Xiao's wife waited until the sun went down, waited until the moon was high in the sky, and then waited until the sky grew light again, but still Xiao Ding did not return.

  She kept comforting herself that nothing would happen, after all, Xiao Ding had brought enough manpower. As long as they could capture Song Chuyi and eliminate Song Jue and those female relatives, they could push out a few scapegoats to take the fall later on, and the Xiao family would be able to continue their wealth and nobility. The Crown Prince would also help them clean up the evidence later on.

  But she waited until sunset, and Xiao Ding still didn't come back.

  Even a fool would have sensed that something was amiss, she hastily sent away her eldest daughter-in-law who had come to show off and repeatedly yelled for someone to go to the Fang family's house to look for Madame Fang.

  The Pingyang Marquis's estate was now in the same boat as Fang Dening, and Madame Fang had always been more decisive than herself. She controlled her trembling hands, waiting for Madame Fang to arrive.

  But when Chen's wife returned, she said that Mrs. Fang was no longer in the mansion.

  "Isn't she in the mansion?!" Mrs. Xiao stood up in shock, asking incredulously: "How is it possible that she's not in the mansion? If she's not in the mansion, where could she be?"

  A female streamer, can't she just fly already?!

  Madam Chen was shocked by her own wife's loss of composure and somewhat helplessly lowered her head.

  Xiao's wife was confused, she couldn't understand that Fang's wife, who was also a woman in the imperial harem, had nowhere else to go except for the Fang family. Especially under such special circumstances, Xiao Ding and Fang Deng were still missing, she felt that her reliable ally had suddenly disappeared...

  She sat still for half a moment, finally reacting to the fact that she should be investigating the news now. However, with a guilty conscience, she didn't dare go to the Song's house personally... Fortunately, fortunately there was one more person, she let out a sigh of relief and called someone to summon Song Chuyuan, asking her to return home for a while.

  In the past, mentioning going back to her mother's home would provoke a round of idle chatter from Xiao Furen. Now, Xiao Furen was actually taking the initiative to ask her to go back to her mother's home, Song Chuyan couldn't understand it no matter how hard she thought about it, and it took her a long time to react.

  The lady of the Marquis of Pingyang's eldest son felt somewhat wronged. Today, she heard that Xiao Furen had not slept all night for some reason, so she got up early and made ginseng soup to send to her to nourish her body. Unexpectedly, she didn't get a good expression in return, but instead was scolded for no reason.

  Mrs. Xiao ordered her servants to prepare the carriage to send Song Chuyuan back to the Bo Mansion, she was suffocating with anger and felt a sharp pain in her stomach, forcing herself to see off Song Chuyuan before collapsing onto the bed, fuming silently.

  If something happened in the Song Mansion, it's impossible that there wouldn't be any news at all. Now is a sensitive time, she can't send someone out to ask around, so she had no choice but to let Song Chuyan go back to her mother's house to feel out the situation.

  Xiao's wife rubbed her forehead and sat on the couch, feeling her heart beating faster and faster, making it hard for her to sit or lie down.

  Last night was spent worrying and being busy, and I actually forgot that Song Chuxuan was still at the Pingyang Hou Mansion. Old Lady Song heard from the nanny that Song Chuxuan had returned, and her head felt a bit dizzy.

  Now that things have come to this, the Pingyang Marquis Manor has already fallen out with the Bo Manor and is bound to be unlucky, but it's a pity for Song Chuyuan...

  The madam pulled her daughter and just shed tears, looking at Old Lady Song with eyes full of entreaty.

  A thousand pieces of gold cannot buy foreknowledge. If only I had known earlier that the Xiao family had such intentions, if only I had known earlier that Mrs. Xiao was such a person, if only I had known earlier that Xiao Ding would still dare to get involved in such a major matter as the throne...

  Mrs. Song closed her eyes and finally decided to muster up the courage to tell Song Chuyuan about the cause and effect of what had happened before.

