Song Tangyin's expression was cool and aloof, with little extra emotion. Her brows were slightly furrowed, revealing the refined elegance and pride of a scholar. "Elder sister, I heard that Mother was injured?"
“Uh…” Song Xiuer was embarrassed, and her prickly body softened for a moment. “I…I have a minor injury, but it’s nothing serious.”
She quickly emphasized that she was afraid Song Tangyin would find out that she was the one who hit her and that she would be scolded.
Song Xiuer was actually a little afraid of this younger brother; he never smiled throughout the year and was like an ice block.
Before he became an official, she could still show off her elder sister's power, but now that she sees his official robes, she feels inferior.
The two walked together toward Song Kangshi's Songhe Hall.
Song Tangyin asked, "Where is Yuan'er? Has she gone to pay her respects to her mother?"
When he left in the morning, Chu Yuan said she would go and pay her respects.
He wanted to say there was no need to rush, but before he could speak, Chu Yuan pressed a finger to his lips. "I understand that my husband cares about me, but it is only right for a wife to pay her respects to her mother-in-law. I only need half a month to rest after my miscarriage. If I stay any longer, my mother will be unhappy, and if she is unhappy, it will be difficult for my husband. I don't want to put my husband in a difficult position."
Song Tangyin was slightly surprised after hearing this, feeling that Chu Yuan seemed like a different person after her miscarriage.
It's not just the change in appearance; my preferences, mindset, and way of dealing with people all seem to have become more insightful.
Take the matter of paying respects, for example. She used to do it this way, carefully trying to be a good daughter-in-law that everyone praised. But she could only do it but not talk about it. She was taciturn, submissive, and clumsy in speech.
Older people tend to like children who are good at talking, so they often suffer losses because of this.
Has he finally figured it out?
Just then, Song Xiuer snorted, "She's not really paying her respects; she's clearly going there on purpose to annoy Mother."
"Why do you say that, elder sister?" Song Tangyin frowned deeply, disliking Song Xiuer's habit of speaking ill of others behind their backs.
Inside Songhe Hall, a maid was applying an ice pack to Song Kangshi's forehead. Song Xiuer had done a lot of farm work when she was young. After marrying Wei Shaozheng, she couldn't afford to hire a maid, so she continued to do the work on the stove. Therefore, she was stronger than the average woman.
That slap was delivered with full force; even after Song Kang applied ice for so long, the faint red mark on her five fingers was still visible.
Song Kangshi was extremely frustrated, sighing and feeling uncomfortable all over.
Chu Yuan had the kitchen prepare red date and lotus seed soup, and humbly presented it to Madam Song Kang, saying, "Mother, lotus seeds are good for clearing heat, and red dates are good for your complexion. Would you like a bowl?"
His attitude was humble and impeccable, but his gaze was fixed on the direction of the courtyard gate. Song Tangyin should be arriving soon, right?
Madam Song was in a bad mood, and seeing Chu Yuan made her angry. "Eat, eat, eat! What else can you do besides eat? How did my son marry such a blockhead like you, a hen that can't lay eggs!"
Chu Yuan sniffed. "Mother, I can take it if you scold me when you're in a bad mood, but the red date and lotus seed soup won't taste good when it gets cold. How about I feed it to you?"
As she spoke, Chu Yuan took two steps forward with the bowl in her hand. Just as she had a firm grip on the spoon and was about to feed the child, Song Kangshi knocked both the spoon and the bowl away with a crash!
Song Kangshi stood up with her hands on her hips. "I told you I'm not eating. Can't you understand human language? Instead of wasting your time, you should be thinking about how to continue the Song family line! You're just occupying the position without doing anything. How can you be so shameless?"
As Song Tangyin stepped into the courtyard, she witnessed Chu Yuan being scolded by her own mother.
Song Kangshi came from a humble background, was illiterate, and her cursing was harsh and offensive.
Having not heard such vulgar language in a long time, Song Tangyin was first stunned, then her face turned as black as ink!
“Mother!” he called out in a low voice.
Only then did Madam Song realize that her son had arrived. She awkwardly stopped talking and said, "Yin'er, you're here. Are you hungry? I've asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite lunch."
Song Tangyin ignored her and her cold gaze fell on Chu Yuan beside her, slowly warming up.
Chu Yuan ran to him in time, like a shy little wife waiting for her husband to return home. "Husband is back. It's nothing, it's nothing. My mother was in a bad mood and it's only right that she scolded me a few times. I won't take it to heart. Husband, please don't hold it against me."
Get angry! Song Tangyin, you're not a man if you can ignore this!
Chu Yuan screamed wildly in her heart.
Sure enough, Song Tangyin glanced coldly at Song Xiuer, then glared at Song Kangshi, "Mother, eldest sister, is this how you bully Yuan'er when I'm not home? Yuan'er comes from a scholarly family, she is gentle, virtuous, and well-mannered. From now on, you are not allowed to say those vulgar words to her!"
Well done, Song Tangyin!
Chu Yuan was overjoyed.
This man wasn't heartless towards his wife, nor was he trying to mediate between his wife and his mother. Rather, Chu Yuan hadn't used the right methods in the past, and had been bullied by the old woman and the troublemaker for so long.
"..." Song Kangshi was speechless after being rebuked. Her face turned pale and then red. Combined with the slap mark from Song Xiuer earlier, she looked utterly ridiculous.
Song Xiuer's face was also extremely ugly. She gritted her teeth and said unwillingly, "Little brother, you still blame us? We did this for your own good, didn't we? She has been childless for five years, which violates the seven grounds for divorce. It is already kind of us Song family not to divorce her. Now, when we ask her to take a concubine for you, she makes excuses and refuses. She has no feelings for you or our Song family!"
Madam Song Kang nodded in agreement, “That’s right, that’s right. Yin’er, she’s jealous, that’s why she won’t let you take a concubine. If I had known that the Chu family’s daughter was like this, I would never have let you marry her!”
Chu Yuan's bright eyes filled with tears, and she shook her head aggrievedly, "Ayin, I didn't..."
Of course she didn't. She had asked Zhiyue if she was willing that morning.
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