Chapter 17: Provocation
The morning light is dim and the sun rises brightly.
After breakfast, Song Xiao still had a stern face and walked awkwardly to Song Tingchen. After Aunt Qing coaxed him last night, he also promised his father that he would not eat too much sweets in the future. "Dad."
"You promised last night that you would go out with me today."
There is no overnight hatred between father and son. Song Tingchen will not go back on his word to his child.
"Well, Dad will go out with you."
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Song immediately pulled Liu Qingyin out from beside her and said, "Ah, Qingyin hasn't bought any clothes or jewelry in a long time. What's the point of you and your son just hanging out? Take Qingyin with you!"
Liu Qingyin lowered her head shyly.
Seeing Song Tingchen's expression tense and silent, her face suddenly froze. She forced a smile and said, "Aunt, come together. I remember you haven't been out for a long time."
"The sun is shining brightly today and the snow has melted. It's really nice weather."
Song's mother thought to herself, how could an old woman like me go? But Song Tingchen made the final decision and asked her to go with him.
So, the father and son who had agreed to hang out together somehow turned into a "family" going out together.
When passing by a busy restaurant, Old Lady Song heard the voice of a storyteller coming from inside. Only then did she realize that two major events had happened in the capital today.
The first thing was that the censors of the Censorate reported that Prince Yu favored his concubine and killed his wife. Prince Yu's wife was tortured, and even the princess was treated harshly.
The most pitiful one was the little prince, who was murdered at birth.
The second thing was that Princess Yu's father almost died by hitting his head against the pillar in the Golden Palace, which resulted in his daughter's divorce from the scumbag Prince Yu.
The princess will enter the palace from today and be raised by the empress dowager.
Just as Prince Yu and Princess Yu successfully divorced, Prince Yu broke his leg and disfigured himself, and from then on he had no hope of succeeding in his empire.
Mother Song frowned, "These days, women are getting divorced all the time. It's all because of Su Tan who ruined their lives!"
Song Tingchen frowned. Although the weather had cleared up, his face was still covered with a layer of light frost.
Liu Qingyin's brows frowned instantly, and a look of sadness appeared on her face. She wanted to say something but stopped herself and looked at Song Tingchen for a long time.
This made Song Tingchen's brows frown deeper and deeper.
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
Liu Qingyin looked at Song Tingchen cautiously, "Brother Song, I was just wondering if this matter would implicate Xiaoxiao."
Old Madam Song was confused. "What does Prince Yu have to do with Xiaoxiao?"
Song Tingchen just looked at Liu Qingyin quietly, as if waiting for her next words.
Liu Qingyin lowered her head and found a quiet place. Her eyes were slightly red, and her fingers kept twisting the handkerchief. "Brother Song, I guess Prince Yu's accident is closely related to His Royal Highness Prince Chen."
She sniffed, her heart pounding like a drum in her ears. "But why did Prince Chen know about this? Isn't it because Sister Su Tan caught that little ghost?"
What a coincidence, Prince Yu broke his leg and became disfigured just after he and Princess Yu divorced.
Liu Qingyin would never believe that this matter had nothing to do with that little ghost and Prince Chen.
"Prince Yu will find out sooner or later that this matter is related to Sister Su Tan. If he holds a grudge and takes his anger out on her, turning the knife on Xiaoxiao in order to avenge her, what should we do then?"
Liu Qingyin was at a loss.
She hugged Song Xiao, crying chokedly and pitifully, her eyes full of panic and fear, as if Song Xiao would die in the next moment because of Prince Yu's revenge.
Madam Song stamped her feet anxiously, "Oh!"
"She's a jinx!"
"She will not be satisfied until she kills our Xiaoxiao!"
Song Xiao is the lifeblood of Old Madam Song. If he is affected because of Su Tan, she will risk her life to make Su Tan die miserably!
"I won't let that happen."
Song Tingchen's brows were cold and sharp. Liu Qingyin's words made some sense. He reached out and touched Song Xiao's head. "Don't be afraid. Daddy will protect you."
Song Xiao made a face.
"I'm not afraid!"
Liu Qingyin lowered her eyes to look at her toes, and suddenly said, "But that's not necessarily the case."
"Speaking of which, Princess Zhaoyang really likes Sister Su Tan."
Liu Qingyin glanced at Song Tingchen out of the corner of her eye and caught a glimpse of his expressionless face.
After a pause, she said, "Even His Royal Highness Prince Chen seems to have a lot of admiration for Sister Su Tan. He actually protects Sister Su Tan. Maybe he will protect Xiao Xiao as well because of his love for her."
Song Tingchen's jawline was tightly drawn, and his brows suddenly became cold.
He thought of the tiger-head pendant and the plum blossoms on Su Tan's temples.
For no reason, I suddenly felt an uncomfortable and suffocating feeling in my heart.
As soon as she finished speaking, the expression on Old Lady Song's face turned red, then green, and then green, and then purple, which was quite wonderful.
She wanted to scold Su Tan for being unfaithful to her husband. As a divorced woman, she not only didn't keep a low profile, but also showed up in public.
But she was really afraid that Su Tan had a close relationship with Prince Chen.
If I speak rashly, wouldn't I be offending Prince Chen on behalf of my son?
Madam Song held it in for a long time, finally clenching her teeth and uttering, "She's already returned to the capital, and she hasn't even seen her son!"
When Song Xiao heard this, he immediately turned his head and snorted, "I don't care!"
Thinking of Liu Qingyin saying that Su Tan was holding Princess Zhaoyang, and the princess even called her "Fairy Sister", Song Xiao's face sank, "Princess Zhaoyang, she really has no taste!"
"If it were me, I would only like Aunt Qing and not that bad woman!"
He gritted his teeth and said in a muffled voice, "Besides, how can a bad woman be pretty? She's so ugly!"
Hearing that Song Xiao's rejection of Su Tan was even worse than before, Song Tingchen frowned, "Xiaoxiao, you can't say that about your mother."
No matter what, Su Tan is Xiaoxiao's biological mother.
There were many people around at that time, and if Xiaoxiao's words were heard by someone with ulterior motives, he would accuse her of being unfilial, and Xiaoxiao's future would be over.
Old Madam Song still remembered that they were outside, and she hurriedly hugged her beloved grandson, "Okay, Xiaoxiao, let's not be angry."
"That's your mother. You'll have to kowtow to her every holiday. It's not good to make things awkward like this."
Song Xiao pursed her lips tightly.
"Why should I kowtow to her? Shouldn't she come to see me?"
Perhaps realizing that he had said something wrong, Song Xiao snorted again, "No, I don't want her to come to see me. She's ugly and useless. I don't like her! She's not my mother!"
He didn't believe that bad women were powerful fairies!
He had seen it with his own eyes before; any random ghost could make her vomit blood!
After hearing this, Song Tingchen's face darkened. "If you let me hear this kind of talk again, you will receive the Ten Military Sticks yourself."
Song Xiao could barely contain his expression. He stared at Song Tingchen in shock, his eyes red, but his expression was incredibly stubborn. "It's no use beating me to death. I just hate her!"
"She is a bad woman!"
Song Tingchen's face was as cold as a pond, and he exuded a low pressure. Song Xiao inherited Su Tan's extreme temper, which often gave him a headache. "Song Xiao, you are not young anymore."
"Alright, alright~"
Seeing this, Liu Qingyin pulled Song Xiao to her side, smiled gently at Song Tingchen, and changed the subject, "Brother Song, there's a jewelry store up ahead. Would you mind going shopping with me?"
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