Ge Bi finally grew annoyed and hurriedly pinched her younger sister's mouth. "You little brat, why do you tell him everything?"
Wanyan Ping dodged while giggling. "Brother-in-law isn't an outsider. What does it matter if he knows?"
Song Qingshu laughed as well and pulled Ge Bi into his arms. "Exactly. We're all family. What is there to hide?"
Ge Bi was extremely embarrassed and hurriedly changed the subject. "You're leaving again so soon after returning. Do you want to go see Qiucao?"
Song Qingshu's smile froze. The names Pucao and Qiucao stirred complicated feelings in him. She truly was a beautiful young girl, but all he felt for her was guilt and pity, not love. It was only because of Wanyan Alihu that Chong Jie and her daughter's scheme had led, through a series of coincidences, to an intimate relationship between them.
"Forget it. There's too little time, so I won't see her," Song Qingshu said.
Ge Bi and Wanyan Ping roughly understood what he meant and did not press the matter further.
"You needn't feel too guilty," Ge Bi comforted him. "The Pucha family committed such grave offenses. If you hadn't intervened, every one of them would already have been sent into exile. Besides, I've already arranged for Qiucao and her family to be properly settled."
Song Qingshu could not help kissing her. "With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?"
A faint blush rose on Ge Bi's cheeks. "Who is your wife?"
Song Qingshu laughed loudly and reached out to stroke her slightly rounded belly. "You're carrying my child already, yet you're still being stubborn."
Wanyan Ping could not help saying, "Brother-in-law, you really look like some tyrant teasing respectable women right now."
Song Qingshu pulled her over as well. "I'm not only teasing