Nan Hongqiu also panicked when she saw Wen Tingbai's determination to achieve his goal. She could only find another excuse for herself. "This is a serious matter after all. I have to go home and discuss it with my family. Second Master, please wait. I will definitely write back to you soon."
Nan Hongqiu couldn't get any favors from Wen Tingbo now. Now that the matter had become so serious, she was suddenly at a loss for what to do. Nan Hongqiu had no choice but to return to the general's mansion. After much thought, she could not find any solution, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Song Zhan.
Nan Hongqiu's momentum had already diminished significantly compared to before. He simply looked at Song Zhan and said, "Master, I have something to discuss with you..."
Song Zhan had a disagreement with Nan Hongqiu when they were discussing Song Wanshi's marriage a few days ago, and now their relationship has become cold. When Song Zhan saw Song Wanning, he sneered twice, "You said a few days ago that you would find a marriage for Sister Shi on your own, so why are you looking for me now? Could it be that something went wrong again, and you found that none of the sons-in-law you liked were suitable for you?"
Nan Hongqiu now felt that she had made a big mistake but did not dare to refute. She just looked at Song Zhan and explained, "Master, this is all my fault. I was too ambitious before, but now something has happened. I'm afraid that Master must take action on this matter, otherwise I'm afraid it will never be resolved."
Song Zhan looked at Nan Hongqiu's reaction and felt something was wrong. He frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I..." Nan Hongqiu paused, then, somewhat fearfully, confessed the trouble she had gotten herself into. "A few days ago, the eldest wife got engaged, and it was to the now powerful Prime Minister. How could I not be jealous? I originally wanted to dampen Sister Ning's arrogance, so I had my maids take a bellyband from Sister Ning's room and give it to the Zhongping Marquis's mansion. I thought I could just sit back and watch the fight, but who would have thought that something went wrong, and the bellyband suddenly became Sister Shi's and was delivered to Second Master Wen."
Song Zhan was so shocked after hearing Nan Hongqiu's words that he almost fell down. He stared at Nan Hongqiu in astonishment, "What? What did you do?"
"Now that Second Master Wen knows that the bellyband belongs to our Shijie'er, he's even threatening me to marry her off as his second wife, lest she ruin her reputation." Nan Hongqiu couldn't hold back her tears when she said this. "Master, you have to think of a way to save Shijie'er. If you don't help, I'm afraid her life will be over."
"How could there be a mother like you in this world?" Song Zhan was now furious. Seeing Nan Hongqiu reaching out to pull him, he immediately pushed Nan Hongqiu away and said coldly, "You are such an idiot and you actually harmed my daughter. You only come to me now that things have become like this. How can I help you?"
After hearing this, Nan Hongqiu collapsed to the ground in despair and cried out in despair, "Master, you can scold me all you want, but you must help our daughter. Sister Shi is still young. If she marries into a good family, she will have a bright future. If she marries into the Wen family, I'm afraid there will be no hope."
"You're the one who actually shoots yourself in the foot! Not to mention that if this gets out, it'll be bad for Sister Shi's reputation. If this gets out, and the first wife's family finds out you're plotting against Sister Ning, do you think Song Jing will let you go?" Song Zhan's face was filled with despair. He looked at Nan Hongqiu and said, "I'm at my wit's end now. Do you think Second Master Wen is easy to mess with? He's got his eye on this, and now Sister Shi won't be able to marry him."
"What?" Nan Hongqiu finally felt remorseful. If she hadn't envied Song Wanning's successful marriage, this wouldn't have happened. "That Second Master Wen is not a man worth marrying. Everyone in the capital knows he's inhumane. If Shi Jie marries him, not only will she not be able to have children of her own, she'll also be a widow for the rest of her life."
"You'll suffer the consequences of your own actions. Think carefully about this." Song Zhan could see things clearly now and said with a cold face, "If you don't want to marry your daughter, just wait for things to get out of hand and for Song Jing to show you how powerful he is."
Nan Hongqiu's eyes were filled with despair, knowing that this matter had to be done. She hadn't dared to tell Song Wanshi about it, but now, the time had come for her to speak.
Nan Hongqiu cleaned herself up before she dared to go see Song Wanshi, who was lying on the bed, too angry to get up. As soon as she entered Cuihua Courtyard, she smiled and sat down beside Song Wanshi, saying, "Sister Shi, are you feeling better?"
Seeing Nan Hongqiu return, Song Wanshi's eyes finally brightened up. She half-sat up and looked at Nan Hongqiu and asked, "Madam, have you brought back our daughter's underwear now?"
Nan Hongqiu grabbed Song Wanshi's hand and whispered comfortingly, "Although the things were not brought back, Mr. Wen is a sensible man. He said that he had seen you at a banquet before and had already fallen in love with our sister Shi. He said that he wanted to marry you."
Song Wanshi was so surprised that she almost sat up from the bed. She looked at Nan Hongqiu and asked, "You want to marry me?"
Nan Hongqiu saw that Song Wanshi looked a little agitated and quickly comforted her, "The Marquis of Zhongping's mansion is a noble family, adorned with gold and silver. Wen Tingbai is a handsome man, and Madam Wang is a kind and virtuous person who practices vegetarianism and contemplates Buddhism. If our daughter Shi marries into this family, she will surely enjoy great blessings."
After hearing this, Song Wanshi's face turned pale. She looked at Nan Hongqiu and said, "Madam, are you asking me to marry him? Madam, you actually say that this man, who Song Wanning doesn't want, is a good man. Are you kidding me?"
Nan Hongqiu felt mixed emotions when she saw Song Wanshi like this, so she had to tell the truth, "Sister Shi, it's not that mother wants you to get married, but now your underwear has fallen into someone else's hands. If you don't marry, they will go out and ruin your reputation."
"Mother, you can't even think of a way to get your daughter's bellyband back. Are you just going to watch your daughter ruin her life?"
Song Wanshi now burst into tears, staring at Nan Hongqiu and complaining, "Mother once said she would make plans for me, but now she has come to this conclusion? Mother, don't you look down on Song Wanning? Now she's married to the Prime Minister for the second time. If I had married that inhumane Wen Tingbai, or if Song Wanning didn't want me, I'm afraid I would never be able to hold my head up again in this life."
Nan Hongqiu cried with regret after hearing this, staring at Song Wanshi and saying, "It's all my fault that I wanted to compete with Song Wanning for face. Now this has gone wrong. I'm sorry for you. But if I don't marry now, I'm afraid it won't work. If Second Master Wen gets angry and tells everyone about this, Sister Shi'er's reputation will be ruined."
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