Chapter 190 Because I’m Pregnant
Of course, Xi Qingtong was unable to defeat Mrs. Zheng in the end. Since Xi Jianan was not around, she naturally had the final say.
Jinzhu and Yinzhu had been sent to pack up their things. Although there was nothing to worry about, Xi Qingtong couldn't help but ask again while touching her cheek as she looked at Madam Zheng who ordered her maids around so easily.
"Mom, are you really going to drive me away?"
Her pitiful appearance softened Madam Zheng's tone. "This isn't about driving you away. You're already a married woman, and you're pregnant. Can you really stay at your parents' house all day?"
This is different from what Xi Qingtong had heard before. Mrs. Zheng used to say that she could stay as long as she wanted. Now everything has changed. Why is that?
Without thinking, a name popped into my mind - "Is it because of Xi Qingwu? Right?"
Xi Qingtong put down her hand that was covering her face and looked straight at Madam Zheng. "Is it because of her? Because she became the princess, even mother has to pay attention to her expression? I thought mother was not the kind of person who would curry favor with others, but I didn't expect..."
Madam Zheng was not a good-tempered person to begin with. When Xi Qingtong said that, her face suddenly darkened. "How dare you!" Her voice trembled, and for a moment, she had a thousand words in her heart that she could not express. "Is this how you think of me?"
Xi Qingtong stiffened her neck, tears in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to bow her head: "Isn't it? Ever since she became the princess, mother has always favored her! She no longer treats me the same way as before..."
These words really made Madam Zheng feel that all her efforts over the years were in vain. Her daughter actually used the word "fawning" to describe her. Anyone could say that to her, except her two children. Even if they were really fawning, she had tried her best to think about her daughter!
“Bang!”
Mrs. Zheng was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped him again, and coincidentally, it hit the other side of his face.
"I'm biased towards her?" Madam Zheng was so angry that she was shaking all over. "When Zhao Tong came to the mansion, I didn't even ask her a single question. I'm biased towards her? Am I not biased towards you enough? If I wasn't biased towards you, why would I help you with your husband-swapping scheme?"
But Xi Qingtong, who had been pampered for many years, didn't understand, or didn't want to understand. She took everything good to her for granted. Now that she had been slapped by her own mother, she naturally felt that Madam Zheng was not as kind to her as before.
"People came to the palace, and you wanted to drive me back to the Song family... Isn't this because of Xi Qingwu? Hehe..."
Xi Qingtong chuckled softly a few times, the resentment surrounding her body as if it were real. This appearance made Madam Zheng's anger suddenly more intense, hatred and pain filled her! She had done so much for her daughter, and she actually blamed her!
In a moment of excitement, Madam Zheng was no longer willing to coax her. She sneered, "Yes, I am doing this because of your sister. Your sister is now the princess, so isn't it natural for me to be closer to her? I thought you would understand that this is something the aristocratic family has tacitly agreed to. Why do you have to bring it to the table?"
Seeing the tears suddenly flowing from her daughter's eyes, Madam Zheng turned her face away and said, "You must go back to the Song family right now. If it's not something important, don't go back to the Xi family!"
After a few words, Xi Qingtong completely realized the truth: her mother no longer wanted her.
Xiao Ji doesn't want her, Song Yunhe doesn't want her, and her mother doesn't want her either...
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Xi Qingtong laughed out loud, and the madness in her laughter made everyone present feel a little uneasy. Before Mrs. Zheng could open her mouth to scold her, she turned around and walked out, taking steps that were bigger than ever before.
Mrs. Zheng moved her hand but ultimately did not raise it. She just watched Xi Qingtong's resolute back disappear outside the door.
Jinzhu and Yinzhu were at a loss for a moment holding the bundle, and then hurried to catch up.
Looking at the carriage waiting outside the gate, Xi Qingtong paused, tears welling up again. It turned out her mother had already prepared everything. She laughed foolishly, and that made Jinzhu and Yinzhu, who were chasing after her, dare not breathe.
They were afraid that Xi Qingtong would vent his anger on them, but until they got on the carriage, Xi Qingtong didn't say a word. She just shed tears silently without saying a word.
The carriage slowly drove away from the Xi Mansion, the sound of the wheels rolling over the bluestone slabs being particularly clear. Inside the mansion, Madam Zheng finally couldn't help but wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
The maidservant beside her came forward and handed her a handkerchief and comforted her: "Madam, the lady is still young and naive. She will be fine after a while..."
However, Madam Zheng disagreed. She took the handkerchief, wiped her tears, and said, "She's eighteen years old, about to become a mother. She's not young anymore. I raised her to be so willful. How could I casually say something like that... What if the master knew..."
At the end of her speech, Mrs. Zheng's tears stopped and a hint of fear appeared in her eyes.
What she was afraid of, what she was giving in to, wasn't that girl at all. She was afraid that the head of the Xi family would find out.
"Fortunately, fortunately the prince likes that girl, and Tong'er also has a child. In this way, when the master returns to the capital at the end of the year, he should be able to cope with it."
This was the reason why Madam Zheng asked Xi Qingtong to give birth to the child. Only in this way could she force Xi Jianan to admit the matter and help conceal it, deal with the aftermath, and handle it properly. Only in this way could she receive less scolding.
Mrs. Zheng was actually also afraid in her heart. She felt that she had taken on a lot, so she was so angry and sad when Xi Qingtong scolded her and blamed her.
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As for Xi Qingtong, it wasn't until the carriage had shaken halfway that she gradually broke free from her emotions. After she came to her senses, she began to regret it again.
After falling out with Song Yunhe and being rejected by the prince, she actually blocked the Xi family's path again.
Although the mother-daughter relationship could be repaired, it was definitely not now. Xi Qingtong felt extremely helpless for a moment. She raised her head blankly and met two pairs of frightened eyes.
She immediately thought of Jinzhu, who had revealed her pregnancy to them and her mother. She was about to curse, but suddenly stopped.
Xi Qingtong thought that she had already offended the three largest parties. Was she going to alienate her personal maid as well? In the end, she could only suppress her inner anger and remain silent again.
She wanted to avoid going back to the Song family, but neither her dowry nor Xi Qingwu's did include a house, and they didn't even have much silver on them, so they couldn't stay in an inn for more than a few days. After thinking it over, Xi Qingtong found that she had no choice but to go back to the Song family.
Thinking of how Song Yunhe would look when he saw her come back, and how he would laugh at her, Xi Qingtong clenched the corner of her clothes so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
When the carriage stopped in front of the Song Mansion, she almost vomited. She sat quietly in the carriage for a full quarter of an hour before Xi Qingtong prepared herself mentally and slowly got off the carriage.
Just as she was standing in front of the door and about to go up the stairs, the door creaked open and Song Yunhe's face appeared inside. It seemed like a coincidence, but in fact he had been waiting for a long time.
Upon seeing Xi Qingtong, he immediately revealed a sarcastic smile: "Hey, isn't this the person who was about to leave me? Why are you back? And still in such a mess?"
Xi Qingtong felt a surge of blood rushing to her head, but she forced herself to hold it back. She slowly stepped forward, and in front of Song Yunhe's surprised gaze, she suddenly smiled: "Because I'm pregnant."
How ridiculous that she had to rely on this unwanted child to return to the Song family.
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