To be fair, there is really nothing wrong with the Guangping Marquis Mansion.
After the incident of bringing Song Heng back home, the Song family immediately expressed their position by signing a document, clearly stating in black and white in front of the elders of both sides that Song Heng would not be allowed to share the Song family's property.
Because of this, although the Crown Prince's wife made a fuss over the years, she was unwilling to divorce if she was really asked to do so.
In addition, because of Song Heng's incident, almost all the members of the Song family felt guilty towards her. She had the final say in the backyard of the Guangping Marquis' Mansion, and her sisters-in-law never dared to compete with her.
Similarly, all of these noble ladies were busy with household affairs, serving their parents-in-law, visiting their parents-in-law every morning and evening, doing housework, and arranging the marriages of their brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law for the family they married into.
One mistake will lead to the blame from the whole family.
But she had no such troubles at all.
It was precisely because of this that she was not actually afraid of Song Xiangyu at all.
But she was only afraid of her father-in-law Song Che.
In fact, Song Che seldom gets angry, and he is willing to turn a blind eye to things happening in the mansion. But when he gets really angry, he is very scary - she once saw with her own eyes that Song Che killed an assassin who was trying to kill Prince Fenyang with an expressionless face!
That was the case at this moment. Song Che glanced at them indifferently and suddenly snorted coldly.
This announcement was even more shocking than when Song Xiangyu announced that he would resign. Except for Song Xiangyu and Song Heng who still looked calm, the Crown Prince's wife and Song Zhibin were already pale and sweating profusely.
"You are really capable." He said, and then looked at the Crown Prince's wife: "The ancients said that if you are not stupid or deaf, you can't be a father-in-law. I have always believed that, and I have indeed done so."
This sentence set the tone. Song Che raised his chin towards Song Heng and told him to: "Get up."
When Song Heng stood up as he was told, Song Che pointed to the door and said, "I have something to say. As a junior, it's not good for you to listen. Go out and wait."
Song Hengying said yes. As soon as he went out, he saw Liujie peeking at the gate. He couldn't help but frowned, walked out quickly and asked him, "What's the matter? You know the rules of the Marquis, how dare you be sneaky here?"
Song Che used to be a military commander. He was very suspicious and had a strong sense of rules. If you entered his study without permission, you might lose your life.
Liu Jie scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed: "Eldest Aunt and Uncle are here. I heard that they are making a fuss after not being allowed to see the Eleventh Young Master. They said they want to come and see the Marquis."
Mrs. Wang Wu would not care about the noise when she was making a fuss. Song Heng turned his head to look at the study, nodded to Liu Jie, and dealt with Mrs. Wang Wu himself.
The atmosphere in the study was extremely tense. After sending Song Heng away, Song Che suddenly raised his foot and kicked Song Zhibin without saying a word.
He was a military general and had once saved Princess Mingchang's husband from the enemy army. He was very brave. When he kicked Song Zhibin, he felt a heat in his chest and a fishy and sweet taste in his throat, and he spurted out a mouthful of blood.
The Crown Prince's wife was so frightened that she screamed subconsciously, and then she thought of the scene when Song Che killed the assassin. Her head buzzed and she almost fainted.
Song Che just sneered coldly, then shook his head at Song Xiangyu: "You are right about one thing, you really don't have the qualifications to continue to be the prince of my Guangping Marquis Mansion, let alone be loyal to the emperor and love the country, just write a letter of resignation here!"
Song Xiangyu lowered his head, did not make any excuses, and responded with a low "yes".
Song Zhibin was in so much pain that he couldn't even stand up. In front of his grandfather, he didn't dare to tell anyone about Song Heng, let alone say that it was Song Heng who had gone to extremes. He was so anxious that he kept going to see the Crown Prince's wife.
The wife of the prince knew that it would be difficult for Song Che to pass this test, but she did not expect that he would make the decision so decisively. She did not care about being afraid at the moment, and shouted "father" in fear. When Song Che's cold eyes fell on her, she suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. It was not until Song Xiangyu stood up, bowed respectfully to Song Che and went behind the desk that she cried out to stop him, and then pleaded with Song Che anxiously: "My Lord, you can't do this. The prince is your son! What did he do wrong..."
Song Che sneered.
This time, Song Che did not hide anything in front of the Crown Prince's wife, and said clearly: "Good question, what did he do wrong? He indulged you in ignoring the illegitimate son and the clan, this is the first mistake! If a son is not taught, it is the fault of the father, this is the second mistake! You asked me what he did wrong, he was wrong in everything! He raised such an unfilial thing, he made a mistake on top of a mistake! If you can't clean up your own house, how can you clean up the world?! How can he be qualified to be the Crown Prince of my Guangping Marquis's Mansion and bear the rise and fall of the family!? How can he have the face to occupy a high position?!"
The Crown Prince's wife's scalp tingled and her lips trembled at what he said.
She had never seen Song Che so harsh and stern before.
Different from the calmness when Song Xiangyu made his threats, when Marquis Guangping said this, the Crown Prince's wife truly felt the fear and collapse of losing everything.
She shook her head, not caring at all that her hairpins and rings had fallen apart, and cried to Song Che for mercy: "Father, you can't do this! Zhao'er is married, and Bin'er has a child... If you do this, how will our eldest wife feel and how will we cope? From now on, how will Zhao'er gain a foothold in her husband's family?"
Song Che looked at her with a half-smile: "So you know all this, then why do you keep trying to sow discord between the brothers? The big mistake has already been made, and you are regretting it now. Isn't it a little too late?!"
The Crown Prince's wife blushed at his merciless accusations, tears streaming down her face, and she clutched her clothes and cried breathlessly.
Song Che just narrowed his eyes.
In his opinion, regret after doing something wrong and causing irreversible consequences is worthless.
He turned and looked at Song Zhibin.
Song Zhibin actually curled up unconsciously, but the next moment he was grabbed by Song Che who was striding over. He was forced to look directly into Song Che's eyes and timidly called out "Grandma".
Song Che looked indifferent and asked coldly: "Who gave you the poison?"
Song Zhibin immediately thought of Xu Ying, but when he was about to blurt out the words, he remembered something else and shook his head quickly.
Song Che kicked him hard again: "Let me ask you, who gave you this poison?!"
This kick was heavier than the previous one. Song Zhibin felt that his bones were about to break. He couldn't help crying out in pain. He was frightened by Song Che's ruthlessness and his heart suddenly shrank.
If he didn't tell the truth, he felt that Song Che would really kill him. This realization finally made him collapse. He burst into tears: "It was Xu Ying! Xu Ying gave it to me! Xu Ying said it's okay!"