Xiao Lingyu looked at Song Linyuan with envy, then turned his head to look at Su Xingyi.
Xingyi's appearance was indeed outstanding, even men were envious of her.
Su Xingyi felt offended and quickly turned his head away, not looking at this guy.
I'm worried that I won't be able to resist and throw him down again!
"Cough..." Xiao Lingyu's light cough brought Song Linyuan back to his senses.
"My Lady, I wonder why you have come to visit me, Song?"
"Did you draw this child?"
"It's the painting Song just made."
"Do you know who he is?"
"Yes... Mr. Ning'an. I saw his painting of a hundred beasts and came here because of his reputation. He is so young and yet he can create lifelike paintings of a hundred beasts. He has great talent for painting and has a promising future."
Song Linyuan didn't notice it, and a look of pride flashed between his eyebrows as he spoke.
The couple found it a bit irritating, especially Su Xingyi.
His hands were itching at the moment, and Song Linyuan really needed a beating.
"You are right. Ning An Jun has a promising future. He will surely be famous all over the world. By then, people may not even remember Lin Yuan Jushi."
He might even become notorious for favoring his concubine over his wife!
Song Linyuan smiled and said, "He can indeed do it! He is very ambitious. The last time we met in Mo Garden, he said he wanted to surpass my painting skills and show us his talent in the second edition of the Hundred Beasts Painting."
They actually met in Mo Garden, but the two brothers kept it a secret from her.
"Now that we've met, why don't you leave Huayang County immediately? Instead, you're lingering outside my mansion, stalking me. What are your intentions?!"
Xiao Lingyu's tone suddenly turned cold. Song Linyuan's heart trembled, but he quickly relaxed.
"Although Ning Anjun's painting skills are unique, if you look closely, he bears some resemblance to me. I have a hunch that Ning Anjun and I have some connection, and I'm curious about his true appearance. That's why I appeared near the Princess's Mansion, hoping for a chance to see his true appearance."
This person was quite cautious and didn't even mention in front of her that Ning Anjun might be his son.
"Ning'an Jun is this princess's adopted son. His true appearance is not much different from his disguised appearance, except that his complexion is a little more rosy... This princess is also helping him find his biological parents. You said you have some connection with Ning'an Jun, and your painting skills are somewhat similar to yours. You don't think my Ning'an Jun is your son, and you want to steal my son away from me, right?"
"No! I dare not. How could Ning Anjun be my son? I just admire him and want to be friends with him regardless of age difference."
Xiao Lingyu pursed his lips. "I also think it's impossible. I only know that you only have one daughter with a talent for painting, and she's the apple of your eye with Princess Baili Qingluan of Xirong. If you had a son, how could he have escaped and gotten lost given the strict security of the Zhenbei General's Mansion? Am I right?"
"...If we had a son, we would definitely treat him like the apple of our eye and pamper him."
Xiao Lingyu: "Now that the Princess of Xirong has left the General Zhenbei's Mansion and returned to Xirong, you will never have another son..."
When Song Linyuan heard this, complex emotions flashed in his eyes.
Xiao Lingyu didn't have time to take care of his feelings and directly explained his purpose.
"A recent imperial document stated that Baili Qingluan, under the guise of marrying off, had actually come to Beiyi as a spy. She has now stolen our Beiyi military deployment map and fled back to Xirong. Xirong and Beiyi are now locked in a fierce war, and the people are suffering greatly from the ravages of war. This is all because of Baili Qingluan, this woman with ulterior motives, correct?"
"No... How can we blame her for the war between the two countries? She is just a 'weak' woman."
Weak woman?
A weak woman with great strength!
"Don't blame her. It seems you still have feelings for her. Baili Qingluan doesn't seem to have any feelings for you. She stole military secrets and even left without her daughter. I think her love for you at first sight was fake!"
Xiao Lingyu looked at him with sympathy, and indeed saw unbearable pain on his gentle face.
"No, she really admires me!"
Although Song Linyuan didn't fall in love at first sight when he first met Baili Qingluan, he was deeply attracted by her noble temperament and beautiful appearance.
"If Qingluan didn't truly adore me, how could she have left her homeland and married me?"
"It's hard to say." Xiao Lingyu took a sip of hot tea and said slowly, "Women are fickle. Maybe she really loved you back then and couldn't live without you. Now she's leaving without even giving up her child. I think you must have done something unforgivable to make her act like this!"
"I……"
Song Linyuan was speechless for a moment.
"Ha, I guessed it right! You might have touched her bottom line and taken a concubine in."
Song Linyuan did promote his concubine, he couldn't deny it.
"Your silence means you agree. Baili Qingluan is a princess. When she married you, she must have asked if you had anyone you loved and forbade you to take concubines. I think you repeatedly assured her that you had no childhood sweethearts or concubines, and that you would not take concubines. You promised her that you would love her only for the rest of her life. Baili Qingluan must have been fooled by your lies, which is why she left her hometown and traveled thousands of miles to marry you!"
Xiao Lingyu's tone grew more and more excited as he spoke, his voice unconsciously rising a few notes, "But you broke your oath, perhaps it was a lie. She is a princess, how can you trample on her!"
"I...I did raise my wife as my equal, but I love Qingluan!"
"You actually betrayed her sincerity and promoted her to a concubine. You simply don't care about the Xirong royal family. The fact that you promoted that woman to a concubine must mean you've been attracted to her for a long time. In order to quickly reclaim the city that was once occupied by the Xirong, your Song family actually deceived the inexperienced and naive Xirong Princess."
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