Chapter 1637: Walls Have Ears
Chapter 1637: Chapter 1637: Walls Have Ears
Song Zhiqing was unwilling, especially when he saw his peers with bright futures and rising success; the sense of discontent and injustice in his heart intensified even more.
They were all the same people, so why could others enjoy boundless glory while he was just a cripple, relying only on a wheelchair to get by?
Why was heaven so unfair, and why was it him who ended up disabled?
In these years, he had sought countless renowned doctors and tried every remedy and expensive medicine, but it was all in vain as he couldn’t stand up again and could only sit in a wheelchair.
Song Zhiqing had hated, blamed, and been angry, but it was all to no avail.
In his free time, he thought about the incident from back then, he even visited the scene of the accident; he couldn’t understand how he was so gravely injured on such a small slope, and wondered if there was something fishy about it.
And then there was Lian Yue, having experienced a spy like Bai Shuilian before, he subconsciously categorized Lian Yue into that group, thinking she deliberately intended to harm him.
But despite numerous investigations and unraveling, no problem was found with Lian Yue’s background or their interactions; everything seemed natural.
Yet he felt something was off, thinking if it were so natural, why couldn’t he expose Lian Yue?
Song Zhiqing’s eyes were clouded with gloom, his hand clenched into a fist, knuckles pale.
"Do you need to pee? I’ll get a boy to help you." Lin Guangxiong casually picked up a simple chamber pot and handed it to him, then hurried off.
Who wants to stay with a gloomy person, only to be annoyed?
Song Zhiqing sneered sarcastically, thinking how fickle the world was, everyone was used to siding with power, even his so-called brother-in-law was no exception.
Lingering in the dressing room for a while, Song Zhiqing was about to wheel himself out when he heard voices coming from the adjoining room.
It was Master Du from the Ministry of Personnel and Master Qi, a deputy commander at the Five Cities Military Department, who had been at the table earlier.
Song Zhiqing gripped the wheelchair armrests and stayed still.
"You saw Lin Guangxiong being so careful earlier as well. Tsk tsk, someone so timid is still able to become the Crown Prince’s paternal uncle, must be sheer luck?"
"It’s not just luck; it’s having a good brother-in-law. If it weren’t for the Song Family, how could it be the Lin Family’s turn?" Master Qi said sourly, "What does the Lin Family have? They can’t even be called prestigious, just some wealthy merchants, and having a scholar like Lin Guangxiong is already an achievement, but now they even have a Crown Prince Consort, it’s truly like hitting the jackpot, changing fortunes overnight."
The Lin Family was merely a prosperous family, not even top-tier, just a minor one. Producing a scholar to enter officialdom was commendable, yet their fortunes didn’t stop there, they even produced a Crown Prince Consort.
Even wealthier than the Song Family that started from scholarly and farming roots back then.
Master Du then said, "If Lin Family’s daughter was chosen because of Prime Minister Song, it’s strange. Doesn’t the Song Family have daughters? But none participated in the concubine selection. Speaking of which, didn’t Song Qingquan’s eldest daughter just get married last year? Isn’t she also of suitable age?"
Song Zhiqing felt a tightness in his heart, his lips pressed together; they were talking about him.
Master Qi chuckled, "What use is age suitability? Song Qingquan doesn’t hold an official position, it wouldn’t be appropriate. But if he wanted to, it wouldn’t be impossible; given who Prime Minister Song is, couldn’t he push his niece into selection?"
"Then?"
"Maybe the Song Family doesn’t seek this wealth, or..."
Master Du spat at him for his dithering, "What’s there you can’t say?"
Master Qi huffed, "Didn’t you hear Lin Guangxiong say, there’s a difference between legitimate and concubine’s offspring? Old Du, there are not just differences, but contentions between them, wouldn’t you want your legitimate brother to outshine you?"