The door was pushed open, and a woman appeared before everyone’s eyes, wearing a dark purple jacket and skirt and a Ruyi hairpin adorned with flowers and birds in her hair.
With willow-like eyebrows and peach blossom eyes, a tear mole at the corner of her eye, and a small cherry mouth on an oval face, her peach blossom eyes, which should have been quite beautiful, were sowhat sharp and disdainful when looking at others, and her appearance...
She was a beauty, but one with a fate as fragile as paper despite her high aspirations.
Qin Liuxi glanced over her lower belly, her expression sowhat inscrutable. Taking a sip of tea, she paused, her gaze returning to the woman’s face, which seed sowhat familiar.
"Ah, it really is Sister Miao’er." The woman chuckled coquettishly while holding a handkerchief, saying, "Just now, I saw that girl Qingqing outside and thought I was mistaken. After all, our virtuous Sister Miao’er is about to be married, so how could she be out before the wedding? I didn’t believe in superstitions, so I ca in without an invitation. It really is you, Sister. You won’t bla , will you?"
This remark had a bit of a sarcastic tone.
Tong Miao’er stood up and gave her a courtesy: "Sister Song, how co you are here too?"
Song Zilian covered her mouth and giggled, "Of course, it’s because my lord takes care of . He saw complaining about bland food and brought here to listen to music and enjoy so snacks. After all..." She patted her belly proudly and said, "I am the mother of his child."
Tong Miao’er was montarily taken aback and then replied lightly with congratulations.
Song Zilian said, "Though I’m not as virtuous as you, Sister, I’m lucky enough to conceive just a month after marriage. This is my lord’s first child."
Tong Miao’er smiled slightly, but a hint of impatience quickly flashed in her eyes. "Princess Si Yi loves Sister Song very much; now that you are pregnant, I’m sure she will take good care of you."
Song Zilian’s triumphant smile froze at the corners of her mouth, and her eyelids twitched a few tis. She feigned calmness and said, "Of course." She glanced at Qin Liuxi and the others, inspecting them: "Who are these people?"
Tong Miao’er was about to speak when Qin Liuxi said, "Your surna is Song. Are you related to Song Liyang?"
Song Zilian was slightly stunned and looked at Qin Liuxi disdainfully, asking, "Do you know my brother?"
So she really was from the Song family, which explained why this woman resembled Qin Yuqing a bit, as they ca from the sa family.
"A damned scoundrel, who doesn’t know him?" Qin Liuxi sneered.
Song Zilian’s face instantly turned black, glaring at Qin Liuxi, and said, "Who are you, with such a filthy mouth?"
"Did I say anything wrong? He abandoned his wife and child when the Yue family was in trouble, heartless and devoid of justice. If that’s not a scoundrel, what is? He achieved nothing even in death and almost got his daughter sold by the Song family, the pinnacle of scoundrels."
"You, you’re spouting nonsense!" Song Zilian pointed at her and yelled, "Who are you?"
Qin Liuxi, looking at her belly, answered unrelatedly, "You said earlier that it’s a blessing to conceive within a month of marriage, but I say it’s not necessarily so. You won’t be able to keep this child. If you want to live, I advise you to abandon it. Otherwise, he will drag you to hell."
Blessing? It’s truly a Death Sentence.
Song Zilian’s heart skipped a beat, and she clutched her belly, retreating two steps in alarm, glaring at her, and said, "How dare you speak such nonsense? Tong Miao’er, what kind of person have you associated with, so vicious!"
Tong Miao’er said, "She is a Daoist."
Song Zilian’s eyes widened: A Daoist?
Qin Liuxi’s obsidian-like eyes looked at her indifferently, silently, with a hint of pity in them, but that was all.
"I can’t be bothered to argue with madwon like you!" Song Zilian swallowed hard, feeling increasingly uneasy under that gaze, and turned to leave.
She shouldn’t have co; look at what kind of people she ran into?
Watching Song Zilian flee with none of her earlier triumph, Tong Miao’er ordered soone to close the door and imdiately asked Qin Liuxi, "Sister, what did you an just now? What do you an her unborn child cannot be kept?"
"She won’t be able to keep this child. Her appearance is that of a beautiful woman with a short life, and her Heaven is dark, her blood is thick, and her Children Palace is black and red, with a hint of green, which is a bad on. This child will cause her to lose her life."
Tong Miao’er’s heart raced upon hearing this, and she sat down with a thud, saying, "I knew it, Princess Si Yi would never let her have this child; if what you say is true, it will fall into the hands of the princess."
She didn’t doubt the truth of Qin Liuxi’s words at all, as she knew her abilities well enough.
When Qin Liuxi heard the ntion of Princess Si Yi, she thought of the Lin Qingtang couple and said, "Is this Miss Song a concubine of the Princess Manor? Why does she seem to harbor so animosity towards you?"
Tong Miao’er gave a wry smile and said, "When I was seeing Xiong Er, the Song family was also interested in his background. She herself even took the initiative to ’accidentally et’ Xiong Er, but the Xiong family didn’t fancy her, saying that when it cos to marriage, one should marry a virtuous, family-oriented wife. Xiong Er avoided her like the plague. After I got engaged to him, whenever I saw her, she behaved in this sarcastic way."
Qin Liuxi understood; it was caused by jealousy.
"Didn’t they say Princess Si Yi is reckless in her ways? How could she allow her Prince Consort to take a concubine?"
Tong Miao’er replied, "The princess has been married for two years without a child and has been taking dicine. That’s why the Prince Consort took a concubine."
Qin Liuxi chuckled, "Do you believe she is so generous? I bet this child is what she wants."
Tong Miao’er was puzzled.
Qin Liuxi didn’t explain further. Song Zilian wasn’t going to hold onto this pregnancy, and it would turn into a disaster. Having a child so soon after marriage probably involved so manipulation by Princess Si Yi, especially since she had soone who practiced witchcraft by her side.
Song Zilian’s pregnancy was undoubtedly ant to use the child for sothing. Wasn’t it similar to those stories about soone nad Hu or Liu summoning a child?
After all, for soone who could target a baby, what thods wouldn’t they use to achieve their goals?
Qin Liuxi showed displeasure at the ntion of this never-before-seen Princess Si Yi, adding to her disapproval.
"Do you also dislike Song Zilian, Sister? Do you know her brother?"
Qin Liuxi said, "My family na is Qin, and Qin Yuanshan is my grandfather. His concubine’s eldest daughter, my grand aunt, is Song Liyang’s ex-wife. You keep that in mind; I no longer associate much with the Qin family."
Tong Miao’er hadn’t expected this revelation, and she laughed, "Though the capital seems big, with these few connections, it’s not really that big; everyone knows each other."
No wonder Qin Liuxi, while offering a word of advice, wasn’t going to do much else, likely because of her connection to the abandoned Grand Aunt Qin.
Just then, Tong Miao’er’s maid Qingqing hurriedly entered, paid a courtesy, and said, "Miss, I just encountered Mrs. Cheng and her group who seed to be inspecting, but it appears our cousin had a sudden ailnt, and things are in chaos over there."
Tong Miao’er jumped to her feet: "What? Did Cousin Qin have a seizure?"
Her face turned slightly pale, and she looked at Qin Liuxi with pleading eyes: "Sister..."
Qin Liuxi gave her a reassuring smile, "Don’t worry, let’s go and see."
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