CHAPTER 18

For some reason, Song Yuanzhi always felt that Yu Zhi’s words were a little strange, but she didn’t think much about it. The servants had already delivered various items according to Madam Qin’s request, while the gardener also started working. Soon, a small sea of flowers bloomed in a corner on the east side yard, as well as many pots of peonies.

Song Yuanzhi looked around and felt a little guilty for some reason. It seemed that not many things were added, but the style of the whole yard was changed. A few strands of warmth appeared in the original coldness, just like a circle of small, gentle vines of flower buds wrapped around a sharp sword, with a different kind of warmth and beauty.

Song Yuanzhi couldn’t help asking Yu Zhi, “What is the Marquis’s personality like? He won’t blame me for this, right?”

If someone you have never met comes to your house and gives orders to change the decoration style of your house, Song Yuanzhi would feel suffocated if she put herself in his shoes.

Song Yuanzhi couldn’t put the blame on Madam Qin. Although the younger generation shouldn’t criticize the elders, and Madam Qin had good intentions. But Madam Qin’s actions were too much, and Song Yuanzhi felt that she couldn’t handle it. She could only inquire about Lu Shaoyou’s temperament and think of a response plan in advance.

Lu Shaoyou, who was being stared at by her eager eyes:.

How to evaluate yourself is really a difficult problem.

After a long while, Lu Shaoyou managed to utter, “As long as Miss is happy, the Marquis won’t care.”

Song Yuanzhi thought it was just a polite remark and didn’t take it to heart. She also reminded Yu Zhi, “If the Marquis blames you, don’t be stupid and admit it. You don’t have to take the blame.”

Lu Shaoyou: …

With mixed feelings, this topic was becoming more and more difficult, so Lu Shaoyou quickly changed the subject: “I heard from Momo Liu that you want to investigate some old matters, but you are short of trusted aides.”

Song Yuanzhi touched her nose awkwardly. Oh, she was so shocked to hear that Lu Shaoyou was still alive that she forgot to ask Madam Qin for help.

Seeing that Brother Yuzhi was still waiting for her answer, Song Yuanzhi thought for a moment and said what she thought: “I always feel that there is something strange about my mother’s death. I was trapped in the mansion before and had to survive for myself, so I didn’t dare to think about it. But now that the situation is better, I want to investigate it.If I can’t find out the truth, it will always trouble my heart.”

Lu Shaoyou nodded to show his understanding. “Leave it to me to investigate, and I’ll tell you after I find out the truth.”

Song Yuanzhi lowered her eyelids and thanked him earnestly, “Thank you for your help.”

Lu Shaoyou stretched out his hand to help Song Yuanzhi, but stopped halfway, turned abruptly, put his fist to the corner of his mouth, and coughed softly, “Miss, you don’t have to be polite.”

Song Yuanzhi has never hesitated to speculate about Song Yan and others being suspicious. Based on the different behaviors she saw when she just came here, combined with Yu Ling’s stupid train of thought, this world is ultimately the world in the book created by Yu Ling. Judging from her deep love for bloody plots, it doesn’t seem strange that the previous generation also had a bloody mess.

If this was true, Song Yuanzhi just wanted to pack up Song Yan and the others and throw them all into jail.

It’s so disgusting.

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When Song Yuanzhi returned home, as expected, she brought back a lot of things in large and small bags. Seeing this, Song Lilan felt sour and couldn’t help but run over to say sarcastically, “Madam Qin really loves you, but no wonder as she lost her son and you will be a widow. She really should compensate you a little more.”

Song Yuanzhi glanced at Song Lilan indifferently. Just with such a light glance, Song Lilan didn’t know why, suddenly felt a chill on her back, and her hair stood on end, as if indicating she would be facing great danger in the next moment.

Under this influence, Song Lilan subconsciously retreated, turned her head to avoid Song Yuanzhi’s gaze, and muttered softly, ” Am I not allowed to even tell the truth ?!”

Song Yuanzhi was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, so Song Lilan’s words naturally did not escape her ears. Song Yuanzhi immediately sneered and asked Song Lilan, “Why would I bother with you, sister? But I am worried about you. Xuanyuan Shizi was injured so badly, and he hasn’t married you yet. Could there be any accident?”

“Pah, pah, pah! Nonsense!” Song Lilan glared at Song Yuanzhi fiercely, “If you can’t speak well, shut up!”

Song Yuanzhi sneered, “It turns out that my sister also understands the principle of keeping quiet if she can’t speak well. I thought my sister had never grown up and didn’t understand the twists and turns of words.”

Song Lilan raised her eyebrows and was about to get angry, but Song Yuanzhi warned her first, “If you say one more word, I will let Hongshao come back and will no longer think of a solution for you. When that happens, don’t even think about entering the Nan’an Marquis Mansion!”

“Song Yuanzhi!” Song Lilan screamed unwillingly, but a cold hand suddenly wrapped around her neck, slowly tightening like a poisonous snake. At that moment, Song Lilan truly saw murderous intent in Song Yuanzhi’s calm eyes.

“Get Lost !”

