The little maid who came to report the news turned around and walked out after she finished speaking.

Before Song Wanning could say anything, Suzaku beside her spoke first. She stood aside and looked at Song Wanning and said, "Miss, what's the matter with the second branch? They are usually quiet, and now they say they have something important to say. Who knows what kind of trap they are going to set for you? Why should we have a family dinner when the family is in such a mess?"

Song Wanning just shook her head slightly, looked at Zhuque and chuckled, "Since you said you have something important to say, then it must be something important. Let's go and take a look."

As Song Wanning spoke, she returned to the courtyard, changed her clothes, and went to the main hall. Now everyone from the first and second rooms were present, and after a while, the old lady was helped to the main seat by the servants.

The old lady looked at Song Zhan and Nan Hongqiu from the second house, then glanced at Song Wanshi, whose seat was empty. The old lady always liked to make trouble, and when she saw that someone didn't come to the family dinner, she was immediately unhappy. "Since it's a family dinner, why didn't Sister Shi come? You're not young anymore, but you're still so unruly. Do you think you can bully me because I'm old?"

"Grandma, this is absolutely not the case." Nan Hongqiu, who was sitting below, quickly stepped forward to smooth things over. Looking at the old lady, she said, "Grandma, you misunderstood. Sister Shi wasn't feeling well today, so your daughter-in-law asked her to stay in the yard and rest. Your daughter-in-law can also talk about what happened today."

The old lady snorted lightly, not quite appreciating it, but still sat down and said, "Then tell me, why are you making such a fuss today? Is there something important going on?"

Song Zhan, who was standing beside Nan Hongqiu, saw that Nan Hongqiu was about to speak, and lowered his head with a dull look on his face.

Nan Hongqiu laughed dryly twice, a slightly awkward smile plastered on her face, but she still managed to force herself to speak, "Mother-in-law, Sister Shi is about to reach marriageable age. I've searched all over the capital for her, but she's not satisfied with any of them. I thought she already had a crush on someone, but I didn't expect she'd actually set her eyes on... on the legitimate son of the Zhongping Marquis's family. Although our General's Mansion has some connections with the Zhongping Marquis's, it seems like it's truly fate."

Nan Hongqiu continued, "I originally disagreed with this marriage, but this child hid in the house and cried when I refused to let her marry. Now I really have no better choice but to agree to this marriage and let her marry."

As soon as Nan Hongqiu finished speaking, Song Jing and Song Lan, who were sitting beside her, were startled and looked up.

Although the Zhongping Marquis' Mansion has a title, it is just an empty shell and is not a family worthy of marriage.

The old lady sitting above frowned again upon hearing this, and looked at Nan Hongqiu and said, "I've also seen the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhongping's mansion. Wen Tingcheng of the first house already has a wife, and I'm afraid they've already had children. Wen Tingbai of the second house was married to Ning Jie'er, but then divorced. Wen Tingxun was engaged a while ago, but the engagement was cancelled because of Second Master Bai's bad reputation. Could it be that Xun'er is what Shi Jie'er has her eyes on?"

Before Nan Hongqiu could say anything, the old lady continued, "I've met Xun'er once, and he's a bit of a softie. But if Shijie insists on marrying him, then let her go. After all, Shijie isn't a particularly outstanding girl, and the family she marries won't be much better off."

Nan Hongqiu felt a bit embarrassed when she heard the old lady say this, but she still told the truth, "Grandma, the one Shijieer is interested in is not Xun'er, but... Bo'er."

The old lady's face fell immediately after hearing this. She looked at Nan Hongqiu coldly and said, "Second wife, the Bo brother you are talking about is not Wen Tingbo, Ning Jie'er's ex-husband, right?"

"In this Marquis Zhongping's mansion, there is only one Second Master Bai." Nan Hongqiu forced a smile and said to herself, "Grandfather, my daughter-in-law didn't want her to marry, but now she insists on marrying. I really have no choice but to agree."

"Look at what you are saying?" Seeing this, the old lady picked up the teacup beside her and threw it to Nan Hongqiu's side. The scalding tea splashed all over Nan Hongqiu.

Nan Hongqiu naturally couldn't tell the old lady the real reason. Now that the old lady heard about this marriage, she was naturally a hundred percent unhappy. "Don't you know what kind of person Wen Tingbai is? Shi Jie'er is confused, and you follow her into confusion? A man who favors concubines and ignores his wife, and has no humanity and no future, if you let her marry him, won't she be a widow for the rest of her life?"

Nan Hongqiu felt suffocated, but she had no choice but to endure the humiliation. She just watched the old lady argue, "Grandma, Mr. Bai has changed his ways now. The Zhongping Marquis's Mansion is wealthy after all. If Sister Shi adopts a child in the future, she will be the material for the mistress of the house."

Although Nan Hongqiu said this, she knew in her heart that if this marriage was decided, people would laugh at her. But now there was really no other way, so she could only bite the bullet and let Song Wanshi marry him.

The old lady got angry when she heard this and turned her gaze to Song Zhan again, "Second Brother, do you agree that Sister Shi wants to marry Mr. Bai?"

Song Zhan finally raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Sister Shi wants to get married, what can I do? Let her get married if she wants to, so that she won't blame me for not letting her marry the person she wants to marry."

The old lady was really angry when she heard this. She just looked at Song Zhan and sneered, "Forget it, forget it. Since that's the case, you two have already made up your minds. There's no need to tell me anymore. Just make your own decisions."

The old lady stopped eating when she said this and stood up to leave. But she still kept chattering at the end, "Second daughter-in-law, don't you see that the second wife of the eldest family can marry the prime minister? Sister Shi, an unmarried daughter, actually picked a husband that Sister Ning didn't want. It really makes me lose face."

The old lady said this, turned around and walked out the door with the help of her maid.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment. Although Song Jing didn't understand why this marriage had been arranged, he spoke up because he and Song Zhan were brothers. "Second Brother, has Sister Shi's marriage been decided? Are you really going to marry this child to Wen Tingbai?"

"Brother, the marriage has been decided. We are just waiting for the Marquis' Mansion to come and propose." Song Zhan felt embarrassed and said perfunctorily, "I am sorry to have embarrassed you, brother."

Song Jing only smiled after hearing this and said, "It's okay. After all, she is your biological daughter. As long as you make up your mind, that's all."

After the family dinner, Song Lan and Song Jing followed Song Wanning to the south courtyard where the main house was located. Song Lan walked in front and said to Song Jing with certainty, "Father, I'm afraid there's something fishy about this marriage."