Mrs. Song softened her voice: "What are you doing standing here?"
Song Nian said: "Yinsu said that he saw his mother bringing his second sister to his father's place, so I came here to wait for my mother."
It's just that she didn't expect to hear such words.
"Follow me back to your room."
After bringing the two sisters back to the room, Mrs. Song said, "You just heard what I said to Mingxiang. What did you think?"
Mrs. Song looked at Song Nian nervously.
Although she also loved Song Nian, Song Yao was her first child, and she devoted all her energy and love to him. Even though Mrs. Song didn't want to admit it, she had to say that she preferred Song Yao.
Especially when she thought about Song Yao's embarrassing situation now, and that he was no longer loved by Song Lan'an after his age, she became even more anxious.
Moreover, Song Lan'an had previously had an issue with randomly sending Yao'er to a Jinshi named Hu, so she had to brace herself up to plan for Song Yao.
Song Nian listened to Mrs. Song's words with an indifferent expression: "What does the mother think the child will think?"
"Your sister hasn't said goodbye yet, so you..."
Song Nian said calmly: "Could it be that the mother wanted her child to push for the marriage with the British prince to make her second sister feel relieved?"
"How could I ever have that kind of intention?"
"What does mother mean?"
Mrs. Song pinched the handkerchief and choked, feeling irritated.
"Why do you talk to your mother like that?"
Song Yao stepped forward and looked at Song Nian with tears in his eyes: "Now that you have decided to get married, you have nothing to worry about. Why don't you think about my difficulties?"
"Second sister."
Song Nian sighed softly: "On the day my sister-in-law entered the house, I said that the bride came here just to seek a good reputation, and she would definitely find a good marriage for the two of me. Is this true?"
Song Yao gritted his teeth and said nothing.
"My sister also said that the second sister should get along well with her sister-in-law, but what did the second sister say?"
"Second sister said that you and I are going to get married. How can we allow a bad-mouthed bride to make the decision? Isn't that what you said?"
"What do you mean now?"
Being contradicted by Song Nian, who had always been well-behaved and docile, in front of his mother, Song Yao was embarrassed and angry: "It's just a marriage with the British Duke, and you are so strong? You haven't married yet, why bother with the British Duke's house?" money?"
"And don't forget, Ming Shiqi is just a branch of the Ming family, not a direct descendant of the Duke's family. Now you are pretending to be powerful even before you get through, and you are not afraid of making others laugh."
Seeing that Song Yao even said such crazy things, Song Nian was too lazy to continue talking to her.
She turned to look at Mrs. Song and spoke softly: "In front of my father, my mother accused my sister-in-law of not going over my second sister to marry Nian'er. Have I ever thought that if my sister-in-law was so narrow-minded, would the child be implicated? "
Mrs. Song said sarcastically: "How can a girl from a British prince's family be a person with a weak heart?"
"If it were the second sister who made the marriage arrangement with the Ming family today, would mother stand up for Nian'er like this?"
"Of course it will."
Song Nian saw his mother's eyes dodge and refused to look at her, so she couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
"The child still has some embroidery work to do, so I won't disturb my mother and second sister."
After saying that, Song Nian turned around and left.
"Mother, look at her."
Song Yao cried and said, "Even my own sister has looked down upon me. How will my daughter see anyone in the future?"
"Don't cry anymore. I will send a message to the other ladies today to see who has a suitable candidate, so that your marriage can be finalized as soon as possible."
"Mother, you said..."
Holding the lapel of his clothes, Song Yaoqiqi said, "How about waiting for father to come back before making any plans?"
"snort."
Mrs. Song sneered: "What will he plan for you? How about finding a disciple from a lowly family for you? If you can endure the hardship of being poor and humble, I will not stop you as a mother."
"Mother!"
Song Yao hurriedly waved his hands and said that he would leave everything to Mrs. Song.
Everyone inside and outside the Song Mansion was busy with Song Lan'an's departure from Beijing tomorrow, but Mrs. Song was in her room, repeatedly sending messages to everyone she knew and the mistresses she knew. In one afternoon, she sent fifteen messages to the concierge.
Nanny Song, the housekeeper of the inner courtyard, intercepted these posts from the concierge and delivered them to Ming Xiang.
"I was so sick that I rushed to the doctor."
After reading through the posts one by one, Mingxiang said: "These ladies have strong temperaments. They must not be concerned about the national crisis but only care about the personal relationship between their children. Don't post these posts."
"These three ladies..."
Ming Xiang took out three more posts. When Sister Song saw this, she said: "These three people were from the former emperor's faction when there was a big commotion in the palace some time ago. If the prince ascends the throne in the future, the future may not be good."
Mingxiang nodded: "You can't give out these two."
Nanny Song understood that these two families were too high-ranking, so sending them was just for nothing to make people laugh.
Zhang Mingxiang, the remaining Xi Wu, looked at this and frowned.
Although the family status of these houses is comparable to that of the Song Dynasty, they are not honest families, and there are more or less things in the family that others can talk about.
These things may not be big or small, but they all reveal a bit of immorality.
Grandma Song sighed softly: "Grandma, I can't keep all of Madam's posts. If Madam doesn't receive a single reply, I'm afraid she will think that you and I are bent on blocking the second young lady's marriage."
"Mommy is right."
Looking at the posts, Ming Xiang hesitated slightly and handed them to her.
"That's it."
If she reaches out again, she will actually comply with Mrs. Song's words, and she will become that person with ulterior motives.
After sending Mrs. Song's note, Ming Xiang went with Song Fu to prepare travel items for Song Lan'an.
Early on the next morning, Song Lan'an went to the outskirts of Beijing to wait for the rear baggage. This time they carried provisions for the frontline generals, and gold and silver utensils for Nanqing.
Dongning's vitality was severely damaged by this battle, and he didn't have much real money and silver available, so he had to use these utensils to get it together.
"Is everything ready?"
Shang Rong's grandfather came over tremblingly, and Song Lan'an hurriedly stepped forward to help him.
"Sir, you shouldn't be at this age, you shouldn't be..."
Shang Chong said: "I am a minister, what should I do and what should I not do? Get in the car, don't worry about me."
The old man was old, but he couldn't climb up the carriage no matter how hard he held his hands. Song Lan'an, with a solemn face, half-knelt, half-supported and half-helped Shang Chong into the carriage.
"Please Sir Song, please take good care of my great-grandfather."
The merchant, a young man with a somewhat immature look on his face, pulled Song Lan'an with tears in his eyes. Song Lan'an looked at him and nodded lightly.
"The carriage is covered with soft cushions. This way..."
At this point, Song Lan'an suddenly didn't know what to say. The young man stood under the carriage, gritting his teeth and crying silently.
A middle-aged man came forward from behind. His eyes were full of bright red bloodshot eyes, and he slowly bowed to Song Lan'an: "I'd like to trouble Mr. Song to take care of my father on this journey."
Song Lanan bowed his hands and responded to the opponent.
Mr. Shang lifted the car curtain: "Thirteen, come here."
The young man walked to the carriage and looked at him crying.
Shang Chong raised his hand and patted the young man's shoulder gently: "If you study hard, you can't be that kind of dandy who loves sex, drinking, gambling and debauchery in the future. You must remember to have kind thoughts in your heart and help the suffering. If you encounter someone from a poor family, People, please give me a lot of help."
"Remember that you cannot bully others by taking advantage of your power, and you cannot be arrogant because of wealth. Being humble and respectful is the right way to deal with things."
Shang Shisan cried and nodded, Shang Chong said: "Go back now, don't worry about it."
After speaking, Shang Chong waved to everyone to say goodbye.
