Chapter 15 Collapse of Faith
Li Nanke smiled mischievously at his mother, then sat back down in his chair and continued eating Guanghan cake.
Mmm, the Guanghan cake made by the chef of the Song family is truly exceptional. The fragrance of osmanthus blends perfectly with the subtle sweetness of licorice, resulting in a soft, chewy, and fragrant treat with a lingering aftertaste.
She ate with relish, listening to Song Yi's reply to Song Hui.
"Nobody told me that. I was just terrified. When I saw the Imperial Guards ransacking my house, I wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy."
"Let alone King Xuan, I would have begged and cried if even a dog came to my house back then."
Song Hye...
She later went to the Marquis of Anping's residence; was that an insult calling her a dog?
Looking up, Song Hui saw that Song Yi's eyes were red and she looked like she was about to cry at any moment, so Song Hui frowned.
"What about the love poems? Were those also requested by King Xuan?"
Song Yi nodded.
"Otherwise what? If King Xuan hadn't asked about the handwriting, how would I have remembered it?"
That sounds reasonable; given Song Yi's stupidity, she really couldn't remember.
But Song Hui always felt that something was off, yet she had no way to ask King Xuan for confirmation.
Song Yi continued, "My sister asked why King Xuan saved us. Maybe it's because King Xuan is a good person."
Song Hui nearly dropped the teacup in her hand.
Was King Xuan a good person?
If you ask around the whole capital, only Song Yi, that good-for-nothing, thinks that King Xuan is a good person, right?
He glared at Song Yi through gritted teeth, only to see her looking back at him with a pair of bewildered eyes.
Still bewildered, she asked, "Why is my sister asking this? Do you also have something to ask King Xuan?"
He looked just as foolish as he had for the past twenty years.
Song Hui realized she was overthinking things and shook her head with a smile.
"No, I heard from my husband that yesterday at the Censorate, Prince Xuan produced the love poem that my brother-in-law wrote to my sister, which helped clear my brother-in-law of the charge of embezzlement."
Oh, and I heard that my brother-in-law even showed me the poem my sister had written in response to him.
"ah?"
Song Yi was unaware of what had happened at the Censorate and looked shocked.
She was shocked and embarrassed at the same time.
"My husband is really something. How could he show these things to others? It's so embarrassing."
Song Hui's expression stiffened slightly.
She naturally wouldn't admit that she imitated Song Yi's handwriting, which forced Li Mu to produce Song Yi's love poems.
"My husband was there too, and he even praised my sister's handwriting. Has my sister been practicing calligraphy often over the years?"
Song Hui smiled shyly.
“My handwriting is not good, and my husband personally accompanies me to practice every day and teaches me how to write. I... really can't let my husband down, so I can only practice hard.”
Song Hui's expression was somewhat chapped.
Do you accompany her to practice calligraphy every day?
They even teach you step by step?
Why didn't Li Mu treat her like this when she married him in her previous life?
Li Nanke was eating snacks nearby, her legs dangling under the armchair, her little feet swinging back and forth.
Looking at Song Hui's slightly cracked face, he smiled innocently.
"Auntie looks so angry. Is it because Uncle won't help you practice calligraphy?"
Why doesn't your uncle help you practice calligraphy? Is it because he doesn't like it?
Song Hui's smile vanished, and she nearly dropped the teacup in her hand.
Although Zhao Hong was a scholar, he was clueless about romance and his mind was only focused on his career and future.
Forget writing love poems for her, or helping her practice calligraphy; even their wedding night was almost ruined...
Recalling the past, Song Hui felt even more gloomy, and she even lost the will to test Song Yi.
Upon seeing this, Madam Zhang instructed her servants to prepare lunch.
He then said to Song Yi, "Your father is busy at the yamen and sent someone to say that he will not be coming back. He told you to go back to the Marquis's mansion and live a good life. In the future, you should urge your husband to make progress, which is the way of a wife."
Song Yi agreed, and the family took their seats for dinner.
During the meal, Song Hui perked up and secretly winked at Madam Zhang.
Zhang asked about the details of what had happened since the raid on the house the day before, trying to find clues in the details.
Song Yi blinked her still red and swollen eyes.
ah.
