... After Wei Changying watched Shi Man'er go out, he turned back and closed the door knowingly, and then asked the haggard Song Zaishui in a low voice: "When did they arrive? Sister-in-law Huo and the others... have they arrived too?"
"I arrived in the evening the day before yesterday. I entered the city first, but I saw Sikong Mansion and Taibao Mansion..." Song Zaishui was a delicate lady. It was not easy for Song Zaishui to come all the way from the south of the Yangtze River. When she returned home, she found that her husband's family had been destroyed. They were razed to the ground and their loved ones suffered unexpected events. Being able to come to the lakeside courtyard to find my cousin at this moment is already a way to support myself.
There was an obvious lack of breath in her voice, and she was already choked up in the middle of her words and could no longer speak.
Naturally, Wei Changying knew the situation of the Song family and the Su family before she did - all the female relatives of the Su family were gone, the head of the Su family Su Pingzhan and his second son Su Mao died in the breakout; and the Song family was supposed to be one of the six sects. The least worrying thing is that Mrs. Wei passed away and her descendants needed to return to their hometown to express their condolences. Except for Song Yuwang and Song Zaitian, who had been robbed of their love, everyone, including the children, returned to Jiangnan. Moreover, Song Yuwang was gone last year, so Song Zaitian was the most important.
However, Song Zaitian's biological grandmother and biological father died successively in less than two years. Especially Song Yuwang, who had been lingering on the bed for many years and was basically served by him alone. The grief and mental exhaustion made Song Zaitian difficult. When Yu Wang was temporarily buried in Gyeonggi, he couldn't afford to fall ill.
Although he was not as terminally ill as Song Yuwang, he was still very weak and could not even ride in a carriage.
Of course there is no way to break out of this situation.
So after discussion with the servants of the Song family, they decided to send him to hide in a secret room, and left loyal servants and a doctor to serve and take care of him.
There was nothing wrong with this arrangement, and the imperial capital was recaptured so quickly.
After Song Zaitian was taken out of the secret room, the Shen family was holding a funeral, and Wei Changying took time out of his busy schedule to visit him.
But she only left an hour late because of the funeral arrangements, and when she arrived at the place where the Song family temporarily placed Song Zaitian, she had no choice but to pay her condolences...
It is said that Song Zaitian was not in good health. Although the servants of the Song family arranged for doctors to accompany him into the secret room, the medicinal materials were not available in the rush, so his condition began to deteriorate while he was in the secret room. After leaving the secret room, I almost held my last breath and asked a few questions about the current situation, and left before my cousin came over...
At that time, because the brothers Song Zaijiang and Song Zaishui were not in the imperial capital yet, the Song family also suffered a lot during the breakout. Many people even got separated and could not be found for a while. Each family was busy reuniting with their relatives, and there was no chaos. People take charge of the overall situation.
Therefore, a servant of the Song family asked Wei Changying to help decide what to do with Song Zaitian's funeral.
After Wei Changying cried a lot, he didn't dare to make the decision on his own. He sent someone to call Su Yuwu over. One of them was Song Zaitian's cousin and the other was his brother-in-law. They were both close relatives, but they also had foreign surnames. , even with the request of the servants of the Song family, they dare not and cannot make their own decisions. After discussion, it was decided to temporarily seal Song Zaitian's body in ice, and make arrangements after Song Zaijiang and others returned.
At this moment, looking at Song Zaishui's formerly plump cheeks, which almost exposed her cheekbones, Wei Changying couldn't help but hold her hand. It was cold and as thin as a bone. If it weren't for the touch coming from under the fingertips, it would still be a little long. Nian's pampered and smooth hands are completely unlike those of the noble lady of Wei.
"Except for the imperial palace, every family in the imperial capital is pretty much the same." Wei Changying took a deep breath, held back his tears, and said softly, "What is gone is gone, but those of us who are still alive must continue to live... Even if it's for People around us!”
Song Zaishui obviously cried more than once after arriving in the imperial capital, and even couldn't stop crying on the way. Her originally beautiful eyes were now so swollen that her eyelids were almost squeezed into slits. At this moment, she pressed the handkerchief, and her heart was filled with tears, but her eyes were dry with tears. She said in a low voice: "Everyone knows the truth, as long as you do it... Otherwise, why is there a word called "Easier said than done" Woolen cloth?"
"Non, we have to leave too." Wei Changying held her hand tightly and said, "Young Yu Wu, you have been involved in funerals one after another not long after you got married, and you are still feeling empty! Now you have to observe mourning for at least three years. On Uncle Su's side, although Yuliang has no children, cousin Su already has his eldest son! I just went to the imperial capital today to discuss matters with Yao Ye, and asked about the Su family by the way - Yao Ye said, Su Da My uncle seems to be deliberately squeezing out your third wife. Even though Uncle Su is here, Uncle Su still occupies the title of eldest brother. Cousin, you have always been smart. How can you not help Yuwu at this time and sit back and watch him being treated by Uncle Su? Pressure on the side?”
When Wei Changying said this, the biggest purpose was to inspire Song Zaishui's fighting spirit. Now she couldn't even bring up the spirit of intrigue. How could she possibly inquire about the Su family's affairs? It's just a random statement, but it's really true.
However, Song Zaishui was just like her. He was so devastated that he couldn't pull himself together. He laughed miserably and said: "Are you being excluded? I didn't know that uncle still had such interest... But I don't want to do anything now... Chang Ying, don't you?" You know, I don’t even know how I got to this imperial capital. All along the way, I was thinking, is this a nightmare? Maybe I haven’t left the cabinet yet, and neither have you... Changfeng escorted us the past two days. When we went to Xiaozhushan, didn't we stay in Mr. Zhushan's former residence? You were worried that Shen Zangfeng was not a good person, and I really didn't want to marry Shen Xun... We were worried and worried, but we had been dreaming about it for several years... "
Wei Changying opened his lips slightly and was about to speak when he heard Song Zaishui suddenly burst into tears: "I would rather wake up from my dream now and cry all the way from Xiaozhushan to the imperial capital to marry Shen Xun! Become the Crown Princess of the Wei Dynasty." , I will end my life in depression!”
