I insist

Chapter 509: Sending Away

When the woman saw that Qiu Tianlei and his group were about to leave, she started to cause trouble.

"Why is my life so miserable? I've never had enough to eat or wear since I was a child. I've finally reached this age, and I'm still being bullied. I don't want to live anymore."

Qiu Tianlei originally intended to take Song Miqiu and Tian Yumei away, but he didn't expect to hear her say that, which made him very unhappy.

He was about to say something, but Tian Yumei grabbed his hand and shook her head at him.

Just when everyone thought Tian Yumei was going to let it go, she stepped forward and slapped the woman across the face without saying a word. The slap was very loud.

This action startled everyone present, including Song Miqiu and Qiu Tianlei. They never expected her to have such a side to her.

"You just said we bullied you. If we don't settle this matter, I feel like I'm letting you down after all that bullying you said you were going hungry and cold."

How could you say something like that? Look at your hands, do they look like they're used to a lot of work? Next time you try to lie to people, you should at least take care of yourself first.

Don't let your outfit give you away; otherwise, you won't get a single penny.

After speaking to the woman, Tian Yumei turned around and walked to Song Miqiu and Qiu Tianlei, a familiar smile on her lips, and said, "Mother, Tianlei, let's go."

"Wife, you're amazing! I never knew you had this side to you. But that slap you gave me just now wasn't enough!"

"I don't think she'll learn her lesson. You should slap her a few more times," Qiu Tianlei said seriously.

Tian Yumei shook her head, looking at Qiu Tianlei speechlessly, and said, "You're only thinking about getting revenge. Have you even considered how a woman lives like this?"

How can she still survive here? I think she must have connections to survive. Offending her too much wouldn't do us any good.

Listening to Tian Yumei's analysis, Song Miqiu nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, both of you handled things well today, quite a difference compared to before."

"Mother, why didn't you help us just now? I was counting on you to help me." Qiu Tianlei frowned and looked at Song Miqiu with some displeasure.

Song Miqiu sighed: "How old are you? You need to handle things yourself instead of relying on your mother for everything. Besides, how many more years can I be with you?"

"How old are you? Can't you use your brain? You're a father now, you have to support the whole family."

Qiu Tianlei and Tian Yumei were taken aback by Song Miqiu's sudden remark and were at a loss for words. They could only lower their heads, their spirits low.

"Alright, you two, watch yourselves. If I'm not mistaken, we've already been resented by the woman," Song Miqiu said with a smile.

At this moment, Qiu Tianlei and Tian Yumei were shocked and asked with lingering fear, "Mother, are you serious? What should we do? Yumei just said..."

That woman has a powerful background; I hope she won't do anything to us.

"Don't worry, even if she really did something, we're not afraid, because someone will protect us. The city lord here is an upright person."

Song Miqiu said something ambiguous, but it did not put Qiu Tianlei and Tian Yumei at ease.

That night, King Jing waited in a pavilion outside the city, with his strategist offering words of advice.

"Your Highness, I still feel that this matter is not appropriate. That man is a remnant of the previous dynasty and is our enemy. What good news could he possibly give us?"

Perhaps he did it on purpose, hoping we would panic and then his men would rush in, thus securing their victory.

The strategist's face was extremely grim. No matter how he thought about it, something didn't seem right, and he felt that it was Yu Huailin's plan.

But King Jing ignored him completely, saying calmly, "Things have come to this point, can we possibly go back on our word?"

And I believe he wouldn't lie to me. If you feel it won't work, then you should go back first, and be prepared at any time. I'll wait here alone.

"No, Your Highness, you are our pillar of strength. I cannot leave you alone. I must stay here with you."

The strategist immediately looked in other directions very seriously, saying that he would not leave King Jing alone here.

King Jing said nothing and just sat there. After a while, he noticed Yu Huailin and General Mu slowly walking over.

At this moment, the strategist spoke up again, expressing his dissatisfaction: "Your Highness, I feel that they don't value our meeting at all. We've been waiting here for a long time."

They're taking such a long time to come over, are they looking down on us? Should we give them a hard time?

“We were the ones who contacted them first, so naturally they will arrive a little later. You need to arrive a little earlier,” Prince Jing said calmly.

Soon, Yu Huailin and General Mu arrived at the pavilion. When Prince Jing saw the two, he stood up and nodded slightly to them.

Yu Huailin returned the nod to Prince Jing, while General Mu simply clasped his hands in a fist salute and glanced expressionlessly at Prince Jing and the strategist.

"Strategist, you go and wait for me elsewhere. I intend to speak with this young master alone," Prince Jing said softly, looking at Yu Huailin.

The strategist originally intended to refuse, but considering that this was in front of outsiders, he had no choice but to obey and step down.

Yu Huailin also gave General Mu a look, signaling him to leave as well.

After General Mu withdrew, the two men sat down together. They looked at each other, neither of them speaking first, creating a silent standoff.

"I'm very curious to know how much of what you said yesterday, young master, is true," Prince Jing said first, since he was the one who had initiated the meeting.

Yu Huailin hadn't expected the first question to be this. He smiled slightly and said, "If that's what you're asking, then of course I'll tell you it's all true."

“What if I ask it differently?” said King Jing.

"It's all true. Since I dare to say this to you, it means it's all true, because I have no reason to lie to you, right?"

"Who knows if you'll lie to me to make me believe you so that you can win and continue your journey to the capital?"

Prince Jing kept his eyes fixed on Yu Huailin's eyes, trying to discern his thoughts from them.

Yu Huailin smiled slightly: "Prince Jing, you're overthinking it. However, it's true that my methods were despicable, which is why I won yesterday. But everything I said is true."

Moreover, this matter is also related to Princess Jing and her child. The Emperor entrusted the Princess and her child to a concubine's care because he was being controlled.

That's why Princess Jing and her child were poisoned. After hearing all this, doesn't Your Highness feel heartache?