Madam, don't do this!

Chapter 46 Are they all not biological children?
Song Yan still attaches great importance to Song Hongtao's health.

He could die, but not now.

Although Yang Miaoqing's status in the Duke's Mansion has been reduced recently due to some bad things she has done, she still has a lot of say. Once Song Hongtao is angered to death, Yang Miaoqing can easily take control of the Duke's Mansion and then directly push Song Zhen to the position of Duke.

Song Hongtao was almost mad to death because he was not tactful enough before, so this time Song Yan chose a roundabout way.

But he had clearly overestimated Song Hongtao's mental endurance. As soon as he finished speaking, Song Hongtao froze, his face turning crimson purple before turning pale. His heartbeat and breathing seemed to stop at that moment, his fingers clenched, and his body trembled violently.

Unlike Song Zhen, Song Zhe is his son whom he has high hopes for.

Song Zhe showed amazing talent from childhood. He started learning earlier than other children, and at the age of fourteen he had already achieved the title of scholar, and at the age of eighteen he became a juren.

I wouldn't say there's never been anyone with this kind of talent, but there are definitely very few who can compare with it.

He is truly the Song family's talented child.

Song Hongtao believed that his lineage would prosper unprecedentedly in Song Zhe's hands.

Before this, he had indeed suspected that Song Zhe might be his second brother Song Jincheng's bastard. But after gradually calming down, Song Hongtao put the thought aside. He found countless excuses to comfort himself, but who could have imagined that Song Yan's words would crush all his false fantasies. He knew that if Song Yan dared to say so, he must have sufficient evidence or something unusual.

At this moment, Song Hongtao didn't know what kind of mood he was in. It felt like a piece of his heart was dug out, and it was so painful.

Wang Qingshan sighed helplessly. Why did he have to hear this every time he talked about this kind of thing? Fortunately, this was just an ordinary noble family. If it were the royal family, he, who knew about it, would probably lose his head.

Song Yan waited quietly with his eyelids lowered. As expected, after Song Hongtao gradually digested the shock of the news, his expression calmed down. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, "Was it still those three old women who spread the news?"

nodded.

"Is it Song Jincheng?"

Song Yan was a little surprised. He looked up at Song Hongtao. He thought he was just a poor guy whose wife cheated on him and had to raise someone else's child, but now it seems that Song Hongtao knows something.

He nodded silently again.

"Ah……"

Song Hongtao made a strange sound. It seemed as if all his strength had been drained away. He slumped in the chair, not saying a word. Only his eyes shone like a mad dog.

The entire study was filled with an unsettling silence, and even the candlelight seemed to be affected by the unease, dancing erratically. After a while, Song Hongtao asked, "What did those three old women say?"

After a pause, Song Yan considered his words carefully: "Those three old ladies said... when the Song and Yang families first discussed the marriage, Yang's choice... was for my second uncle."

"Because you are the eldest son, the Yang family believes that you have a greater chance of inheriting the title, so they insisted on having Yang Miaoqing marry you."

Yang Guifang was Yang's wet nurse, and Lai Pozi was the old maid who had taken care of Yang Guifang since she was a child. They were very close people... Even though these things were kept secret from them, they would still hear some rumors.

Unable to bear Liang Qiaofeng's torture, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Lai actually confessed. They told her everything they knew. Of course, there were some things they would not tell Song Hongtao.

Song Hongtao chuckled again. "The eldest son? Is the chance of inheriting the title even greater?"

Perhaps this is one of the reasons, but now it seems that he is not as smart as his second brother, and the factor that is easier for him to control seems to be a little bigger.

"To the north of Ningping County, there is Suhua Temple." Song Yan's voice flowed through his heart like a cool stream: "My stepmother often goes to Suhua Temple to burn incense, and then..."

Places like temples have been dens of filth and dirt since ancient times. There are actually not many proper temples. It is common for wealthy ladies and scholarly ladies to meet with their lovers in temples under the pretext of burning incense.

Just like Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, and Zhen Huan and Prince Guo!
Song Hongtao's face became even gloomier. Yang Miaoqing did go to Suhua Temple to burn incense. Thinking carefully, every time she went to Suhua Temple to burn incense, it was almost always when the second son came home to visit his relatives. She didn't seem to be very keen on worshiping Buddha at other times. It seemed that she had not been to Suhua Temple even once in the past six months.

"Why Song Zhe?"

"According to that old woman, before Yang Miaoqing became pregnant with Song Zhe, she went to Suhua Temple and said she wanted to pray for another child. To show her sincerity, she fasted for seven days in the temple."

Song Hongtao opened his mouth and was about to say that the second brother only stayed for one day when he came back that time and then left, but he swallowed the words back. It was obviously a lie to him to say that he only stayed for one day. He probably spent the rest of the time fooling around with Yang Miaoqing in Suhua Temple?

Fortunately, I still think that Yang went to Suhua Temple to avoid suspicion just because her brother-in-law came back, and I also think that Yang Miaoqing is polite and sensible.

After Yang Miaoqing returned, she slept with him once and conceived her sixth son, Song Zhe. He also felt that Suhua Temple was so effective that he sent someone to send incense worth a thousand taels of silver. Now it seems that this was probably the result of Song Jincheng's hard work there.

