Chapter 344 Song Zhijin's Visit
As soon as she saw Erbao, Ling'er stopped crying. Xu Miaomiao was still a little surprised. Ling'er in her arms motioned for Xu Miaomiao to put her down. As soon as she put the child on the ground, Ling'er immediately turned around and threw herself into Erbao's arms, hugged him and said, "Sister, why did you just come back from school? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Xu Miaomiao looked at his coquettish look and sighed helplessly. He was clamoring for his mother just now, but now that he saw Erbao, he even forgot who his mother was. He really has the mentality of a child.
Seeing Erbao and Xiaobao coaxing Ling'er, Xu Miaomiao didn't worry too much and turned away.
Today, although the Song family is not a wealthy family, it has some foundation of its own. The servants and boys commonly seen in the house are no exception and can definitely take good care of the children.
It was a rare day of leisure, and Xu Miaomiao just wanted to curl up in her bed and have a good rest. But as soon as she stepped into the room, she saw Xiao Si running in hurriedly.
Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao sighed helplessly, and put on the demeanor of a lady, scolding Xiao Si and saying, "After all, Song Wushao is also a minister in the court. It's unbelievable that the servants in the mansion are so flustered and there are no rules!"
"Reply, reply to Madam, Madam Song is here."
"Madam Song?" Xu Miaomiao frowned slightly when she heard this. The Madam Song he mentioned, besides Song Weiwei, was probably only referring to one person, and that was Song Zhijin.
When Xu Miaomiao heard this, she rubbed her nose impatiently. It was so hard to have two days of peace and quiet, why was someone causing trouble again?
As expected, every step in this capital city is really difficult and there is not a moment of relaxation.
Xiao Si immediately followed behind and went to the hall with Xu Miaomiao to pick someone up.
"Did Madam Song come alone, or with Princess Jiahe?"
Seeing this, the servant next to him immediately bowed to Xu Miaomiao and shook his head, saying, "Princess Jiahe didn't come, but Madam Song was followed by a woman."
"Woman?"
Xu Miaomiao spoke with some doubt, and the next moment, she walked to the front of the hall. When she saw the woman, she felt a little impatient. Isn't this person Song Wushao's aunt?
On that day, after Song Wushao's uncle was found to be selling smuggled salt, he was immediately exiled to the central army. He was afraid that he would never be able to return to the capital in this lifetime. However, this woman was only beaten with twenty boards and had one leg lame. She then disappeared. No one knew when she had gotten together with Song Zhijin.
When Xu Miaomiao saw this person, she subconsciously clenched the handkerchief in her hand, took a step closer, looked at Song Zhijin and said, "Madam Song, you are so honored to be here. I wonder what's the matter?"
Seeing Xu Miaomiao being so unfamiliar, Song Zhijin immediately stepped forward, took Xu Miaomiao's hand, and said, "Madam, you are being polite. After all, we have known each other for such a long time and have been through everything. We have even attended banquets and gatherings together. You are still so unfamiliar with me. I really don't know what to say."
Xu Miaomiao didn't have time to put on airs with him, so she forced a smile and sat down aside.
Seeing this, Song Zhijin put her hand down awkwardly.
"I wonder what brings you here today, Madam Song?" Xu Miaomiao picked up the teacup beside her, calmly took a sip of water, slowly put the teacup down, then looked up at the woman in front of her.
Song Zhijin immediately came over with a smile on her face. As she walked, her high ponytail fluttered in the wind, and she looked sunny and warm: "I came to see Madam Xu. There is indeed something important."
After Song Zhijin said this, she walked over and sat down.
Xu Miaomiao raised her eyes curiously, looked at her, and motioned for her to continue.
Seeing this, Song Zhijin immediately said, "Madam Xu, look, who is this?"
As soon as Song Zhijin finished speaking, she pointed her finger at the woman beside her.
Xu Miaomiao slowly raised her head, and when she saw the woman, her brows slightly frowned, but she remained calm and did not show her anger.
"It was a coincidence. Jiahe's birthday was coming soon, so I was thinking of getting her a decent birthday present. Unexpectedly, I ran into this woman on the street. She was crazy and had a lame leg. I felt sorry for her, so I wanted to ask the servants to give her a few dozen taels of silver and send her away. But she insisted that she was the aunt of the Minister of Rites. I also knew that if someone randomly claimed to be a relative of yours, it would naturally be bad for your family, so I sent someone to find out, but guess what happened?"
Song Zhijin was a little surprised when she said this.
However, Xu Miaomiao had no intention of dealing with him.
Seeing this, Song Zhijin continued to speak, "Who would have thought that this person is really his aunt? I brought her back to you specially. Otherwise, this elder would still be wandering outside, and you would be labeled as unkind and unfilial in the future. How would Mr. Song be able to serve as an official in the court in the future? What future would he have?"
Xu Miaomiao said nothing, but raised her head slightly and looked at the woman sharply.
Xu Miaomiao naturally knew clearly what the woman was thinking.
Song Zhijin herself knew why she found this woman again.
When the woman saw Xu Miaomiao was so smart, she immediately knelt down, walked up to Xu Miaomiao and said, "Miaomiao, I was wrong. Can you forgive me? After all, I am also your aunt. You can't drive me away again, Miaomiao."
The woman grabbed the corner of Xu Miaomiao's clothes tightly with tears and snot.
Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao frowned in dissatisfaction.
Song Zhijin, who was standing by, observed Xu Miaomiao's expression, and immediately stood up and walked towards the woman. She slowly helped the woman up and said, "Oh, aunt, what are you doing? You are the elder here, and it is natural for them to support you. Why do you have to do this? Isn't this pushing Lord Song into a reputation of being unkind and unfilial? What should Madam Xu do with this?"
Xu Miaomiao looked up at Song Zhijin. The cold gaze made her feel suffocated.
Seeing this, the maid next to Song Zhijin simply stepped forward and stopped pretending. She stepped forward and said, "Madam Xu, this is your aunt after all. My wife was kind enough to bring her back to you, but not only are you not grateful, you are also looking at us like this. I don't know why."
"That day, I recommended my uncle to sell illegal salt. Who in the whole city didn't know about it? Our department store became famous because of this. This woman knew about the illegal salt sales but still kept it a secret. She was beaten with 20 sticks by the official, and that's why her leg was injured."
(End of this chapter)
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