Nan Hongqiu nodded sympathetically when she heard Madam Wang ask this. But remembering that her sister's secret was still in the Marquis Zhongping's residence, she quickly changed the subject, "That girl has been corrupted by me and her father. She's a petty person. Let's not talk about her."
Mrs. Wang refused to give up and said with a smile, "What girl isn't naughty? I heard that Sister Shi is also a famous figure. I saw her outside once before, and she seemed very well-behaved. I just don't know if she has been engaged yet?"
Nan Hongqiu's heart skipped a beat, and she smiled awkwardly, "I'm still looking for one now. This kid is picky. She's met several men but she never agrees."
"So that's how it is..." Madam Wang nodded in understanding. "One should think carefully about marriage decisions. Otherwise, it will take a lifetime."
Nan Hongqiu exchanged pleasantries with Madam Wang for a while, and then, seeing that it was almost time, she explained to her, "Madam, I've finally made it here. I heard that Mr. Bai from the mansion isn't feeling well. After all, we were once relatives, so I figured I'd stop by to see him."
Seeing this, Madam Wang nodded in understanding, "Brother Bo is very lucky to have such support from his relatives."
As Mrs. Wang spoke, she glanced back at Yuchan beside her and chuckled softly, "Quick, take Madam Nan to the Lan Courtyard to see Brother Bo."
Yuchan responded and led Nan Hongqiu out of the door, walked around the rockery garden of the Zhongping Marquis Mansion, and passed through two more courtyards before finally arriving at the Lan Courtyard.
Nan Hongqiu's heart was in his throat when he saw Yuchan knocking on Wen Tingbai's door. "Second Master, Madam Nan from the General's Mansion is here. She was originally visiting the mansion and said she wanted to stop by to see Second Master."
Wen Tingbai inside said, "Open the door and come in."
The maid opened the door and lifted the curtain to welcome Nan Hongqiu in.
Wen Tingbai stood up to greet her, smiling, and said to Nan Hongqiu, "Madam Nan is here. I didn't expect you to arrive so soon. Please take a seat."
Nan Hongqiu sat on a chair in Wen Tingbai's study, feeling rather uneasy. She was preoccupied with Song Wanshi's underwear, so she couldn't find the time to chat with Wen Tingbai. "I've heard that the Second Master is a reasonable person. A few days ago, I sent over a piece of underwear, hoping to team up with the Second Master to take down that little bitch. But who would have thought that something went wrong and the underwear was taken by mistake?"
Nan Hongqiu now had a flattering smile on her face, and she said to Wen Tingbai, "Now that this has happened, please return the underwear to me, Second Master. I will send it to you later when I find the young lady's."
"Madam Nan sent this thing herself, and now she's saying it's wrong, leaving me feeling hopeless." Wen Tingbai, now also sitting in a chair, stared at Nan Hongqiu's unhappy expression and said, "Madam Nan said later, but who knows how long that will be? Are you trying to trick me into giving this thing back?"
Nan Hongqiu saw that Wen Tingbai was trying to test her, so she spoke directly, "I did something wrong, but I don't know what Second Master wants in exchange for returning it. Second Master, do you want money? Or something else? Just name the amount. Now that the problem has come from my Second House, I'll take the blame myself."
"Whether or not I can get hold of something against Song Wanning in the future is secondary." Wen Tingbai smiled faintly and said to Nan Hongqiu, "But right now, I have an important matter that I would like Madam Nan to help me with. This courtyard is missing a mistress, and there is no suitable one at the moment. I'm afraid I'll have to ask Madam Nan for help to find a solution."
Nan Hongqiu was a little startled for a moment, and looked at Wen Tingbai straight in the eyes and asked, "You want me to help you find a marriage?"
"That's right." Wen Tingbai now looked righteous, sitting in a chair and leisurely drinking tea, saying with a smile, "There are still requirements. If she is the legitimate daughter of an official, her official position cannot be too low, and her appearance cannot be too ugly."
"Second Master, are you kidding me? How could I find such a marriage for you?" Nan Hongqiu thought Wen Tingbo was just talking nonsense and asked in astonishment, "With your reputation in the capital now like this, which legitimate daughter would be willing to marry her daughter to you?"
"I don't care, Madam, just find her." Wen Tingbo's masked face finally split in two, revealing his hypocritical nature. He sneered and said, "Madam, don't you have an unengaged daughter at home? I think she'd be a perfect match for me."
"What?" Nan Hongqiu stood up from her chair in shock, looking at Wen Tingbai's excited expression. "You bastard, you really dare to dream of anything. My sister Shi is in her prime, how could she waste her time marrying you?"
"Madam, please don't be so harsh. Your daughter's underwear is still with me." Wen Tingbai didn't get angry when Nan Hongqiu scolded him. There was a faint smile on his face. "Madam, you might as well think about it carefully. Marrying me is the best choice. Otherwise, I will tell everyone that Sister Shi had an affair with me. If I ruin her reputation, she will still have to marry me."
Nan Hongqiu was now trying to think of a way to refuse. Her heart was in turmoil, and she could only say coldly, "You've already married Wan Ning. If you want to marry Wan Shi now, it would be inappropriate for both of them to marry you."
"Why not? Didn't Feiyan and Hede share a husband in the past and it was fine?" Wen Tingbai narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled. "Throughout history, there are countless examples of two sisters marrying the same husband. Madam Nan, would you like the younger generation to slowly list them to you?"
Nan Hongqiu was shocked. Looking at Wen Tingbai, a hypocrite with a beastly heart, she said coldly, "You...you...how could you do such a shameless thing?"
"I'm shameless? Don't you, your aunt, feel shameless when you plotted against Song Wanning?"
Wen Tingbai wasn't afraid at all. He took a few steps forward, looked at Nan Hongqiu, and said, "When Madam Nan came to the mansion to look for Song Wanning, didn't she praise Tingbai's handsomeness? How come it's only been a few years, and Madam has forgotten everything? Since the wife Madam found for Tingbai is no longer with us, why don't you marry your own daughter to him?"
"Crazy, really crazy." Nan Hongqiu was extremely angry. "I was careless and fell into your trap."
"I won't force Madam Nan. Just go back to the General's Mansion and think it over carefully," Wen Tingbai said with a chuckle. "I'll give Madam Nan ten days. If you still haven't made up your mind by then, don't blame me for being rude. I still have other ways to get Madam Nan's precious daughter to marry me."
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