Chapter 439: Extreme Joy Leads to Sorrow

Song Xiu stood up suddenly.

"How dare Song Jin? He didn't even send anyone to inform me of such a big event as my family's return. No, I have to go to the capital city!"

Song Xiu was very resentful towards Song Jin and walked out while cursing.

We will go to the provincial capital immediately.

This was exactly what Qin Mingsong wanted. He wanted to meet Qin Chi, but he couldn't be too deliberate and didn't want to give people the impression that he was in a hurry for quick success.

The carriage is ready to go.

Old Liu came out trembling with a cane and asked weakly, "Where are Si'er and his wife going?"

"Mom is still sick, why did you come out?"

Qin Mingsong nervously went forward to support Old Liu, and carefully helped her back to the house. "It's windy outside, what should I do if you catch a cold again? If you have anything to ask, just ask your son to go inside to ask. Don't do this next time. The most important thing is to get well. Don't make your son worry."

"Okay, Mom got it."

Old Liu was very pleased to hear this. "What mother is most proud of in her life is that she raised a good son like Si'er. He not only brings honor to me but is also filial to me. He is unlike those three bastards!"

At this point, Old Liu's tone changed, and she began to curse as usual, "The second and third sons would come to see me occasionally, but the eldest son has disappeared. I don't know where he has been dead for half a year. It must be that Li, that vixen, has seduced him so much that he has forgotten about me..."

Qin Mingsong's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

He had just learned the news from the first wife's house. Others had talked about Qin Chi and mentioned that his mother was now the eldest princess and his eldest brother had become the prince consort.

Rush back to Qinjiagou.

He was anxious to go to the city to see Qin Chi, and had not yet told the two elders the news.

Old Mrs. Liu has aged particularly quickly this year.

Ever since Old Man Qin found another woman, she seemed to have lost all her energy and spirit, aged more than ten years, and felt like she was about to die. The one who was most worried about this was Qin Mingsong. If Old Lady Liu died, he would need to observe mourning for three years.

You cannot take the imperial examination within three years.

Qin Mingsong thought about it and felt that it was a good thing for the eldest wife to gain power. His eldest brother was now a consort, and he was still his mother's son after all. The blood relationship could not be changed, so he said carefully: "Mom, don't say such things in the future. There is something you may not know. The eldest wife's family has become a noble in the capital, and the news will spread soon."

"What do you mean? Si'er, explain yourself more clearly!"

Old Mrs. Liu reacted greatly, her eyes widened.

Qin Mingsong didn't think much about it and continued, "My eldest sister-in-law was the former Prince Rui, the eldest daughter of the current emperor. She is now the eldest princess, and my eldest brother has become the prince consort... and Hu Zi has been made the crown prince."

"Bang!"

Old Mrs. Liu fell straight down.

He was so shocked and delighted that his body couldn't bear it for a moment.

Extreme joy can easily lead to sadness.

Qin Mingsong's face changed, "Someone come quickly!"

Song Xiu was about to go out and was waiting for Qin Mingsong at the door, but she didn't wait for him. Instead, she heard the news that Old Liu had fainted. She hurriedly asked the maid to call her third uncle.

Then send someone to notify Old Man Qin.

My third uncle is old and walks very slowly.

He came over after about a quarter of an hour. After feeling his pulse, Third Uncle said tactfully, "I can't treat this. Send him to the town's clinic right away."

These words made Old Man Qin and Qin Mingsong's faces change immediately. They wanted Uncle San to order the medicine publicly, but Uncle San shook his head and asked his grandson to take the medicine box and leave.

The father and son quickly carried old Liu onto the carriage.

Now that the prepared carriage was not going to the provincial capital, but to the clinic in the town.

After a while, I arrived at the clinic.

The doctor in the hall shook his head after feeling the pulse and said, "Old people should avoid extreme sadness or joy. I can't do anything for you. Please go back."

"Doctor, please save my mother. No matter how much money you give, it will be fine." Qin Mingsong begged anxiously.

This worry is real.

The doctor was used to this and shook his head, saying, "Go back and prepare for the funeral."

Qin Mingsong was unwilling to believe it, and took the unconscious old Liu to the pharmacy in the town.

Without exception, let them prepare for their funeral.

Old Man Qin didn't want to bother, "Si Er, just do your best."

Old Liu was going to die, but he was not sad, on the contrary, he felt a little relieved. After decades of marriage, their feelings had long been gone in the turmoil, and Old Man Qin had no shortage of women to serve him now, so he was happy that Old Liu, his wife, was no longer an eyesore.

The fourth son couldn't accept it. Old Qin knew that there would be some real feelings, but it shouldn't be much. When Old Liu passed away, he had to observe mourning and couldn't take the imperial examination next year. Seeing that Qin Mingsong didn't want to give up, he said bluntly: "It's still unclear whether the court will hold the imperial examination as scheduled. This year's provincial examination has been postponed. The government hasn't issued a notice yet. There are still rebels in the south. In my opinion, the imperial examination will not be resumed until the rebels are resolved."

Qin Mingsong was only anxious for a moment.

Slowly, I had to accept the reality.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

He brought Old Liu back to Qinjiagou and began to prepare for her death. Qin Mingsong did not forget to send someone to the capital to inform Qin Chi to come back and see Old Liu for the last time.

Qin Chi returned to the Song family before dark.

Go back to Song Jin's courtyard.

He came to Song Jin's dormitory door and knocked.

"Madam, can we have a chat? Let's have a calm chat." Qin Chi dared to say that he was very calm now.

The kind that is terrifyingly calm.

After waiting for a long time, the door creaked open.

Their eyes met and there was silence for a moment.

Song Jin turned sideways silently.

This was like a signal, indicating that Qin Chi could enter the house.

Qin Chi stepped over the threshold, and Song Jin behind him closed the door again. When Qin Chi walked to the carved round table in the room, Song Jin also walked over, picked up the clean teacup on the table, picked up the teapot and poured him a cup.

"Please sit down." Song Jin said.

Qin Chi then sat down, picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a sip, "Thank you, Madam, for the tea."

Song Jin asked politely, "What do you want to talk about?"

"I want to know what happened to you during this time apart that changed your attitude towards me?" Qin Chi had gone out to take care of important matters today, but his mind was still tangled in this question. "It's only been a short time, but it seems like everything has changed and it's been a long, long time."

"Something did happen."

Song Jin didn't want to continue, "But it has little to do with the reason why I decided to break up with you. The main reason is that I think it's good to be apart, and being together is not suitable anymore."

"Can you tell me more about this?"

Qin Chi would not accept this explanation.

Song Jin sighed inwardly, "You are so smart, you will figure it out."

"If we were just an engaged couple, you would say that we are not a good match, and the world would understand, and I would understand that too. But we have been married for many years, and we have three children, and even our eldest son has been made the crown prince. You know in your heart that no matter if we are suitable or not, we can never and will not separate in this life."

Qin Chi spoke calmly, trying his best to suppress his emotions so as not to scare her. He pleaded, "For the sake of the child, would you please come back to Beijing with me?"

Only then did Song Jin realize that he had been thinking too simply.

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