Qin Xiaoniang was already asleep, and she didn't notice when Song He'er went in.
“He’er, what I just told you was serious, and your mother agreed to it. When you can’t sleep, think about it carefully.” Zhang Xiu’e kept nagging from the side.
"Third Aunt, I'm so sleepy, you should go to sleep!"
Song He'er quickly interrupted her, lay down, and fell asleep immediately.
The next morning, Song Xiaoyu and Li Qiang went out to work early. The clay they had brought needed to be mixed with water and applied to the wall while it was still very sticky to ensure a better seal.
When Song He'er got up, Huan Ge'er was babbling beside her.
“Your brother is already awake, and you’re still sleepy? I never knew you were such a sleepyhead. Get up, your mother has made some porridge, go and have some.”
Song He'er stretched and asked, "Mother, is there a lot of work to do today?"
“There are quite a few. Your third uncle has been working with that clay since morning. Your aunt Ruizhen and fifth aunt are doing the work of making the folding fans. After we finish eating, we all have to get involved, otherwise we might not be able to finish by evening.”
"If I can't pay, I'll just pay it a day later. Anyway, they haven't been urging me to pay."
"No way! Work harder and earn more money. That way, you'll have more options in the future. You're right. We can't let your heartless father drag us down with us!"
Song He'er was very happy that Qin Xiaoniang had such a spirit. "Alright, I'll pack up and head out."
Qin Xiaoniang smiled but didn't say anything. She picked up Huan Ge and walked out.
Song He'er was thinking of tidying up the things in the room, but before she could even fold the quilt, she heard a commotion outside.
"Ladies, do you know this woman? She keeps saying she's going to settle scores with someone, acting crazy. She stole our potatoes the day before yesterday, and yesterday she stole our bean sprouts! Does she think our food just falls from the sky?"
"That's right! Look at her, isn't she one of your people? Take her back quickly, so she doesn't ruin our stuff!"
Ruizhen glanced at the woman's appearance and shook her head. "This...we don't know each other at all!"
"How could I not recognize her? She keeps saying she wants to take revenge on someone surnamed Song. I remember there's someone surnamed Song among your group. Don't deny it, or I'll make you pay for everything she ate!"
Hearing this, Zhang Xiu'e, who was standing nearby, quickly came over and stared at the crazy woman from left to right.
After a long silence, she finally asked, "Are you... my sister-in-law?"
When Song He'er heard the words "elder sister-in-law," she was startled.
Song Chanxing's mother?
This woman mysteriously disappeared from the prison in Xizhou and there has been no news of her since. How did she end up here now?
Could it be that he was brought back by the soldiers?
"Third Aunt, don't argue with them. Leave the person here and tell them to leave. This is a family matter, and it's better to resolve it ourselves."
Zhang Xiue nodded, said a few kind words to the women who had come to fetch her, and then dismissed them.
Li Zhifen had lost the demeanor of the former mistress; she looked like a beggar from head to toe, even worse than a beggar, like a walking corpse.
Song He'er looked her up and down and saw that she was only wearing a tattered coat that dragged on the ground, with cotton scattered everywhere. Her hair was messy, without a single hairpin or ornament, and she was muttering some unintelligible words.
"She has changed so much in just two months?" Zhang Xiue exclaimed in surprise.
Song He'er shifted her gaze to Qin Xiaoniang, seemingly trying to discern her meaning.
"This vile woman has brought this down on herself; she deserves it!" Qin Xiaoniang had long hated this vicious woman and would not pity her in the slightest.
"Mother, she seems to have lost her mind."
"Really? She used to be so arrogant when she bullied us, mother and son!"
That's absolutely true. This woman is extremely vicious. Because she resented Qin Xiaoniang for giving birth to a son for the General's Mansion, she tried to frame her at every turn. Even on the way to exile, she tried to kill Huan Ge'er several times. Such a vicious woman is better off dead!
“That’s right, this kind of person doesn’t deserve any pity. He’er, you and your mother go inside to rest. I’ll deal with this woman!” Zhang Xiu’e replied.
Before Qin Xiaoniang and her companion could turn and leave, they saw Li Shi running over from the side, baring her teeth and claws, and reaching out to pinch Song He'er.
"You little bitch! You little bitch! You've ruined me! Give me back my daughter, give me back my daughter!"
"What are you doing! Let go! This is Xinzhou, not the General's Mansion. You have no right to be so arrogant here!" Zhang Xiue desperately tried to pull her away.
But this woman got angry from somewhere, and the two of them couldn't break her hand.
Seeing that Song He'er's neck was being held in a chokehold, her face turning blue and purple, and that she couldn't even take out the items from her spatial storage, they realized that Song He'er was being held in a chokehold.
Seeing this, Song Xiaoyu picked up a wooden board from the side and smashed it hard on Li's head.
In an instant, Li lost all strength, blood streaming from her head, and swayed as she lay down on the ground...
"You...give me back my daughter! My daughter...my daughter..." The man was very stubborn, and even in such pain, he kept muttering something.
"Mother, she's blaming us for all of her daughter's mistakes. I don't think she's crazy at all!"
Qin Xiaoniang held her daughter tightly in her arms, then glared fiercely at Li Shi lying on the ground.
"A mother who couldn't even protect her own daughter should reflect on herself. If she hadn't committed so many evil deeds and been punished by heaven, how could she have ended up like this!"
Lying on the ground, Madam Li let out a series of cold laughs, "Stop pretending! You're a slut! A slut! If you hadn't seduced the general, how could you have given birth to two bastards who are cursed to harm my daughters? They're all cursed by you! You'll die a horrible death!"
Song Xiaoyu couldn't bear to listen any longer, so she took a rag and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Shut her first, then send her to Song Xiaoqi. Isn't he infatuated with his first wife? Now is the perfect time to fulfill his wish."
"Send it over? That old bastard Song Xiaoqi should come and pick it up himself, so that no one else can deliver it and get their hands dirty," Zhang Xiue spat.
Qin Xiaoniang was terrified, fearing that this shrew might stand up again and harm her daughter, so she took Song He'er and stood in a more distant place.
"Mother, I'm fine...you don't need to worry!"
"How can you not be worried? In the end, it's your own fault for not being careful enough. How did she manage to grab you by the neck?"
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