Chapter 48 Chilled Heart

Just as the two of them walked down a few steps, Xiao Yunzhan seemed to have thought of something and said to Song Yuning, "I have assigned four secret guards to protect you.

If you have any secret matters to do in the future, you can tell them and you will be their master."

Song Yuning nodded. Since Xiao Yunzhan had already said it, even if she refused, the secret guards would definitely follow her.

"I understand." Song Yuning said.

Seeing that Song Yuning did not refuse and did not thank him in a formal way, Xiao Yunzhan was very happy. He led Song Yuning back to Lotus Temple through another road.

Ningshuang and Yuejian were both under the guard of the guards at this time. They were sweating with anxiety, worried that something might happen to Song Yuning.

At this time, Xiao Yunzhan and Song Yuning were seen walking back slowly. They looked at each other and felt relieved.

"Miss, are you okay?" The two men came to Song Yuning and surrounded her.

Song Yuning patted their hands, then nodded to Xiao Yunzhan, and took Ningshuang and Yuejian back to the small courtyard where they were going to live.

The old lady was drinking tea at this time. When she saw Song Yuning coming back with two maids, she smiled and asked her where she had been.

Song Yuning just picked a place and sat next to the old lady, and the two started chatting.

Not long after, Song Yurou also came back with her cheeks a little red. When the old lady saw her like this, there was a hint of satisfaction in her eyes.

"Okay, I'm tired today, so I'll go back and rest. You two sisters can play here." The old lady got up and went to her room.

As soon as the old lady left, Song Yurou's expression became a little normal. She raised her hand to pour herself a cup of tea and took a sip slowly.

"Don't you want to ask me where I went just now?" Song Yurou looked at Song Yuning who had been sitting quietly beside her, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Where did you go?" Song Yuning asked back.

Song Yurou just shook her head, and after a while she sighed and said, "I encountered something today, which should be considered a good thing for me, but I am not very happy.

This is clearly something I've been looking forward to for a long time, but why do I feel so uncomfortable now that it's over?"

Song Yuning turned around and glanced at her: "Since this is something I've been looking forward to for a long time, why do you feel uncomfortable?"

"Maybe it's because this good thing is a little different from what I expected." Song Yurou thought for a while and replied.

Song Yuning nodded in understanding: "People are always like this, sometimes we have high expectations for something.

But when it actually happens, we find that it is not exactly the same as we imagined, which leads to disappointment and discomfort.

But there are no such good things in this world, not everything will go as you wish."

"Yes! This is how I feel now, so I don't know what to choose." Song Yurou said with a distressed look.

Song Yuning comforted her and said, "Actually, this is not a difficult question to decide. The key lies in what you want most in your heart.

If this good thing is truly important to you, you can try to accept it even if it is different from your original expectations.

But if you think you can't get rid of this uncomfortable feeling, then maybe giving up is a good option. After all, life is short, so why make yourself unhappy?

"But if I give up this opportunity, will I be able to encounter the same good thing again in the future?" Song Yurou frowned, a hint of worry in her eyes, and asked Song Yuning in a low voice.

However, this time Song Yuning did not respond, she chose to remain silent. Song Yurou did not seem to expect to get an answer from her sister, she fell into deep thought, her thoughts gradually drifting away.

Liang Boyan is undoubtedly an excellent candidate for a husband, as he comes from a wealthy family and is a distinguished individual. However, what bothers Song Yurou the most is Liang Boyan's affection for Song Yuqing.

The fact that the living can never compete with the dead makes Song Yurou realize that her future path may be full of hardships if she marries into the marquis's mansion and becomes the second wife.

Even the wife of Marquis Pingyuan looked down on Song Yuqing, the legitimate daughter, not to mention Song Yurou, the concubine's daughter.

If she has a husband who doesn't favor her and a mother-in-law who deliberately makes things difficult for her, will she still have a good life in the future? Song Yurou couldn't help but feel like giving up.

However, once she gave up Liang Boyan, Song Yurou knew that she would never find anyone better than him.

Faced with this dilemma, Song Yurou fell into deep confusion. Should she eat this half-cooked rice or just give up?

"In fact, everything depends on human effort. If you feel that this good thing makes you uncomfortable, you might as well make it comfortable.

If you don't make any effort yourself, how can you possibly know whether this good thing will get even better? "At this moment, Song Yuning suddenly said.

