"Father, I was rude before and brought shame to you. I will be more careful with my words and actions in the future. Please forgive me."

Seeing her suddenly become calm and sensible, Song Lin nodded with satisfaction.

Then he asked, "Have you really thought it through? Do you really want to marry Ding Wenqing?"

"Well, I hope my father will promote him more when the time comes." Song Ciyi nodded seriously, and Song Lin nodded.

Then he looked at Mrs. Hu and said to her, "Don't be so silly. Since my daughter is willing to fulfill the agreement, let her marry him."

"Yao Zhuoyang is Xuan'er's fiancé. It was originally arranged by Yueqing and Madam Yao. You can't go beyond Yueqing and snatch Xuan'er's marriage."

Hearing Song Lin's warning, Mrs. Hu became furious.

Yueqing, Yueqing, why haven't I heard him call Qian so affectionately before?

Is this because he is disgusted with her?

No, she only has Yi'er as her daughter, and she doesn't have a son by her side. She can't lose her husband's favor again.

"Yes, sir."

"Also, be nicer to Xuan'er in the future. Now that Ding Wenqing has come to visit, it's time to get Xuan'er's marriage on the agenda."

"I'll go to the Yao family and ask them if it's possible. If it's okay, we can have both daughters marry on the same day. Xuan'er is the wife's daughter, and you're the second wife. Yi'er's dowry will be one less than Xuan'er's."

"You must not tamper with the dowry, lest the Yao family look down on our Song family!"

Mrs. Hu felt a little aggrieved and wanted to say something, but seeing her husband's firm attitude, she could only nod in grievance.

She spoke tenderly, tears already about to fall: "Is this how the master sees me?"

"I know. You brought me into the family first, which was unfair to her. And then Yi'er was born half a year earlier."

"She wasn't feeling well, and I often provoked her with my words. I really shouldn't have done that. I owe all this to Sister Yueqing."

"Now that the Second Young Miss is getting married, I will definitely do everything right. Master, don't worry. If you don't trust me, just ask the housekeeper to handle these matters."

As she spoke, Mrs. Hu sat down on the edge of the bed, and turned sideways, not looking at Song Lin.

In the past, Song Lin was the most susceptible to this kind of talk, but now, he is becoming more and more disgusted and irritated.

"I'm glad to know that. Yier, you should have a good rest. Dad still has some official business to attend to, so I'll leave first." Song Lin snorted coldly, then looked at Song Ciyi and left immediately after speaking.

When Mrs. Hu saw that he did not come to comfort her as he did in the past, she felt very upset.

Unable to lower her pride, Song Ciyi sneered, "Mom, your trick is no longer effective. Dad has already left."

"Mother, you taught me since I was little that a woman's fragility can inspire a man's protection, but if you use it too much, it becomes boring."

"Think about it yourself, I need to rest." It was obvious that he was trying to get rid of the person.

Mrs. Hu stared at Song Ciyi who was lying down in disbelief. She had been thinking about her daughter wholeheartedly, but now everyone, young and old, despised her.

Mrs. Hu couldn't bear it any longer and ran out of Song Ciyi's room crying.

Song Cixuan had heard everything that was said before, and she had hidden aside when Song Lin was about to leave.

Seeing that Hu had also left, he walked out of the darkness, without staying for long, and directly left Song Ciyi's yard and returned to his own yard.

After Song Lin left Song Ciyi's yard, he did not go to handle official business, but went directly to the Yao family to discuss the marriage with Minister Yao.

After receiving a definite reply, Song Lin returned to the Song Mansion with a smile on his face.

The next day, Ding Wenqing was called over directly.

"Nephew Ding, since you've come here with the contract, it's time for the Song family to keep their promise. The sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month is an auspicious day for marriage, so how about setting the date?"

Ding Wenqing couldn't believe his ears. He didn't expect it to be so smooth this time.

He quickly bowed with joy and said, "Thank you, Uncle Song. I will definitely treat the daughter of the Song family well, love her, respect her, and protect her."

Song Lin nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Originally, you should have found a matchmaker to come and set the date, but since our second daughter's wedding date has already been set, we'll set yours on the same day as well."

"Yes, my nephew will go home today. Please ask your parents to send a matchmaker to come and make the engagement as soon as possible."

"Okay." Song Lin nodded with a smile. The young man in front of him was handsome and had a scholarly air. He might really achieve great things in the future.

Having a son-in-law who is the top scholar is also very good. The more Song Lin looks at him, the more satisfied he is.

Ding Wenqing was also very happy. He couldn't stay any longer and immediately said goodbye to go home.

Seeing that he valued this marriage so much, Song Lin was very satisfied and happy, and then asked the housekeeper to arrange a carriage to send him back.

At noon, he called his two daughters to his side and told them about the wedding date. Song Ciyi still had a cloth wrapped on her head. When she heard that the wedding date had been set, she immediately looked at Song Cixuan with a proud look.

Song Cixuan didn't even look at her, and Song Lin saw the expressions of his two daughters.

He felt more and more indebted to his second daughter, and after comparing the two, his heart gradually leaned towards Song Cixuan.

Song Cixuan could see the changes in her father, but she didn't care and didn't need it.

"Father, when Mother passed away, she said that all her dowry would be given to me as a dowry. I wonder if that still counts?"

Song Cixuan asked directly. In her previous life, she was too cowardly and didn't even dare to say these things. Then Mrs. Hu also fooled her, and not only was her dowry not even half of Song Ciyi's.

She even gave Song Ciyi the dowry that originally belonged to her mother.

Song Lin quickly responded upon hearing this: "Of course. Since your mother said that all her dowry would be given to you as a dowry, it should all be given to you."

When Mrs. Hu heard this, her face instantly turned ugly.

"Master, in this case, wouldn't the Second Miss's dowry be more than thirty sets larger than Yi'er's?"

Hearing Hu's dissatisfied voice, Song Lin put the tea bowl he had just picked up down heavily.

"What? You still want to embezzle Yueqing's dowry? Since you are afraid that Xuan'er's dowry will be larger than Yi'er's, then use your dowry to supplement Yi'er's."

After hearing what Song Lin said, Mrs. Hu's face turned completely ugly.

Where did she get the dowry? When she became Song Lin's concubine, her parents gave her a dowry of Wutai. Over the years, she had already spent most of it to make things easier for herself.

"If you don't have it, don't dwell on it. Those are what Yueqing left for Xuan'er."

"Master, how could you say such heartless words? You were the one who provoked me first. I was originally engaged."

"Because of your betrayal, I even gave birth to two daughters for you, and since then, I have damaged my body. It's not that I don't want to give birth to a son for you, but because I want to but I can't!"

Seeing her like this, Song Lin felt a little distressed. After all, she was the woman he had loved and spoiled for most of his life.