Qin Xiaoniang was truly terrified. Just now, Li Shi's arrogant appearance made her seem like she wanted to rush up and kill people. If Song Xiaoyu hadn't been quick-witted and agile, she would have been strangled to death.

“Mother, I think Song Xiaoqi won’t come to pick her up.”

"Why?"

“He has connections everywhere in Xinzhou. How could he not know that the lady has come here? The soldiers guarding the city must have informed him. But so far, he hasn't settled her in, nor has he sent anyone to look for her. I guess he just doesn't want to get involved anymore…”

Qin Xiaoniang was puzzled. "Then all those expressions of deep affection before were just an act?"

"Of course it's all an act. He has another purpose in seeking out Madam. Mother, this man doesn't even have the slightest pity for you, let alone for that shrew who speaks so rudely. He used to respect her only because Madam's family was quite powerful, but now that her family has declined, Song Xiaoqi naturally won't value her anymore."

Song He'er was quite unaccustomed to calling him "Song Xiaoqi" all the time, but now that she had severed ties with this man, calling him "father" would seem a bit pretentious.

“But since it has fallen into decline, when we arrived in Xinzhou, he personally came to inquire about the whereabouts of the Li family. Why did Song Xiaoqi make this trip? I think he must have a purpose.”

Hearing Qin Xiaoniang analyze it point by point, Song He'er couldn't help but tremble.

Of course she knew what item Song Xiaoqi was desperately searching for Li Shi for. Now that the item hadn't been found, Li Shi was no longer of any use to her, and she wouldn't care whether Song Xiaoqi went crazy or stupid.

"What are you thinking about again? Your mother is talking to you."

"No...no, Mother, let's have Uncle San send her away. We'll take her to Song Xiaoqi ourselves and see what he has to say in his defense."

Although Qin Xiaoniang never wanted to see him again, she had to finish this task now, firstly to find out the reason for the matter, and secondly to give herself some peace and quiet.

“Mother will go with you.”

Song He'er was unwilling for her to meet with Song Xiaoqi. After all, the matter of demanding the discarded books had just passed, and it was hard to guarantee that Song Xiaoqi wouldn't be angry when he saw Qin Xiaoniang.

Rather than letting the two of them argue again, it's better to avoid seeing each other.

“Mother, if you go, who will look after Huan’er? He’s already learning to walk, and he’ll fall if we don’t look after him for a moment. Fourth Aunt and Fifth Aunt have to look after so many children at once, how can they manage? I’ll go with Third Uncle and the others.”

Qin Xiaoniang shifted her gaze to Zhang Xiue, as if requesting her consent.

Even Zhang Xiu'e said the same thing just now, which made Qin Xiaoniang give up the idea of ​​going along as well.

"Then I won't go. You all must take care of yourselves."

"Of course we'll be careful, so don't worry!" With that, Song Xiaoyu picked up a rope from the side and, together with Li Qiang, quickly tied up the madwoman and pulled her away.

The woman was incredibly strong and restless on the road, struggling to break the rope, but the two men held her down.

"He'er, what are you doing following us? This madman was about to kill you. What if he hurts you if you follow him?"

"Third Uncle, you've bound his hands and feet so tightly, even if she wanted to hurt me, she wouldn't have the chance!"

Song Xiaoyu sighed and remained silent.

When they arrived at Song Xiaoqi's residence, the butler was tidying up the yard, as if they were moving.

He's leaving? Where is he going?

"I want to see General Song—" Song Xiaoyu deliberately drew out the last two words, seemingly with a sarcastic tone.

"What...are you doing?" The butler's expression changed slightly, and he didn't forget to glance at Li Shi beside him as he spoke.

"Didn't everyone see it? Sending people to the General."

The butler swallowed hard and stammered, "Wait...wait, I'll go in and announce your arrival right now!"

"No need to announce his arrival. Just call him out, and we'll meet him outside," Song Xiaoyu replied decisively.

The steward's face was grim. Clearly, he had seen Li Shi before and had been ordered by Song Xiaoqi not to concern himself with her life or death. That was why he looked so surprised when he saw Li Shi.

Before the steward could go in to announce their arrival, Song Xiaoqi had already walked out from inside with a dark face. His face, which looked like a demon from hell, seemed to want to stare the people in front of him to death.

"What do you want? Didn't we agree after we parted ways that we'd keep to ourselves and not bother each other again?"

Song Xiaoyu sneered, "General Song seems to have forgotten that you still have a legal wife who is wandering around here in Xinzhou! Didn't you fight with us because of her? Now that she's back, you should treat her well, instead of letting her beg for food everywhere?"

Song Xiaoqi glanced at the deranged Li Shi, and sneered with a disdainful expression, "Who said I was going to interfere with her? Just because I'm looking for her doesn't mean I have to interfere with her. I say, Third Brother, aren't you meddling in too many other people's business? First you interfered with that bitch Qin Shi's affairs, and now you're interfering with your sister-in-law. If you say you don't have any ulterior motives, I certainly won't believe it!"

"What nonsense are you spouting! Shameless!"

Am I wrong?

"If it weren't for this old hag causing us trouble, we wouldn't bother with your mess. You just need to deal with her and stop bothering us. Even if you die in the future, we won't care!"

Unable to win the argument, Song Xiaoqi resorted to shamelessness, "Trying to use someone else to kill you? You've got a good plan, but I won't kill this slut. I, Song Xiaoqi, would never do something like killing my own wife."

Hearing such high-sounding words, Song He'er couldn't help but feel disgusted. How could he be someone who understood human ethics and morality?

"Others may not know why you treat Madam Song this way, but I do know, General Song, that although I am no longer your daughter, I still have some idea of ​​what you are thinking."

Song Xiaoqi looked at her with a skeptical expression. "What?"

"Because the Li family no longer has what you're looking for, right? You think that during the raid on their home, your legitimate daughter stole this item from my mother, which is why you desperately searched for the whereabouts of the mother and her two daughters. But since the item is missing and they've lost their usefulness, you discarded them like trash and no longer care about their lives. How can there be such a heartless person like you in this world?"

......

My darlings, I went shopping today to stock up for the New Year, so the update is late. Please take care of yourselves! Wishing you all a Happy Chinese New Year in advance!