Clan House

Leaving King Jin's Mansion, the attendants of the Zongren Mansion followed behind King Chu in desperation.They've messed up their errands and made important witnesses silenced right under their noses, and they will all suffer the wrath of thunder.Song Yi was under strict control, rewards and punishments were impartial, and those who messed up errands had to be punished.

Song Yi groaned all the way, as if he had forgotten about Mrs. Li.It wasn't until he returned to the mansion that he saw his sluggish subordinates that he gave them a new task: "There is still something you need to do, and this punishment will be written down first. If this matter is done well, you will be able to redeem yourself."

Everyone was overjoyed, thanked each other and withdrew without mentioning it.

Wang Yu has been with Song Yi since he was a child, and he can see that his master no longer values ​​Li's affairs.

"Your Highness has thought of another way," Wang Yu asked, "I went to investigate the residence of the Marquis of Yongding because the Marquis of Yongding and the imperial concubine are related by marriage, so they are suspected of being accomplices?"

Song Yi shook his head: "It doesn't matter if Song Jingshi is a man or a woman, don't worry about her. It's the Yongding Hou Mansion. I heard that Yongding Hou's wife and the imperial concubine gave birth almost at the same time, but they gave birth to a stillborn baby. It's really pitiful."

"Stillborn, this..." Wang Yu was confused, "Does it have anything to do with King Jin?"

"I said you don't have to worry about King Jin anymore," Song Yi said helplessly, knocking on Wang Yu's not-so-intelligent forehead, "Forget it, seeing how you care about King Jin, let's go for an errand. This king sees King Jin's face." Pale, I think it's because I've lived a rough life these years and didn't pay attention to maintaining my body. Later, I will ask Aunt Cheng to prescribe a few therapeutic prescriptions for nourishing qi and blood for women, and you can send them over to stimulate her."

After Li's death, when Song Yi really stopped investigating Song Jing, he turned his attention to Qin Wang's mansion instead.

Speaking of which, King Qin is also a strange person, he knew that his side concubine Liu was having an affair with others, and he also knew that Song Jingrui was not his bloodline.But back then, the three Donggong brothers had no heirs, so in order to have an eldest grandson, he had to put on a cuckold for himself.He recognized Song Jingrui as his own son, but he was not reconciled. He privately protected the midwife and maid who could serve as witnesses, and prepared to take off the green hat after he became a great treasure.It's a pity that he endured the humiliation, but he didn't expect Dafang to give birth to two children in one breath, so that he wore this cuckold for 20 years.After Emperor Xuanqing ascended the throne, King Qin found a mistake and executed Liu Shi.

Thanks to King Qin's determination to take off his hat, Song Yi did not spend much effort and easily found witnesses who were well protected by King Qin.

Perhaps the king of Chu put too many green hats on people, and when something happened in the palace of the king of Qin, the courtiers and relatives were already numb.Except for the shrewd Gu Minghui and Song Jingshi who suffered from it, no one thought that Song Yi was playing tricks, and they all thought that this small sect was making a new official to take office, and that's all.Speaking of the happiest person, none other than Emperor Xuanqing.He had fought with King Qin for half his life, and the most angry thing was that he took the lead in giving birth to a son.Hearing that King Qin was wearing a green hat, the dignified emperor was so happy that he drank half a jar of wine and didn't fall asleep all night.

As for Shao Kai, the ecstatic Emperor Xuan Qing had already forgotten the importance of this person.And because Shao Kai became an enemy, it was considered a meritorious service. The emperor mercifully spared his death sentence and changed his sentence to exile.

After dealing with the prince of Qin, Song Yi's work came to an end.What needs to be verified has been verified clearly, and the remaining copying work does not need to be watched by the emperor all the time.It was rare for Song Yi to be free, so he suddenly wanted to be lazy, so he took his new favorite Gu Lingmiao to the Zhuangzi in the western suburbs to soak in the hot springs.

Among the clan relatives in Beijing, no one can compare to Song Yi in terms of wealth.Emperor Yingzong really loved his youngest son. Not only did he give him the Yanqing Palace regulated by the emperor's palace as his residence, but even in the western suburbs where every inch of land was expensive, he was also given a lot of private gardens under the name of the King of Chu.

However, Song Yi is not a pleasure-seeking person, he has never stopped in half of the ten or so Zhuangzi, and only left it to Delin to take care of.The exquisite rockery and stones and rare and exotic trees in the garden are also unattended. Instead, they are used for forestry and animal husbandry, and there are many harvests every year.The only Zhuangzi was loved because of its hot springs, and Song Yi brought his cronies here to recuperate for a few days in his spare time.

Song Yi is weak, so he deliberately does some exercise on weekdays.The west side of Zhuangzi is close to the mountain, and there is a trail going up.Every morning, Song Yi would take Gu Lingmiao with him, eat melons and fruits, and take two volumes of ancient books for a walk up the mountain, playing until noon before returning.

