The Valued Lady is Truly Dominant

Song Ci diligently dredged up the memories in her mind; an image shifted from blurry to clear, revealing a young girl with a slight sorrow between her brows.

”Isn’t Aunt Lu quite similar to Song Zi?”

Nanny said, ”This old servant has never seen her, but the third master should resemble his birth mother. This old servant sees, not much like the old master.”

Song Ci sighed, ”This Aunt Lu, she has been through much hardship in life.”

”You’re feeling sympathy for her, after all, she also shared your husband!” Nanny said with a laugh that wasn’t quite a laugh.

Song Ci sheepishly said, ”Hasn’t this person passed away long ago? What’s there left to hold grudges against? They’re ancient history.”

Nanny continued, ”Back then, it was said she suffered greatly during childbirth, and after not many days, she hemorrhaged and passed away, hence the rumors.”

”Indeed, it’s common for the official wife to handle concubines; such rumors outside are not unfounded,” Song Ci remarked. ”But as for me, I wouldn’t treat her in that way. If I truly wished to, it would be easily settled during childbirth, one corpse for multiple lives, putting it all to rest, so the illegitimate children wouldn’t linger around, evoking sorrowful memories.”

Actually, considering that the old lady could nurture a Song Zhiyuan shows her character was broad enough, so most of those rumors likely spread by others. Yet some things, when spread enough, become real in certain people’s minds, just like that despicable third brother.

”Indeed, but since the world speaks falsely, it’s right that you don’t take it to heart. Later, the Prime Minister and Madam ordered no one to speak of Aunt Lu, and she was gradually forgotten. After the Lu family’s people died in floods, even more so no one mentioned her.”

Song Ci thought of Lu Shi: ”Even Lu Shi herself doesn’t mention, who would then?”

”When the third madam entered, you had requirements. Due to the Lu family’s instigation of the third master, you were displeased with the Lu family. Thus, when the third master insisted on marrying the third madam, your requirement was that she not interact with her natal family, only sending annual gifts during festivals.”

Song Ci sighed, ”In this way, no matter what I do, I can’t warm their hearts.”

This is essentially severing ties for Lu Shi, how could they not resent?

”What you did, it was for the Song Family.”

”Yes.” Song Ci suddenly turned her head and asked, ”Nanny, I even forgot about those whom I should hate; don’t you find it strange?”

Nanny’s eyes flashed as she said, ”Haven’t you fallen ill with the elderly disease?”

Song Ci laughed awkwardly: ”...”

Feels like you’re insulting me.

”It doesn’t matter if you forget, isn’t there this old servant beside to remind you? Quickly sleep, it’s late now.”

Song Ci reached out, grasped her hand, and said, ”Thankfully, I have you.”

Nanny turned, watching her already close her eyes, a smile tugged at her lips.

...

In the small study of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Song Zhiyuan had not yet gone to bed. Upon hearing Jiang Fula’s report, he snorted heavily.

”Seems not only is his treacherous intent undying, he even wants to push his niece forward. Can’t handle real business, but he’s quite adept at scheming.”

Jiang Fula said, ”This has coincided with the establishment of the legitimate Prince as Crown Prince. Now the Crown Prince is still young, such thoughts aren’t exclusive to the third master.”

”The Song Family does not need a concubine,” Song Zhiyuan said flatly. ”At least not for the next twenty or thirty years.”

”What about the third master then?”

Song Zhiyuan’s gaze turned cold, ”People who jump around joyfully, isn’t it easy to make them unable to jump?”

Jiang Fula’s back sharply chilled.