Chapter 23: Changle is my only child
After seeing off Manager Wang, Cui Wan took two notes and handed one to Su Tan.
Cui Wan closed the note and put it on the table. Outside, the wind and snow were blowing hard, and it seemed that even God was foreshadowing that the capital would be in turmoil during this period.
"The Crown Princess will be giving birth in the next two days."
"Prince Chen is worried that someone may be causing trouble with evil spirits, so he asked us to come over and take charge."
They have to go to the East Palace tomorrow, and they may have to stay there.
Su Tan frowned, "Many people are staring at the Crown Princess's belly."
The Crown Prince is bedridden, and the Crown Princess's pregnancy is extremely important. Some people hope that the Crown Princess will give birth safely, while others hope that both mother and child will be harmed.
Su Tan listened to the sound of wind and snow outside and suddenly sighed, "I think we'll have a tough battle tomorrow."
Cui Wan frowned. Since the Crown Princess was about to give birth, those people would not miss such a good opportunity.
She shook her head. "Forget it. Let's not talk about others first. What about you?"
"I heard about what happened today. Those ungrateful bastards from the Song family are always trying to get close to you. It would be fine if you could always be like this, but I'm afraid you'll suddenly soften your heart."
"I think Song Xiao is still a child and can't live without a mother."
Su Tan lowered his eyes, raised the corners of his lips, and tightened his fingers slightly, "Senior Sister, do you know what I dreamed about last night?"
"I dreamed of Changle."
Cui Wan's expression suddenly froze.
Su Tan's voice, carried along with the sound of the wind and snow outside, blew into Cui Wan's ears. "Changle told me not to be soft-hearted. She said that once my mother escaped from the wolf's den, she shouldn't go back."
Cui Wan held Su Tan's hand tightly, her eyes slightly red.
On the day Changle left, Su Tan fainted from crying and had a nightmare.
She dreamed of a world where she had not divorced Song Tingchen.
She nodded and agreed to let Mr. Song marry Liu Qingyin as his concubine.
From then on, Su Tan’s sons and husbands all belonged to Liu Qingyin.
Su Tan often quarrels with Song Tingchen.
Su Tan gave birth to Changle.
Changle was not like this now. In less than three days, she passed away in Su Tan's arms.
On the contrary, Ping'an grew up to be two years old, but Changle had a heart disease and could never stand stimulation. However, Song Xiao always used unpleasant words to stimulate her sister when Su Tan was decocting medicine for Changle.
Changle is considerate and well-behaved, just like Su Tan's little cotton-padded jacket. Song Xiao always feels that Changle is good at pretending and regards Changle as an enemy, especially since Changle doesn't like Liu Qingyin at all.
Later - later Changle suddenly contracted smallpox. Su Tan took care of her for three days and three nights without sleep, and used up all his merits and spiritual power, but still failed to save Changle.
When Changle left, Su Tan's heart died.
After burying Changle peacefully, Su Tan burned down the entire general's mansion.
No one in the entire general's mansion, including Su Tan, survived.
Su Tan's lips and teeth trembled as she listened to the sound of the wind and snow outside and wiped away her tears. "I often wonder if that wasn't a dream."
"Could it be that Changle couldn't bear to see me end up like that, so she took her own life in exchange for a chance for me to start over? Otherwise—"
Otherwise, why couldn't she keep Changle?
Cui Wan held Su Tan's hand tightly, hugged her junior sister into her arms, and comforted her with tears in her eyes, "No, it was just a dream, Tan!"
"But just think of it as Changle's spirit in heaven reminding you not to make the same mistake again."
Su Tan shook his head, the sadness in his expression gradually faded, and his eyes grew colder, "Repeat the same mistakes?"
"In this life, unless Song Tingchen and Song Xiao are dead, I will never set foot in the General's Mansion again."
Although these words were a bit vicious, they truly reflected Su Tan's mood at the moment. She would not be soft-hearted for Song Xiao.
Every time she saw Song Xiao and Song Tingchen, her heart grew colder, and the dream she had last night made Su Tan even more determined.
"I only have one child, Changle."
As for Song Xiao, he was just a blood-sucking worm raised in her stomach.
Cui Wan nodded vigorously. "It's great that you think this way. Song Xiao is not only inferior to Changle, he's even worse than a night-crying ghost. No matter how much you give to a child like him, he won't appreciate it."
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Song family.
Song Xiao made a fuss until late at night. He dragged out a box and smashed the things on his head again and again. Tears were on his face, and he was still not satisfied. He threw all the wood carvings that Su Tan and he had made together on the ground.
"Burn these!"
"I never want to see them again!"
These are all given by bad women!
He doesn't care at all!
Ruihong, the maid who served him, had a distressed look on her face. She pursed her lips and finally couldn't help but comfort him, "Young Master, these were previously blessed by the previous madam. They can keep people safe and protect the house from evil spirits."
"If you don't like it, just put it away. Why burn it?"
"Get out of here!" Song Xiao grabbed a cup and threw it at Ruihong. Ruihong couldn't dodge in time, and the cup hit her shoulder hard. Tears welled up in her eyes from the pain. Song Xiao gritted his teeth and said angrily, "If you don't burn it, I'll have someone burn you!"
Ruihong's heart was shocked.
I never thought that Song Xiao's temper would be so bad now.
She didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so she could only endure the pain and said hesitantly: "...Yes."
Her eyes were red as she packed up these things slowly. Before leaving, she looked at Song Xiao deeply and wanted to say something, but in the end she just closed her lips and retreated silently.
Outside, the wind and snow were rustling. Ruihong looked at one of the strings of exquisite sandalwood beads and the carved Guan Gong. She hesitated for a long time, but in the end she couldn't bring herself to burn the things.
"After all, the young master doesn't want it. Since he doesn't want it anymore, it shouldn't be a problem if I put it away, right?"
Ruihong pursed her lips, thinking that these were all blessed items. Even if they really couldn't ward off evil spirits or protect the house, they still looked pretty and there was no harm in keeping them.
Ruihong paused, turned the gun around, went back to the servants' room, put the things away and stuffed them into the quilt.
She didn't need to keep watch tonight, so she took a string of red sandalwood bracelets, walked to the front yard, and handed them to her brother Yunsong.
Yunsong does purchasing work. Sometimes some things are hard to buy, so he needs to wait for them before dawn.
As the saying goes, if you walk too much at night, you will definitely encounter ghosts. Ruihong was still a little worried. "I don't know if this will work if you wear it. This was carved by the previous lady. The young master asked me to burn it just now, but I couldn't bear to do it."
"Brother often goes out at night. If you wear it, I will feel more at ease."
Yunsong didn't believe in these ghosts and gods, but he couldn't help but feel heartbroken if the good sandalwood beads were burned like this.
In addition, strange things have happened frequently in the capital recently, and he himself feels scared after hearing so much about them.
Moreover, in order to comfort his sister, Yunsong put the bracelet on himself, fumbled in his sleeve pocket, and took out a plain silver hairpin, "My dear sister, I also have something to give you."
"I have to go out of the house tonight, and your bracelet comes at the perfect time."
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