"When Song Langjun broke into my house to steal, did you ever think about what a gentleman's virtue is? You helped Song Shulan slander my father's name after his death, and forced people who had nothing to do with him into his lap to become his bloodline, so that he could After my death, I felt uneasy, and when my mother-in-law was talked about and ridiculed by others, did you ever remember that you were still my brother?"
Wow——
Song Tangning's words were like cold water falling into boiling oil, and the entire flower hall instantly became noisy.
"Mrs. Song, what do you mean by this?" Mrs. Qian was shocked.
"I have to ask Mr. Song." Tang Ning looked at the people in the hall: "Mr. Song, you have always been eloquent, strict in disciplining people, and always talk about morality and ethics. Don't you Please explain?"
Everyone looked at Song Jinxiu in unison.
The color drained from Song Jinxiu's face. Even Mrs. Song, who had complained about Tang Ning before, was now full of panic. She stood up and said urgently: "Tang Ning, what are you talking about?!"
King Cheng also stood up and said, "Tang Ning, don't mess around."
Lu Zhinian couldn't hold it back in the end, he frowned and said, "Tang Ning, you should be careful what you say. Jin Xiu is your brother, how can you say he stole something from you."
Such a strong Song Tangning made him feel strange.
Seeing the disapproval on Lu Zhinian's face, Song Tangning turned her head and ignored him. She only looked at Song Jinxiu, whose expression changed drastically, and slowly stood up.
"Song Langjun should recognize this jade pendant, right?"
A jade pendant slipped from her sleeve, and when it landed on her palm, her injured and mottled hands were also exposed to everyone's eyes.
The noble ladies at the dinner table saw the ferocious remnants of new flesh on her fingertips, and they all hissed as their fingers hurt. Even Lu Zhinian's eyes tightened, never expecting that Song Tangning was actually so seriously injured.
Song Tangning ignored everyone's gaze and only looked at King Cheng with the bamboo-patterned pendant in his hand: "Uncle, did you really get this jade pendant in Anzhou?"
King Cheng's expression changed.
"Song Tangning!" The old concubine of Prince Cheng's Mansion vaguely felt that something was wrong, and said calmly: "Is this how you question your elders?"
"Those who are virtuous are respected, but those who are not virtuous will not be worthy of Tang Ning's admiration. Tang Ning only asks for the truth. What is the concubine worried about?" Princess Cheng stood in front of Song Tang Ning.
"you!"
The old concubine's face was extremely angry, while Princess Cheng looked at Prince Cheng aside.
"The Song family is too partial to Song Shulan, and my sister and Song Xi are deeply in love. I am suspicious of Song Shulan's identity. I always feel that even if Song Xi really has an affair, he will never do anything to support his wife."
"I asked you to help me check Song Shulan's life experience. After you checked, you told me that she was indeed the daughter of Song Xi. She said that Song Xi had a romantic relationship with her biological mother. This jade pendant was the object of love between the two of them. But how can this thing be so beautiful? A few days ago, he was still lying among the relics left by Song Xi to Tang Ning, and placed them in the Song Family Shi'an Garden."
"I'm curious, where did the prince get this jade pendant? Did the prince deceive Tang Ning and me, or did the Song family deceive the prince?"
Prince Cheng's face turned blue and white when she asked her question, and he felt a chill down his spine when he faced Princess Cheng's condensed eyes.
When did she become suspicious?
How much does she know about the Song family affairs?
Prince Cheng never thought that Princess Cheng would have known that Song Shulan had a different life experience for a long time. Her always gentle face was a bit unbearable, but since Princess Cheng asked him if he had been deceived by the Song family, it meant that she was showing mercy. .
Seeing that everyone was looking over, King Cheng only hesitated for a moment before abandoning the Song family without hesitation.
"Song Jinxiu, didn't you tell me that this jade pendant was Song Shulan's personal possession and that it was a relic left to her after her mother died?"
King Cheng's voice was stern: "I believed your words. I just thought that you really knew your fault and wanted to reconcile with Tang Ning. You went through all kinds of tricks to persuade Tang Ning to come to the banquet. But you, the Song family, deceived me like this. You are using your uncle's relics as a token of Song Shulan's life experience, you simply don't know what it means!"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Princess Cheng and said urgently:
"Yue Niang, I didn't know that the Song family was so shameless. I love Tang Ning as much as you do, and I never want to see her suffer any injustice. I didn't know that this jade pendant was stolen by the Song family, and I was also deceived by them. ”
Song Jinxiu's face turned pale: "Your Majesty..."
"Don't call me the king, I don't know you are so shameless!"
Song Tangning saw Song Jinxiu's blood draining away and King Cheng treating him as an abandoned pawn. She said coolly: "So this is what brother said about knowing his mistakes?"
All the guests in the flower hall showed shameless expressions and started talking in low voices.
"Why is he like this?"
"How can you say that Mr. Yutai is so virtuous and despicable?"
"Not only is he shameless, he steals people's belongings and wrongfully harms his elders. He also claims that he knows his mistake. He is really pretending to be one."
