"Why, Shichu, don't you believe me?
I’ll tell you the truth: that old fart Yin can only strut around for one more night. Once my father takes office and gains real power, he'll be sent off to the Great Northwest for hard labor.
As for Li Guolin, he’s a useless wreck now, so I’ve made a clean break with him.
When the time comes, you and I can finally be together openly and legitimately; we won’t have to keep sneaking off to haystacks anymore."
Upon hearing the names "Mengyao" and "Shichu," Li Yuemin realized that Song Mengyao was having an affair in the haystack with Xia Shichu, the biological father of the child she was carrying. Li Yuemin made it a rule never to pry into the private lives of others, especially matters of intimacy, but the mention of Song Rensong made him prick up his ears. He crept closer to the haystack, held his breath, and listened carefully.
He heard Xia Shichu say:
"Mengyao, it’s not the right time yet. You know my father and yours are sworn enemies; how could he ever agree to our marriage?"
"Then what about the son in my womb?"
"Let that fool Li Guolin play the father for now. He has no idea the child is mine."
"Xia Shichu, you’re cruel. I told you, Li Guolin’s manhood was already ruined by that jerk Li Yuemin. Do you really expect me to live like a widow for the rest of my life?"
"Oh, Mengyao, don't say that. Didn't I come to make it up to you as soon as I heard the news? Come on, let me have a little more."
"No, how many times have we done this alr…
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