Daughter Reborn as the Head of the Family

Chapter 252 Inviting oneself to the cold palace

Author: Yu Shao

Song Jinyue was startled, and most of her sleepiness disappeared, and she asked nervously: "Mommy, what happened?"

Grandma Yuan helped the second young lady get up and dressed her up.

Then he said: "There is a letter from the Zhang Mansion, saying that something went wrong in Dingzhou. Now the palace guards have surrounded the Zhang Mansion. Madam Zhang has sent a letter, saying that the second lady is asked to come into the palace to see the empress of the palace."

Song Jinyue was stunned for a moment and couldn't believe it, "Mammy, what did you say?"

Grandma Yuan sighed and repeated it again.

When entering the palace, Song Jinyue noticed that the palace was a bit more tightly guarded than usual.

She took Qiu Yun and San Ming straight to Zhaohua Hall.

In the past, whenever she entered the palace, she would always bring Qiu Yun with her, but thinking that things were different now, she brought San Ming with her to the palace just in case.

The doors of Zhaohua Palace were closed tightly, and the ominous omen in Song Jinyue's heart became even stronger.

Qiu Yun stepped forward and knocked on the palace door. Inside, Gong'e saw that Princess Ronghua was coming, so she opened the palace door, bowed and invited people into the palace.

Walking down the corridor, Song Jinyue asked the palace maid: "Why are the palace doors closed during the day?"

The palace lady lowered her head and replied: "Last night, the Queen Mother ordered the Queen Mother not to step out of the Zhaohua Palace in the near future."

"The Queen Mother has recovered?"

The palace lady nodded.

Song Jinyue frowned. It was previously reported that the Queen Mother might not be able to survive, and that the Holy Emperor had secretly imprisoned the Queen Mother.

How come such a change happened in the palace in just a few days?

When she reached the entrance of the palace, the palace lady stopped, turned around and took another step toward Princess Ronghua, and said: "Princess, I risk my life to let you in today. I hope that the princess will keep the conversation short and come out early.

I would like to thank the county principal for your understanding in advance."

"Of course, thank you. I appreciate your kindness. If I find an opportunity in the future, I will repay this kindness."

Since she was granted the title of princess, she never liked to call herself the princess.

In the final analysis, all she got was the royal family's compensation for her shortcomings.

If she calls herself the princess all day long, it is inevitable that the Holy Emperor will think that she is taking advantage of her.

When they entered the palace, they saw their aunt lying on the couch and Xiangxiu sitting by the couch, feeding her aunt porridge.

"aunt."

Song Jinyue walked closer, bowed, and then sat down in front of her aunt at her aunt's instruction.

Xiang Xiu took Qiu Yun and San Ming to the outside to wait.

"Yue'er, is your grandmother okay?"

The queen asked, but then she thought about it. She had a big quarrel with the emperor last night, so she might not have a good time coming to her parents' house.

"Don't worry, aunt. Grandma and aunt are fine. You don't have to have fetal force."

The queen sighed and looked lonely.

"Yue'er, this time... I still don't know what to do."

Song Jinyue took out a handkerchief and wiped her aunt's cheeks, comforting her aunt again and again, "Aunt, you have to believe that uncle is the one."

"But this time, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..." She felt relieved because of her brother's conduct, but when she thought of the secret letter from Dingzhou, the queen was inevitably worried.

"Auntie, there will always be a way, and nothing is final yet, so let's not panic."

"Yes, Yue'er is right. I am worried but I am not as considerate as you."

But after all, Zhaohua Hall is no longer a place where we can just wait.

The queen gave a hasty explanation and then ordered Xiangxiu to send the person out.

Only then did Song Jinyue learn that the fifth prince had gone to Dingzhou a few days ago and found out that General Zhang was colluding with foreign countries and intended to take power for the prince to blackmail the emperor.

The secret letter from Dingzhou was sent to the palace last night, and the emperor and empress had a dispute that night.

