The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Chapter 950 He is ready to die

Not only Song Xizhi suspected that his elder brother was picked up, but Song Shenzhi also suspected it.

He had always felt that there was a huge distance between him and his mother.

Although his mother didn't treat him harshly, he could feel how distant her smile was. It was not as friendly and gentle as the one she showed to his younger brother.

So he worked hard in everything and was determined to become famous in the imperial examination like Shi Yunqi and make his mother proud of him.

Because of his father's accident, he could not take the imperial examination, which was a huge blow to Song Shenzhi.

He knew very well that his grandmother was pushed to death by his younger brother, but as the eldest brother is like a father, it was time for him to take the responsibility.

He was ready to die.

However, when his mother testified that he was the one who pushed his grandmother, Song Shenzhi's heart sank to the bottom involuntarily.

It was his wish to replace his brother.

But his mother's unhesitating and biased testimony still tore a hole in Song Shenzhi's heart, which was cold and painful.

He thought he must have picked it up.

If he was really picked up, this life should be regarded as a way to repay the Song family's kindness.

"Help, please let me see my son." A familiar female voice sounded outside the prison door.

It's my mother! Song Shenzhi's eyes were filled with tears and his heartbeat quickened. His feet were numb and he almost crawled to the prison door, trying to look outside.

I saw the hem of my mother's skirt! There was a big lotus embroidered on it.

My mother loved the purity of the lotus, saying that it "emerges from the mud but remains unstained", so most of her clothes were plain white with blue lotus embroidered on them.

Song Shenzhi was overjoyed and instantly forgot the pain in his heart. "Mother, why are you here? Get out quickly. This is not the place for you."

Mrs. Song looked at her eldest son with complicated eyes, and unspeakable emotions surged in her heart.

She often avoided making eye contact with him and didn't like him hanging around.

Seeing him made her feel irritated.

She tried to change it, but couldn't. She also tried to suppress it, but it was out of control.

She could only avoid him as much as possible.

This is the second time that Mrs. Song has visited the prison with a food box today.

She entered the cell and waited until the jailer walked away before she looked at her son awkwardly.

The son also looked at her awkwardly.

Four eyes, facing each other.

One touch and it's divided.

The son bowed to her respectfully, with the kind of gesture that a son in my family would show when he grows up, "Son greets mother."

Mrs. Song's tears welled up again. At this moment, she did not feel annoyed, but only guilty.

The eldest son was well educated by his husband. He read the books of sages and understood their principles.

She lowered her head, put the food box on the ground, and sobbed, "Shenzhi, come and eat."

Just now she cooked again. Her youngest son lit the fire and added firewood, and she cooked the meal herself.

Song Shenzhi was very happy, "Did mother cook this meal specially for me?"

He sat on the ground, cross-legged, with his back straight like a pine or bamboo.

Mrs. Song didn't answer, but just watched him eat voraciously.

After he finished eating, he wiped the corners of his mouth elegantly with a handkerchief, and then said with lingering satisfaction, "The food my mother cooked was delicious."

Mrs. Song said softly, "I'm sorry."

Song Shenzhi was stunned.

Mrs. Song herself didn't know whether the "I'm sorry" referred to the lie she had just told in the government office or the coldness she had shown towards her eldest son in the past.

She choked up, "Do you blame your mother?"

Song Shenzhi shook his head, "My son doesn't know what his mother is talking about. He pushed his grandmother to death, so he should bear the consequences."

Mrs. Song walked out of the prison, beat the drum and surrendered.

She knelt down in the hall and said, "I just lied. In fact, I pushed my mother-in-law to death."

Song Xizhi stumbled over and knelt on the ground, "I accidentally pushed grandma away and bumped into the corner of the table..."

At that moment, the mother and her two children vied to confess their guilt.

Song Shenzhi was brought to court again, and the mother and her two children gave the same testimony, except for the part where they all admitted to their own fault.

The county magistrate found the situation very difficult, especially as the case was one of mutual buck-passing.

Moreover, the case involved the family of Lord Song. The Song case was already complicated, and with the princess's golden medal of immunity from death, it was difficult to make a decision for the time being, so it was reported to the court.

The emperor sent Zhao Liren to take over the case.

After Zhao Liren returned home, he brought up this case.

Madam Zhao said, "The old lady of the Song family? She is short-sighted and doesn't give her daughter-in-law face in public. She once pulled her ears in public, and I saw the daughter-in-law standing there and not daring to hide."

Zhao Liren just listened to his wife talking without expressing any opinion.

Zhao Liren wanted to discern Madam Song's character from his wife's words. From what he heard, it seemed that the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had always been bad.

Now that Lord Song has been imprisoned, Mother Song must have bullied her daughter-in-law at home. It is common for the two sons to bump into each other while protecting their mother.

The next day, Zhao Liren interrogated the three people and checked their confessions again and again, and found no discrepancies, confirming that it was indeed manslaughter.

Examination revealed that Mrs. Song had injuries on her scalp, which were obviously caused by her hair being pulled.

This is just bad luck, someone just happened to die. If it were a normal day, I would just postpone it.

Overall, this is an upgraded family affair.

Everyone in Yunqi Academy, from the instructor to the classmates, signed a joint statement to testify that the brothers Song Shenzhi and Song Xizhi were of upright character and begged the court to show leniency.

The leader was Shi Yunqi, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. He wrote with great enthusiasm and quoted the old poems and essays of the two brothers as evidence, showing his love for talents.

Although Song Yuanjiu was sad to hear of his mother's death, he could almost imagine the scene of that day.

It must be that his mother took advantage of his absence to beat up his wife, and his sons stepped forward to stop it.

He also wrote an article in prison, proving that his mother had always been strong and had often clashed with his wife and children. However, his wife and children had always been respectful and had never had the intention to kill their mother.

Zhao Liren carefully sorted out the files and pondered over the emperor's intention in appointing him to try the case.

While playing mahjong in the afternoon, I heard my colleagues talking about the past.

Colleague A said that after a banquet was held at home, Lord Song suddenly gave him a set of porcelain for no reason.

What was strange was that there was a plate and a bowl missing from that banquet.

This is considered compensation. Lord Song didn't say it clearly.

Colleagues talked about their own experiences, all of which were about Lord Song giving them gifts for unknown reasons afterwards.

The old lady was indeed short-sighted. Whenever she went out to visit others, she would bring home any good things she saw.

"It's not easy for Lord Song." Colleagues guessed, "The bribe must have been taken by the old lady privately, and Lord Song has been implicated."

"Of course, Lord Song has always been upright in the court."

"Why else would Princess Haiyan use the precious gold medal of immunity from death to save people? I heard that the princess only has that one, so she won't be able to use it next time she wants to save someone."

No one knows the true story of the Song Yuanjiu case.

Zhao Liren finally sentenced the three to exile to Tiema City. The Song family also had a happy ending.

Song's mother was buried hastily.

Few people came to mourn, and within a few days the Song Mansion was overgrown with weeds and looked desolate.

News also came from Lingzhou that Jiang Zhongxin, the general garrisoning Songcheng, was guilty of a notorious crime and was ordered to be executed on the spot and beheaded at the gate without being taken to the capital.

In the darkness, a torrent of evil is surging, and all the monsters and demons are fighting for their lives.

Shi Anxia's eyes were gloomy, and she ordered coldly, "Anyone who moves——" her voice suddenly turned cold, "will be treated as treason."

This was the first time Emperor Zhaowu saw Shi Anxia being so decisive and ruthless, like an emperor personally leading an army to battle...