flstandardbreds Chapter 154 Father Song’s Ambition
Chapter 154 Father Song’s Ambition
"What are you all standing for? Sit down and eat first!" Song's father's majestic voice sounded.
He sat in the main seat in the hall. The walls around him were decorated with ancient calligraphy and paintings, which looked solemn and majestic, like a quiet painting.
However, at this moment, the atmosphere in the hall of the Song Mansion was as cold and tense as the chill wind of early winter.
"I'm sorry, Master. I was so excited to see Xin'er." Mrs. Song apologized and turned to the housekeeper, "Arrange a seat for the young lady!"
"Madam, please come in. Miss, please come in." Nanny Xi personally stepped forward to support Song Zhuxin.
"Thank you." Song Zhuxin thanked her obediently. After following Nanny Xi's footsteps and sitting down, she felt a little restrained.
She glanced around out of the corner of her eye and saw that there were about sixty masters in the Song Mansion.
Although the refugees didn't even have water to drink, the New Year's Eve dinner at the Song Mansion was still very rich, with a full table.
The young ladies in the Song Mansion all have different thoughts. If they don't like something, they won't say it in front of the master, and the concubines dare not speak casually.
Song Zhuxin was a blogger in her previous life and was very good at observing people's expressions, so she never lost her composure or revealed any flaws in front of everyone in the Song Mansion.
Old Madam Song, Madam Song, Second Madam Song, Third Madam Song, Madam Song, Song Zhuxin and Third Miss Song sat at the same table.
In addition, several concubines and their daughters sat at the same table, and the dishes on the table were also slightly different.
On the men's side, Song's father and his brothers sat at one table with the eldest son of the Song family, while the illegitimate sons sat at another table.
Although Mr. Song was angry with his eldest daughter, he suppressed his anger when he saw her appear at the door.
Especially when he saw her thin shoulders trembling slightly, like a wounded bird, his anger subsided a little.
The eldest daughter Chuchu's face looked even paler under the light, with helplessness and grievance flashing in her eyes.
It was as if if he spoke loudly, it would cause her body to tremble slightly.
Her pale face added a touch of fragility to her temperament, but it did not conceal the unspeakable sadness in her.
The flame of resentment that burned in Mr. Song's heart dissipated a little. He hated her for abandoning the Huo family and returning, and hated her for ruining his plan.
But when he saw her pitiful appearance, she looked like an innocent little deer wandering alone in the dark.
The anger in his heart was gradually extinguished by an unspeakable pity.
Mr. Song took a deep breath, frowned slightly, and looked at Song Zhuxin with eyes as sharp as a knife.
Song Zhu looked at her adoptive father guiltily. The rich dishes on the table made her swallow dryly.
She had never seen these dishes before. She lowered her head and drank the soup silently, thinking that big families are different.
Even if the drought lasted a long time, they could still find enough food.
Unlike her, who had been on the road of exile with the Huo family since she traveled through time, it was really miserable. If she didn’t have the space, she might have starved to death!
It was the hypocritical stepfather of the Song family who pushed the original body into a desperate situation. Now it's her turn. It's not too much to stay in the Song Mansion and be a parasite, right?
"Xin'er, you must be starving since you just came back from outside. Come and try this sweet and sour pork."
"Thank you, mother." Song Zhuxin picked up the pork tenderloin in the bowl and took a big bite. She immediately felt a sweet taste on the tip of her tongue.
She couldn't help but take another bite, and the tenderloin here was even more delicious than what she had eaten in modern times!
"Xin'er, eat slowly, don't be impatient." Mrs. Song saw that her daughter was eating in a hurry, so she picked up another piece of mutton with chopsticks and put it into Song Zhuxin's bowl.
She knew that her eldest daughter had never traveled far before and must have suffered a lot this time.
But the way she eats is so ungraceful and uncivilized!
After not seeing her for more than half a year, my eldest daughter is no longer the spoiled young lady raised in seclusion!
He was actually assimilated by those peasants!
Her poor daughter!
Mr. Song also noticed the difference in his eldest daughter, and many doubts flashed through his mind.
He suddenly asked Song Zhuxin, "I heard that you encountered the Mo family in Liangzhou?"
Song Zhuxin raised her eyes, met her father's scrutinizing gaze, nodded, and replied softly, "Yes, we also went to Mojia Village."
"Mojia Village? Everyone in the village has the surname Mo?" Song's father continued to ask calmly.
Song Zhuxin lowered her eyes: "No, there are only two people with the surname Mo, the others have all kinds of surnames."
Father Song was silent for a moment before asking, "How old are the two Mos? Are they father and son?"
"Ah--?" Song Zhuxin looked up at her adoptive father in surprise and almost choked.
She cursed in her heart: This cheap father is such a bad person, can’t he just let her eat properly?
But she didn't show it on her face, she just continued to eat, she had to eat enough to get what she wanted.
Mr. Song didn't care about his daughter at all and just wanted to know more information.
He looked at Song Zhuxin kindly and asked with a smile, "Why did you go to Mo Village?"
"We encountered bandits at the time, and the officers abandoned us and ran away. We were forced up the mountain by the bandits, and then we met people from Mojia Village."
"Mojia Village is deep in the mountains?"
"Yes, they... they seemed to have fled from somewhere, I remember..." Song Zhuxin tried hard to organize her words.
She couldn't tell her adoptive father that she hadn't actually found out anything, and that everything she said was told to her by Zuo Kexin, right?
"What do I remember?" Father Song stared at Song Zhuxin.
Song Zhuxin's mind was spinning rapidly, and after a long while she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "It seems they are trying to avoid their enemies."
"Why did they run to the mountains to avoid their enemies? Don't they know they are running to the feet of the emperor?"
Father Song asked solemnly, his eyes fixed on Song Zhuxin.
Song Zhuxin was startled. What on earth did this old man want to hear? So she pretended to be confused and shook her head: "I don't know."
A cold light flashed across Song's father's eyes. His daughter did not tell the truth. The secret guard told him before.
There was a mother and daughter in Mojia Village who had a very good relationship with their daughter. How could she not know!
"Dad, don't scare my sister. Let's eat quickly!" Young Master Song spoke up to smooth things over.
"Xin'er, you've worked hard on the way. Finish your meal quickly and go back to wash up." Young Master Song easily changed the subject.
If his father pressed the issue any further, his sister would be scared. The secret guards had already told him most of the things.
But there are still many things about the Lu family's eldest daughter that the secret guard does not know, and he has the patience to let his sister speak.
Father Song looked at his eldest son thoughtfully, then at his eldest daughter's guilty look, but he did not expose her.
Instead, he took the opportunity to pick up the wine glass and took a few sips. "Son, your father wishes you all the best in the new year."
"Dad, I'll offer you a toast and wish you good health." Young Master Song raised his wine cup to toast his father.
The maidservant beside them was very discerning and filled the wine for the father and son, then stood aside waiting.
Young Master Song raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, then handed the wine pot to the maidservant beside him, "Fill this young master's cup."