After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

The snow from the New Year had just melted and the ground was still frozen. It took a lot of effort to dig with a shovel, let alone digging with hands. Cheng Songan's hands were scraped by the hard soil and rocks, and two of her nails were broken. Her ten fingers were covered in blood and mud, but she was completely unaware.

"Get out of here!" She struggled to get out and continued digging.

Cui Yuanqing hugged her shoulders from behind and said reluctantly, "Yun Dai, don't do this."

"I told you to get out! Don't you understand?" Cheng Songan lowered his head and bit his arm with all his strength.

Situi walked over silently, without looking at the two of them, but just squatted down and dug in the ground with his bare hands. He dug out the remaining seedlings, wrapped the roots with soil, and handed them to Cheng Songan.

Cheng Songan stared at him with red eyes, throwing the roots and the ground on his face. Her heart was beating wildly, as if she was about to explode with anger.

Si Tui's head and face were covered in dirt, but he remained motionless, letting her vent her anger while she growled through gritted teeth: "Get out of here too!"

After hesitating for a moment, he stood up and walked behind Cheng Wanxin. There was undisguised jealousy in Cheng Wanxin's eyes.

Cheng Songan knelt on the ground, no longer struggling, but carefully wrapped up the two seedlings he had dug out, held them in his arms, and slowly stood up.

Cui Yuanqing stood up and she gave him a cold look: "You don't need to send me off. I can walk by myself."

"Yundai! Yundai!" An anxious voice came closer, trembling, "Are you back?"

Cheng Songan felt a pain in his heart. It was Old Madam Yu who came. She walked very fast and left the maids behind. She walked into the courtyard of Yunxiang Pavilion alone, leaning on a crutch.

As soon as she saw the person, she couldn't stop crying and murmured, "It's Yun Dai, Yun Dai, grandma misses you..."

"Grandma!" Cheng Songan had been holding his breath. When he heard Old Lady Yu's voice, his eyes soured and he walked over to hug her, "Yun Dai is unfilial."

Old Mrs. Yu hugged her and cried, "Good child, I don't blame you. It's your grandmother who is ashamed to see you, but I really can't help it..."

Cheng Songan let go of his hand, shook his head and said nothing.

Old Mrs. Yu wiped her tears, glanced at the yard majestically, and threw her cane straight at Cui Yuanqing, hitting his chest and landing at his feet.

Cui Yuanqing knelt down, raised his cane above his head, and said, "Yuan'er knows his fault, please punish me, grandmother."

Cheng Wanxin quickly stood up and came over, holding her waist and slowly kneeling down: "It's Wanxin's fault, it has nothing to do with Yuanqing, please..."

"Shut up!" Old Madam Yu said sternly, "Who do you think you are? You used to be the second daughter of the Cheng family, and you called me grandma, and I accepted it. Now you are worthy of it?"

Cheng Wanxin pinched the corner of her clothes tightly, suppressed her breath, and shuddered.

Si Tui knelt down silently.

Cui Yuanqing was filled with complex emotions. He was silent for a moment and said to Dingxiang and Xiangcheng, "Take your young lady down first and place her in the Osmanthus Garden in the southwest corner."

Old Madam Yu added, "Since you've married into this family, you must always remember your status. A concubine should behave like a concubine. You are not allowed to wander around for no reason, especially in this courtyard. If you do that again, I'll tear your tendons apart!"

These words were spoken lightly but were full of chillness. Cheng Wanxin's teeth were almost broken, but she didn't dare to show any emotion. She agreed softly and followed him.

Old Madam Yu then cursed, "Asshole! I didn't see it at all, but you let her live in Yun Dai's yard!"

Cui Yuanqing opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but the fact was already like this, and it was his fault, so he didn't say anything, and only said: "Please punish me, grandma."

"Grandma, this is no longer my yard. No matter who comes to live here, I have no right to be angry. I just did this for these two seedlings. My little girl planted them with great effort. No one else can ruin them."

Cheng Songan helped her sit on the chair and continued, "I call you grandma, not because I was once your granddaughter-in-law, but because I have called you that since I was a child. No matter who I marry in this life, I will still call you grandma."

Cui Yuanqing's eyes darkened. She was already considering who to marry.

Mrs. Yu's tears fell again, and she choked up, "Child, if you really want to make up your mind, grandma won't stop you. I will prepare a dowry for you when the time comes, and I will treat you as my granddaughter."

Cheng Songan nodded. It was getting late, and she had to hurry back to the villa as soon as possible to avoid worrying the maids at home. So she said goodbye, "Grandma, I'm leaving first today. You don't have to see me off. My carriage is parked outside."

Her tone was gentle, but unquestionable.

Old Mrs. Yu knew her temper and did not force her. She just shed tears and was reluctant to let her go.

Cheng Songan held two seedlings and walked out quickly.

Cui Yuanqing followed behind her at a leisurely pace. When she was about to get on the carriage, he spoke, humbly unlike him. He would never explain like this: "I was in a hurry to go to Yuqiao Villa to find you, so I really didn't let her stay at Yunxiang Pavilion."

Cheng Songan sneered: "So what? Lord Cui, you don't think I'm jealous of her, do you?"

Cui Yuanqing smiled self-deprecatingly and said nothing.

"Since I said I would help Cheng Wanxin marry you, I won't be jealous of her. Don't say that I can see that you don't like her. Even if you truly love her, I don't care." Cheng Songan had already stepped on a low stool and turned around, barely reaching the same height as him.

"I am angry because your love and hatred, guilt and compensation with Si Tui and Xue Tingyun have implicated me. Isn't it enough? This is where I have lived for ten years. Why do you want me to see it being trampled on with my own eyes?"

Ten years? Cui Yuanqing keenly caught these two words and looked at her suspiciously.

Cheng Songan realized that he had said the wrong thing and stopped talking in time, changing the topic to say, "Cheng Wanxin dared to do this because she found out about Situi, who would protect her. She is not a simple person, and you knew that a long time ago. But you, Cui Yuanqing, chose to turn a blind eye, because you will always feel guilty towards Situi."

"So, you have been silent about Cheng Wanxin's affairs. Silence is equal to connivance. You connivance Si Tui, and Si Tui connivances Cheng Wanxin!"

Cui Yuanqing's eyes were full of pain and he didn't dare to look up at her.

Cheng Songan stepped onto the carriage and slowly said the last sentence: "In the final analysis, it was you who always believed that it was my fault that Xue Tingyun disappeared. You thought you were atonement for me, didn't you?"

Cui Yuanqing suddenly looked up at her, met the disappointment and disdain in her eyes, and took a step back dejectedly. He opened his mouth, but found his throat was hoarse.

"Sister Cheng!" Two horses, one white and one red, came out from the street corner one after another. The one in the front was Duan Zhuyu, who was waving a whip and rushing ahead. "I'm here to pick you up!"

The other person was Lu Qingshan.

Cheng Songan saw them from afar, and her mood, which had calmed down, suddenly became disturbed again. If someone hurt her, naturally someone would come to pick her up.