Chapter 264 Who Supports Who?
Old Lady Song and Madam Liao were dumbfounded. They were chatting just now, and Song San had already said that he would give it to his son. How could he suddenly become a county lord? And a county lord with a fiefdom!
The county lords of fiefdoms all have real power, and it is not just a random reward for show.
But why did the emperor confer the title of county lord on Song Ci?
Old Lady Song was dumbfounded, and the next second she slapped him hard in the face, "It hurts! It really does."
The corners of Song Ci's mouth twitched, and Mrs. Liao next to her moved away calmly, trying to stay away from this crazy woman.
After the eunuch finished reading, he left the rewards and the imperial edict and left, only accepting the money for tea and the thick purse given by Wanxiang.
Now Song Ci is already the princess of the county. Even if Old Lady Song is ignorant, she knows that she has no say in Song Ci's marriage, but she is unwilling to accept it!
I am so unwilling!
Why does this little bitch get so many benefits?
"Don't think that you can get rid of this marriage just because you become a county lady. I have already talked to Madam Liao, and this matter cannot be changed!" Old Mrs. Song glared at Song Ci fiercely.
Song Ci raised an eyebrow, not looking at her, but looking at Madam Liao, "Madam, do you think so too? I don't want to, but you plan to force me to marry you? I don't know what the emperor will think of such a ridiculous marriage for a county lady."
Mrs. Liao's eyelids twitched wildly, and she quickly said with a wry smile, "I was just saying this casually. Since the young lady doesn't want to, naturally my Liao family doesn't dare to marry someone above her station. I'll just let it go!"
Old Lady Song was immediately displeased and tugged at Madam Liao's sleeve, "We agreed that as long as our two families are married, your family will help Rouxi gain a firm foothold by the prince's side."
Hearing her speak out their plan so directly, Mrs. Liao's face turned even uglier. She shook off Old Lady Song's pulling hand and said coldly, "Just treat what I said just now as nonsense today. There has never been such a thing as marriage!"
After that, he turned to Song Ci and said, "Miss Song San, I'm sorry for offending you today. I won't tell anyone about this."
Song Ci nodded slightly, "I believe in Madam Liao's character."
Both of them were smart people, and they resolved the matter tacitly without making things too ugly.
Mrs. Liao was also nervous. The other party was a newly crowned county lord and had a fiefdom, which was really enviable. She had planned to marry Song Ci before in order to have a relationship with the prince. But after Song Ci became the county lord, Mrs. Liao was really tempted and thought this marriage was a good one.
By marrying Song Ci, the Liao family made a fortune.
But who knows where this county lady came from, and what does the emperor think of this girl? If the emperor likes her and his family forces her to marry him, then if she finds an opportunity to say a few words in front of the emperor in the future, wouldn't the Liao family suffer as a result?
If you are not a fool, you will know how to choose.
Mrs. Liao quickly made her choice, drew a clear line, and pretended that nothing had happened today.
Old Mrs. Song was so angry that her eyes bulged out. She pointed at Song Ci and cursed, "You disobedient and unfilial thing! Where's the third child? Let him come! I want to hear what he has to say. His good daughter is actually trying to anger her grandmother to death!"
"Grandmother?" Song Ci suddenly chuckled, but this laugh sounded full of sarcasm to the guilty old lady Song.
"What are you laughing at! Do you know something..." She immediately regretted the words as soon as they came out of her mouth. This meant she was confessing without even being beaten.
Song Ci: "Whether we are close or not is not something you say. Sometimes I even suspect that my father and my uncles didn't come from the same womb. Otherwise, why do you treat the three of them so differently?"
Impossible! She absolutely couldn't have known! Old Lady Song believed that what she had done back then was very secretive, and no one should know except herself, but every word Song Ci said was meaningful, and she couldn't help but think about it.
"You're talking nonsense! Your father himself is a nobody, how can you blame me for favoring your uncle? Your uncles have been smart and well-educated since they were young, but your father is stupid and dull, and can't do anything right. You can't blame me for this."
"Really? Is my father really stupid and dull?" Song Ci retorted.
"If he wasn't stupid, he wouldn't have been expelled from school! Why should I be nice to a fool that the teacher doesn't want to teach?" Old Lady Song said with excitement, her cheeks flushed and her voice hoarse.
I don’t know whether I am convincing myself or someone else.
But none of this matters anymore. The truth is in the village. As long as she takes the time to look for it, she will find it sooner or later.
That night, Old Mrs. Song had a huge tantrum and called Old Third Song to her side to scold him.
She continued with the same old rhetoric, "I, your mother, have painstakingly raised you three brothers. You are the least capable, and I can only rely on your brothers to help you when they become officials in the future. Not only do you not understand my painstaking efforts, but now even your daughter is against me! If you don't deal with such a disobedient and unfilial daughter today, then I will have raised you as a son in vain."
Song Lao San remained silent until she finished speaking, then he said, "The most useless. Is that really the case?"
Old Mrs. Song's chest was beating wildly. Why did everyone say such things that made her inexplicably uneasy today?
"Of course! You just blame me for being better to your elder and second brothers, but you also don't think about the fact that this family can only rely on them in the future! Now this marriage is going to happen. The Liao family is a good family. If Song Ci marries into the Liao family, she can live a good life. Isn't that good? But she is not happy about it. Does she still want to marry into a wealthy family, a prince or a prince?"
"Song Rouxi is obsessed with marrying the crown prince, so why can't my daughter marry the prince?"
Song San was so stubborn that he was furious. Song Da was stunned for a long time, muttering, "Rebellion, rebellion! You are the one who is rebelling! I think your whole family is going to rebel! Why did I give birth to such an evil person like you? You are here to collect your debts and make me angry to death!"
Boss Song on the side could no longer sit still. Song Rouxi could no longer retreat, and he was now also suppressed in the Ministry of Rites. If Song Rouxi could not make any further progress, then their family would be finished.
He wiped away his tears and suddenly burst into tears, "Third brother, if you want to blame someone, just blame me. It's my fault as the eldest brother. I haven't seen your hardship over the years, but you also have to understand that compared to doing business, the officialdom is even more difficult. I worry about it every day, afraid of taking the wrong path and offending people. Now, it depends on my third niece to make some sacrifices. The Song family raised her, she can't just ignore the family."
"The Song family supports her? Haven't I been doing business outside all these years and earning money to support the whole family? How does the Song family support her that eldest brother mentioned?" Song Lao San's expression was focused, as if he was asking from the bottom of his heart.
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