Xiao's wife had a bitter heart and couldn't speak out, after all, she had learned about the ferocity of the Song family.

  Not missing a single word, taking every advantage.

  The Song family never mentioned Song Chuyuan from start to finish, but forced her to make a statement.

  She narrowed her eyes, concealing the shock in her heart, and forced a smile after a while: "This girl is ungrateful, she had just offended several young ladies... now she dares to confront an elder in public... it's really humiliating for girls from good families. If we don't take action to teach her a lesson, she'll become even more arrogant."

  This remark was still somewhat human-like. The madam's face remained expressionless as she gazed at Xiao Si Niang, who had opened her mouth to speak but was then covered by someone else's hand, and turned her head away indifferently.

  "Just then, the second brother and sister came in to say that they wanted to take Little Liu to pay their respects...". She changed the subject, looking at Old Lady Song: "I think it's not too late yet, if we miss the auspicious time it won't be good."

  Li brought Song Chuyu to her home every year during festivals to show off her virtue.

  Mrs. Song nodded and instructed Xu to take good care of Song Chuyi, thinking for a moment, she felt uneasy for some reason, and said: "Jieyi also followed, Xiaoyi's body is not good, this cold weather should be careful not to catch a chill."

  Everyone in the room was more or less surprised.

  Song Chu Wan couldn't help but take a few more glances at Song Chu Yi ----- Grandma Song's concern and doting on Song Chu Yi surpassed that of any other granddaughter in the past.

  Song Chuyi knew that this was because of Huang Yao and Wang Nainai's affair, although Old Lady Song didn't pursue the matter, she had an uneasy feeling in her heart, and smiled in agreement.

  Huang's wife and Xu's wife were busy getting ready to take Song Chuyi to the second house to meet with the second madam.

  Seeing that Huang's nanny had also come, in addition to Xu's nanny, Li's face changed several times, almost wanting to make a scene on the spot. Is the old lady not giving herself any face?!

  Is this girl made of jade? Will she break into pieces with just a touch?!

  Song Chunin looked at her silent mother, then looked at her beautiful and gentle sister with a smile on her face. Suddenly, she let out an "ah" and flew into Song Chuyi's arms like a swallow.

  "Sister Liu, the swallows under the eaves of my house have come back! They've even given birth to a nest of little swallows, plump and chubby, and they don't even hide when they see people, it's so interesting!" She looked up at Song Chuyi with her big eyes sparkling, and with her delicate white skin, she almost seemed like a doll from a New Year's painting come to life.

  Even Xu's nanny, who had been wary of Li's family all along, couldn't help but smile.

  Li was startled by Song Chuning's words and came back to her senses, a kind smile also appeared on her face: "That's right, you don't know that this little girl has been saying every day that she wants you to come and see the swallows. Speaking of which, that nest was blown away by the wind last year, but it was fixed with the help of your sisters..."

  Song Chuyi's face also followed them with a nostalgic expression: "Yes, mother can't stand our teasing."

  After this interruption, Li's behavior was completely normal again, gentle and meticulous, considerate and thorough, making Huang's nurse nod in approval.

  Song Chuyi silently sized up Song Chuning with a glance, and a hint of self-mockery floated in her heart. Although six-year-old Song Chuning still had a childlike air about him, every word he spoke and every action he took was pleasant to behold, this kind of cleverness even made Song Chuyi, who had been reborn, feel a sense of trepidation.

  Song Yi did not ride in a carriage, but instead rode on a tall horse, with a carriage following behind carrying the New Year's gifts for the Li family. Song Yan was too young to ride a horse and sat in a carriage with Song Chuyi. Song Chunin had just recovered from a serious illness and sat in the same carriage as Mrs. Li, which also made it convenient for Mrs. Li to take care of her.

  As soon as Song Chuning got on the carriage, she put down the curtain, lay on the small bed, hugged the pillow and looked at Li Shi.

  His gaze was scrutinizing yet amused, making Li almost unable to maintain a smile on his face.

  "What are you looking at me for?" Li felt inexplicably guilty whenever she looked at her daughter lately, and being stared back at like this made her a bit anxious.

  Song Chunin suddenly put away the somewhat uncomfortable posture, and a smile bloomed on her slightly chubby face as she snuggled into Li's arms.

  Li had not held his daughter in a long time and felt his arms were somewhat stiff, it took him a while to hold her tight, letting out a sigh of relief.

  After all, she is her own flesh and blood daughter. Although what she says is frightening to hear, it's all for her own good...

  Song Chuning seemed to have guessed her thoughts, and with a wave of his hand, he smoothed out the wrinkles on Li's brow. His voice was soft and still had a hint of childishness: "Mother, don't be angry anymore. Since we've already missed the good timing, getting angry won't do any good."

  Li had already blamed herself countless times in her heart - greedy for merit and reckless, soft-hearted... so that Old Lady Song caught the little braids of Huang Yao and Wang Niangniang, and scolded them all.

  That's nothing, what's even more infuriating is that Song Chuyi has also gained a powerful backer, the granddaughter of Huang Niangniang!

  The person she planted beside Song Chuyi has been thoroughly investigated, and now Song Chuyi is being kept in Old Lady Song's room. She herself is now completely in the dark about Song Chuyi's affairs, knowing nothing at all.

  "What should I do, Mother?" Li Shi steeled herself. Since her daughter was not a delicate flower, she would have to face these ugly things sooner or later. It was better to deal with them early on and accumulate some experience.

  Satisfied with Li's compromise, Song Chuning smiled like a cat, her round eyes sparkling with excitement.

  Mrs. Xiao also exhausted her lifelong self-control, and began to beg for forgiveness from Old Lady Song and the madam in a low voice: "The previous matter was our family's fault... I was blinded by my own biases, and actually allowed Fourth Daughter to bully the daughter-in-law..." She said, unable to hold back sobs: "To be honest with you two, before we came, our old master gave me an ultimatum, if I couldn't persuade Second Daughter to return with me, he would divorce me..."

  Xiao Si Niang stopped struggling and looked at Mrs. Xiao with a low, depressed tone, her heart burning with anger.

  "In the entire capital city, there has never been a case of a young aunt bullying her sister-in-law to such an extent." Song Chuwan's face turned cold as she stared at Xiao Si Niang, her tone somewhat overbearing: "The Pingyang Marquis Manor really opened my eyes."

  Xiao's wife was spoken to by a junior, which is equivalent to being scolded with her nose pointed at, she had anger in her heart but didn't dare to express it. Even if she didn't care about anyone's face, she didn't dare offend the noble Hanlin, those bookworms were not easy to fool, if they got stubborn, anything could happen.

  The lady of the house didn't say anything, but Third Miss spoke out, feeling quite pleased with herself. She looked at Song Chuwan with an increasingly gentle gaze, yet scolded: "What are you talking about? With so many elders in the room, do we need you to take charge and defend your sister?"

  Madam Xiao could hear the implication in Madam's words, looked at the old lady who was still silent, knew that this matter couldn't be settled so easily, gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind.