Ming Yufang’s face visibly darkened all of a sudden.
But seeing Song Yanqing so determined, she could only endure it.
She said, "Fine, it’s not sothing that can’t be ntioned in public. Since you want to say it in front of Xie Ruotong, I’ll make it clear."
"Hmm." Song Yanqing responded.
"I ca today to talk about having children..."
"If it’s about having children, Mother, there’s no need to say it." Song Yanqing directly interrupted her.
Ming Yufang was so angry her face turned green.
"Go ahead." Xie Ruotong suddenly spoke, "All issues must be resolved; avoiding the problem isn’t a solution."
Song Yanqing looked at Xie Ruotong with so surprise.
Ming Yufang was also a bit surprised.
Song Yanqing pursed his lips, "You can speak, but it doesn’t an I will listen to you."
Ming Yufang gritted her teeth and said harshly, "If the two of you can repair your relationship, I’m sincerely happy for you. I’m willing to accept Xie Ruotong as my daughter-in-law, and I promise to treat her well and never let her suffer any grievance in our Song Family."
"Mother, right now, our Song Family isn’t much, and Xie Ruotong is a General. What grievances could she possibly face at our ho?" Song Yanqing retorted.
Ming Yufang felt embarrassed by her son’s words.
She paused for a mont and then said, "A harmonious family prospers. I believe Xie Ruotong also wishes for our family to live in harmony."
"So, say what you want." Xie Ruotong didn’t refute.
Ming Yufang began, "Then I won’t beat around the bush. Over this period, I’ve thought a lot about how to ensure the continuation of the Song family without affecting your relationship. I’m not hiding anything. I did want Liu Qiushan to have a child for Song Yanqing, but Song Yanqing refused. During this ti, Liu Qiushan also found various excuses to decline , and I couldn’t persuade her anymore."
Xie Ruotong and Song Yanqing listened to Ming Yufang’s words.
"The only thing I can think of now is to find a woman just to bear a child for the Song family. After the child is born, the woman will be sent away, and the child will be adopted under your na, Xie Ruotong. You can raise it as your own. This way, it will just be the two of you, and no one else will affect your relationship, while our Song Family can also continue its lineage." Ming Yufang spoke sincerely.
This truly was her last concession.
Xie Ruotong remained silent.
As she considered the feasibility of this matter, Song Yanqing suddenly spoke up, "I disagree."
"Song Yanqing!" Ming Yufang was trembling with anger.
Given how much she had already considered for them, what more did they want?!
"In this lifeti, I will never be with any woman other than Xie Ruotong."
"It’s not like you haven’t been with Xie Ruilin!" Ming Yufang spoke recklessly in her anger, "It’s not just Xie Ruotong; stop pretending to be pure! Besides, it’s perfectly normal for a man to have multiple wives..."
"It’s precisely because I’ve been with Xie Ruilin that I know how uncomfortable it is to share a bed with another woman! And such a thing, I won’t allow myself to experience it even once more in this lifeti." Song Yanqing said emphatically.
"Song Yanqing, are you really trying to drive to my grave?" Ming Yufang’s eyes reddened with anger. "What exactly do you want to do? I’ve agreed for you to marry into Xie Ruotong’s family. I’ve agreed for you to be with her alone all your life! Can’t you just agree to this one thing for ?"
"Anything else, yes. This, no." Song Yanqing was resolute.
Ming Yufang saw that her son was as immovable as a mountain.
She turned her gaze to Xie Ruotong, "Ruotong, I am sincerely willing to accept you this ti. I have no other desires, just the hope that the Song family can have descendants. As long as you agree to let Song Yanqing have a child, I’ll do whatever you want, and I swear I’ll never intrude on your and Song Yanqing’s life again!"
"Alright." Xie Ruotong unexpectedly agreed outright.
Ming Yufang couldn’t believe it, thinking she had misheard.
Song Yanqing also turned to look at Xie Ruotong.
Xie Ruotong said, "Your mother is right; the Song family shouldn’t end in your hands. You should do as she suggests and find a woman to have a child."
"Ruotong, I knew you had understanding and reason, and that you understood how I felt..."
"I said, I don’t agree." Song Yanqing directly refused again.
"Song Yanqing, that’s enough!"
"Mother, you’re the one who’s enough!" Song Yanqing was furious, "Back then at the Duke Mansion, if it weren’t for Xie Ruotong, would you even have a son? Your son would have died long ago, so what’s the talk about descendants! Moreover, who was it that caused Ruotong not to be able to bear children?! You also know by now that Xie Ruilin’s miscarriage had nothing to do with Ruotong, and yet you treated her so cruelly back then. It’s our Song Family that owes her, not the other way around! What face do you have to ask Ruotong to agree to give the Song family descendants? Why don’t you reflect on yourself, on how to atone for the harm done to Ruotong!"
Ming Yufang was left speechless by Song Yanqing’s words.
When she found out she’d been deceived by Xie Ruilin, she had been so angry she almost wanted to whip Xie Ruilin’s corpse.
If not for Xie Ruilin, their Song family wouldn’t have ended up like this, and Song Yanqing wouldn’t have beco like this.
But now so many years have passed, and many things have been forgotten. She had almost forgotten the cruel harm she had done to Xie Ruotong.
"I know I was wrong back then, but now that things have co to this point, I..." Ming Yufang tried to defend herself.
Song Yanqing directly cut her off, "Mother, no matter how unfilial you think I am, today I must make it clear: I won’t ever sleep with any woman other than Xie Ruotong, so it’s absolutely impossible for to have children with other won. If you push to the brink, I can also ensure I beco sterile. Once I lose the ability to have children, once I’m no longer a man, will that finally satisfy you?!"
Ming Yufang hadn’t expected Song Yanqing to speak so extrely.
Xie Ruotong also hadn’t expected Song Yanqing to be so firm on this matter.
She actually had thought it over; if it was truly for the sake of lineage, without any emotional involvent, just for the sake of descendants, she could really accept it.
This was also why she had allowed Ming Yufang to stay.
"I’ll say this one last ti: not wanting a child is my decision, and it has nothing to do with whether Xie Ruotong can have children or not. So even if Xie Ruotong agrees, I will not want it, and you’d better never have this thought again!"
Song Yanqing left with a final word, taking Xie Ruotong by the hand as they walked out.
Ming Yufang watched Song Yanqing’s back, then sat back heavily into her chair, defeated.
So.
No matter what she said or did now, it was useless.
Song Yanqing only recognized Xie Ruotong.
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