Chapter 218: No Matter What
"Brother!"
Song Shulan wanted to go forward with red eyes, but suddenly stopped in fear. She grabbed her dress with both hands and gently twisted it with her fingertips. Her timid look was particularly pitiful.
"You... I thought brother would never come to see me again..."
Her eyelashes trembled as she spoke, and tears welled up in her eyes for a moment, making her look particularly pitiful.
After Song Jinxiu waved his hand to let the two maids in front of the door go away, he walked into the house and looked at her quietly. Seeing the pitiful look on her delicate face, and when she gradually felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze without responding for a long time, he suddenly spoke.
"Lan'er, you've regressed."
"Before, when you were pretending to be pitiful with red eyes, your emotions were more sincere, and your tears were so tender, but now you are too utilitarian and seem too impatient."
The tenderness on Song Shulan's face froze instantly, and her tears filled her eyes with shame and anger that she couldn't hide: "Brother, are you here to humiliate me on purpose?"
Song Jinxiu said: "Why do you think of me like this? I said I would love you well, so how could I humiliate you?"
Song Shulan suddenly recalled the scene in prison when the man in front of her grabbed her neck and almost strangled her to death. At that time, his words "Brother will love you" made her have nightmares for several days.
She shuddered all over, her face turned pale instantly, and the shame and anger in her eyes were replaced by fear. She suddenly remembered that the man in front of her was no longer the eldest son of the Song family who had been deceived by her.
He is a lunatic!
Song Shulan didn't dare to play tricks on him anymore. She said fearfully, "Brother, I've been very obedient. I...I didn't do anything..."
"I know, Lan'er is very well behaved."
“…”
Song Shulan shuddered and subconsciously took a half step back. She always felt that Song Jinxiu was scary now.
Seeing this, Song Jinxiu laughed, walked to the side and sat down, then said, "This place seems a bit small. It's a bit unfair for you to live here."
Song Shulan was about to say that she was not wronged when she suddenly froze.
"Do you want to go out?"
"Brother?" Song Shulan was surprised.
Song Jinxiu raised his eyes and looked at her: "Don't be afraid, I know why you returned to the Song family, but now the Song family is gone, and your dream of being a daughter of the Duke's Mansion can no longer be realized. However, there is a chance now that can allow you to return to the days when you were in the Duke's Mansion. Do you want it?"
Song Shulan was moved by what she heard, but since these words came from Song Jinxiu... she hesitated: "Brother, what do you mean by this?"
"Seventh Young Master of the Yongshun Marquis's Mansion has made an appointment with someone to go boating and admire the lotus flowers on Tongyue Lake in the western suburbs in two days."
Song Shulan's eyes suddenly widened.
Song Jinxiu said calmly, "When you were on your way from the capital to Lingyun Temple, you fainted. I remember that Luo Qilangjun saved you and was quite fond of you."
"When the Song family was in trouble, he sent someone to visit you at the mansion. You have always known how to soften men's hearts and how to manipulate the sons of these powerful families. I think if I give you a chance, it shouldn't be difficult to rekindle Mr. Luo Qi's old feelings for you."
"Brother, you..."
Song Shulan looked at Song Jinxiu in disbelief as he spoke. He actually asked him to seduce the illegitimate son of the Yongshun Marquis's Mansion. This was the most rule-abiding Song Jinxiu!
She was both shocked and moved. Seeing Song Jinxiu's calm expression, she hesitated and said, "But Luo Yunping will never marry me."
"Of course he can't marry you."
Song Jinxiu's words were particularly heartbreaking: "You are the daughter of a traitor, and you are notorious for framing Tang Ning. Given your biological mother's status, it is absolutely impossible for you to marry into a wealthy family again. Even as a concubine, no one would take the risk. Luo Qilang certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to let you into the mansion and make the Yongshun Marquis's mansion a laughing stock."
"Then you still!" Song Shulan was annoyed by his words.
Song Jinxiu looked at her and said, "It's impossible for you to be a wife or a concubine, but if you just want to be a canary kept outside, with your looks and abilities, I think it should be easy for you."
"Song Jinxiu, are you crazy? You actually want me to be someone else's mistress?!" Song Shulan glared at him.
Song Jinxiu was calm: "What about a concubine? Wasn't your mother also a concubine in the past? Yet, she was able to make my father obsessed with her for many years and even sacrificed the entire Duke of Song's Mansion for her. I think that after being influenced by her, you should not be inferior to your mother."
Seeing Song Shulan's face flushed, he said slowly:
"After returning to the capital, you seduced Lu Zhinian, tried every possible way to seduce Xie Yin, and sow discord between me and Tang Ning. Wasn't it all for glory and wealth? But with your current reputation, no official or powerful family in the capital would accept you into their household. It would even be difficult for you to get close to them."
