"Oh, really?!" Xie Ruotong glanced at Liu Qiushan, a subtle smile tugging at her lips, "Since your family is strolling through the flower market, I won’t disturb you. Enjoy your walk."
After saying that, she turned and left.
"Ruotong." Song Yanqing wanted to catch up.
Ming Yufang swiftly held him back, loudly saying, "Ruotong is the Great General, not soone so petty."
She intentionally said this for Xie Ruotong to hear.
Xie Ruotong acted as if she hadn’t heard, continuing her stride away.
"Mother!" Song Yanqing shook off Ming Yufang’s hand.
Ming Yufang replaced her expression with one of gentle benevolence, "Yanqing, mother isn’t stopping you from chasing Ruotong, mother just wants to spend more ti with you. Once you leave, it’s rare for mother to see you again, firstly you’re busy in the palace, secondly you’re married into the General Mansion, so you can’t frequently return to the Song Family. When you’re not ho, you don’t realize how lonely mother feels. Today, it’s rare for you to have free ti to accompany mother, if you leave now, mother truly hesitates..."
As she spoke, Ming Yufang’s eyes turned red.
Song Yanqing looked at Xie Ruotong who had already walked far away, and then back at his mother’s appearance, suppressing his emotions, he said, "I’ll escort you ho."
"Alright." Ming Yufang understood well that she must move with discretion with her son.
She couldn’t press too hard just yet.
Song Yanqing escorted Ming Yufang and Liu Qiushan to the Song Residence, then turned to leave.
"Yanqing, can you help mother take Qiushan back to the Liu Residence? Mother feels a bit weary from going out today, and mother doesn’t feel at ease with Qiushan traveling alone as a young lady." Ming Yufang found a reasonable excuse.
"Okay." Song Yanqing readily agreed.
Ming Yufang couldn’t hide her delight.
Perhaps Song Yanqing did feel sowhat differently towards Liu Qiushan.
In the carriage.
Song Yanqing escorted Liu Qiushan.
Liu Qiushan initially felt sowhat dissatisfied with Song Yanqing today, but seeing him personally escorting her ho, her displeasure dissipated. She maintained a faint smile, exuding a gentle and graceful deanor, quite like that of a noble lady.
However.
Liu Qiushan suddenly thought of the encounter with Xie Ruotong that day.
She had imagined Xie Ruotong to be burly and muscular, considering she was the General of Cavalry leading tens of thousands of troops, it was impossible for her to be a frail woman.
Yet Xie Ruotong, while not fragile, dressed casually today, styled femininely, absolutely not as wild and untad as Liu Qiushan had imagined. Instead, her figure was slender, her steps were light, and her face was extrely attractive, though filled with a sense of chill, there seed to be a trace of allure hidden underneath.
If not witnessed with her own eyes, it would’ve been unimaginable that Daxuan Kingdom’s only female general possessed such a captivating presence. She couldn’t fathom how Xie Ruotong appeared on the battlefield, how such a beauty could lead countless warriors into battle!
A bit of jealousy brewed within her.
She sowhat thought her external conditions surpassed, yet didn’t gain any advantage, instead felt overshadowed.
Then another thought crossed her mind, Song Yanqing was married into the family, everything had to be under Xie Ruotong’s control, she undoubtedly would be forceful as a general. But considering Song Yanqing was still a man, over ti he’d grow weary of Xie Ruotong and might favor gentler, softer ladies.
In truth, she understood that Song’s mother adopting her as a foster daughter wasn’t rely due to liking her; she’d heard from Song’s mother that Xie Ruotong couldn’t bear children. Song’s mother likely intended for her to bear children for Song Yanqing and continue the Song lineage.
Without status or title, the Liu Family wasn’t a high-ranking official household, but engaged in small trades, being free from want. Raised in luxury from a young age, naturally, she wouldn’t want to beco a concubine or even less than a concubine. But thinking of Song Yanqing, the person she admired from childhood, she’d accept even without status, as long as Song Yanqing treated her well.
Seated tenderly by Song Yanqing’s side now, she continued to harbor hope he’d notice her mood.
"Miss Liu." Song Yanqing spoke.
Liu Qiushan’s heart raced, mixing shyness with nervousness and a bit of excitent.
Had Song Yanqing finally couldn’t resist speaking to her?
She maintained her composure.
Attempted to uphold the poise of a noble lady.
"I’ve sothing I’d like to say to you alone while escorting you back today." Song Yanqing was straightforward.
"Please speak, Master Song." Liu Qiushan grew more tense, her fingers intertwined, her face subtly blushed.
Even considering if Song Yanqing genuinely expressed his feelings, whether she should play it cool or agree readily.
For the Song Family, Song Yanqing being the only offspring, he must pass on the lineage.
Suppressing her inner excitent.
Song Yanqing spoke in a cold tone, "First of all, I’m taking you ho because I want to avoid entanglent with my mother, I’m well aware of her nature, if I refused, she’d persist and waste ti."
Liu Qiushan’s initially shy red face visibly cooled upon hearing Song Yanqing’s words.
Her eyes fixed on Song Yanqing.
He unexpectedly said such a thing.
When first eting, Song Yanqing was courteous and elegant, not so indifferent.
"Secondly." Song Yanqing seed oblivious to Liu Qiushan’s change in mood, speaking again, "Regardless of whether you’re aware of so matters of my family, there are things I want to clarify upfront, lest Miss Liu misunderstands. My mother always intended for to have descendants, and I don’t deny Ruotong, due to an old injury, can’t bear children, failing to et my mother’s desires."
"However, I’ve never thought of fulfilling my mother’s wishes, for my whole life, I only love Xie Ruotong alone. I will not let anyone else fulfill the so-called Song lineage, if Ruotong can have children, they’d be mine, Song Yanqing’s children. If not, I, Song Yanqing, shall remain childless this lifeti!"
Liu Qiushan’s face turned pale after hearing Song Yanqing’s words.
So, Song Yanqing kindly escorted her today rely to express his intentions and demonstrate his love for Xie Ruotong, not because he had feelings for her, even reminding her not to harbor any thoughts about him.
Feeling sowhat displeased.
Yet Liu Qiushan, possessed of so beauty, had nurous suitors, and held her pride.
Naturally, she wouldn’t admit her sentints, saying, "I’m unaware of any matters between Master Song and your mother, nor the issue of General Xie being unable to have children. I appeared at the Song Family rely due to an instant affinity with Lady Song, nothing more. Master Song’s statents are disrespectful to ."
Song Yanqing t Liu Qiushan’s indignant appearance.
Perhaps he was overthinking.
But he would never again repeat Xie Ruilin’s mishap, even if it ant being that villain!
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