The hall was silent. No one expected that this girl, who was not favored by her husband's family, would be so sharp-tongued when she returned home.

Song Wanshi couldn't stand seeing Song Wanning so prominent, and her words became even more out of control. She kept saying, "What's the point of you being so arrogant now? You have no power in your husband's family, and you don't have your mother's family to support you. Let's see how long you can be so arrogant. Now your uncle and brother are far away in the frontier. The last letter was sent back after the New Year, and now we don't know whether they are dead or alive. I'm afraid they have already died in the frontier, and you will be alone from now on..."

Before Song Wanshi could finish her words, Song Wanning stepped forward and grabbed her shoulder.

Song Wanshi wanted to explode on the spot, but she saw that Song Wanning looked gloomy and seemed very angry, so she could only bite the bullet and curse, "You...what are you doing?"

Song Wanning's aura was frighteningly cold. She looked straight at Song Wanshi and said coldly, "Song Wanshi, if you dare to curse my brother and father in front of me again, don't blame me for being rude."

Song Wanshi shook off Song Wanning's arm and cursed with courage, "You are in my house now, and you still dare to be so arrogant? You really don't know your place."

"Second uncle's salary is meager. This general's mansion has always relied on my father's name to get by. The food and salary in the mansion are all earned by my father and brother with their lives." Song Wanning looked at the whole family with a deep gaze. "Now that it's Second Aunt's birthday, I'm afraid most of these gifts are sent by my father's old friends. On the one hand, they suck the blood of my father and brother, and on the other hand, they curse them. I really can't believe that there are such shameless people in this world."

"You..." Nan Hongqiu's face darkened suddenly, and he said gloomily, "What nonsense are you talking about, you little bastard? Why should we share so much among family members?"

"Are we family? I'm afraid Second Aunt only remembers that my father and brother are family when she needs money." Song Wanning stood in the hall, her expression growing increasingly cold. "Over the years, I've had enough of your family's behavior. You start by insulting my father's biological daughter, yet when it comes to spending money, you claim to be family. It's ridiculous."

"How dare you!" The old ancestor sitting upstairs couldn't sit still anymore and looked at Song Wanning and said, "Song Wanning, do you really think I can't control you after you get married?"

"Grandfather, just punish me, but I have something to say." Song Wanning's eyes fell on the old lady above her, and she said word by word, "Since the elders are unkind, it's no wonder that the younger generation will not respect them in the future. When my father and brother return, I will definitely tell them about the kindness and teachings that the old ancestor has shown me over the years, and I will separate from those parasites in the second house as soon as possible. Those who have squandered my first house's money must return it all to me."

"Come here! Take this ignorant little bastard to the ancestral hall and make her face the wall and reflect on her past," the old ancestor said sternly, stabbing the ground with his cane. "Do you really think that you can't be controlled just because you're married? Now you don't have a husband to protect you."

After hearing the old lady's words, the female relatives around all looked at the mansion and walked towards Song Wanning, as if they were about to take her to the ancestral hall.

At this moment, Cai Que, the maidservant beside Song Wanning, stood in front of her, and the maidservants and servants behind Song Wanning also stood in front to block the servants from the general's mansion.

Nan Hongqiu's expression was complicated, and she pretended to be kind and advised, "Do you really want to be so disrespectful to your elders? If this gets out, I'm afraid your reputation will be ruined."

"Aunt is wrong. My reputation has long been a mess. Why worry about rain falling on the muddy puddle?" Song Wanning swept her gaze over Song Wanshi and Song Wanxiu, finally landing on Nan Hongqiu. "Second aunt should be careful about your niece's reputation. If word gets out that your granddaughter is such a person, I'm afraid my elder sister will have a hard time in her husband's family, and my younger sister will have a harder time getting married."

"You..." Nan Hongqiu almost couldn't breathe when she saw Song Wanning being so arrogant. "Song Wanning, you are so disrespectful to your elders. I'm afraid you will get retribution in the future."

Song Wanning just smiled and said, "If karma really existed in the world, Auntie would be even more worried. The sins Auntie has committed, I'm afraid even if she were to practice vegetarianism and chant Buddhist scriptures for twenty years, she wouldn't be able to wash them away."

As Song Wanning spoke, she turned around and walked away before anyone could react, leaving everyone stomping their feet in the same place, with shouts and curses coming from behind them.

"Little bastard, who gave her the guts? How dare she split up the family? Mother is still here."

"Don't listen to her nonsense. I'm afraid she's gone mad because she's not favored by her husband. Don't invite her back home next time, Luoshaxing."

Song Wanning strode forward, recalling her previous life, where she carefully tried to please everyone but didn't get any benefit at all. It seemed ridiculous now.

Now that I see through it all, I no longer take these people seriously and know how to fight back, which makes my life much more comfortable.

What Song Wanning didn't know was that Cui Xiaoxiao in Lan Courtyard was not living such a comfortable life.

Cui Xiaoxiao had been hungry for a few days and had lost a lot of weight. Seeing that Wen Tingbo didn't come to see her, she made a fuss but it was useless. Cui Xiaoxiao was not the type to sit and wait for death, so she made a plan in her mind.

Cui Xiaoxiao put on a white dress in the house and put on some makeup. Seeing her mother coming outside to deliver food and opening the door, Cui Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to run out of the yard.

Cui Xiaoxiao's mother, who was delivering food behind her, immediately saw her and chased after her, "Auntie, the Second Master hasn't given you permission to go out yet. Don't run away again. Come back and reflect on your mistakes."

Seeing her mother following behind her, Cui Xiaoxiao ran even faster, heading straight for Wen Tingbai's study. Before her mother could catch up, she closed the study door, leaving her mother alone outside.

Wen Tingbai was still handling official business in the study. Seeing Cui Xiaoxiao coming, his expression became even colder. "I told you to reflect on your mistakes in your room, so what are you doing here? Besides, this is a very important place, a girl like you shouldn't be in it."

In the past, Wen Tingbai had been very permissive towards Cui Xiaoxiao, and he never paid any attention to her in the important study. Who would have thought that Wen Tingbai would change his attitude now?

It's a pity that Cui Xiaoxiao didn't care about so much. She couldn't even eat enough now, so how could she care about how Wen Tingbo indulged her in the past? Cui Xiaoxiao walked forward with weak steps, and tears fell before she even reached her eyes.

Cui Xiaoxiao has lost a lot of weight in recent days, and she looks even more pitiful when she cries. "Tingbai, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have lost my temper with you. You did all this for me. I've reflected on it recently, and I won't ask about Tingbai's affairs anymore. As long as I can live a good life with you, I'm willing to eat coarse food."