Song Yirou broke into Prince Jin's Mansion, beat up the servants for no reason, and even frightened the Concubine Dowager into falling ill.
The King of Jin impeached the Song family's adopted daughter for being undisciplined and bullying others, and the general Song for not managing his family strictly and having a corrupt family tradition.
Although Madam Song is still alive and the Song family has not split up, Song Yirou is the daughter of the second wife and has already married, so she has no connection with General Song.
But Song Yirou is so unreasonable because she relies on the power of General Song and Concubine Song. It is not impossible for Prince Jin's Mansion to pursue the matter if she insists.
"The daughter of the Song family dared to break into the prince's mansion. No wonder there are rumors among the people that the Song family will rule the Qin Dynasty." The Prince of Jin was so murderous that he almost said that General Song was the emperor emeritus and the emperor was just a puppet.
Sitting on the dragon throne, the emperor's face turned black.
"Prince Jin, please stop talking nonsense here. We, the Song family, are loyal to Your Majesty and have absolutely no intention of being disloyal." General Song said loudly.
Prince Jin sneered and did not argue with him. "I beg Your Majesty to make a wise decision and give justice to Prince Jin's Mansion."
Without waiting for the emperor to speak, the Prince of Ningxia stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, please agree to my divorce from the Song family."
General Song's face changed slightly, "Prince of Ningxia, the marriage between Yirou and you was arranged by the Queen Mother, and it does not violate the seven grounds for divorce."
"If she violates the seven grounds for divorce, I will ask for an imperial decree to divorce her, not an imperial decree to divorce her," the King of Ningxia said coldly.
“Your Majesty, Yirou broke into Prince Jin’s mansion in anger because Prince Ningxia favored his concubine over his wife,” said General Song.
"I don't understand what General Song said. What does the fact that the Prince of Ningxia favors his concubine and kills his wife have to do with the Prince of Jin's Mansion? Why did the Princess of Ningxia break into the Prince of Jin's Mansion?"
It is difficult for a divorced woman to remarry.
What's more, Song Yirou had a really bad reputation, and General Song would never let the King of Ningxia get away with it. "The King of Ningxia's favorite concubine, Zhuang, was the cousin of the Princess of Jin. Relying on the power of the Prince of Jin's Mansion, Zhuang was disrespectful to the legitimate wife and even got pregnant before her." General Song forced the relationship together.
"Your Majesty, I did not favor my concubine over my wife. Song and I have different personalities and can no longer be husband and wife. Grandma, I beg Your Majesty to allow us to divorce and marry each other." The King of Ningxia felt aggrieved.
The man's pride prevented him from telling the truth that Song Yirou remained a virgin for the Prince of Jin and refused to consummate the marriage with him.
Seeing General Song throwing dirty water on Jiang Changning, the King of Jin refused to accept it and said, "Your Majesty, although the Zhuang family and my wife are distant relatives, we have not had any private contact since the Ningxia King's favorite concubine Zhuang entered the Ningxia Palace. Even after Zhuang became pregnant, my wife only sent a gift according to the old custom and did not treat her well. If this is the case, and you still say that Zhuang relied on the power of the Jin Palace to disrespect the legitimate wife, then the various palaces should not have any contact in the future and should all close their doors to visitors."
"It seems that they have no contact, but in fact they are secretly colluding." General Song sneered.
"Your Majesty, my wife is not only a first-rank princess, but also a county lady with a fiefdom. Lord Song deserves death for slandering my wife. It is a shame for us to serve in the same court with him," said the King of Jin.
General Song's political enemies also took advantage of the situation and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Song is an important official in the court, but he still speaks nonsense like this. No wonder the Song family is so bold and lawless."
Prince Jin asks the emperor to severely punish Song Yirou, while Prince Ningxia asks for an imperial decree for a divorce.
The emperor pondered for a long time, "Song's behavior is erratic, so I order the Song family to prepare a valuable gift, and the elders of the family will accompany her to the Prince of Jin's mansion to apologize to the Concubine Dowager. The medical expenses and medicine expenses of the injured maid will all be borne by the Song family. Prince of Jin, this is a small matter, don't worry too much."
"I will follow your Majesty's will." King Jin did not raise any objections.
The Emperor still has to rely on General Song to control the military power, so he will not punish him severely. This is expected, and Prince Jin has nothing to be angry about.
"Even lips and teeth can touch each other, let alone husband and wife. Prince of Ningxia, don't be too harsh on the relationship between husband and wife. Song is a spoiled daughter at home, it is inevitable that she has a little temper. Prince of Ningxia is a man, why bother with a woman, it is better to be more lenient." The emperor advised.
The Emperor did not allow the Prince of Ningxia to divorce. Although the Prince of Ningxia was reluctant, he could only say, "I will follow His Majesty's will."
The two issues were handled just like a smooth process.
After the court session, General Song found the Prince of Jin and asked, "When will Your Majesty be free? I'll bring my niece to apologize to the Queen Mother."
"Although my Song family is not as wealthy as the royal palace, we can still prepare a valuable gift in three to five days." General Song said proudly.
“Then five days later, the Song family will bring valuable gifts to apologize. I want to see how sincere the Song family is. If they are not sincere enough, Lord Song, don’t blame me for being ruthless.” Prince Jin turned away.
General Song chuckled and turned to see the dark-faced Prince of Ningxia, "Your Highness, there is really no need to bring matters between husband and wife to the court."
"That makes sense." King Ningxia walked past him.
If he is not allowed to divorce, then he will find a way to become a widow.
General Song had no idea that the Prince of Ningxia had such a terrible idea. He was in a good mood because he thought that both princes had been rejected by the Emperor.
When he returned to the Song family in the evening, he calmly told Madam Song to prepare gifts, "Five days later, you and your sister-in-law will accompany Yirou to the Prince of Jin's mansion to apologize to the Princess Dowager of Jin."
Madam Song's face darkened. "Yirou is not my daughter. If she gets into trouble, it's enough for my sister-in-law to accompany her. Why should I go?"
"You are a member of the Song clan, the wife of the general. If you don't go and apologize, this matter can't be resolved." General Song also knew that his brother's rank was too low and his status was not enough.
"I have no share in such good things, yet you only think of me for such things." Mrs. Song said dissatisfiedly.
"This is also what the queen meant." General Song knew what she cared about most and had a firm grasp on it.
Madam Song took a deep breath and said, "I understand."
"Go to the accounting office and withdraw 10,000 taels of silver as a backup for the valuable gift."
"Ten thousand taels!" Madam Song's voice was shrill, "Do you need so much?"
The Song family's fortune began with General Song, but the family assets were not very substantial.
"The gift is too little. Are you embarrassed to come to my house?" asked General Song.
"What do I have to be embarrassed about? I'm not the one who caused the trouble." Madam Song said coldly.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Prepare the gifts and ask your sister-in-law to call Yirou back. Give her some advice and tell her to stop making trouble."
"She has a mother and a grandmother. How can or dare I, an aunt from the next room, give her instructions? Besides, even if I give her instructions, will she listen?" Madam Song sneered.
General Song frowned and said, "It's settled."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
Madam Song looked at him coldly as he walked out. After a while, the maid came to report: "Madam, the general went to Aunt Ping's courtyard."
"Serve the meal." Madam Song said calmly.
(End of this chapter)