Chapter 548: If I had known this would happen, why would I have done it in the first place?
Song Yuntang raised his eyebrows, with curiosity in his eyes.
"When did it happen?"
Not long after getting married, she realized her feelings and later told Xu Qingye directly.
He has always been a quiet person, and his actions are always more effective than his words.
Could it be that they developed feelings for each other because they spent day and night together after getting married?
But when she expressed her feelings to Xu Qingye, she had already confirmed her feelings.
It’s not necessarily true that he was earlier than me.
Xu Qingye avoided her sight.
“I don’t remember.”
Song Yuntang held his face.
"You just said you wouldn't lie to me, but your expression is obviously wrong."
Xu Qingye let her rub his face and looked into her dark eyes with a gentle expression.
"The secret of heaven cannot be revealed."
"Do you think you are the Master of Nothingness?"
Song Yuntang put her arms around his neck and wanted to continue asking, but she saw the man's Adam's apple rolling and leaning forward to block the words she was about to say.
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A charming room...
Afterwards, Song Yuntang lazily lay in Xu Qingye's arms.
"You slept so late today, can you still get up for court tomorrow?"
The man looked satisfied.
"Tomorrow is a day off, no need to get up early."
Song Yuntang raised his eyes and looked at him.
"No wonder you don't seem to be in a hurry at all." He yawned and said, "You haven't answered the question I asked you before."
Xu Qingye pretended not to know.
"What's the problem?"
"I asked you this before..."
Before she could finish her words, she saw Xu Qingye pulling her into his arms.
"Go to sleep quickly. Hao Ting always wakes up early. We still have to deal with him tomorrow morning."
Song Yuntang felt unwilling and punched his chest weakly.
But now I was really sleepy, so I yawned and closed my eyes.
Looking down at his tired wife in his arms, Xu Qingye curled up a smile, brushed the hair sticking to her cheek, and fell asleep holding her.
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The next morning, when Song Yuntang woke up, he saw Jinshu bringing him hot water.
"Madam, Madam Meng is here with Miss Meng. The old lady is receiving them and they are waiting for you in the front hall."
"Mrs. Meng and Miss Meng?"
Song Yuntang paused for a moment before coming back to his senses.
"What are they doing here?"
Jinshu wet the handkerchief and handed it to her.
"After we beat Juying yesterday, Miss Meng was so angry that she ran to the palace gate to ask to see His Majesty and file a complaint. She was stopped by the palace guards and kept waiting outside for an hour."
"Although His Majesty did not summon her, he met with Minister Meng and the son-in-law. After learning the truth, he was furious and said that Miss Meng was the first to complain. Then the son-in-law suggested to His Majesty that it was not the first time that Miss Meng targeted you. Since Minister Meng and Madam Meng did not teach their daughter well, it would be better to find another reliable person to teach Miss Meng the rules."
Song Yuntang understood and asked while wiping his hands slowly.
"And then?"
Jinshu covered her mouth and smiled.
"Later, at the suggestion of my son-in-law, His Majesty ordered Miss Meng to go to Chongsheng Temple three days later to learn the rules from Concubine Fu."
Song Yuntang looked puzzled.
"Who is Concubine Fu?"
Xu Qingye didn't mention this matter yesterday.
It turned out that all those who bullied her had been quietly dealt with by him.
Jinshu looked at her.
"I have heard in the capital before that Concubine Fu was once the Shangyi in the palace. She pays great attention to etiquette and rules. She is serious and old-fashioned and difficult to get along with. If Miss Meng follows her to learn the rules, I am afraid she will suffer a lot. What's more, in Chongsheng Temple, there are many practitioners who are related to the royal family. Miss Meng's every move is under the surveillance of everyone, and she will not be as free as at home."
Song Yuntang understood.
"So, Madam Meng came here today to ask me for mercy?"
Jinshu nodded.
"Very likely."
Song Yuntang shook his head calmly.
"If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?"
Seeing that Song Yuntang had finished washing up, Jinshu took the handkerchief from her and put it back in the basin.
"The key is that Miss Meng's wedding date is less than half a year away. Now that something like this has happened, even if she doesn't cancel the engagement, people will use it as a handle to talk about her in the future when she marries into her husband's family. Madam Meng must be desperate, so she came to ask Madam for mercy."
After combing her hair, Song Yuntang changed into a loose sky blue dress and walked out of the yard.
"Go meet the Shangshu's wife first, so as not to embarrass mother. Also, ask Rendong to go to the pawnbroker and ask them to bring a few maids home. I want to pick two reliable people for my second brother and his wife."
Jinshu trotted after her.
"yes."
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Before Song Yuntang reached the door of the main hall, he heard Madam Meng's sermon coming from inside.
"If you ask me, Madam Xu is a little too indulgent towards the county lady. Although she is the county lady, she is first the daughter-in-law of your Xu family. She can't even do the most basic morning and evening visits. She hasn't gotten up yet at noon. If this gets out, people in the capital will laugh at her."
"Go ask around and see which daughter-in-law doesn't follow the rules? Even princesses and princesses are no exception, but your daughter-in-law is so arrogant."
Jiang rarely interacted with ladies in Beijing.
Although the other party spoke in a strong voice, she did not fall for it.
"We are from the countryside, we are all rough people, we don't have so many rules. When I married Qingye's father, my mother-in-law was easy-going. Now I have a daughter-in-law like her, and she is sensible, so naturally I don't want her to suffer any grievances."
Then, Mrs. Meng's voice was heard from the flower hall again.
"The past is the past. Now Lord Xu is an official in the court. How can we not set rules at home?"
Song Yuntang raised his eyes and looked towards the flower hall. Xu Yongwang and Xu Qingye were playing with Hao Ting in the flower hall.
Mrs. Meng did not lower her voice when she spoke, and even though they were in the flower hall, they could hear it clearly.
After these words were spoken, Xu Qingye's expression did not change, but Xu Yongwang made a look of disgust, poked Xu Qingye with his crutch and pointed in the direction of the main hall.
"She is still talking nonsense to your mother. I don't think she will stop until she turns your mother and your wife against each other."
Xu Qingye smiled, raised his eyes, and saw Song Yuntang walking towards the main hall.
She simply tied her hair into a bun today, and had no other jewelry except a pair of white jade earrings. Her sky blue dress was flowing and dreamy, which made her already fair skin look even more translucent. Suddenly, a breeze blew, and it seemed as if she was about to float away.
The man's eyebrows were gentle, and he lowered his head to remind his son beside him.
"Haoting, mother is here."
Hao Ting followed his gaze and immediately ran out of the flower hall excitedly.
"Hug me, mother."
Song Yuntang opened her arms, smiled and hugged the little kid who ran towards her.
The people in the main hall heard the noise outside and looked in the direction of Song Yuntang.
Jiang felt relieved and greeted her with a smile.
"Tang'er is here."
Madam Meng and Meng Xinyue looked at Jiang's worthless smile and knew that all the words they had just said were in vain.
I thought that I could alienate the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law so that Jiang, the mother-in-law, would speak up for them and make Song Yuntang compromise.
Who knew that Jiang was so unreasonable.
Song Yuntang carried Hao Ting into the house.
"My sister-in-law gave birth yesterday and was delayed until quite late. I got up late today and kept Madam Meng and Miss Meng waiting for a long time."
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