nucmednet Chapter 196 Song Xue Leaves Beijing
Chapter 196 Song Xue Leaves Beijing
After the funeral, Song Qianning did not return to the palace. She immediately dismissed the servants of the Marquis' Mansion, including Mu Mei, Mu Ju and the other three.
After the Emperor came to pay his respects, Mu Ju and the others returned to the mansion to take care of the Empress.
Now their master actually wanted to hand over their indentures to them, gave them a sum of money, and asked them to leave the capital as soon as possible.
Mu Ju choked up and said, "Miss, I can't bear to leave you. I don't want to go. I want to stay with you..."
Mu Mei was also a little frightened. She didn't know why her master suddenly wanted them all to leave, and they had to leave the capital.
Mu Mei spoke cautiously: "My Lady..."
Song Qianning interrupted Mu Mei and said, "Don't call me Empress from now on. Just call me Miss like before. I like to hear you call me Miss..."
As Song Qianning spoke, she recalled the days when she and her third brother used to play together, and her eyes began to turn red.
Mumei had no choice but to say: "Miss, did we do anything wrong? Why are you chasing us away?"
Mulan wiped her tears and said, "Miss, we want to stay with you, don't chase us away..."
Mu Zhu nodded and said: "Yes...Miss, let us stay with you all the time, okay..."
Song Qianning sighed. She no longer had anything to worry about. She didn't want to make things difficult for the four of them in the future just because Murong Jingchu wanted to restrain her.
She didn't dare to think about what kind of cruel things Murong Jingchu would do. He was too scary now.
After she received an anonymous letter a few days ago, she was left with only disgust and hatred towards Murong Jingchu.
The letter fully explained how Murong Jingchu murdered his second brother, father, eldest brother, and third brother step by step.
Now, all of my third brother’s properties and money in Xuanyue Country and other places have fallen into Murong Jingchu’s hands.
He really had a good plan. He had a reasonable excuse to invade other people's homes, and he could also take over all the assets that his third brother had built up over the years.
In order to realize his ambition, he used the entire Marquis' Mansion as a stepping stone. He was such a heartless person that he even harmed his own cousins.
She had never thought that those stories in the novels would come true to her. Her family supported her husband to take that position, but in the end, her ungrateful husband and his concubine conspired to destroy her family...
After Song Qianning finished reading the letter, her chest churned and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
She put away the letter as if nothing had happened. She knew that the letter must have been written by Dugu Yan. Dugu Yan did not want her, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, to have an easy life, and she also wanted to alienate her relationship with Murong Jingchu.
But so what? ? The two of them were in cahoots with each other. She wanted to see who would bite whom to death first between him and Dugu Yan.
In the following days, Song Qianning continued to take care of the trivial matters of the Marquis' Mansion. It was not until the funerals of her mother, elder brother, and sister-in-law were over that she began to dismiss everyone in the Marquis' Mansion.
They have worked in the Marquis' Mansion for most of their lives, and she doesn't want to lose her life in the end.
Song Qianning felt a headache looking at the four crying people, but she couldn't tell the truth, as that would make them even less likely to leave.
"You four have reached the age to get married. If you continue to follow me, it will only delay your lives. I can't let you all become old maids in the end, right? Take this money, leave the capital and find a beautiful place to live a good life. I have found an escort agency to protect you when you leave the capital. You can set off in two hours..."
Mu Ju didn't expect that the young lady not only asked them to leave, but also asked them to leave the capital immediately.
"Miss, are you hiding something from us?"
Mu Mei also noticed something was wrong, and she said, "Miss, we are not leaving. Something happened in the Marquis' Mansion. If I leave, won't you be the only one left?"
Mulan begged: "Miss, please, let us stay with you!!"
"I'll tell you the truth! I will leave Xuanyue Country with my elder sister and the others. I'm afraid that if my elder sister and I leave, the emperor will do something bad to you, so you have to leave the capital, understand?"
After Song Qianning finished speaking, she handed the indenture contract and Xinshan on the table to the four of them.
Mu Ju suggested: "Miss, let's follow Princess Rui and leave Xuanyue Country together, so that we can accompany you..."
The other three also nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Mu Ju's point of view, but were rejected by Song Qianning.
"No, if you follow me, you will be too conspicuous. So, you should follow the escort agency out of the city first and settle down outside the borders of Jiyuan Country. My elder sister and I will meet you there when the time comes."
Mu Ju's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she nodded happily: "Okay! We'll wait for you and Miss there..."
Mumei was a little unconvinced, she asked: "Miss, why do we go first?"
Song Qianning explained: "I followed Prince Rui secretly. The day for them to bid farewell to the emperor has been set. You left first to reduce my worries and to make it easier for me to hide in Prince Rui's team."
After Song Qianning comforted the four of them and sent them away, she immediately went to find Song Qianxue.
Song Qianxue was packing her luggage with her maid. When she saw her third sister coming, she hurried forward and pulled her to sit down.
"Has Third Sister packed her things?"
"I don't have much to pack. I think they are all personal belongings. I will buy them when I get to Jiyuan Country. Besides, if I pack my bags in a ostentatious manner, it will definitely attract attention..."
Song Qianxue slapped her head and said in annoyance: "That's right! Why didn't I think of that? We are leaving quietly. How can we take so much? Shuiqin, don't pack it. Just take a few clothes..."
Song Qianxue held the third sister's hand and said, "Third sister, have you thought it through? Are you really willing to go to Jiyuan with us? Are you willing to let go of the emperor?"
Song Qianning did not tell Song Qianxue about the letter because she was afraid that her elder sister would know about it and would not be at ease to follow Prince Rui.
"I don't have any feelings for him, so how can I let him go? Okay, let's not talk about him anymore. It's so frustrating!"
Before Song Qianxue could say anything, Shuiqi came in and said, "Master, the prince's carriage is ready, and we can set off. He asked me to call you..."
Song Qianning stood up and took Song Qianxue's hand. She said, "Let's go quickly! If Murong Jingchu finds out, we won't be able to leave."
The two went out of the back door and saw a carriage parked outside the door. Song Qianxue and Song Qianning looked at the building behind them for a long time and finally got on the carriage.
After the carriage moved forward and out of the city gate, we saw Murong Jingchu's carriage team already waiting there.
Song Qianxue and Song Qianning got off the carriage, and Song Qianxue walked quickly to Murong Jingsheng.
Murong Jingsheng was helping Song Qianxue get on his carriage. Noticing that the third sister was standing still, she turned around and asked in confusion: "Third sister, what are you doing standing there? Hurry up and get on the carriage!"
"Big sister, take care..."
Song Qianxue was a little panicked. She said: "What are you talking about? What do you mean by take care? Didn't we agree to leave together?"
Song Qianxue pushed Murong Jingsheng away and walked towards her third sister, intending to take her with her.
But she didn't expect that her mouth was suddenly covered, and a fragrance came over her, making her feel drowsy...
It turned out that Murong Jingsheng covered Song Qianxue with a handkerchief soaked in sleeping pills.
The fainted Song Qianxue was handed over to Shuiqin and Shuiqi by Murong Jingsheng. He said: "Help your master onto the carriage..."
Shuiqin and the other person took Song Qianxue, and Murong Jingsheng walked towards Song Qianning.
Song Qianning's eyes were filled with tears. She looked at Song Qianxue with reluctance in her eyes. She said to Murong Jingsheng: "Take good care of big sister. Take care..."