Chapter 332 - Send You to Hell

“Guzhen?” Wei Mengying knew it was not good, and at that moment, she stopped looking for Wei Chan and Lu Chai’er. She settled her mind, showed a pitiable face, and called out Song Yuan’s name, “Why are you here?”

“Of course I am waiting for you.” Song Yuan walked up to her and looked down at her with his condescension. After a long while, until Wei Mengying’s pitiable look had begun to stiffen, he faintly said, “Waiting…to send you to hell!”

Feeling the undisguised murderous intent in his eyes, Wei Mengying didn’t have to pretend to be scared and her face had already turned pale. She smiled reluctantly, “Guzhen! Don’t be ridiculous. I’m all wet. Do you have any clothes in that wooden hut behind you? If you do, could you lend me some to change?”

While she was speaking, she seemed not to bear the freezing wind and crossed her arms. Her wet dress was tightly attached to her skin, making her look slim and curvy.

But when Song Yuan saw this, he was still expressionless. Instead, he fiercely reached out his hand, squeezed her jaw and snickered, “You’re always like this. You think there’s no man in the world who won’t fall for you! At all times, you never forget to show off your charm!”

His words were harsh, and Wei Mengying’s face became more and more frightened, but her heart settled. She was most afraid that Song Yuan would hate her so much that he would just kill her without a word. At this time, although Song Yuan’s words were mean, he was willing to talk. So, it was still possible for her to pursue a chance to survive!

Besides, Wei Chan and Lu Chai’er, who had saved her, certainly had no good intentions, but the boat had capsized under the glare of the crowd. It was unlikely that all the servants on shore had been bribed by Song Yuan!

Someone must have been searching for them at this moment.

As the mother-in-law of today’s host, Wei Mengying was the most important person among those in danger on the lake, both in terms of seniority and status. Naturally, the rescuers would give priority to her.

The longer she stalled, the greater the chance that they could find her would be!

Thinking of this, Wei Mengying’s expression changed again, from pitiful to cold and self-deprecating, with vaguely anger, “You say I never forget to show off my charm, but in my life, apart from marrying you and my current husband, Prince of Hengshan, who have I ever been close to? So who are you to resent me? You and I were originally married, but when your mother slandered me without any evidence, you only listened to her and believed her! If I didn’t leave the Song Family and get remarried, shall I just wait for her to conspire with outsiders to plant evidence to frame me as a fornicator, so that I could die in disgrace and bring Yixiao and my maiden family into trouble?”

Tears welled up in her eyes, but her expression grew more and more proud as she looked coldly at Song Yuan, “The only reason why you and your mother belittled me is because the Wei Family is so lowly! I can only blame my youthful ignorance for believing in your promises and thinking that you were really free from any sense of family affiliation. How foolish I was! You’re from one of the six influential families and a direct descendant of Jiangnan Hall! If it were hundred years ago, I wouldn’t have been qualified to be your maid. But I became your HYPERLINK “javascript:;” wedded wife because of your temporary love. So, how could I end up well?”

“I despise your family?” Song Yuan’s face, which was already gloomy, suddenly flashed with a flush! He was heartbroken to the extreme and his heart was frozen to the extreme, “I do come from a good background, and I have been blessed with my father’s fame. I was awarded the No. 1 Scholar at the age of 20…”

Scenes from many years ago flashed before his eyes. Today’s Jiangnan Hall had declined so badly. Only when people lamented the Su Family’s long ancestral history would someone occasionally mention that the Song Family was once a noble family no weaker than the Su Family of Qingzhou back then.

Even Song Yixiao, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Song Family, learned about the glory of her ancestors only from the Su Family.

But in fact, when Song Ying was still alive, the reputation of Jiangnan Hall was by no means inferior to that of the Su Family!

It was because Song Ying, like Gu Shao, had become famous at a young age and was known throughout the world.

Otherwise, why was it that, more than 20 years after his death, Gu Shao, a giant of the dynasty, was still remembering him, and even someone as arrogant and haughty as Qiu Shuxia spoke of him in glowing terms?

With such a father, Song Yuan was only 20 years old when he became the No. 1 Scholar, and he was also fair and handsome, so predictably, his popularity back then was no less than Su Shaoge’s two years ago!

If the royal family had a princess of the right age, he would have been chosen as the prince consort.

But the royal family did not have a princess at the suitable age. However, there were as many clans, powerful families and nobles who wanted to marry into the Song Family as carps in a river.

The Gu Family was also included. At that time, Gu Shao and Song Ying had already made a verbal agreement to marry Gu Shao’s favorite and best looking daughter to Song Yuan.

The Gu Family of Hongzhou was not ancestrally as good as the Song Family of Jiangnan, but in this era of noble families declining, the two families were matched for marriage.

And both Gu Shao and Song Ying trusted each other’s ability to teach their children.

Originally, Song Yuan had already approved of the marriage, but only a few days before they announced the news, he was out of the city on a trip and met Wei Mengying, who had sprained her ankle. He knew her accidentally, and even fell in love at first sight. When he got home, he said that he would reject the lady of the Gu Family and only want to marry this girl from the Wei Family.

He thought that Song Ying would definitely be furious and opposed to the idea, so he was prepared for a storm from his father.

But he didn’t expect that Song Ying was only silent for a short while after hearing his words, and after confirming that he would only marry Wei Mengying, he went to the Gu Family’s mansion to explain the situation to Gu Shao and offered tea to make amends. After Gu Shao understood the situation, he didn’t fuss about it and quickly chose another husband for his daughter. The marriage between the Song Family and the Gu Family fizzled out. This was absolutely not the normal temper of Song Ying. But it was not until Song Ying was on his deathbed that the answer to this suspicion was revealed.

