"Father has a deep grudge against the Duanmu family?" After hearing what Wei Changying told Song Zaitian that day, Song Zaishui said in confusion, "But hasn't Duanmu Wuse been divorced and gone back to her parents' home?"
"Is it because my uncle loves you, my cousin, and he has always been holding a grudge against you?" Wei Changying guessed, but before Song Zaishui could say it, he ruled it out, "Even so, the Grand Master personally brought Xin Miao to recommend a doctor. , Even if Duanmu Wuse is not virtuous, he should not make his uncle so angry. "
Song Zaishui frowned and said: "Although I left my father when I was young, and the two years since I returned to Beijing, I have been separated from the front by the backyard, but I can see you in the morning and evening. But in my opinion, my father is really not so narrow-minded. people."
"I thought the same thing, so I discussed it with Yao Ye several times but was still confused, and my eldest cousin refused to continue to raise the point." Wei Changying said in embarrassment, "I thought that the second cousin and the cousin You know, I originally wanted to wait for my cousin to come back and ask you about it!"
Song Zaishui turned away: "I want to know, why do I come to ask you?"
"Even if you and your second cousin don't know, then Sister-in-law Huo..."
"I have already asked, and my eldest sister-in-law said that although she also noticed that my father and eldest brother seemed to be scheming, but I asked her eldest brother privately once, and he also told her to leave it alone and stop asking. You know that eldest sister-in-law always listens to eldest brother, so after that I never mentioned it again, and never paid attention to it again," Song Zaishui bit his lip and whispered.
The daughter of the Huo family, who was able to marry into the Jiangnan Hall and become the eldest sister-in-law of a tomb woman, was naturally outstanding. Although she had tampered with Duanmu Wuse's abandonment, she had always taken good care of, tolerated and obeyed her husband's family who had not repeatedly deliberately caused trouble for her.
Song Zaitian made it clear what he didn't want to tell her, and she would do it even without any explanation.
Wei Changying's heart skipped a beat and he asked, "What about the old man who served your uncle and cousin in the past?"
"Those old servants are old and weak, and they are neither able to break out on horseback, nor are they suitable to accompany the elder brother into the secret room. Almost all of them were lost in the hands of the soldiers, and the remaining ones don't know much more than me." Song Zaishui said sadly.
Could it be that there is no chance of unraveling the secret of the Song family and his son
Wei Changying quickly searched for words to comfort Song Zaishui. Unexpectedly, Song Zaishui pondered for a while, suddenly remembered, raised his head and said: "But although I don't know, I think there is someone who might have some clues?"
"Who?" The daughter of the Song family has more clues about the Song family's affairs.
Song Zaishui looked at her and said, "I still have to entrust this to you - Wei Xinyong!"
"Is it him?" Wei Changying said in confusion, "Yes, I heard before that he had a close relationship with my uncle... It's just that my sixth uncle is not a relative after all. I usually don't think of him, but I forget about him. And he was also there before. Not in the Imperial Capital…”
"This person's character, even if his father and eldest brother didn't tell him about the matter, once he notices it, he will definitely try to find out." Song Zaishui whispered, "So if anyone still knows what father and eldest brother are planning. , I’m afraid only he knows. Where is he? Chang Ying, please try to arrange for us to meet him as soon as possible!”
Wei Changying sighed: "But my sixth uncle has been missing for many days!"
Song Zaishui was shocked and said: "What? He is missing?!"
She hurried back to Beijing with her brother and sister-in-law. On the way, she didn't even dare to inquire about the news because she was afraid of hearing unbearable bad news. When they arrived in the capital, they could no longer hide anything, so they started questioning their servants. But the first priority was of course to ask about the safety of the Song family and their relatives, so Wei Xinyong was missing again, but they didn't know yet.
Guard Chief Ying nodded solemnly and said: "Previously, Mo Binwei led three thousand Fengzhou soldiers to rush to the imperial capital day and night, and my sixth uncle accompanied him. But he was still ill at the time, so in order to prevent the military plane from being delayed, Mo Binwei asked Some men were left to escort him ahead of time, while he helped himself to his illness. However, in Panzhou, he heard that the generals among the Rong people were searching and killing our Fengzhou guards for the sake of a nephew who died in the great victory of Fengzhou in the past. Not only was my second uncle full of children, but even Zhi Bentang... My sixth uncle was greatly shocked after hearing the news. After repelling everyone, he left at night! Although the accompanying guards immediately chased after the traces, the traces were Not to mention entering the wilderness, it started raining soon and washed away all the traces... Yao Ye specially sent people and dispatched several mastiffs to look for it, but there is no news yet! "
Song Zaishui said in surprise: "I really can't see that he has such deep feelings for Zhibentang!"
"Where is the emotion? It's just that I can't avenge myself." Wei Changying shook his head - Zhibentang was involved in this scandal of incest, parricide, even if almost all the people involved died, of course he couldn't do it for the sake of the family's reputation. Just say it. However, Song Zaishui is not an ignorant person. Wei Changying roughly talked about Wei Xintai's experience and said, "Earlier, my sixth uncle returned to Fengzhou to take Wei Qi's order to pay homage to his father and sister. My grandfather also agreed to it at the time. . Unexpectedly, it was a day late! It was for this reason that he fell ill in Fengzhou. He wanted to take revenge with his own hands this time.
She sighed.
Song Zaishui's face was ashen and he said: "Is he... crazy because of his anger? There are so many strong people in Panzhou, and he is a weak scholar..."
"There is no news about this matter yet." Wei Changying said with a wry smile, "But as you said, there may be few people who can match my sixth uncle in terms of wisdom and strategy, but he himself is a scholar with no ability to restrain a chicken. . He left alone in anger. Unless God protects him, otherwise... To be honest, Yao Ye and I have no hope, but Mo Binwei and his little tiger slave insist on seeing each other until death. Corpses... In fact, there are not only humans but also wild animals in the wilderness... It's just a matter of doing one's best."
Hearing Wei Changying's advice not to have too much hope, Song Zaishui sighed deeply.
Wei Changying pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "Cousin, you just returned to Beijing now, so you came here to inquire about this matter... Is there any reason?"
Although Song Zaishui has long been aware of Song Yuwang's conspiracy with Song Zaitian, now that Sikong Mansion has been burned, his father and brother have died, and the Taibao Mansion is in ruins, her husband's family also needs to wear heavy mourning. For Song Zaishui, the most urgent thing is not to start helping her natal family. Or will the husband clean up the mess? How could it be the first time to pursue such a conspiracy that I don’t know whether it is important now or whether it has been completed
Song Zaishui's expression was very ugly, and he said after a long while: "Because a surviving old servant told me that my father's last words before his death were... 'I am not willing to give in,' right?"
"That's true, but... doesn't this mean that uncle cares about you?" Wei Zhang Ying said in a daze.
Song Zaishui glanced at her and said, "You know your father's resentment towards the Duanmu family, why do you think so? Although I didn't know that my father hated the Duanmu family before you just said it, I do know one thing, that is, when my father was ill, I didn't ask Duanmu Xinmiao to come to the house for treatment. I originally thought that the Duanmu family hated Duanmu Wuse for being divorced, but now I know that's not the case. If my father was really worried about me and my brothers and nephews, he should have said so earlier. Just send someone to prepare a generous gift, find someone to make peace with, and ask Duanmu Xinmiao to take action! Why should he refuse even the grand master’s offer to accompany Duanmu Xinmiao to the house?”
Wei Changying frowned and said: "At that time, all the elders sighed like this. Although I have doubts, my doubts go back to why my uncle hates the Duanmu family so much. I can't explain this, so I can only say this as my uncle. , I’m thinking about you.”
"... It seems that we can only hope that Wei Xinyong is still alive." Song Zaishui was silent for a moment and said in a solemn voice, "My grandfather has not even dared to tell the news about his father's death. My second brother is almost collapsed now. Fortunately, The old servant said that my father and eldest brother seemed to have unfulfilled wishes. Whether it is true or not, we brothers and sisters can only rely on this ancestor's last wish to support us now! "
Wei Changying's expression changed: "Second cousin, you must cheer up now!" Although Song Zhicheng is the eldest grandson of his eldest son, how old is he? If Song Zaijiang does not come out to support the situation right now, Jiangnan Hall will inevitably decline, and even the position of clan leader will fall to someone else.
Although the clan leader is noble, once he becomes a side branch and becomes estranged from the clan leader, it becomes increasingly difficult for his descendants to get ahead. Especially if the original clan leader loses his position, unless he has no male heir like Mrs. Song's father Song Dan, that's fine. Otherwise, the descendants will inevitably be suppressed or even murdered by the new clan leader.
Wei Changying's cousin and the descendants of Duke Jingping are an example. Wei Huan may not hate Wei Zhengya's room, but in order to pass on Ruiyu Hall to his descendants, he must guard against Wei Zhengya's room. If this were not the case, Wei Huan would not want the Wei family to lose a famous person in the country.
Wei Changying personally experienced the cold war in Ruiyu Hall and was affected by it, and he felt deeply. So when they heard that Song Dynasty seemed to be decadent in Xinjiang, they were greatly worried.
This is a major event involving the fate of future generations. No matter how tired and sad you are, you can’t help but get up and fight!
Song Zaishui nodded listlessly and said: "I know, second brother also knows, don't worry, we can't just follow our own temperament for the sake of our two nephews. Just thinking about it still makes me feel... heartbroken and unbearable. !”
Wei Changying had to comfort her again, and Song Zaishui listened impeccably, because although she came early, she rushed Wei Changying and his eldest son into the city to talk to Shen Zangfeng, and waited all day in vain. So the two cousins had a conversation and the sky turned dark.
Although there are now large armies stationed inside and outside the imperial capital, and the city gate has not yet been repaired, with Song Zaishui's status, it is possible to enter the city at night. However, Wei Changying was worried about her traveling at night and insisted on letting her stay with him for one night.
But Song Zaishui missed the city, so he got up early the next morning, hurriedly had breakfast with Wei Changying, mother and son, and then left. Before leaving, he repeatedly told Wei Zhangying: "As soon as there is news about Wei Xinyong, you must tell us immediately."
"Don't worry, I will send someone to the city later to tell Yaoye that there is news from Panzhou. After he reads it, he will make a copy and send it to you." Wei Changying nodded and asked again, "You are in the city Is it easy to live there? If not, why not move here and we will take care of you.”
"Brother's funeral will begin tomorrow. Let's wait until it's over." Song Zaishui reached out and raked his hair that was messed up by the lake breeze. He smiled bitterly and said, "Now we don't want to think about tomorrow." things.”
"... That's fine." Wei Changying helped her get into the car and said, "If anything happens, cousin, please remember to send someone to tell me... Take care of yourself!" (To be continued)