"...But we are all awake now." Two lines of clear tears streaked down Wei Changying's cheeks. Her voice was very gentle, but with irresistible determination, "My uncle is gone, and so is my eldest cousin. Jiangnan Hall's There are only two male heirs left, the second cousin and the two nephews Zhicheng and Zhiqing. To be honest, the second cousin is more honest but less courageous, although Sister-in-law Huo and Sister-in-law Min are not. They are all virtuous people, but Sister-in-law Huo is not in good health, and Sister-in-law Min may not be able to help much at the moment. Not to mention that both sisters-in-law have young sons to take care of. Cousin, if you don't cheer up and help, why are you watching Jiangnan Hall decline like this? Go down?"
Song Zhicheng and Song Zhiqing were the eldest sons of Song Zaitian and Song Zaijiang respectively, and they were both very young. Song Zhicheng is only five years old this year, one year younger than Wei Changying's eldest son; Song Zhiqing is even younger, only three years old this year, not as old as Wei Changying's second son. If Mrs. Wei hadn't passed away, it would have been absolutely impossible for such a young child to leave the imperial capital.
At that time, the elders were worried about them on the road, but in the end, they did not want to go to the funeral but saved their lives.
Wei Changying took a breath, turned away and wiped his face, and continued: "Originally, the two generations of Jiangnan Hall are very thin. Many members of the Song family must have noticed it, right? It's just that my grandfather and uncle are still there, and they I dare not reveal it. Although my grandfather is still here, he is getting older and he is in Jiangnan. Even if he could, cousin, can you bear to let your grandfather worry about everything now? You are the only one who can help Second Cousin Song and Yu Wu."
"I know." Song Zaishui lowered her eyes slightly, tears falling on the back of her hands, and said, "It's just that... My sister-in-law was not in good health, and she almost fell ill after receiving the news of the accident in the imperial capital. On the way here, we didn't dare to ask for news. When we arrived in the imperial capital, we found out that our eldest brother was gone, and our eldest sister-in-law... I didn't know if she was awake now. Although my second brother was in Jiangnan and was safe, my eldest sister-in-law's family... Now. It’s just to support Zhiqing as much as possible.”
Wei Changying said with a sad smile: "Who is not supporting us now? In the past, when there were elders in charge, we were certainly restricted, but if there was any big matter, our elders would take the lead. This time... it's our turn. When we are in charge, we realize what a blessing it is to have relatives and elders protecting us. It’s a pity that we don’t have the blessing to continue to serve them.”
"...That's all. I think you've heard these depressing words and comforting words countless times in the past few days. Is there any of the truths you said that I don't understand? But in this situation, it's a huge truth. I can only listen to it. After all, everyone has to get through this on their own." Song Zaishui wiped away the tears on his cheeks and whispered, "Don't worry about me. I just arrived in the imperial capital, and I will inevitably have to go back to the dead end. But what? I won't miss the serious business... And you too - as you said, who in the imperial capital doesn't mourn now? When you heard about the funeral of the Shen family and the death of your eldest brother, you fainted several times, too. Take care and don’t hurt your body.”
Wei Changying said: "Those days were like what you said just now, cousin, like a dream... It's okay not to mention them now."
"Let's not mention it for now." Song Zaishui bit his lower lip hard. Although he still looked tired, he sat up slightly and said seriously, "But I came here today not just to hug you and cry. I have something to ask you, no matter what kind of promise your father or elder brother or anyone has made you make... I hope you won't hide it from me!"
Wei Changying was startled, and his hand wiping away his tears paused: "I didn't make such a promise, did I?"
This was misunderstood by Song Zaishui, who nodded and said: "In that case, that's even better - tell me, what is going on?"
"What's going on?" Wei Changying said in confusion, "Cousin, what do you want to ask?"
"Don't you know?" Song Zaishui asked in confusion, "Before I went to Jiangnan to express my condolences, I found that my father and eldest brother were planning something, and even the second brother didn't know about it. I asked insinuatingly several times, but neither father nor eldest brother knew anything about it. Ken revealed that I was not even allowed to take any more care... Even for this reason, my father chose the closest one among the several auspicious dates given by the Su family and sent me out of the cabinet... "
Wei Changying subconsciously said: "Before, I heard that Shen Bo... was able to take over the East Palace and inherit the throne, and my uncle played a role in it."
"It shouldn't be this, right?" Song Zaishui thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Although I haven't been able to find out what my father and eldest brother were planning, I know that my father has been depressed about this for many years and it has been accumulated in his heart!"
She bit her lip hard, "Even in the past two years, my father and eldest brother fell ill and died successively, which is also related to this matter! How long has it been since Shen Bo took over the East Palace? What's more, this matter may worry my father and eldest brother, but It’s not like being depressed at all!”
Wei Changying murmured: "This is strange... My uncle and cousin have never told me about this kind of thing!" At this point, she frowned and said, "But last year, When Yao Ye and I went to visit my uncle, although we didn't see him, we did meet my eldest cousin. At that time, my eldest cousin said something, and it seemed that there was something behind the words, but we never figured out the true meaning before sending him. I went to ask my eldest cousin, but he didn’t want to talk further or mention anything!”
Song Zaishui immediately leaned towards her and asked hurriedly: "Brother, what did he say?!" (To be continued)