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Chapter 251 The Eve of the Zhong Mansion Birthday Banquet

Song Qingwan received the news on the second day after the crown prince was deposed, and the news was brought to her by the eldest princess herself.

Although Song Qingwan had expected that the prince would do something crazy, she didn't expect that he would actually kill his father.

But if you think about it carefully, you can understand it. Since he can kill his mother, then it doesn't matter if he kills another father.

However, Song Qingwan was impressed by the princess's decisiveness. She had originally thought that given the princess's affection for Zhao Yujun over the years, she might show mercy and the incident would probably pass without much warning.

Unexpectedly, the eldest princess took prompt action to depose the crown prince, and the entire Great Saint's court fell into chaos again.

This is exactly what Song Chunwan wanted. She had originally intended to push the eldest princess to that position. Now it seems that no one else can do the job except the eldest princess. It depends on whether those old stubborn people can accept it or not, and whether the eldest princess has the intention to become the empress.

Obviously, Song Qingwan didn't need to do anything else, because she had already laid all the clues, and the rest depended on them to detonate them themselves.

When the crown prince was deposed, the first to panic must have been the Zhong family. After so many days, Shangshu Zhong finally "recovered" on the second day after the crown prince was deposed.

Shangshu Zhong celebrated his 50th birthday under the pretext of recovering, and almost all officials serving in the capital received invitations from the Zhong family.

If it was in the past when Minister Zhong personally invited everyone, everyone would have participated even if knives were falling from the sky, but now the situation really needs to be weighed.

Minister Zhong's move was to see how many people could stand with the Zhong family so that he could make further plans.

He gave full responsibility for the affairs of Minister Zhong's birthday to Song Changwei, and Song Changwei did not disappoint Minister Zhong.

All the invitations to the guests, dishes, gift books, and venue layout were arranged in an orderly manner, and Minister Zhong was delighted to see it all.

Now Song Changwei has become the head of the Zhong family, and Shangshu Zhong seems to be thinking of stepping back and retreating behind the scenes.

Now, Shangshu Zhong no longer has any doubts about Song Changwei and trusts him completely. He even thinks of bringing Song Changwei to the court to be an official once the situation stabilizes.

With the connections of the Zhong family, he would be able to get a third-rank official position, which would give the Zhong family another helper.

Minister Zhong was thinking that if Song Changwei and Zhong Xuemei had another child in the future, the Zhong family would no longer have to worry about having no successors.

Song Changwei was naturally grateful for Shangshu Zhong's appreciation of him, and vowed to be loyal to the Zhong family and treat Zhong Xuemei well.

In fact, secretly, Song Changwei had been searching for evidence of Shangshu Zhong's treason and this time he finally got the chance.

There is a secret compartment in Shangshu Zhong's study, which is behind a painting near the bookshelf. Song Changwei accidentally saw Shangshu Zhong take down the painting.

He thought it was a bit strange at the time. After all, who would take paintings around for no reason? So one time when Minister Zhong was away, Song Changwei sneaked into the study and carefully examined the wall behind the painting.

He found that there was a hollow piece of wood on the back wall. After removing a piece of wood from the wall, he found a small secret compartment inside. Inside the secret compartment was a box of medium size, but the box was locked and Song Changwei could not open it.

Because time was running out, he could only put the box back, thinking of finding an opportunity to open it later to see what was inside.

As for Minister Zhong's birthday party, there was naturally work involved in writing invitations and guest lists. The list of officials who had dealings with the Zhong family was kept in Minister Zhong's study.

So Song Changwei discussed with Minister Zhong that day whether he could go to the study to copy the list. Minister Zhong agreed without even thinking about it.

"Just go there, the list is on the bookshelf in the study."

"Yes, father."

"If there are other difficulties that cannot be solved, please let me know."

"Nothing."

"Okay then, go ahead."

"Won't father come with us?"

"I have other things to do today and need to go out."

After saying this, Minister Zhong walked towards the door. Suddenly he thought of something, stopped, turned around and instructed Song Changwei.

"Remember, you are the only one allowed into the study room. No other people are allowed."

"Yes, Changwei knows."

Song Changwei calmly sent Shangshu Zhong away and walked straight into the study, ordering the servants not to disturb him.

After closing the study door, Song Changwei walked quickly to the painting, took it down with ease, then opened the secret compartment and took out the box inside.

Song Changwei originally wanted to use wire to pry the lock open, but he found that the lock was very delicate and could not be opened no matter how hard he tried. He did not dare to smash it hard, for fear that he would break it and be discovered, which would cause trouble.

After thinking it over, Song Changwei put the box back.

However, Song Changwei did not gain nothing. He memorized the appearance of the box and the lock in his mind. After copying down what he needed, Song Changwei drew what he had memorized on paper.

After doing all this, Song Changwei went to the backyard to see Zhong Xuemei.

When he got outside the room, Song Changwei saw his wife in a green silk dress, mending his clothes seriously, and his expression suddenly softened.

Zhong Xuemei rubbed her sore neck, turned around suddenly, and saw her husband secretly looking at her at the door. Her face immediately turned red and she said coquettishly.

"Why doesn't my husband come in? What are you doing at the door?"

"The way my wife mends clothes is very beautiful."

"You're talking nonsense. Of the three sisters in this mansion, I have the most ordinary appearance. How can I be considered beautiful?"

"That's what other people think. In my heart, Mei'er is the most beautiful."

After Song Changwei finished speaking, he took out an exquisite hairpin from his sleeve pocket, pinned it on Zhong Xuemei's head, and nodded with satisfaction.

"It's much prettier this way."

Zhong Xuemei pursed her lips and touched her hairpin with a smile on her face.

"Thank you sir."

"Please pack up now, and I'll take you around in a few days."

"Where do we need to bring things? Are we going to live outside?"

"Yes, I'm going to stay for a few days."

"So what do I need to prepare?"

"You don't need to prepare too much. Just bring a few daily clothes and jewelry. I'll let you know when I leave."

"it is good"

Zhong Xuemei had no doubts about Song Changwei's words.

Since marrying Song Changwei, Zhong Xuemei has always fulfilled her duties as a wife and taken care of Song Changwei meticulously, and Song Changwei has nothing to say about her.

It can be said that no matter where Song Changwei goes, Zhong Xuemei will follow him without hesitation.

Song Changwei stayed with his wife for a long time before walking out. He did not return to the study, but left the Zhong Mansion through the back door.

Today, he is going to meet a mysterious man.