Song Yuanzhi, who had guessed something disgusting, was already in a dangerous mood. At the same moment, Song Lilan happened to bump into her, causing Song Yuanzhi to vent all her anger.

However, Song Yuanzhi was not concerned about how Song Lilan, who ran back with weak legs, tortured Hongshao with gritted teeth.

Hongshao herself is not a good person either. Now that she has suffered, she will definitely find a way to get it back.

Sure enough, when Song Yuanzhi was still waiting for news from Yu Zhi, Xuanyuan Yu, who was said to be recovering from his injuries, came to her house.

The Song Mansion was in chaos. Apart from the love-struck Song Lilan, Madam Liu was obviously trying her best to make Xuanyuan Yu have a good impression of Song Lilan. In addition to that, Song Yan wanted to climb up the Nan’an Marquis’s Mansion.  Song Yuanzhi simply couldn’t bear to watch the scene.

Xuanyuan Yu naturally disdained the Song family’s spineless appearance. When he saw Song Yuanzhi sipping tea calmly, Xuanyuan Yu subconsciously felt a pain somewhere, his face darkened again, and he sneered, “Miss Song is really capable!”

Song Yuanzhi looked into Xuanyuan Yu’s eyes calmly and said, “Thank you for the compliment, Prince Nan’an.”

If you have the guts, kidnap her again now. If she didn’t cripple you last time, she’ll make it up to you this time!

Xuanyuan Yu’s expression turned stern. Thinking about the news Hongshao had passed on to him, he turned to look at Song Lilan with a sneer and said impatiently, “The second young lady has such a sinister mind. She can’t tolerate women even before she gets married? The Nan’an Marquis’s Mansion can’t afford someone who is so jealous!”

Song Lilan’s face immediately turned pale, and Madam Liu’s face also changed. She forced a smile and said, “I don’t know which villain the prince listened to. Although our Song Mansion is not as well-off as the Nan’an Marquis Mansion, the girls we raised are also highly praised by the Empress. There are always some people in this world who stare at others all day long and can’t stand others doing well. I don’t know how many troubles they have caused because of this. The prince is a famous young man in the capital. If he is deceived by such a villain, it would be a joke.”

“Madam has such a sharp tongue; no wonder she has raised such a sharp-tongued daughter.” Xuanyuan Yu sneered. What he was afraid of were the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and Song Yuanzhi, who were so bold as to attack his vitals. Who the hell were Song Yan and Madam Liu? They didn’t deserve his good face!

Madam Liu’s expression turned worse. She endured and endured, and finally she suppressed her anger. However, Xuanyuan Yu had no intention of letting them go. Seeing Song Yuanzhi’s worried look secretly cast at Madam Liu, Xuanyuan Yu felt that he had mastered the method of making Song Yuanzhi suffer. He sneered secretly and continued to attack Song Lilan: “You haven’t entered the Nan’an Marquis Mansion yet, but you act like a jealous woman. You dare to touch this prince’s people; you are really brave!”

Song Lilan was almost in tears because of her love. She wiped her tears and asked Xuanyuan Yu in a sobbing voice, “If the prince is going to punish me, he must tell me what crime I have committed, right? How can I have the courage to touch the prince’s people?”

“Why don’t you have the courage?” Xuanyuan Yu glanced at Song Lilan coldly, “Isn’t Hongshao still lying in bed? If I hadn’t come, wouldn’t she have died of illness in a few days?”

Madam Liu and Song Lilan were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats, and at the same time they made a decision in their hearts: Hongshao could not be kept!

Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Yu seemed to have anticipated their thoughts. He chuckled softly, which made Madam Liu and the others feel cold in their hearts. “If anything happens to Hongshao, you can forget about your beautiful dream of marrying into the Nan’an Marquis Mansion!”

Song Yuanzhi added fuel to the fire and angrily accused Xuanyuan Yu, “The prince is going too far. How can my sister, a lady from an official family, be described as worse than a slave in the prince’s words?”

“You are right,” Xuanyuan Yu clapped his hands nonchalantly. “In my opinion, your sister is not even as good as a lowly maid!”

Song Lilan’s face was pale, and she looked at Xuanyuan Yu as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting. There was despair in her eyes. She was so sad that she couldn’t even cry. After a long while, she asked, “Did the prince come here today just to humiliate me?”

Song Yuanzhi was so angry that she smashed a cup at Xuanyuan Yu and said angrily, “Since the prince despises the Song family so much, then this marriage will be cancelled. My sister will not marry you!”

Xuanyuan Yu admired Song Yuanzhi’s anger for a while, then said leisurely, “Who said the marriage is going to be cancelled? Ask your sister, is she unhappy?”

Song Lilan’s eyes gradually brightened, and she pushed Song Yuanzhi away. “I knew you had bad intentions and didn’t want to see me have a good marriage. Who said the marriage will be cancelled? If the prince is willing to marry me, of course I am willing to marry him.”

Song Yuanzhi deftly removed the force that Song Lilan was pushing her with, and in a place where no one could see, she raised the corners of her mouth slightly, but her face was full of sorrow. “Since you want to jump into this fire pit, then jump!” she thought.