allonlinenovel Chapter 176: Abstinence Dali Temple Shaoqing VS Brothel Madam
Chapter 176: Abstinence Dali Temple Shaoqing VS Brothel Madam
She swayed and almost fell. Song Yanli reached out to help her, but she slammed him away. Then Song's mother said, "You don't have to help me. Think carefully about how you should deal with this matter."
He certainly couldn't have an affair with a woman like that.
The Song family was also a family of officials, and the daughter-in-law they sought had to be of a clean family background, not just of equal status. How could a prostitute from a place like Yuanyang Tower be allowed into their family? Song Yanli suddenly understood that his mother was planning to make him and Madam Feng break up completely, and a sense of discomfort inexplicably rose in his heart.
"Mother, I have my own ideas about who to associate with. You really don't need to interfere in my affairs. As for Madam Feng, I just want to investigate the case. If you want to take care of this, please resign on my behalf." He knelt straight and spoke very firmly.
Everyone who knows Song Yanli knows that he is a stubborn person and once he makes up his mind, it is difficult to change it easily.
Moreover, he is very persistent in solving a case. He will never let it go until it is solved clearly.
Song's mother knew her child's character very well. She understood that Song Yanli would never give in under pressure. Her expression relaxed and she slowly sat down on the table.
Song Yanli knelt on the ground stubbornly, with no sign of relaxation on his face. Seeing his stubbornness, Song's mother did not continue to force him.
"Forget it, since you said that you have nothing to do with that woman, then go back and rest first. Let mother think about this matter carefully, and you should also consider marrying Miss Mu. Mother can see that she is interested in you. Her father is a great scholar in the academy and also your teacher. She is from a scholarly family and can barely match our family. If you like her, you can get engaged to her first." Seeing that the hard approach didn't work, Song's mother had to try a soft approach with her first.
Song Yanli stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "Please don't mention this matter again, Mother. I know my own situation very well. Please don't bring anyone else up. I just want to investigate the case seriously. I don't have any other intentions."
Mother Song looked at him with a look of disappointment. "Although the probability is lower in our family, it's not completely impossible. What if? Don't feel inferior because of this. Your maternal grandparents found a recipe that they say is promising."
As expected, Song Yanli's face darkened upon hearing this, and his tone was icy, "Mother, please don't believe in these folk remedies. Have you forgotten how you nearly harmed several of my sisters-in-law a few years ago with your folk remedies? If there really is such a miraculous remedy, do you think families with more status than ours wouldn't be able to get it? Now that things have come to this, have you seen them resolve this matter?"
Mother Song sighed: "Indeed, the Emperor has never had any children. If there really was such a magical recipe, I think the Emperor would have used it long ago."
Song Yanli's face darkened, and his tone suddenly became colder. "Mother, please be careful with your words."
Mother Song's body swayed, and she instantly realized that she had overstepped her bounds, and she almost fell. Song Yanli reached out to support her, sighed helplessly, and turned to leave.
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The moon is bright and the stars are sparse
On the top floor of Yuanyang Tower, a cold wind blew, and Madam Feng shivered with cold. She asked tentatively, "Master, can't we go into the house to talk?" The man in white, who was standing with his back to her, heard this, opened the fan in his hand, fanned it exaggeratedly, and then asked.
"I heard that you've been getting very close to the Junior Official of the Dali Temple recently?"
Madam Feng looked up in surprise. She realized that her master seemed to be watching her.
What does he mean?
Could it be that everything she and Song Yanli did last night was known to the master?
Madam Feng was startled and her mind was instantly in a mess. She had no idea how to answer this question.
The conversation came to a standstill because of this.
"You should know your place. Nothing good will come of getting involved with someone like that. Besides, do you really think you can achieve anything with him? Don't forget who you are." Without hearing her answer, the man asked again.
It turned out that they were worried that she was just daydreaming. Lady Feng breathed a sigh of relief, "Master, I know my position, and I was just playing along. A girl who has married into Yuanyang Tower doesn't need to think about marrying into a good family in the future. Besides, Yuanyang Tower treats us well, and I don't want to leave."
She expressed her determination to him in a very firm tone and in a serious manner.
But the man didn't listen at all. He only heard the words "playing around", so he thought she really had an affair with him.
The man felt anxious when he heard the coquettish tone.
"You don't have to be so flattering," he blurted out. Realizing he was getting out of control, he coughed before continuing, "What I mean is, you're the madam of Yuanyang Tower. Besides me, you're the only one who calls the shots. You don't have to handle these kinds of tasks yourself. Just let your subordinates do it."
Madam Feng's eyes suddenly turned red, and she said aggrievedly, "Master, don't worry, Madam Feng has absolutely no other intentions. If you still don't believe me, you can remove my title as madam and become an ordinary courtesan, and still serve you."
"But over the years, I have worked diligently for Yuanyang Tower, never slacking off for a single day." As she spoke, tears as big as beans fell like beads from a broken string. She reached out to wipe her tears and said hoarsely, "I also want to marry a suitable husband and live an honest life, but I know very well that once you enter the world of mortals, it's a lifelong commitment. Madam Feng's feelings for Yuanyang Tower are witnessed by heaven and earth, and I hope my master will understand. Wuwuwu..."
She cried louder and louder, her head hitting the brick hard, and even traces of blood oozed out of her forehead.
The man's heart tightened when he heard this. Seeing that she was about to die here, he hurriedly tried to comfort her, but he was still unwilling to turn around and face her. He only asked the subordinates who followed him to help her up from the ground.
After the subordinate helped her up, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with her.
After a careful examination, he found that her eyes were red, and her neck and face were all red, making her look like she had been steamed red. So he quickly reported the situation.
After hearing this, the man was silent for a moment. He wanted to turn around and hug her, but he finally held back. He ordered his men to help her up.
"Don't touch me, don't touch me, Master, you don't believe me, wuwuwu." Lady Feng tried to help her up, but she struggled away. She cried more and more sadly, "Wuwuwu, Master, you don't believe me anymore."