"If I had known that this was your uncle and nephew's purpose, I wouldn't have painted you."
"You misunderstood," Shangguan Yunxiao explained hastily. "My grandfather loved my ninth uncle the most. He knew you saved his life, and he really wanted to meet your savior and thank you in person. Since we can't bring you back, I thought I'd bring your portrait back so he can see it. This would fulfill his birthday wish. I also wanted to help my relative and let her leave without regrets. Don't tell your parents. In exchange, I can fulfill one of your wishes, okay?"
Su Ning'an felt that a portrait could not threaten his father. If the uncle and nephew really had any shameful intentions, they would not tell him so frankly.
"Okay, I promise, I'll keep the wish for now and ask you for it later."
"Okay, okay." Shangguan Yunxiao's heart was relieved. "Come to me next time to fulfill your wish."
"Yunxiao, what were you whispering to Brother An just now?"
"The lotus birthmark is a secret to Su Xingyi. It cannot be made public until your royal grandfather confirms it."
"Oh... then quickly put the portrait away and hide it."
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"Xiao Yu, you have to believe me. I won't be like Song Linyuan, who has his cake and eats it too. He wants to take a concubine after he has a wife, and he even beats his son!"
Xiao Lingyu raised an eyebrow, "Really?"
"Of course it's true!" Su Xingyi said sincerely. "I never lied to you. Before you were born, I never thought about getting married."
Many girls in the village liked him, but he looked down on them all. Now I think he has quite high standards.
"...I have to keep picking up children and raising them. Now that I have you, I naturally have to treat you well. If I can't do that, the children won't forgive me, and An Ge'er might even beat me to death."
"Hahaha..." Xiao Lingyu couldn't help laughing out loud, "No, An Ge'er knows the seriousness of the matter. But then again, there's still a long time to go, and the future is uncertain. If that day ever comes, let's part ways amicably."
In the future, couples may not necessarily live together for their entire lives. She had thought about this before she and Su Xingyi consummated their marriage. They decided to live in the present moment seriously and not let their minds wander to unnecessary things that would make them anxious and worried.
"There will come a day when I will let you know that I am someone worthy of your lifelong trust and your love."
After he finished speaking, a gentle kiss fell on Xiao Lingyu's face.
Su Xingyi carefully traced her lips, as if kissing a rare treasure.
"Daddy and Mommy, I didn't see you kissing. I really didn't see it. You have to believe me."
Su Ningan walked in with his hands covering his eyes, peeking as he spoke.
At that moment, he was inspired to paint again.
Daddy kissed Mom so gently, Mom must not have seen it, so he wanted to draw it and show it to Mom.
Su Xingyi quickly straightened up and said, "Ang'er, you must have seen it wrong. Your mother just got blinded. Let me blow in her eyes again."
Dad thought he knew nothing. Under the big tree halfway up the mountain in Guihua Village, he and his second brother would occasionally see newly married aunts and uncles carrying backpacks, holding hands and going up the mountain, and they would even kiss each other in secret.
They brothers run into this every time, and the uncles also say the same thing to flatter the aunts.
"Oh, so it's for the eyes. No wonder Daddy was so careful and meticulous."
As soon as he said this, Xiao Lingyu clearly saw that Su Xingyi's ears turned red.
"Mother, what is the matter with you calling me here?"
"You've already met Third Master Song and know his identity?"
Alas, I still couldn’t hide it from my parents.
"Don't worry, I won't recognize him." Su Ning'an said as he walked up to Su Xingyi and hugged him, "Daddy, having you is enough for me."
Su Xingyi touched the child in his arms and said, "Yes, Daddy will always love you and spoil you, and I don't want anyone to snatch you from me."
"No one will compete with you for your son. I only recognize you as my father."
It was rare for Xiao Lingyu to see the father and son spending time together, and he thought that his own children would be as clingy to Xingyi as Anger in the future.
"Ang'er, you don't need to put on rouge and powder when you go out in the future. Mother has arranged for Lord Qi to invite them to the government office as guests. Once it is confirmed that your mother's words are true, the court will give your mother justice. As for Song Linyuan, you and your son will decide his fate."
"Also, ask your mother what her attitude is towards the Song family. How should the court deal with the Song family to appease your mother and the Xirong royal family? Mother doesn't want the two countries to continue fighting."
Of course, we should seek revenge when there is injustice.
"I know. I'll ask Mother what she thinks."
After Su Ning'an left, Su Xingyi confessed to Xiao Lingyu.
"Xiao Yu, I actually knew about Song Linyuan a long time ago. I even brought Su Yun and Su Ying to kidnap him."
"What? Tied him up? Didn't you beat him up?"
"I didn't beat him, I threw him down."
"Throw him? How did you do it?"
Su Xingyi then truthfully told Xiao Lingyu their "modus operandi".
Xiao Lingyu was a little shocked. Xingyi really treated An Ge'er like his own son. It was obvious that he was going to seek revenge on Song Linyuan.
"Ang'er was still alive, so I didn't kill him. I didn't expect that he would recover and come out again in just a few days." Su Xingyi still hated Song Linyuan.
"Xingyi, don't get angry with that kind of person. Is it that you did this in secret? Do they know about it?"
"It's very secretive, they won't know."
"We will not interfere in the future and let them do it themselves."
"If the mother and son fight, Song Linyuan will die."
Xiao Lingyu shook his head. "That won't happen. They will only let Song Linyuan suffer while he's alive."
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"Is everything arranged?"
"I have already made arrangements. The rumor can be delivered to the capital in five days at the earliest."
Baili Qingluan lowered his eyes and said for a moment, "Send someone to keep an eye on the government office, then leave."
"yes!"
As luck would have it, Zhang Qian ran into Su Ning'an again in the yard.
"Meet the young master."
Su Ning'an saw that General Zhang Qian was out on business, and that time he met his mother at the Yafeng Inn.
It seems that even if Song Linyuan went to the yamen, he couldn't hide it from his mother.
"Okay, go get busy."
"Mother, I'm here."
Baili Qingluan quickly pushed a cake in front of Su Ning'an and said, "Try it! This is the cake that just came from the kitchen. Try it first to fill your stomach. It will be lunchtime in half an incense stick."
Su Ning'an ate three pieces in a row before saying, "I've already met Song Linyuan. He was sent to the government office by the princess' mother today. He's only seen me twice, but never my true face. He doesn't know how much I eat or how strong I am. Don't worry, mother. I have a father who won't recognize him."
It was worth her hard work to carry and give birth to him. She smiled with relief, "You are really a good son of your mother."
"I just didn't have time to avenge him for throwing me! Someone got there first, and I don't know who those three men in black were. Mother went there that night. Do you know who those three people were? I want to thank him..."
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