Chapter 662 - 661: Guilt
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His nature was originally frivolous, yet he happened to encounter the daughter of Duke Qiguo, who kept a tight grip on him, lashing out with a whip at the slightest disagreement.
The beatings rendered Song Yin, a weak scholar, dizzy with fear whenever he saw his wife.
After he later became a Scholar, he had hoped to be assigned elsewhere, thinking that his wife would certainly be unwilling to leave the Capital City with him, and thus he would be freed.
As expected, the petite daughter of Duke Qiguo, believing everywhere outside the Capital City to be the countryside, was unwilling to accompany Song Yin to any remote areas.
Song Yin finally escaped the devil’s claws and was sent to an external post.
When he returned to fulfill his official duties in the Capital City after more than a year, he found that not only had his wife dismissed all the chambermaids he had left at home, but she had also sold off his own concubine right in front of him.
Song Yin did think of divorcing his wife, but he couldn’t withstand the powerful influence of Duke Qiguo and had to meekly accept the situation, returning to his position after completing his official duties.
From then on, Song Yin avoided trouble whenever he could, and, to keep from stirring it up, he took in some local women when outside, making sure never to bring them back to the Capital City.
Song Chunhua was also sent to him by a subordinate; with her simple honesty and a touch of rustic naivety, she charmed Song Yin enough that he allowed her to become pregnant.
Ever since marrying the daughter of Duke Qiguo, Song Yin had not wanted to touch his wife, Lady Wang, and she in turn would not permit him to touch other women. Now nearing the age of thirty, his knees were still devoid of children.