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 65 Venting

Yin Yichen has always been a powerful figure in the court. He has never lost a single point in debates with scholars, but now he was choked by a little girl.

Before Yin Yichen could speak, Song Wanning continued, "If the Prime Minister doesn't believe me, you can break up now and take back all the money you have. In addition to the principal, I will also give you the profits from the shop according to the share we agreed upon. Now it seems that even if we break up, the Prime Minister has already made a lot of money."

Yin Yichen looked at Song Wanning's nonchalant expression, and he was furious. He said coldly, "You really want to marry into the Zhao Mansion now? Would you rather break up with me?"

Song Wanning felt that Yin Yichen was saying something she couldn't understand, and she said in a daze, "When did I ever say I was getting married?"

Now it was Yin Yichen's turn to be stunned. He stood there awkwardly and changed the subject, "If you don't want to get married, why are you meeting people and admiring chrysanthemums with them? Isn't this just making people have fantasies about you?"

"I'm afraid it's just a matter of profit now, how can there be any illusions?" Song Wanning smiled and bowed, "Besides, it was my father's order to meet you. Today's encounter was just a chance encounter, so you can't blame me."

Yin Yichen was obviously dissatisfied with Song Wanning's statement and only responded in a low voice, "Even so, we should avoid suspicion."

Song Wanning frowned, looked at Yin Yichen and said calmly, "The Prime Minister is meddling too much."

Yin Yichen stood where he was, but was choked by Song Wanning's words, "..."

Seeing that Yin Yichen had no response, Song Wanning turned around and left the back mountain.

Song Wanning had just walked out of the back mountain door when she saw Mother Qin and Liu Yuyuan standing at the door with smiles on their faces.

Liu Yuyuan knew Song Wanning's personality and immediately stepped forward to take her arm, chuckling softly, "Wanning, it wasn't really my intention to keep you on the mountain. It was just that the Shangshu's wife asked me to find a chance for you to meet Mr. Zhao. I couldn't refuse such a kind offer, and I think Mr. Zhao is quite a handsome man. I hope you won't blame me, right?"

Song Wanning glanced at Liu Yuyuan and questioned, "What benefit did the Shangshu's wife give you? How could you sell me out without even blinking an eye?"

Liu Yuyuan chuckled and held Song Wanning's arm, saying coquettishly, "It's not a big deal. I saw that you were already seeing him, so if it works out, it would be a good thing."

Song Wanning turned around and tapped Liu Yuyuan's forehead gently. "If you don't think about how to calm me down and show your sincerity, I won't let you off easily."

"Brother Wen should be awake by now. Come with me to check on him." Seeing this, Liu Yuyuan pulled Song Wanning and said, "I haven't told you before that my wife has always been very strict. Fortunately, Fang Sui always thinks about me. Otherwise, life would be really hard."

Song Wanning looked at Liu Yuyuan and said in surprise, "But you gave birth to their eldest son, which is a great achievement. How could the lady of the mansion still not take you seriously?"

Liu Yuyuan sighed. The Liu family had originally been a decent family, but compared to the Pingyuan Marquisate, it had fallen on hard times. Yet, this marriage had been arranged by their ancestors. Liu Yuyuan had married according to the engagement, and her husband loved her dearly. Unfortunately, Madam Yang in the mansion always looked down on her.

"No matter how much Fang Sui misses me, he wouldn't dare to contradict his wife. He just hopes that Wen Ge'er will grow up and have a better life." Liu Yuyuan said, restraining her expression and smiling. "I won't say anything more. You should take a good look at Wen Ge'er. Wen Ge'er has always been a well-behaved and cute child."

The two were about to walk into Liu Yuyuan's courtyard when the little maid outside ran over and looked at Liu Yuyuan and said, "Grandma, the mistress outside wants you to come over and talk to her. She said that if Miss Ning were here too, it would be more lively for everyone."

"I see." Liu Yuyuan responded, supporting Song Wanning and saying, "Madam, you may have noticed that I don't often go out to meet relatives, and you hope that I can talk to them more. So, I'll go to the front hall and take a look."

Seeing Liu Yuyuan say this, Song Wanning remembered that the eldest wife of the Marquis' Mansion was always a strong person, so she said, "Since the madam asked me to go with her, then I will go and take a look. The chrysanthemums in the front hall may be different from those in the back hills, so I might as well take a look."

Liu Yuyuan knew that Song Wanning was just worried that she would be bullied outside, so she responded, "If that's the case, then you can come with me."

When the two arrived at the front hall, the courtyard filled with chrysanthemums was filled with the wives of officials from noble families. The wife of the marquis was now standing in the crowd and flirting.

When the Marquis's wife saw the two of them coming, she waved to Liu Yuyuan, "Yuyuan, come here quickly."

Liu Yuyuan walked over quickly and called Madam Yang, the wife of the Marquis.

When the ladies beside the Marquis' wife saw Liu Yuyuan, they immediately praised her, "Sister-in-law, you are so lucky. This daughter-in-law has given birth to your eldest grandson, and he is also very handsome."

The Marquis's wife chuckled and replied, "It's only natural to give birth to a son. Otherwise, she wouldn't be worthy of being my daughter-in-law. Yuyuan is good in every way, except that her housekeeping skills are a little lacking."

The wife beside Yang Shi saw that Yang Shi was being disrespectful to Liu Yuyuan, so she also said, "The Liu family is not as well off as the Marquis's family, so it's normal that they can't manage the affairs of such a large family."

Although Song Wanning was a conciliatory person, she hated to see Liu Yuyuan being bullied. She strode over and stood beside her and said, "Madam, I don't think so. I heard that if the madam teaches well, children can start managing the household at the age of fourteen."

The lady next to Yang looked at Song Wanning and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"

"She is Song Wanning, the daughter of the general's family who is getting divorced for the first time in history." Yang said to the people around her with a teasing smile, "It's really not my fault that I look down on my daughter-in-law. Look at her daily interactions with unruly people."

Song Wanning happened to see the Shangshu's wife standing by and watching the scene. She calmed down and said with a smile, "Madam, although my reputation is not good because I am divorced, I have been managing the household since I married into the Marquis' Mansion at the age of fourteen, so I can be considered a good housekeeper. For someone like me to end up divorced, I think it would be better for me to not manage the household and live a few days of leisure."

After hearing what Song Wanning said, Yang frowned even more and said coldly, "I didn't expect Miss Ning to become even more eloquent after her divorce."

"The situation is pressing, and I have no choice." Song Wanning smiled faintly, looking at Yang and replied, "I am standing here now, and it was Madam who sent someone to summon me. I really didn't expect Madam to look down on me like this."