Speaking of Song Wuji, her eldest son.
Madam Song’s eyes were red.
“Wuji had his tendons severed, rendering him immobile, and his tongue was also cut off.”
“What?”
Song Panyang feigned shock.
“What a hateful heart! I will go and kill Baili Jingxuan!”
Song Panyang, leaning on the edge of the bed, shakily got up.
“Yang’er, don’t be impulsive, lie down quickly.”
Madam Song soothed Song Panyang, not wanting her younger son to get into any more trouble.
Pressed against the bed by Madam Song, Song Panyang’s anger was evident on his face.
But what Madam Song didn’t know was that when she wasn’t looking, Song Panyang revealed a triumphant smile.
It flashed by, and Madam Song didn’t see it.
“Mother, it’s all my fault for being useless. I was about to capture Baili Jingxuan, but he escaped again.”
“Baili Jingxuan injured my elder brother and also injured me. He can’t possibly return to the Baili family. It’s not that he escaped somewhere, I truly hate him!”
Song Panyang put on an act of wanting to avenge his brother but feeling “powerless” and frustrated, which made Madam Song beside him feel very sympathetic.
“Yang’er, don’t be afraid, we have leverage. Mother has captured Baili Su and locked him in the dungeon. As long as he is here, Baili Jingxuan will definitely appear.”
Madam Song told Song Panyang everything that had happened during his absence from the mansion.
Upon hearing the name “Baili Su,” Song Panyang’s eyes deepened.
He first pretended to be startled: “What? Mother, you actually captured Baili Su?”
Madam Song nodded.
“Yes, Mother, you did the right thing!”
“Baili Jingxuan harmed my elder brother, and now he has escaped. Baili Su is his younger brother and the most valued person in the Baili family.”
“With Baili Su here, Baili Jingxuan will definitely come to rescue him. It’s just… Mother, if we keep Baili Su in the dungeon, how will Baili Jingxuan know that his brother has been captured by us?”
Song Panyang’s question made Madam Song pause.
“This…”
“Mother, the Baili family treated our Song family this way. They are not benevolent, so we cannot be righteous. Mother, let’s hang Baili Su on the city gate, heavily guarded. This way, no matter where Baili Jingxuan is, he will definitely come to rescue his brother.”
In this way, our Song family and the Baili family would…
Madam Song was a little worried.
Old Master Baili had a good relationship with her son Song Wuji. If it really came to this, then in the future, these two families would not be able to interact.
“Mother! How can you be so foolish! It was the Baili family who provoked our Song family first, and it was Baili Jingxuan who injured my elder brother. This scoundrel also injured me. How can we let these people go! I think not only should we not let Baili Jingxuan go, but we should also announce to the world the crimes of the Baili family, making them live like rats in the Western Regions.”
Madam Song listened to Song Panyang’s plan, hesitating all the while.
Seeing Madam Song’s hesitant look at this moment.
Song Panyang feared that Madam Song was a fool.
After a brief consideration, Madam Song finally agreed to Song Panyang’s suggestion.
At the same time, she handed over all the affairs of the Han family to Song Panyang.
She cited her poor health as an excuse and asked Song Panyang to temporarily take over as the acting city lord.
At the same moment, Madam Song instructed the steward to summon all the Song family soldiers who obeyed them.
And in front of all the Song family soldiers, she temporarily handed over the authority to Song Panyang.
In the Song mansion, everyone only knew Song Panyang as a mischievous little devil, and they didn’t think that handing over the mansion’s affairs to this young master would enable him to manage the Song family’s affairs well.
Everyone was quite worried.
The collateral branches of the Song family also had objections to Song Panyang taking over as city lord.
But due to Madam Song’s strong recommendation.
Gradually, no one dared to object anymore.
However, who would have thought that on the very first day Song Panyang became city lord, he would send people to slaughter those who harbored dissent?
On the back mountain of the Song mansion, many bodies were discarded within two days.
Among them were vulnerable young women and the elderly who could not resist.
But more were soldiers who fought desperately to protect their families.
Two days later, Song Panyang sent people to search the city’s commoners.
Anything valuable was taken by his men, under the guise of being confiscated for public use.
Among them, women with beautiful appearances were also arrested on the spot by Song Panyang’s men.
And from that day on, Song Panyang’s concubines increased.
The commoners complained bitterly, their lives filled with misery.
Meanwhile, Song Panyang sent people to the dungeon to bring out Baili Su and hang him on the city gate.
But… Gao Tianshou protected Baili Su, and wave after wave of people were killed by Gao Tianshou on the spot.
Baili Su, who had been staying in the dungeon, had a book in his hand at some unknown time and was quietly reading it.
Two days later.
On the street, below the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, an inconspicuous carriage was parked.
Inside the carriage sat a woman dressed in red.
At this moment, the woman was sitting in the carriage, resting with her eyes closed.
Outside the carriage, many people were coming and going, and the street was lively.
A moment later.
Lu Zhu, holding a sword, walked up to the carriage. She did not get in but stood by the carriage window and reported.
“Master, as you predicted, since Song Panyang took over the Song mansion, he has done many wicked deeds. He has killed many commoners, abducted many beautiful women, and robbed the people of their money.”
“This person is extremely detestable.”
Lu Zhu told Gu Qianying everything she had inquired about in the past two days.
“Master, I went to the back mountain just now. Among the dead were some elderly women and young children, and they didn’t even spare infants a few months old. These people are simply beasts!”
Lu Zhu was filled with anger.
The deceased commoners were truly pitiful.
If her master had not disagreed, and she had sneaked into the Song mansion, she would have killed Song Panyang herself!
Such a cruel and vicious beast deserved to die!
Lu Zhu cursed Song Panyang as a scumbag in her heart!
On the contrary, Gu Qianying, sitting in the carriage, looked calm. After Lu Zhu finished speaking, she slowly opened her eyes.
“Have Old Master and Madam Baili left?”
After leaving the Song family, Gu Qianying had first instructed her subordinates to go to the Baili couple’s home.
She sent the Baili couple to the Juesha Gate for their safety.
The old couple appeared very low-key on the road.
“Master, you don’t need to worry, they are very safe.”