How could I possibly be confined in a cage?

Chapter 117 The Huang Family

Yan Ru returned to her room. Fortunately, Seventh Concubine had something to do and led Master Song away. Otherwise, looking at Master Song's wolfish eyes, she wouldn't know how to refuse him. Would he try to kill himself again?

Du Juan heated up a pot of milk and brought it over.

"You'd better be careful around Du Ruo in the future."

"What's wrong?"

"Sigh...she's just another little thing, only more cunning. Look at her today, was it just a coincidence that Seventh Concubine fell? Seventh Concubine is a country girl, she should be very tough, how could she bleed so easily after a fall?"

Yan Ru recalled that something was wrong. "That's right. Although I've never met Wan Niang, judging from her appearance, she doesn't seem like someone who doesn't know what's good for her. Well, you can pick some of the better herbs from the ones Master Song brought over and send them over. Consider it a way of giving something away for free."

"Okay," Du Juan replied, and picked some out of the storeroom next door and sent them over.

Yanru stood upstairs watching Dujuan bustling about and sighed. Sometimes being busy is good; at least it proves that you still have value, which is better than sitting on the sidelines all the time.

She habitually looked towards the study again, where a thin figure was waving at her.

It was already night, and most people would have gone to bed long ago, but the courtyard next to Yanru's was still brightly lit because of the Seventh Concubine's accident.

So Yanru was excited, worried, and sad. Overwhelmed with emotions, tears quickly streamed down her face.

Seeing that Yanru was crying, Song Yuanliang quickly turned off the light and mouthed words to her, which Yanru understood.

That meant she had to wait for him.

The lights were all off in the small building when Song Yuanliang finally arrived.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder; upon meeting again, the two had no time to explain anything, and only a tight embrace could express their longing for each other.

Yan Ru's body was bound into Song Yuanliang's strong embrace, and the unspoken words were drowned out by the affectionate kiss.

Pure physical contact was not enough to satisfy his endless desires. Just as Song Yuanliang was about to take the next step, Yan Ru grabbed his hand.

After a tender kiss, Yan Ru's wet eyes were fixed on Song Yuanliang.

"cannot..."

Song Yuanliang was dissatisfied. "Why? Don't you miss me?"

Yan Ru pulled Song Yuanliang's hand and placed it on her abdomen. "I haven't had my period for over a month."

"So what?" Song Yuanliang asked, puzzled.

Yan Ru blushed and said, "It means it's very likely... that she might be pregnant."

This news was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Song Yuanliang completely stunned and disoriented.

"What? You have a child? I have a child?" In his excitement, Song Yuanliang's voice rose a few decibels, and Yan Ru quickly covered his mouth.

"Keep your voice down, we're not sure yet."

But this news was enough to excite Song Yuanliang.

"I'm going to be a father, Yanru. You're so wonderful. We finally have our own flesh and blood."

"It's not certain yet. Don't blame me if it doesn't work out."

"If it's not true, then it's because I didn't try hard enough, and I'll just try harder." Song Yuanliang held Yan Ru with great appreciation.

"Oh, right," Song Yuanliang said eagerly, remembering what he had seen that day, "I saw your sister?"

"what?"

Yan Ru was truly agitated. "Where is she? How is she?"

"Don't get agitated, she's fine. It's just strange that she's staying by Young Master Guo's side. I wonder why."

"Young Master Guo?" Yan Ru asked uncertainly.

"Yes, that's Guo Zixing, the eldest son of Marshal Guo."

Yan Ru asked in confusion, "How could this be? Isn't it just that the Marshal wants to arrest us? You're not mistaken, are you? It really is my sister?"

“It’s absolutely true. As for why, I don’t know either. But it seems that Young Master Guo treated her well. She didn’t suffer. Perhaps she married Young Master Guo to escape imprisonment. After all, your sister is a beauty. It’s normal for Young Master Guo to feel pity for her.”

"When did you meet her? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"It happened before the New Year. The 18th of the twelfth lunar month was Old Madam Guo's birthday. My father didn't go to wish her a happy birthday that day, but the next day, Young Master Guo brought your sister to our house. They looked quite impressive!"

Song Yuanliang then said apologetically, "It's just that my father gave me a lot of account books to test me, and he also had someone watch over me, so I didn't have a chance to come and find you."

"So, what about today?"

"A member of the Huang family came today, Huang Qian, our classmate. After he and his father arrived, my father didn't have time to take care of me, so I came to see you whenever I had the chance."

Yan Ru pondered for a moment and said, "Yuan Liang, there's something I've always wanted to tell you."

"You said."

"What are you planning to do? Are we going to stay in the Song family mansion forever? I don't want to stay here. You said today that my sister is still safe and sound with Young Master Guo, which means that our family's mistake isn't that serious. I still want to go home."

“I don’t want you to stay in the Song residence forever, Yanru. I’m serious. I want to marry you as my wife in a proper and honorable way.”

Yan Ru's face flushed again, but at this moment, she was thinking most about her older sister.

"Let's not talk about that now. Could you go see my sister for me? I want to know if she's safe."

"Of course, but is your sister willing to see me?"

Yan Ru thought that when her sister came to pick her up from school, she would occasionally see Song Yuanliang, but she wasn't sure if she remembered him.

She turned around, took a rose brooch from the box, and handed it to Song Yuanliang. "Give this to my sister. She'll recognize it as me at a glance."

"What's the reason for this?" Song Yuanliang looked at it over and over. It was just an ordinary silver brooch with a twisted rose pattern and some small diamonds. It wasn't valuable, but it was sparkly and attractive.

“This is a birthday present my sister picked out for me, of course she recognizes it.”

"Alright," Song Yuanliang said, tucking the brooch into his pocket, his hands starting to wander.

"Yanru, I miss you so much. I've been thinking about you every single moment of the past month."

Yan Ru declined his enthusiasm. She missed Song Yuanliang when he wasn't around, but now that he was in front of her, she didn't care as much anymore.

"Be serious. If I get pregnant, it's not appropriate for me to be with you..."

"Oh, what are you doing together?"

Yan Ru blushed and pretended to hit someone, but Song Yuanliang laughed and ran away.

The two of them were making love in the room, which made Dujuan suffer again.

Fortunately, she had set a rule early on: after nightfall, no one but her was allowed to go upstairs or linger in the small building, which created many conveniences for the two of them.

Thinking that Master Song might be next door, Du Juan was extremely nervous, fearing that Master Song might suddenly come over.

.