frightfiction Chapter 224 Song Chengfeng's Plan
Chapter 224 Song Chengfeng's Plan
Not long after, Zhong Xuemei, the only unmarried daughter of the Zhong family, was suddenly encountered robbers while out for a trip. She was almost kidnapped and was almost taken away.
Suddenly, a handsome young man holding a sword appeared and bravely stood in front of her. The robbers seemed to be only interested in money and seeing someone holding a sword as a threat, they robbed some money and fled in disgrace.
In this way, Zhong Xuemei was able to escape by chance. She looked at the thin but righteous handsome young man in front of her with gratitude and bowed slightly.
"May I ask your name, sir? I would like to thank you for saving my life."
"I am Song Changwei. I happened to pass by and encountered such an unfair incident. It was a piece of cake for me to help. Changwei does not dare to take credit for it."
Zhong Xuemei looked at the young man in front of her with deep affection, and suddenly she felt a liking for the man in front of her.
"My name is Zhong Xuemei, and I am the eldest daughter of the Shangshu family. May I ask which family you are from, young master?"
Song Changwei seemed to be frightened. He took a few steps back respectfully, clasped his hands together and spoke in a steady voice.
"Miss Zhong is of noble status, while Chang Wei is just a commoner, currently only a scholar, of humble status, and without a father or mother, so I really don't deserve Miss's thanks."
After hearing that Song Changwei was an orphan, Zhong Xuemei's eyes suddenly flashed with excitement.
She thought of her father who had been worrying about his marriage recently and had no appetite, so she bravely asked about Song Changwei's situation.
"I wonder if Mr. Song is married?"
"I am ashamed to say that although I have some talent, I have no elders in my family, so I have never had anyone to help me."
After hearing Chang Wei's answer, Zhong Xueying forced herself to suppress the throbbing in her heart.
After saying goodbye to Song Changwei, he returned to the Zhong family.
The news spread quickly. When Minister Zhong heard that his daughter was almost abducted, he hurriedly called Zhong Xuemei to see him.
Zhong Xuemei naturally didn't dare to delay. She simply changed her clothes and went to the front yard with her maid.
"Father, you are looking for me."
Minister Zhong stared at his eldest daughter with some anger, his face full of disappointment.
Zhong Xuemei was his eldest daughter. Although she was a concubine's daughter, because she was his first child and was born to his favorite concubine, Shangshu Zhong loved this daughter very much.
Zhong Xuemei was not very pretty, not as good looking as the other two daughters of the Zhong family. She was also a little older and had never found a suitable family.
The Zhong family would not look down on her if her status was too low, and would not be willing to marry such an older concubine's daughter with such ordinary looks if her status was too high, so Zhong Xuemei's marriage was put on hold.
"I told you, don't go out if there's nothing wrong! It was hard for you to get engaged in the first place, and now something like this has happened, how can you get married?"
Normally, when Zhong Xuemei heard her father scolding her, she would cry out of grievance, but this time she did not take her father's words to heart.
Instead, she spoke to her father with great joy about the young man. When Minister Zhong saw his daughter blushing with embarrassment as she spoke, he knew that she had fallen in love with him.
But even if the eldest daughter of the Zhong family is not outstanding, they cannot be so careless. Not only does the other party not know much about her, but it sounds like the other party is not from a high family background. What should they do if their daughter will be wronged if she marries him?
Seeing that her father was about to refute again, Zhong Xuemei hurriedly expressed her thoughts.
“Father, we can let Song Changwei come to the door, so you don’t have to worry about your daughter suffering, and you have one more son, right?”
"Who is this Song Changwei you are talking about? Where does he live? Does he have other relatives at home?"
"Father, Song Changwei is an orphan without a father or a mother. Now he has passed the examination and is living in the south of the city."
After listening to his daughter's story, Minister Zhong's expression eased a little. It would not be a bad idea for a child to come to the family if he had no parents but had some talent.
"Then you call him here. I want to meet him in person to see if he is qualified to marry my daughter."
"It's the father"
The next day, Zhong Xuemei personally went to Song Changwei's residence and told him the news.
Song Changwei's family lives in a slum in the south of the city. Their house is simple. Although they live in poverty, the house is still clean and tidy.
This made Zhong Xuemei's impression of Song Changwei much better. She thought, could this be a good marriage bestowed upon her by God? He had waited for more than 20 years, and finally it came true.
Song Changwei was somewhat flattered by Zhong Xuemei's invitation. He symbolically declined a few times before accepting the invitation. The two agreed that Song Changwei would come to meet her three days later.
After Zhong Xuemei left, Song Changwei put away his humble look. He quickly walked into the yard, locked the door, then went into the inner room and spoke respectfully to the old man who was standing with his back to the room.
"Teacher, are you satisfied?"
The old man slowly turned around and smiled and nodded at Song Changwei.
"Well done. It's worth my effort to bring it to the capital."
"I have no way to repay the Prime Minister's kindness in recognizing my talents."
"Have you remembered the task I assigned to you?"
"Yes, please rest assured, Prime Minister. I will find a way to gain the trust of Minister Zhong."
Song Chengfeng nodded, and suddenly put away his kind expression, looking at Song Changwei with a gleam in his eyes.
"Don't be blinded by wealth and fame. Don't forget that I hold the fate of your entire family in my hands. If something goes wrong..."
"Please let me go, my lord. I only want to gain a foothold in the capital and will never betray you, lord prime minister."
"That's good, let's go."
"Yes, my lord"
After Song Changwei left, Song Qingwan slowly walked out from the inner room.
She silently gave Song Chengfeng a thumbs up in her heart. When it comes to using such cruel means, it has to be Song Chengfeng.
Song Chengfeng directly found the most talented young man from the side branch of the Song family. He first grasped the lifeline of this family, and then recruited Song Changwei for his own use. As expected, he was worthy of becoming the prime minister with his own ability.
When Song Chengfeng saw Song Qingwan coming out, he snorted coldly and was about to leave, but was stopped by Song Qingwan.
"Father just wants Song Changwei to marry Zhong Xuemei. Isn't that too simple? Minister Zhong is so cunning, would he be fooled so easily?"
Song Chengfeng stopped, turned around, squinted his eyes and looked at his daughter in front of him, and spoke with some regret after a long time.
"It would be great if you were a son. If you were a boy, you and I would have joined forces to take over the Great Saint Dynasty. What a pity."
Song Qingwan shook her head in disdain and spoke to Song Chengfeng in a sarcastic tone.
"How can my father be so naive at his age? If I were really a boy, would he want to send me to Songjia Village?"
Song Chengfeng looked at Song Qingwan with some confusion, not understanding what she meant.
What Song Qingwan didn't say was, if Song Qingwan hadn't been sent to Songjia Village, how could she have the abilities she has today?