The little cannon fodder kept releasing melons, and people lined up to eat melons

After all the prisoners were taken away, only Murong Jingchu and the four siblings of the Song family were left. Ling Bai was sent back to the Shangshu Mansion, still using the same carriage that Song Chengyi and the others took when they went out.

[Interrogation? Who? The Dali Temple? He and Boss Li are in the same group? What the hell! They are from the same hometown. Boss Li can settle down in the capital so safely thanks to the support of Lord Li. Boss Li has Lord Li's leverage, and Lord Li relies on Boss Li to make a fortune! Otherwise, the people in the Dali Temple would not lower themselves to deal with such a small matter today. It's a pity that the Fourth Prince has been kicked. If the Fourth Prince can find the account book that Boss Li left with his old lover, there is no need to interrogate anything. There are many records of officials' transactions in it. Tsk tsk... It turns out that every man can't live without gambling and prostitution...]

Cough cough cough... Song Qianning's last sentence made Song Chengzhou and the others completely lose their defense.

"Brother, are you injured internally? Do you want to see a doctor?"

"It's okay! It's okay!"

"Look at you two, you're about to cough up your liver..."

Song Chengzhou was speechless...

Murong Jingchu smiled brightly, summoning a gust of wind to whisper something in his ear.

Ji Feng used his Qing Gong skill to quickly disappear from everyone's sight.

[Wow!! Such amazing Qinggong, as light as a swallow, as fast as a flying bird, as light as a feather, as light as a smoke, and leaving no footprints on the snow. What is this person's name? Oh Jifeng! He lives up to his name!! Even the wind can't catch up with him, awesome!!]

Song Qianning stared at the distance with admiration. When she was a child, she often imagined herself flying over eaves and walls. This time she saw a real person performing it, and her envy was beyond words...

Murong Jingchu didn't expect that this little guy would praise his subordinates so generously, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

"I've lent your carriage to Master Ling, so you have no choice but to take my carriage back to the mansion. It's a good opportunity for me to visit my aunt on the way as well."

"Thank you, Fourth Prince..."

Song Chengzhou was worrying about how to arrange for his brothers and sisters-in-law to return to the Marquis' Mansion. When he heard the Fourth Prince offer to send them, he immediately thanked the Fourth Prince.

In the carriage, except for Murong Jingchu, the other four people were sitting upright. The fight just now had cost Murong Jing a lot of energy, and he was now closing his eyes to rest.

Song Chengzhou stared at Murong Jingchu worriedly. The other three didn't dare to make a sound. The atmosphere was too quiet and awkward.

Song Qianning couldn't stand it anymore and said hesitantly: "Second brother, can you please not tell grandma and mother about the three of us going to the gambling house?"

Song Chengzhou glanced at the three of them, and Song Chengyi and Song Qianxue quickly nodded in agreement.

Song Chengzhou smiled gently, but suddenly said with a stern face: "No..."

The three of them instantly looked worried. When they thought of the beating they received last time, Song Qianning and Song Qianxue felt a little scared. Song Chengyi felt a slight pain in his butt.

"Then...then...can second brother plead for us when the time comes?" Song Qianning thought that since she couldn't avoid it, she could only hope that second brother could plead for them.

"How can I help?"

"Well... just tell grandma that this was an accident. It wasn't the gambling house we were going to. It was Ling Bai, that rookie... oh no... it was Second Young Master Ling who insisted on taking Third Brother with him."

Murong Jingchu, who had his eyes closed, couldn't help but smile when he heard the word "rookie"...

Song Chengzhou was already laughing inside, but he still pretended to be serious: "But I saw that you three were having a lot of fun at that time?"

Song Qianning shook her head and waved her hands repeatedly and said: "Second brother, you don't understand, we are not playing..."

"What is that? Tell me about it, brother."

"We called this a trick. We wanted to let them know what it means to shoot oneself in the foot. Look how much money we won!!"

Song Chengyi and Song Qianxue nodded wildly...

"You are making up stories. If the Fourth Prince and I hadn't happened to pass by today, do you think you could have walked out of the gambling house safely?"

"No... Second brother, we know we were wrong, how about I give you half of the money I won?"

"You dare to bribe openly after doing something wrong???"

"Second brother, you are too petty. Well... I won't give it to you."

"I am petty? Well, I will complain to my grandmother about you guys when the time comes..."

"Brother, calm down! It's my fault. I spoke without thinking and you just ignored me."

"Speak nicely. How can a girl speak so vulgarly? And you, Song Chengyi, don't study hard, but only seek pleasure. How will you cope with the future?"

Song Chengyi knew that he was in the wrong, and after this incident, he really had a traumatic experience with the gambling house. He quickly admitted his mistake: "Second brother, I will never dare to do it again next time."

When Song Qianning saw that her third brother was already injured and her second brother was still belittling him, she immediately objected to him and said, "Second brother, you can't be so absolute! Is it possible? If you indulge in pleasure at a young age, you will find out when you are old, and there will be basically no regrets."

"Nonsense..." Song Chengzhou, who had been baptized by the books of sages for more than ten years, was so angry that his mouth was about to be crooked.

"Haha... Chengzhou, your sister is really interesting." Murong Jingchu had opened his eyes at some point and was looking at them with a smile.

"I'm sorry to have made the Fourth Prince laugh..."

"It's okay..."

Because of the arrival of the Fourth Prince, the old lady and Jiang were busy welcoming and serving him. Especially Jiang, she felt pity for her sister's son from the bottom of her heart and felt that God was really unfair to her sister and her nephew.

As a noble concubine, she has been favored by the emperor for many years. Although she enjoys endless wealth and glory, her sister is also in danger of being separated from her sister at any time.

Because Jiang was busy feeling sad, Song Qianning and the other two were able to have a peaceful dinner.

After the old lady and Jiang sent the fourth prince away, they took Song Qianning and the other two directly to the ancestral hall and made them kneel as punishment.

When the old lady heard that Brother Yi dared to go to the gambling house again, and even Sister Ning and Sister Xue got involved, she was so angry that she almost fainted.

Originally, he planned to use family rules, but the Fourth Prince actually came forward to plead for mercy for the first time. After the Fourth Prince left, he asked about the whole story of Zhou Ge'er.

With Jiang's consolation, the old lady only punished the three people by making them kneel in the ancestral hall for one night and copy the scriptures ten times.

Although Jiang felt sorry for her daughter, she did not dare to disobey her mother-in-law, so she had to leave with the old lady.

Half an hour later, Song Qianning felt her legs a little numb. She was a little impressed by those who could kneel for an hour or two at any time.

Song Qianning couldn't help but complain: "Third brother, my legs are so numb!"

"Just bear with it a little longer. It will be done in one stick of incense." Song Chengyi comforted Song Qianning as if he were an experienced person.

Song Qianning asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

"We don't have to kneel once grandma falls asleep. Don't worry! I'm familiar with this."

"You feel quite accomplished!"

Song Qianning then remembered that it was a common practice for Song Chengyi to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment since he was a child, and he had already mastered it.

"My third sister is always making fun of me..."

"I'm complimenting you... I..." As she spoke, her stomach growled. Song Qianning touched her stomach and said, "I'm so hungry and thirsty! I was so worried during dinner that I didn't eat much."

Song Chengyi also touched his belly and agreed dryly: "Me too..."

"Big sister, are you full???"

Song Qianxue, who was somewhat embarrassed by the stare of her third sister, said shyly: "Never..."