Then, Song Hongtao suddenly thought of something. Since Yang Miaoqing often met with Song Jincheng in private, and the sixth son was Song Jincheng's child, would the other sons also...

Song Yan also thought of this, and he couldn't help but look at Song Hongtao with a little more pity. If this was true, then it would be a lot of fun. There were eight legitimate sons, one from the Yang family, and seven from his younger brother's family... Perhaps, he should have just grabbed a handful of leaves just now.

You can even open a cloth shop specializing in selling hats.

Just don’t call him Duke of Song anymore, it would be more appropriate to call him Duke of Mao.

Song Hongtao's body trembled, but he was still trying to suppress it, not losing control: "Did those three old women say anything about Song Huai and the others..."

Song Yan shook his head: "No, in fact, those three old women only knew about the dirty deeds between Yang Miaoqing and Song Jincheng. Even Song Zhe's identity was just speculation, and there was no substantial evidence." Evidence?

Once Song Hongtao has made up his mind, it doesn't matter whether there is any evidence or not.

Song Yan couldn't understand what Song Hongtao was feeling right now, and of course he had no interest in understanding. However, because of what happened to Song Zhen before, his tolerance had indeed increased a lot. At least judging from his expression, Song Hongtao had calmed down.

He slowly stood up and walked to the window. It seemed that only the wind outside the window could keep him calm. The sound of insects came from the grass in the yard, and the stars in the sky were blinking in the dark sky.

Song Hongtao suddenly felt like laughing.

Song Zhen is not his biological son, Song Zhe is not his biological son... Yang Guifang must know about this, Liang Qiaofeng knows, Xiao Cuiping knows, Lai Qiuju also knows, and perhaps there are many other people who know, but he, the person involved, is the only one who doesn't know.

He suddenly became curious. He wondered how those insiders, especially Song Jincheng and Yang Miaoqing, would feel when they saw him favoring Song Zhe and Song Zhen.
You might be very proud of yourself, and probably laugh at yourself in your heart for being an idiot, right?
"Yan'er..."

"After we go back, find a way to pry open the mouths of those three old women. I want to know about Song Huai and the others' situation."

The night wind blew in from the window, ruffling Song Hongtao's already messy hair and loose robe. His fingers were clenched tightly in his sleeves, and his nails almost dug into the flesh of his palms.

Yang Miaoqing killed his three illegitimate children... Those must be his bloodline. What did that bitch want? He raised her children well, but she wanted to make him childless?

His body trembled, and at that moment, the murderous intent in his chest was almost uncontrollable.

Song Hongtao took a few deep breaths and sneered. Since you treat my child like this, how can I let your son have an easy time?
He turned around and looked at Song Yan again, his eyes became even more different.

Loyalty, filial piety, and most importantly, being a son.

"Have you reported the attack to the police?" Song Hongtao changed the subject a little abruptly.

Song Yan shook his head: "No."

"After all, if these things get out, it will damage the reputation of the Song family. Even though it was done by my stepmother, it will also bring shame to my father."

In an instant, Song Hongtao felt a soreness in the tip of his nose and his eyes became a little moist.

What a good child! Even though I didn't pay much attention to him before and he had suffered so much injustice, he still considered himself, his old father, in every way.

At this moment, Song Hongtao suddenly felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have let Song Yan marry into the family. How great it would be if this child could inherit the title of the Duke's Mansion?

Song Yan's lips curled up slightly. What a shame! He really wanted to destroy the Duke of Song's family all at once. I wonder what Song Hongtao's expression would be like then? It would definitely be exciting, right?
While I was thinking, I heard the sound of footsteps outside.

Maybe it was Yang who came, but judging from the sound, there should be more than one person coming.

Song Hongtao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Yan'er, what should we do?"

"Fuck her."

"But..." Song Hongtao frowned. He knew that Yang Miaoqing was an adulterous bitch and that his son might not be his biological son, but he still endured it. He knew that now was not the time to fall out with Yang Miaoqing. The Yang family was behind her. If the Yang family knew that their plan had been exposed, he was afraid he would not live long.

Song Yan waved the banknote in his hand: "No buts, you are very angry."

Song Hongtao suddenly realized that there could be many reasons for his anger. It could be that his son was not his biological son, or it could be that... his son who married into his family was attacked and killed. The next second, he tried hard to control his facial expression, which gradually changed from emotion to calm, and then from calm to anger.

The door of the study was opened.

Yang appeared at the door, holding up the hem of her skirt.

Seeing Song Yan and Song Hongtao in the house, he frowned and was about to speak when Song Hongtao pounced on him like a mad dog.

He raised his right hand, as if using up all his strength, and slapped Yang hard in the face.

Snapped!
The crisp sound formed an echo, rippling in the study.

The fair half of his face instantly became red and swollen, and a stain of blood mixed with a white object flew out from the corner of his mouth.

Maybe it's the teeth.

Poor Yang, she had no idea what was going on and was stunned by the slap.

At this moment, the furious Song Hongtao had completely turned into an out-of-control beast, grabbing Yang's hair:

"Bitch, look at what you've done!"

Here is the first chapter of 3,000 words.

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