Doting on Concubines and Ruining the Wife? The Marquis' Main Wife Remarries a Powerful Official

At fourteen, Song Wanning married into the Marquis's estate and became the main wife. However, her husband was a hypocrite, a self-proclaimed upright scholar who was determined to elevate his c...

Chapter 103: Conspiracy

The news of the engagement between the Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion spread very quickly, and naturally also spread to the Zhongping Marquis Mansion, which had a close relationship with Song Wanning.

Wen Tingbai has been completely devastated since he lost his offspring. Now he unexpectedly heard the news that Yin Yichen and Song Wanning were engaged. This was a bolt from the blue for him.

"Engaged to the Prime Minister?" Wen Tingbai's eyes were filled with disbelief at first, but then he realized he had discovered something and sneered, "I was wondering why Yin Yichen always came to my mansion whenever he had something to do... He must have had his eyes on the woman in my house for a long time, and then he asked me to divorce Song Wanning, probably so that I could make room for him."

Wen Tingbai stood up and paced back and forth in the yard. "Yin Yichen, that cunning villain, used to appear righteous, but now he dares to take my wife away. I must go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask him for an explanation. I wonder if he still has the nerve to pretend in front of me."

Wen Tingbai was ill now, and it was difficult for him to find a wife, so Lady Wang took two concubines for him. One of them, Guan E, was currently taking care of him.

Guan E had long heard about the previous incident between Wen Tingbai and Song Wanning. Knowing that this was the most shameful thing Wen Tingbai didn't want to talk about, she immediately grabbed Wen Tingbai and gave him some advice, "Second Master, if you want justice now, I'm afraid going to his house directly won't work. The Prime Minister's power is now in the entire capital. If he doesn't see you, you won't be able to do anything to him."

"But I can't get over this. Yin Yichen has gone too far." Wen Tingbai said, and suddenly remembered that before he and Song Wanning divorced, he chased Song Wanning into the alley and saw the carriage of the general's mansion. Who would have thought that the person inside was Yin Yichen.

Now that I think about it, I'm afraid those two had already secretly plotted against each other, and now Yin Yichen is actually going to marry Song Wanning back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Wen Tingbai was so angry that he jumped up and down, sneering, "I was wondering why it was so strange, so this is what happened. Yin Yichen, Yin Yichen, actually wanted to emulate Cao Cao's good wife, and he actually succeeded."

Concubine Guan E was now relying on Wen Tingbai for her livelihood, and she must have wanted to please him. Knowing what he liked to hear, she immediately offered him advice, "Second Master, now that the matter is done, although nothing can be changed, we can at least think of a good way to make their lives unhappy."

"The Prime Minister is so powerful, what good methods can he use? If he wants revenge now, he'll have to plan carefully." Wen Tingbai's eyes turned red with anxiety, and he said angrily, "I didn't want Song Wanning to find such a family after the divorce."

Wen Tingbai said this, looking towards the maids at the door, and said in a deep voice, "Where is the famous doctor that Madam sent to Jiangnan a few days ago? Why hasn't he arrived yet? My illness must be cured."

The old women looked at each other, and finally the leading woman stepped forward to answer.

The old woman's face wasn't looking good either. She lowered her head and said, "Second Master Bai, Madam originally sent for a doctor, but the famous doctor refused to come after hearing about your illness. He said that if you take this medicine, it's likely there's no way to save you...even a Golden Immortal wouldn't be able to save you. I advise you to cultivate yourself and make your life easier."

"Then what kind of famous doctor is he?" Wen Tingbai's face darkened when he heard this. He picked up the teacup on the table and threw it to the ground. His expression was extremely ugly. "You can't even cure such a minor illness, and you still say you are a miracle doctor? Look for more, look for more! I don't believe that there is no famous doctor in the whole country who can cure me."

"I understand, Second Master." The mother at the door didn't dare to refute and just responded and walked out.

When Wen Tingbai thought of this, he immediately thought of Cui Xiaoxiao who had drugged him. He was now furious and wanted to find trouble with Cui Xiaoxiao. Wen Tingbai stood up and walked quickly towards the west courtyard of Lan Courtyard.

As soon as I reached the courtyard gate, I saw Cui Xiaoxiao sweeping the floor with the servants.

Ever since Cui Xiaoxiao and Wen Tingbo fell out and lost their child, although Cui Xiaoxiao still had the title of a concubine, Wen Tingbo punished her by reducing her to cleaning duties. Wen Tingbo's temper had become much more violent, and he would often find fault with her. Cui Xiaoxiao's injuries hadn't fully healed yet, and it was clear that life in the Marquis's mansion was not easy.

Cui Xiaoxiao no longer had the arrogance and domineering attitude she had before. When she saw Wen Tingbo, she was like a mouse seeing a cat and wanted to turn around and leave immediately.

"Cui Xiaoxiao!"

How could Wen Tingbai just watch his great enemy run away? He took two steps forward and grabbed Cui Xiaoxiao's sleeve, sneering, "Why are you running? Did you ever imagine this day would come?"

It would be a lie to say she didn't regret it. Cui Xiaoxiao was so regretful now that she was almost mad at herself, but she didn't dare to speak out about it. Now she had no way to save the situation, so she could only look at Wen Tingbo and beg for mercy, "Second Master, I already knew I was wrong. Please forgive me this time. I still have a lot of work to do."

"I'll spare you?" Wen Tingbai's voice grew even colder as he sneered, "If I spare you, who will spare me? When you gave me this drug, did you ever think of sparing me? Now, I'm cut off from you. I can never have my own children again in this life."

Wen Tingbo said this, raising his palm and slapping Cui Xiaoxiao twice on the cheek. Two red marks appeared on Cui Xiaoxiao's face. She held her face but did not dare to resist. If she resisted now, she didn't know what this madman Wen Tingbo would do.

"Cui Xiaoxiao, I won't let you go. I will slowly torture you and let you know my pain." Wen Tingbai sneered, pinched Cui Xiaoxiao's chin and said harshly, "You'd better endure it honestly, otherwise I will make you live a life worse than death."

Wen Tingbo's current close concubine Guan E glanced at Cui Xiaoxiao. She was willing to do anything to please Wen Tingbo, so she immediately took a glass of water and poured it on Cui Xiaoxiao's face.

"Oops, my hand accidentally slipped, are you okay, sister?"

Cui Xiaoxiao secretly clenched her fists, feeling a surge of regret. Back in the Marquis's residence, Song Wanning had been a very pleasant mistress to get along with, yet she simply wasn't satisfied. Now it seemed true that greed was the root of everything.

But now, there is no use regretting it anymore.

Just as Wen Tingbai was about to continue his outburst, the maid at the door came in and said, "Second Master, there's someone at the door. They say they have something good for you. Would you like to see it?"