After Song Juncai vomited blood and fainted at Dali Temple, he was carried directly back to Song Mansion by soldiers from Dali Temple.
The news caused an uproar throughout the capital.
Everyone knew that Zhao Qianlan's pregnancy was unstable late at night, everyone knew that Song Juncai went to Riyue Mountain overnight to seek medical help, and everyone also knew that Song Juncai knelt and kowtowed three times and climbed nine thousand steps.
But little did he know, the child he risked his life to save wasn't his own at all!
Because of this incident, Song lost all face and became a laughing stock in the capital.
This is also because Zhao Qianlan's maternal family has fallen from power. People who used to eagerly try to curry favor with the Zhao family are now unwilling to have anything to do with them.
Therefore, after a unanimous vote within the clan, it was decided to drown Zhao Qianlan in a pig cage as a warning to others.
When Song Xizhi learned of this news, he did not react; he simply sat silently on the couch.
Upon hearing this, the Divine Physician Rihua curled his lips in a sarcastic smile, his face devoid of any pleasure: "All men in the world are like this."
"They all had multiple wives and concubines. For this woman, they wanted that woman dead; for that woman, they wanted this woman dead. But in the end, it was always the women who died."
Song Xizhi didn't know what her master was thinking, which was why he said those words, but she was indeed a little unhappy.
She had fought with Zhao Qianlan for so long, and the outcome was always either her death or her own. But now, upon hearing this news, she felt no sense of satisfaction at having avenged herself.
She even felt she could kill Zhao Qianlan herself, but she was unwilling to let Zhao Qianlan be drowned in a pig cage by those people from the Song clan.
So when Song Xizhi heard that Zhao Qianlan was tied up in the woodshed, she decided to go and see her herself.
With a creak, a heavy yet simple wooden door was slowly pushed open.
The warm sunlight shone into the darkness at this moment, and even the dust floating in the air could be seen clearly.
Zhao Qianlan was tied up in a corner. She numbly raised her head, squinted her eyes, and saw Song Xizhi's figure.
Her face was pale, her hair was disheveled, and there were large and small wounds on her face. She was once the most honored mistress of this mansion, but now she had become a fish to be slaughtered.
But when she saw Song Xizhi, she even suddenly laughed: "I never expected that the last person to come and see me before I die would be you."
"I'm going to be drowned in a pig cage, just as you wished. Are you happy now?"
Song Xizhi shook his head: "It's not as I wished, and I'm not very happy either."
“But you don’t need to hate me. You did it, even deceiving Song Juncai from the beginning to bring you into the Song family. And you were the one who killed them. We were originally in a life-or-death relationship. How much have you harmed me since I was born? So I don’t feel guilty.”
"As for Song Juncai, do you think he doesn't know what you've done? Actually, he knows subconsciously, but he doesn't dare to uncover the truth. It's like how he's long suspected he's infertile, but he doesn't dare to see a doctor, letting Old Madam Song insult you by calling you a hen that can't lay eggs."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianlan finally stopped laughing.
“You think I’m despicable, that I entered the Song family pregnant with Song Ruo’an and caused your mother’s death. But how good was your mother? She also married into the Song family while pregnant, and you don’t even know who your biological father is.”
Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi's heart skipped a beat.
She came here because of this matter. She originally wanted to get Zhao Qianlan to say something, and now what she said was exactly what she wanted to hear.
So Song Xizhi didn't show it on his face, but calmly asked, "My mother? You mean my mother is like you, is that right?"
Zhao Qianlan laughed again: "Isn't that right?"
Song Xizhi shook his head. "No. I guess my mother must have made some kind of deal with Song Juncai, so Song Juncai knew from the beginning that I wasn't his biological daughter, which is why he abused me like this."
As she spoke, she frowned slightly again: "The item being traded is that imperial edict, isn't it?"
She remembered that the Song family's ancestors had not accomplished anything, let alone received a certificate of merit.
Therefore, that imperial edict could only have been given to him by someone else.
And who can provide such a thing?
Only her mother.
Zhao Qianlan was genuinely surprised: "You're really smart. That's right, that imperial edict belonged to your mother, and now that I've used it, aren't you very unhappy?"
Song Xizhi deliberately said, "You're the one who's unhappy, aren't you? You clearly did the same thing, but you're different people."
She glanced at Zhao Qianlan from head to toe: "Even the things we do are different."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianlan instantly became agitated: "What can I do? I'm just a nobody! If I don't want to be preyed upon, I have no choice but to climb up at all costs!"
"Do you think your mother is anything special?"
"Your dad! Your own dad! He's a freak! He's a madman! Hahahaha! He's a madman!"
"Your mother was abandoned too! Your father could leave your mother anytime, anywhere!"
"Song Xizhi! You're just born to be unwanted!"
Upon hearing Zhao Qianlan's words, Song Xizhi's eyelids twitched, and his heart pounded again.
She frowned slightly, suppressing the myriad thoughts in her mind, and calmly asked, "You know my biological father? You know who he is?"
Zhao Qianlan simply smiled and looked at her arrogantly: "Help me untie the ropes, and I'll tell you."
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