These words shocked Song Yurou. If she retreated just because she saw difficulties, wouldn't that be too cowardly?

If she does nothing, she will definitely get nothing. After getting married, she can find a way to make herself live comfortably.

She can build a good relationship with her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law doesn't like Song Yuqing because she is too domineering, but she is different from Song Yuqing.

Or, she could win Liang Boyan's heart. It's true that the living cannot compete with the dead, but why can't there be two equally important people in a person's heart?

In short, as long as she is willing to work hard, she will be able to live a happy life.

Thinking of this, Song Yurou felt much more relaxed.

Seeing Song Yurou gradually relax her frown, Song Yuning said nothing and took a sip of tea.

Putting aside other things about this marriage, it is a rare opportunity for Song Yurou. If she doesn't become the second wife, she probably won't encounter any good opportunities in the future.

After all, not everyone can marry into a wealthy and powerful family like the Pingyuan Marquisate.

After spending these years together, Song Yuning has gained a deeper understanding of the personalities of the four sisters around her.

Song Yuyan is thoughtful in her work, and although Song Yuwan has a stronger personality, she is very smart and good at networking.

Song Yurou is just as her name suggests. Although she is a little weak, she is cautious, careful and resilient. Once she wants to do something, she wants to do it to the best of her ability.

She and Song Yuqing are two completely different people, one is outgoing and unrestrained, the other is reserved and cautious.

You know, Liang Boyan is the only pillar left in Pingyuan Marquis Mansion now. If she wants to go further, then as his wife, she naturally needs to be able to give him some help.

Song Yurou's calm personality is obviously more suitable for the current Pingyuan Marquis Mansion than Song Yuqing.

After all, the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion is still in its rising stage, and what they need is not an overly flamboyant personality like Song Yuqing.

Therefore, the wife of Pingyuan Hou has always been dissatisfied with Song Yuqing.

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After Song Yurou figured it out, she thanked Song Yuning. The two sisters talked for a while and then went back to their respective rooms.

In the next two days, the old lady would take Song Yurou to the abbot's residence to chant scriptures every day. Although she said she was going there to chant scriptures, she actually understood everything.

Song Yuning tactfully did not follow, but found a sky blue satin and began to embroider a sachet.

Yesterday, Xiao Yunzhan mentioned that he asked Song Yuning to make him another sachet when he had time. The previous one was worn out by him, but he was still reluctant to throw it away.

Seeing Xiao Yunzhan's pitiful tone, Song Yuning's heart softened. Thinking that he didn't let her pay back so much silver, she embroidered a sachet for him as a thank you gift.

On the sky blue sachet, there is an embroidered pair of chubby little goldfish playing in the water, which is very similar to the pattern on the Pisces jade pendant.

Although it looked a bit childish, Song Yuning felt that Xiao Yunzhan would like it very much.

Although she didn't go out these days, Yuejian and Ningshuang would sometimes come back to report that they saw Song Yurou and Hao Ge'er playing together, and that they also saw the prince accompanying them.

It was obvious that the two were developing feelings for each other, so Song Yuning was even more tactful and didn't go out, for fear of running into them and not being able to explain herself clearly.

They hid in the house for three days. On the morning of the fourth day, after getting up early and having a vegetarian meal, the old lady asked the two to go back and pack their things, and then took them back to the Song Mansion.

Song Yuyao knew they were coming back and had been waiting for them since early morning. When she saw them, she immediately went up to them, took their hands, and asked coquettishly, "How have you been these days?

It's all my fault for being so greedy that I missed such a great opportunity. What a shame! If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have been so greedy.

Isn’t the scenery at Lotus Temple beautiful? Isn’t it fun? You guys stayed there for so long, I want to go there too.”

As Song Yuyao spoke, she felt extremely upset that she had missed a rare opportunity to travel. She wished she could turn back time and beat herself up for stealing the ice bowl that night.

Song Yurou looked at her sister's regretful expression and couldn't help laughing. She comforted her, "Yuyao, don't be sad. There will be many opportunities in the future."

Song Yuning deliberately rubbed salt into her wounds and said a lot of funny things. Song Yuyao just twitched her sleeves after listening to them, and she regretted her decision.

"Okay, stop adding fuel to the fire. By the way, has anything happened at home while we've been away these days?" Song Yurou looked at the two of them helplessly, then changed the subject and asked Song Yuyao.

