Song Wanning smiled helplessly, looking at Liu Yuyuan who had just left the yard, and sighed, "Who says it's not true? But after all, the Second Master and I don't have much affection for each other. He cares so much about Xiao Xiao, so I guess we really love each other."

After hearing this, Liu Yuyuan felt even more sorry for Song Wanning. "You married him at the age of fourteen and became the mistress of the Marquis's mansion. You've been managing his household for three years. And now he's just casually bringing a concubine around and showing off without even paying attention to you? This is too much!"

Liu Yuyuan looked at Song Wanning with distress in her eyes. She said worriedly, "Wanning, you are now at the prime of your life. You must not continue to waste away in this mansion. I think you should just divorce that guy and live your own life."

"My father and brother haven't returned yet, so everything will be decided after they return." Song Wanning had some calculations in her mind, and she only said comfortingly, "Don't worry, the reputation outside is false. Now that I have lost my power as a housekeeper, I am actually living a happier life than before. Besides, now that he has brought a concubine into the house, people will only say that he favors his concubine over his wife, which will make his official career more difficult. Now that I'm away, those wealthy ladies may take pity on me and get closer to me."

"You know how to comfort yourself." Liu Yuyuan was amused by what Song Wanning said.

The mother at the gate knocked on the door and said to Liu Yuyuan inside, "Grandma, the guests are almost all here now, and it's time for us to start the banquet. Please take the young master to the front hall.

"I understand." Liu Yuyuan responded, picked up the child who was sleeping soundly in the cradle, and went out with Song Wanning.

The main hall of Pingyuan Marquis Mansion was now crowded with people. Liu Yuyuan was followed by a dozen maids and old women, who stood beside Fang Sui to protect her.

"Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to come to my humble abode to celebrate my son's full moon." Fang Sui said, picking up the wine glass on the table and looking at the people sitting at the table. "I'll drink this first, everyone can feel free to do as they please."

The atmosphere suddenly became lively, and Liu Yuyuan even pulled Song Wanning to sit at the table with the most noble women in the capital. Now, all the women sitting at this table were either rich or noble in the capital.

Before Song Wanning got married, she had some contact with the daughters of wealthy families in the capital. Unfortunately, after she got married, she devoted herself to taking care of household chores and became estranged from these noble ladies.

Liu Yuyuan pulled Song Wanning to sit down, and just looked at the women beside her and said, "Wanning rarely comes here, so we sisters will say whatever we want, and we should stick to the old ways."

One of the women at the table was already unhappy. Lu Zijun, the daughter of the Minister of Works, who was sitting next to Liu Yuyuan, was always straightforward. She said, "Ever since Wan Ning became the mistress of the household, she's never been able to find time to play with us sisters. I held a chrysanthemum banquet at my mansion before, but Wan Ning didn't come. It's really because you're so popular, Yuyuan."

"I was busy managing the household before and neglected you sisters for a while. It's my fault." Song Wanning said as she lifted the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp. "I'll drink this glass first as an apology to you sisters. I hope you can forgive me this time. Now I don't manage the household anymore. If there is anything happening in anyone's house, I will be the first one to go."

The atmosphere at the table was immediately livened up.

Song Wanning had no enmity with these noble ladies before she got married, and now with Liu Yuyuan mediating between them, it was only a matter of time for her to become familiar with them.

Cui Xiaoxiao, who was sitting at the same table with those undistinguished people from the capital, looked at Song Wanning and clenched her handkerchief in hatred.

She had just asked, and found out that the people sitting next to her were all families of sixth or seventh rank officials in the capital. Even so, when those girls heard that she was a concubine, although they smiled on their faces, there was disgust in their eyes.

Cui Xiaoxiao became more and more jealous when she looked at Song Wanning like this. She was now the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, but she had to look at the faces of outsiders when she went out. She was really a cowardly mistress.

Cui Xiaoxiao thought about it and glanced at Wen Tingbo, who was at the men's table in the distance and had no time to pay attention to her. Cui Xiaoxiao glanced at the wine glass on the table again, picked up the wine glass and walked towards the table where Liu Yuyuan was.

Cui Xiaoxiao raised her self-proclaimed friendly face, pretending to be delicate and tender as she lifted the hair that fell by her ear. She looked at Liu Yuyuan and said, "Is this Second Madam Fang?"

Liu Yuyuan had never met Cui Xiaoxiao before, so naturally she didn't know who she was. She just thought she was the family of an official from the capital, so she smiled back, "Exactly. I wonder who this sister is?"

"When I was at home, I heard Tingbai speak of Second Madam Fang's grace. Now that I've seen her, I feel that Tingbai is being too modest. I can't even take my eyes off her." At this time, except for Song Wanning, the eyes of the other noble ladies at the table were all on Cui Xiaoxiao. Cui Xiaoxiao was extremely proud and said lightly, "I am Tingbai's wife, the mistress of the Zhongping Marquis's residence."

As soon as Cui Xiaoxiao finished speaking, the faces of the people at the table were filled with surprise and sarcasm, as if they had never seen such a shameless concubine who dared to come to the house and claim to be the mistress of the house.

The other noble ladies were still holding back, but Lu Zijun burst out laughing. Looking at Cui Xiaoxiao, she said, "As far as I know, the mistress of the Zhongping Marquis's mansion, Wen Tingbo, has only this Sister Song next to me. When did the law change so that he can now marry two wives?"

Cui Xiaoxiao blushed slightly when she saw she was being laughed at, but she was still trying to save face. She said, "Although I'm a concubine, I'm the undisputed mistress of the Marquis's mansion. There's a whole family in the mansion, and Tingbai protects me, not even taking Song Wanning seriously. So, how am I any different from the mistress?"

When Cui Xiaoxiao said this, everyone around was in an uproar.

In Shengjing today, which marquis family would dare to favor a concubine and neglect his wife? I'm afraid only the Zhongping Marquisate could do such a shameful thing, and they even let this concubine be the housekeeper. It's simply appalling.

The male officials sitting not far away looked at Wen Tingbo with complicated eyes and immediately started talking in a low voice.

"The Zhongping Marquis's Mansion has done something so shameful, yet they don't even know how to hide it, even flaunting a concubine in public." Lu Zijun slammed the cup on the table and sneered at Cui Xiaoxiao, "How could there still be such an idiot in this world as Wen Tingbo, who favors his concubine over his wife? Wan Ning must be doomed to eight lifetimes marrying into the Zhongping Marquis' Mansion. In my opinion, rats breed like rats. I'm afraid there's not a single good man in the Zhongping Marquis' Mansion; they're all just like that, favoring their concubines over their wives."

It was not until now that Cui Xiaoxiao realized that she had gotten into trouble.