Qiao’er stealthily left the crowd.
At this moment, outside the Song Family’s main gate.
Ming Yufang, Song Yanqing, Xie Ruotong, and Xie Ruilin had all not entered the house.
Xie Ruilin couldn’t help but open her mouth, "Wasn’t Elder Sister accompanying Mother to the temple fair? How could she have gone to the Ancient Medical Hall instead? What for? I heard that Gu Xingchuan from the Ancient Medical Hall is an old acquaintance of the Princess, right?!"
"Xie Ruilin, there are some words that should and shouldn’t be said; you’d best measure them. You know what they say about ’disaster coming from the mouth’; don’t drag our entire Song Family into trouble," Xie Ruotong spoke righteously.
Xie Ruilin’s face turned red from Xie Ruotong’s words.
Ming Yufang also clearly disapproved of what Xie Ruilin had just said.
She coldly glanced at Xie Ruilin, "Don’t talk nonsense!"
"Yes, yes, Lin’er spoke out of turn," Xie Ruilin quickly admitted her mistake, "I’m just very curious as to why Elder Sister would go and meet Gu Xingchuan. Were Gu Xingchuan and Elder Sister also on good terms before because of the Princess?"
"I only went to the Ancient Medical Hall to get medicine," Xie Ruotong explained, "Having shared the room with my husband for many days, I thought of getting some medicinal herbs to nourish my body. Praying to the Buddha is one aspect, but true effort is required to fulfill one’s wishes. And in the whole Xun City, the Ancient Medical Hall’s herbs are the best. Plus, I indeed have some private friendship with Gu Xingchuan, so I went there."
"I’m not blaming you for getting the medicine," Ming Yufang’s tone was noticeably better, thinking that Xie Ruotong’s intention was for pregnancy so she didn’t want to pursue the matter, "Just remember to inform me in person next time before you leave, to prevent the household from being thrown into such unrest because of insensible maids."
"Yes, I will heed Mother-in-law’s teachings," Xie Ruotong said obediently.
Xie Ruilin secretly gritted her teeth.
Still not quite understanding what exactly was going on.
She couldn’t help but take another glance at Xie Ruotong, who looked as if nothing was amiss; her complexion was extremely unpleasant.
"If there’s nothing else, then quickly return to your rooms," Ming Yufang instructed, "Standing at the main gate is unseemly."
After dropping the statement, she walked inside first.
Xie Ruotong also followed into the Song Family’s main gate.
Xie Ruilin pretended to walk towards Song Yanqing, "Brother Yanqing, Elder Sister is alright, isn’t she?"
Song Yanqing glanced at the retreating figure of Xie Ruotong. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Xie Ruilin could feel Song Yanqing’s emotions as well and quickly changed the subject while taking his arm, and stepped into the house.
Song Yanqing first accompanied Xie Ruilin to her room.
After sitting for a while, he then left.
Xie Ruilin felt somewhat annoyed.
Recently, Song Yanqing seemed to be often away from her side.
With Song Yanqing absent, she could truly understand the ins and outs of this incident.
And incidentally, take the opportunity to get rid of Fei Cui, that useless dead girl.
After leaving Xie Ruilin’s room, Song Yanqing went straight to Xie Ruotong’s room.
Xie Ruotong was undressing at this moment.
She was applying ointment to her body.
The numerous bruises and bite marks were indeed rather gruesome to look at.
Feeling someone entering,
Xie Ruotong hastily put her clothes back on.
Although still somewhat disheveled.
But by the time Song Yanqing appeared in front of her, he could no longer see the condition of her body.
She calmly looked at Song Yanqing, forcing herself to be composed.
"You went to get medicine from Gu Xingchuan?" Song Yanqing asked.
Xie Ruotong’s eyes flickered.
Song Yanqing probably thought that she was secretly hoping to bear his child.
Therefore, she went to Gu Xingchuan for the prescription.
Even after taking the birth control soup, medicine to enable pregnancy.
At this moment, however, she seemed too powerless to explain.
"Xie Ruotong, your methods are getting more and more abundant," Song Yanqing said with sarcasm.
"I don’t see anything wrong with it," Xie Ruotong replied leisurely as she straightened her somewhat disheveled clothes, "Unable to rely on a husband, one can only pin hopes on a child, otherwise, I’m afraid when I’m old, I’ll die without anyone to see me off."
"Heh," Song Yanqing let out another cold laugh.
His expression showed disdain towards Xie Ruotong.
Yet his gaze uncontrollably lingered on her fingers, her slender fingers tidying her messy clothes...
This woman who had spent time in a brothel.
Indeed knows better, how to tempt a man.
The scenes of last night, of Xie Ruotong on top of him, began to replay in his mind...
"Kill that thought; I will not let you give birth to my child," Song Yanqing swallowed his inner thoughts and spoke harshly.
Xie Ruotong never thought of bearing his child anyways.
And she knew Song Yanqing would say this.
So she remained indifferent.
She continued to tidily dress herself, and just as she was fastening the last button, her clothing was abruptly torn open again by Song Yanqing.