Li led Song Chuyi and others back to the mansion, and personally took her to see the old lady, chatting with the old lady for a while before leaving.

  Mrs. Song looked at the piles of gifts held by Huang and others, smiled, pulled Song Chuyi into her arms and asked if she was happy about this trip.

  Song Chuyi asked what she could ask and then inquired about Song Chu Xuan's situation from Old Lady Song.

  "She's gone back." Old Lady Song stroked her hair, seemingly both sighing and complaining: "Women are like this, no matter how great the grievance, as long as a man comes to coax them, it's as if there was no grievance at all."

  She thought of the injuries on Song Chuyuan's body and Xiao Yan's attitude, and was not willing to let Song Chuyuan follow her back. However, Pingyang Hou's wife had made a promise in blood, vowing that she would settle Xiao Si's marriage soon, and couldn't bear Xiao Yan's repeated pleas, so Song Chuyuan himself came to beg for forgiveness.

  Song Chuyi accompanied Old Lady Song in silence for a while, trying her best to comfort her: "Don't worry, Second Sister is a lucky person, she will be fine." After thinking for a moment, she seemed to guarantee it as she hugged Old Lady Song's arm, firmly making up her mind: "No matter what, Little Yi will always be with you."

  Mrs. Song was amused by her serious look and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? You will also get married in the future."

  Song Chuyi shook her head like a rattle drum: "I won't get married! I'm not going anywhere, I'll stay at home forever to take care of you and grandfather."

  She thought she had seen through the nature of men, and the painful twenty years of marriage in her previous life made her lose interest in men.

  Although men in this world are not necessarily as heartless as Shen Qing, they are also not that good.

  There isn't a man who doesn't have several concubines, even the deepest affection will be worn away by the loneliness of guarding an empty room day after day and the various problems that lie in wait.

  She spent her whole life figuring out a truth: if you don't ask for something, you won't lose it.

  Mrs. Song looked at her with a resigned and desperate expression, which made her heart ache. She patted her back gently: "You can't just stay put because you failed once. Just like your aunt, she thinks all men are the same as your uncle, so she's willing to stay by his side. There are countless people who have failed in this world, but those who rise again are just as numerous. Xiao Yi, I hate people who give up..."

  Song Chengru entered the door and saw Song Lao Tai Tai comforting Song Chuyi, thinking that Song Chuyi had suffered some grievance.

  Mrs. Song was both amused and annoyed as she repeated what Song Chuyi had just said to him, and finally couldn't help but laugh: "Tell me, is this not a child's temper... where did it get to the point of losing appetite?"

  Song Chengnu couldn't help but smile too, and followed Old Lady Song in laughing for a while. Then she asked about Song Chuyuan again, and after learning the result, she fell silent for a moment before sighing: "It's all right, I hope they live a good life."

  Mrs. Song nodded and asked about Mr. Xiao's situation: "Although I managed to get Mrs. Hou to back down this time, it's not a long-term solution. How serious is the trouble that Mr. Xiao got himself into? If it's not too serious... we should help him out if we can... I've been advising my husband the same way, don't be foolish or deaf, and don't be a useless patriarch."

  "Where is the time to deal with such things?" Song Chengnu rubbed his tired eyebrows: "Today, I went to the Zhen Nan Wang Fu to pay my respects for the new year and ran into Prince Duan..."

  Old Lady Song tensed up her body and listened attentively.

  "He told me that he had already submitted the documents to the Ministry of Revenue, and this year, the Zhangzhou side has expanded its garrison by nearly 4,000 people, requiring 30,000 taels of silver...and also needs to purchase military equipment..." Song Chengru felt a headache: "He is so unscrupulous and yet does it with such confidence, it's really making my head ache even more."

  Is the Emperor really unable to do anything about this? Old Lady Song was shocked and asked after a while: "Can it be that His Majesty is just watching without doing anything? The Crown Prince will not just sit back and do nothing, will he?"

  Song Chuyi knew the reason.

  The king claimed that Zhangzhou was not peaceful, often with Japanese pirates lurking about, and his palace had been attacked by Japanese pirates before, so he demanded to increase the number of guards in his palace by twice as many as other kings.

  Fujian indeed often has Japanese pirates coming and going, the emperor can't just watch his son being harassed by Japanese pirates, so he will naturally respond.

  "Grandfather, Duke Zhong's frequent movements this time back in the capital..." Song Chuyi looked up at Song Chengyu and thought carefully before saying: "I'm afraid things are not as simple as they seem. His intentions probably don't just stop at your head. I think something big is about to happen..."

  Song Chengru and Old Lady Song were both startled by what was said.

  The old man had been through many official scenes after all, and he quickly reacted to the meaning of Song Chuyi's words.

  Duan Wang is a cunning person. Since he couldn't win me over, he must have found another way. Maybe it's the same as in his previous life, starting with the Song family members and finally framing me for a crime...

  Song Chengnu thought it was even deeper, what Song Chuyi said, the letters provided by those assassins in his dream with his seal, is his heart disease until now.

  This must be something that can only be obtained by a very small number of people in the Song family.

  Song's family, I'm afraid there's a thief in the house. He felt heavy-hearted, patted Song Chuyi's head and sighed.

  Song Chuyi and he thought of it together, couldn't help but ask him: "Grandfather, have you hidden your seal well?"

  This time it was truly hidden as well as possible, Song Chengnu smiled bitterly and asked again about the matter of Old Lady Song Chen Jinxin.

  "It's gotten a lot better, but the body is still too weak, it's hard to get up from bed. Mrs. Song also felt uncomfortable in her heart: "Dr. Sun will come to see her in a few days and said that later on, it's estimated that she'll just be taking medicine to nourish herself... The Su family really is sinful..."

  Chen Jun'an is a capable general, not relying on his ancestors' reputation. When fighting against the Japanese pirates, he charged to the front line without regard for his own safety, he's a good person.

  Mr. Song had always been respectful of such people, and upon hearing this, he sighed and instructed the old lady to take good care of Chen Jinxin: "Take good care of her anyway, every bit counts. This child's future is likely to be tough, who knows what will happen when she returns to the Chen family."

  If Chen's house was a good place to go, Su Yunxi would not have risked her life to bring her daughter back to her mother's house that year. Unfortunately, she did not expect her mother's house to be another den of wolves.

  Madam Song understood Old Man Song's meaning and solemnly replied, "Even if it weren't for that letter, I would still consider the face of Yun Xi's child and not treat her harshly."

  "It's still that important matter, no matter what, we must keep the people at home under control. Outside, my father and I will take care of it, they are all clever children who know how to count in their hearts. What's crucial is the inner courtyard, if something unexpected happens, it would be a disaster beyond redemption." Song Chengnu's face still didn't look good, his eyes gazed out the window with a heavy expression.