Nan Hongqiu sneered at Song Zhan's ruthless expression, "Song Zhan, I've been married to you for so many years, and I thought I had chosen the wrong person. I never thought you could be so cowardly. Even when someone in your own family was framed, you didn't even think about seeking justice for me. Instead, you just wanted to divorce me. I'm afraid you already have a lover outside, and you're just waiting to bring me in after I leave."
"Nan Hongqiu, I've been so kind to you over the years. Who would have thought you'd be such a jealous woman, so calculating, not only dragging my daughters down with you, but now you're even trying to take my entire second wife with you to hell." Song Zhan was now furious. He immediately pulled out the divorce letter from his sleeve and threw it on the ground, saying coldly, "Get out! Go back to your Nan family now."
Nan Hongqiu was now completely at her wit's end. She could only stand up and pick up the divorce agreement from the ground. She looked at everyone with a sad face and said, "You Song family members are all so cruel and ruthless, and you look down on everyone. I will make you pay for it one day."
"Aunt, why don't you take care of yourself first?" Song Wanning stood aside and spoke out. "Now that I am just the daughter of the eldest wife in the general's mansion, my reputation has been damaged so much, you can imagine what kind of life your biological daughters, Sister Xiu and Sister Shi, are living in their husband's family."
Nan Hongqiu was stunned for a moment before she remembered that she had two daughters. Now that her reputation was so bad, her two daughters would also have a hard time.
I had intended to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of my own, but I didn't expect to end up like this.
Nan Hongqiu was angry, but still looked up at Song Wanning and said, "My two daughters will naturally not despise me. Just wait for me to turn over a new leaf, and then you can have a good life."
Nan Hongqiu said this and left the general's mansion.
After Nan Hongqiu left, Song Zhan was the only one left from the second house.
Song Zhan has taken in many concubines over the years, but for some reason these concubines could never get pregnant. Now Song Zhan's second wife doesn't even have a son.
Song Jing looked at Song Zhan and the old lady above him and said firmly, "Grandfather, second brother, this family must be divided now. I'll call the elders over to divide the property in the next few days. Now, the eldest branch should start looking for a new house. We'll move in once the property is divided."
The old lady was now enraged by Song Jing's attitude. She picked up the teacup beside her and threw it to the ground, spilling the tea all over the floor. "Get out! If you want to divide the family property, then get out! You unfilial son! Just wait for people in the capital to say that you gave up respecting your elderly mother now that you have power."
"The son has withdrawn."
Song Jing took Song Lan and Song Wanning and left the Qianqian Hall. Now the second house was deserted and the mistress of the house was divorced. Someone had to support this big house.
The old lady now felt a headache when she looked at her own son. She said in a low voice, "Zhan'er, we are an orphan and a widow now. It is most important for us to find a stepmother and give birth to children for you as soon as possible."
Song Zhan responded, "Mother is right. Now I will choose a daughter of an official family in the capital with both good character and appearance to marry to continue my family line."
The old lady nodded and turned to Song Zhan, saying, "Now that the eldest branch of the family is so heartless that they want to divide the family property, you should be prepared and wait for the elders to come and show them how heartless Song Jing is. If so, we can get a larger share of the property."
Song Zhan also nodded repeatedly. If they didn't use any tricks now, they would probably not get much of the property in the general's mansion.
Song Zhan was a civil servant with a limited salary. Nan Hongqiu wasn't good at running the shop, and the General's Mansion had always relied on the family fortune and the rewards Song Jing earned through his military achievements. If the family were to split up now, there wouldn't be much money to share, and their future life would be severely impacted.
Nan Hongqiu had previously plotted against Song Wanning by marrying her off to the Marquis of Zhongping's mansion. Song Jing had carefully managed Song Wanning's dowry, making it difficult for Nan Hongqiu to get her hands on it. However, Nan Hongqiu had pocketed all of Song Wanning's betrothal gifts.
Although Song Zhan and the old lady had enjoyed a good life in the past, now that Nan Hongqiu's plan had gone awry, they were afraid that Song Jing would bear a grudge, so they wanted to shut Nan Hongqiu up and draw a clear line with her.
Ever since Nan Hongqiu left the General's Mansion, she'd been thinking about visiting her two daughters. Mother Xu, an old servant who had been with her for years, couldn't help but offer comfort when she saw Nan Hongqiu's downcast expression. "Madam, even though you've left the General's Mansion, your two daughters have always been extremely filial. They'll definitely be on the same page with you."
Nan Hongqiu sighed repeatedly and shook her head, "That's true, but my reputation is so bad now. Those friends I used to know in the boudoir are now avoiding me like the plague. I'm afraid my two daughters will also be implicated by me. Xiujie'er used to have a good life in the Wang family. If she is now disgraced by her husband's family because of me, I would be sorry for her."
Madam Xu, standing by, echoed in a low voice, "Madam has always been kind to both girls. Now, something has gone wrong. If Sister Xiu can help Madam clear her name and bring down Song Wanning, everything will be fine."
When Nan Hongqiu heard Mother Xu say this, she clenched her fists and said coldly, "That little girl actually has such tricks. I wouldn't believe it if no one helped her. She's caused me so much misfortune time and time again, and even harmed my sister Shi to this point. Sooner or later, she'll pay the price."
Mother Xu nodded repeatedly as she watched the carriage arrive at the Wang family's house.
Mother Xu got out of the carriage and called to the gatekeeper of the Wang family, "Go and tell your Second Madam that her father and mother are here, and tell her to come out and greet them."
The servant saw that Madam Xu was well dressed and the carriage was bright, so he responded and went in to call for help.
Nan Hongqiu was just thinking about having a good cry with Song Wanxiu, but who would have thought that what she was waiting for was different news. The servant stood at the door and said to Mother Xu, "Mom, it's really untimely. Our grandmother is out now and is not in the house at this time."
Seeing this, Mother Xu was unwilling to give up and just asked again, "If that's the case, when will your Second Grandma come back?"
The servant kept smiling and said, "I really don't know."
Nan Hongqiu saw this and had no other choice but to call Madam Xu over and leave. Who would have thought that at this moment, the maid who was doing the shopping was about to enter the mansion from outside.
The maid was Song Wanxiu's personal maid. Madam Xu recognized her immediately and said, "Shanzha, our mistress is here. Why don't you come over and answer her quickly?"
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