Bondage

"What are you crying for? What about the funeral?"

Mrs. Song frowned, glared at the rough envoy and said, "How decent are ghosts crying and wolves howling in the blue sky and daylight?"

"Ma'am, the master is gone, the master is gone."

Mrs. Song's face twitched unconsciously when she heard the words: "What nonsense, why is the master gone?"

"It turns out that the master did not go to Nanqing this time to surrender."

After telling Mrs. Song about Nanqing, the rough envoy sobbed: "His Royal Highness has invaded the capital of Nanqing and occupied the Nanqing Palace. The Dongning army will return to Beijing soon."

"It's just that the master and the businessman, as well as the surrendered officials from the DPRK and China, are all...all..."

"Bullshit, bullshit."

Mrs. Song pushed the woman away, and hurried to the main hall to look for Song Fu and Ming Xiang.

Song Yao was behind her, holding the bank note in his hand and staring blankly, while Song Nian was standing aside and weeping.

After hearing the news, Ming Xiang had cried so hard that he was resting in his room, but Song Fu endured tears and followed the housekeeper and Nanny Song to attend to Song Lan'an's funeral.

"What are you doing? This overwhelming whiteness, but Master Curse never returns?"

Snatching the white lantern from the servant's hand, Mrs. Song threw it on the ground and stepped on it.

"Master went to Nanqing to surrender in a good manner, why did he suddenly encounter such an accident?"

Madam Song cried and said: "Didn't he also say that when he came back, he would show Yao'er about the marriage?"

Song Yao and Song Nian followed Mrs. Song, Song Yao still looked blank, but Song Nian knew his father's painstaking efforts immediately.

My father, Mr. Shang and others must have discussed with the court and the prince early in the morning, using the excuse of surrender to get close to the new king of Nanqing. From the very beginning, the whole group of them had the intention of going nowhere, and my father would say that , it is clear that after knowing this matter, the Song Mansion will be able to skyrocket.

When His Royal Highness is enthroned, all envoys who go to surrender will be reused.

After quickly counting the officials she knew, Song Nian suddenly burst into tears.

Those families were either close friends of the crown prince, or they were outstanding children from families like the Second Mansion of Shang and Song Dynasties.Those elders who went with my father are not only for the country, but also for the clan and family.

Father……

Taking himself as a sacrifice, he paved a road to Qingyun for everyone in the clan.

At his father's age, if he is still alive after the war, he will be reused, and his father is already in a high position, so if he does not step down, his elder brother will have no chance to advance again.

The Song family still has a concubine in the palace, but the eldest sister has a flawed status and cannot be crowned queen, but after this matter, there will be no courtiers to object. Outside the Song family, there is an elder brother in front, and the mother of the country escorts the Song family. If you don't have the heart of rebellion, you will have no worries for a hundred years.

And the father repeatedly warned the mother to ask her to wait for her return to Beijing before seeing the marriage for the second sister, and it was for this reason.

Who would dare to bully such a daughter of the Song family?The second sister can choose the best one even with her eyes closed.

But she...

Song Nian looked at the bewildered Song Yao, crying so hard that he couldn't stand up.

My father arranged a way out for everyone, but my mother and second sister failed him.

"Send Madam back to the room."

Song Fu's expression was solemn, and he ignored Madam Song's crazy appearance.

He still has important things to do, why did he ever want to see her spoiling?

Nanny Song and the other two women helped Mrs. Song back to the room, while Song Fu went to the study, and with red eyes took out the letter that his father had given to Wan'er before he left.

When the news came from Suhe, Song Wan was playing chess with several other people in Shangrong's bedroom.

Song Wan, Shang Rong, and Shang Rong are equally good at chess, while Wu Xixiang is pulling Qi Qingling to grind flowers to make a flower pillow. Zhao Nanzhang and Zhang Baozhen are silently pinching the tribute oranges. The two put the orange peels into the gauze bag bit by bit, but there is no smile in their eyes meaning.

Lu Youyun was not there, and Suhe had no news. Although they seemed to be together, they actually did their own things, but because they were lonely in the bedroom, they wanted to gather together to find a companion.

Jirong came back from the outside, holding the letterhead sent by the Song Mansion in his hand, thinking about the news from today, standing on the porch for a long time without taking a step forward.

"What are you doing standing there?"

Shang Rong looked up and saw Ji Rong, and beckoned him to come over.

"What happened, you don't look good like this."

Song Wan raised her head, her heart tightened.

Everyone saw that Jirong's face was pale, and there was still a thin layer of sweat on his head.

"News from the Su River..."

Qi Qingling and Wu Xixiang clutched the veil tightly, gritting their teeth and not daring to breathe loudly.Ji Rong looked at Shang Rong and Song Wan, his words choked with sobs: "Dongning won, but Master Shang, Master Song and everyone who went to Suhe together are... gone."

He brought everyone to the firearms box specially prepared by the court for Nanqing, and told them about the death of the enemy country together. Ji Rong said: "His Royal Highness has returned to Beijing and will return soon. This letter...is Mr. Song. Leave it to Cheng Hui before leaving."

Shang Rong and Song Wan were both stunned on the spot, while the other people's eyes were red when they heard the tragedy, but they couldn't cry.

As concubines, they can't wear sackcloth and filial piety for their family members, and they can't offer sacrifices and go to funerals for their family members. They can only hold back tears and swallow all the pain back into their stomachs.

Shang Rong was silent for a long time, with tears in her eyes, she said: "Grandpa's lifelong wish is to see Dongning strong and prosperous, and now his old man's wish has come true, I am happy for him, and also for Dongning."

Song Wan held the letter in her hand, got up in a daze, and left with Heng Zhi's support.

Wu Xixiang wanted to go forward to comfort her, but Zhang Baozhen stopped her and shook her head slightly.

Back at Laiyi Pavilion, Song Wan sat alone on the couch and recalled what Song Lan'an said when he entered the palace, when his father came back, he gave my son a big gift to congratulate his newlyweds.

So far, what else does she not understand?

What my father did was for the country, the family, and for her.

Song Wan grabbed the hem of her skirt and wept bitterly.

After a long time, until the sky was dark, she raised her spirits and opened the letterhead that her father gave her.

The letter was not long, and there was nothing important in the words. It just mentioned a few words to make her be cautious in her words and deeds in the future, and not to be a shameful thing for the clan.The remaining few words mentioned Su Yi and Song Wan's childhood.

When Song Wan saw the sentence "My son Xiao's mother is very happy for my father, she couldn't help but gritted her teeth and wept again.

From then on, good news came back to Shangjing from the DPRK and China one after another. With the first winter snow falling in Shangjing, Shen Qianyu, Wan Xiao, Ming He and other generals who were not stationed in Nanqing finally returned to Shangjing.

Song Wan stood in front of Laiyi Pavilion, and smiled slightly when he saw Shen Qianyu who seemed to have been reborn after all kinds of tempering.