Chapter 547: When did you fall in love with me?
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Mu Qiu is fine. She just fainted due to exhaustion after giving birth. I will wait here for a while and leave when her condition stabilizes."
He turned and looked behind him.
"The house should be almost done by now. Second brother, go in and take a look. I'll help you look after the child first."
"Why."
Song Jinsheng responded and quickly walked into the house.
Song Yuntang sat down on the stone bench in the yard and then looked in the direction of Xu Qingye.
"Why are you here too? Don't you have any social engagements today?"
Xu Qingye sat in front of her.
"I've heard about what happened today. Tang'er was wronged."
Today's events were not kept secret in the first place, and Song Yuntang was not at all surprised that Xu Qingye knew about it.
She put the child in the cradle that Xia Ning pushed over. "I'm fine. It's just that Jinshu was beaten. I feel unhappy."
She then instructed Xia Ning to move the cradle to the side room first to prevent the baby from catching a cold in the night wind, and asked Nanny Wang to squeeze some goat's milk for the baby. Mu Qiu had fallen asleep by now, and if the baby was hungry, she could use goat's milk to feed her temporarily, and then breastfeed her when she woke up.
Xu Qingye saw that she had settled the child and there were only two people left in the courtyard, so he said, "Tang'er, the rumors outside are all groundless. Someone is behind the scenes fanning the flames and deliberately exaggerating."
Song Yuntang looked at him.
"Even so, you gave others an opportunity to take advantage of you."
Xu Qingye did not shirk responsibility. "I didn't turn down social events and deal with rumors. It was my fault, but the affairs of the court forced me to let these rumors spread."
"I expected that."
Song Yuntang poured himself a glass of water.
"So you can still find me and see me. If the rumors outside today are true, I may not be in the capital now."
I don't mean to blame him.
But when I encounter something like this, I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.
If she really didn't care about it, it was unless she didn't care about him at all.
Hearing her words, Xu Qingye's brows tightened, and his heart seemed to be gripped by something, making him feel uncomfortable.
Song Yuntang took a sip of water and put the cup back on the table.
It happened that Song Jinsheng came out of the house.
"Tang'er, is Mu Qiu really okay like this?"
Song Yuntang stood up and looked at him. "Don't worry, second brother. You will be fine after a good sleep when the situation stabilizes. You have to take good care of the baby these days. Production is very time-consuming. Please worry about the family affairs, second brother."
Song Jinsheng nodded.
"That's for sure."
Song Yuntang looked puzzled.
"Didn't my parents say that they would come to the capital to take care of my second brother when my second sister-in-law was pregnant? Why haven't they come yet?"
The birth of a child comes at a time when there is a shortage of manpower.
If no one is looking after them, Mu Qiu and his second brother's affairs will be delayed.
Song Jinsheng sighed, with a somewhat helpless tone in his voice.
"My parents wrote to me a few days ago saying that Yi'er and Manman also need someone to take care of them. My eldest sister-in-law always complains that they are too busy to handle the family affairs after they left. She also said that you, Chengzhi and Chengliang are taking care of them here, and asked them to come over to help when Muqiu is about to give birth."
He scratched his head.
"I thought they would be here before the baby was born. I have been busy with the shop these days and have not made any other arrangements. Now that I haven't seen any movement, I don't want to count on them anymore. I just hope Mu Qiu and the baby will be fine. If I am really too busy, I will buy two maids to take care of them at home, and then ask Nanny Wang to go back to my sister's place to avoid a shortage of manpower."
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Then let's buy a maid. Tomorrow I will help my second brother find two reliable ones and send them over. My second brother can also send a letter to Rongshu Village to ask my parents not to come over to avoid unnecessary trouble."
In the end, it's just an excuse.
If you really want to come, can anyone stop you?
Since you have no intention of helping here, it would be best if you don't come. Otherwise, if you come reluctantly, you won't be able to get things done. Even if my second brother and his wife are busy outside, they will have to worry about things at home.
Song Jinsheng nodded.
"Okay, I'll trouble you, sister. But we should be clear about the bills. I'll ask your second sister-in-law to pay you the silver that the two maids should receive."
"Don't be polite to me, second brother."
Song Yuntang said this and walked into the house.
"It's getting late. I'll go see my second sister-in-law. If nothing else, we have to go back before curfew. I'll pick two reliable maids to come back and see my second sister-in-law and the child tomorrow."
Looking at Song Yuntang's back, Song Jinsheng felt warm in his heart.
Among so many people in the family including his parents and brothers, his sister is the only one who really cares about him.
…
It was already 9pm when I got home.
Song Yuntang walked into the house, took off his outer coat, and looked back at the man standing beside him.
"I know I can't blame you for what happened today. It's a matter between you and me, so we should just talk it out behind closed doors. My second sister-in-law just gave birth to a child, and I don't want my second brother to be distracted by my affairs."
"You know my personality. I would rather die in glory than live in disgrace. I've told you since I mentioned the engagement that if you really find a woman you like in the future, I will give up my position as Madam Xu. Even if I'm reluctant, I won't hesitate when the time comes."
"Perhaps the only thing I can't let go of is Hao Ting. After all, he is the child I carried for ten months with great difficulty. Once the time comes, I will take Hao Ting away."
"As for my parents, in my heart, they are better than my biological parents, but they are the ones who gave birth to you and raised you after all..."
The man listened to her quietly. In the dim candlelight, he seemed to be able to see the crystal in her eyes.
While Song Yuntang was still chattering, he took a step forward and held her in his arms.
Sighed helplessly.
"Silly girl."
Song Yuntang wanted to break free from his arms, but the man was too strong and he couldn't get out at all.
He looked at his wife in his arms and spoke in a calm tone.
"You can't bear to leave Hao Ting, and you can't bear to leave your parents, but you can leave me. In your heart, am I such a dispensable person?"
Song Yuntang's voice was nasal.
"If you have a new love, what's the point of me keeping you?"
"No." The man hugged her tightly, as if he had made up his mind, and then he said what was in his heart, "New love and old love, you are the only one."
From the time I met him until now, even though we have been husband and wife for a long time, I have never heard any sweet words from him.
She always knew that the man had her in his heart.
But I'm not sure whether he did it out of love between a man and a woman, or out of gratitude.
Seeing her in a daze, Xu Qingye picked her up.
"Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Song Yuntang suppressed his smile and put his arms around his neck with an awkward look.
"Is what you just said true?"
The man hummed, holding her and sitting down on the mat next to the low table.
"Have I ever lied to you in the past few years since we got married?"
Song Yuntang thought about it.
"Not really." She looked at him with slightly red almond eyes, "When did you fall in love with me?"
Xu Qingye stared at her for a long moment, until her face gradually turned red, then he cleared his throat.
"Earlier than you."
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