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Song Qingyan lived in the west courtyard, in the same courtyard as Liu Shi.

She never went out, and even her meals were brought to her room by servants.

The servants were all speculating that Madam Liu had accepted the eldest daughter as her husband.

When Xiang'er had some free time, she came to Jinxiu Pavilion and chatted with Hongling, talking about Song Qingyan.

They said that the food delivered to Song Qingyan's room recently had gone bad.

It was also said that the people serving Song Qingyan were not doing their jobs well.

Song Qingning overheard a comment that she had no sympathy for Song Qingyan.

In her past life, she was imprisoned in a nunnery by Song Qingyan, where she was even denied food, and the hunger was even more unbearable. Every few days, Song Qingyan would have someone throw in a moldy steamed bun to keep her alive.

The group was chatting happily when Chen's mother arrived.

Mother Chen came to see Song Qingning. "Second Miss, Madam Liu took some portraits to the East Courtyard and asked the Madam to choose a marriage for Song Mingtang."

This was within Song Qingning's expectations.

"Did Mother refuse?" Song Qingning asked.

"Madam only asked Liu to leave the painting, without giving a reply. Madam did not want to choose a husband for Song Mingtang," said Chen's mother.

After a while, Hongyuan arrived as well.

"Second Miss, Madam Liu took several portraits to the old Marquis. I overheard Madam Liu saying that the young master has reached marriageable age, the marriage with the Yan family has been called off, and a new marriage should be arranged for the young master so that he can have children sooner."

The offspring will move the grandfather.

Sure enough, Hongyuan continued, "The old Marquis agreed. He had the steward convey the message to the Marquis's wife, instructing her to take charge of the matter."

Let the old Marquis put pressure on the Lu family.

This is Liu's tactic.

Song Qingning went to the East Courtyard that evening.

She saw the women that Lady Liu had chosen for Song Mingtang; they were all daughters of officials.

However, in terms of family background, none can compare to the Yan family.

The Yan family has been prominent families for generations. Yan's father was the Grand Academician of the Hanlin Academy. The fourth daughter of the Yan family was the fourth child in the family. Her two older brothers were both officials in the court. The third daughter of the Yan family married into the Xue family, the maternal family of the Empress Dowager.

The people Liu chose were far inferior to those from the Yan family.

Can Lady Liu really bear this change?

Song Qingning was very suspicious.

Two days later, Lady Liu went to see the old Marquis again. Immediately afterwards, the old Marquis had his steward send a letter to Lady Lu.

It's an invitation from the Xue family.

The Xue family matriarch's birthday banquet was attended by guests from various households.

Those daughters of officials who were chosen by Lady Liu will also go.

The old Marquis instructed Madam Lu to secretly take Song Mingtang to observe the situation, and if he took a liking to someone, he would propose marriage.

The old lady of the Xue family and the Empress Dowager were sisters-in-law, and the two had a very good relationship when they were young.

The Empress Dowager's return to the capital from the Suizhou Palace was also intended to celebrate the birthday of Old Madam Xue.

The birthday banquet will be held in half a month.

Major events have occurred in both the Marquis's residence and the palace in the past two weeks.

I heard that Emperor Yuan was assassinated in the inner palace.

In his previous life, there was no assassination attempt on Emperor Yuan.

That evening, Song Qingning went to Cangling Pavilion.

Before Song Qingning could ask, Xie Xuanjin said, "It was Consort Lan. After Consort Lan miscarried, she couldn't bear the blow and went insane, unintentionally hurting someone."

The person who was injured happened to be Emperor Yuan.

Xie Xuanjin spoke calmly.

Song Qingning knew that there must be a hidden story behind it.

She didn't ask any further questions.

Even if, as she suspected, this matter was related to Empress Meng and Prince Huai, she would not be surprised.

Song Qingning inquired about Princess Yuzhen, "Your Highness, has Princess Yuzhen been making any moves lately?"

Xie Xuanjin glanced at her in surprise.

Then I remembered visiting my maternal grandparents' house a few days ago, and hearing my eldest aunt and seventh aunt mention Song Qingning, as if they wanted to thank her.

