But Song Ruoan's tearful voice still echoed in Zhao Qianlan's ears:
"Mother, tell me how much you can give. I'll figure out the rest. We must fight for it, no matter what. Are we just going to watch the heir's title slip away for nothing?"
Song Ruoan's words hit the nail on the head, instantly bringing Zhao Qianlan back to her senses. Looking at He Yunce kneeling before her, she could only swallow her anger and resentment.
"Ruo'an, you are my only child. How could I bear to see you go out and raise money?"
Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan's eyes lit up, and she reached out and tightly grabbed He Yunce's sleeve: "Mother, can you come up with more than four thousand taels of silver?"
Zhao Qianlan took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and stared at He Yunce, saying, "You must remember how much Ruo'an and even our Song family have done for you, He Yunce!"
"When you achieve great success in the future, you must not let Ruo'an down!"
Hearing this, He Yunze felt grateful, and his expression became even more sincere. He gripped Song Ruoan's hand tightly and nodded emphatically.
"Mother, I understand. From this day forward, you are my own mother!"
"I will never let Ruo'an down in the slightest. Ruo'an is my dearest love, and I will be with her for life!"
He Yunze's words were powerful and resounding, and the two of them embraced and wept bitterly after he finished speaking.
Seeing her daughter and son-in-law's relationship improve again, Zhao Qianlan felt no joy at all. Her thoughts were wandering, and her face was pale.
Regardless of the insignificant silver, let's talk about the four thousand seven hundred taels...
How many more times does she have to meet that man to get four thousand seven hundred taels?!
Zhao Qianlan couldn't help but say emphatically, "He Yunze, you're confused! You're really confused!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a joyful male voice came from outside the courtyard, abruptly stopping Song Ruoan's crying.
Zhao Qianlan nervously clutched her handkerchief, turned her head to look out the door, and saw Song Juncai stride in over the threshold with one hand behind his back and a radiant expression on his face.
Seeing this makes me feel very good.
"What happened? What foolish thing did your son-in-law do?"
He Yunze pursed his lips, glanced at Zhao Qianlan, and didn't know what to say.
Zhao Qianlan's heart tightened, then she smiled sweetly at Song Juncai and said, "My husband is here?"
"It's nothing. We were just crying tears of joy, saying that Yun Ce has a good image. We were really foolish to think that something like that happened before."
"Now that he's no longer confused, he'll soon gain the favor of His Majesty and the princes. He says that the money he owed before has been settled."
He was both surprised and delighted to hear this. He really hadn't expected his mother-in-law to be so good, doing her best to save face for her father.
Upon hearing this, Song Juncai looked up and burst into laughter: "That's good! That's good!"
"I thought something bad had happened! I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."
He held Zhao Qianlan's hand tenderly, his smile growing even brighter: "Our whole family came to this Fengchan Ceremony and was touched by the Buddhist atmosphere here. Sure enough, our whole life has changed!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianlan's eyes widened, and she asked with a hint of anticipation, "Husband, have you had some good news?"
If Song Juncai encounters something good and is able to repay the money, then she won't have to...
Song Juncai laughed heartily: "Zhao Qingshu's attitude towards me has improved. He's your cousin, the head of the Zhao family. Do you remember him?"
"He used to be cold and sarcastic towards me, but when I ran into him on the street just now, he greeted me warmly and asked how I was doing. I feel like my transfer to the Ministry of Works is just around the corner!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianlan's hands trembled, and she lowered her eyes again, smiling at Song Juncai: "It's a good thing that my cousin appreciates you."
"But what is Lord Zhao going to do?"
Song Juncai replied, "He's probably going to see his wife, just like I'm coming to see you. It's convenient today, but it might not be convenient in the future."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianlan gave a thoughtful "oh".
Song Juncai raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the crowd before him, and then he tightly grasped Zhao Qianlan's hand.
His wife, daughter, and son-in-law were all by his side, devoted to him. He had also gained the favor of a powerful figure and was about to escape the misery of the Ministry of Rites. At this moment, he felt a happiness he had never experienced before.
"If Lord Zhao is willing to appreciate me, then he is also appreciating Yun Ce. Our family will soon prosper!"
Hearing this, Song Ruoan felt extremely happy.
She felt that the shadow cast by Song Xizhi in the past had disappeared, and with the help of her maternal grandparents, she would soon be able to crush Song Xizhi under her feet.
When Song Juncai arrived at the room, he was accompanied by several servants, who crowded the already small room to the point of being impassable.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, A-Lian sneaked into Song Xizhi's courtyard.
Song Xizhi had just finished tidying up the room when she quickly climbed onto the soft couch, and then heard a series of urgent knocks on the door.
Siqin opened the wooden door and saw Alian with her head down, hurrying into the house.
"Ah Lian? What happened?"
Upon seeing the person who arrived, Song Xizhi was quite surprised. She hadn't expected A-Lian to come at this moment.
A-Lian looked up at Song Xizhi and nodded cautiously: "This servant thinks that Song Ruo'an's mother, Zhao Qianlan, is acting very strangely today."
Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi raised an eyebrow, instantly intrigued: "What's strange about her?"
Ah Lian recalled everything she had just observed and recounted it to Song Xizhi in great detail:
"When I accompanied Song Ruoan to the courtyard, Zhao Qianlan should have been there for a while."
"But she looked like she had just come back from outside; her eyes were still a little wet, and her steps were a bit unsteady."
"Song Ruoan asked her what happened, and she shook her head and said no, but she stumbled at the threshold and almost fell."
"I rushed over to help her up and noticed that her wrists were bound, and her shoes were also covered in moss..."
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