RPAGF Chapter 29 The General's Little Darling
Chapter 29 The General's Little Darling
The conversation inside Yue Niang's private room continued.
One of the men said urgently, "Moon Lady, it was Master Zhao who arranged this. We were just following orders. You can't just ignore it."
Another man chimed in, "That's right, that's right. Ultimately, this isn't something we can decide. Now that you're pregnant, you have to give us an explanation."
Yue Niang snorted coldly: "Hmph, Master Zhao arranged for you to come, but when something went wrong, he hid far away. Why should I take the blame?"
Another man said, "Moon Lady, you can't say that. We're being manipulated by Master Zhao; we have no choice in the matter. Besides, if word gets out, it won't do you any good."
Yue Niang's eyebrows furrowed, and she said sternly, "We shouldn't have listened to that Master Zhao in the first place. Now look what's happened, we've caused all this trouble. And you're all pressuring me, what can I do?"
Another man spoke coldly: "Master Zhao is a royal merchant, and behind him is the Second Prince. Now that we are being threatened, they cannot simply ignore it. Otherwise, if the Song family discovers our plan to cooperate with you, none of us will escape unscathed."
At this moment, the man who spoke first lowered his voice and said, "Moon Lady, why don't we go together to Master Zhao and ask him for a solution?"
Yue Niang hesitated for a moment, then said, "That Master Zhao is ruthless. If we go there, we might not fare any better."
A moment of silence fell over everyone, and the atmosphere in the room became tense.
Outside the door, Song Yuxi's expression changed repeatedly, from anger to sorrow, all within the time it takes to say a single sentence.
The Song family fully supports the Second Prince. So, did the actions of the imperial merchant, Master Zhao, go at his behest, or was there another reason?
But at this moment, these are not the things he wants to pursue.
He made a gesture, and his attendant left with him.
"You all wait here. Once those fools and adulterers show up, find some pretext to arrest them and send them back to the manor. When you take them away, be careful to cover Yue Niang's face and figure, so that no one will find out that she has anything to do with our Song family."
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When Song Yuxi returned to his residence, he sat in his study with a terribly gloomy expression.
He never imagined that the Second Prince, whom he had been so devoted to protecting, and the forces behind him would treat the Song family this way.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door; it was his trusted steward arriving.
"Young master, the man has been caught and brought back to the manor as you instructed."
Song Yuxi got up and strode towards the woodshed where they were being held.
When Yue Niang saw Song Yuxi, her eyes were filled with fear and pleading: "Your Highness, I am in pain. These blind servants have mistakenly captured me."
She wasn't unaware that the other men had also been arrested, but she was still gambling that Song Yuxi was unaware of what she had done that day and hadn't overheard their discussion.
Song Yuxi's eyes widened in fury, veins bulging on his forehead. He pointed at Yue Niang, his voice trembling with anger: "You stupid woman, you still dare to argue even now! Do you think I'm a three-year-old child, that I can be fooled by your absurd words? I heard everything that happened at the teahouse today! Do you think you can hide your affair with those adulterers from the heavens?"
He continued to shout angrily, panting heavily, "My Song family has treated you well, but who would have thought that we would raise such a shameless and treacherous person as you! What face do you have left to speak so eloquently here?"
Song Yuxi stepped forward, staring intently at Yue Niang as if he wanted to tear her to pieces with his gaze: "You vicious woman with a heart of stone, I will make you pay a terrible price for what you have done!"
Having said that, he abruptly flicked his sleeve, turned around, and roared at his attendants behind him, "Keep a close watch on this stupid woman! I, the young master, need to think carefully about how to deal with her!"
This matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by him alone.
"Butler, go and call the uncles back as well, and tell them that we have important matters to discuss."
The steward accepted the order and left in a hurry. Before long, the uncles and elders of the Song family gathered together.
Song Yuxi looked at everyone and solemnly recounted the whole story. His uncles and elders were both shocked and furious upon hearing it.
"How could Master Zhao and the Second Prince be so treacherous!" Father Song slammed his fist on the table and stood up.
"What should we, the Song family, do now?" Uncle Song asked worriedly.
The crowd discussed it amongst themselves, unable to make up their minds for the time being.
After a moment of contemplation, Song Yuxi said, "In my opinion, this matter needs further consideration. We cannot rashly break ties with the Second Prince, but we also cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom."
Uncle Song stroked his beard and said, "Yu Xi is right. We need to secretly collect evidence first, just in case."
“That’s right, we also need to find a way to sound out the Second Prince and see if he knows anything about this matter,” said the fourth uncle of the Song family.
Everyone discussed and came up with a plan.
“Yu Xi, back then, your grandmother developed that incurable drug, and the dosage she used on Xiao Shen was the strongest. But our family line is also nearly extinct, and because we've been exposed to the drug for so long, it's incurable. You're the only hope left for the whole family, otherwise we wouldn't have ultimately angered the Ji family. Now, the Ji family is pregnant, and with multiple pregnancies, but our Song family…”
Uncle Song was so angry he wanted to cry but couldn't find a place to cry. He was filled with remorse for losing Ji Shi, who might have been the heir of the Song family, because of Yue Niang!
But it's too late to regret it now. Ji Shi is already a member of the Xiao family, and they can't possibly compete with Xiao Shen.
Song Yuxi was also filled with regret. He and Ji Xiaosong were childhood sweethearts. If she had married into the Song family, there would probably be several children in the family now.
Given Ji Xiaosong's cautious and virtuous nature, the child she was carrying would certainly be her own, and wouldn't be causing her so much trouble.
"Father, send a formal letter to the Second Prince right now. I need to find out what's going on!"
Song Yuxi grew angrier the more he thought about it, and he wanted to confront the Second Prince right now.
Mr. Song threw a teacup at him, "You bastard, even if you asked him to his face, would he admit it?"
"Father, are we just going to swallow this insult?" Song Yuxi clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with anger.
Mr. Song sighed, “The situation is still unclear, so we cannot act rashly. We should investigate secretly and collect evidence first, and then launch a counterattack when the time is right.”
Song Yuxi gritted his teeth and said, "But I really can't swallow this insult."
Father Song patted him on the shoulder: "Only by enduring temporary humiliation can one achieve great things. If you act impulsively now, you will only put the Song family in a more dangerous situation."
Song Yuxi remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded: "Father, I understand."
However, the anger in his heart did not subside, waiting for the day it would completely erupt.
On the other side.
When Xiao Shen learned that Song Yuxi had sent people to take Yue Niang and the others away on charges of theft, he had already arranged the next move.
As long as the Crown Prince remains in power, the Second Prince will never be able to ascend to the throne.
No matter how much he struggled, he could not escape the emperor's grasp.
Previously, Ji Xiaosong had been wronged at the Spring Banquet. After investigating the Song family, he also arranged a proper ending for Li Wanyu and Consort Song.
After waiting so long, we have to do something big.