It seems to be related to Ye Qishao and Princess Yuzhen.

"She's been staying in the palace lately and has been behaving herself, not doing anything out of line," Xie Xuanjin said, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Qingning smiled and said, "Just behave yourself."

Perhaps she was overthinking it.

At the palace banquet, Princess Yuzhen's glances at her brother and Ye Qishao were perhaps unintentional and did not signify anything.

The two then exchanged a few more words.

The Prince of Huai said that Emperor Yuan was injured, and the palace examination might have to be postponed.

My elder brother topped the list in the imperial examination and was a highly popular candidate for the title of Zhuangyuan.

But the final result will depend on the palace examination, in which Emperor Yuan will personally select the candidates.

After Song Qingning left Cangling Pavilion, Xie Xuanjin summoned Yang Feng, his trusted confidant in charge of intelligence liaison, and instructed him to "send a message to the palace to keep an eye on Princess Yuzhen's movements and report back immediately."

"Yes." Yang Feng accepted the order.

Song Qingning returned to the Marquis's residence.

Her brother was waiting for her at the Brocade Pavilion.

Upon seeing her, Song Shiyin smiled indulgently, "The matter is half accomplished."

Song Qingning understood what he was talking about.

After spending countless days with Yu Chan at the Marquis's residence, Song Mingtang finally grew tired of it and left the residence to relieve his boredom.

He went to the brothel.

After a passionate encounter, Hua Niang nestled in his arms, touching his crippled hand, and told him about a doctor at Yaoshantang who could cure all kinds of injuries.

Song Mingtang didn't take it to heart.

When he left the brothel, he encountered several young masters from official families with whom he had previously been at odds.

They mocked him for injuring his hand to avoid proving himself, but little did they know his hand would actually be ruined.

Fueled by alcohol, Song Mingtang started fighting with the men.

He couldn't defeat the other team by himself, got injured, and became increasingly angry.

He resented his crippled hand and hoped it could be healed. Remembering what Hua Niang had said, he went to the Medicine Hall to find the doctor she had mentioned.

The doctor looked at his hand and immediately looked guilty.

Song Mingtang noticed something unusual and, after pressing him for answers, learned that the reason his hands were like this was probably due to a poisonous formula from Yaoshantang.

The doctor asked about the various circumstances surrounding the deterioration of his hand at the time, which further confirmed his suspicions.

Song Mingtang was furious.

They immediately pressed him to reveal who had bought the poison formula.

The doctor consulted a servant, who described the man's features from memory.

The description wasn't very detailed, but Song Mingtang still managed to guess who it was.

Song Mingtang returned to the Marquis's residence in anger.

Through a series of events, the courtesan, the young master of the official family, and even the doctor and servants all received bribes and, with a mix of truth and falsehood, provided Song Mingtang with the truth.

Since there was no news from Song Qingyan, Song Qingning and Song Shiyin knew that the remaining half would also go smoothly.

Song Mingtang originally intended to confront Song Qingyan, asking her why she had crippled his hand.

But once he returned to his residence, he calmed down.

He did not intend to let Song Qingyan go.

Back in his room, he asked Yu Chan, "What would you do if someone crippled your hand?"

Without hesitation, Yu Chan replied, "Of course, I also crippled his hand. It's an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. It's fair. Your Highness, why do you ask this?"

Song Mingtang did not answer her.

He recalled Song Qingyan's hand, which had been slashed by a sword, and his gaze turned icy.

The next morning, he hurriedly left the mansion and went straight to Yaoshantang.

When he returned to the manor, Song Mingtang went to see Madam Liu with a smile on his face, and also delivered medicine to Song Qingyan.

"Yan'er injured her hand. I had someone find some medicine for her. After all, she is a woman, and we can't leave a scar." Song Mingtang personally handed the medicine to Song Qingyan.

Song Qingyan looked at the medicine but didn't dare to take it.

She felt inexplicably guilty.

Song Mingtang, observing this, frowned coldly. "Yan'er, what's wrong? Don't you appreciate your brother's kindness? Or are you afraid of something?"