"Luo Qilang is your best and last choice now. As long as you can get married to the Yongshun Marquis's mansion and make Luo Qilang fall in love with you, even if he is just kept outside, it won't be a big deal. As long as you can hold Luo Qilang's heart tightly, what do you want?"
Song Shulan's expression kept changing, not only because of the words Song Jinxiu used to humiliate her and her mother, but also because what he said was exactly what she was facing now, which was extremely embarrassing.
She never wanted to live such a miserable life. Otherwise, why would she have gone to such great lengths to go to Beijing and try every possible way to put Song Tangning down?
She wants wealth and glory, and wants to be superior to others.
She is willing to do so even if it means resorting to unscrupulous means.
"Besides, it's not impossible for a concubine to rise to power. As long as you have enough means, maybe Luo Qilang will be able to help you take over the Yongshun Marquis's Mansion in the future. You may also be able to hope to become the Marquis's wife."
Song Jinxiu's words were like a weight weighing heavily on the balance in Song Shulan's heart, causing her to waver. Seeing the change on her face, Song Jinxiu said, "You only have this one chance. If you want to go, I'll help you arrange it."
Song Shulan looked at him: "Would you be so kind as to help me?"
Song Jinxiu said: "I am your brother."
Song Shulan sneered: "Brother, you send your sister to a man's bed to be his concubine?"
Song Jinxiu's expression remained unchanged: "If you think so, I can't help it. I just couldn't bear to see you waste your time, so I found a way out for you. If you don't want to, then just pretend I never came."
Although he said so, he seemed to be certain that the person in front of him would agree to him, and he sat there motionless.
Song Shulan stared at him intently for a moment before gritting her teeth and asking, "What do you want?" She paused and sneered, "Don't tell me you're really being kind when you ask me to seduce Luo Qilang!"
Song Jinxiu chuckled, "Lan'er is still so smart. I'm having a hard time getting anywhere in the court right now, and investigating the Lu family case is extremely difficult. The Seventh Young Master of the Yongshun Marquis's Mansion is close to the Fourth Prince, so he must know something that others don't. If Lan'er can help my brother solve the Lu family case, she'll win the emperor's favor and gain more protection in the future."
Song Shulan said in a deep voice: "You want me to help you get information?"
"How can you ask me to help you? You're also helping yourself." Song Jinxiu said gently, "If I get better, you will naturally get better too. Besides, if you help me get along with Luo Qilang, you might even save his life and make him obey you."
"Song Jinxiu, you are shameless!!" Song Shulan cursed.
Song Jinxiu wasn't annoyed at all: "So are you going, or not?"
Song Shulan's expression kept changing, and after a while she whispered, "I'll go!"
She didn't want to stay here forever, and didn't want to be trapped in this broken yard for the rest of her life. Besides, as long as she could get close to Luo Yunping, it would be up to her to decide whether to help Song Jinxiu or not. She just wanted a bridge to see people.
In the future, she will definitely make Song Jinxiu look bad! !
Song Jinxiu seemed not to notice the ruthlessness that flashed across her face. He only smiled and said, "Okay, take care of yourself these few days. I'll take you there in two days."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked out. After taking two steps, he said,
"Father and his men will be exiled from Beijing tomorrow. Do you want to see them?"
Song Shulan was indifferent: "What does their exile have to do with me? I barely escaped. If I go to see them, what if people remember my identity as A'niang? How can I seduce Luo Qilang?"
As if because her relationship had been torn apart, she no longer pretended in front of Song Jinxiu.
Seeing how cold Song Shulan was towards Song Hong, Song Jinxiu suddenly found it funny. His father was such a smart man, but also cruel, yet he ruined his life for his childhood sweetheart.
But who would have thought that his beloved daughter would be nothing more than this.
Song Jinxiu turned around and walked out. When he got to the outer room, he gave the two maids some change and said, "You don't have to watch her anymore."
Yinquan was worried: "My dear, will she run away?"
"Won't."
Now there is no one in the capital who can help her. If she wants to see the Luo family, she will stay here with peace of mind. She is reluctant to run away.
Song Jinxiu whispered, "How much silver do we have left?"
Yinquan said, "Eighty taels."
"Go get fifty taels and give it to the yamen runners escorting father and his men tomorrow morning. Also prepare some clothes, medicine, and food, and sew fifteen taels of silver in it and send it along."
Yinquan opened his mouth and said, they only had eighty taels of silver. If they gave away fifty taels and hid fifteen taels, they would probably have nothing left after buying medicine, food, and clothes.
But it will take a while for my husband to receive his salary, and he still has work to do...
Song Jinxiu comforted him: "Do as I say, and you will have enough money in two days."
Although Yinquan was puzzled, he still whispered, "Yes."
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