Song Yuyao pouted and said, "Nothing happened. There was just a few messages from the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion saying that my second sister was not feeling well and my mother went to visit her twice.

Also, the other day, my sixth sister and her husband came back and said the Autumn Examination was about to begin. My sixth sister came to talk to me for a while, and her husband went to sit in my father's study for a while. After dinner, they went back.

After hearing what Song Yuyao said, both of them nodded.

The days in the Song Mansion were still very busy. The old lady gave them extra lessons and invited an old nanny who was promoted from the palace to explain the etiquette and rules of the palace to the three of them.

In addition to studying every day, Song Yuning began to find ways to do business.

Since Xiao Yunzhan didn't want her to pay back the money at this time, she would use this money for investment. After all, she still had some money, so it was a good time to think about what to do.

Moreover, no matter what position one is in, one has to spend money. Moreover, her future is not likely to be easy, and she will need to spend money a lot. Therefore, it is better for her to have some money in her hand so that she can feel safe.

So, Song Yuning took out 800 taels of silver and bought another farm. Then, with the remaining 1,000 taels, she bought another shop in Beijing, preparing to open a grain shop.

Now, she was considered a major landowner with a thousand acres of land. She had three farms, and besides growing crops, she also raised chickens, ducks, geese, and fish. Moreover, half of the land she bought this time was mountain land, which was relatively cheap, so Song Yuning directly bought a hilltop.

Song Yuning had already decided what to plant on the mountain. He planted half with date trees and the other half with wolfberries.

There are wolfberry trees in some deep mountains, and they are all very old and bear a lot of fruits. Song Yuning asked the secret guard to find someone to dig them out from the mountains and transplant them to her mountaintop.

I heard that the transplanted trees have all survived and will probably be able to make money next year. It's a pity that Song Yuning is trapped in the Song Mansion and cannot see the empire he has built with his own eyes.

Song Yuning doesn't feel bad at all about spending money like water. This is just an initial investment. The rest is just waiting for money to make money and interest to compound.

Song Yuning thought he could hear the sound of gold coins popping.

A few more days passed like this, and the Autumn Examination passed in their busy studies.

At the end of August, the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion suddenly sent an invitation, saying that Hao Ge'er's third birthday party would be held two days later.

When Song Yuyao heard this, she felt something was amiss and asked, "Isn't Hao'er's birthday scheduled for early October? How could it be suddenly moved forward a month?"

Song Yuning sighed softly and replied, "Perhaps it's because my second sister's health is not good. I'm afraid she won't be able to hold on until then."

Song Yuyao suddenly realized and remembered Song Yuqing's illness, and fell silent.

Song Yuqing used to be so arrogant and confident, acting flamboyantly and recklessly.

She married into a marquisate and was loved and admired by her family, with her sisters all envying her. However, fate played a cruel trick on her, and now she has reached the end of her life, which is truly regrettable.

Song Yurou said with emotion: "My second sister is like a blooming peony, gorgeous and dazzling when it blooms, but unable to bear fruit.

Once the bloom is over, it withers and dies. Therefore, I don't like peonies. I prefer peach blossoms, which are gorgeous and beautiful when they bloom, and produce sweet and delicious peaches even after they fade.

Although Song Yuning and Song Yurou didn't say anything, they still expressed their agreement on the surface.

When the old lady learned that she was about to attend a banquet, she immediately ordered someone to summon Song Yuning and the other two, and personally checked the clothes and jewelry they had prepared for the banquet.

I have to say that the old lady's vision is indeed unique.

The clothes she chose complemented Song Yurou's gentle temperament, especially the long skirt, which made her look even more beautiful.

Wearing this dress, Song Yurou exudes a gentle and generous aura, and with the carefully selected hairpins and rings, her beauty is even more charming.

Although Song Yuning was only thirteen, she was already quite tall. She wore a green dress, with several hairpins of the same color in her hair. She stood there gracefully, as fresh and lively as a green onion, and exuded a lively aura.

Coupled with her beautiful appearance, people can't take their eyes off her at first sight.

As for Song Yuyao, despite her young age and a hint of childishness between her eyebrows and eyes, she had a bright and beautiful face and loved to smile. Wearing a bright red dress, her snow-white skin was even more prominent, making her look particularly charming and lovely.