  "You also know what kind of person your mother-in-law is, I just didn't expect her to be so bold..." Madam Song personally pulled Song Chuyan to sit beside her, seeing that she was trembling with fear, and in her heart, she couldn't bear it: "But if this time she succeeds, your mother and even your brother will all suffer..."

  Tears streamed down Song Chuxuan's face as she cried out loud, pulling at Old Lady Song.

  She didn't expect Mrs. Xiao to be so ruthless, and she even went straight for her own mother and brother.

  "Grandma, don't say anything more." She wiped away her tears, feeling as if she had already died once: "A family so devoid of love and righteousness isn't worth me going back to. Please, Grandma, let me divorce Xiao Yan."

  She has been married into the Xiao family for more than two years, being respectful to her parents-in-law and loving to her siblings-in-law, but in the end, not only did she fail to gain a single compliment, but also made them become even more overbearing.

  Xiao Yan is usually a dissolute young master, not only having many illicit relationships in the mansion, but also being unscrupulous outside. She can tolerate all these, but if he sets his sights on her natal family...

  Song Chuxuan let out a cold laugh from the bottom of his heart, that was really a miscalculation.

  Hearing Song Chuyuan say this, Old Lady Song felt a sense of relief in her heart.

  She had always worried that her granddaughter was too weak to withstand such stimulation, and even more worried that she would be foolish enough to accompany Xiao Yan in exile and suffering. Now it seems that Song Chuyan's weakness is still able to distinguish between right and wrong.

  Madam Song also nodded repeatedly, looked up at Old Madam Song: "It's not suitable to delay, Mother, I'll go to the Pingyang Marquis' residence right away..."

  "It's not necessary." Old Lady Song slightly shook her head, with a full smile: "This matter doesn't need us to take action ourselves, naturally there will be people who come out to uphold justice for us."

  On April 5th, Song Chengyu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, took off his official hat and belt in the Golden Hall, personally pleaded guilty and submitted a memorial to ask for punishment, wanting to retire and resign from office.

  All officials were shocked and amazed.

  On April 15, the case of Pingyang Marquis Xiao Ding was exposed. The Ministry of Justice investigated and found that Xiao Ding had colluded with Fang Deng to abuse his power and secretly mobilize troops in the suburbs of the capital to commit a crime against the women of the Changningbofu household. This case is extremely heinous, and Xiao Ding also conspired with Wang Jinsi, the orphaned heir of the former Duke of Cheng, to frame the Changningbofu household.

  In an instant, a storm arose in the imperial court, and countless impeachment memorials poured in, piling up on the emperor's desk.

  On April 19, the Emperor personally issued an edict: Pingyang Marquis Xiao Ding and Wu Chengbingma Si Deputy Commander Fang Deng were found guilty of abusing their power to frame high-ranking officials and arbitrarily mobilizing troops to commit murder, and they will be executed after autumn.

  The property of the Xiao and Fang families was confiscated by the state treasury, the male members were exiled to Lingnan, and the female members were sold into slavery.

  At the same time, he repeatedly summoned Song Chengyu to comfort him.

  On April 21, the Emperor decreed that Song Chengyou be promoted to Wenhuadian University Scholar, entered the cabinet, and concurrently served as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

  At the same time, the empress took charge and ordered Song Chuyuan to divorce Xiao Yan. She also bestowed upon Song 100 taels of gold and 1,000 taels of silver as a consolation.

  The lady finally believed Old Lady Song's words, and sat in a daze for half a day. Although she was worried about her daughter's future, she was also happy that her daughter had escaped the tiger's jaws, and let out a sigh of mixed emotions.

  Li heard this and was so shocked that she almost bit her tongue off. She had gone to the Huang Jue Temple with other intentions, but they were all ruined by Madame Wang. She thought Madame Wang was intentionally making things difficult for her, but she didn't expect to have such a shocking experience.

  Song Chunin furrowed his brow tightly.

  This matter is inseparable from Song Chuyi, she recalled the unusually enthusiastic attitude of Song Jue and Madame towards her at that time, and her heart skipped a beat.