Song Yihuan opened the door and walked out. As expected, she saw Baizhi, the personal maid of Song Nanxin, in the courtyard.
Baizhi said in a cold voice, "Fourth Miss, the Princess of the Heir Apparent requests your presence." She raised her chin slightly, and her eyes showed obvious contempt and disdain for Song Yihuan.
Facing such looks, Song Yihuan, the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, had long been used to them.
She and her younger brother, Song Yixuan, were both born to Concubine Rou of the Marquis Mansion of Ding'an.
Concubine Rou was originally a maid beside the old lady of the Marquis of Ding'an. When the old lady was seriously ill, she had physical contact with the drunk Marquis of Ding'an, thus becoming the woman of the Marquis of Ding'an and was permanently left in the Marquis Mansion. The old lady was also greatly shocked by this incident and soon passed away.
Although Concubine Rou was already pregnant with Song Yihuan when the old lady passed away, the Marquis Mansion did not treat Concubine Rou well, nor did they welcome the arrival of Song Yihuan and Song Yixuan.
It was only because they all thought that Concubine Rou was worried that she would have no support in the Marquis Mansion after the old lady died, so she climbed into the bed of the Marquis of Ding'an. She was an unruly and backstabbing vixen.
And the death of the old lady of the Song family was inseparable from her.
The little vixen born to a vixen naturally had the blood of a man who could seduce men from birth.
She had suffered countless white eyes and disdain since she was a child. Even the servants in the Marquis Mansion could bully and mistreat her at will.
Only Song Yihuan knew how bitter her mother, Concubine Rou, had been in her life.
Concubine Rou originally had another month to leave the Marquis Mansion and marry her fiancé to be a pair of happy and ordinary couples. But all this was destroyed by the Marquis of Ding'an.
That man, because he took a fancy to Concubine Rou, regardless of the seriously ill old lady, destroyed Concubine Rou's innocence in front of the old lady. This was the real reason for accelerating the death of the old lady.
But the world would not think that this was the fault of the Marquis of Ding'an. They would only push all the blame on Concubine Rou, who was a weak woman, and let her bear the infamy of being pointed at by thousands of people.
Once she thought that her eldest sister was the best person in the Marquis Mansion to her. Unlike others, she did not disdain or alienate her. She also gave her clothes, food, and jewelry. She treated her fairly like other sisters and took her to meet other noble ladies in the capital.
After the absurdity of last night, she was shocked to find that all the previous things were just an illusion. Her eldest sister was good to her in order to maintain the face of the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Mansion and leave a good reputation of loving her sisters.
To her eldest sister, she was just a tool that could be used. All the kindness her eldest sister had shown her in the past had now become an enmity that she had to repay.
Fate was so ridiculous. She never thought that she would now follow in her mother's footsteps and be forced to be with a man with whom she had no intersection.
She also... clearly only needed to wait for another month, just another month.
Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, Song Yihuan forced herself to forget all this.
There was no turning back once the arrow was shot. Since she had promised her eldest sister, she would "repay" her eldest sister's kindness in the past.
After she gave birth to the child, she must take Xuan'er away from the capital and find a place where no one knew them to live a good life.
When she came to Yixiang Pavilion, Baizhi guarded the door and only let Song Yihuan in. Stepping into the house, looking at the familiar furnishings in the house and remembering that absurdity, Song Yihuan's face turned a little paler.
Her appearance was originally delicate and charming, but her pale face added a bit of fragility to her, making people can't help but feel pity for her.
However, all this was extremely dazzling in Song Nanxin's eyes. Especially when Song Yihuan changed into a light yellow dress, which was almost the same as what Song Nanxin was wearing today, it further catalyzed the jealousy and anger in Song Nanxin's heart.
With a "bang", Song Nanxin slapped the table hard: "Song Yihuan, who are you showing this coquettish and aggrieved look to? It is your honor to serve the Heir Apparent. You should know that with your background, you are not even worthy of being a concubine to the Heir Apparent! I advise you to put away your petty thoughts and do your duty well. Otherwise, don't blame me for making public the scandal of you seducing your brother-in-law!"
Song Yihuan's head was a little dizzy. Listening to these words, she only felt annoyed. She replied casually, "Sister, did you call me here just to say these things?"
Song Nanxin's anger hit a wall in front of Song Yihuan, and a breath was stuck in her throat. Remembering that she still needed this younger sister to conceive for her for the time being, Song Nanxin had to glare at her fiercely and said angrily:
"What did you do when you left the mansion just now? What if you met the Heir Apparent outside the mansion and he saw the clue? Can't you stay in your yard obediently and not run around?"
Song Yihuan explained seriously, "Xuan'er's medicine is gone. I just went to the pharmacy to get the medicine. I specifically chose a small path when I went out and also chose a relatively deserted pharmacy. I will never meet the Heir Apparent easily. Sister, please rest assured."
Hearing her say this, Song Nanxin's tone immediately softened a lot: "You can just send a maid to do such a small thing as getting the medicine. Why do you have to go there yourself? I said that as long as you promise me, I will be responsible for Xuan'er's medicine in the future. I will also invite a better doctor to cure his heart disease. Are you distrusting me?"
Song Yihuan paused for a moment and said, "Naturally, I trust my sister. It's just that I used to go to the pharmacy to get the medicine myself. I didn't turn around for a while."
Remembering that there was only one maid beside Song Yihuan and Song Yixuan, Song Nanxin raised her eyebrows: "Xuan'er's illness needs to be carefully taken care of. It's probably too busy for you to have only Chunxing as a girl in your yard. In the future, let Fuling serve you by your side to share your worries."
Fuling was one of the dowry maids that Song Nanxin brought from the Marquis Mansion. She had been following Song Nanxin since she was a child and was very loyal to Song Nanxin.
Song Yihuan knew very well that her eldest sister assigned Fuling to her not for taking care of her at all, but for surveillance.
From then on, all her actions and words were under the control of her eldest sister, and even Xuan'er's life was firmly held in her eldest sister's palm.
Taking a deep breath, Song Yihuan lowered her head and replied, "Thank you, sister."
"All in all, remember next time that no matter where you want to go, you must tell me in advance. You can only go out after you get my permission. You are not allowed to walk around in the mansion at will, so as not to bump into the Prince and the Princess. You must also be careful not to let the Heir Apparent see any clues." Song Nanxin exhorted again.
Not getting Song Yihuan's answer, she dissatisfiedly increased her tone: "Remember?"
Song Yihuan used the table to stabilize her weak body and said in a low voice, "Remember."
Watching this beautiful and illegitimate younger sister obediently follow her like a servant, Song Nanxin was proud of herself and her anger disappeared. Her eyes fell on the ledger casually placed on the table. Song Nanxin's eyes lit up. She pulled Song Yihuan's hand and said with a smile:
"Yihuan, don't blame sister for getting angry with you just now. Sister was also in a hurry because she couldn't find you for a while. You know that I have loved you since I was a child. Don't take the angry words just now to heart. I called you here because I really have something to do. I remember that you are good at the Nine Chapters of Arithmetic. Take a look at these ledgers and see if you can find anything wrong?"
Hearing the word "ledger", Song Yihuan was shocked and her mind became a little clearer. She immediately refused.
"Sister, this is the ledger of the Ningqin Prince's Mansion. I'm just an outsider. It's not appropriate."