Song Yixiao was suspicious at this time, and Pang Shi also complained about her son: "I suspected that the woman had been prepared early, but hasn't it not been confirmed yet? You just let him go back to report the news, what if the woman actually doesn't know anything, wouldn't you have helped her escape a disaster for nothing?"

  "If Ruo Wei knew our plan, whether or not she lets that guard go back to report is the same. Song Yuan just returned, her face couldn't hide its fatigue, and in her calm words was hidden a very well-concealed impatience. 'If Ruo Wei didn't know, what do you think she would do?'"

  Without waiting for Madame Pong's response, he continued, "Mother, I am a daughter of the Song family. Why would I go to the Wang Manor in Hengshan as someone else's dependent?"

  Pang said with a sigh, "It's not that the Cao family came to our door to make trouble, I'm afraid you'll worry, thinking that little thing is annoying, sending it away will make our home more peaceful!"

  "Before, Yi Xiao was treated poorly in the Liu family's hands. This matter could have been investigated with a little attention from the Wei family." Song Yuan looked at her with an unclear expression and said, "But it wasn't until after the Liu family's incident that people started saying our family was being too harsh on the original wife and eldest daughter - the truth is, Liu Shi was wrongfully killed! Outsiders may not believe this, but our family and the Liu family know the truth. Mother, have you thought about it? Yi Xiao might very well know who actually sold her out!"

  "So the Cao family will use every trick in the book to get her out of here!!!" Pang's face turned pale, this one blow was truly not trivial, and she almost fainted again. "Otherwise, if she stays at the Song household for a long time, who knows when she'll slip up and say something - great! Now that little thing is right on the estate, we..."

  Song Yuan's eyes dimmed, and he said lightly: "If the Wei family dares to let her come back, they're naturally not afraid of us going to interrogate her again now. After all, we don't have any evidence, and relying solely on a little girl's testimony, how can we turn the case around?"

  Thanks to the Wei family's gift, who in the world doesn't know that Song's original wife and eldest daughter are stingy? Now that Song Yixiao has been taken back by the Song family again, even if she is willing to say that her stepmother was wronged, outsiders will think that she was forced to change her words by her grandmother and father!

  Pang was reminded of this principle and also understood that it was really troublesome. Rubbing his temples, he asked in a vexed and confused manner: "What do you mean?"

  "Wei was very fond of Yishao when she was in the Song family, but after remarriage, she had been coldly watching Yishao being bullied. Song Yuan's expression was very calm, calmly to a kind of numb and ruthless, "Even if she instructed Cao to drive Yishao away, it wasn't entirely for Yishao's consideration. It can be seen that for her, herself is the most important, even if Yishao is her only biological daughter, but also not an unaffordable sacrifice."

  "So as long as she feels that the situation is precarious and it's impossible for both mother and daughter to survive, she will definitely abandon Yishiao and choose to save herself!"

  Pang's mind turned, and suddenly: "That Bao Shi is always around the little thing, protecting her is convenient, harming her is also easy! At first, that cheap woman let Bao Shi accompany the little thing back, could it be that she had already made such a plan?! Such a vicious cheap woman, fortunately, I am not the wife of the Song family, otherwise, I would never tolerate her!"

  "Liu Zhenxi is skilled in solving cases, and it's easy for him to find the real culprit. Even if Wei and Bao don't do anything, Liu can still crack the case with ease!" Song Yuan said lightly, "It won't take long for Liu to come up with an ironclad case!"

  "No wonder you deliberately sent someone to inform that woman! Mrs. Pang finally figured out the ins and outs, 'Yue Shi is innocent, and that little thing wasn't harmed by us either. The real culprit behind these two incidents is that woman - but as her own mother and daughter, she must have had a reason to want to silence her daughter!"

  For example, fearing that his own daughter would return to her father's home and reveal the truth about the case of Liu Shi, he couldn't bear to have his daughter temporarily taken away from him, so he decided to silence her!

  "At first, the Liu family's affair caught us off guard. Now we're just using their own methods to deal with them! Song Yuan took a sip of tea and said calmly, 'I have my own plans for this matter, please don't worry too much, Mother!'"

