Chapter 408: Chapter 398: The Eldest Miss of the Wen Family Is Pregnant with General Song’s Child
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In the afternoon, Lin Qiao went to visit Xu Dagui’s grave, and indeed, as Song Tingfan said, it was properly buried.
Her eyes reddened, and she knelt on the ground, "Da Gui, I’m sorry."
Clearly, he shouldn’t have appeared because she forcibly changed his fate.
Song Tingfan’s heart clenched painfully for a moment, then he quietly knelt beside her without saying a word.
After two or three more moments, Lin Qiao got up and said nothing on the way down the mountain.
The relationship between Lin Qiao and Song Tingfan had originally softened, but now it had dropped to freezing point again.
Song Tingfan moved out of the house, letting Lin Ling accompany Lin Qiao to sleep.
Song Qin sensed something, but when she asked them privately, both said it was nothing.
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Outside the residence, Three Luck Lane.
The stalls on both sides were crookedly set up with people coming and going. There was a shabby noodle table around which four or five people sat, drinking two taels of liquor and chatting idly.
"Did you hear? General Song has taken a fancy to the legitimate daughter of the Wen Family, the Minister of Rites."
"What did you say?"
"A few days ago, I saw General Song having a meal with the Wen family’s legitimate daughter at Liang Ruguo, and he even served her some dishes."
"And I heard that the Emperor is interested in promoting the two families."
"No way, didn’t we hear that not long ago General Song refused to marry Mrs. Song for military merits?"
"But speaking of it, that Miss Wen is indeed beautiful, the best-looking in the entire capital."
"I think Mrs. Song is even more beautiful, like a vixen, I just can’t take my eyes off her."
"I agree."
"Men, you know, always want to have a fling, especially when they have power. If I were General Song, marrying ten or eight wives wouldn’t be too many."
"By then, even my wife wouldn’t dare to be fierce with me, and if she was, I’d divorce her."
"Ambitious, being controlled by your wife."
"You’re no different. When your wife yells at you, you dare not utter a single word."
"Get out of here, I’m not like you guys."
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The news about General Song getting engaged to the Wen Family was like it grew wings and spread throughout the capital.
Lin Qiao heard about it from a maid whispering it, and suddenly her steps faltered. She then approached, "Who said that?"
The maids’ faces changed, and they knelt on the ground in fear, begging for mercy, "Madam, have mercy, Madam, have mercy..."
"I’m asking who said those things just now!" For the first time, Lin Qiao lost her temper in the mansion.
The maids knocked louder, "Madam, have mercy, it was nonsense from us maids."
The steward heard the commotion and rushed over. Realizing what the maids had said, he was somewhat resentful of their incompetence.
Repeatedly he emphasized not to talk about such things in the residence, yet they still did!
"Aren’t you going to get out now, talking nonsense all day long."
The maids quickly got up and ran.
Lin Qiao watched the steward’s reaction, and her heart had already guessed, a chill creeping up from her feet.
She didn’t ask the steward anything, turned around, and left.
Approaching noon, Song Tingfan returned.
Lin Qiao touched Lin Ling’s head, "Go and chat with Grandma."
Lin Ling nodded obediently and then left the room.
Once the door of the room was closed, Lin Qiao looked up at the man in the dark blue clothes, "Is it true or false about you and Miss Wen?"
Song Tingfan obviously heard from the steward and wasn’t surprised that she knew. He pressed his lips tightly and finally uttered two words, "Yes."
As soon as the word fell, not long after, "slap," Lin Qiao slapped him, angry, "Miss Wen is innocent. Why are you using her as a shield."
If the price of survival was to have an innocent person die for them, she would rather die herself.
"All my life, I was never taught like this. My life is a life, and others’ lives are lives too, Song Tingfan, don’t do this. If we lose, I will die with you."
"We can’t use their lives as a substitute."
Hearing the words "I will die with you," Song Tingfan turned his head slightly downward, resolutely said, "I genuinely want to marry her. We met in Shangjing City the year before last."
Lin Qiao naturally didn’t believe it. She might be blind, but not her heart. Even if it were true, it wouldn’t be so fast.
"Song Tingfan, you’re lying!"
The room was silent for a while before the man’s deep voice sounded, "I will marry her into the family and make her equal to you as my wife."
"In the future, don’t bully her; she’s gentle by nature." After saying this, he clenched his hand behind his back.
Lin Qiao couldn’t tell if it was his last words that pierced her or what, but her chest suddenly hurt. She seriously said, "If you marry her into the house, that day will be my death anniversary."
"You won’t." Song Tingfan pressed his lips.
Lin Qiao, in a fit of anger, raised her hand and slapped him again, trying to wake him up, "Song Tingfan! If you insist on this, we will have no future anymore."
