CHAPTER 15

Song Yuanzhi felt sorry for Xuanyuan Yu’s impotence and didn’t mind Song Lilan’s recent behavior. In Song Yuanzhi’s opinion, Song Lilan was like a peacock showing off her beauty, but she didn’t know that Song Yuanzhi had seen through her bare buttocks behind her tail, and she had no underwear. In Song Yuanzhi’s eyes, Song Lilan’s pride and showing off were no different from a clown.

However, Song Lilan did not show off for too long. A few days later, Madam Qin sent a bunch of gifts, saying that she saw these things when she was tidying up the warehouse and thought they were very suitable for Song Yuanzhi, so she asked someone to send them over. She also sent four people over, two of whom were said to be maids from the Empress’s palace, and two loyal and capable maids, who were said to be there to serve Song Yuanzhi.

Madam Qin is a straightforward person, not the type who likes to please everyone. She acts quite casually and has mixed reputations among the other female relatives. If you can catch her eye, she will treat you as her own, but if you can’t catch her eye, don’t even think about her giving you a face.

This time, when sending maids to Song Yuanzhi, Madam Qin did not save face for Song Yan and asked the servant to forward her message for him. “The eldest daughter of the mansion is the daughter of the original wife after all, but she only has one maidservant by her side. If you don’t know, you would think that the Madam Qin doesn’t care about the marquis and hence chose a poor wife for him. The maid by the eldest lady’s side ran away faster than the eldest lady when the eldest lady was in danger at Tiangong Workshop last time. Madam Qin cannot stand such a disloyal servant. Since the mansion can’t afford to buy useful manpower, Madam Qin is kind and lets us come.”

After hearing these words, Song Yan’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot and he couldn’t look at it anymore. But Momo Liu had been in the inner palace struggle for decades and was well versed in roundabout words and killing people with sweetness. She said lightly, “My Lord, you must take good care of yourself. You are a master and can’t take on big things. The whole family depends on you for important matters outside.”

Song Yan nodded immediately. Yes! He was the master of the family, the one who did great things! If these trivial matters in the inner house were not handled properly, which made Madam Qin see the joke and feel dissatisfied, it was all Madam Liu’s fault!

Momo Liu bowed gracefully and left, taking Momo Zhao, Yurui, and Yurong to Song Yuanzhi’s courtyard.

After they left, Song Yan glared at Madam Liu and swung his sleeves fiercely, “You are a good thing!”

Madam Liu was caught off guard by Song Yan. She skillfully covered her face with a handkerchief and was about to cry again, but Song Yan interrupted her impatiently, “Alright, put away those little thoughts. You were born as a second wife, but you treated the daughter of the first wife harshly. If this gets out, the reputation of your girl will be ruined! Considering the love we have had as husband and wife for so many years, I will not hold you accountable for the past. In the future, you must not neglect Zhi’er anymore!”

Madam Liu gritted her teeth and agreed, but she felt cold in her heart. This man whom she had tried every means to snatch was the most heartless and ungrateful and only saw profit. When Song Yuanzhi was helpless, he turned a blind eye and pretended to be deaf and dumb to her harsh treatment towards Song Yuanzhi. Now that Song Yuanzhi was with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, he wanted to be a loving father?

Dream on!!

Everything in the Song Mansion should belong to Yuaner and Laner!

Lan’er and the Prince of Nan’an will never lose!

Song Yuanzhi didn’t know about Madam Liu’s complicated and tortuous mental journey. Even if she knew, she would just sneer and scold her. In Song Yuanzhi’s heart, even the four people, Liu Ma and others who just came today, were much more important than Madam Liu.

With Yurui and Yurong already, Song Yuanzhi didn’t want to keep Hongshao around to be an eyesore, so she simply sent her to Song Lilan.

Hongshao was shocked to hear the news. She kneeled down in front of Song Yuanzhi and said in panic, “Miss, the second lady has always regarded me as a thorn in her side. If I go to the second lady’s yard, I’m afraid I will have no chance of survival! Miss, please be kind and save my life!”

