"That person just now... that person wasn't a bad person, you're overthinking it."
"Um."
Song He'er knew that Jiang Huaifu was unhappy because of this man, so she didn't want to continue the topic. She casually picked a pretext to ask.
Are you returning to Xizhou tomorrow?
"Um."
"Then how can I contact you?"
“I will keep Aqing here.”
"oh."
The awkward atmosphere made Ah Lu, who had been waiting outside, break out in a cold sweat. The carriage traveled for quite some time before finally entering Xiao Yang Village, at which point he finally spoke:
"Young master, young lady, we have arrived."
Jiang Huaifu remained silent the entire way. The car was lit, and despite the bumpy journey, he diligently began to read.
Knowing that his eccentricities had relapsed, Song He'er stopped talking, jumped off the carriage, and went into the manor.
In the past, Jiang Huaifu would always accompany her for a part of the journey, but today he remained silent, like a wooden figure.
Song He'er was very annoyed by his strange behavior. She quickened her pace while still angry, and in less than half an incense stick's time, she had already entered the house.
Qin Xiaoniang was startled, but after regaining her composure, she noticed her daughter's pale face and asked, "Didn't you go to Jiangning with that Young Master Jiang? What happened? Did something happen, or is it your father...?"
"No, it has nothing to do with Song Xiaoqi. Besides, that man's matter will be resolved soon, Mother, don't worry."
Qin Xiaoniang glanced around and saw that the children were playing with paper figures in Chun Di's room, and Zhang Xiu'e and the others were busy at the stove. No one paid any attention to them, so she directly pulled Song He'er into the inner room.
"Mother, what's wrong?"
“That old bastard Song Xiaoqi is determined to kill us, mother and son. He’er, you don’t need to care about filial piety anymore. If possible, find a chance to kill him. Or, if he dares to come looking for me again, tell him that the book is on me and that I will go to see him in person. Even if I am not strong enough to kill a chicken, I will find a chance to die with him.”
Qin Xiaoniang's eyes were incredibly determined, as if she was prepared to suffer heavy losses herself, even at the cost of killing a thousand enemies.
"Mother... I hate him just like you, but it doesn't matter that he's dead, we still have to live well..."
"He's not your father at all. Kill him, and that will solve everything!"
This news struck like a bolt from the blue, causing Song He'er to tremble.
What do you mean, he's not my father?
The father that the original owner had called out for more than ten years turned out to be not his biological father.
Song He'er didn't speak, she just stared blankly at Qin Xiaoniang...
"He'er, I'm sorry for depriving you of the right to choose your life. If it weren't for me, you might be living a carefree life in an ordinary family and would be spared all these troubles."
"Mother, what...what do you mean? Are you saying...I'm someone else's child?"
Seeing Song He'er's astonished expression, Qin Xiaoniang's eyes immediately reddened, and tears fell uncontrollably.
"Back then, the eldest mistress was in charge of the whole family. As a concubine brought in from outside and the daughter of a merchant, I was not favored by my mother-in-law. After my first pregnancy, the eldest mistress, under the pretext of my weak health, isolated me in a courtyard, forbidding me from seeing the general, and tormented me in every way... I finally made it to the day of delivery, but... I gave birth to a stillborn child..."
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