"My mother can't afford a thousand taels of silver, yet she can drink this bird's nest every day. Isn't that a bit of a blatant lie?"
“If you’re doing this for the imperial family, Mother, are you really not afraid that I’ll report this to Her Majesty the Empress?”
Song Tangxue ruthlessly exposed her mother's lie and brought up Empress Cheng, leaving her mother speechless. Cui Xi, standing beside her, glanced at her mother with a seemingly ambiguous expression.
Knowing Cui Xi's background, Madam Song dared not act rashly, fearing that the maid would report to the Empress. She glared at Song Tangxue resentfully: "Song Tangxue, your mother carried you for ten months and gave birth to you. Is this how you repay your mother?"
"You've been living in the Song family for the past few years, and everything you eat, wear, and use has come from them. How can you be so unfilial? Have I really raised a thankless wretch?"
Faced with her mother's tearful complaints, Song Tangxue remained unmoved, heartbroken: "Mother is mistaken. It was the Song family that employed me. Do you think I'm as easy to fool as a child?"
Song's mother's expression changed drastically as she looked at the smile on Song Tangxue's lips and clenched her fists.
"Mother, please hurry up and take out the money. Don't keep Her Majesty the Empress waiting." Song Tangxue urged, seemingly oblivious to her mother's murderous glare.
Madam Song flicked her sleeves and called her personal maid to fetch the money. The maid lowered her eyes, afraid of offending Madam Song.
When handing the money to Song Tangxue, Song's mother clenched her teeth and refused to let go, clutching the corner of the money pouch tightly. "Are you at ease taking this money? Aren't you afraid of being punished for doing such a thing? Filial piety is the most important virtue. A person like you who is disloyal and unfilial will be punished sooner or later!"
Song's mother cursed viciously. It was the first time that Cui Xi realized what kind of wolves and tigers the seemingly glamorous Crown Princess was facing in private. She felt a pang of sympathy and gently patted Song Tangxue.
The young lady gave her a second life and treated her extremely well, something she never dared to dream of. She could only repay the young lady with all her might.
"These words are also for Mother." Song Tangxue took the money bag carefully, counted the money, and walked out of the courtyard gate after saying these words.
While Song's mother stood there cursing her as an ingrate, Song Tangxue seemed to be listening to a beautiful opera, a smile always on her lips.
Having received the money, Song Tangxue was in a good mood and didn't care about the curses. These people would get their comeuppance in this lifetime.
She ignored these words. In her previous life, after her face was disfigured, she heard even more and worse things. She would never let them build their happiness on their own pain again, and she would make them taste all the suffering she had endured.
Thinking of the pain she had endured for over a decade, Song Tangxue secretly pondered whether she should still go to the Emperor to dissolve the engagement.
I no longer want to be bound by this marriage and tied to someone like Li Zhaoxian. Just thinking about him makes me want to vomit.
Upon learning that Song Tangxue had come to see Song's mother, Song Tangli dropped her bowl and chopsticks and went to find her. Just then, Song's mother smashed the entire bowl of bird's nest on the ground. The broken bowl shattered on the ground, and the priceless bird's nest juice was scattered all over the place.
It splashed onto her pink skirt, creating a dark haze.
"This Song Tangxue is simply too much!" Song's mother braced herself on the table, her heart bleeding at the thought of that thousand taels of silver.
Song Tangli's eyelids twitched slightly. She carefully stepped over the broken pieces and walked to her mother's side, gently supporting her.
Seeing that it was her, Song's mother softened her eyes and took her slender wrist with her hand: "Ali, what brings you here? Have you had breakfast? Did you enjoy it?"
Such meticulous care and concern.
Song Tangli nodded obediently: "Mother, these past few days when I went to my sister's shop, those shopkeepers looked down on me and always made things difficult for me. I've spent a lot of money in the shop, but my monthly allowance is almost gone."
Song Tangli complained coquettishly, pouting her little mouth and babbling in dissatisfaction.
"Good girl, Ah Li, Mother will give you some more money later." Song's mother stroked Song Tangli's hair tenderly.
Song Tangli threw herself into her mother's arms: "I knew Mother was the best. What do you mean by my sister? She's a member of the Song family, and the shop belongs to the Song family too. How can she accept money from her own family?"
Her tone was sweet and innocent, as if it were a casual complaint.
Mother Song snorted coldly: "She doesn't want to be a member of the Song family. If the Song family can't even withdraw money from the shop, then there's no point in keeping the shop."
Song Tangxue was given too much power, making her feel like she could do whatever she wanted, and she couldn't understand good or bad advice anymore.
How could a mother like her possibly harm her own daughter?
The common people do not contend with the officials. No matter how capable or how much money she can make, she still has no official position. As long as the soldiers take action, they can make her suffer a setback and learn a good lesson.
Make her understand that only if the Song family is willing to protect her can she continue this business for a long time, and obediently hand over the money.
Song Tangli nestled in her mother's arms, a sly smile spreading across her face.
In the past, the Song family valued Song Tangxue's money, and these shops were making a fortune every day. They only ever threw tantrums at Song Tangxue and never touched these shops.
This thousand taels of silver was the fuse.
Song Tangxue turned and left the Song residence. It was a bright and sunny day. Following the path, Song Tangxue found herself in front of Xie Qianzhong's residence.
Dark Sixteen appeared like a ghost, wearing a mask, and blocked her way: "Master is dealing with matters, Miss Song, please wait a moment."
Before Song Tangxue could speak, a figure rushed out from inside, whispered a few words in An Shiliu's ear, and An Shiliu looked up at Song Tangxue with a complicated expression: "Come in with me."
This change made Song Tangxue raise an eyebrow. She followed the person through the front yard to a house with a closed door. From inside came the faint sound of a woman crying and begging for mercy, like the sound of a kitten, low and alluring.
Song Tangxue frowned. An Shiliu pushed open the door with a stiff and methodical motion. The room was dimly lit, with outside light falling from the high windows, unable to illuminate the shadows inside.
Apart from the tall figure sitting in the main seat, the people following behind him remained silent.
A beautiful woman knelt before Xie Qianzhong, her forehead pounding against the ground: "Lord Xie, I was bewitched! Please, spare me! I'll do anything you want!"
The beauty was stunning, with a slender and alluring figure that captivated the soul. She was the kind of beauty who could steal one's heart at first glance. Now, she was shedding tears, displaying a submissive demeanor that allowed him to do as he pleased, which made one feel pity for her.
Xie Qianzhong ignored the beauty's pleas and looked up from the dim light at the figure shrouded in light and shadow at the doorway. Thousands of lights and shadows wove together a robe of light, enveloping Song Tangxue within it.
The person in the light was frowning as they looked at the scene inside the room.
Leaning lazily back in his chair, Xie Qianzhong gave a wicked smile: "You're here? Come in."
Song Tangxue took a deep breath, instinctively feeling that she would see something she shouldn't have when she went in, but she went without hesitation.
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