The mountain is not high, and there is a small hexagonal pavilion halfway up the mountain, leaning against the pines, which is quite ancient.There is a well in the courtyard, and there is clear spring water in the well, which is warm to the touch.Song Yi liked it very much when he first came here, and he often came here afterwards.Take off your shoes and socks, immerse your feet in the water, and read another book. It's very pleasant.

Gu Lingmiao carried melons and fruits for snacks, and when Song Yi sat down, she spread out the mat and took out all the food.When Song Yi was studying, the girl knelt on one side and used her fan to drive away the approaching mosquitoes.

After walking a lot, it is very comfortable to take off the constraints of shoes and socks, and then soak your feet in warm water.Looking at the spring water, Gu Lingmiao felt quite enthusiastic, and planned to try it when she wanted to find a rest.

Song Yiben lowered his head to read the book, but he seemed to see the girl's little thoughts.He also sympathized with his subordinates' hard work, so he said softly: "There is no one else here, so you come here to make bubbles."

"How dare you..." Gu Lingmiao blinked.

"Come here," Song Yi sneered, "I see that you are thinking about it."

The girl pursed her lips, but finally couldn't resist the temptation, and thanked Song Yi.Holding on to her dress, she sat sideways at the mouth of the well and pulled off a pair of boots.Inside the boots were a pair of white socks. Gu Lingmiao held the edge of the socks and was about to take them off when she heard the sound of piercing through the air.

"Be careful, Your Highness!"

Two crossbow arrows shot out quickly, and Gu Lingmiao had no time to react, so she leaned over and threw Song Yi down.Song Yi was also alert, so he lay down on his back, turned around on the ground, and looked in the direction of the ambush under the edge of the well.Gu Lingmiao was sitting on the edge of the well, but this pounce caused her to step into the well.She supported the edge of the well and stood up, stood in front of Song Yi, drew out her waist knife and pointed it at the visitor.

The man also came prepared, and he was carrying a Liannu in his hand.After missing the first shot, he loaded another arrow and shot at Gu Lingmiao.Gu Lingmiao leaned back to dodge the blow, and swung his knife to slice through a few arrows.She took out the sleeve arrow from her bosom and shot at the people who came, but due to the distance, they all missed.

Fortunately, the other party didn't have many arrows. After Gu Lingmiao dealt with him for a few rounds, the man had nothing left.Gu Lingmiao didn't speak well, so she hurriedly grabbed Song Yi by the collar and pulled him up, only to see the assassin throw away the crossbow arrow and slash at him with a knife.

Gu Lingmiao held up the saber to protect Song Yi behind him, and saw the eight-foot-long man force him up, with words tattooed on his face,

"Shao Kai." Song Yi called out the assassin's name to remind Gu Lingmiao to be careful.

"That's right, Song Yi, you will die here today!" Shao Kai's eyes were tearing apart, as if he wanted to swallow Song Yi alive.He swung his long knife and rushed forward, intending to cut Gu Lingmiao in half.

When Gu Lingmiao swung his knife, he shot his sleeve arrow through Shao Kai's thigh.

"Your Highness, run!" Gu Lingmiao maintained the posture of holding a knife to protect each other, grabbed Song Yi's collar and pushed back, but met resistance.Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a tall figure covering him, Gu Lingmiao looked back, and was surprised to see the crown prince Song Jingxin wearing a bamboo hat.

"You protect him!" Song Jingxin put one hand around Song Yi's waist, turned around and walked in front of Gu Lingmiao.He stuffed Song Yi back into Ling Miao's arms, with the sword in his hand, and immediately started fighting with Shao Kai.

"Your Highness, let's go first!" Gu Lingmiao said to Song Yi.

"It's okay, just wait for the prince." Song Yi said calmly, "The socks are leaking, go and put your shoes on."

"Everyone has been killed, and I don't care if I wear shoes or not, my ancestors..." Gu Lingmiao said anxiously.She simply refused to listen to Song Yi's order, and still stood in front of her with a scimitar.

Song Yi smiled helplessly, sat down on the edge of the well, and watched the fight between the prince and the assassin.

It has to be said that Song Yi's assessment of Song Jingxin's force was very accurate.Although Shao Kai's martial arts skills are high, he is no better than Song Jingxin who was taught by famous masters since he was a child.The prince had suffered from fighting with others before, and since then he has often found opportunities to fight against others, and his experience is much higher than before.Shao Kai escaped on the way of Liufang. He was already exhausted from running, and his thigh was injured again, so he was soon at a disadvantage.

At the end of the fight, Shao Kai was defeated and fell to the ground, with the prince's sword pointed at his throat.

"His Royal Highness is superb in martial arts, we must leave him alive!" Song Yi said loudly.