Early this morning, Zhang Mansion was surrounded by palace guards.

Song Jinyue had just left the palace and before arriving at the Duke's Mansion, Song Jinyue had guessed what was going on outside.

The Holy One issued an order, ordering Mr. Zhao from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to take people to Dingzhou, and take General Zhang and Little General Zhang into custody back to the capital. Dingzhou was handed over to the guard of the fifth prince.

Song Jinyue went to Zhang's Mansion again, but was stopped by the guards.

But she couldn't enter, so she had to give up and go back to the Duke's Mansion first.

At noon, another news came from the palace.

Song Jinyue didn't come back to her senses for a long time after hearing the news from Qiu Yun.

My aunt asked herself to move to the cold palace.

Song Jinyue walked back and forth in the room. Her brows had not relaxed since she came back from the palace.

Now that I can't enter the Zhang Mansion, I can only order people to inquire about the news outside.

Just remembering that Mr. Zhao from the Ministry of Civil Affairs went to Dingzhou to detain her uncle before returning to Beijing, Song Jinyue felt something was wrong.

"Qiu Yun, go and find Song Zhi."

Song Jinyue met Song Zhi in the study.

As soon as Song Zhi entered the study, Qiu Yun closed the study door.

Song Zhi bowed and then said: "Second Miss, I don't know what you have to say."

"Song Zhi, you take people to Dingzhou. Mr. Zhao is going to Dingzhou to take General Zhang into custody and return to Beijing. You will secretly protect General Zhang all the way and don't let others hurt their lives."

Song Zhi paused slightly and replied respectfully: "Yes, I will leave immediately."

Song Jinyue then ordered Qiu Yun to pay five hundred taels of silver from the accounting office for Song Zhi's people to spend on the road.

Song Zhi knew this and no one else knew about it.

"Qiu Yun, please go out and make some inquiries to see what the Holy One has to say about the prince."

My aunt invited herself to the cold palace in order to protect His Highness the Crown Prince.

I just don’t know if I can save the prince this time.

Until sunset, no further news came from the palace.

Entering the palace today, it was inconvenient for Song Jinyue to go to the East Palace to meet the prince's cousin. Seeing that no other news came from the palace, Song Jinyue felt relieved.

But later, the news about Song's concubine came back to the Duke's palace, and there was another chaos.

In the end, Song Jinxi did not wait for He Yuan frame to return, and regretfully let go.

Duke Guo of Song took Song Jinyue and Aunt Tian to the Fifth Prince's Mansion to see them off.

In fact, the news of Song Jinxi's death had been anticipated by everyone in the Duke's mansion, but when the bad news finally came, it was still a bit surprising.

Song Guogong frowned and looked at his daughter who was lying on the couch with her eyes open, his heart turning over and over again.

The whole person seemed to have aged instantly.

Trembling, he raised his hand and closed his eldest daughter's eyes, choked with words and said with sobs: "Xi'er, Xi'er,..."

Song Guogong called his eldest daughter one after another, stroking his daughter's cold cheek with trembling hands, his eyes were red, and tears rolled down unconsciously.

But he never got a response from his eldest daughter.

Song Guogong's body was stiff, his mood fluctuated, and he could not calm down for a long time.

Song Jinyue stood aside, looking at Song Jinxi on the couch, without any tears in her eyes.

She might have expected it in her mind, and when the bowl of porridge arrived, she had this speculation in her mind.

But he didn't stop her in the end and watched Song Jinxi consume the poisoned porridge.

After all, that was what Song Jinxi planned to use for her.

From that moment on, Song Jinyue felt no guilt at all.

The funeral ceremony of the concubine of the Song Dynasty was no more complicated than that of the Duke's Palace, and the palace servants presided over it.

And her body must be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

After everything was over, Song Jinyue returned home and saw Qin Sheng waiting in front of the Duke's Mansion.

"Jinyue."