She knows the answer to this question too.
Kerr taught me.
The tears that had been welling up in Song Yi's eyes fell down in a steady stream, like pearls falling from a broken string.
"I was so scared yesterday that I can't remember what happened. I still shudder when I think about it."
Fortunately, we met King Xuan, a very kind man, who helped us.
"Mother, sister, how could our Marquis's mansion have been in such a mess? It must be some despicable and shameless person who is trying to harm us behind the scenes."
"Mother, sister, what kind of heartless and rotten person is this, trying to kill our whole family?"
Song Hye...
She suspected that Song Yi knew that she and her husband were the ones who framed Li Mu, which was why she was cursing like that.
But upon closer inspection, Song Yi was sobbing, her eyes were blank, she was holding Zhang Shi's hand with her left hand and pulling at her with her right hand, and she was even begging her.
"My brother-in-law works at the Censorate. Please help us find this despicable and shameless scoundrel."
"Sister, you'll help us, right?"
"Really? Waaaaah~"
Song Yi pulled Zhang Shi and Song Hui together, crying with tears streaming down her face.
Song Hui's cheeks twitched a few times, and she managed to squeeze out a single word through her teeth.
"meeting."
Song Yi burst into tears of joy, "Waaah, I knew my sister was the best to me. I'll wait for news from her."
"It would be best if my brother-in-law could help us get the anonymous letter that reported my husband."
Song Hui was so angry that her teeth ached and she wanted to scream.
Who is testing whom?
Madam Zhang quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Although the anonymous letter is kept in the Censorate, it's not appropriate for your brother-in-law to openly show favoritism. You can ask him to investigate for you."
"Alright, that's all over now. The food's getting cold, let's eat."
Song Yi choked back tears as she agreed and lowered her head to eat.
During the meal, Zhang and her daughter Song Hui ate absentmindedly.
No matter how Song Hui looked at her elder sister Song Yi, she still seemed like a fool. So who was it that caused her foolproof plan to fail?
Could it be that little girl, Li Nanke?
She turned to look at Li Nanke.
Li Nanke remained silent, simply burying himself in his food.
She was really hungry.
He was happily munching on a chicken leg when he saw Song Hui looking over. He blinked his big, round eyes and handed her the chicken leg, which was now just bones.
"The chicken leg smells delicious, Auntie will give you some."
Song Hui shook her head and twitched the corner of her mouth, secretly laughing at herself for being so crazy.
Li Nanke is only eight years old. She only knows how to eat and play. I heard that she is eight years old and can't even write a few words. What could she possibly know?
It seems that this time, God helped the Marquis of Anping's family escape a calamity, and it was also a warning to her that even if she was reborn, things from her previous life might still change.
She needs to be more careful in her actions in the future.
Seeing Song Hui's ever-changing expression, Li Nanke pouted and picked up another chicken leg to start gnawing on it.
After finishing their meal, the mother and daughter left without lingering.
As soon as she got into the carriage, Song Yi couldn't hold back her tears any longer and they fell down.
She cried very sadly.
Because what her daughter had told her in the carriage before she arrived at the Song family's house had all come true.
The daughter said that it was actually her sister and brother-in-law who framed her husband. Yesterday, her sister asked her for her personal seal to take the dowry money, which was also an attempt to further frame her husband.
The daughter also said that when she returned to the Song family today, her mother and sister would keep questioning her about what happened yesterday.
She didn't believe it, but reality taught her a harsh lesson.
She thought that going back to her parents' home would bring her care and concern, but instead she only received endless questioning and all sorts of interrogations.
As for her clothing style, her mother taught her to dress like this since she was little, and her stepmother also always taught her that a woman should be dignified and calm.
But my younger sister rarely dresses like her.
Song Yi is just soft-hearted, but not really stupid.
If the stepmother is right and genuinely cares about her, why doesn't she ask her younger sister to wear the same clothes?
She lost her mother at a young age and genuinely regarded Zhang as her mother.
She thought her stepmother loved her dearly and her sister respected and loved her, but now it seems that the reality is quite different from what she thought.
Song Yi felt that the world she had grown up in was gradually collapsing.
"Why? Why are they doing this to me?"
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