"Wan Ning, there aren't many people in Tingbai's room to begin with. Now that you can't win Tingbai's heart, I think you wouldn't mind if he brings someone else into the room to continue the Wen family's lineage, right?"
Song Wanning only felt a severe headache, and her consciousness gradually returned. She blinked before she could clearly see the scene in front of her.
This place was the main hall of the Zhongping Marquis's mansion, where dozens of maids and servants stood in a row. At the front were the old lady and Song Wanning's husband, Wen Tingbai. Next to Wen Tingbai stood a pretty girl he had brought back from outside.
Song Wanning was surprised. Wasn't the current scene the third year since she married into the Zhongping Marquis's Mansion?
Song Wanning couldn't hide her excitement. She didn't expect that she was actually reborn.
Seeing that Song Wanning didn't reply, the old lady thought that Song Wanning was dissatisfied with Wen Tingbai's concubine, and she began to make some mocking remarks, "You have been married for three years. You are an old hen and should be able to lay eggs. If you don't lay eggs, don't blame others for adding people to the house."
The Wen family was a prominent and distinguished family, a family of nobles. After marrying into the Zhongping Marquisate, Song Wanning began managing household duties and had been the mistress of the household for three years. It was a pity that while other mistresses enjoyed a glorious life, she, on the other hand, had a life of toil and, in her previous life, had toiled to death, having passed away without enjoying any blessings.
Three years ago, Wen Tingbai had no intention of marrying Song Wanning. Unfortunately, he wanted to be sent out to fight and achieve great things, but the old lady insisted that he marry her before she would release him. Seeing this, Wen Tingbai had no choice but to agree.
After Song Wanning got married, Wen Tingbo left the house overnight, making Song Wanning a laughing stock in the house. The old lady even blamed Song Wanning for not being able to capture her husband's heart and let Wen Tingbo become a civil servant in the court.
After his wedding, Wen Tingbo went off to fight alone and never returned. It was ridiculous to say that Song Wanning had been married for three years, yet he had only met her briefly at their wedding. Now, when they met again, he already had another beautiful woman by his side.
Song Wanning remembered that this time, Wen Tingbai brought back a unique girl and wanted to take her in as his wife.
This girl's background outside wasn't very clear. Nowadays, even the Marquises of Shengjing wanted concubines with a well-known name in the capital. When Song Wanning and the old lady heard about this girl's background, they were initially reluctant. But then Wen Tingbai said, "Grandfather, this girl's name is Cui Xiaoxiao. I met her by chance outside. Xiaoxiao has a miserable life and is now without a father or mother. So I wanted to find her a home and marry her in."
Even though the old lady was very close to Wen Tingbo, she looked a little unhappy when Wen Tingbo wanted to take a girl of unknown origin as his concubine. She opened her mouth and then closed it.
Wen Tingbai saw the old lady's dissatisfaction and said, "If the old ancestor can help my grandson say a few good words in front of my mother, I will return to the court to serve as an official in the future, and will also be more filial to the old ancestor and the master and his wife at home in the future."
Cui Xiaoxiao was deeply in Wen Tingbo's heart, which was why he gave up the battlefield and was willing to be trapped in this world for her.
After hearing this, the old lady couldn't bear to say anything to refuse. She just said, "It's better to be at home, it's better to be at home. Your mother has gone to the temple to burn incense. Just wait for her to come back tomorrow and you can talk to her properly. Your mother is a sensible person and will not refuse. From now on, the whole family will be at home and have a good time. There are swords and weapons outside, and what will happen if someone gets hurt?"
After Cui Xiaoxiao entered the mansion, Song Wanning was pleased to act like the mistress of the house. Unfortunately, the girl was ambitious and wanted to become the wife of the Marquis of Zhongping. She provoked Song Wanning several times and later even instigated her adopted son, whom she had personally chosen, to have sex with her.
Yes, she also has an unfilial adopted son.
Song Wanning had only been married into the Marquis' Mansion for two years. When the old lady saw that Wen Tingbo had no children, she felt resentful that Song Wanning could not keep her husband's heart, so she thought of letting Song Wanning adopt a son from the clan to raise, so that Wen Tingbo's family line would not be extinct.
In her previous life, Song Wanning felt wronged and had an argument with the old lady on the spot. She was unwilling to choose a stepson, which made the old lady very unhappy. She randomly pointed out a son for him to adopt.
Song Wanning later realized that it was her own waywardness that had driven her to this point, and she began to personally educate her son. Unexpectedly, her stepson only showed affection for the women Wen Tingbai brought home, and she, the mistress of the household, gradually lost power.
Song Wanning thought about it and closed her eyes in pain. If that was the case, she didn't want to work hard in this mansion for the rest of her life and make wedding dresses for others.
Seeing that Song Wanning didn't answer, Wen Tingbai looked at her again. She was wearing an autumn-colored jacket embroidered with acacia flowers, a snow-white goose-feather robe, and her hair was in a lazy bun, with only two very simple hair accessories. Song Wanning's skin was white, without any makeup, but her lips were red without any tint.
Wen Tingbai didn't expect that after not seeing her for three years, Song Wanning had become even more gentle and generous. Something in his heart moved quietly, but he still managed to suppress his emotions.
Song Wanning recalled the time in her past life when Wen Tingbo brought someone back. Back then, she had hoped that Wen Tingbo would come back and live a good life with her. Relying on the honor of her mother's family, she felt it was a loss of face for a young marquis to take someone with a questionable background into her household. Song Wanning immediately attacked the woman, shouting that if Wen Tingbo took her in, she would divorce her.
The final result was that Cui Xiaoxiao successfully moved into Lan Courtyard, but she made Wen Tingbo and the old lady increasingly dissatisfied.
Song Wanning had already lost her temper in her previous life due to the Wen Tingbai family. She simply said, "This matter was originally decided by the ancestors and the wife of the family. The granddaughter-in-law dare not complain."
The old lady was slightly surprised when she heard Song Wanning say this, but she snorted lightly, "I don't think you dare to have any objections. Let's clean up the Lan Courtyard today and let this girl live in it."
After hearing the old lady's words, Wen Tingbai seemed to take Song Wanning completely off his radar. He glanced at her with a complicated expression, but she remained calm. He thought she had been wronged by the old lady so much that she'd grown accustomed to it, yet she still had to manage the entire household. Thinking about it, he felt that he had been unfair to Song Wanning.
Song Wanning's expression was calm, as if she were discussing a commonplace matter. "I, your granddaughter-in-law, know that I cannot bring you another child. I will later go and clean up the west courtyard of the Lan Courtyard so that Xiao Xiao can move in soon. I only hope that your new sister will allow our grandfather to enjoy the company of his grandchildren as soon as possible."
Seeing that Song Wanning showed no sign of jealousy about him taking a concubine, Wen Tingbai felt strange. No matter what, she was his wife, yet she was so indifferent to him.
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