"Fortunately, I thought Mrs. Song was a bit aggressive just now, and I felt that Song Jinxiu had suffered a crime, but now...poof, it turns out that there are no good people in the Song family, bullying this little girl who has no father and no mother..."
Although the discussion was quiet, the flower hall was so big, no matter how low the voice was, all the words fell on Song Jinxiu's ears.
Seeing that her son's reputation was ruined, Mrs. Song was anxious and angry, and stood up suddenly: "How can you blame my son for everything? It was clearly the prince who told us to take an old item from Song Xi, so that Tang Ning could believe Song Shulan's life experience... "
"Mother!!"
It was too late for Song Jinxiu to stop her. The words Mrs. Song blurted out made everyone look sideways.
Mrs. Song already regretted what she said. She looked up and saw King Cheng's stern eyes, and she quickly took a step back in fright.
Princess Cheng slowly looked at the livid Prince Cheng: "So, is this your love for Tang Ning?"
"Yue Niang..."
Uh-huh!
Princess Cheng directly pushed away Prince Cheng who wanted to pull her away.
King Cheng suddenly said urgently: "Yue Niang, please listen to my explanation..."
"Explain what, explain how you colluded with the Song family and how you used those things to deceive me?" Princess Cheng's eyes turned red.
"No, I didn't. I never lied to you. It was the Song family who slandered you..."
As soon as King Cheng finished speaking, a cold sound suddenly came from outside.
"Then the Song family is really unjust. It was obviously a consensual act between you and me, but now the whole family has to take the blame."
Everyone inside turned their heads.
When he saw the person coming clearly, King Cheng was furious: "Gu Helian, what are you doing here?!" His eyes were full of sternness: "Who let him in?!"
"I put it."
"Yue Niang?" King Cheng looked stunned: "You, why..."
Princess Cheng's expression was condensed: "Since I am hosting a banquet today, I can naturally invite anyone."
"But he is Gu Helian!" King Cheng was furious.
When Gu Helian heard this, she immediately sneered: "What's wrong with Gu Helian? I, the Gu family, can't access the gate of your Prince Cheng's Mansion, or have you done something bad and can't see me?"
Seeing King Cheng glaring angrily, he said "tsk".
"Don't act like this. If Rongyue hadn't invited me, I wouldn't have bothered to set foot here. This banquet in your house is simple and cheap, with a shabby house and shabby seats. It's not as good as my Zuozhou family banquet. It's a shame. I have the nerve to invite all the nobles from the capital to the banquet, and I don’t think it’s too shabby.”
Everyone at the table "..."
Prince Cheng's Mansion can't be considered "run-down" in any way. Although this mansion is not the most gorgeous in Beijing, the scenery is still very good.
If anyone else had said this, they would have been considered ignorant and arrogant, but when they looked at the person who spoke, everyone was heartbroken and silent.
The spring sun outside was dazzling. Gu Helian was standing in front of the door wearing a cloud-patterned Shu brocade scarlet robe. The skirt and cuffs were all made of gold, and the rhinoceros around her waist was inlaid with precious stones. Her black hair was tied on top of her head by a golden crown. The crown was huge. Hong Fei made the word "wealth" written all over his body.
If that face hadn't been weathered by time and was really handsome, this outfit would have been extremely vulgar on someone else, but when it fell on him, the red and gold only made him look dazzling.
Seeing King Cheng's eyes widening angrily, Gu Helian doubled down on his venomous tongue: "What are you staring at to show how big your eyes are?"
"you……"
"What are you, you stuttering?"
"Gu Helian!!!"
"Why are you shouting so loudly? It's so unruly." He rubbed his ears: "It's a shame that it's still the palace, and there's no room for one more seat. If I'm really so poor, then I'll leave?"
King Cheng's face was livid with anger, his mouth opened and closed, his chest heaved and he almost cursed.
Everyone else at the table looked strange, even Song Tangning looked dull. He never expected that the rumored Gu Helian would look like this.
"Gu Helian, don't make trouble." Princess Cheng frowned at him.
Gu Helian Zhang Yang instantly closed her eyes and looked at Princess Cheng, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and mocked: "It's really something, Gu Helian, don't mess around."
Princess Cheng frowned slightly.
Gu Helian snorted, lost her joking mood, and raised her eyes coldly: "I haven't been involved in the capital for a long time. If it weren't for Xie Tianyu's indifference, I wouldn't even want to set foot in this ghost place."
"The dignified King Cheng colluded with the Duke of Song Dynasty, and under the pretext of going to Anzhou to investigate the life experience of a daughter of the Song family, he secretly asked the Anzhou government office to forge Song Shulan's birth certificate. He helped the Duke of Song Dynasty to fake the birthplace of Song Shulan, and even collaborated with them to fabricate the story of Song Xi and Song Shulan. The biological mother’s past relationship caused the evil legacy of Song Hong’s affair to be blamed on the second wife of the Song family.”
"It makes my tongue dirty to talk to such a despicable person!"
