The Valued Lady is Truly Dominant-Chapter 961: Madam Raises a Child

After settling Young Master Dan, Song Ci sent for Lin Qing to check his pulse. Upon confirming that Young Master Dan only had a simple fright leading to a cold causing the fever, Song Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After fussing for a while and having dinner and washing up, Song Ci washed away the fatigue and sat in the outer room in her loose home robe, sipping rose tea.

Nanny Gong attended her from the side, carefully observing her expression, and said, "You aren’t angry, are you?"

Song Ci swallowed a mouthful of tea and asked back, "Why would I be angry?"

"Madam over there..."

Song Ci sighed and said, "I know she’s always thinking about that day of difficult labor, with that thorn in her heart, it’s hard to let go. For her and Young Master Dan, I guess fate is slightly lacking, but it’s no matter; she doesn’t regret it herself, and it’s no harm for the child to be raised with me. Sometimes distance brings beauty; perhaps it’ll be more pleasant this way."

"I thought you’d be angry with her, feeling she disliked the sixth young master."

"What’s there to be angry about? Some relationships have a distance, and people’s hearts lean; it’s impossible to level things perfectly. There will always be favorites, and understanding this, I can’t blame her." Song Ci smiled faintly, "I don’t mind these little quirks; as long as she isn’t muddled in major matters, that’s fine."

No one is perfect; who in this world is always good? Madam has her flaws, too. As long as she doesn’t stray in major directions or matters, the twisted little quirks aren’t worth mentioning.

As for Young Master Dan and her, their mother-son bond is somewhat thin, nothing peculiar. After all, she already has several children before him; this one was just hoping to add to the icing rather than out of necessity, so naturally, she wouldn’t be too anxious.

Madam Song is truly an ancient soul, adhering to the old superstitions, thinking that the child coming into the world causing such trouble must indicate a tough fate that burdens the mother.

This kind of thinking isn’t unique to Madam Song, nor will she be the last; many women think that way. If Song Ci were to hold a grudge to the death over this, she’d only exhaust and anger herself.

Feudal superstition, this thing, has persisted for five thousand years and can’t be erased.

"After this incident, Young Master Dan is to be raised in Chunhui Hall. Nanny, your eyes are sharp; sift through and choose some reliable ones to replace and take care of him. Since the child will be raised with me, I, as his grandmother, naturally won’t let him suffer." Song Ci instructed Nanny Gong, "The child’s expenses, redirect them to me; everything used must be the best and most comfortable."

In fact, being raised by the elderly has its benefits; his status is noble, needless to say. If the person raising him is greatly respected, the child raised by her will also be regarded more highly.

Otherwise, when attending banquets often, you always hear people say, ’That child is raised by the Grand Madam,’ or ’Raised by the legitimate madam’ and the like.

Regarding Song Ci’s protective nature, Nanny Gong smiled, "Rest assured, we certainly won’t treat the sixth young master poorly."

Song Ci nodded and said, "You’ve been busy all day, go wash up and rest, don’t strain yourself; let a few maidservants come in to serve me."

Nanny Gong didn’t express any opinion.

Song Ci didn’t push her, only looking towards Nan Shan: "Is your writing good?"

Nan Shan: "Decently presentable."

As a Hidden Guard, when matters involved secrecy, messages need to be sent. Typically, the writing in such communications is small yet clear, so they have all practiced this.

Song Ci said with a smile, "Then set up the desk, get the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, I’ll say, and you write."

Since she’ll be taking care of the child, she needs to prepare some enlightening stories for him early on and nurture him from a young age.