Song Wanning nodded slightly and smiled faintly at Wu Junrou, "That's right. It's okay for outsiders to misunderstand me now, but if you, Auntie, also misunderstand me, I'm afraid it will make Wanning very sad."
Seeing this scene, Wu Junrou immediately said to Song Wanning, "What's the point of me knowing now? The Prime Minister's reputation outside is still not restored. Whether I know or not is a small matter, but not letting Yi Chen be humiliated is a big deal. In our Yin family, we all prosper together and suffer together. If you bring shame to Yi Chen, it is like bringing shame to the entire Yin family."
Seeing Wu Junrou being so unreasonable, Song Wanning wanted to say a few more words, but Lu Zijun, who was behind her, could no longer hold back. She looked at Wu Junrou and laughed, "Madam Yin now has the time to come here and act like the shopkeeper. People who know her would think that Madam is from the Prime Minister's Mansion and is Wanning's real mother-in-law. But if you look closely, she is just the Prime Minister's aunt who had a falling out with him many years ago. It's really a joke. If Madam has any objections, why not call the Prime Minister out and have a good talk with him about who is in charge of this Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Madam Yin was stunned when she heard Lu Zijun say this. She had never expected this seemingly quiet lady to start with such insults. She immediately said, "Although I am not the Prime Minister's biological mother, I have taken care of him since he was a child. It is only natural for me to be in charge of the Prime Minister's Mansion. How can I allow you, an outsider, to speak here?"
Seeing that Lu Zijun wanted to speak again, Song Wanning hurriedly pulled her sleeve, trying to stop her from talking.
Who would have thought that Lu Zijun didn't take Song Wanning's words seriously? She immediately shook off Song Wanning's hand and said, "Everyone outside knows that the Prime Minister separated the family a long time ago, and now it's two families. But you, seeing that Wanning married into the family, couldn't give you a cold shoulder, so you come to make trouble for her every day. Why don't you come when the Prime Minister is present? You only dare to act funny in front of the new bride. If it gets out, everyone will laugh at you. A while ago, you gave a concubine to a newlywed couple, and finally, with great fanfare, you took her into your own master's room. The whole capital has heard about it. You did such a shameful thing and still dare to come here to seek attention? If I were you, I would have been too embarrassed to go out. It's only you, Madam Yin. I am really impressed by you now. There is no more legendary figure in the whole capital than you."
Wu Junrou's face turned very ugly when she heard this. She looked at Song Wanning's expression, then glanced at the furious Lu Zijun, and immediately picked up a handkerchief to wipe her tears. "I know I'm not Yi Chen's official mother-in-law, but I've taken care of so much for him over the years. Only I know the difficulties involved. When Yi Chen was raised by my knees, I treated him like my own son, much better than his brothers. Who could have known that one day my son would be disobedient? Not only did he separate from me, but he also married a new wife who was not filial to him and even asked my sisters-in-law to come and ostracize me. Life is really unbearable. What on earth did I come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to cause trouble?"
Wu Junrou was about to stand up, but Lu Zijun couldn't stand such hypocritical ladies, so she continued to scold her, "Madam Yin, who knows what you're looking for in the Prime Minister's Mansion? Instead of coming here to meddle in other people's affairs, you should go home and take care of your own family and those disobedient concubines. No decent mother-in-law would make trouble for her new daughter-in-law like you do, and you keep saying it's all for the Prime Minister... It's really hilarious. I'm afraid you know exactly who it's for."
When Song Wanning heard this, she wanted to laugh out loud, but she suppressed her anger and said to Wu Junrou, "Aunt, my sister-in-law has always been like this. Please don't take it to heart. I didn't mean to say these words, so please don't take them to heart."
Wu Junrou was so furious she nearly broke her nose, but she couldn't do anything about them. She finally remembered why Lu Zijun looked so familiar. It turned out she was the young lady from a government official's family who had previously been known to curse at others in another mansion. Everyone in the capital called her a tigress, and now she was married to General Song Lan, a perfect match.
Wu Junrou now felt a headache, and she supported her mother and went out. "Oh, I can't take care of the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion anymore. Let me go, I want to leave. I won't come again. What's going on?"
Wu Junrou went out with her mother.
Song Wanning stood in the yard, looking at Lu Zijun's expression and said helplessly, "My dear sister-in-law, you just promised me not to curse, but now you can't hold it back anymore."
Lu Zijun looked at Song Wanning and said with an embarrassed look, "I didn't want to scold you, but who knew you were such a scoundrel. You even dared to take money from your elders in front of you. It's really hilarious. You don't even look in the mirror at home. I don't know how you got so shameless. Who can stand this?"
Song Wanning said helplessly, "My sister-in-law is not good at anything else, but she's the best at gossiping. I'm afraid that in a few days, the ladies in the capital will spread the word that we two sisters-in-law are bullying her, the elder. You just got married, and your reputation has finally improved, but I've been implicated for no reason."
"What's that?" Lu Zijun waved her hand nonchalantly. "The General's Mansion is for military officers, not as particular as the homes of civil officials. My reputation as a tigress is well-known in the capital. If that's the case, I'm not afraid of scolding her."
Although Song Wanning felt helpless, she also knew that Lu Zijun was a person of temperament, so she had to take her arm and smiled softly, "Now I want to thank you for sticking with me."
"Of course. Now that the old rascal is gone, it's time for me to go back." Lu Zijun shook his sleeves, said goodbye to Song Wanning and walked out.
Song Wanning turned around and said to Zhuque beside her, "It's getting late now. I'll go see if the Prime Minister has gotten up."
Zhuque responded and followed Song Wanning to the yard where Yin Yichen was.
Yin Yichen had really been up for several days in a row, and now he hadn't gotten up at this hour, which showed that he was exhausted.
Song Wanning opened the door and walked in to check on Yin Yichen, only to find him sleeping peacefully on the bed. Yin Yichen looked very peaceful in his sleep, unlike his usual imposing demeanor, and much softer.
Song Wanning took two steps forward and tucked the quilt for him. Just as she was about to leave, Yin Yichen suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed her wrist and pulled her straight onto the bed.
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