"Mrs. Song!" Qi Jiejing recognized Mrs. Song as the person she was looking for the moment they met, but her mother didn't seem to remember her...
But it doesn't matter. The fact that she was able to meet her mother again is a blessing from heaven. In this life, she can just quietly protect her.
here we go again!
Song Xia felt that the girl in front of her was very similar to Yu Qing in her impression, but she was still certain that she did not know this girl.
"Xiaoling, did I, Yuqing, and I meet in a previous life? But why did we all come to this world? Are there any others besides the two of us?"
Xiao Ling didn't answer, but the more she did, the more certain Song Xia became of her inner suspicions.
"No need for formalities, please sit down." Since she is someone she has known before, and perhaps even her child from one of her past lives, there is no need to stand on ceremony.
"To be honest, even though it's our first meeting, I feel like I know you very well."
Qi Jiejing gripped Song Xia's hand tightly, her voice filled with excitement: "Really? Madam, me too."
"Please have a seat. I don't need so many formalities. This is a red bean and yam cake that I made myself. Would you like to try some?"
"Okay." Qi Jiejing picked up a piece, and once she tasted the familiar flavor, she couldn't stop eating.
Song Xia watched her eat with a faint smile, and then they chatted about the events between the Prime Minister's residence and Prince Xun in the past two days.
Qi Jiejing then spoke frankly about the matter: "My mother thought she had switched me and Xu Huixin, but in fact, we were later switched back by the Prime Minister's wife's sister-in-law. However, she doesn't believe that we were switched back and is planning to go to the Prime Minister's residence to explain the so-called truth."
Song Xia no longer cared why Qi Jiejing knew so much about her own background in this life. Anyway, the Yuqing incident had already happened in this life, so it wouldn't be surprising if a second incident happened to Jiejing.
"Cleanliness..."
"Madam, you can just call me Lingling. That's my nickname."
Song Xia seized the opportunity to change her tone: "Lingling, aren't you afraid that if your mother reports this, the Qi family will also be punished?"
"It doesn't matter. It depends on which outcome you prefer, Madam. Even if the Qi family is ultimately punished because of her, I have already prepared a way out for the Qi family."
"However, the Prime Minister's wife has always valued her family, so it's unlikely she'll pursue the matter further. So, Lingling, are you willing to put on a show with me? Even if the Prime Minister's family does pursue the matter in the end, I guarantee the Qi family will be safe."
"It's nothing," Lingling waved her hand. "As long as it can help you, Madam, I'll do anything."
Song Xia smiled helplessly; it seemed she was being pampered by the child again!
"Then let Madam Qi expose the matter first, and after Prince Xun, Si Hengnian and Xu Huixin have gone through a period of torment and ridicule, the other half of the truth will be exposed."
"Okay, once Prince Xun and Xu Huixin are definitely getting married, I will relax my control over my mother."
Song Xia patted her head. In this feudal patriarchal era, it was truly extraordinary that Lingling was able to control the family's power!
The matter was quickly settled, but Lingling did not leave immediately. She agreed to stay for dinner with Song Xia. When Feng Shao and Zhou Yuqing returned to the mansion, they saw the two of them acting as intimately as mother and daughter. Zhou Yuqing then looked at the empty plate of snacks and squinted at Lingling.
Lingling keenly sensed his gaze and returned it without hesitation. Both of them felt a tense, assertive, and even hostile atmosphere.
Could this person in front of me be like me?
The thought struck them both like a thunderbolt: their mother had more than one child?
Looking at Feng Shao, who was standing to the side with a blank expression, she felt even more jealous. In this life, her mother was actually his biological mother!
"Sit down, what are you all standing there for?" Song Xia seemed oblivious to the strange tension between the two, and tried to distract them with the food.
Zhou Yuqing and Lingling both gave a soft snort, for their mother's sake...
"Have you known each other before?" Feng Shao asked, scratching his head in confusion.
"We don't know each other!" they both said in unison.
"You really don't recognize me?" Feng Shao asked doubtfully. "I don't know why, even though you don't look alike, the aura you give me is very similar."
The two fell silent again. They were joking, since they were both raised by their mothers, how could they not look alike?
“You’ll gradually become like that too,” Zhou Yuqing said meaningfully. “Birds of a feather flock together.”
Feng Shao nodded casually: "That's true. By the way, do you have any plans for the Prime Minister's Mansion and Prince Xun's future plans?"
At this point, Song Xia changed the subject and told Lingling everything that she had just told her, leaving the two of them stunned again.
"So you swapped them twice, but the final result didn't change?" Feng Shaodu started to complain, "How ridiculous!"
"It's just that melodramatic." Lingling wiped her mouth. "So all we need to do is watch the show."
Aren't you afraid of getting implicated?
“I have a backup plan, and I don’t care as long as it helps Madam Song.”
"Isn't Si Hengnian your own brother?"
Lingling scoffed, "What kind of brother is he? If it weren't for the Qi family's money and resources being useful to him, he would have already made a move against our Qi family. Anyone who didn't know better would think that our Qi family was benefiting from his influence!"
Feng Shao was deeply moved and grateful to see that her inner world was like this, and that she was so carefree and enthusiastic about their General's Mansion. His mother was truly charming!
So Lingling took the opportunity to speak up: "Mrs. Song, look at my mother's condition. I've never been able to enjoy maternal love since I was little. Can I recognize you as my godmother? You give me a really warm feeling. There's no need to publicly acknowledge you. I can just call you that in private."
Feng Shao was suspicious. Why did everyone want to recognize a mother as their godmother? Zhou Yuqing, who had previously been at odds with Lingling, didn't say anything against it this time.
"Of course!" Song Xia patted her head again. "I also feel that we are very destined to meet. Tomorrow I will have the servants prepare a courtyard for you. You can come and stay at the General's Mansion whenever you have time."
"Um."
Feng Shao had a premonition that there would definitely be more people who would recognize their mothers as godmothers in the future, so would his family's courtyard be big enough to accommodate them?
Half a month after the controversy surrounding the annulment of the engagement subsided, Si Hengnian, once the public opinion had calmed down a bit, couldn't wait to propose marriage to the Prime Minister's residence. He made a grand statement that he and Xu Huixin were truly in love, that he would marry no one but Xu Huixin in this lifetime, and that he promised to only have Huixin for the rest of his life.
Moved by the couple's genuine affection, the Prime Minister's residence reluctantly agreed to Si Hengnian's marriage proposal. On that very day, countless treasures flowed into the Prime Minister's residence like a river.
Meanwhile, due to the servants' poor supervision, Madam Qi escaped from the Qi residence and went straight to the Prime Minister's residence, shouting that the two should not be allowed to get married, otherwise it would be against human ethics.
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