After hearing what Song Wanning said, Song Lan stood up straighter, looked at Song Wanning and said, "My dear sister, just tell me what you want. I will give you whatever you want. As for accusing you of something, I'm afraid there's no need. What do you think?"
"We haven't even gotten married yet, and you're already leaning towards my sister-in-law?" Song Wanning narrowed her eyes and teased, "Since big brother has asked, I'll ask for the painting 'Dou Lian Tu' in your bedroom. If you give it to me, I won't argue with you anymore."
Song Lan choked for a moment before he said to Song Wanning unhappily, "You girl really know how to ask for things."
Song Wanning fanned herself with the list in her hand, looked at Song Lan and smiled, "Are you going to give it to me or not? Are you reluctant to part with it?"
"Take it, take it." Song Lan said this, but his face was full of heartache.
Song Wanning remembered that Yin Yichen also wanted this painting, but he didn't want it to be hidden by Song Lan. If he could take it back now, Yin Yichen would definitely be very happy.
With this in mind, Song Wanning stuffed the list in her hand back to Song Lan, chuckled, and said, "Brother, I see nothing is missing now. Just deliver it according to the list above. I'll go get the painting."
"You, you came here specifically for my paintings." Song Lan glared at Song Wanning and said, "Now that you're back, go to the study to see your father. He has something to tell you."
"I understand. I'll go take a look." Song Wanning responded and was about to go into the study, but met Guan Surong on the way.
When Guan Surong saw Song Wanning, she also greeted her politely, "Cousin Ning, are you back today?"
As Guan Surong spoke, she kept glancing towards the door, wanting to confirm whether Yin Yichen had come with her. She looked away, but when she saw no one, the smile on her face faded.
"That's right." Song Wanning looked at Guan Surong and smiled faintly, "I see how thin my cousin has become these past few days."
"Thank you for your concern, cousin. I think it's because of the hot weather that I haven't eaten much, so I've lost weight." Guan Surong smiled and wiped the sweat off her face with her handkerchief. She looked at Song Wanning and said, "Cousin, you've come back to the general's mansion for Cousin Lan's marriage."
"That's right." Song Wanning smiled faintly, "Cousin, you're dressed so beautifully now, where are you going?"
Now it’s no wonder that Song Wanning asked the question. Guan Surong was wearing a green skirt, which looked very beautiful.
"Ah... I was just going for a stroll outside, but I made my cousin worried." Guan Surong forced a smile, said goodbye to Song Wanning and walked out.
Even without Guan Surong saying anything, Song Wanning could guess where she was going. Now that Song Lan was getting married, Guan Surong was going to seize every opportunity to contact Yan Yuzhi.
Song Wanning turned and walked into Song Jing's study. Song Jing was still busy with official business in the study. Seeing Song Wanning coming, he smiled at her and said, "Sister Ning is back?"
Song Wanning nodded slightly, then looked at Song Jing and said, "Father, I just heard from my eldest brother that you have something to talk to me about?"
Song Jing looked at Song Wanning with an apologetic look in his eyes. He said calmly, "Good girl, when you returned home, Daddy said some unpleasant things. I think it's all Daddy's fault. The whole family actually said those words to my own daughter. Daddy apologizes to you. I hope Wanning won't be angry with Daddy anymore."
"Daddy..." Song Wanning looked at Song Jing. As a mighty general in the court, he had always been decisive in killing people, but now he was humbly apologizing to her for saying a few harsh words to her.
Song Wanning felt a surge of tenderness in her heart. She looked at Song Jingzhi and smiled, "My daughter has long since stopped being angry. It's just that Daddy feels he was wrong now. I guess he must have discovered something, right?"
Song Jing was shocked and immediately smiled at Song Wanning, "Little rascal, you really can't hide anything from me. Daddy didn't believe you before, and now you almost got hurt. But don't worry, Daddy has come to his senses and turned back. Just wait until your eldest brother gets engaged, and then I'll let your aunt and cousin move back to the Song Mansion."
"My father has figured it out now, and I am really touched as a daughter."
Song Wanning no longer worried about how Madam Guan and Guan Surong had acted. After all, they had been discovered, and there had been no loss, which was a good thing. The mother and daughter had always been deep-minded, and Song Wanning would never watch them act recklessly in the general's mansion.
Song Wanning and Song Jing talked for a while before returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion with the painting she had received from Song Lan.
Song Wanning looked at Cai Que beside her, with another idea in mind. "Guan Surong must be anxious now. I'm afraid the Yan family hasn't discovered her true identity yet. Now I have to add fuel to the fire. This way, Guan Surong will have no choice but to marry Yan Yuzhi. Once the Yan family finds out that Guan Surong is just the daughter of a seventh-rank official, will they still let Yan Yuzhi marry her?"
The answer is of course no. The Yan family had sent Yan Yuzhi to Bishuitang because they wanted him to marry the daughter of a fourth-rank official. Now, if he became an orphan of a seventh-rank official, I wonder how the Yan family would feel.
Guan Surong has always been someone who doesn't care about her status. She is confident enough because even if she is a concubine, she can still live a carefree life in her husband's house. Now what Song Wanning has to do is to help Guan Surong.
Song Wanning looked at Caique and said slowly, "I remember that the wife of the Yan family likes to attend the flower arrangement and poetry gatherings in the capital. If such an invitation comes in a few days, please accept it for me."
The colorful bird beside Song Wanning responded immediately, and the matter was settled.
When Song Wanning returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, she happened to see Yin Yichen's carriage parked at the gate. She guessed that he had just returned from official business.
Song Wanning got off the carriage, looked at Yin Yichen, and said with a faint smile, "The Prime Minister actually came back earlier than usual today."
Yin Yichen took out a bag of snacks and handed it to Song Wanning, saying, "When I came back, I saw your favorite chestnut cakes being sold on the street, so I bought some."
"I have something good to give you, too." Song Wanning took two steps forward, took Yin Yichen's arm, and said with a low laugh, "Your Highness will never guess what this good thing is."
"What good stuff?" Yin Yichen was now amused by Song Wanning's actions. There were two smiles on the corners of his lips, and his eyes warmed up.
"Go inside and tell me. You'll definitely thank me." Song Wanning was keeping everyone in suspense. She pulled Yin Yichen in and then talked about her family affairs. She said slowly, "The Prime Minister doesn't know that my brother is getting engaged to the eldest daughter of the Lu family. It's hard for me to be kept in the dark for so long."
Yin Yichen was not surprised at this point. "I heard that many officials are talking about this marriage now."
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