Spring Drunk Chang'an

It was obvious that Song also thought that her father meant to use Liu Wenbai's identity as a threat.

She didn't want to.

It's not that she is a saint, but, as she said, since she has decided to be Liu Yu's mother in the future, she has to give up the mother-son and mother-daughter relationship with Liu Wenrui and Liu Qingru.

Then why should we block their bright future?

Song just wanted to leave quickly.

Old Lady Song and Song Bin patted their daughter's shoulders distressedly, but instead of fulfilling her wish, they sighed and said, "Zhilan, what your mother and father want to talk about is not about Wen Bo, but..."

"Liu Qingru!"

Old Mrs. Song spoke in a heavy tone.

Song was stunned, her face full of confusion, "Qingru? Mother, what happened to Qingru? She, she..."

Mom said it would confuse the bloodline?

Having experienced the "baby swap" incident, Song was indeed much more sensitive. She suddenly widened her eyes and stared straight at Liu Qingru.

Liu Qingru: “…”

A look of confusion on his face.

When Old Lady Song was talking to the Song family and others, their voices were very low. They were too far away to hear clearly, and they secretly thought that the Song family was using the eldest brother's identity to threaten them!

She frowned fiercely, fearing that her father would compromise, so she quickly expressed her loyalty loudly, "Grandma, please don't force my mother. My mother has already agreed to set us free, why do you have to force it!"

"My last name is Liu, not Song!"

"I am a child of the Ningguo Mansion. Children follow their fathers and not their mothers. Mother divorced and shouldn't have taken us away. My second brother and I are willing to accompany Mother to the Cheng'en Mansion for a while. We are filial. But now, my family is in trouble. Father and eldest brother are in trouble. It is natural for my second brother and I to return to help."

"You are an outsider, you can't detain us by force!"

"How can you not let the children go home? There's no reason in the world for that!"

"Mom, if you really love me, please don't force me. I beg you, I really want to go home..."

Liu Qingru acted as if she was begging, using both soft and hard tactics, and she made her point decisively.

She was not afraid that the Song family would expose her eldest brother's background. Anyway, at this point, the situation could not get worse. Her father was the emperor's favorite minister, and the Liu family was the Duke's mansion. Why should the royal family intervene in the affairs of the legitimate and illegitimate children of the Liu family?

Those imperial censors will report it, uh, they married a jinx, a promiscuous woman, it's already so miserable, I think the Emperor will definitely be sympathetic.

Maybe just a fine of silver will do.

Besides, since my eldest brother has become a bastard, he can't be so arrogant towards her anymore. Maybe he will try to please her, a legitimate daughter...

Liu Qingru persuaded herself like this.

However, what she didn't expect was that Old Lady Song didn't get angry because of her words, nor did she look sad at all. Instead, her eyes were cold and mocking.

If she saw correctly, the look in her grandmother's eyes was...

'disgust!'

My grandfather's expression was also one of contempt, even a hint of hatred.

As for her uncle and aunt, their expressions were indifferent, as if they were not affected by her words at all!

Liu Qingru's heart skipped a beat. When did her grandparents, uncle and aunt become so disgusted with her? Before her parents divorced, when she and her mother returned to the Cheng'en Mansion, they had been very kind and loving to her...

Is it really because of her behavior during this period that they have become cold-hearted?

No, that won't happen. Blood is thicker than blood. They are her maternal family and her elders. No matter what she does, they will forgive her in the end. What's more, her mother is there!

That weak woman who loves her child dearly can't live without her!

Liu Qingru swallowed her saliva and tried to persuade herself. She looked at the Song family and said, "Grandfather, grandmother, please talk. I..."

"Don't call us!"

Old Madam Song suddenly waved her hand and said indifferently, "I'm not your grandmother!"

"You are not Zhilan's daughter either!"

"Ah?" Liu Qingru was startled, her heart choking. Almost instinctively, she wanted to turn around and look at Aunt Lai. However, the next moment, she restrained herself deeply. She was extremely flustered and smiled to cover up her embarrassment. "Um, hahaha, grandma, what are you talking about?"

"Why am I not my mother's daughter?"

"You, you can't sever the blood relationship between me and my mother just because I want to go home!"

"Mother and daughter nature..."

“You and your mother’s nature should be attached to the Lai family!” Old Lady Song interrupted her and said bluntly: “Liu Qingru, you are not Zhilan’s child!”

"You were born to the Lai family, and are Liu Xiu's concubine's daughter!"

"Zhilan has already divorced Liu Xiu. As a bastard, you really have nothing to do with our Cheng'en Mansion."

According to the ancient rules, illegitimate children are usually expected to recognize their stepmother’s family as their outside family, but now that the Song family is divorced, it naturally doesn’t count anymore!

"Don't call me grandma anymore, and don't call Zhilan mother anymore!"

"You're not!"

Old Lady Song said coldly.

Liu Qingru was so flustered that she couldn't help but turn around and look at Aunt Lai for help.

Aunt Lai's face was pale, but she managed to remain calm. After all, she had a vague guess when Qingru mentioned to her the attitude of Duke Cheng'en's Mansion towards her. However, she never expected that the Song family would choose to make trouble at this time!

Something happened to the Crown Prince, and the Duke was in a very bad mood. I don’t know if he will protect her?

Aunt Lai calmed herself down and showed just the right amount of surprise and absurdity on her face. She didn't say anything, and didn't even look at Liu Qingru. She just frowned and looked at Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu: ...

Her face was full of confusion, amused and puzzled. "Old lady, what are you talking about? How can Qingru not be Song's daughter? She raised her for seventeen years. Is she going to deny her just because the child wants to come back?"

"You are so angry!"

Obviously, Liu Xiu also felt that Old Lady Song was speaking in anger.

He did something like changing the child himself, but he didn't think anyone else could do it!

He is the Duke of Ning and the master of the Duke of Ning's Mansion. What could be hidden from him in this mansion?

In Liu Xiu's mind, there was no concept of "exchanging children" at all.

"Liu Xiu, my daughter is useless. She was replaced by a concubine right under my nose. However, she had a heavy hemorrhage during childbirth and was bedridden for several years afterwards. I, as her father, can forgive her."

"but you……"

Song Bin looked Liu Xiu up and down with a cold gaze, sneering, "As the Duke of Ning, you're in charge of everything in and out of the Duke of Ning's Mansion. And yet, your concubine cousin gave birth to a 'fake dead baby', and you didn't care. She hid it in the mansion for days, and you didn't know? She took advantage of my daughter's heavy bleeding during childbirth and used the 'fake dead baby' to replace the baby, and you didn't know either!"

"Your legitimate daughter was thrown by her into the Yan River and almost froze to death. Your concubine cousin killed more than a dozen people to silence her, and you still don't know..."