The old lady pushed open the door and met Song Wanshi's eyes who was sitting inside. She was stunned on the spot.
Madam Wang was so shocked she was speechless. It took her a long time before she spoke. "This... this really doesn't look like the second young lady from the General's Mansion. I've seen the second young lady from the General's Mansion before, and she definitely doesn't look like this one."
The old lady's face was now filled with anger, and she changed her previous words. "Tingbai is right. This general's mansion is too much. How could they just marry a plain-looking woman? We are the Marquis of Zhongping. We are a noble family after all. How can we tolerate their arrogance? Drive to the general's mansion and demand justice."
Song Wanshi was now extremely frightened, tears streaming down her face. She stood up and explained to the old lady and Madam Wang, "Grandma, mother-in-law, I am really the second daughter of the general's mansion. Please believe me this time. I just ate something wrong, and that's why my face looks like this. Just wait for me to recover, and then I can return to my former appearance."
"How is that possible? I've seen Song Wanshi, and she definitely doesn't look like she does now." Madam Wang refused to believe it. She waved her hand and said to the people behind her, "Tie up this fake bride and take her to the General's Mansion to demand an explanation. How can our Zhongping Marquis Mansion allow them to bully us like this? If the real Second Young Lady is not handed over today, we will never let them go."
Song Wanshi kept explaining but no one listened to her, so she could only follow the people from Marquis Zhongping's Mansion back to the General's Mansion.
Not long after, Mother Xu ran into the yard from outside the general's mansion with a look of panic on her face.
"Madam, something bad has happened. Something terrible has happened."
Mother Xu, with a look of worry on her face, spoke to Nan Hongqiu, who was still grieving over her daughter's marriage, "Madam, the people from the Zhongping Marquis's residence say the girl we married off is a fake, and they're coming to demand an explanation. They're probably at the door soon, Madam and Master, please get ready to go and see."
Nan Hongqiu and Song Zhan at the mansion found it unbelievable when they heard about this.
Song Zhan subconsciously looked at Nan Hongqiu, feeling that she had not done a good job.
Nan Hongqiu sneered twice and frowned, saying, "Impossible! I personally sent Wanshi to the bridal sedan. How could something go wrong? Could it be that the Zhongping Marquis Mansion is looking for trouble?"
The couple were both puzzled, so they went to the main hall to meet the people from the Marquis Zhongping's Mansion.
Madam Wang now took the lead, completely changing her usual vegetarian demeanor. Upon seeing Nan Hongqiu, she launched into a barrage of abuse. "Nan Hongqiu, Nan Hongqiu, I thought you were a man of your word, but who would have thought you'd do such a thing? You ostensibly married your own daughter off, but in reality, you sent this unattractive woman over. You expect the Marquis of Zhongping to suffer this loss? It's unacceptable."
"My dear in-laws, this is probably a misunderstanding. I personally escorted my daughter, Shi Jie'er, to her bridal sedan chair. How could I possibly have someone impersonate her?" Nan Hongqiu forced a smile and explained, "Besides, if I had someone impersonate her, our two families would have to interact in the future. I simply couldn't do such a disgraceful thing."
"If I hadn't brought her here today, I'm afraid you would have tricked her." Madam Wang waved to Yuchan behind her and said coldly, "Bring up the bride."
Nan Hongqiu and Song Zhan were stunned for a moment, watching the bride in her wedding dress being carried up with heavy ties.
Song Wanshi was lying on the ground with tears in her eyes, and Nan Hongqiu and Song Zhan could not recognize her.
Nan Hongqiu was now frightened and shouted at Song Wanshi, "Who are you? Where is my daughter? Where did my daughter go?"
Song Wanshi cleared her throat and looked at Nan Hongqiu with tearful eyes, "Mother...even mother can't recognize her daughter?"
Although she couldn't recognize her face, Nan Hongqiu couldn't mistake Song Wanshi's voice. She looked at Song Wanshi and asked in surprise, "Sister Shi?"
Song Wanshi nodded repeatedly and said to Nan Hongqiu, "Mother, I'm afraid I was poisoned and my appearance is completely ruined. Please seek justice for me."
"Sister Shi?" Nan Hongqiu now recognized Song Wanshi and almost fainted when she saw her current state.
Nan Hongqiu looked at Mother Xu beside her and said quickly, "Hurry up and untie the girl!"
Mother Xu, who was standing by, had already been frightened out of her wits. She came back to her senses a little after hearing what Nan Hongqiu said, and hurriedly called on the maids around her to untie Song Wanshi.
Mrs. Wang, who was standing aside to explain, was also stunned by the scene and stood there motionless.
"My sister Shi, how could she become like this... My sister Shi..." Nan Hongqiu fell to her knees, hugging Song Wanshi and crying, "Who on earth was it? Who poisoned my sister Shi? Go and find out. If you find out, I will tear her into pieces."
Song Wanshi was now filled with despair, but she still looked at Nan Hongqiu and said, "Mother, I'm afraid there's no hope for my daughter in this state. I just hope you can talk things over with the people at the Zhongping Marquis' Mansion. I'm the real deal, and I hope to go back with them and live a good life."
Nan Hongqiu listened, wiped the tears from her face, and said, "Madam Wang, my daughter was merely poisoned, but she is still the second daughter of the General's Mansion. Please take my daughter with you when you return. After all, she has already married Mr. Bai and is now the legitimate Second Wife of the Zhongping Marquis' Mansion."
Mrs. Wang nearly fainted upon hearing this. She pointed at Song Wanshi, who was being held in Nan Hongqiu's arms, and said incredulously, "You said she was Song Wanshi? Could it be that you two, mother and daughter, were putting on a show to deceive our family? I don't believe it."
When Mrs. Wang looked at Song Wanshi's appearance, she felt that she would probably have nightmares if she saw her every day, so she immediately didn't want to accept the marriage.
"My daughter has a butterfly-shaped birthmark on her arm, known to many dignitaries in the capital. If you don't believe me, I'll have Sister Shi lift up her sleeve so you can identify it." Nan Hongqiu, now in a rare moment of clarity, spoke out, "My daughter is a legitimate daughter, the second daughter of the general's family. It was you, the Marquis of Zhongping, who fell in love with our daughter. Now that she's caused trouble, you want to deny it? I'm afraid you can't."
Wen Tingbai, who was standing next to Mrs. Wang, remained silent. Firstly, he wanted to see what was going on. Secondly, he was inhumane after all, and he was afraid that he would be criticized if he spoke out.
Who would have thought that when Wen Tingbai saw that the situation could not be reversed, he actually fell straight down and fainted.
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