“How can you beg in front of my master, you unruly thing?” Before Song Yuanzhi could speak, Madam Liu’s eyes became fierce, and she scolded Hongshao, “You betrayed your master; you were so disloyal. If she can spare your life, it means that my master is kind. How can you have the face to ask for something in front of my master? If you were in the palace, a servant like you would have been beaten to death long ago.”

Momo Liu had a strong aura and a dignified look. Hongshao couldn’t help but tremble when she heard it. She could no longer utter a word to beg for mercy. She wiped away her tears silently and kowtowed to Song Yuanzhi several times. Only then did she pack her bags and leave reluctantly.

Seeing this, Song Yuanzhi kindly reminded her, “Second sister’s marriage has not been decided yet; you don’t have to worry.”

Hongshao’s eyes lit up, and she kowtowed to Song Yuanzhi three more times with all her heart, tears streaming down her cheeks. “It is my fault, young lady.”

If only I had stayed true to my heart and not betrayed the young lady.

Song Yuanzhi waved her hand casually, “Go ahead.”

That attitude was just like sending away an insignificant person without any reluctance at all. Hongshao felt sad again and ran out of the yard with her face covered.

Momo Liu immediately apologized to Song Yuanzhi: “This old servant taught Hongshao a lesson without permission. Please punish me, young lady.”

“I was just about to send her away. You’ve helped me a lot. Why should I punish you?” Song Yuanzhi reached out and helped Momo Liu up. Her expression was clear as day. She tilted her head and asked her, “Did Madam Qin send you here to teach me the rules?”

Facing Song Yuanzhi, Momo Liu was very respectful: “I dare not. Madam is just worried that the young lady has been wronged in the mansion, so she asked the old servants to come and help the young lady.”

Song Yuanzhi waved her hand, “Momo, don’t be so modest. You are not a servant, so you don’t have to call yourself a slave. I didn’t suffer any injustice at home but watched several big dramas. But there are some rules that should be learned. Otherwise, I will make a fool of myself and let outsiders talk about it.I don’t want the Marquis’s Mansion to lose face.”

Momo Liu nodded secretly; she was a good person; no wonder the Empress and Madam Qin liked her so much.

So, Song Yuanzhi calmed down and followed Momo Liu to learn the rules.

With Song Yan’s warning and the presence of two palace fighting matrons, Momo Liu and Momo Zhao, Madam Liu no longer dared to play tricks openly or secretly. She no longer withheld anything that should have been given to Song Yuanzhi. With the help of the two matrons to establish her authority, for a time, Song Yuanzhi’s influence in the mansion even overwhelmed that of Madam Liu, the head lady of the house. Madam Liu was very angry, but she could not do anything to Song Yuanzhi. She could only hate herself for not being clear-headed and pushing Song Yuanzhi out for marriage, which instead gave her an incredible backer. She was shooting herself in the foot, which was so infuriating that she almost vomited blood.

Song Yuanzhi was a fast learner. She had a foundation in martial arts, so it was no problem for her to split the movements. Song Yuanzhi didn’t ask her to repeat the postures and movements that Momo Liu taught her a second time. After watching them carefully once, she was able to understand the key points of the movements. After practicing for another day or two, she was able to pass the test with full marks. Momo Liu and Momo Zhao praised her for her extraordinary talent.

Song Yuanzhi didn’t feel much about this. After learning the rules, she had some free time and finally had time to think about the situation in her maternal grandparents’ home.

The original owner’s memory had no information about her maternal grandparents, and her biological mother died young. For so many years, there was no news from her maternal family. This matter was suspicious. When she was at Tiangongfang before, Song Yuanzhi felt that there must be something else going on, but then she ran into an assassin and forgot about it.

Now, Song Yuanzhi can finally find out what the situation is with the original owner’s maternal grandfather’s family.

After this check, Song Yuanzhi couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. No wonder the original owner had no memory of her maternal grandparents. Now that the whole family was gone, how could they take care of their granddaughter?