Song Gexing

Chapter 145 The Prince’s Inner Residence
Zhao Pan'er woke up and hugged her quickly: "Sister Huayu, wuwu... It's all my fault... It's all my fault for being so showy. If we go back, this will be over. Wuwu..."

"Silly sister, this is fate, no one can blame you."

"Blame it on me! I'm so useless...Sister Huayu, you can't die...it's all me, I can't do anything right..."

Song Yinzhang burst into tears. She had been stupid just now and her mind was blank. Now she woke up, but it was already too late.

Sun Jing outside the door raised his head: "It's my fault for failing to protect me. I deserve death!"

Five days later, in the Bianjing Prince's Mansion, Zhao Fang sat there blankly after receiving the news. Gu Yongcheng, who was kneeling in front of him, was soaked to the skin.

It wasn't until a large group of Meng Xin and others came in that Zhao Fang raised his eyes and looked over, the grief in his eyes suddenly welling up.

"Your Highness...is it true?"

Li Yuhu was the best with Lu Huayu, and asked tremblingly, although she had already got the news, she still wanted to confirm it.

Zhao Fang nodded slowly, tears falling from his eyes: "Sister Huayu and Rou Niang are both gone."

With a sound of "Wow", Li Yuhu covered her face and cried. The two women came to Zhao Fang as concubines, and went from being trembling with fear to living a happy life.

It is difficult for others to understand that as concubines, they are the playthings of the noble master. Although they are voluntary, they have never felt sorry for themselves.

It wasn't until Zhao Fang confirmed that he wanted to take them as concubines that they felt relieved and began to feel happy and happy like normal people.

"Why don't I go with them, my martial arts are higher than hers, and I am more courageous than hers, why don't I go with her..."

Li Yuhu, who was held in Han Xue's arms, cried out. Among Zhao Fang's wives and concubines, the four most skilled in martial arts were Murong Shuanghua, Cao Minghui, Zhao Pan'er and she, Li Yuhu.

The first two are martial arts horsemen, the latter two Zhao Pan'er is good at legwork, and Li Yuhu is good at tiger head golden hook.

Zhao Fang looked at them, and each of them started to turn red. He sighed and said to Gu Yongcheng, "Go back. The people of the Zhao family will be screened carefully. If they are not spies, don't treat them badly. I will handle the rest."

After hearing this, Gu Yongcheng kowtowed heavily before getting up. Before he could leave, Zhao Fang spoke again: "Gao Jin is not dead yet. Treat his injuries well and don't let him die."

"Yes!"

Gu Yongcheng peeked at him in surprise, only to see him looking at him and hurriedly lowered his head.

Zhao Fang laughed: "Cure him, and I will cut him into pieces. No, find a good skinner. If you want to skin him alive without dying, go ahead."

Gu Yongcheng trembled all over and quickly bowed his head and exited.

Han Xue and Xiao Guanyin exclaimed, "No, Your Highness!"

The two women looked at each other after shouting in unison, Han Xue stopped talking, and Xiao Guanyin continued: "The high thief deserves to die, but he cannot be killed cruelly. My father's kindness is admired by the world, and His Highness will leave a reputation for being unkind. "

Hearing her words, Cao Minghui and Meng Xin also started to persuade her. Brother Xiao Ling looked at his aunt worriedly and hesitated to speak.

Xiao Momo asked her in a low voice in confusion: "What's wrong with Brother Ling? What's wrong with Sister Guanyin?"

Brother Xiao Ling quickly winked at her and asked her to speak lower. He leaned over and whispered: "Gao Jin is a spy of Daliao. If my aunt is persuading His Highness like this, will it be considered as a cover-up?"

Xiao Momo was startled, and quickly turned around to go to Xiao Guanyin's side, tugged her sleeve lightly, and made her stop talking with a wink.Xiao Guanyin turned to look at her, and she heard her whisper: "Gao Jin is from Liao, we should avoid suspicion."

"To avoid suspicion! I am the concubine of the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty."

Xiao Guanyin said seriously, Xiao Momo stamped her feet anxiously, and looked at Zhao Fang with worried eyes.

When Zhao Fang heard what they were talking about, he beckoned Xiao Momo over, held her waist and said, "Don't worry about things you shouldn't worry about. It's best not to get involved in your parents' house when quarreling between husband and wife, not to mention that Guanyin is admonishing, you men Not so petty."

Han Xue spoke again: "Sister Concubine Xiao is right. Your Highness cannot be blinded by hatred. There is no punishment for skinning in the Song Dynasty. It should be dealt with according to the law. If you can change it as you want, what's the use of the law? Your Highness We cannot leave a bad example to future generations.”

Sure enough, scholars can speak, and there is a set of principles, but it is indeed very reasonable. The most taboo thing for a superior is to be influenced by emotions.

The emperor's rebellion out of anger has always been the beginning of the destruction of the country. Similarly, if a prince uses torture privately, his descendants will follow his example, and sooner or later the world will be in chaos.

Since the rules have been set, you must follow the rules when doing things. Otherwise, everyone can disobey the rules, and the people will suffer.

Zhao Fang was persuaded and nodded helplessly and said: "Then let's cut him into pieces. Is killing my concubine a sufficient punishment?"

Cao Minghui, who had always been taciturn, suddenly said: "Leave it to the trial court. Tell them not to mention the Liao spy, but only talk about his crime of murdering the Master Attendant of the East Palace."

Zhao Fang was not happy when she said that she would hand it over to the court, but he was taken aback by what she said next, and asked in confusion, "What does cousin mean by that?"

Cao Minghui was helpless. After being married for so many years, Zhao Fang still called her cousin. If she hadn't been ignored by Renzong like her aunt, she would have thought that he didn't like her anymore.

She quietly rolled her eyes at him and said, "Killing the Crown Prince's Master Attendant is tantamount to rebellion and will bring harm to the family. I remember there are still people in the Gao family serving their sentences."

With a hiss, Zhao Fang stretched out his thumb and almost said, "Cousin, you are so poisonous."

Back then when the Gao family was arrested, the principal culprit, Gao Jin, absconded, ordered Ming An, who assassinated Zhao Fang, to commit suicide on the spot, and it became impossible to identify the Gao family as a major crime.

Therefore, the Gao family was sentenced for lax governance and the assassination of the prince by their servant Ming'an. They were only serving labor and were not sentenced to death.

We had to wait until Gao Jin was caught before he could be convicted of a serious crime. This time, it was better. Gao Jin was arrested and did not mention the crime of being a spy. He massacred the prince's concubine, which was enough for the whole family to be sentenced again.

A few days later, Zhao Pan'er and the others returned, bringing back two coffins, which Mei Niang and Song Yinzhang carried in.

Zhao Fang did not hug Zhao Pan'er immediately, but stroked Mei Niang's face and comforted her: "It's good to be alive. Although the scar is ugly, it is a meritorious service. I will not dislike the unsightly one."

Mei Niang's expression relaxed and her eyes were red. This was what she was most worried about. Half of her breasts were cut open and sutured, leaving a wound like a big centipede.

"Your Highness, woo woo..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Yinzhang started crying and looked at him timidly.

Zhao Fang stretched out his hand and pinched her cheek and said, "It's okay, don't cry. Sister Huayu's natal family will be your natal family from now on. Remember, she paid for your life."

"Yinzhang knows, your highness doesn't blame me for being useless, right?"

Zhao Fang rubbed her face and shook his head: "How can I blame you for this? It was an accident. You and Mei Niang should go and rest. When the injury is healed, you can play the piano and dance for me."

(End of this chapter)