Liu Yuyuan continued, "You know what kind of family the Zhongping Marquis's Mansion is. You struggled to escape from a den of wolves and tigers, and my family knows all about you. Now they're even thinking of marrying my sister off to them. I really don't know what they're up to. The Lu family originally had an engagement with Xun'er, but after learning about his family's dirty deeds, they broke off the engagement. Xun'er seemed like a good person, but no one in that family was easy to get along with. Who would have thought that today, my parents would be so cruel as to sell my sister off for their own future? Wanning, do you have any good ideas to help me now?"
As Liu Yuyuan spoke, her expression was particularly ugly. After a while, tears as big as beans began to fall down her face.
Seeing this, Song Wanning hurriedly spoke to comfort him, "My dear Yuyuan, don't worry. This marriage is just talk right now and hasn't been finalized yet. There's still room for maneuver. It's not the point of no return yet. Besides, I knew from my time at the Marquis Zhongping's mansion that Master Xun is more reliable than Master Bai. Even if your sister marries him, she won't have to suffer so much. She certainly won't be as distressed in the future as I was."
"I simply don't want to see my own sister marry into the Zhongping Marquis's mansion. Even if Third Master Xun is a man of great ambition, one only needs to look at their family's dirty deeds to know that they are not a good family for a husband. So, of all the officials' wives and young men in the capital, why would she choose to marry into theirs? Look at all the good men in the world, and yet she chose to marry into a family with a reputation as rotten as a pig that's been dead for half a month in July? Isn't that just blind?"
Song Wanning heard Liu Yuyuan's words and knew she was truly worried. She looked at her and gently consoled her, "I think your parents probably value Xun'er's reputation with the Crown Prince. The Liu family favors the Crown Prince, so naturally they must obey him in everything. If you don't agree to this marriage, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for you to succeed with the Crown Prince in the future. If you want to find a way to have the best of both worlds, you should thoroughly investigate Xun'er's behavior in the capital to see if he has behaved improperly. If so, make a fuss about it. This will save the Crown Prince's face and also improve the reputation of the Liu family."
Song Wanning narrowed her eyes and thought back to her past life. She had lived half her life in her past life, and later, Wen Tingxun also followed the prince, but he married Lu Zijun instead of the Liu family's daughter. It seemed that she was alive in this life, and unexpectedly, she had messed up the current situation by mistake, causing Lu Zijun to marry her brother Song Lan.
Liu Yuyuan's younger sister, Song Wanning, whom he had met a few times, was a charming and lovely girl in the capital, and now she was only sixteen. Wen Tingxun was twenty now, and it would be too late if he didn't get married.
Song Wanning remembered that she, Lu Zijun, and Wen Tingxun had little contact in the past. Wen Tingxun, however, had taken in several concubines, but nothing much happened. There were even rumors that he had been having affairs with prostitutes before his marriage, but she wasn't sure if they were true, and it didn't mean his life was easy. It was just that Wen Tingxun's career had never been smooth.
Nowadays, these marquis families are waiting for the appointment and donation of official positions, and few of them have passed the imperial examinations themselves. However, not all the sons of marquis families can be appointed. Wen Tingxun has been planning for half his life, but he has not gained anything by taking the lead.
Song Wanning hadn't seen it in her past life, but now, looking at Wen Tingxun, she could see it. The Crown Prince wasn't favored at court, having been crowned crown prince only because he was the eldest son, yet he lacked the support of the court officials. The Crown Prince was impetuous and inactive, constantly forming cliques and pursuing personal interests. His future was uncertain.
But if Liu Yuyuan's sister were to marry him now, no one knows what the future would hold.
Seeing this, Song Wanning looked at Liu Yuyuan and whispered, "Your family is well-known in the capital, so there's no need for this. Your sister is both beautiful and talented. If she can carefully choose a good husband in the future, her life will be better. Now that the reputation of the Zhongping Marquis's Mansion has fallen into this state, if your sister marries there, she will probably suffer the consequences."
Liu Yuyuan took Song Wanning's words to heart and immediately said, "I understand what you mean now. When I return to the house, I'll ask someone to find out if this Xun Ge'er is biased in any way."
Song Wanning listened to Liu Yuyuan's words and responded, "No one is perfect. If you look carefully, I'm afraid it won't be difficult to find clues. If you really want to look, look for the women in the brothels outside. Xun'er from the Zhongping Marquis's mansion is not necessarily a very upright person. If he has an affair with a woman in the brothel, it's hard to say."
Liu Yuyuan sighed, looked at Song Wanning and said, "I understand, Wanning. If I didn't have you now, I wouldn't know what to do."
"You're welcome." Song Wanning looked at Liu Yuyuan and smiled softly, "Your father is the Imperial Censor. I'm afraid it won't be difficult for the censors to investigate anything they want in the capital."
Liu Yuyuan immediately left the Prime Minister's Mansion to do her own thing. But a few days later, Liu Yuyuan really found out something.
Wen Tingxun, seemingly an upright man, had been having an affair with a girl from a brothel, and had even redeemed her and placed her in an alley outside the capital. He hadn't mentioned bringing her into the palace, but hadn't mentioned bringing her into the palace. Liu Yuyuan had spent a considerable amount of money, only to discover that the girl was pregnant.
Liu Yuyuan's worries were now relieved. He immediately returned to her parents' home with the truth he had found out. Although Liu's parents were interested in the marriage, they could not agree to it after seeing what kind of person Wen Tingxun was. They immediately reported the matter to the Crown Prince and rejected the marriage proposal.
Now, the marriage that Wen Tingxun had fought so hard for has gone to waste. The entire Zhongping Marquis Mansion is in a state of decline, and the servants dare not even breathe.
Wen Tingbai, on the side, felt a certain gloating pleasure. After all, when he was in trouble, Wen Tingxun had ridiculed him endlessly, and now he had done something so shameful. Now, he wanted to marry the daughter of the current imperial censor, but he failed miserably and ended up losing everything. His dirty deeds had been discovered. It was truly humiliating.
Now that this incident happened, Mrs. Wang also became dissatisfied and called her two children to the main hall to question them.
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