"I must also thank Lord Xie today." Song Tangxue smiled brightly, and the world seemed to lose its color in her eyes, becoming a mere supporting character.
"It's no trouble at all, just a small favor." Xie Qianzhong unconsciously took a step closer, reducing the distance between him and Song Tangxue. This was the proper distance between them.
The crowd behind them remained noisy, and the two of them tacitly recalled the kiss behind the tree trunk in the bustling city, their breaths mingling.
For a long while, Song Tangxue just looked at people and smiled, like a fox standing on a snow mountain, unrestrained and carefree in the snow, while Xie Qianzhong, the snow mountain, let her run wild.
Xie Qianzhong's heart fluttered at that smile: "It's still early, why don't you come to my residence for a while?"
At least at this moment, Xie Qianzhong was reluctant to part with Song Tangxue and wanted to take her back to his den and hide her away.
Watching the snow-capped mountains melt and dragging those high-ranking deities down from the sky is a very enjoyable thing, just like right now.
Song Tangxue looked at the turbulent emotions beneath Xie Qianzhong's icy face, which were only lightly covered by a thin layer of skin, and the needle that pierced through that skin was now held in her hand.
She is the one who could trigger this cataclysmic event.
Even under the shade of the tree, the sunlight still shattered the leaves, scattering a few rays: "Sir, isn't it inappropriate to be here in broad daylight?"
"I just invited you to be a guest, is this how you treat your benefactor?" Xie Qianzhong pretended to be stern and intimidating, but the unintentional smile on his lips betrayed him.
"Just visiting?" Song Tangxue raised her head and unexpectedly pressed her lips lightly to Xie Qianzhong's lips, like a dragonfly skimming the water, before taking a step back to a safe distance.
Like a cunning fox stealing a kiss and then quickly leaving, not letting anyone touch its white fur.
Xie Qianzhong's eyes were deep as he gazed at Song Tangxue.
"Let's leave it at that today, since it's broad daylight. After all, our relationship is a bit too intimate to be seen in public," Song Tangxue said with a smile as she took her leave, teasing the two of them about their relationship.
He pulled Haitang onto the carriage, and as he watched the carriage drive away, Xie Qianzhong was unusually dazed. It was only when An Shiliu called out "Master" that he was brought back to his senses.
Back in the courtyard, Song Tangxue didn't see Song Tangli, who was stubbornly staying there. She asked the nanny curiously, "Where's Song Tangli?"
Could it be that she actually found a chance to sneak out of the mansion to see Li Zhaoxian?
The nanny replied, "The Empress Dowager has summoned Song Tangli to the palace to serve her."
Song Tangxue was somewhat surprised. The nanny continued, "Originally, we were going to call Miss to the palace to keep you company, but you happened to be away, so Song Tangli was taken away by someone."
Song Tangxue nodded. She wasn't worried at all that Song Tangli would try to sabotage her. With her intelligence, she would definitely be punished for daring to talk nonsense in front of the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager is not like Song's mother, who can stir up trouble with just a few words.
"snort."
It's unclear what brought Old Madam Song to her little courtyard, but Song Tangxue discreetly observed Old Madam Song standing at the gate.
"It's one thing for you to bully your sister all the time, but why are you bringing along the palace maids to bully her too?" Old Madam Song wanted to use this name to suppress Song Tangxue's limelight today.
Recently, with Xie Lingyi's apprentice and the Empress Dowager hosting a banquet, the women of the capital are quite envious of the Song family for having such a legitimate daughter.
The old nanny next to her was displeased first: "Does Madam Song mean that I am an accomplice to the Crown Princess and have helped her bully Miss Song?"
Even when Madam Song puts on airs, she only dares to do so in front of the Song family. This nanny is a favorite of the Empress Dowager, so Madam Song smiled and said she wouldn't dare.
He summoned Song Tangxue and reprimanded her, saying, "You know who the future Crown Princess is, so don't act like you're some kind of high-status figure here!"
Song Tangxue shrugged: "I know, that's why I didn't learn much. I just let my younger sister learn on her own. Did I do anything wrong, Grandmother?"
Madam Song was speechless for a moment.
"Does Song Tangli not want to learn anymore? That won't do! She'll be the Crown Princess soon. If she doesn't learn these rules well, and someone gets hold of something against her, the Song family will inevitably be implicated." Knowing Song Tangli's attitude towards learning, Song Tangxue stirred things up.
Madam Song may have felt affection and tenderness for Song Tangli, but it couldn't compare to the interests of the family.
"Then why did the Empress Dowager summon Song Tangli to the palace today? Wasn't it because you asked the Empress Dowager to make things difficult for Song Tangli?" Old Madam Song changed her words.
"What is Grandmother talking about? Maybe the Empress Dowager admires my sister and wants her to enter the palace?" Song Tangxue guessed that Song Tangli might have been mistreated in the palace and sent a letter for help.
The old woman said that she had just left when the Empress Dowager came to summon her, and the whole day had passed. She didn't know how much time had been wasted.
"You... Everyone knows the Empress Dowager relies on you. Did you say something bad about Ali to the Empress Dowager?" Old Madam Song looked at Song Tangxue with sharp and mean eyes, her hand gripping the snake-headed cane tightly.
“Grandmother, how can you say that? You know I mentioned breaking off the engagement to the Empress Dowager. How could she possibly support me? Besides, I’ve been studying medicine at Chunxin Hall every day these past few days. How could I possibly have time to go see the Empress Dowager?”
Song Tangxue's eyes were sincere and she didn't seem to be lying. Old Madam Song choked on her breath, unable to swallow it.
Finally, he glared fiercely at Song Tangxue: "You'd better stop those little tricks, or I'll catch you!"
Song Tangxue watched her innocently, saying, "How could that be, Grandmother?"
This time, your precious granddaughter really brought it on herself. She clearly knew she had offended the Empress Dowager, yet she still went out of her way to get herself into trouble. She had no idea of her own limitations.
She hasn't returned yet, and Old Madam Song is causing her trouble. It seems Song Tangli has had a very "exciting" day.
Song Tangxue felt a sense of satisfaction. Let her taste what it's like to be dominated in this life, since she used her power to bully others in her past life. My dear sister, you can't even stand it now that we've gotten this far.
As dusk fell, Song Tangli returned home. As soon as she arrived, she knelt down at the door, her face streaked with tears, and cried, "Mother."
Song's mother, who had been anxiously waiting at the door, hugged Song Tangxue and comforted her with heartache. Song's father also said a few considerate words, which made Song Tangli feel a little better.
"It's all my sister's fault. People from the palace came to invite you this morning, but you weren't there. I was worried you'd be punished, so I went in your place." Song Tangli twisted the truth of her shameless behavior.
"As a result, my sister actually made things difficult for me by having the Empress Dowager make things difficult for me. I knelt in Kunning Palace all afternoon, and then I was summoned in to kneel and copy Buddhist scriptures in the evening." Song Tangli kept crying and complaining, without mentioning her own rudeness.
With a pained expression, Song's mother rolled up Song Tangli's skirt and saw that her knees were indeed covered in bruises: "Tangli has suffered so much."
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