"Your Highness is joking. How could the Chang family embezzle money?"
Chang Qing said with a stiff face. Beside him, Madam Chang desperately winked at Song Yanzheng.
But Song Yu directly stood in front of Madam Chang and blocked her sight of Song Yanzheng, like an immovable wall.
"Do you think I'm the kind of person who would make false accusations?"
Song Yu gave Chang Qing a look as if saying "figure it out for yourself" and said, "I've even shown you the accounts. Could it be that there's some income of the Chang family that I don't know about? Did you dig a gold mountain? Or are you smuggling salt?"
With each word he said, Chang Qing and Madam Chang's hearts skipped a beat.
It felt like their hearts were about to jump out of their throats. Madam Chang rolled her eyes and was about to faint.
But Song Yu quickly took a big step back and shouted, "Doctor, come quickly and stop Madam Chang from fainting."
Hearing this, the doctor rushed over. Madam Chang was left in a dilemma, not knowing whether to faint or not.
"Hey, I said Madam Chang is in poor health. That's why I brought a doctor along."
Song Yu's insinuating words made Madam Chang's face turn red. Seeing this, Chang Qing's eyes darkened. He bypassed Song Yu and directly addressed Song Yanzheng, "Grand Prince, you should be the clearest about whether the Chang family has embezzled money. The Chang family is loyal to the emperor, and heaven and earth can testify to this!"
Hearing this, Song Yanzheng was also eager to defend the Chang family.
But Song Yu immediately pulled a long face and said, "Chang Qing, am I being too kind to you? This is my errand, and I'm the one who calculated the accounts. Are you questioning me?"
Hearing Song Yu's words, Chang Qing felt a sudden dizziness.
If it were other princes, it might be okay. But unfortunately, it was this reckless Prince Qin!
Currently in the Great Qi Dynasty, Prince Qin was an invincible existence.
In terms of nobility, he was the eldest son born of the empress. In terms of his temper, he was the kind of person who would kill without hesitation. Who would dare to clash with such a tough and unyielding person?
"I'll give the Chang family three days to spit out the embezzled silver. Otherwise, I'll lead the imperial guards to raze the Chang family to the ground." Song Yu patted the almost non - existent dust on his body. "I'm in a hurry. Don't waste my time."
After saying that, he led Song Yanzheng away with a flourish.
He left behind Chang Qing, who was so angry that he spat out blood, and Madam Chang, who was in a state of panic.
"Uncle, where are we going next?" Song Yanzheng gritted his teeth and asked. If he had known it would be such an unpopular errand, he wouldn't have come!
The most urgent thing now was to find a way to tell his father and ask him to stop this matter.
"Let me think. There are still the Sun family, the Qian family, the Liu family... There are too many." As he spoke, Song Yu sized up Song Yanzheng with a strange look in his eyes. "Yanzheng, you're not trying to run away, are you? I brought you here to help me share the burden, but you've been as silent as a gourd and haven't been of any help at all."
His voice was full of disdain. "The Crown Prince used to always say that you were very capable. I haven't seen it today."
Hearing Song Yu's words and thinking that the Chang family would have to spit out so much silver, Song Yanzheng felt as if his heart was bleeding.
The Chang family! That was the money - bag for him and his father!
"Uncle, you're overthinking. I'll go to the next family with you."
Song Yanzheng clenched his fists tightly under his sleeves.
Seeing this, Song Yu didn't care at all about Song Yanzheng's feelings. His mind was full of finishing the errand as soon as possible.
After finishing the errand, he could go to the girls' school to pick up Ah Huan after class.
That was the real business!
...
Girls' school.
As soon as Song Shihuan arrived, she was told that they would be learning the four arts of the Chinese scholar (qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting) today and that they needed to find the corresponding teachers according to the courses they chose.
The students from the three classes gathered together. The four teachers of qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting stood in the four corners respectively. There were the most students gathered around the qin teacher.
"Sister, let me take you to the qin teacher." Song Xiyan took the initiative to come up and looked very affectionate.
"Okay." Song Shihuan readily agreed.
Wherever Song Xiyan went, people automatically made way for her. In a few moments, Song Xiyan led Song Shihuan through the crowd and came to the qin teacher.
The qin teacher smiled when he saw Song Xiyan. When he faced Song Shihuan, his smile faded a little. "Princess Fu'an, I'll be teaching you the qin from now on."
"Thank you, teacher." Song Shihuan bowed slightly to the qin teacher.
"Why don't the two princesses have a competition?" A voice rang out. "Let's see the excellent qin skills of the royal princesses."
The crowd immediately burst into laughter. Everyone knew Song Shihuan's background very well.
As for this so - called competition... Everyone present was not a fool and knew what the real purpose was.
"Princess Fu'an has never learned the guqin before. This competition is unfair!" Gu Mingzhu shouted at the top of her voice, looking indignant.
"I know that sister has been practicing the qin recently." Song Xiyan said softly. "But a competition is really inappropriate. Well, I'll play a piece on the qin to entertain everyone. Sister, you can just do as you like. How about that?"
Before Song Shihuan could say a word, she heard gasps from the crowd.
"It's really a great honor to hear Princess Xiyan play the qin today."
"Princess Xiyan doesn't often play the qin in front of others. Our ears are in for a treat today!"
Hearing these words, Song Shihuan glanced at Song Xiyan.
"I've long heard that my sister is extremely good at playing the qin." After saying that, Song Shihuan curled her lips. "It seems that I'm going to have a feast for my ears today."
The pride on Song Xiyan's face was almost impossible to hide. She ordered someone to fetch the guqin specially made for her by the Crown Prince.
Today, Song Xiyan was wearing a cyan ruqun. Sitting beside the guqin, with the gentle breeze blowing the long hair by her temples, she really looked a bit ethereal.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Song Xiyan.
Just as Song Xiyan's hands were about to touch the strings, Song Shihuan's voice suddenly rang out:
"Sister, your hair is messy. Let me help you tidy it up."
After saying that, Song Shihuan slowly walked up to Song Xiyan, reached out and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Today, my father has been ordered to raid a family. The first one is the Chang family."
Song Xiyan's eyes suddenly widened in shock.
Her fingers trembled involuntarily, and a harsh sound came from the strings.
"Don't be afraid, sister. It's not the kind of raid you're thinking of." At this moment, Song Shihuan was like a devil. "It's just that the Chang family has to spit out the embezzled silver."
As expected, Song Shihuan saw endless panic in Song Xiyan's eyes.
In her previous life, Song Xiyan took pleasure in seeing the panic in her eyes. Now the situation was reversed. Song Shihuan curled her lips. It was really satisfying.
Did she think she could steal the limelight by stepping on her?
It was really wishful thinking.
Song Shihuan slowly stepped back and said loudly, "Sister, you can start playing now."
But at this moment, Song Xiyan had no intention of playing the qin at all. Her mind was full of what Song Shihuan had just said.
She knew the importance of the Chang family to the Eastern Palace.
So she was both shocked and terrified.
"Sister, why don't you play?" There was a hint of a smile in Song Shihuan's voice. "We're all waiting to hear your celestial music."
