husband and wife

Chapter 444

After all, being older has advantages. The eldest prince and the second prince have been in the court for a long time and have cultivated their own power. In the hearts of the courtiers, the fourth prince who is the most favored by the emperor may not be more suitable for betting on the first prince and the second prince.The third prince was not the choice of the courtiers, and he was not the favorite of the saint. When the first prince and the second prince were fighting, they both had a tacit fear of their adult younger brothers. In this way, Xiao Zhen was able to break out of the siege, and it was obvious that he was waiting to receive a reward for his meritorious deeds, which really surprised Su Wan.

Although the suppression of the Qiongzhou Rebellion was destined to be Chu Renzong's achievement, Su Wan also wanted to know how Xiao Zhen did it.

Song Ziheng naturally knew the meaning behind Su Wan's words, so he didn't give a damn, and said directly: "I think the fourth prince is seriously ill, and the first prince and the second prince are fighting fiercely. Brother Heng Yuan, come here."

"The fourth prince is seriously ill?" Su Wan's pupils shrank, she was particularly shocked.

Why did the fourth prince die earlier, or was it just a common serious illness?Su Wan came back to her senses, and asked again and again: "Is the illness serious?"

"Hearing what brother Hengyuan means, I'm afraid it's not optimistic." Song Ziheng shook his head and said, "I don't care if I don't mention the secrets of the royal family."

Originally, Su Wan hadn't thought about that, but after hearing what Song Ziheng said, she came to her senses. The saint had no intention of judging the truth, and probably suspected that the eldest prince and the second prince had taken action against their beloved fourth son, so he deliberately raised Xiao Zhen. It is not false to come up.

But this is not a bad thing for her, Xiao Zhen will become a backer sooner or later, and it would be best if she can be promoted as soon as possible.

A few days later, Xiao Zhen finished all the affairs and returned to Guangzhou with a large army. He wanted to stay for two more days, but he received a secret letter from Zeng Chang'an, saying that the fourth prince vomited blood and fell into a coma. , only attended Song Liangyi's birthday party and presented a big gift, and hurriedly set off back to Beijing that afternoon.

Song Ziheng and Su Wan also packed their things and went back to Qiongzhou. Father Su was worried and wanted to go together, but was persuaded by Su Wan to come back: "This time, more than half of the Qiongzhou officials have been dealt with. I'm too busy, I'm afraid I don't have time to entertain dad."

"It's not an outsider. If there is something good to entertain, I can help you a little bit."

Song Ziheng said, "Ziheng does have something to ask his father-in-law for help."

Papa Su regained his spirits immediately: "Say it."

"The Qiongzhou turmoil, following Brother Hengyuan's return to Beijing, I am afraid that everyone will know about it. There have been more rumors, and it has changed a lot. Although I wrote a letter early to comfort my family, I am afraid that it will be hard for my family to rest assured. Why not Please ask father-in-law to go back and take a walk, they will be relieved when you see it with your own eyes."

Father Su nodded when he heard the words, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Ziheng, I will definitely settle this matter."

Su Wan glanced at Song Ziheng, who blinked with a smile, Su Wan looked away, and said in agreement, "We will go back to Beijing next year. Dad will live here with peace of mind when he goes back this time, and there is no need to come here again." Business in Guangzhou Although he has to take care of it, Father Su doesn't have to do everything himself. He runs so hard, not to take care of his daughter and grandson.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back in Beijing."

This time back to Qiongzhou, Song Ziheng's family received an unprecedented welcome from the people. They watched their family board the horse and set off for Zhizhou Mansion.

In the carriage, Su Wan looked at Song Ziheng with a smile, and said jokingly, "Master Song."

Song Liangyi imitated the example, and said with a smile: "Master Song!" These three words were pronounced very clearly.

In the Qiongzhou Rebellion, almost all the officials of the Qiongzhou Prefecture were implicated, and the underground counties and towns were nothing. Therefore, before the imperial court sent people down, the Zhizhou Prefecture was empty, and there were only a few people handling the official documents of the entire government office, which was too busy. Come on, Song Ziheng had an idea and recruited people from various counties every few tens of days. It was called training, but it was actually free labor, but even so, it was just a drop in the bucket.

Song Ziheng was busy as soon as he came back, he hardly touched the ground, he was busy for three to five months, and when the year was approaching, the officials sent by the imperial court came late, and at the same time brought a piece of news that caused turmoil in Beijing.

The fourth prince died of illness, the noble concubine went mad, and yelled all day long to die with the first and second princes, the saint was also hit hard, and his body was not as good as before. It was the third prince who was named prince because of the pacification of the Qiongzhou Rebellion, and now he is in the limelight.

Zeng Changan's letter to Song Ziheng is more comprehensive, and the ins and outs are clear.

"The sage came to rely on his elder brother and often told him to wait for the approval of the memorial, so elder brother was busy and didn't have the energy to write letters..." Zeng Changan said that the elder brother he said was naturally the third prince Xiao Zhen.

After hearing Song Ziheng read the letter, Su Wan raised her eyebrows and said, "The third prince is really lucky. The eldest prince and the second prince were rejected, and it happened to be the time when he rose up."

Song Ziheng said indifferently: "It's not luck. Brother Heng Yuan was on his way back to Beijing, and the Fourth Prince was already dying of illness. In this way, he has no suspicion at all. No matter how sad the saint is, he will not be blamed." Song Ziheng did not say a word, even if a saint is a father who lost his beloved son, he is still a king. He is no longer young, and the most promising heir is dead, and it is too late to train him. At least he must choose among the grown-up sons. Xiao Zhen is undoubtedly He loves him the most.

This is the sage, the Ninth Five-Year Honor.

In Zeng Chang'an's letter, apart from talking about the situation in the capital and about Xiao Zhen, he also talked about Song Ziheng's affairs. When he returned to Beijing, he might be selected by Zhan Shifu and the Six Departments, so that Song Ziheng could be mentally prepared.

In other words, they are preparing to return to Beijing.

During the last New Year in Qiongzhou, Su Wan didn't buy too many things. Anyway, the new year passed like that. The family of four was reunited, and nothing else mattered. After moving back, with the blessing of the merchant ship, Su Wan bought a lot of good things, and she was not short of money, just to earn money, and put away the remaining delicate items by herself.

(End of this chapter)