ebookland Chapter 548: If I had known today, why bother?
Chapter 548: If I had known today, why bother?
Song Yuntang raised his eyebrows, with curiosity in his eyes.
"When did this 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.
"Can not remember."
Song Yuntang held his face.
"You just said you wouldn't lie to me, and your expression is obviously wrong."
Xu Qingye let her rub his face, looking at her dark eyes and gentle expression.
"The secret cannot be leaked."
"Do you think you are the Master of Nothingness?"
Song Yuntang put her arms around his neck and wanted to continue asking questions, but she saw the man's Adam's apple rolling and leaning forward to block the words she was about to say.
……
A charming room...
Afterwards, Song Yuntang lazily lay in Xu Qingye's arms.
"You slept so late tonight, 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 looked up at him.
"No wonder you don't seem anxious at all." He yawned and said, "You haven't answered the question I asked you before."
Xu Qingye pretended not to know.
"what is the problem?"
"I asked you that 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 off her cheek, and fell asleep holding her.
……
The next morning, Song Yuntang woke up and saw Jinshu bringing him hot water.
"Madam, Madam Meng has arrived with Miss Meng. They are being received by the old lady and are waiting for you in the front hall."
"Mrs. Meng and Miss Meng?"
Song Yuntang slowed down and came 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 his son-in-law. After learning the truth, he was furious and said that Miss Meng was the first to complain. Then, his son-in-law suggested to His Majesty that this was not the first time Miss Meng had targeted you. Since Minister Meng and Madam Meng were incompetent in raising their daughter, it would be better to find someone reliable to teach Miss Meng the rules."
Song Yuntang understood and asked while slowly wiping his hands.
"and after?"
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 even 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've heard in the capital before that Concubine Fu was once the palace's Shangyi (Empress of Ceremonies). She's very particular about etiquette and rules. She's serious and old-fashioned, and difficult to get along with. If Miss Meng follows her to learn the rules, she'll probably suffer a lot. Furthermore, in Chongsheng Temple, there are many practitioners with ties to the royal family. Miss Meng's every move is under public scrutiny, and she won't be as free as she is at home."
Song Yuntang understood.
"So, Madam Meng came here today to ask me for mercy?"
Jinshu nodded.
"Most likely."
Song Yuntang shook his head calmly.
"If I had known this today, why did I do it in the first place?"
Seeing that Song Yuntang had finished washing up, Jinshu took the handkerchief from her hand and put it back in the basin.
"The key is that Miss Meng's wedding is less than six months away. Now that something like this has happened, even if she doesn't break off the engagement, people will use it as a handle to criticize her in her future husband's family. Madam Meng must be desperate, so she came to you to plead for mercy."
After combing her hair, Song Yuntang changed into a loose sky blue dress and walked out of the yard.
"Let's go meet the Shangshu's wife first, so as not to embarrass Mother. Also, ask Jindong to go to the pawnbroker and ask them to bring a few maids home. I want to pick out two reliable ones for my second brother and his wife."
Jinshu trotted after her.
"Yes."
……
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 bit too indulgent towards the County Lady. Although she is the County Lady, she is first and foremost your daughter-in-law in the Xu family. She can't even do the most basic morning and evening visits. She hasn't even gotten up at noon. If this gets out, everyone 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 his trick.
"We come from the countryside, we're all rough folks, we don't have that many rules. When I married Qingye's father, my mother-in-law was easygoing. Now I have a daughter-in-law like her, and she's sensible, so naturally I don't want her to suffer any injustice."
Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Meng's voice was heard from the flower hall again.
"The past is the past. Now that Lord Xu is an official in the court, how can we not have rules at home?"
Song Yuntang looked towards the flower hall and saw Xu Yongwang and Xu Qingye playing with Hao Ting in the flower hall.
Mrs. Meng did not lower her voice when she spoke, and even though the two of them 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, nudged Xu Qingye with his crutch, and pointed in the direction of the main hall.
"She's still talking nonsense to your mother. I don't think she'll stop until she turns your mother and your wife against each other."
Xu Qingye smiled and raised his eyes, just in time to see Song Yuntang walking towards the main hall.
She simply tied her hair into a bun today, and had no extra 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 she seemed to be floating away in the wind.
The man's eyebrows were gentle, and he lowered his head to remind his son beside him.
"Hao Ting, mother is here."
Hao Ting followed his gaze and immediately ran out of the flower hall excitedly.
"Mom, give me a hug."
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 everything they had just said was 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 totally unreasonable.
Song Yuntang carried Hao Ting into the house.
"My sister-in-law gave birth yesterday and was kept up quite late. I woke up a little late today and kept Madam Meng and Miss Meng waiting for a long time."