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...
Nan Hongqiu made up her mind and immediately looked at Madam Xu beside her and said, "I had two close friends in my boudoir who were quite well-connected. I'll go visit them tomorrow and let them hear about the excitement in our general's mansion. Madam, go down and get some rare hairpins and rings from my storeroom. I'll take them with me tomorrow."
Mother Xu stood beside Nan Hongqiu and responded immediately, "I understand, Madam. I will make the arrangements right away."
When Nan Hongqiu arrived here, his expression finally looked better, and he returned to his own yard.
Now that Song Wanning was back, she naturally wanted to go and see the first batch of tea that had arrived. Unfortunately, Song Jing and Song Lan took turns staring at Song Wanning, so she had no reason to go out.
Fortunately, Liu Yuyuan had previously posted a message to Song Wanning asking her to help pick out materials. Song Wanning hadn't gone for a long time, and now she had posted another message to urge her to go, which gave Song Wanning another excuse to go out.
Song Wanning took Caique with her, but before she could leave, Song Lan called out to her at the door, "Sister, where are you going?"
Song Wanning glanced back at Song Lan. Seeing that he looked idle, Song Wanning said in a deep voice, "Brother, are you now disciplining your sister when she goes out? Do I have to report to you where I'm going?"
Song Lan looked at Song Wanning, took two steps forward, and whispered, "Brother, aren't you afraid that if you go out, the Prime Minister will target you again? You'd better stay at home and behave yourself. Don't go anywhere. There are only vixens out there. They might suck your soul away in no time."
"Brother, how can the Prime Minister have so much time to wander around the streets every day?" Song Wanning looked at Song Lan like this and said helplessly, "Yuyuan asked me to go to her house to help her look at materials a while ago. I have been putting it off. Now if I don't go, I am afraid she will eat me alive."
After hearing this, Song Lan still didn't quite believe it. He glanced at Song Wanning and asked, "Really?"
"Why would I lie to you? Am I going to go out and meet the Prime Minister? Brother, you're really thinking too much right now." Song Wanning curled her lips and took out the post and waved it in front of Song Lan, "If you don't believe me, just open it and take a look."
Song Lan listened and actually took the invitation to read it. He only heard Song Wanning say beside him, "Brother, since you are so concerned about me now, why don't you think about your own marriage? I'm afraid Daddy is looking for a candidate for you now. Why don't you think about which lady to choose to be my sister-in-law."
Song Lan looked helpless, and was about to reach out to hit Song Wanning, but he just said with a dark face, "Go away, you are the one who has too many troubles. If you want to go out, just go out. I don't care where you go."
Song Wanning now understood Song Lan's weakness. Seeing that Song Lan was finally defeated, she took back the post and walked out with a smile.
In order to fulfill Liu Yuyuan's promise, Song Wanning first visited Pingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Song Wanning had just been led by her mother to Liu Yuyuan's courtyard. Before Song Wanning could speak, Liu Yuyuan had already strode over, took Song Wanning's hand, looked at Song Wanning and said, "Oh my God, I heard recently that Prime Minister Yin wants to marry you. Is it true?"
Song Wanning was stunned, and looked at Liu Yuyuan in surprise, "How did you know?"
"My dear, how do I know? It's all over Shengjing now. It's said that Prime Minister Yin wants to marry you." Liu Yuyuan looked helpless and said to Song Wanning, "My dear Wanning, if this is just a rumor, it's fine. But if it's true, you will be eaten alive by those unmarried women in Shengjing in the future."
Song Wanning still hasn't recovered from her shock, "How could it be?"
Liu Yuyuan sighed, feeling that Song Wanning hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem yet. "Let's not talk about others, just take Princess Xiangyu in the palace. She has been in love with the Prime Minister for several years. A few years ago, the emperor wanted to arrange for them to get married, but the Prime Minister refused. Now Princess Xiangyu is still unmarried. If you marry Yin Yichen, will she still make you live comfortably?"
Liu Yuyuan looked at Song Wanning and said in amazement, "Wanning, although I once thought you were beautiful, I never thought that you, who had already been married, could actually attract the attention of the Prime Minister. Although the Prime Minister is feared by everyone in the court, he is also a very arrogant person in Shengjing. Many daughters of noble families have been turned away by him."
Song Wanning secretly complained in her heart. It was not that she did it on purpose, but Yin Yichen had stuck to her like a plaster and she couldn't get rid of him.
Song Wanning was just thinking when Liu Yuyuan's voice woke her up, "Wanning?"
Song Wanning came back to her senses, sighed and said, "Now the Prime Minister is just talking about it, and he hasn't really sent out an invitation to propose marriage. Who would have thought that the news would spread throughout Shengjing."
"You better be careful now," Liu Yuyuan said, then looked at Song Wanning and said, "Then tell me, are you planning to be with the Prime Minister now? Are you going to marry him?"
"Puff—" Song Wanning, who was drinking tea, spat out all the tea in her mouth. She looked up at Liu Yuyuan and said, "How can I get married just because I want to? My father is very dissatisfied with the Prime Minister. If he really wants to marry me, he still has a lot of difficulties to overcome."
"So he wants to get married," Liu Yuyuan said, nodding. "Indeed, the Prime Minister is a stunning figure throughout Shengjing, so it's no surprise Wan Ning wants to marry him. But Wan Ning, why do you think the Prime Minister wants to marry you? For power? But he is powerful himself, so is he looking for a powerful alliance? Is it because he values your beauty? Now that I think about it, I'm afraid this is the only reason. Wan Ning, what do you think?"
Liu Yuyuan's words made Song Wanning blush a little. She lowered her eyes and said softly, "How would I know what the Prime Minister thinks?"
Song Wanning said, and changed the subject dryly, "Didn't you ask me to come and look at the material? Where is the material?"
"I've already seen it. If I waited for you to come over now, the opportunity would have been lost." Liu Yuyuan chuckled and said, "It's just that I haven't seen you for a long time, so I wanted to find an excuse to ask you to come over and talk to me."
"You don't know, but Daddy and Big Brother are keeping a close eye on me and won't let me go out. If you hadn't posted the invitation for me, I probably wouldn't be able to get out yet." Song Wanning smiled and shook her head. "Now that you know what you want to know, I'll go out and do something else first."
"What are you doing?" Liu Yuyuan became interested again when she heard Song Wanning was about to leave. "You're not going out to have a private meeting with the Prime Minister, are you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Song Wanning concentrated and her face turned even redder when she heard Liu Yuyuan's words.
"Okay, okay, I was wrong. I won't say anything more. You can go now." Liu Yuyuan covered her mouth and laughed secretly, and asked the maid beside her to send Song Wanning out.
Song Wanning went out now and got into the carriage with the help of Zhuque. Who would have thought that as soon as she lifted the curtain, she saw Yin Yichen, who usually got into his carriage, sitting inside.
Song Wanning thought to herself that what Liu Yuyuan said was true. She really did come to have a private meeting with the Prime Minister.