The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Chapter 372: Fear and Anxiety (1)

Song Hongwen had already made the decision regarding An's matter. Even if the old lady, Yang Lan and others felt that the punishment was too light, they would not speak up on their own to avoid offending Song Hongwen.

Song Hongwen is in a very bad mood right now. If you offend Song Hongwen at this moment, you will probably be scolded.

After An and the others left the room, the old lady quickly turned the Buddhist beads in her hand and said, "This time, An's incident has caused such a big stir, I think it has been noticed by those who have ulterior motives.

We have to prepare for this matter early.”

Lending money at high interest rates is expressly prohibited. Now that the matter has become so serious, even if the Duke of Song's Mansion wants to suppress it, I'm afraid those behind the scenes will not let them do so.

"Mother, I have to report these matters to the Fifth Prince as soon as possible."

Since the matter cannot be resolved privately, it is necessary to inform the Fifth Prince as soon as possible.

Now, although the decree granting marriage between Lan'er and the Fifth Prince has not yet come down, His Majesty has already hinted at it, and his promotion this time is a sign of that.

Although An's affairs were confusing and unreasonable, the Fifth Prince would not abandon the Duke of Song's Mansion because of these things.

As long as the Fifth Prince could stand on his side, those clamoring officials were just clowns who posed no threat. The worst that could happen was a few months' salary fine.

“Yes, the current situation requires us to inform His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince as soon as possible.

By the way, An has been reflecting on her mistakes in the ancestral hall these days, but the mansion cannot be without the head of the household for a day.

Boss, you should think about who will take over next."

The old lady put away the Buddhist beads in her hand and said to Song Hongwen.

Based on the foolish things An had done, it would not be excessive to divorce her, but now the Duke only said that she should be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall, but the power of the housekeeper must never be handed over to An again.

In fact, in the old lady's eyes, the most suitable candidate for housekeeper is Xu.

However, due to An's distrust and entanglement, neither Song Hongwen nor Xu wanted to get involved in this hot potato.

Today, this series of outrageous actions by the An family has already shocked many people and destroyed the respect of the Song Mansion in the hearts of the people.

It will not be an easy job for the next head of the Duke's Mansion.

After An's suspicion, even if Xu had a good heart, she would not want to get involved anymore.

As soon as Song Hongwen came out of the upper room, he saw Shi Wei, who was beside Xu, still waiting outside, and paused slightly.

When Shi Wei saw the Duke's mansion leaving the courtyard, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Lord Duke, the Second Madam has already brought the person into the Shi'an Courtyard, providing him with good food and drink, and ensuring that no outsiders have contact with him since he entered the mansion.

I want to ask the Duke whether he should bring the person to the study?"

Today, Shi Wei was waiting here specially, following the orders of the Second Madam, to explain to the Duke that the Second Madam had no intention of interfering in An's affairs.

"Bring him here." Even if Xu didn't mention it, Song Hongwen would send someone to pick up the debtor from Shi'an Courtyard.

He must find out who was behind all these things and harmed him.

In Fangfei Pavilion, Song Yangjing and An Xiaoqiu were extremely frightened and anxiously awaited the next news.

These things about the An family had already spread throughout the Duke's Mansion, so Song Yangjing and An Xiaoqiu naturally knew about it.

The old lady thought that Song Yangjing was An's only daughter. If An was really divorced today, it might be bad if Song Yangjing was present, so she did not let Song Yangjing go upstairs.

As for An Xiaoqiu, the old lady never liked this person from the beginning to the end, and naturally she never let An Xiaoqiu participate in such private family meetings.

Song Yangjing held An Xiaoqiu beside her with trembling hands, "Cousin, do you think mother will be okay?"

The incident at Changshou Hall and the money lending at high interest rates are no small matters. Song Yangjing is no longer as ignorant as she was when she first arrived in the capital, and the days she spent with the governess have not been completely useless.

At least, Song Yangjing can have a clearer understanding of the situation in the capital and her own position.

"Don't worry, after all, my aunt is the Duke's wife, the mistress of the Duke's Mansion.

Those people are just poor people. As long as we are willing to spend money, we can definitely settle it."

Although An Xiaoqiu said this, the trembling in her voice revealed her inner panic and anxiety at the moment.

This time, as the daughter of a merchant, she hooked up with the sixth young master of the Xiao family, all thanks to her aunt, the wife of a duke.

Once something happens to An, the Xiao family will definitely find all kinds of reasons to postpone this marriage.

Although the sixth young master of the Xiao family whom An Xiaoqiu married was only a bastard, it was already considered that An Xiaoqiu was marrying up.

Moreover, the Sixth Young Master of the Xiao Family is well-mannered, good-looking, and has outstanding literary talent. According to the information obtained, the teacher has praised the Sixth Young Master of the Xiao Family many times.

When she first came to the capital, An Xiaoqiu looked down on the sixth young master of the Xiao family who was loyal to the government and far away from it. After all, her aunt married into the Duke's Mansion.

However, the longer An Xiaoqiu stayed in the capital, the more cold treatment she received, and the less ambitious she became.

To put it bluntly, with An Xiaoqiu's status, she is not even qualified to enter the palace to be selected as a concubine.

The reason why An was able to marry into the Duke's Mansion was because the Duke had two wives before, both of whom died in childbirth. The Duke had a reputation in the capital for being a "wife-killer". In addition, the Duke's Mansion of Song had long been a rotten shell, with only the name of "Duke's Mansion" in its name.

Repeated setbacks forced An Xiaoqiu to face reality and put away her fantasies about the Crown Prince.

In fact, after seeing him up close at Lingshan Temple, An Xiaoqiu's whole body and mind were filled with the image of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Power, appearance, literary talent, martial arts, etc., all these words of praise can appear on one person at the same time.

To An Xiaoqiu, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is like the distant sun, shining brightly but out of reach.

I think that once she gets married, An Xiaoqiu won't be able to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even from afar.

"Cousin, cousin." Yang Jing kept muttering for a long time, but found that An Xiaoqiu was stunned and did not listen to what she said.

"Is there any news?" An Xiaoqiu asked anxiously when Yang Jing brought him back to reality.

“It’s because there’s no news that I’m panicking, cousin.

How about I go outside and check the news?

It's not a good idea to just stay in the house and wait."

Yang Jing said with some hesitation that whenever she thought of the scene in the upper room where her mother was scolded by the old lady, her heart felt like it was being bitten by insects and ants, and she couldn't sit still for a moment.

"It's not appropriate, my aunt's matter has not been determined yet.

What if things get serious and we rashly leave the yard and run into the Duke or the old lady, what should we say?

Since your aunt doesn't allow you to leave Fangfei Pavilion, she has made plans to keep you out of these things.

If you rush over now, wouldn't all of your efforts be in vain?"

Holding Yang Jing's hand, An Xiaoqiu advised patiently.

Apart from anything else, regarding the matter of lending money at high interest, my aunt had no room for rebuttal and could only admit her mistake.

Now, I don’t know how the Duke and the Old Madam view and characterize this matter? Do they think that they and Yang Jing will be involved in this farce?

Once he and Yang Jing were involved, let alone maintaining their marriage, they might not even be able to stay in the capital.

Song Yangjing is a person who speaks faster than she thinks. If she makes a mistake in her response in front of the Duke and the Old Madam, it will only make the current situation worse.

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