out of the water, his nose and mouth were full of mud, and he fainted from the suffocation.
The imperial doctor who had just left the Song family gate was invited back again. When he saw Mr. Song who was unconscious and covered in mud, his expression was extremely exciting.
Tang Ning knew how miserable Song Tan was without having to think about it. She burst into laughter and said, "It's okay if he's not dead. But why did you suddenly teach him a lesson?"
Hang Li was a little embarrassed: "I just saw him scolding Miss Song Sanniang indiscriminately, and when I thought of the girl being bullied by them like this, I couldn't help it..."
He paused,
"I'll be more accurate next time."
Tang Ning was so amused by the words outside that she couldn't stop laughing. Even Hua Wu was holding her stomach and laughing.
"Just hit him. He's not a good person anyway. Just treat him as justice for God."
Song Hong was cruel and vicious, and Song Tan was no less generous. He looked like he had never done anything, and he had never "actively" hurt her from the beginning to the end. However, he was the one who brought Song Shulan back, and he was the one who stuffed her into the second room. Knowing the truth but watching with cold eyes and allowing Song Jinxiu and others to force her into a desperate situation is the greatest indifference.
"By the way, how did the third sister return to the Song family and be able to hide it from Song Tan?" Tang Ning was curious.
Hang Ling whispered: "There is a dog hole in the Song family's backyard."
Song Tangning: "..."
She subconsciously turned to look at Hua Wu standing next to her.
Hua Wu's face was full of confusion. The third lady was digging into a dog's hole. What was the girl looking at her for?
"Where is the dog hole?"
"It's under a pear tree in the Song family's backyard."
Song Tangning frowned slightly. During the period when she was in darkness, Hua Wu once told her about the dog hole in the backyard. She said that the hole hidden under the pear tree could help the Song family escape, and she said she picked up a few things under the pear tree. Bits of silver.
So Song Ru actually helped her escape?
