Seeing this, Mrs. Guan felt humiliated and was about to move out with Guan Wenyan.
Fortunately, Guan Surong, who was standing by, was clear-headed and quickly grabbed Madam Guan. "Mother, we should consider this matter carefully. How can we move when Big Brother is in this state? Besides, the title deed to this house is in our hands, so we can't just move it away. Song Wanshi is ultimately in the wrong here. Even if Big Brother was wrong, she shouldn't have been so cruel and nearly killed him."
Mrs. Guan also realized what Guan Surong said. She immediately looked up at Nan Hongqiu and said, "That's right. Anyway, the land deed is in our hands now. We won't move. You can go wherever you want. Now that Sister Shi's dowry is in our house, don't even think about taking it back. Besides, she still hasn't settled the score for hurting my son."
Nan Hongqiu saw how arrogant this family was, and how could she swallow this? She immediately said, "You guys, just wait, you'll have something to worry about."
Nan Hongqiu said this and led Song Wanshi out of the door in a rage.
Mrs. Guan was also a little anxious when she saw this. She looked at Guan Surong and said timidly, "My dear, now that the situation has become like this, what will we do if Nan Hongqiu really takes us to court? After all, our family is not as powerful as theirs."
Guan Surong patted Madam Guan calmly and spoke soothingly, "Don't worry, mother. After all, it was their daughter who hurt my brother. He's lying in bed, his life or death uncertain. If we really go to court, we might as well not know who will win or lose. Besides, mother is the niece of the old lady of the general's mansion. With such status, mother, if you are worried, you might as well go back to the Song Mansion and ask the old lady to help us get justice."
After hearing this, Mrs. Guan felt that what Guan Surong said made sense, so she immediately went out to the Song Mansion to find the old lady.
Old Lady Song was already dissatisfied with Nan Hongqiu, and with Guan Surong's exaggerated remarks, she fell into the hands of Madam Guan and Guan Surong, and kept clamoring for Song Zhan to use some means in the officialdom to bring misfortune to Nan Hongqiu and Song Wanshi.
But then again, Song Wanshi is Song Zhan's biological daughter after all. Although Song Zhan doesn't want to recognize her now, if he does this, I'm afraid outsiders will point fingers at him.
What's more, Song Zhan has now married a new wife, so he has no time to care about Nan Hongqiu and Song Wanshi's affairs, so he refused immediately.
Old Lady Song was persuaded by her own son. After all, the future of a niece was not as important as that of her own son. For this reason, she instructed Madam Guan to go to the general's mansion to embarrass Song Jing.
Seeing this, Madam Guan felt a wave of despair in her heart. She had never thought that things would turn out like this. She went to the General's Mansion, but Song Jing kept making excuses, saying that he was not there.
But something happened that made Mrs. Guan even more anxious. Within two days, Guan Wenyan passed away.
As a result, their family was truly in a hopeless situation. Mrs. Guan was so heartbroken that she went straight to the government office to sue Nan Hongqiu and Song Wanshi. This completely ignited a fight between the two, and neither of them would let the other go.
Nan Hongqiu, relying on her family's wealth and official background, tried to manipulate the government into speaking for Song Wanshi and reclaiming the dowry that Guan Wenyan and his family had stolen. How could Madam Guan and Guan Surong agree to this? Ultimately, the Guan family was ultimately defeated, losing both their wealth and their lives.
Mrs. Guan was so angry that she became ill, so Guan Surong had no choice but to buy her a small house for her to live in.
Guan Surong had some connections in the Yan residence, but after this incident, she no longer had any support from her family. Seeing that the head of the Yan residence was about to arrive, Guan Surong was now at her wit's end and had no choice but to humble herself and become Yan Yuzhi's concubine.
But Nan Hongqiu and Song Wanshi over there were not having such an easy time either.
Nan Hongqiu had been kicked out of the house and her life was not easy after she returned to the Nan Mansion. Now she had spent a lot of manpower and resources to help Song Wanshi win the lawsuit, and even brought her own daughter back to the Nan Mansion.
The people in the Nan Mansion were no pushovers either, and they were becoming increasingly hostile to the mother and daughter. Nan Hongqiu and Song Wanshi had completely lost their desire for revenge and were simply wasting away in the Nan Mansion.
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The business of the Prime Minister's Mansion was growing bigger and bigger, and another person who became wary was Wu Junrou.
Wu Junrou's reputation in the capital remains poor, having been previously outmaneuvered by Song Wanshi for inserting a concubine into the Prime Minister's residence. However, despite her desire to retaliate, she hasn't found a good opportunity. Furthermore, Yuan Xian often makes a scene at the residence once or twice, leaving Wu Junrou even more constrained.
But now that the Prime Minister's Mansion is becoming more and more prosperous, how can Wu Junrou swallow this humiliation?
Not long after, Wu Junrou's mother brought her even worse news, "Madam, things are very bad now. I just heard that the one in the Prime Minister's Mansion is pregnant."
"Is it true?" Wu Junrou turned around and looked at her mother beside her in disbelief. "Is the news true? Why hasn't anyone spread the news? Where did you hear it?"
When my mother saw Wu Junrou, her face was filled with helplessness. "The spy that Madam had planted in the Prime Minister's Mansion came to report early this morning that the medicine Song Wanning had been brewing in the kitchen recently was all for pregnancy protection. Although it hasn't been made public yet, it's probably true."
Wu Junrou clenched her fists even tighter after hearing this. "Who could have known this second-married woman could be so capable? Now she controls the Prime Minister's Mansion and its assets, and she's actually making them even stronger? I heard she even won over the concubine who previously opposed her at the Marquis Zhongping's Mansion. That concubine is a very opinionated one, and she's been doing business with her, and now she's making a killing. And she's still not stopping now that she's pregnant?"
"Who would have thought that Chen'er's wife would be so capable?" Mrs. Shen, who was beside Wu Junrou, looked worried. "Madam, you have to think of a way. Otherwise, if the one in the Prime Minister's Mansion gives birth to a legitimate son, our plans in the future will be even more difficult."
"She's so busy with the family business right now, managing both the household and the shop. It's so tiring." Wu Junrou's eyes darkened as she spoke slowly, "Now that she's pregnant, if she overworks herself, I'm afraid she won't be able to keep the baby. Go outside and ask if there's any way you can help the one in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she can relieve herself of some of the hard work."
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