Grudge Breaker

Chapter 322 Kept in the Dark
"Brother Feng, father is waiting for you."

Seeing Mo Tingfeng walking towards Song Weichen again, Qin Xueying, who had already returned to the table, came over again and stood beside Mo Tingfeng intentionally or unintentionally, which made them look like a good match to people who didn't know the situation.

Song Weichen remembered that before the banquet started, the eldest princess had vowed to Mo Tingfeng, "We will have a night party at the Changting in Sichen Mansion. Today, I will fulfill my words." He wanted to laugh.

Actually, it's true if you try hard enough.

What she said at that time was "You give me a staircase, and I give you a beauty" - if anyone is to blame, it's because this "beauty" has no specific meaning.

The beautiful lady Qin Xueying... well, why not count? .
"But...Gu Cangyue bullied you?"

Although Qin Xueying clung to Mo Tingfeng, it did not prevent him from focusing all his attention on Song Weichen - he held her hand in public without any hesitation. What's wrong with this little girl tonight? She always looked like she was in a trance.

Song Weichen forced himself to smile and showed the penalty-free family emblem token given by the territory master. "Nothing, I was just thinking about how to be naughty. The territory master gave me this. From now on, mom doesn't have to worry about me being bullied at school anymore. Yeah."

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"You are talking nonsense again. Let's go and thank the Lord of the Territory."

Mo Tingfeng nodded politely to Qin Xueying beside him, then held Song Weichen's hand tenderly and walked towards the main seat. The eldest princess was watching from behind them, neither annoyed nor happy, and her emotions could not be seen.

After the two of them walked a certain distance away, Qin Che, who had been watching the show at the seat next to them, walked over and stood half a step away from Qin Xueying, with his hands in his wide sleeves. He looked up and down at Song Weichen's back with eyes full of primitive male desires.

"See? A wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a secret lover. Cousin, you are really patient."

"He is so close to you now, and he doesn't shy away from it. Won't that little slut completely dominate you in the future?"

In fact, it wasn't just Qin Che. The gossipy guests around were also whispering, saying that Mo Tingfeng favored his concubine over his wife, and that he had just announced the good news with the eldest princess, but he didn't even pretend in front of the Lord of the Territory.

A woman who looked like a mistress sitting at the next table spoke up for Qin Xueying and looked at Song Weichen with harsh and contemptuous eyes.

"It's only because the princess is kind and reasonable. If it were someone else, there would be a fuss."

"She took advantage of Lord Si Chen's absence to sit so close to the Territory Master and even made advances on her several times. She has no sense of shame! I really don't know what she sees in her."

After the voice fell, another female member of the family at the same table echoed,
"Men are all the same. They all like vixens."

The two spoke in a moderate voice, just loud enough for Qin Xueying to hear. Qin Che could hear clearly, so he looked at Qin Xueying with a mischievous and slightly provocative expression.

"Cousin, can you tolerate this?"

"I heard that this girl was abducted to Pingyang before. Your future husband did not hesitate to go to war for her. Under the banner of eradicating the ghost husband and disturbing the soul, he led his men to almost raze the ghost market to the ground."

"Don't underestimate me, I'm just a lowly person in this world. If you really have to make Mo Tingfeng choose between the two, you may not win, cousin. You should think more about yourself!"

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"Xiao Che, don't be so presumptuous."

"Lord Si Chen cares about the people, unlike you who only cares about spending all day in debauchery and prostitution. Speak less and take care of yourself."

Although Qin Xueying said this to Qin Che, the guests around who heard it fell silent. It was not because these people felt ashamed of gossiping behind others' backs, but everyone tacitly felt sorry for Qin Xueying, and at the same time admired her magnanimity and tolerance.

In the eyes of everyone, she was obviously feeling uncomfortable but still forcing a smile. She was clearly suppressing the unspeakable grievances deep in her heart, yet on the surface she was always defending the image and reputation of her "future husband" Mo Tingfeng - anyone who saw her would have to praise her for being a mistress, and at the same time, they would despise the "bitter couple" who were thanking the lord of the territory even more.

The female relative who had cursed the most fiercely earlier, most likely out of sympathy for her own kind, actually secretly shed two tears. When Qin Xueying saw this, she hurried forward to comfort her, which made everyone like her even more.

However, in the blind spot that no one else could see, the expression on Qin Xueying's face changed completely. It became ferocious and cruel, with a sinister smile of triumph blooming freely, which was completely different from the eldest princess in everyone's perception.

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All in all, the eldest princess won a great victory tonight.

With the foreshadowing of the territory master's marriage, plus the good show of defending the husband's faults that just took place - to exaggerate, even if Mo Tingfeng took Song Weichen to the banquet and solemnly introduced her to everyone as his future wife, the guests would not take it seriously. They would only think that Mo Tingfeng was really too much, not taking his "first wife Qin Xueying" seriously in such an occasion.

But due to the majesty of the head of Si Chen Mansion, it was impossible for people to accuse him of disrespecting his "legal wife" to his face. No matter what Mo Tingfeng said, they would only say congratulations perfunctorily.

Counting the people attending the banquet tonight, there are only three exceptions.

The first one to be affected was Gu Cangyue. He was present throughout the whole process. Even if he didn't care, he couldn't help but hear the truth. If he wanted to expose it and make it clear, no one could stop him.

But he obviously didn't care. His attitude made it clear that even if Mo Tingfeng married a donkey, let alone just changing a woman, it had nothing to do with him.

