Wei Mengying personally carried her daughter onto Caos bed, took off her shoes, covered her with a quilt, and lowered half of the curtains.

  She turned around to see her mother also following in, and she even closed the door with a smile on her face: "That Liu, really is shameless! Unfortunately, she probably didnt expect that Laughing Smile was lucky enough to meet a coward, and actually sent her to our Wei family... Now lets see if the Song family still has any face to say were opportunistic!"

  "Didnt you do this?" But unexpectedly, Cao said with surprise, "I thought that person was arranged by you, intentionally luring the heart of Lius confidant!"

  "How could that be?" Wei Mengying exclaimed, "I said it last time I came back, the king is very good to me, but the queen is not very fond of me......" Sighing, "How do I feel like I dont have a mother-in-laws luck? Both my previous and current mothers-in-law dont get along with me——these days Ive been busy dealing with the queens difficulties, how would I have time to care about Xiaoxiao?"

  Cao said with a sigh: "No one else has helped her like that... it seems this child is indeed lucky!"

  "In short, its fine as long as Xiaoxiao is safe!" Wei Mengying said with relief, and then complained to Cao Shi, "But Mother, youre also too careless! Why did you have to tell outsiders that Liu Shi sold Xiaoxiao, and why did you have to mention that the woman was a procuress? Even if Xiaoxiao is still young, its not good for her reputation to be associated with such a place..."

  "You only care about your daughters reputation, what about your nieces?" Cao was displeased. "If not for this, how can we show the wickedness of Liu and the ruthlessness of Pang?! You dont even think that after you entered the Wang household as a wife, you were happy, but your nieces were implicated by you and until now, they still cant marry into a good family! If we dont thoroughly ruin the reputation of the Song family, how can we show that our Wei family is strict in teaching girls? Its really unfortunate, and its not worth sacrificing your own flesh and blood for nothing. Thats why we allowed you to remarry!"

  "Alright, alright, Mother, youre always right - I cant argue with you! I was just saying that, anyway, with the Guardian Sand around, any discussions can only be whispered behind each others backs!"

  "Stop spouting nonsense!" Cao snorted, "Lets get down to business! If you truly care about your daughter, then go back to the Wang estate and beg the Empress Dowager to take her in and raise her there!"

  "Ah?" Wei Mengying was taken aback, "Mother, what kind of joke is this? Ive already said it! The Empress Dowager dislikes me for having been married and given birth to Xiao Xiao. This past year, she hasnt hesitated to give me a hard time. I even said I wanted to take Xiao Xiao over there to raise her, but she would never agree! Not only wont she agree, she might even use this as an excuse to scold me severely!"

  "Why dont you let Xiaoxiao return to the Song family? Or, if thats not possible, let her stay at the Wei family instead? The expenses can be borne by the Song family!"

  "I dont want to go anywhere!" Song Yi muttered, biting the corner of her quilt in frustration. "Im a proper young lady from the Song family, and its only right that I should be supported by my own family. Why do I have to go live under someone elses roof?!"

  Unfortunately, its not suitable to make a sound at this moment, so I can only continue listening...

  "Look at you, so sincere just now, I thought you really cared about your daughter!" Cao sneered. "But you let her live with the Weis, and you think any of your five sisters-in-law would agree to that? They all have their own daughters, why would they want to raise another one for you? Especially when Xiaoxiao looks just like you - shes a beauty in the making! When she grows up, shell definitely outshine those cousins of hers who are around her age. And then our Wei family girls will be nothing but green leaves next to her!"

  "The Wei family will not raise your daughter for you, give up on that idea! If you dont take her to the Wang estate, then she can only go back to the Song family!"

  "Then let her go back to the Song family!" Wei Mengying said without hesitation, "Anyway, after this incident, Im sure the Song family wont dare to be too excessive—"

  "Listen to me!" Cao shouted, "The Song family has only been taking advantage of XiaoXiao for a year! Moreover, they can still shift the blame onto Lius head - children dont have such good memories! Dont forget that Pang and Song Yuan are her flesh and blood relatives. After some time, when the discussion dies down, what if the Song family tricks XiaoXiao into biting back, saying that the woman was arranged by us to play a role, how would we deal with it?!"

  Wei Mengying was shocked!

  But then I thought about it and realized I hadnt done anything: "As they say, Ive never done anything to hurt anyone in my life..."

  "There are too many unjustly killed souls in this world!" Cao sneered, "Are you sure youve never done anything wrong?!"

  Seeing her daughter speechless, she slowed down her tone, "The Song family may not let her turn over in the future, but they will definitely not take good care of her! On the surface, its not good to take action, cant we do something secretly? You dont feel sorry for your daughter, thats okay, but have you thought about it? If Xiaoxiao has another accident and doesnt have such good luck this time, can the Empress Dowager say that you are heartless, knowing that the Song family is a wolfs den, only taking care of yourself and not caring about the life and death of your own flesh and blood?"

  "Not only the Empress Dowager, but also King Hengshan will be disappointed in you? Men, dont care if they are ruthless or not, how many of them like to abandon their own flesh and blood? You can ignore the Empress Dowagers attitude, but can you afford to disregard King Hengshans thoughts?"

  Wei Mengying bit her lip and remained silent.

  "Besides, will this daughter of yours let you raise her in vain? Shes already eight years old, and after another seven or eight years, shell be ready to get married! A proper official familys young lady, the eldest granddaughter of a Hanlin University scholar, with a pretty face too. If you can keep her by your side, teach her well, not only will she help you in the inner courtyard, but also after she gets married, she wont be able to do without giving you a capable assistant!"

  "Lower your voice, dont forget that even the son of King Hengshan has children! Even if you get pregnant and give birth to a child right away, let alone the position of heir, how much of the royal familys property can you divide in the future? Youre also pushing away this ready-made helper, its really... stupid!"

  "In short, you go back to find Taifei and King Hengshan to beg for mercy. If its successful, bring Xiaoxiao to the palace to live, relying on her beauty, you wont waste your efforts in raising her! If not, if something happens to this child in the Song family later, no one can blame you for being a heartless mother!"

  The key is, "Since youre a devoted mother, if she dares to speak ill of you as her daughter, its either because shes unfilial or being manipulated by others. You dont need to take the lead, the gossip of others can drown her... Do you understand?!"

  Song Yi laughed and sighed: "Indeed, the old ginger is still spicy! The grandmothers vision is far-sighted compared to mothers! No wonder she can teach mother well! But thinking of me following mother to the Wang Fu as a burden? What a joke!"

  She didnt believe it anymore, and she herself brought out the pattern of the Holy Mother, wanting to be a Song family member in life and a Song family ghost in death - could the Weishan Wangfu still accommodate her?!