Being looked at with such a cold gaze by Song Xiangyu, the Crown Prince's wife inexplicably felt guilty and frightened. Her eyes were a little hazy and tears fell like beads from a broken string.
Human psychology is so complicated. When she first thought that the murderer was Song Heng, the Crown Prince's wife felt that even cutting Song Heng into pieces would not satisfy her. But now that it has become her own son, the anger in her heart almost dissipated in an instant.
Every word Song Zhibin said just now was in her heart.
Yes, can Song Zhibin be blamed for these things
She choked up and grabbed Song Xiangyu's sleeve, her voice very low: "My Lord, Bin'er is innocent. It's all because of my poor discipline. Besides... Besides, don't you have any responsibility for this matter?"
Song Xiangyu followed her words with a bit of tiredness and said firmly: "Of course I have a responsibility."
Unexpectedly, Song Xiangyu admitted it so straightforwardly. The rest of the Crown Prince's wife's words were blocked again and stuck in her throat.
"If a son is not taught well, it is the fault of his father." Song Xiangyu turned his head and looked at her with a serious expression: "I gave birth to such a son who kills his brothers and is unfilial and unfraternal. It is because I gave birth to him but did not raise him. I have no face to face the ancestors of the Song family."
No matter how she listened to this, she felt something was not right. The Crown Prince's wife opened her eyes wide and looked at Song Xiangyu blankly. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
Until Song Xiangyu said in a deep voice: "I am sorry for you, sorry for Bin'er, sorry for the children, and even more sorry for the ancestors of the Song family. How can a person like me be qualified to be the heir of the Marquis's Mansion and work in the Five Military Commander's Office? I have decided to resign and ask my father to write a letter to change the heir."
The Crown Prince's wife was stunned.
Song Xiangyu was also completely stunned. He opened his mouth and his mind was in a mess.
He gave up his position as the crown prince and even wrote a letter of resignation...
These two things hit the Crown Prince's wife at the same time, and her heart was broken into pieces. She was in great pain. She kept shaking her head and was so nervous that she stuttered: "No, no, no... Crown Prince, you can't... you can't do this, how can you..."
But she couldn't even utter a complete sentence. She looked at Song Xiangyu with lifeless eyes and called out to Song Heng in panic, "Please persuade your father!"
Song Xiangyu raised his hand to interrupt Song Heng who was about to speak, and looked directly at the Crown Prince's wife: "Yaohua, I'm sorry for you. I told you about this matter back then, and I also wrote a document according to your and mother-in-law's wishes, and asked the elders and your family to be witnesses. Since then, I have not given birth to any illegitimate children, and I have never taken a concubine, right?"
The Crown Prince's wife was speechless.
If you ask yourself, apart from the incident with Song Heng, Song Xiangyu can be considered a perfect husband. He really gave her enough respect and dignity.
But maybe it was just too good, so this needle pierced her heart and she felt uncomfortable.
Back then, she ignored Song Heng and tacitly allowed her subordinates to abuse him. If Song Heng really became a useless person or died of illness, the demon in her heart would probably disappear and she would be able to pretend that this incident never existed.
But Song Heng happened to follow Song Xiangyu to the army, and Song Heng happened to stand out.
She could never accept that a lowly child born from a concubine was superior to her own children.
For so many years, she has always felt like a victim.
She keeps telling her children that too.
She never got tired of telling the children over and over again with tears in her eyes about her grievances, her helplessness, and her pain. Her original intention was to make Song Zhibin and the others clear about the distance between relatives and friends and to have a promising future.
But she didn't expect such consequences.
She felt a little regretful, so she held her chest and shook her head slowly.
Song Xiangyu then said, "You think I am biased and don't allow me to bring my children with me because you are afraid that I will do something to them. You also don't allow me to teach them strictly. I have told you that loving mothers often spoil their children, but you always refuse to listen to me..."
The Crown Prince's wife lowered her head and said nothing.
For some reason, after Song Xiangyu said he wanted to resign, she felt that she no longer had the heart to argue.
After being married for so many years, she knew Song Xiangyu's temper too well. If she argued with him impulsively at this moment, Song Xiangyu might run to Marquis Guangping in anger and talk about changing the crown prince.
But... ...
The Crown Prince's wife blinked her eyes so that she could see more clearly.
She couldn't, couldn't let Song Xiangyu lose his position as the crown prince.
Song Xiangyu glanced at the dazed Song Zhibin, then looked at the Crown Prince's wife calmly and said, "I'm not blaming you for anything. Parents are responsible for their children's behavior. I will take responsibility for my mistakes, but now, it's time for Bin'er to take responsibility as well."
The Crown Prince's wife's stagnant thoughts suddenly became active. She did not expect that Song Xiangyu would resign in exchange for dealing with Song Zhibin.
She shook her head and said, "Prince! Bin'er was just confused for a moment. It was his fault. He knows he was wrong and he will change..."
Song Xiangyu smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled, his voice was low but firm: "Yaohua, don't you understand what I mean? This is not a trivial matter. He poisoned his own brother and framed another brother. In any family, this is a crime enough to be expelled from the clan. This is not something you can get away with by crying like usual. You once said that I was unworthy of being a father. Now that I have paid the price, I am qualified to discipline him, right?"
There was a strong sense of sarcasm and boredom in these words. The Crown Prince's wife heard it clearly. She suddenly felt scared and clutched her clothes as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart. She couldn't breathe at all, and her lips were dry and chapped.
Her eyes became more blurred from crying for too long. She knelt down mournfully, her knees hitting the floor with a dull thud. She cried and begged Song Heng to let Song Zhibin go.
Song Zhibin never thought that his mother would kowtow to Song Heng, whom he hated the most, for him. He felt the anger and shame in his heart surge up like a tide, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Mom! Don't kneel, why do you kneel?! You are his stepmother, if you kneel to him, he will be struck by lightning!"
Song Heng also took a step forward and supported the Crown Prince's wife.
He had been practicing martial arts since he was young and was very strong. The Crown Prince's wife was supported by him and could not even kneel down, so she stood up with his help.
Song Xiangyu looked at her, but he was not moved at all. He just turned around and asked the wife of the prince: "You knelt down for Bin'er, but what about Zhiyuan? What about Zhiyuan? Have you asked him what he thinks? He was the one who was poisoned and almost killed."
Song Zhibin closed his eyes and didn't look at his brother's reaction.