Seeing Song Lan say this, Guan Surong was not angry. She just smiled sweetly at Song Lan, "It was a long time ago that I last saw my cousin Lan. It's normal that my cousin doesn't remember me. There's still a long time to go. I'll see him in the capital sooner or later. I'm sure he'll remember me."
Song Lan only smiled faintly and looked at Song Jing again, "Father, now that my aunt is here, we should let her and my cousins have a good rest. I just wonder where you plan to let my aunt and her family live?"
Song Jing had already made up his mind. He smiled and said, "Let's live in the west courtyard. It's vacant right now and it's close to the west gate. This way, it will be convenient if we want to go over and talk to the old ancestor."
Song Lan responded, but saw Guan Surong standing beside her bowing gently to Song Lan and saying coquettishly, "I hope you will bother me more in the future. I haven't been to the capital for many years. I wonder if you have time to accompany me for a quick walk."
Song Lan raised his left eyebrow slightly and said calmly, "To be honest, cousin, I've only just returned to the capital. I've been at the border before, so I don't know much about the capital. If you want to go to the capital, why not ask the general's housekeeper to take you around? I'm afraid he knows the capital much better than I do."
Guan Surong didn't get angry when she saw this. She just acted shy and whispered to Song Lan, "I see. It's my fault for being so abrupt. There's still a long time to go. I'll just take my time shopping in the future."
Seeing this, Song Lan just nodded slightly and left the courtyard, letting the Guan family live in the west courtyard of the general's mansion.
The General's Mansion was a sparsely populated courtyard, but now that Madam Guan and her family had moved in, it suddenly seemed lively. Madam Guan had been living in the General's Mansion before she got married, and her words and actions were very measured, leaving no room for fault.
As soon as Guan Wenyan moved into the General's Mansion, he began to think about asking Song Jing to find him a job. He looked at Madam Guan in the yard and felt a little anxious. "Mother, we just arrived at the General's Mansion. When should we tell my uncle to find a job for me?"
Madam Guan drank the fine Biluochun tea that Song Jing had just sent over. She looked at Guan Wenyan and whispered, "You've only just arrived. We need to take our time with this matter. Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you learn from your sister's calm demeanor?"
Guan Surong sat aside, smiling gently, "Brother, you're too anxious. If we tell him now, uncle will think we're here to extort money. We have to wait a little longer."
Madam Guan smiled and replied, "Didn't you hear what Brother Lan said just now? Sister Ning will be back home in the next two days. She is marrying none other than the Prime Minister, who currently holds great power. Why not wait for Sister Ning to come back and see if she's easy to talk to? If so, ask the Prime Minister to arrange a good job for you. It's much better than being a warrior."
Guan Surong was a little confused and asked in a low voice, "Mother, didn't my aunt say that Sister Ning is not someone to be trifled with? I'm afraid she won't agree even if we beg her. How can we count on her?"
"You don't understand." Madam Guan smiled at Guan Surong and said, "What does it have to do with us if Sister Ning and your aunt don't get along? Mother knows a little about what your aunt did. We are just outsiders and have no grudges against Sister Ning. It would be better for us to build a good relationship with her. Our future is limitless."
After hearing what Madam Guan said, Guan Surong immediately lowered her head and said with a smile, "My daughter has learned her lesson."
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When Song Wanning returned to the general's mansion, Yin Yichen came back with her.
Although Yin Yichen has a lot of things to do, he always has to follow the rules. Otherwise, Song Jing might be dissatisfied with him as a son-in-law, thinking that his true colors have been revealed after marrying Song Wanning.
When the two of them got off the carriage together, Song Wanning saw Guan Surong standing in the yard at a glance, and was immediately stunned.
Yin Yichen saw Song Wanning's reaction, held her hand and asked, "What's wrong?"
Song Wanning shook her head slightly, looked at Yin Yichen and said, "Nothing, I just saw some relatives coming home."
Song Wanning pretended to be calm as she walked in. She saw Guan Surong wearing a light green moon-lit dress with a plain, fine-grained silk gauze draped over it. Her hair was styled in a simple bun, and she wore a rare coral pearl hairpin.
Guan Surong has always known how to dress herself, and her delicate and pretty appearance is exactly what many men from aristocratic families like. Looking at Guan Surong, Song Wanning couldn't help but think of her past life.
In her previous life, she had no one to rely on. Song Jing and Song Lan died in battle, leaving her isolated and helpless in the Zhongping Marquis's residence. At this time, the three members of the Guan family returned to the capital and paid her a special visit, saying that they were all relatives and shouldn't be strangers.
Song Wanning was touched, thinking that she still had some relatives to rely on after all. For this reason, Mrs. Guan always spared no effort to do anything she asked her to do.
Guan Surong sought a good marriage in the capital, and Song Wanning sought to help her. When Guan Wenyan found herself without a job, Song Wanning recommended him for a position at the Marquis of Zhongping's residence. Unexpectedly, Guan Surong, disliking the poverty of the family Song Wanning had found for her, found a wealthy family in the capital and became their concubine. She resented Song Wanning's lack of interest in her affairs and joined forces with Guan Wenyan at the Marquis of Zhongping's residence to discredit her. Seeing her widowhood and her beauty, Guan Wenyan harbored evil intentions, nearly destroying her innocence.
Mrs. Guan knew all of this but pretended not to see it.
Later, Song Wanning wanted to send Guan Wenyan to prison. Mrs. Guan even joined forces with Nan Hongqiu to condemn her and forbade her to do such a thing, saying that it would bring bad reputation to the whole family.
Later, for some unknown reason, Song Wanning only heard the news that Guan Wenyan was beaten to death by gangsters outside, and she felt very happy for a while.
Unexpectedly, this family of poor relatives came again and lived in the general's mansion instead of the Song Mansion next door.
Now that I think about it, I'm afraid he was attracted by the power of the General's Mansion.
Song Wanning and Yin Yichen entered the room together. Madam Guan came forward to greet them upon seeing the couple. She looked at Song Wanning and said, "Oh, Sister Ning, I haven't seen you for so many years. You've grown up to be so beautiful."
Song Wanning had a hint of a smile on her face and said to Madam Guan lightly, "Aunt."
"It's been so many years since we last met. I'm astonished that you still remember me, your aunt." Madam Guan smiled and looked at Yin Yichen beside her. "This must be Sister Ning's husband, right? He's truly an exceptional man. It's incredible that Sister Ning could find such an outstanding husband."
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