His father lay dying on his deathbed, looking at him with a cloudy, lifeless gaze, “The ancestors of Jiangnan Hall were often amorous, but they usually did not end well. So take care of yourself!”

Song Ying did not approve of his marrying Wei Mengying, but he agreed to do so only because he was afraid of the behaviors of his ancestors. He feared that forcing the daughter of an old friend to marry his son would ruin the rest of her life, and that his only son would cause trouble and end the Song Family’s inheritance, so he had no choice but to compromise.

Not long after the marriage, he died in depression.

When Song Yuan recalled the scene where his father and he parted, he could not help but cry, “When you’re just married into the family, Mother wanted to set rules for you, but you complained to me after you returned to the room, saying that Mother despised your origins. In order not to break your heart, I never mentioned your family background in front of you, so that Yixiao grew up in the Song Family before you took her away when she was eight years old, but she didn’t even know she was from Jiangnan Hall! If I had despised your origins, why would I have hold up the teaching of my eldest legitimate daughter for your thoughts?”

His hand gripping Wei Mengying tightened as he became agitated, and he said in a stern voice, “You knew it all! You knew that I loved you with all my heart and that I couldn’t let you suffer! That’s why you complained that my mother and I despised your origins and that my mother was prejudiced against you. Because as long as you said that, I would definitely comfort you, coax you and be obedient to you in every matter!”

“Now that I think about it, how could it be such a coincidence that I ran into you on a trip alone, and that you sprained your ankle and had no one around to take care of you, so you had to ask me for help?”

“Although the Wei Family is not a noble family, there have been a few minor officials, and you grew up with maids to serve you!”

“Since it’s a trip in spring, how can you not have your maids with you?”

“Even if the maids left for a while, I was there talking to you for a long time, why didn’t anyone come to you?”

“In the end I had to give you a ride on my own horse, and it was on this ride that you…”

He laughed out loud in self-deprecation, “You made me…beyond redemption since then!”

“Yes!” Wei Mengying felt the pain in her jaw being squeezed by him, as if her bones were about to crack, but she did not dare to cry out in pain. She could only hold back her fear, and said sadly, with her tears falling down like rains, “Of course I know that your love me! Otherwise, how would I dare to complain to you, given my background? I know you haven’t forgotten me all these years. But I couldn’t give birth to a son when I was in the Song Family! Yixiao was just a girl. Your mother was patriarchal and treated me like a thorn in her flesh, a daughter-in-law who couldn’t give birth to a son and didn’t allow you to have a concubine.”

She shrieked as if she was ready to risk everything, “Because you have a mother like that! What’s the use of loving me? You always thought you protected me so well. You always thought you were good enough for me! But you don’t know how frightened I am when you’re not in the mansion!”

“That was your own mother!”

“If she harmed me and even Yixiao while you were away… What would you do with her when you learned the truth later?”

“What would you dare to do with her?”

“You dare mention Yixiao. How can you have the face to mention Yixiao?”

“Isn’t Yixiao a perfect example?”

“She was sold by Madam Liu to the bawd… She was a lady of Jiangnan Hall, but was treated like this… What did that old b**tard Pang do?”

“That’s your own child!”

“It’s also that old b**tard’s grandchild!”

“Not to mention me, a daughter-in-law from a lowly family!”

“You keep blaming me for failing you, but have you ever thought that the culprit of all this is your own mother!”

“You didn’t have the guts to defy her, but you were using me as a scapegoat!”

Feeling Song Yuan subconsciously let go of her, Wei Mengying’s heart rejoiced, but her face became more and more indignant and grief-stricken. She slowly squatted down as if she couldn’t bear the pain, grabbing the grass and leaves in front of her, and continued to whimper, “Although the prince treated me well, who would be willing to be remarried and raise a group of children who are not related to me by blood? If it wasn’t for the fact that I couldn’t stay in the Song Family any longer, do you think I’m stupid? Why did I leave, especially when you and I have a daughter, and I could not take her away at that time?”

“You’re still so eloquent.” Song Yuan looked down at her cowering up in front of his feet, sobbing, and the expressions in his eyes changed. After a long time, he sighed bitterly and said, “Do you think I really don’t understand? It’s true that Mother has treated you badly, but even my father wouldn’t dare to force me in the matter of marriage, let alone my mother!”

Ordinary people might rely on their identities as elders to forcefully break up lovebirds.

If the younger generation was sad, they would get over it in time.

But the Song Family was different. Those amorous men in this family’s ancestry would do anything for their sweethearts. The worst part was that if their sweethearts died before them, they basically wouldn’t be able to live their lives properly.

Therefore, even though Elder Lady Pang loathed Wei Mengying, she did not think of destroying her daughter-in-law before Wei Mengying remarried.

It was not that she couldn’t bear it. It was that she was fearful of hurting her son.

After all, Song Yuan was the only son in his generation, and so were his father and grandfather!

When Wei Mengying heard his words, she knew that Song Yuan had already set his heart on killing her. Her hope of escaping with just arguments today was very slim.

Besides, she had stalled such a long time, but no one came. It was obvious that either because the valley was too hidden and could not be easily found, or because Wei Chan and Lu Chai’er, who had disappeared earlier, managed to cajole the searchers.

In any case, her chance of being rescued was very slim.

Understanding this, she stopped crying, “Is this the place you chose for me to be buried? I don’t know why a wooden hut was built? I thought that if you hated me so much, you would have thought of exposing my dead body to the wilderness!”