Song Qin was stunned for a moment before he realized who the "Mrs. Ru" the woman was talking about was. He immediately smiled and said, "Are you Aru's man? Is Aru okay? I knew she was a good girl. She still remembers me as her father..."
Xichun smiled and said, "Mrs. Ru will certainly remember you."
Song Qin's smile suddenly became brighter, but it froze on his face in an instant.
"Madam Ru said that although you have not fulfilled your responsibilities as a father over the years, she still has your blood in her body. Although you raped her mother when you were drunk, and people saw you committing bestiality and ruined your reputation as an official, you blamed her mother for seducing her. However, you are shameless and she cannot learn from you."
Song Qin's face flushed: "What nonsense are you talking about, that beast, tell her to come see me!"
How dare that little bitch say that to him?!
Xichun said calmly, "Madam Ru has no time to come and see you."
Ignoring the anger on Song Qin's face, she just took out a few banknotes and said, "Madam Ru has lived in the Song family for many years. She was taken care of by the Song family and had no food to eat, but she survived. Now that Mr. Song San is leaving Beijing, she will naturally come to see you off."
When Song Qin saw the banknote, his anger stagnated: "She still has some conscience!"
He stretched out his hand to grab the banknote, but Xichun dodged it. Song Tan was annoyed: "What do you mean?"
Xichun looked at him and said, "Don't be impatient, Third Master Song. Once I have finished speaking to you, I will give you the banknote."
"Madam Ru has been in the Song family for fourteen years. She has a certain amount of money for her expenses. She has made less than ten sets of new clothes. Each set will cost you ten taels of silver. She has two meals a day, and no meat is allowed. If the kitchen forgets, she can have one meal every two days. During festivals, she can eat some leftovers from the master's family. She can also have a full meal when there are occasional happy events in the mansion. Even if you pay twenty taels of silver a year for these servants, I think it is more than enough."
"Besides that, Madam Ru has never received monthly allowance from the Song family. In the past fourteen years, she has received four bonuses from the old lady, two bonuses from the third wife of the Song family, a jade ring from the eldest son of the Song family, and a pearl flower from the relatives of the Song family when they visited her. All together..."
Xichun did the math and said, "I'll convert all this into thirty taels of silver for you. Add in the food and clothing I gave you earlier, and the old clothes that Madam Ru picked up, and I'll give you four hundred taels of silver."
She held out the banknote in her hand.
"These four hundred taels of silver are the money that Madam Ru has spent on the Song family's belongings over the years. It is also the money she used to buy out her bloodline with the Song family. From now on, she is no longer a daughter of the Song family, and has nothing to do with you."
Xichun's words were like a slap in Song Qin's face.
There were already a lot of people coming in and out of the city gate, and the shouting of Old Madam Song earlier had already attracted a lot of attention. Xichun's undisguised words at this time made those who were watching the excitement secretly look at the Song family in shock.
The "Madam Ru" mentioned by the woman should be a girl from the Song family if nothing unexpected happens. The Song family was originally a duke's mansion, right?
A girl from a duke's mansion has been picking up other people's old clothes and having no food to eat for fourteen years. She has never received a monthly salary in all these years, and all the money she has added up is less than thirty taels of silver?
Song Qin's face turned pale and blue when he was stared at. Those eyes almost ripped his skin off. He was so ashamed that he became angry and said, "That evil creature, I am his father!"
"From today on, it won't be the case anymore."
Xichun took the banknotes and said, "Madam Ru will be a member of Tang Mansion in Jiyun Lane from now on, and will have nothing to do with the Song family. If Mr. Song San doesn't want this money, I will donate it to the charity hall for you, which can be regarded as accumulating virtue for your Song family..."
Swoosh——
Before she finished her words, Song Qin tried to snatch the banknote.
Xichun took a step back quickly. Seeing Song Tan glaring at her, she took out something and handed it to him, saying, "It seems that Mr. Song wants the silver. Then please sign your name and put your fingerprint on this letter of severance."
Song Tan's expression changed slightly: "Broken letter of kinship?"
Xichun raised her lips and said, "Why, Mr. Song only wants money, but still wants to rely on Madam Ru? Haven't you long been disgusted with her and unwilling to admit that she is a daughter of the Song family? Now that you have achieved your wish, isn't it just right?"
Seeing Song Qin's expression change and his eyes full of hesitation, Xichun mocked: "Mr. Song San is suddenly kind again, but it doesn't matter whether you sign or not. You will stay away from the capital in the future, and it will not have any impact on Madam Ru. It's just that I can't give you this money..."
Song Qin panicked when he heard this. He had no feelings for Song Ru, and he knew nothing about the place where she would be exiled. If he could have some money with him, he would at least feel more at ease.
Besides, Song Ru was far away in the capital, so even if he was her biological father, he couldn't do anything to her.
Song Tan said decisively: "Just sign it. Anyway, that heartless thing is as despicable as her mother!"
He snatched the letter of severance from Xichun's hand, bit his finger, signed his name and pressed his fingerprint, then threw it to Xichun. Xichun didn't say anything when she saw this. She just put the letter of severance away and threw the banknote to Song Qin, who happily stuffed the banknote into his sleeve.
Seeing this, Xichun looked cold and walked aside to the officers and said, "My daughter and the governor love Ru and don't want her to have such a shameless father, so they spent some money to buy them away from us."
"I am sorry for delaying you guys just now. This little bit of silver is a gift from my daughter. Please have some tea."
When the yamen runners heard "Tang Mansion in Jiyun Lane" just now, they had already guessed who the maid in front of them belonged to. They originally thought that the Yi Yang County Lady had softened her heart towards the Song family, and they were still thinking about whether they should take care of her on the way. But now, hearing Xichun's words full of disgust, they all became active.
The leader waved his hand quickly: "Miss, you are too polite. It is not time to leave the capital yet, so why delay us?"
Xichun still stuffed the silver into his hand.
The man smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Thank you very much for the reward, County Lord."
Xichun smiled and said, "I won't keep you any longer."
"Go slowly, girl."
After Xichun left, the yamen runners instantly changed their faces. The leader looked at Song Qin, who was happily collecting the banknotes, and a hint of greed flashed in his eyes.
It would be fine if there were old friends in the capital, but the Song family had offended Governor Xiao and Princess Yi Yang, and it seemed that Song Jinxiu would never be able to get up again.
This silver...
He glanced at Song Qin. This man was only from the third branch of the Song family. As long as he didn't touch Song Hong and his mother, whom Governor Xiao wanted, no one would care even if something happened to Song Qin.
He immediately made up his mind and stepped forward with the whip in his hand and swung it towards the ground.
"Alright, it's already so late, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and pack your things and get going!"
Several people in the Song family were shocked. Song Qin quickly hid the banknotes, while Madam Song carried the bag on her back.
Several yamen runners came forward and put the wooden shackles back on them, then jumped on their horses and swung the ropes that bound them, pulling them and saying:
"Let's go!"