The second was Shu Tinglong. He knew Sang Pu's true identity and also knew that the two had a special relationship. If he was present, he would definitely tell Mo Tingfeng the truth secretly. Unfortunately, Shu Tinglong left early on the pretext of having something to do shortly after challenging Gu Cangyue, and he was completely unaware of the situation.

Another person is Ji Baishou. He knows the relationship between the two inside out. Even if he looks down on Song Weichen, he would not fail to remind Mo Tingfeng when he knows that the marriage arranged by the territory master is a misunderstanding.

Unfortunately, he was drunk. Bei Huashan had been restricting him from drinking recently, because he was practicing a method that required strict control of alcohol, otherwise it would backfire and hurt his body. This made Ji Baishou very greedy, and he finally got the chance to let the tiger go back to the mountain, so how could he be restrained? As a result, he was drunk and backfired, and became a puddle of mud with blurred consciousness. He hugged the stone pillar outside the hall and kept muttering "Huashan". Zhuang Yuheng, who happened to be driven back, saw him and quickly ordered someone to take him to the guest room to help him sober up.

At this point, all the "informants" who might have told the truth were killed.

This arranged marriage farce, seemingly full of loopholes, actually became an airtight information cocoon that completely enveloped Mo Tingfeng.

Up to this point, Mo Tingfeng was completely kept in the dark.
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"I have waited too long for this marriage. Thank you, Lord!"

After expressing his gratitude, Mo Tingfeng took Song Weichen by the hand and bowed to the territory master. The moment he lowered his head, Song Weichen's expression changed instantly, and a layer of mist rose in his eyes - after all, he was making wedding clothes for others.

If it weren't for the restrictions of the previous life mark and the love-severing ban, according to her temper, she would definitely tell Bingtuozi about it and exaggerate the process of the territory master, Lao Deng, forcing the couple to marry each other. But now, not only can she not say anything, she also has to help keep it secret.

Song Weichen didn't dare to think about how Qin Xueying would react when he entered the bridal chamber and lifted the veil to see Qin Xueying on the wedding day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Would she hate himself?

She lowered her head and suddenly smiled bitterly.
No, he wouldn't hate her so much, he wouldn't remember her at all.

Maybe by then, he and the princess could really become a harmonious couple...

Perhaps it was because she had drunk two glasses of wine, Song Weichen felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, and her abdomen was aching tightly and tightly. She just wanted to leave here as soon as possible.

It’s a pity that this hatred will never end.

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"Tingfeng, you don't have to be so polite. Since you didn't respond, I couldn't wait to set the wedding date for you. Please don't blame me."

As Qin Huan spoke, he patted the seat next to him, motioning for Mo Tingfeng to sit down and talk. He then pointed to the seat opposite for Song Weichen to sit down, and called Qin Xueying over, asking her to sit next to Mo Tingfeng. Only then did he reveal a satisfied smile.

"This is what a family should be like, okay, okay!"

"Xueying, give a glass of wine to Tingfeng. You two should help each other more in the future."

Qin Xueying blushed and did as she was told. Mo Tingfeng had no idea that the territory master had hidden meaning in his words, so he returned a glass of wine. They looked like a couple in harmony.

The Lord of the Territory was so happy that he raised one cup after another. Someone shouted, "Congratulations to the Lord of the Territory, congratulations to Lord Si Chen, and wish the newlyweds a long and happy life together." Everyone echoed the slogan, and the hall became more and more lively.

Song Weichen's heartbeat was abnormally fast and her hands holding the wine glass were shaking violently. She knew that her body and mind had been stretched to the limit.

"Snapped!!"

Suddenly, an abrupt sound of shattering made the originally noisy hall quiet in an instant - Gu Cangyue smashed the wine bottle on his table to the ground, and the fine Ru kiln celadon jade-necked bottle was smashed to pieces.

"Quarrel."

He stood up coldly, glanced at the people at the main table, and finally his eyes fell on Mo Tingfeng.
"You're so slow, I don't know what she sees in you."

After saying that, he left without saying goodbye to anyone.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment, and someone muttered something in a very low voice:
"I'm afraid he's here just to spoil the fun."

After all, because of Gu Cangyue's fall, Qin Huan lost interest and the night banquet finally ended.
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"Xueying, send Tingfeng off for me."

Qin Xueying agreed and walked out of the palace with Mo Tingfeng and Song Weichen. On the way, he heard that Ji Baishou was drunk and Zhuang Yuheng was looking after him, so he asked Song Weichen to wait for a while and went to the other courtyard to express his condolences.

The maids were ordered not to follow, so there was no one in the yard except Qin Xueying and Song Weichen who were waiting in the courtyard. A gust of night wind happened to blow by, making the atmosphere between the two even more desolate.

"I didn't expect you to be so emotionally stable."

Qin Xueying finally spoke. Her voice was low, but it carried a sense of superiority of a winner that could not be concealed.

Song Weichen was stunned for a moment, then chuckled at himself.
“Is it possible that I am emotionally stable because I have been crazy for a long time?”

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"Don't blame me."

"Love doesn't come first or last."

Hearing this, Song Weichen seemed to have heard something hilarious and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. Qin Xueying's face changed color and she almost looked hideous.

She finally stood up, holding her stomach which hurt from laughing, and stared at Qin Xueying without blinking.
"Indeed, love doesn't come first or last."

"But there is courtesy, righteousness and honor."

Happy New Year, dear ones