Chapter 127 Clashing Birth Charts
Song Qingming was furious and wanted to carry out family discipline on the spot, but Song Yiqiu quickly stepped forward:
"Father, please calm down! Things have come to this point, and your anger will be of no use. The most urgent task is to find a way to deal with the current situation. Rumors are probably spreading all over the city now, and we need to find a way to quell them as soon as possible and restore our reputation. At this critical juncture, our Song family should unite as one to overcome this difficulty together."
Her reminder calmed Song Qingming down a bit. How could he possibly keep his lowly official position?
He looked around and noticed one person was missing, then angrily said:
"Where is Song Sangyu? Where did she run off to? We always told her to keep an eye on her brother, but now that this scandal has happened, she's hiding away! Quickly! Bring the Second Miss here!"
The old woman responded and left.
Song Yiqiu lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Madam Song became anxious and quickly tried to exonerate herself:
"Master! How can you blame Yu'er? How can an unmarried young lady keep an eye on her brother's whereabouts all day long? Do you know that it was Prince Fu who personally escorted Yu'er back tonight!"
As she spoke, she gave Song Qingming a meaningful look, implying that the two had a close relationship.
At this moment, Song Qingming was preoccupied with the impeachment he might face in court the next day, so he had no time to think about the feelings between his children.
He waved his hand impatiently:
"So what if it was sent back by Prince Fu? So what if it wasn't? Now we're talking about the outrageous thing your good son did! How am I supposed to face my colleagues tomorrow?"
"It was just a sinecure to begin with, and now you've given others a handle to use against you. If the Censorate impeaches you and you're dismissed and investigated, I wonder what you'll rely on to maintain your luxurious lifestyle in the future."
Song Yiqiu sneered inwardly.
This incident will also impact her reputation and her path to inheriting the title, a case of hurting the enemy a thousand while hurting herself eight hundred.
But her parents only cared about their own interests and reputation; did they ever really consider the impact this would have on her?
At that moment, she became even more convinced of how right the path she had chosen was.
When Song Qingming saw Yu Yi trembling beside her second brother, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes:
"If all else fails... we can say that Wenbin was drunk and mistook someone else for someone else, which caused this misunderstanding! Sending this troublemaker to the He family to apologize might settle things..."
Song Yiqiu interjected at the opportune moment:
"Father, this matter... is probably not that simple. My second brother... he even hit Miss Ruan. Ruan Jiawen is pampered and spoiled at home, the Ruan family is probably..."
"What?! You even hit someone?!"
Song Qingming's vision went black, and he almost fainted.
He looked his obese son up and down, finding it hard to believe that he could actually hit someone.
While scandalous affairs can be somewhat covered up, the nature of the matter changes drastically once it involves assaulting female relatives.
Song Wenbin hurriedly defended himself:
"Father, I acted in a moment of panic..."
"Shut up!"
Song Shen interrupted him, fearing that too many mistakes would lead to more errors.
"Isn't it chaotic enough? Do you have to drive your father to his death before you're satisfied?"
Song Qingming paced anxiously for a few steps, finally stopping in front of Yu Yi. Looking at his handsome face, he frowned in disgust.
"You've caused such a huge uproar over this androgynous thing! Song Wenbin, you really are my good son!"
He steeled his resolve and said sternly.
"Since this whole affair started because of him, this monster cannot be allowed to live. Guards, drag this wretched maid away and drown her."
"No! Binlang! Help me! Help me!"
Yu Yi was terrified and clung tightly to Song Wenbin's sleeve, crying with tears streaming down her face, a pitiful sight to behold.
He was already deeply infatuated with Yu Yi, and in order to redeem him, he had incurred a huge debt that he dared not let his father know. How could he just stand by and watch him be killed?
He made up his mind:
“Father, if you’re going to kill him, then kill your son first. Anyway, my reputation is ruined, so there’s no point in living.”
"You unfilial son! Do you think I wouldn't dare?"
Song Qingming flew into a rage, raised the family cane, and lashed it hard across Song Wenbin's body.
"If I were you, I would have no face to live after doing such a disgraceful thing!"
Upon seeing this, Madam Song immediately threw herself on her son, wailing and lamenting:
"Master, how could you be so cruel? No matter what he did wrong, he's still your own flesh and blood! He's just a child, what does he know?"
child?
Song Yiqiu almost couldn't help but laugh.
A child weighing over 200 pounds who frequents brothels year-round? How could Song Shenshi possibly utter such a thing?
Madam Song, protecting her son, quickly racked her brains:
"Master, the He family is just trying to form a marriage alliance with our Song family. In that case, why not let Bin-ge marry Miss He? Men, what man doesn't have some special fetishes when he's young?"
"Once she's married, she'll settle down. He Jianren will be the proper wife after marriage. As long as Bin-ge'er can save face, what objections could she possibly have?"
Upon hearing this, Song Qingming fell silent, seemingly weighing the feasibility of the plan.
But Song Wenbin wouldn't have it, and roared:
"Why do you always force me to marry someone I don't love? I'd rather shave my head and become a monk than marry her. You might as well just kill me!"
Yu Yi trembled in his arms, calling out "Bin Lang" in a plaintive voice.
Just then, amidst the raging wind and rain outside, a servant boy scrambled in, looking panicked.
"Master! Master! Something terrible has happened!"
Song Qingming was already furious, and upon hearing this, he became even angrier and said:
"I'm already bad enough! What could be worse?"
The servant knelt down with a thud, his voice trembling as he said:
"It's...it's the Shen family! Young Master Shen Yanjun has sent someone with...a document to terminate the marriage."
"Return the concubine?" Song Qingming was taken aback.
"Didn't he propose this marriage himself? Why is he backing out now? Fine, he'll call it off, but what about compensation..."
"Young Master Shen said that the medical expenses and compensation for emotional distress incurred by the Third Young Master have been listed, and we have one month to repay them! Otherwise... otherwise..."
Song Qingming's heart tightened:
"Otherwise what? He can't just rob us outright, can he?!"
The servant lowered his head, tacitly agreeing with this statement.
"presumptuous!"
Song Qingming was so angry that he flung his sleeves.
"He's just a spoiled brat who relies on his sister's power, yet he dares to be so arrogant! Did he say why he broke off the engagement?"
The servant replied tremblingly:
“Outside…outside everyone’s saying that the second young master kissed a man in the street and beat up a woman. He’s…he’s possessed! They say our Song family’s feng shui is bad and has attracted something unclean.”
"Later, Consort Shu in the palace suddenly fell seriously ill, and some people said... that someone in the Song family had a birth chart that clashed with the palace's, which brought about the disaster. In the end... in the end, it was found that the person whose birth chart clashed with the palace's... was... Miss Ruoling!"
"Nonsense! Utter nonsense! Has Ruoling only recently started having a bad day?"
Song Qingming was so angry that he trembled all over, and he did not believe such talk of ghosts and gods at all.
Madam Song Shen also panicked:
"Master, what should we do? On one hand, there's the huge compensation from the Shen family, and on the other hand, there's this mess that Bin-ge has left..."
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