Wen Tingbai understood something in his heart, turned to look at Guan Surong, and cursed coldly, "Bitch, if it weren't for me, how could you have lived a well-fed and well-clothed life? Now you are repaying kindness with hatred."
"Wen Tingbai, Wen Tingbai, if I didn't consider you having some money, who would be willing to commit themselves to a man as inhuman as you? It's disgusting that I have to put on a show with you every day." Guan Surong sneered, "Don't worry, those other people will get their comeuppance too. It's just that my family owes them money after all. But you... if you didn't want to, why didn't you tell me earlier? You're putting on a show with me under the guise of being righteous, making me miss the chance to save my mother. I want your life!"
As Guan Surong spoke, she spat out blood herself and walked forward step by step, smiling, "Let's all atone for the sins we've committed. I've heard about what you did before, and I can't live if you die anyway, so why not atone together?"
"Crazy woman, you want me to live while you want me to die!" Wen Tingbai's eyes were filled with fear. He endured the severe pain and wanted to rush out of the house, but Guan Surong hugged his waist. "These past few days, my mother has been asking me in her dreams why I didn't avenge her. Now that I have my revenge, I can finally give her an explanation in the afterlife."
Wen Tingbai pushed Guan Surong away with all his strength and tried to go outside, but he gushed out large mouthfuls of blood and lay on the ground without a breath.
Guan Surong sneered a few times, and then tears came to her eyes as she laughed.
If she had married Liu Hui, she would have moved to the capital and lived a comfortable life with her family. If she had married Song Lan after moving to the capital, her life would not have been difficult. But now, it was too late to say anything. She had chosen the wrong path.
Guan Surong thought about it and felt more and more uncomfortable. She thought of Song Wanning again. No matter how much she hated her now, she could no longer take revenge.
Guan Surong and Wen Tingbai died just like that. The next morning, the guests outside saw that Wen Tingbai had not come in yet, so they opened the door and went in to take a look, only then did they see the bodies of the two.
The news spread quickly. When Mrs. Wang from the Marquis Zhongping's mansion heard about it, she fainted three times from crying. She said she wanted to take revenge, but she found out that Guan Surong had no relatives.
Guan Surong actually only has one distant relative in the capital, the old lady of the Song family.
When Mrs. Wang found out, she had no other choice but to take Guan Surong's body to the Song Mansion to ask for an explanation.
Old Lady Song originally knew that Madam Guan and Guan Surong were both dead, and she cried and demanded who did it. However, after learning the whole story and knowing that Guan Surong killed Wen Tingbai, she said that she had a headache and it would never come again, and blamed everything on the current lady in the Song Mansion.
Now the wife of the Song family was very powerful. She quickly dismissed Madam Wang on the pretext that she was not a relative.
Mrs. Wang had no choice but to swallow this loss.
After Wen Tingbai died, the atmosphere in the entire Zhongping Marquis Mansion became depressing and immersed in dead silence.
This matter was of great importance and soon reached the ears of Wu Junrou in the Yin Mansion.
Mother Shen spoke up, "I've heard that Mr. Bai and Guan Surong were involved, but I never thought such a thing would happen. It's really unexpected that these two people ended up in such a situation."
Wu Junrou asked in confusion, "What caused these two to quarrel? How could such a thing happen out of the blue?"
"I know Madam's temper best, so I made many inquiries and found out that it was the creditors of the Guan family who came to their house and asked them to pay back the money. But Madam Guan and Guan Surong came to the capital just to extort money, so how could they have the money to pay back the debt? They were targeted by their enemies. Guan Surong ran away and said she wanted to find a way to redeem the person. She found Mr. Bai and said that if she rescued the person, she would be his concubine. Mr. Bai agreed on the surface, but in the end he didn't care. Madam Guan was sold to a brothel and committed suicide because of the humiliation. Who would have thought that the body would appear in front of Guan Surong's yard and let her know the whole story. In this case, how could Guan Surong agree? She would have been killed by Mr. Bai as well as herself."
"Guan Surong doesn't look like someone who would seek revenge. Putting that aside, how could this corpse have ended up in the yard without any reason?" Wu Junrou asked in confusion, "There must be something wrong, but I don't know who did it."
Mother Shen pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be the one in that courtyard over there who did it? Chen Ge'er's wife is a shrewd and capable woman, and she and Guan Surong have quite a rift. Sending a corpse is just a small test for her."
"It's probably true," Wu Junrou said with a displeased expression. "It's a shame we've lost two such useful pawns. Song Wanning has lost two enemies. I'm afraid we'll have to fight alone from now on."
Mother Shen said from the other end, "Don't worry, Madam. The one in the palace hasn't made a move yet. Princess Xiangyu has never intended to let Song Wanning go."
"I'm afraid Princess Xiangyu doesn't have the time to care about Song Wanning right now." Wu Junrou sighed and said slowly, "The palace is in chaos right now. Concubine Yu is in favor now, and both Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian have been scolded by the emperor several times. Even the power to handle trivial matters in the harem has been given to Concubine Yu. Princess Xiangyu and Prince An are probably too busy to take care of themselves right now."
When Mother Shen heard this, her expression froze, and she said in fear, "I'm afraid the world is going to be in chaos."
"Let's not worry about whether it's chaotic or not. It won't cause any big upheavals. But if this continues, Concubine Yu will be all-powerful. I'm afraid that after handling the affairs of the harem, this hand will soon extend to the front court. When that happens, the Prime Minister will be the first to bear the brunt of the consequences. We can also take advantage of the chaos to make some money." Wu Junrou stood up and said slowly, "In this world, long-term divisions will eventually reunite. Long-term reunions will eventually lead to divisions. But now is not the time to separate. Families like us have veteran ministers and powerful officials to protect us. As long as we are careful not to be caught by others, we can live a stable life."
"After all, my wife is a sensible person."
Wu Junrou looked outside and sighed, "That's the truth."
At this time, Mother Shen brought up another topic and said to Wu Junrou, "Madam, we have a pregnant woman in our yard. We have tried so many ways to deal with her, but she has always dodged it. Now the baby is firmly in place. I am afraid it will become more and more difficult to take action from now on."
Wu Junrou's face darkened. "She married into our family and actually wants to bear a child for the Master. I'm afraid she's just daydreaming. How could I possibly let her succeed?"
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