Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 56: How Can You Not Get a Wife

That night, Song Lianhe suddenly called for Shuang Ye, telling her to deliver something to Song Xingfeng.

In the study, Song Xingfeng stared at the soup tureen on his desk.

Inside was, indeed, a bowl of clear water.

Zhang Xi, the young attendant by Song Xingfeng’s side, said, "Er, the Second Miss just had this sent over. I’m not sure what it means."

Song Xingfeng snorted. "What else could it mean? She’s telling me to treat everyone equally!" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Oh! So that’s what it is!"

Irritated, Song Xingfeng had him take it away.

Speaking of which, he was finding it harder and harder to understand this daughter of his. Although she was no longer as willful and spoiled as before and seemed much more sensible, the trouble she caused was by no means small!

Especially that King Qing—somehow, she had managed to get involved with him.

Despite his foul mood, Song Xingfeng still had Zhang Xi fetch a two-hundred-tael silver note from the accounts office and send it to Xubai Small Building.

Song Xingfeng never understood what girls liked, and he knew very little about this daughter in particular. Unlike Mrs. Liu, whose thoughts were easy to guess, he simply opted to give her Silver.

After receiving the silver note, Song Lianhe had Shuang Ye exchange it for Silver at the accounts office. She then gave fifty taels each to Shuang Ye, Ah Yu, and Xuan Mei, keeping fifty for herself to buy snacks.

Shuang Ye cradled the Silver, hardly daring to believe her eyes.

"Th-this much Silver... Miss, I... Miss..."

She was so excited she became incoherent. Her monthly allowance was less than two taels of Silver, yet her miss had just rewarded her with fifty! This was enough to send her younger brother to the academy!

Song Lianhe knew what she wanted to say and waved her hand with a smile. "It’s all Song Xingfeng’s money. You don’t have to feel bad for me."

Ah Yu was also stunned. The last time he’d seen this much Silver was...

"Ah Yu," Song Lianhe teased, "you’re not a kid anymore. Don’t spend the Silver recklessly. You need to save up to marry a wife~"

Ah Yu looked up, his face instantly turning red. He stammered, "I’m not... not thinking of marrying a wife..."

Seeing his embarrassment, Song Lianhe’s smile widened. "How can you not marry? Are you planning to follow Shuang Ye and me around for the rest of your life?"

"Yes!"

To her surprise, Ah Yu nodded. "I will."

Shuang Ye chuckled. "Even if you don’t get married, the Miss will have to marry sooner or later!"

Ah Yu froze again, scratching his head and whispering, "Then... then I’ll follow the Miss, too."

"Haha, alright, alright. You’ll follow, everyone will follow!"

Song Lianhe turned to Xuan Mei. "Sister Mei?"

Xuan Mei looked at her, and without another word, took the Silver and stuffed it into her robes.

’How pragmatically cute.’

*

Inside Die Cui Pavilion, Mrs. Liu was still cursing relentlessly.

"That little bitch! I will never let her off!"

Song Xilan glanced at her furious mother and said slowly, "Mother, don’t you think Lianhe seems like a different person lately?"

Now that she mentioned it, Mrs. Liu began to sense something was off as well.

"Yes, it is strange." She sat down slowly, her expression suspicious. "It’s like she’s suddenly been enlightened! Before, she’d do whatever we said, and we had her wrapped around our little finger! But now she’s like a slippery fish—she won’t take any bait we throw out!"

"It’s more than that."

Song Xilan’s eyelashes lowered slightly. "She has also become adept at manipulation. From King Qing to Father, she has them all wrapped around her finger."

Mrs. Liu was stunned. "Has that girl gotten so formidable? Then what about you and Prince Ling...?"

Song Xilan suddenly looked up at her mother, the corners of her lips lifting slightly. "Junlin is mine. No one can take him from me."

"That may be so, but his marriage to that girl was decreed by the Holy Emperor. If she refuses to break the engagement, it will be difficult in the end."

Song Xilan smiled. "Tomorrow is the Empress’s Hairpin Banquet."

Mrs. Liu understood at once. "You’re planning to..."

Song Xilan cut her mother off, her voice calm and composed. "Mother, this is my only chance."

Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth and steeled her resolve. "Things with Prince Ling have always been ambiguous, and he hasn’t given you any official status. If we drag this on any longer, who knows what kind of trouble that little slut will stir up?"

Still, Song Xilan was a little uneasy. "Mother, are you sure she won’t show up tomorrow?"

Mrs. Liu vowed, "With me here, I guarantee she won’t even be able to step out of the General Mansion!"