The whole flower hall was buzzing with whispers and various speculations, which made Song Jinxiu's head buzz, as if something had penetrated into his brain, and the pain made his face pale and white.
Mrs. Song was even more embarrassed and wished she had never been to Prince Cheng's Mansion today. She hated Song Hong for being sentimental and hated the Song family for lying to her. She wished she could tear up Song Tan who brought Song Shulan back to her, but she also knew that she and the Song family had long been tied to each other. together.
After today, Song Hong was ruined, and so was her son.
Lu Zhinian never expected that things would turn out like this. He looked at Gu Helian and said solemnly: "Master Gu, is there any evidence for what you said?"
"See if King Cheng has any rebuttal, and if the Song family has any questions?"
Gu Helian spoke softly, but what she said was disrespectful to Prince Cheng.
"I'm not like our Prince Cheng, who knew the truth but still helped the Duke of Song's government cover it up and made others fabricate a bunch of ridiculous things."
"My people have been to Suyun Town and checked everything that should and should not be checked, including Xu Zhen's past. The reason why Song Shulan was able to sneak into the second room of the Song family without being noticed is because of her appearance and Song Hong is different but resembles his mother. Many people in the capital have seen the Xu family girl back then. If anyone doesn't believe it, just ask the old man to identify her."
"As for Song Hong, when something happened to the violent prince, the Xu family was sentenced to death for being traitors to the whole family. It was not easy for Song Hong to rescue Xu Zhen by changing the circumstances. Although it has been many years, it is not necessarily impossible to find out if he wants to."
At this point, Gu Helian paused and looked up at Lu Zhinian.
"Speaking of which, it was Prince Cheng and Lu Zhongshu who were responsible for the execution and elimination of the rebellion of Prince Ru."
Mrs. Lu, who was just watching the show with a frown, couldn't sit still for a moment. She slapped the table and stood up and said angrily:
"When talking about the Song family, let's talk about the Song family. What does the head of the Gu family want to do in this way? Whatever King Cheng did is his business. I, the Lu family, have never known what the Duke of Song Dynasty has done, nor have I done anything for them. !”
Hearing this, Gu Helian shrugged innocently: "I didn't say anything about Lu Zhongshu. The violent prince has no virtue and will be executed by the late emperor if he fails to commit rebellion. It is right for Lu Zhongshu to clear up his treason. It was Lu Langjun who asked me what evidence I have." It was just a mention, why is the old lady so angry? Later, people will think that I said something that shouldn't be said and slandered Zhongshu Ling."
"you!"
Mrs. Lu was so angry that her face was livid, but she couldn't find anything wrong with Gu Helian's words.
Even though what he just said was too ambiguous and could cause misunderstandings, he did not say what Lu Chongyuan did. He only said that Lu Chongyuan was in charge of the case of the violent prince back then, and he did come forward to clear up the rebellion.
It's obviously all true, but in the current situation, especially when Prince Cheng concealed Song Hong's actions for the Duke of Song, and even deceived Princess Cheng into fabricating the truth, it makes people think a lot.
Mrs. Lu took a deep breath to suppress the anger in her heart: "My son has always acted upright. He has never done anything against the holy will, and he has never been confused with traitors. I, the Lu family, have no idea what King Cheng and the Duke of Song are doing." , Please also ask the head of the Gu family not to involve the Lu family in the future, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude."
King Cheng's face was already ugly, and he became even more angry when he heard Mrs. Lu's words. This old woman of the Lu family wanted to step on him and elevate Lu Chongyuan.
"Mrs. Lu, Zhongshu Ling is innocent, and I am the same with him. I never knew that Song Shulan was related to the rebellious person!"
At this time, he could no longer care about Princess Cheng and Song Tangning beside him. He only knew that he must not be involved in the incident of the cruel prince.
Prince Ru is a person who cannot be mentioned in the court. He still remembers clearly how big a fuss was caused by the burning of the Forbidden Palace. Countless people died in that bloodbath, the entire East Palace was slaughtered, and all the people involved died. Convicted, confiscated the family and exterminated the clan.
The capital was shrouded in blood for more than a month, and no one who had anything to do with the violent prince would end well.
