"What nonsense are you talking about?" Song Yu kicked Jiang Xue to the ground, his eyes filled with anger and disappointment. "After all this, you're still blaming others. Don't you really have any remorse?"
"You say you blame me. Fine, then I'll ask you this. But was it me who asked you to join forces with others and use the power of the Jiang family and the Zhenguogong Mansion to throw dirty water on the Xu family?"
"But did this prince ask you to drive away Xiaoze who came to ask for help? Did this prince ask you to send people to kill Xiaoze?"
Anger was constantly burning in Song Yu's chest, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was ferocious, like a madman walking on the edge of reason and sanity.
This was something he had never done before, and it was clearly Jiang Xue's own problem, but she had the nerve to blame him directly in such a place. Did she really think he was a fool?
If it weren't for Jiang Xue, why would it be so difficult for him to even see Xiaoze? Why would Xiaoze hate him so much? Now she even dares to throw all the dirty water on him. It's really ridiculous.
"Yes, you didn't ask me to do these, but you did the most disgusting thing!" Jiang Xue's sarcastic eyes were like a pair of big hands, peeling off Song Yu's disguise layer by layer.
"I was very happy to marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. I tried my best to take care of everything in the mansion and was filial to my father-in-law. I was never vague about it." Jiang Xue's face looked a little haggard, and even her temples could not hide the few strands of silver hair.
Her gaze was somewhat distant, and the past all appeared before her eyes: her figure reading the account book by candlelight late at night; her chatting and laughing with other housekeepers' wives on behalf of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion; and the scene where her father-in-law jokingly said that Song Yu was very lucky to marry her.
One thing after another, she had put all her energy into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and even her body was worn out.
But what about Song Yu? How did her good husband treat her?
"But Song Yu, do you dare to say that you have a clear conscience towards me?" Jiang Xue's eyes were somewhat sad, and her heart was filled with endless bitterness. "Song Yu, have you ever loved me? Even a little bit?"
Song Yu turned his eyes away feeling a little guilty. In fact, he had always known that Jiang Xue cared about the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. The silhouettes on the windowsill that he had seen countless times could not be faked.
Therefore, he gave Jiang Xue the due honor of being the wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and also gave her enough face in public, not allowing anyone to say anything bad about her. This is how they became the fairy couple that everyone praised later.
But he always knew that this was all he could give. As for the love that Jiang Xue mentioned, his heart had long been filled with another person, so naturally he would not have any extra room for his nominal wife.
Song Yu opened his mouth, but it was as if someone had deprived him of his voice in an instant. His throat kept rolling but he couldn't say anything.
Seeing this, the last glimmer of light in Jiang Xue's eyes dimmed. Yes, she already understood it, so what else could she ask for at this moment?
"Prince Song, all the women in the capital are praising the god-like man they want to marry. Not to mention that they don't have anyone in their hearts, even if they don't, it's not something someone like me can hope for." Jiang Xue smiled bitterly.
Her tears seemed to have dried up long ago. Although her tone was filled with great sadness, not a single tear fell.
"Xue'er, it's me." Song Yu called Jiang Xue's maiden name, wanting to explain.
"I know, I've always known it." Jiang Xue completely relaxed at this moment, no longer having the shrewd calculations as before, and she interrupted Song Yu.
"The person you really like is Xu Tianze, not me." Jiang Xue had a decent smile on her face, but her gray eyes revealed a dead look.
Her grandmother who protected her is gone, her elder brother who protected her only has taboo thoughts towards her, and her husband does not love her.
Her family fell, and even Xu Tianze, who had always helped her, was killed by her scheme. In the end, she even dragged her loyal maid to die with her.
At this moment, Jiang Xue was really disgusted with this dirty world. Or perhaps people like her shouldn't live in this world anymore.
Song Yu fell silent after hearing Jiang Xue's words. Every time he was questioned, he would get angry and embarrassed, but only he knew that he was just feeling guilty.
The Zhenguo Mansion has made great achievements for generations, and he is the only one left in his generation. If it is really spread that he likes Long Yang, the Zhenguo Mansion will become a joke. Even if his elderly father is still in good health, he cannot withstand such a blow.
After so many years of careful education, he couldn't destroy his ancestors' legacy or the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, so he gave in and obeyed his father's orders to marry Jiang Xue.
But when Xiaoze fell off the cliff in front of him, he suddenly felt that he was ridiculous. He lived for the aristocratic family, for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and for the honor of his ancestors, but he did not live for himself.
So this time, he didn't plan to refute Jiang Xue's words, nor did he want to refute them.
Song Yu nodded softly, admitting what Jiang Xue said, admitting that he didn't love Jiang Xue, admitting that he liked Long Yang, and also admitting that the person he liked was Xu Tianze.
Song Yu's voice was obviously very soft, but it still reached the ears of Jiang Xue and others, and Xu Tianze heard it clearly.
After hearing this, Xu Tianze raised his head suddenly, but when he remembered that he was eavesdropping, he stood obediently in the dark. His nose felt a little sore.
It turns out that the feelings of the young man many years ago had never been betrayed, but it was just missed by some coincidence.
Xuedie sighed inwardly. He had naturally noticed Xu Tianze's movements beside him, but what could he say? He could only sigh that Song Yu was lucky and secretly annoyed that he had shot himself in the foot.
He had originally planned this time so that Xu Tianze could see Song Yu and Jiang Xue falling out, and also so that Xu Tianze could see Song Yu's true face. However, Jiang Xue turned out to be so disappointing, which indirectly made Song Yu express his feelings.
Jiang Xue didn't react much when she heard Song Yu's words. It didn't matter whether she said it out loud or not since she already knew it in her heart.
But her heart still ached so much that she could hardly breathe, like a drowning person, with the water constantly pouring into her nose and mouth, suffocating her to death.
"Husband, do you know?" Jiang Xue's fingers were pinched red, but she still kept herself calm and tried not to let her voice tremble.
"The person Xu Tianze likes is you, and it has never been me." Jiang Xue swallowed, and finally closed her eyes and said the last sentence.
After she finished speaking, she seemed to have lost all her strength and collapsed to the ground, her shoulders heaving, and her sobbing cries echoed throughout the cell.
"What did you say?" When Song Yu heard Jiang Xue's words, he was stunned at first and then his face was full of ecstasy. He grabbed Jiang Xue and urgently wanted Jiang Xue to say it again.
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