"What are you crying for? Are you announcing the funeral?"
Mrs. Song's eyebrows were sharp, and she glared at the rough lady and said, "How can a ghost cry and a wolf howl in the blue sky in broad daylight?"
"Madam, the master is gone, the master is gone."
When Mrs. Song heard this, her face twitched unconsciously: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could the master be gone?"
"It turns out that I didn't go to Nanqing this time to surrender."
When he told Mrs. Song about Nanqing, the rough messenger sobbed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has invaded the capital of Nanqing and occupied the Nanqing Palace. Dongning's army will return to the capital soon."
"It's just that I, Lord Shang, and the surrendered officials from the DPRK and China are all...all..."
"Nonsense, nonsense."
Mrs. Song pushed the old woman away and hurried to the main hall to look for Song Fu and Ming Xiang.
Song Yao was behind her, holding the banknote in his hand and staring blankly, but Song Nian stood aside and shed tears.
After learning the news, Ming Xiang cried until he was exhausted. Now he was resting in his room, but Song Fu was holding back his tears as he followed the housekeeper and Aunt Song to arrange for Song Lan'an's funeral.
"What are you doing? This overwhelming white sky, but Master Curse will never come back?"
She snatched the white lantern from the servant's hand, threw it to the ground and stepped on it hard.
"The master went to Nanqing to surrender without any problems, how could he suddenly encounter such an unexpected incident?"
Mrs. Song cried and said, "Didn't he also say that when he comes back, he will see Yao'er Xiang's marriage?"
Song Yao and Song Nian followed Mrs. Song. Song Yao still looked confused, but Song Nian knew his father's painstaking efforts as soon as he heard it.
My father and Lord Shang must have made arrangements with the court and the prince early in the morning to use surrender as an excuse to get close to the new king of Nanqing. From the very beginning, their group had the intention of leaving without returning, and my father would say that , it is clear that after knowing this matter, the Song Mansion will be able to rise to the top.
When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, all the envoys who surrendered will be put into important use.
After quickly calculating the officials she knew, Song Nian suddenly burst into tears.
Those families were either close associates of the prince, or they had outstanding children in families such as the Second Mansion of Shang and Song Dynasties. The elders who went with my father were doing it not only for their country, but also for their clan and family.
Father……
Using himself as a sacrifice, he paved a bright road for everyone in the clan.
Given his father's age, if he were still alive after the war, he would be reused. However, since his father was already in a high position, he would have no chance of further advancement unless he stepped back from his brother's position.
The Song Mansion also has a concubine in the palace, but the eldest sister's identity is flawed and she cannot be named a queen. But after this matter, no courtiers will object. Outside the Song Mansion, there is an elder brother in front, and the mother of the country is escorting behind. The Song family only needs If you don't have the heart to rebel, you will be worry-free for a hundred years.
The father repeatedly warned his mother to wait until he returned to Beijing to see his second sister's marriage, which was what he wanted.
Who dares to bully such a daughter of the Song Dynasty? The second sister can choose the best one even with her eyes closed.
But she...
Song Nian looked at Song Yao who looked confused and cried so hard that he couldn't stand up.
My father had arranged a way out for everyone, but my mother and second sister failed him all their lives.
"Send Madam back to her room."
Song Fu looked solemn and ignored Mrs. Song's crazy look.
He still had important things to do, so why would he want to see her acting like a fool?
Mother Song and the other two mothers-in-law helped Mrs. Song back to the room, while Song Fu went to the study and took out the letter his father had written to Wan'er before leaving with red eyes.
When the news came from Suhe, Song Wan was playing chess with several other people in Shang Rong's palace.
Song Wan and Shang Rong were equally good at chess, while Wu Xixiang took Qi Qingling to grind flowers to make flower pillows. Zhao Nanzhang and Zhang Baozhen held the tribute oranges in silence. They put the orange peels into the gauze bag bit by bit, but there was no smile in their eyes. meaning.
Lu Youjun was away, and there was no news from Suhe. Although they seemed to be together, they were actually doing their own things. They just wanted to get together to find company because they were lonely in the palace.
Ji Rong returned from abroad, holding the letter from the Song Dynasty in his hand, thinking about today's news in his heart, and stood on the porch for a long time without taking a step forward.
"What are you doing standing there?"
Shang Rong looked up and saw Ji Rong, and waved for him to come over.
"What happened? It doesn't look good when you look like this."
Song Wan raised his head, his heart tightening.
Everyone saw that Ji Rong's face was pale and there was a thin layer of sweat on his head.
"News from Suhe River..."
Qi Qingling and Wu Xixiang both clutched their handkerchiefs, gritting their teeth and not daring to breathe loudly. Ji Rong looked at Shang Rong and Song Wan and choked with sobs: "Dongning won, but Master Shang, Master Song, and everyone who went to Suhe with them are... gone."
After bringing everyone the firearms box specially prepared by the court for Nanqing, and telling them about perishing together with the enemy, Ji Rong said: "His Royal Highness has returned to Beijing and will return soon. This letter... is from Song Dynasty The master left it to Cheng Hui before he left."
Shang Rong and Song Wan were both stunned on the spot. Everyone else's eyes turned red when they heard the tragic situation, but they couldn't shed tears.
As concubines, they were unable to wear sackcloth and pay filial piety to their family members, and they were unable to offer sacrifices and attend funerals for their family members. They could only hold back tears and swallow all the pain back in their bellies.
Shang Rong was silent for a long time, and said with tears in her square eyes: "My grandfather's lifelong wish was to see Dongning become strong and prosperous. Now that his wish has come true, I am happy for him and also happy for Dongning."
Song Wan, however, held the letter in his hand, stood up in a daze, and left with the help of Heng Zhi.
Wu Xixiang wanted to step forward to comfort her, but was stopped by Zhang Baozhen, who gently shook his head at her.
Returning to Lai Yi Pavilion, Song Wan was sitting on the couch alone, recalling Song Lan'an's words when he entered the palace and said that when his father came back, he would send my son a big gift to celebrate his wedding.
Now that things have happened, what else doesn’t she understand?
What my father did was for the country, the family, and for her.
Song Wan grabbed the hem of her skirt and cried silently.
After a long time, the sky began to darken, and she mustered up enough energy to open the letter her father had given her.
The letter was not long, and it did not say anything important. It only briefly mentioned a few words to ask her to be careful about her words and actions in the future, and not to do anything that would bring shame to the clan. The remaining few words mentioned the childhood days of Su Yi and Song Wan.
When Song Wan saw the words "My son Xiaomu, I am very happy to be a father," she could no longer hold back her teeth and burst into tears again.
Since then, good news from the DPRK and China came back to Shangjing one after another. As the first winter snow fell in Shangjing, Shen Qianyu, Wan Xiao, Minghe and other generals who were not stationed in Nanqing finally returned to Shangjing.
Song Wan stood in front of Lai Yi Pavilion and smiled lightly when he saw Shen Qianyu, who seemed to have been reborn after all kinds of tempering.
