Song Ruoan slowly raised her head and saw He Yunce's cold gaze. Her heart skipped a beat for a moment, and the joyful smile on her face froze.
It turned out that He Yunze hadn't come to rescue her, but rather to settle scores with her.
Song Ruoan felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, but all she could do was explain, "No, my husband, believe me, I didn't want to do this either."
She took a helpless step back, her voice full of grievance: "I did everything according to your instructions and didn't tell anyone about the birthday gift... But who would have thought that Song Xizhi would know what you wanted and even make something better? I really didn't tell anyone!"
He Yunze wasn't asking about that at all. He stared intently at Song Ruoan, at that familiar yet unfamiliar face, and interrupted her:
"Now that things have come to this, it doesn't matter who leaked the information to Song Xizhi."
Song Ruoan was stunned again. Feeling He Yunce's cold gaze, her teeth ached a little: "Are you talking about Princess Jingyue?"
"My lord, that wasn't my idea! Princess Jingyue forced me to do it! Originally, the matter was flawless and foolproof, but who could have imagined that Song Xizhi's birthday gift would be a piece of calligraphy by Master Yuanhui!?"
"Who could have imagined this?"
Hearing Song Ruoan's answer, He Yunze slowly lowered his eyes, feeling an unparalleled despair and pain in his heart. The dark pain almost tore his heart apart.
These are not the things he wanted to ask.
He just wanted to know why Song Ruoan couldn't do the things she knew in her previous life in this one.
Why does Song Ruoan no longer wear the clothes she liked in her previous life in this life?
Why was Song Ruoan, in her past life, a woman who wouldn't even step on an ant, innocent, lovely, and incredibly kind, but in this life she is full of scheming and has a heart of a snake?
Was it a deliberate disguise in her past life? A deliberate concealment? A deliberate imitation of her sister?
But He Yunze couldn't bring himself to ask.
Because he couldn't possibly get an answer from the woman in front of him.
He didn't dare to hear the real answer at all.
He Yunze thought for a moment, then lifted his eyelids again and glanced at Song Ruoan.
But this time, he clearly felt that he had no love for her whatsoever.
He Yunze felt a sharp pain in his head and his whole body. Although there were no wounds on his body, it felt as if his flesh was a bloody mess, and he couldn't breathe at all.
Song Ruoan felt somewhat apprehensive as she looked at He Yunce's ambiguous gaze, unsure of what he intended to do.
Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside.
The servant rushed to He Yunze's side, looking at his pale, ashen face, then glanced at Song Ruoan, his eyes darting around, his words hesitant and stammering.
"Second Young Master, Second Young Master! Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"
He Yunze raised his head impatiently, his facial muscles twitching painfully: "What is it?"
What could happen that's even worse than what's happening now?
The servant swallowed hard, then glanced at Song Ruoan again: "It's the Song family! It's the Song family!"
"The authorities have discovered that Zhao Qianlan and Zhao Qingshu had an affair, and the evidence is irrefutable! Therefore, Zhao Qianlan committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and Song Juncai was demoted three ranks! The Song family is now in complete chaos!"
Upon hearing this, He Yunze's eyes widened, and his expression went blank for a moment: "What did you say?"
Upon hearing this news, Song Ruoan's pupils dilated sharply.
She opened her lips, wanting to speak, but then she fainted.
He Yunce watched as Song Ruoan fainted, her hands reaching out and then retracting, finally letting her collapse on the spot.
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When Song Ruoan woke up again, she was in a bright bedroom with a soft bed beneath her. Beside her were a bowl of dark, pregnancy-preserving medicine and a bowl of chicken porridge.
The reason she received such good treatment was that after Song Ruoan fainted, the doctor who rushed to take her pulse discovered that Song Ruoan was pregnant.
The doctor reported the matter to He Yunce and the Marquis of Anding, and now everyone is on their way.
In reality, Song Ruoan was not pregnant.
She had only taken some medicine left behind by the legendary physician Qihuang, which caused the pulse to show signs of a false pregnancy.
In the past, when she invited the renowned physician Qihuang to the Marquis's residence, she secretly asked for fertility-enhancing pills.
The renowned physician described the pill as miraculous, and Song Ruoan treasured it immensely, spending a considerable sum of money on it.
However, when the truth about the legendary doctor Qihuang was exposed, Song Ruoan sent someone to examine the pill. They discovered that it was not a fertility aid at all, but rather a pill that would make the patient experience pregnancy symptoms and pulse patterns, making them appear as if they were actually pregnant.
Song Ruoan was very angry at the time because she would never use such a thing.
But now she has no other way out.
Standing to the side, Granny Hu looked at Song Ruoan's somewhat dazed and distorted face, and was very worried: "Miss, how could you use such a method?"
Song Ruoan lowered her eyes, her haggard face filled with endless hatred: "Granny, the Song family has fallen, my mother is dead, and the Marquis of Anding can deal with me without any scruples, and can do so at any time."
"So this is the only way I can save my life!"
Granny Hu shook her head, feeling very nervous: "Then how are we going to smooth things over in the end?"
Song Ruoan's voice was also sinister: "My husband no longer loves me. There is not a trace of love in his eyes today."
"I must first win my husband's heart back. If all else fails, the Song family still has an ironclad guarantee. My father dotes on me the most. As long as I have this guarantee, no one can take my life!"
As Song Ruoan spoke, her voice suddenly became shrill, and tears streamed down her face: "I will use this non-existent child to avenge my mother!"
"That vile woman, Song Xizhi, killed my mother! I will never let her get away with this!"
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