Song Chengru sat behind the circle chair with a calm expression, unable to see his emotions.

  But his heart was not as calm as his face, he looked at the inkstone pen holder on his desk, and quickly flashed back to Song Chuning's every move and every word in the past, finally shaking his head with a sigh.

  I don't know if it's the spirit of the Cui family, but both girls in the second house had a dream that foretold such an extraordinary encounter. Although Song Chuyi knew about the future, she was moderate and upright, and could keep her mouth and hands under control, and wouldn't come up with any crooked ideas. On the other hand, Song Chunin was completely the opposite, she dared to kill people and set fires, and even instigated Song Yi to defy his parents' wishes and take her to Changsha. This kind of mind-controlling skill is probably something that even Song Chuyi would have to retreat from.

  He has been through ups and downs in his life, but he has always kept his original heart. For the sake of this family, he has restrained himself and never shown any hypocrisy or sycophancy to others. He did not participate in any party struggles and wholeheartedly served as a minister to the emperor, which is why he was able to stand firm for so many years.

  But even with such caution, he was almost dragged down by the Duke of Tong. If it weren't for Song Chuyi's strange encounter, the Bo Mansion would have started to suffer disaster from the beginning of the year. The Zhongyi General's Mansion is a warning sign.

  In the morning, he could still barely cope with the situation, but in the inner courtyard of his residence, he couldn't divide himself to take care of everything. Who would have thought that this inner courtyard was just as perilous as the intrigue and infighting in the imperial court?

  The case of the five wives, Wang Jin's thoughts, and later Li's purchase of a murderer to kill someone, Song Chuning's instigation of a slave to set fire, any one of these scandals that got out would make those idle imperial historians in the Ducha Yuan rub their fists and palms.

  Many families were ruined because of the instability at home, Song Chengnu thought about these things and his heart was racing, when he heard a creaking sound, Song Chuyi pushed open the door and came in.

  Recently, Cao Zhong has been making a big fuss about the Tongzhou incident in the imperial court, and he is even more embroiled in the whirlpool within the cabinet. Chancellor Chen is making a big deal out of it, insisting on investigating the matter thoroughly, while Chancellor Zhang insists that the Tongzhou incident was simply a case of General Yuan Hong's dereliction of duty. Cao Zhong is caught in the middle, with too much on his plate to have time to find Song Chuyu for a good chat.

  He had wanted to have a serious talk with Song Chuyi about their future plans after the last time at Cui's house, but all these things had delayed him.

  "Sit down." Song Chengnu pointed to the chair in front of him, looking at Song Chuyi and saying straightforwardly: "Your big brother chased after them outside the city but couldn't find anyone. Later, he chased after them to the dock and only then did he realize they had taken a boat."

  If it weren't for Hong Yu revealing the news so quickly, Song Chu Ning wouldn't have dragged Song Yi away in such a hurry.

  Song Chuyi's heart was filled with resentment and anger at the moment, and she couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. Her repeated tolerance for Hong Yu had now become a knife stabbing her own back.

  Song Chengru had never seen such an expression on her face before, and after a moment of contemplation, she said: "I will send someone to Changsha."

  Song Chuning is a scourge, if this scourge cannot be properly settled in the ancestral temple to live a simple and quiet life, who knows what unfavorable things she will do to the Song family?

  Although Li was retribution for her unfulfilled crimes, she was also Song Chuning's mother after all. She died under the coercion of him and Old Lady Song.

  Song Chuyi's mood did not improve at all because of this sentence, Song Chunin's mind was deeper than she imagined ----- Song Yi actually listened to her and followed her plan, in such a situation, even if Song Chengyu sent someone to Changsha, it would probably be useless.

  "Never mind, Grandfather. Look at Father, he can leave without a word for her sake. Even if you send Uncle to persuade him, it's probably useless." Song Chuyi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This is all because I underestimated the situation too much."

  Song Chengnu felt that this was also an inevitable thing, who could have predicted that Song Chuning would also have such an opportunity, and also had such a ruthless heart and extraordinary wisdom?

  But he couldn't just sit back and do nothing, he really couldn't rest assured that way ----- He couldn't let the Song family take such a risk.

  "There's no such thing as a thousand days of thievery, but there is a thousand days of prevention. This matter can't be blamed on you, however." Song Chengru suddenly shifted the topic: "Your subordinates really need to be disciplined. The reason doesn't need to be said by me, you yourself are also clear, if it weren't for Hongyu by your side this time..."

  She's still too soft-hearted, Song Cheng thought to himself, his expression slightly more gentle ----- A kind and considerate person is always better than a poisonous snake with no emotions at all.

  Song Chuyi nodded solemnly, she had indeed been too indulgent towards Hong Yu, if it wasn't for her always wanting to give Hong Yu a chance, if it wasn't for her always being on guard against her because of their past life's relationship, today's events would never have occurred.

  As the sky gradually darkened, Song Cheng also didn't intend to say much more. Today's events had really struck a chord in him, and his determination to rectify the internal affairs of the household had never been so firm and urgent.

  Song Chuyi first followed Song Chengnu to Ningde Hall to see Old Lady Song, and since Old Lady Song had not yet woken up, she returned to her own Baoxuan. Song Yan was already waiting for her, and upon seeing her, quickly ran to her side, holding her hand somewhat nervously: "Sister, do you also know about Father..."

  Song Chuyi patted his head, knowing that this little guy was probably enduring the grievances and resentment in his heart to comfort himself, so he smiled and comforted him: "I heard."

  Song Yan's face fell instantly, and with a worried expression, he grasped Song Chuyi's hand tightly.

  Just then, Hong Yu suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stopped in front of Song Chu Yi and Song Yan, staring with a look of righteous indignation, pointing at Song Chu Yi with some incredulity: "I've said it before, those weren't asked by Eighth Miss, they were all said willingly by me. Why must you drive her away?!"

  Song Chuyi instinctively pulled Song Yan behind her, feeling a little unbelievable and extremely amused, and gave Hongyu a cold glance for the last time.

  Then she saw that Permits' mother and several other managers had already followed up, and Hongyu nodded to them: "Take her away."

  People like this, Song Chuyi really didn't want to look at her again.

  Hong Yu was already somewhat hysterical, even if she was restrained by several robust women beside Madame Xi, she still stared with her eyes wide open and struggled to turn her head to look at Song Chuyi.

  She didn't understand why the main culprit, Li, had already died, and yet Song Chuyi still had to take action against a child who was powerless to fight back. She also didn't know why the young lady she used to desperately protect had become like this now.

  His patience had reached its limit, and the pent-up anger of recent days surged up to his head. Song Chuyi finally burst out in rage: "Shut up!"