Chapter 70 Don't Push Me Away
Xiao Jin laughed wildly, "Aren't you afraid that I will make it known to the world? By then, even the ancestors of the Xiao family will crawl out of their graves to question you."
"Do you dare?" Xiao Linyuan looked at him with contempt.
"I dare not give up my reputation, but at least I still have military power. If I retreat to Jinyue, I can continue to be a local hero. Zijin can just change her name, and I can ensure that she will have a comfortable life.
What about you? You've worked hard for ten years to get to your current position. Are you really willing to risk everything and offend the emperor?
Don't forget, it was you who secretly sent your nominal wife into the palace. Zijin's identity has been exposed, and it's not me who's in trouble, but you!"
Xiao Jin was so angry that the flesh on his face trembled a few times. Now that he had been humiliated, no one could expect to have an easy time.
"I came here today to take my wife away. I'm willing to let you enjoy her for so long, you should be content."
Such explicit words made Song Zijin's face turn red and white.
It was as if she was a gift that could be given to anyone at will and could be taken back.
The old princess suddenly became hysterical: "Get out, all of you get out!"
She couldn't accept Song Zijin's identity!
What a dirty thing!
I can't even imagine being laughed at.
"I've said that she is the one I want to protect, and no one can take her away." Xiao Linyuan said in a loud voice.
The old princess looked frustrated, trembling all over, and choked with sobs: "You don't even listen to your mother?"
"Mother, please calm down."
"I'm not calm! Why were you unconscious for so long? Have you forgotten? It was Xiao Jin who caused all this. He sent his wife to you to have an heir. Don't you understand what he was planning? This is clearly an attempt to rub the palace's face! And her!"
The old princess pointed at Song Zijin, feeling extremely painful.
"She...a woman must obey her husband when she marries someone else. How do you know if she's listening to Xiao Jin and is digging a bigger hole for you?"
"Mother, even if she cheats me, I will accept it and I beg you to grant my wish."
"I won't do it! They're trying to kill us, mother and son, Lingzhi! For a woman, are you even abandoning the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues?"
The old princess had been strong all her life and had not shed tears for many years, but at this moment she shed a tear.
"Someone, kick these two out!"
Chunsheng was confused. He looked left and right, not knowing what to do, so he simply threw Xiao Jin to the ground.
Nanny Jiang ran outside the yard to call for help.
The scene was a bit chaotic.
Xiao Linyuan's expression remained unchanged. "Mother, I have made up my mind. No one can touch Zijin today."
"If you don't drive her away, go to the ancestral hall with her and kneel down to ask the ancestors of the Xiao family if they agree!"
After the old princess finished speaking, she turned and left.
She couldn't stay here for a moment, fearing that she would die of anger here.
Xiao Jin was delighted to see this scene.
He struggled to stand up and walked to Xiao Linyuan with a crazy look on his face.
"I don't believe you don't care about your reputation. You want to keep her to help you cure the poison, right? Don't think that just because she luckily saved you, she can really cure it. This poison is the only one left over from a hundred years ago, and no one has been able to cure it for a long time."
Song Zijin just realized that Xiao Jin actually knew that she knew medical skills?
In this way, it seems that she has no secrets left.
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. She no longer had to endure it and walked up to Xiao Jin and slapped him hard.
"Don't try to sow discord anymore. Even if the prince is just using me, I'm willing to do it! As for you, I'd rather die than be your wife again!"
Xiao Jin never expected that Song Zijin could have such a side to him. He was caught off guard and fell to the ground like a falling leaf, fainting.
Chunsheng now knew what to do and quickly carried Xiao Jin out.
The yard finally became quiet.
"Come here." Xiao Linyuan stretched out his hand.
Song Zijin didn't want to go over, so he lowered his head and said nothing.
"Your Highness, I..." She was confused and didn't know what to do.
It was like a war, with smoke everywhere and I had no idea how to clean it up.
Xiao Linyuan simply stood up and walked to her side.
She subconsciously took a step back, but her hand was grabbed by Xiao Linyuan.
"You were so ambitious just now, why are you so wilted now?"
He rubbed her wrist bones as he spoke, "This guy is so shameless, his hand must be hurt, right?"
"It doesn't hurt." Song Zijin said stubbornly and pulled his hand back calmly.
A flash of pain flashed in Xiao Linyuan's eyes, "Don't push me away, it will hurt me."
"Our identities are not suitable for each other at all. You clearly know my identity, but you have been pretending to be confused, right?"
"I don't care about your past. I only care about you, Zijin."
"But I care!" Song Zijin's voice trembled a little.
"Your blood relationship with Xiao Jin is real! The name written on the marriage certificate is the name I have used for eighteen years, which is enough to prove that those things really existed and cannot be erased by changing names."
Some scars have been imprinted on the heart and cannot be removed at all.
You don't have to touch it, it hurts just looking at it.
"Moreover, I often feel guilty because I deliberately deceived you. In order to prevent you from knowing my identity, I also fabricated my mother's identity..."
"You didn't lie to me." Xiao Linyuan interrupted her.
"Your mother's name is Luo Ning, isn't it? In fact, I knew your identity the day you went to Chengxin Hall. I thought about staying away from you, but I simply couldn't do it. I couldn't control my heart, and I kept thinking about you and being close to you."
Looking at Xiao Linyuan's determined eyes, Song Zijin's heart skipped a beat, feeling both moved and painful.
It turned out that before the clinic opened, he was hot and cold towards her because of her identity.
"Your Highness, please let me calm down." After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave.
However, Xiao Linyuan pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, as if they wanted to merge into his bones and blood.
"Don't go. I'm afraid you'll be alone and have wild thoughts."
The two of them were in a stalemate, and that's when Nanny Jiang came in.
She coughed lightly, "Your Highness, the old princess said that if Miss Song doesn't leave the palace, she should kneel in the ancestral hall. But this doesn't mean that the old princess recognizes Miss Song's identity. The old princess will repay the hard work of removing the poison from your heart in gold and silver."
Song Zijin smiled bitterly, and suddenly thought of what Madam Liu said when she was treating the old princess last month.
The old princess really has a temper.
Xiao Linyuan held Song Zijin behind him and said, "Zijin is not in good health and should not kneel in the ancestral hall. Today's fault is mine alone. I will kneel there myself and ask for forgiveness from our ancestors, so that mother can rest assured."
"Your Highness, why do you have to go against the old princess on this matter? Whether Miss Song is Xiao Jin's wife or your concubine, the old princess deserves to be called mother-in-law. Since ancient times, the mother-in-law has been respected, and the daughter-in-law should obey her mother-in-law's teachings and abide by filial piety."
Xiao Linyuan sarcastically said, "Madam, there's no need to use these things to pressure Zijin. With this prince here, no etiquette or law can restrain her."
"Your Majesty, this is in the palace. Don't you listen to the old princess' words?"
"Then I will take Zijin with me and live outside, so that mother won't worry."
After saying this, he didn't even wait for Nanny Jiang to react, and pulled Song Zijin away.
"Zipei went out shopping and hasn't come back yet..."
"Don't worry, mother won't do anything to her. We'll settle her down first and then come back to pick her up."
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