Chapter 39 – The Mad Emperor and His Fairy in the Painting

The Mad Emperor and His Fairy in the Painting (5)

The silver Song Qinghuan had brought from home was quickly spent. Ma Er didn’t look for any work either. The household had only expenses and no income.

Song Qinghuan explained the situation to Ma Er. He just lowered his head in thought. Song Qinghuan felt even more guilty. Brother Ma Er had already tried his best to give her a good life. Why was she making things difficult for him?

“Qinghuan, how about we go back? I’m sure your mother won’t refuse to help us.” After thinking it over, Ma Er said to Song Qinghuan, a calculating glint in his eyes.

He had never intended to elope with Song Qinghuan for long. His goal from the start had been the Song family’s wealth. Song Qinghuan had eloped with him for quite some time now that her reputation was already ruined. What else could she do but marry him?

Song Qinghuan hesitated at this. When she left, she had taken all of her mother’s valuable jewelry. She was afraid that if she went back so soon, her mother would hold her accountable.

But she glanced at Brother Ma Er, and her heart warmed. “Alright! Mother will surely understand me.”

…

Song Qinghuan and Ma Er returned to the entrance of the Song Residence. The gate was covered in white mourning banners. The large mourning character left Song Qinghuan extremely confused, but it never crossed her mind that it might have something to do with her mother.

The two made their way inside. Servants who passed by looked at her as if she were some terrifying person. They quickly avoided her.

“That Miss Song is really heartless. Her own mother died, and she only comes back after so many days.”

“Shh, keep your voice down. I heard that if she hadn’t taken all her mother’s money and eloped with a man, her mother wouldn’t have died in bed without money to buy medicine.”

Song Qinghuan stared in disbelief at her mother’s name on the mourning altar. She had only been gone for a short while. How could her mother have died!

Song Qinghuan ran through possible culprits in her mind and quickly settled on the first wife, Huang Yin. In the past, she had always pretended to be so generous and act like she didn’t care about anything. It turned out she had wanted to kill Mother all along!

Song Qinghuan dragged Ma Er along and found Huang Yin. She was still wiping away tears. To Song Qinghuan, this scene was nothing but crocodile tears.

“Huang Yin! Was it you who killed my mother!” Song Qinghuan roared at the top of her lungs, her face twisted with anger.

Huang Yin had never been treated like this before. She hadn’t done anything at all. Song Qinghuan was going too far.

Originally, out of consideration for the dead mother, if Song Qinghuan wanted to come back, Huang Yin might have pleaded with the master on her behalf. But now…

“Ha… Song Qinghuan, your mother kept thinking of you even as she lay dying. She asked why you took all her money. It was you who killed your mother.” Huang Yin’s every word pierced Song Qinghuan’s heart.

Although she had never liked this concubine who had seduced her husband to climb the social ladder, Huang Yin had never stooped to fighting over a man!

At this moment, she actually pitied the dead woman a little. If her own husband hadn’t turned a blind eye, how could the Song family not afford medicine and food for just her?

And now, her daughter returned with some strange man, causing a scene at the mourning hall days after her death.

“You’re lying! I don’t believe you.” Song Qinghuan screamed and covered her ears. She didn’t believe she had killed her own mother. Huang Yin must be lying!

Ma Er stood by without saying a word. He didn’t come to watch these women tear each other apart. He was going to be the Song family’s son-in-law!

“What’s all this noise!”

A stern male voice rang out, interrupting the argument. It was Prime Minister Song who came.

As soon as he entered, he spotted Ma Er hiding behind Song Qinghuan. He frowned. Then he looked at Song Qinghuan’s haggard appearance.

He immediately understood why they came back. Hadn’t they just run out of money and come back for more?

“Guards! Lock the young lady in her room.”

Song Qinghuan struggled desperately. She didn’t want to be separated from Ma Er. But in the end, she was locked away.

But she believed that Ma Er would definitely come back to rescue her!

Just like in the previous life, he had broken into her palace, taken her hand, and told her he loved her.

Then he slipped the ring off her finger, put it in his pocket, and promised her that he would give her a better one.

She was so moved that she immediately took his hand. They hadn’t run far before they ran into Xie Chenyuan, whose face was dark as thunder. Although they did not succeed in escaping in the end, she still believed in Ma Er!