  The mother and son chatted for a while, then Song Yuan sent his mother back to her room, personally made the bed and waited on Madame Pang until she went to sleep before taking his leave and returning to his own courtyard.

  The servants in the courtyard came up to him and reported: "The fleeing guards have already entered the city."

  Jian Song Yuan nodded slightly, and the servant hesitated before continuing, "The identity of the Yan Guo Gong is noble and difficult to approach. Although Jin Shao Nai agreed to try to find out if he was familiar with the eldest miss, she couldn't guarantee that they could strike up a conversation immediately."

  "Got it." Song Yuan's expression was indifferent, and he really didn't care much: after all, the mastermind behind hurting his daughter in the future would be Wei Mengying. Even if Yan Guogong had a close relationship with Song Yixiao and was willing to seek justice for her, that wouldn't affect the Song family's reputation.

  So he lightly responded and threw the matter away - how to frame Wei Mengying as an unkind mother, killing her daughter to silence her, this is what he should be worried about at the moment!

  But who would have thought that Yan Guo Gong Jian Xubai, who was "noble in status" and "difficult to approach", actually paid a personal visit the next day!

  It was still at dusk when Tian'er pushed open the door!

  "I went out of the city to hunt today, and I planned to return before sunset. However, after noon, I encountered a cunning fox, and it took me a long time to catch it, which made me miss the timing!" Jian Yu Bai wore a big red arrow sleeve today, with a rhinoceros belt wrapped around his waist, and a jade ring tied up his hair. His black hair shone with a silky luster under the lamp light, making him look even more handsome and charming.

  Although Shao Xiu's eyebrows still had a hint of childishness, her demeanor was dignified and noble, making it impossible for others to underestimate her.

  After serving tea, he smiled and said, "It's too late to return to the city now. Fortunately, I found your villa, so please let me stay for a night!"

  A group of people announced their identity and origin before entering the door. Although this was a polite request, who would dare to drive the emperor's nephew out?

  "Take note, write it down! 'Song Yuan forced a smile to entertain the uninvited guest, but with a dark face, he instructed his subordinates, "If anything goes wrong with the Yan State Duke's stay tonight, no one will be spared!"

  That night, almost no one in the village could sleep.

  Fortunately, until the next day, when Jian Yu Bai and his party bid farewell, nothing unexpected happened.

  "Although of noble birth, fortunately still young, it's easy to get rid of them!" Song Yuan watched them leave in the distance and secretly let out a sigh of relief.

  The result was slapped in the face that afternoon - Taifu Hospital's vice president came to the door at the behest of Empress Dowager Cixi, specifically to take Madame Pang's pulse!

  "The Empress Dowager is grateful for the kindness shown by your esteemed family to the Duke yesterday, and has heard that the elderly lady of the house is ill. Therefore, she has specially sent an official to diagnose and treat the elderly lady!" The chief and deputy judges chimed in unison, "We will certainly do our utmost to help the elderly lady recover as soon as possible!"

  Get well soon?

  Pang's family was never ill!

  If it's Wei Mengying who sent someone to probe, whether it's Pang or Song, they would naturally have prepared countless methods to respond.

  It just so happens that the person who has come is the Imperial Physician, and he's here on the orders of the Empress Dowager!

  So, no matter how reluctant the mother and son were, they still had to face the surprise of the chief and deputy judges taking turns to finish the pulse diagnosis: "The old lady of the mansion... is very healthy? With such a pulse condition, why can't she get out of bed?"

  Pang was so embarrassed that he couldn't say a word.

  Fortunately, Song Yuan said: "The two of you don't know that my mother fell ill a few days ago. It was just a minor illness, but because she missed our daughter so much, her condition worsened and we had to send someone to bring our daughter back to take care of her."

  "So, is the old lady suffering from a mental illness?" The head of the hospital stroked his beard and asked, his words seeming to offer a ladder, "That's not surprising, after all, mental illnesses require psychological treatment, they can't be judged like ordinary diseases."

