Xie Ruilin once again buried herself in the bedding, unwilling to listen to anything else.
Shen Cuiru was at a loss.
She could only sigh and come out of her daughter’s boudoir.
At the entrance, Xie Kangheng was there waiting for her, anxiously asking, "How is Lin’er doing?"
Deep down, both husband and wife favored Xie Ruilin and Xie Ruiyao.
"How can she be? She must be heartbroken to death. She just said that the day Tong’er gets married will be the day she dies." Shen Cuiru didn’t believe it, but still felt aggrieved inside, "All these years, everything has been decided by your mother! Can’t we have a say in our daughter’s marriage?!"
It seems that over the years, Shen Cuiru has also suffered a lot of grievances in front of Xiao Qinghui.
"Let it be, you know well the status and position of my mother, even when my father was alive, he had to give way to her in many aspects." Xie Kangheng cut off Shen Cuiru’s words.
"I don’t care, we can’t just let Lin’er suffer ."
"We can’t go against Mother’s wishes, but...," Xie Kangheng meaningfully said, "maybe we could talk to Tong’er."
Only then did Shen Cuiru seem to remember.
She hurriedly said, "Then I will go and talk to Tong’er about this matter alone."
Shen Cuiru quickly left.
By the time Xie Ruotong returned to her courtyard, it was already night.
Her grandmother had kept her for dinner before letting her go.
Upon her return, she saw her mother.
She hurriedly came forward to greet, "Mother Superior."
"Tong’er, have you been accompanying Grandmother until now?" Shen Cuiru affectionately took Xie Ruotong’s hand.
Xie Ruotong felt touched in her heart.
She initially thought that her parents were estranged from her.
Now it seems that they just didn’t make it obvious in front of others.
The two sat down together on the soft couch.
Shen Cuiru held Xie Ruotong’s hand and did not let go.
She said sentimentally, "Tong’er, you have suffered outside these years, every time I think about it, I can’t help but shed tears..."
As she spoke, her eyes immediately reddened.
Xie Ruotong watched Shen Cuiru cry and couldn’t help her own eyes turning red.
During her time with the Ten Extremes Sect, there was a period when she did not even know what tears were.
Now that she has returned home, it was as if she had to cry out all the tears of her life.
The mother and daughter shared many sorrowful words.
Only then did Shen Cuiru bring up the main topic, "Today, your grandmother talked about your marriage arrangement, do you have any thoughts on it?"
Xie Ruotong’s face reddened slightly.
She spoke softly, "Of course, I must follow the instructions of my parents and the matchmaker’s words."
Shen Cuiru immediately understood.
It seemed she had agreed to the marriage.
Shen Cuiru sighed, "Originally, I was supportive of your grandmother’s decision. But you might not know, over these years, because you were not here, the Song Family has always treated Lin’er as you, they have always thought they would marry Lin’er. Now that you have returned, truly, Mother also thinks it should be you, but considering the affection between Lin’er and Qingyan over these years... Mother feels that since you don’t have feelings for Song Qingyan, it would be better to give this marriage to your younger sister, how about that?"
Xie Ruotong was somewhat stunned.
She hadn’t expected that her mother’s visit tonight was for this matter.
She lowered her gaze.
In her heart, there was indeed some reluctance.
Her feelings for Song Qingyan...
Xie Ruotong didn’t speak.
Shen Cuiru continued, "Tong’er, rest assured, Mother will definitely find you a marriage better than the Song Family’s. In fact, in recent years, the Song Family is nothing more than an ordinary large family. If it weren’t for the arranged marriage since childhood, the Song Family would not be a match for our Duke Mansion. Tong’er, Mother promises you, the marriage I find for you in the future will definitely be from a prestigious and influential family, all right?"
"If Mother thinks that my sister is more suitable, then let’s follow Mother’s decision." Xie Ruotong agreed.
Even if... her heart felt uncomfortable.
But if Song Qingyan and Xie Ruilin had already developed feelings, she was unwilling to become the third party.
And she didn’t want to upset her family upon her return.
Shen Cuiru, hearing her daughter’s agreement, immediately switched to a happy expression, "You were considerate when you were young, always giving in to your younger siblings, and after so many years, you still make Mother worry-free. Now, Mother will immediately go and report to your grandmother; Mother will take her leave first."
"Mother, take care." Xie Ruotong respectfully said.
Without much attachment to her.
Xie Ruotong watched her mother’s retreating figure, feeling a faint sense of loss.
"Miss," the maid Qiao’er, seeing the lady leave, couldn’t help but speak up, "The marriage between you and Young Master Song, with the lady so easily transferring it to the Second Miss, it’s very harmful to your reputation. Everyone knows that the marriage with the Song Family was for you, Miss. But now that the Song Family marries the Second Miss instead, doesn’t this tell everyone that you’ve been jilted by the Song Family? Being a woman who was jilted, who in the future would willingly come forward to request a marriage with you, Miss? You should really consider this carefully for yourself."