Today, Emperor An was suppressed by Prince Ru and could not move. He was depressed for many years. Later, something happened to Prince Ru and he had the opportunity to ascend the throne. Even though he has been sitting on the dragon throne for many years, Emperor An still cares about Prince Ru. How dare King Cheng let himself be involved? Enter the old story of Prince Ru.
"Gu Helian, I have a personal grudge against you, but you can't slander me for no reason."
"I do know that Song Shulan has a different life experience, and I helped the Song family cover it up. But that was because of the relationship between Tang Ning and the Song family. Song Hong only told me that Song Shulan was his daughter, but never mentioned her biological mother. "Although I hate what the Song family has done, the end is done. The Song family has already used Song Shulan as the daughter of their second wife. If Song Hong's actions are known from now on, the Duke of Song's title will definitely not be guaranteed."
"Song Hong begged in every possible way, and threatened Yue Niang and Tang Ning's relationship. I am afraid that the Song family's decline will implicate Tang Ning, and even Yue Niang and Prince Cheng's palace. I don't want to see them get into trouble and get out of control. We weigh this. Then I was forced to cover it up, but since I didn’t know that Song Shulan’s biological mother was a traitor, I never knew anything about it!”
Gu Helian burst out laughing when she heard this: "So that's it. Prince Cheng is quite thoughtful. Rongyue, do you hear that? You have to thank Prince Cheng for his kindness to you."
Princess Cheng glanced at Gu Helian who was gloating about his misfortune, frowned and said coldly: "Tang Ning and I don't need this kindness."
"Yue Niang..."
Prince Cheng looked at her and whispered: "I know I shouldn't deceive you, but I didn't mean to. Don't believe Gu Helian's instigation. If there is anything, we can talk about it later, okay?"
Princess Cheng: "Not good."
"Ayue."
King Cheng looked pale and his eyes were full of pleading: "Do you really want to embarrass me like this?"
Princess Cheng looked at the way he lowered his attitude, wanting her to get the matter out of the way, and the way he earnestly begged her to remember his old feelings and make her heart soften, which reminded her of his hypocrisy in front of her during this period.
The sudden discomfort in her stomach made her unable to suppress it, sour water came out of her throat. Princess Cheng's face was no better than that of Song Jinxiu and the others.
After she turned her head to avoid Prince Cheng's gaze, Tang Ning saw that Prince Cheng was still trying to entangle her, so she stepped forward and stood in front of Princess Cheng: "Your Highness, you and the Song family have to settle the lawsuit on your own. For now, wait for me to follow you." The Song family’s matter has been settled.”
Before King Cheng could speak, Song Tangning turned to look at Song Jinxiu and Mrs. Song.
"Everyone has heard about the affairs between me and the Song family. I believe that I have never done anything harmful to nature. Although my father and mother died young, I have fulfilled my filial piety for them in the Song family. I have never been submissive to my subordinates for many years. I dare to slack off even a little bit, but the Song family has no kinship with the three of us. They plotted against my late father in every possible way to taint his posthumous reputation. I repeatedly tolerated it but only got lies and bullying, and even my life was almost lost in their hands."
Her eyebrows were cold and fearful: "Although the Song family and I are close relatives, we will never allow others to bully me like this, and I don't want to stay in such a shameless, despicable, cruel and vicious place."
"It is said in the world that a filial son will not flatter his relatives, a loyal minister will not flatter his emperor, and the elders will be respected by the younger ones only if they are kind. Song Hong disobeyed the emperor's holy will first, and falsely accused and killed his own brother later. Such a disloyal and disloyal person But the elders of the Song family are partial and indulgent, and I disdain to be associated with such a filthy house."
Listening to Song Tangning's cold words, the people around him vaguely sensed what she wanted to do.
Lu Zhinian and Xie Yin both raised their heads in disbelief when they heard the veiled little girl with dark, cold almond-shaped eyes say loudly:
"As witnesses, from today onwards, the second wife of the Song family has severed ties with the Duke of Song. I, Song Tangning, have voluntarily cut off my family status and will no longer consider myself a daughter of the Song family."
"The second wife of the Song family has never divided the Song family's property. Most of the relics left by my parents are my mother-in-law's dowry and gifts from the Rong family. I will only take those things away. I will not touch any of the Song family's belongings. I will take my parents' graves later." The tomb has been moved out of the Song family's ancestral grave, and from then on it has nothing to do with the Song family, and we will have no contact with each other until we die."