  Song Yuan naturally wouldn't disagree: "It should be so! After Xiaonu came back, Mother's illness started to take a turn for the better."

  In order to prevent Ponzi's condition from recurring, as a granddaughter, she must stay in her father's home!

  The chief and deputy judges looked at each other, both smiling slightly, their smiles full of meaning: "Although the old lady loves her juniors, she is advanced in years after all. It's probably beyond her power to raise her granddaughter personally, so it's better to put her mind at ease and live a long life by taking good care of herself!"

  Isn't this clearly telling them to obediently send Song Yixiao back to the Hengshan Wang Fu?!

  Although Jian Yu Bai is a noble duke and the emperor's uncle, it's too much for him to so blatantly interfere in the Song family's affairs!

  Song Yuan's face sank, just waiting to refute, when the judge suddenly said: "The Empress Dowager is so concerned, it's really enviable!"

  Is this really the Empress Dowager's intention?!

  The words on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back in an instant.

  The Empress Dowager is different from the King of Yan State, the latter may be favored and respected again, but he is still a subject; the former is the mother of the Son of Heaven, and her moral influence extends to all under heaven!

  She personally spoke out and, relying on the relationship between Pan and Song at this moment, couldn't help but follow the hint of the imperial court's judgment, saying "Your Majesty's kindness is unforgettable even in old age".

  Pang's "long illness, unable to get out of bed", Song Yuan had no choice but to take her place and kowtowed in the direction of the imperial palace again and again, showing her gratitude and respect for the Empress Dowager.

  "Wasn't the Prince of Yan only eleven years old?" After sending off the two judges, Madam Pang couldn't make sense of it. "At this age, although they can be betrothed, but there are still several years before they get married! Even if the Prince of Yan is precocious, how big is that little thing?"

  An eight-year-old girl can be so alluring? Mr. Pang couldn't believe it no matter what!

  After thinking it over, she felt that the root of the problem was still Wei Mengying: "This shameless cheap woman! She herself is promiscuous and can't even teach her daughter to be decent!!!"

  This time Pong was right on the money - the mastermind behind this affair is indeed Wei Mengying.

  The day before yesterday, Wei Mengying received the report from the escaped guard and directly called Yuan Xuepei over to lay down the cards: "After you went on expedition, I took care of your sister's affairs! You want Lu Guanglun to be your brother-in-law, I can also help you! But you must replace me immediately, hurry up and rescue my daughter, otherwise I won't harm your sister, but don't expect me to take care of her either!"

  Yuan Xuepei's weak point was grasped, and no matter how much city she had, she couldn't help but rely on it, so she begged her good friend Jian Xu Bai to come forward.

  For Jian Yu Bai, who was standing behind the empress dowager, this matter was merely a trivial task.

  Now Pang and Song's mother and son have a 100,000th unwillingness, nor dare to disobey!

  "Alright, the heavens are just and fair, but retribution may not be immediate. This time I'll spare that wretched woman and her son, but who knows if they'll escape their fate next time?!" Finally, Mrs. Pang could only advise her son, "You're my only child, you can't ruin your own future for a moment's anger, how would I live with myself?"

  Especially since Song Yuan doesn't even have a male heir yet! If something happens, the Song family line will be cut off!

  So Pang sent someone to secretly send Song Yixiao back to the Hengshan Wangfu while comforting Song Yuan: "For such a small thing, it's not worth making Taohou unhappy!"

  After such a thrilling and unpredictable turn of events, Song Yi couldn't help but feel a little dazed as she stood in the courtyard of Huanxia Pavilion: "We're back?"

  "Miss, don't worry, this is already the Wang Manor!" These past few days at Song Family Village have been like an eternity! Zhao Mama comforted her with a sigh of relief and reminded her, "Young Mistress Yuan has been waiting in the flower hall for quite some time. She came specifically to visit you. What do you think?"

  Song Yixiao had just learned from her mother about the process of her rescue this time, so she wasn't surprised by Yuan Xueying's visit. She rubbed her eyebrows and said, "Let's go!"