Hearing this, Song Jingxin's eyes flickered, his hands trembled, and he picked the assassin's artery.

"I was in a hurry, and I missed it." Song Jingxin retracted the sword, wiped the blood on the sword with the hem of his clothes, and said guiltily.

Song Yi was not angry either, and said with a smile: "The prince doesn't have to blame himself, it's all because of the king's warning."

Song Jingxin wiped the sword dry and retracted the scabbard.He examined Shao Kai carefully, and seeing that he was dead, he patched his head again.At this time, Song Yi's master and servant were all in a mess, but Song Jingxin's clothes were bloodstained, and he was dressed as a knight, he looked like a killer who came to take the head.

"Uncle Emperor..." Song Jingxin just took a step forward, but Gu Lingmiao stopped him with a knife: "How did His Royal Highness come in?"

Song Jingxin rubbed his nose and pointed at the assassin with his sword: "Chasing after him, he came in over the wall."

"The prince is actually a prophet, did you figure out that the king will be assassinated?" Song Yi asked with a smile.

"Of course not..." Song Jingxin's cheeks became hot, and he really didn't know how to make up nonsense, so he said, "I ate too much last night and went out to eat. I saw this person sneaking around, so I followed him all the way. When we reached the back of the mountain, There are many trees in the forest, I didn't see one of them and told him to disappear, I searched for a long time, this is not a coincidence that I met him assassinating the emperor's uncle. It is also very dangerous!"

"It seems that the king's life should not be terminated." Song Yi still smiled, but stretched out his hand to the prince, "Since the prince killed him, can you trouble the prince to pick up the crossbow and the arrow and show it to the prince? Who instructs him to assassinate the king."

"Uncle Huang said that. You exposed his crimes, so it makes sense for him to seek revenge from you." Song Jingxin laughed, "Where did someone instigate it?"

"A man in the army, how to escape the guards, how to sneak back to the capital, must have a helper..." Song Yi said, "Besides, this crossbow is so exquisite, it seems to be something in the army, it can't be Shao Kai's ingenuity, self-made……"

Song Jingxin was discouraged, her lips twitched for a while, not knowing what to say, and looked at Song Yi helplessly: "Why did the emperor's uncle find out so clearly, it's because I came to rescue..."

"Okay..." Song Yi agreed so simply, which surprised Song Jingshi.When he ignored Song Jing, he lowered his head to find the socks and put them on, then went to put on his shoes, "Let's go down the mountain first."

Seeing Song Yi wearing shoes and socks by himself, Gu Lingmiao knelt down to serve him.Song Yi waved his hand: "Take care of yourself first, I see that your feet have been cut."

Gu Lingmiao hurriedly lowered her head to check, only to see that the socks were torn open, and blood was drawn on her tender white feet.Her face turned red, she quickly turned her back to block Song Jingxin, and put on her boots.The hexagonal pavilion is very clean, there are no stones or bamboo pieces.It turned out that during the fight just now, the cup and plate holding the dim sum were broken, which scratched Gu Lingmiao's foot.

"The emperor's uncle's foot was also cut!" Because of embarrassment, Gu Lingmiao didn't look at Song Yi's foot carefully.At this time, after hearing what Song Jingxin said, he realized that Song Yi's socks were bleeding.

"This is a big cut, stop the bleeding first." Gu Lingmiao lifted her shoes and was about to kneel down to check on Song Yi, but Song Jingxin took the lead.

Song Jingxin started quickly, holding Song Yi's ankle and carefully observing the break on the sole of the foot.Seeing that there were no broken pieces of porcelain stuck in the wound, he tore the clean socks into strips and quickly tied them to the boy's feet.

Song Jingxin tightened the bandage, and flicked Song Yi's foot.

"Is it too tight?" Song Jingxin raised his eyes and asked.

Song Yi shook his head, pulled his foot out with some force, and put on the shoe again.Song Jingxin pulled his hand away, turned around and squatted down: "I'm good at this, it's not comfortable to tie, let's carry you down the mountain."

"It's not so hypocritical..." Song Yi coughed and tried to get the shoe again, only to see Song Jingxin throw the shoe out. "Lingmiao also hurt her foot, she is a girl, why don't you carry her on your back..."

"I don't want him to carry it!" Gu Lingmiao yelled, she glared at Song Jingxin, turned around and squatted down, "Your servant is not in the way, if His Highness despises him, let your servant carry him down the mountain."

Song Yi responded silently, glanced at Gu Lingmiao's thin shoulders, and laid down on Song Jingxin's back as if resigned to his fate. "It's time for Prince Lao."

"No trouble..." Song Jingxin chuckled, and glanced at the angry Gu Lingmiao, "You look very clever, but if you don't protect him well, you can't even see the master's injury. What use are you..."