Master Chu looked at her.
There was excitement in his bright eyes, as if the golden invasive medicine had already been made and sold, making a lot of money back. Other than that, there was no other emotion, no temptation, no suspicion.
“I can’t.”
Song Wangyue let out a disappointed “Oh”. She stretched out her small hand and took both bottles of medicine into her bosom, went out and lit a charcoal pot, and accompanied Master Chu for another two quarters of an hour before leaving the courtyard and greeting Song Shen to go home.
As soon as the two of them arrived, Song San Xiao heard them and kept his ears open to listen to the commotion outside. He knew that Song Wan Yue and the two of them would not be able to come over to pay their respects to him, but he still expected it. No matter what, he had genuinely loved this niece all those years.
When the sound of Song Wan Yue greeting Song Shen to go home came, Song San Xiao withdrew his eyes in disappointment and lowered his head despondently.
Seeing him like this, Qi Ying’s eyes flashed with pleasure. She gave a start, but Song Sanxiao stood up and took three or two steps out, looking at the person who walked into the courtyard and shouted in surprise, “Yue’er, Shen’er!”
“Third Uncle.”
Song Shen shouted.
Song San Xiao happily answered in a loud voice, his hand digging in his sleeve and pulling out two silver cheques, handing them to the two separately, “This is the money Third Uncle gave you for your New Year’s Eve.”
It was ten taels of silver a piece.
Song Shen looked at Song Wangyue and when he saw that Song Wangyue had accepted it, he also took it, “Thank you, Third Uncle.”
There was a bright light in Song San Xiao’s eyes, he knew that his family resented him, complaining that he had abandoned the family that raised him and chosen Qi Ying. If he did not want her, Qi Ying would not be able to live.
“How is sister Qi?”
Song Wangyue had never changed her mind, and Song Sanxiao didn’t care, “Much better.”
Saying that, he led the people inside, Song Shen stayed in the outer room and Song Wan Yue followed him into the inner room.
“Yue’er.”
Qi Ying had a smile on his face, obviously happy that she had arrived, but his gaze seemed to look at her all over. When Song Wangyue had checked her pulse two days after the miscarriage, she had smelt the smell of medicine on her body, which was very strong, so she must have been hurt quite badly.
Song Wangyue sat down in front of the bed and gestured for her to put her hand over, her finger resting on her pulse, releasing her hand after checking it, “You’ve recovered well.”
“Thanks to you, if it wasn’t for you, I might not have made it through that day.”
“Not necessarily.”
Song Wangyue had words in her mouth, “Sister Qi was able to pull through even when she was so badly injured, so you would have been safe that day without me.”
Qi Ying pretended not to understand, “It’s not the same, that was an external injury, with my willpower I could have pulled through.”
Song Wangyue laughed, “I blame my third uncle for this, knowing that you were still in mourning, he still forced you. It’s just that he’s severed ties with the family, otherwise, grandma wouldn’t have spared him.”
The smile on Qi Ying’s face faded a little and she looked a little uncomfortable, Song San Xiao looked at her and was so distressed that she relieved her, “It’s all my fault.”
“It’s not your fault, if I hadn’t happened to be there that day and you had hired any doctor, sister Qi’s reputation would have been ruined.”
“It’s my fault, it’s my fault, I’ll …… do it from now on.”
He wanted to say that he would not touch Qi Ying in the future, but after having tasted that kind of taste how could he hold back, besides Yue’er was still young, he could not say this in front of her, and changed his words, “I will pay more attention in the future.”
“Watch out for sister Qi’s reputation, don’t let people talk about her behind her back.”
Song Sanxiao hastily replied again, the corners of his mouth grinning, Yue’er still cared for him and Qi Ying.
“Right, I’ve bought some men and hired a master to teach them martial arts, so they can look after the workshop when they’ve learnt well. Those people are wild, so you should try not to get in touch with them.”
Once again, Song San Xiao answered.
After a few more instructions, Song Wangyue got up. Song Sanxiao walked the two of them to the entrance of the courtyard and watched them get into the carriage and walk out of the workshop before turning around and going back to the house.
“Little sister, is there something wrong with Qi Ying?”
Song Shen flicked his whip and drove the horse slowly along.
Although he hadn’t entered the house, he could hear the distancing in Yue’s words; Yue hadn’t been like this with Qi Ying before.
Song Wan Yue raised her eyebrows, surprised that Song Shen was so sensitive, then smiled again, lifting the curtain of the carriage and stepping out to sit alongside Song Shen in front, “Why would second brother ask that?”
“You weren’t like this with her before.”
The words fell, and fearing that Song Wan Yue would not understand, she added, “Your attitude towards her has changed since the time Madam Qi died.”
He had noticed it then, but thought it was his own misconception, but he was not sure until today. According to little sister’s nature, if Qi Ying hadn’t had problems, little sister wouldn’t have treated her like this.
Song Wangyue thought for a moment and said cryptically, “I just think she’s hiding something, and that the thing she’s hiding has something to do with our family, or is detrimental to our family.”
Song Shen Yang’s hand on the whip gave a slight beat, he knew Yue’er, he wouldn’t say this for no reason, “So, her miscarriage this time wasn’t an accident either?”
Song Wan Yue was surprised, surprised that Song Shen was so perceptive, and also surprised that he was so intelligent, “How could second brother say that?”
“Qi Ying has been the first lady of the Wei Yuan Dart Bureau for many years, her nature is naturally flamboyant, even if she had a miscarriage, if she didn’t want to, she wouldn’t have come to our home, and she came to our home instead, that can only mean one thing, she has an agenda.”
At this point, Song Shen’s heart jolted and his face changed a little, “She wouldn’t be trying to do something in the workshop, would she?”
“No.”
Song Wangyue said with certainty, “If she was tampering with the workshop, it would be too obvious, as long as she wasn’t a fool, she wouldn’t do it.”
“Then what does she want to do?”
Do what?
The corner of Song Wan Yue’s mouth curled into a cold smile, “No matter what she wants to do, with my master around, she won’t get away with it. However, Second Brother should pay more attention to her in the future, especially when I’m not at home.”
When she arrived home, she had just returned to the house when Xu came over with medicine and gauze, closing the door and applying medicine to her wound.
Song Wangyue smiled and agreed, pulling her mother to talk to her warmly.
In the blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of the first month.
Early in the morning, the entire Song family village was abuzz with excitement. With the emergence of Song Si as a senior official, the people of the village had their backs straightened when they went out, and no matter what they did outside, as long as they mentioned the Song family village, people would give them face.
They knew it was all thanks to Song Si, so when they heard that Song Si had returned, they went to the village head’s house and said they would invite Song Si to dinner.
The best cooks were invited and several tables of good food were cooked. The senior members of the village, the village chief and the Song family all ate, while the rest of the family had a large pot of food.
Even so, the village people were excited.