Sister-in-law, please...

I know I was wrong. Just treat me like a stray cat or dog on the street. Give me a room to stay in and a bowl of rice to eat.

"Waaah, I did all this for Peng'er! Otherwise, I would have been begging on the street, cooking and washing clothes for others. I wouldn't have brought shame to the Song family."

That's ridiculous.

Song Tangyin, a high-ranking official of the third rank in the imperial court, made her sister work as a beggar's assistant?

He'd be spitting at by everyone in the world.

Wei Shaozheng did this not only because he knew that Chu Yuan's father had been promoted due to Song Tangyin's influence, while he, as her brother-in-law, remained just a minor officer guarding the city, he was resentful and deliberately beat Song Xiuer so badly.

They've given up entirely.

Chu Yuan placed her hands on her stomach and quietly looked at Song Xiuer without saying a word.

Song Xiuer was extremely nervous, and at the same time felt annoyed.

She's already been so humble, why won't this little bitch agree?

Do I really have to make her kowtow?

Song Xiuer looked utterly miserable, but her eyes were still darting around, as if she were plotting some sinister scheme.

Just as Song Xiuer was about to kowtow, Chu Yuan spoke up, "Look at what Mother is saying. When the eldest sister is in trouble, how can the younger siblings turn away from her?"

I heard Ayin tell me that when they fled famine, her mother had four children, but only Ayin and her eldest sister survived.

Those were all minor matters in the past; family members don't hold grudges overnight.

"Elder sister, please feel free to stay here. If Mother's courtyard isn't enough, I can prepare a separate courtyard for you."

Upon hearing this, Song Xiuer hurriedly waved her hand, "No need, no need. Mother's courtyard is very nice. I stay here every time I come. I'm used to it. Besides, Peng'er likes being with his grandmother very much, right, Peng'er?"

Wei Peng pursed his lips and remained silent, his gaze towards Chu Yuan filled with an indescribable depth.

Chu Yuan pretended not to see it. Rather than letting Song Kangshi always feel a little reluctant and compassionate, it was better to cut off the source of the problem.

She thought Song Xiuer was desperate, but when the truth was revealed, she wondered if Song Kangshi, at her age, could bear it.