Nan Hongqiu finished speaking and looked at Pei Xuanzhi eagerly. Even Song Wanshi, who was sitting next to Nan Hongqiu, couldn't help but secretly look up to see Pei Xuanzhi's reaction.
Pei Xuanzhi raised his head and looked at Nan Hongqiu with a forced smile, "Aunt, I remember when I was little, I said I wanted to marry Sister Wan Ning, didn't I?"
When Pei Xuanzhi said this, Nan Hongqiu froze in place for a moment, and awkwardly found a way out for herself, "Really? Maybe it's been so long that everyone has forgotten... Maybe you also said you wanted to marry Shi Ge'er when you were little, but you were too young back then and forgot."
After hearing what Nan Hongqiu said, He Xuanzhi raised his head again and smiled with his big white teeth, "Aunt, I remember it very clearly. When I was a child, I said that I would only marry Sister Wan Ning. I never said that I would marry anyone else."
Nan Hongqiu didn't expect Pei Xuanzhi to be so disrespectful to her, so she just laughed it off and said, "Nazi'er has a good memory."
Song Wanshi's face darkened. Song Lan, who was sitting next to Pei Xuanzhi, was always a frivolous person. He lowered his head and buried his face, laughing very softly.
Pei Xuanzhi saw this, his expression did not change, but he secretly lowered his hand and punched Song Lan in the stomach.
As the two of them were arguing, the old lady sitting above them coughed twice in displeasure. Her eyes fell on Song Wanning, who was quietly eating. "Sister Ning has been married once before, so she's really not worthy of a man like Zhi'er. She should only marry a man from an ordinary family. Which of the nobles in the capital would look down on her?"
After the old lady said this, the atmosphere became quiet for a moment.
Song Jing was the first to be upset. He was a man who doted on his daughter, and when he saw Song Wanning being looked down upon, he immediately turned his face away. However, because the old lady was sitting above him and was an elder, he couldn't get angry.
Now Song Jing values Pei Xuanzhi and wants to marry his daughter to him. How can he swallow this anger when he hears what the old lady says?
Seeing that he couldn't lose his temper, Song Jing placed his hope on Song Lan. Song Jing raised his eyes and glared at his heartless son who was sitting opposite him.
Song Lan received Song Jing's gaze and immediately understood. He smiled and looked at the old lady above him and said, "Grandma, nowadays in the capital, it is important for unmarried men and women to meet each other. If they like each other, they can get married. If they don't like each other, even if a princess comes and doesn't agree, it's useless. Who cares about that nowadays? My sister is also the daughter of our general's mansion and she is still unmarried. How can she not be worthy?"
The old lady was choked and glanced at Song Lan unhappily, then turned her gaze to Pei Xuanzhi, "Brother Zhi hasn't said anything yet, why are you butting in?"
Song Lan curled his lips and stopped talking.
Pei Xuanzhi raised his head, the smile in his eyes not reaching his eyes, and said lightly, "Grandfather, I think what Brother Lan said is true. Who cares about that nowadays? Since she is divorced, she is no different from other girls in the mansion. How can we talk about whether she is suitable or not? Besides, Sister Wan Ning is beautiful. I am afraid that all the gentlemen in the capital are vying to marry her."
The old lady felt embarrassed when she saw that there was no one helping her at the large table. She snorted and lowered her head without saying anything.
Song Jing was delighted to hear Pei Xuanzhi say this, and it showed on his face immediately. He picked up the wine glass on the table and said to Pei Xuanzhi, "Brother Zhi is an upright person. Come, uncle will toast you."
Seeing this, Pei Xuanzhi also raised his glass to clink with Song Jing and drank it all in one gulp.
Mr. Pei had just returned to Beijing, and Song Jing spoke a few more words with him. They drank and chatted happily at the dinner table.
Seeing that it was getting late, Song Wanning stood up and prepared to leave. As she left the hall, she saw Pei Xuanzhi chasing after her, "Sister Wanning."
Pei Xuanzhi walked up to Song Wanning and said to her, "Sister Wanning, can you walk with me?"
Pei Xuanzhi drank quite a bit of wine, and now his face was flushed. He scratched his head, looking at a loss, but his eyes were bright.
Song Wanning nodded slightly, "Then I'll walk with you to sober you up."
Pei Xuanzhi walked beside Song Wanning in small steps, looked at her and said, "Sister Wanning, what I said at the table just now was all true."
Song Wanning gently stroked her messy hair and looked at Pei Xuan, "What?"
"I heard about Sister Wan Ning's plight before I returned to the capital. You're lucky to have escaped from that den of wolves and tigers. Don't take others' contemptuous words to heart." Pei Xuanzhi has always been a proud and arrogant person. Now he must be drunk, so he dared to say these words. "Sister Wan Ning is beautiful, has a good temper, and comes from a good family. You will definitely find someone who is truly kind to you in the future."
"Pfft." Song Wanning was amused by Pei Xuanzhi's words. She stood in the moonlight, the cool light illuminating her smiling face, making people feel very moved. "I know, little drunkard, go back and rest quickly, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to get up tomorrow."
Pei Xuanzhi's face turned even redder, and he blinked and said, "Okay, I understand. I'm going back. I'm going back to the yard to rest..."
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Elsewhere, at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yin Yichen heard his men report the news about Song Wanning. "Your Excellency the Prime Minister guessed correctly. The Shangshu Mansion has indeed stopped discussing marriage with the General's Mansion. Moreover, most of the other unmarried sons of officials in the capital no longer dare to set their sights on the General's Mansion."
Yin Yichen's brows relaxed, and it could be seen that he was in a good mood. He asked in a low voice, "Then, what has Song Wanning been doing recently?"
"Miss Ning met with all the tea merchants in the capital yesterday, and it seems that they were discussing business."
Yin Yichen closed the book and placed it lightly on the table. "Well, it turns out that without these marriage matters bothering her, she can honestly make money for this Prime Minister."
Wei Fu saw that his master was in a good mood, and he stood there hesitantly, his face hesitant, "There is something I am not sure whether I should say or not."
Yin Yichen had already picked up another book and was reading it. He only looked up at Wei Fu and said lightly, "Talk."
"The Song Mansion has an old friend, the Pei family. They recently returned to the capital and are currently staying at the Song Mansion." Wei Fu couldn't bear to look at Yin Yichen's expression, so he just kept talking. "There's a young man in the Pei family who's only eighteen years old and still unmarried. He's a famously handsome man, and he and Miss Ning were childhood sweethearts. They're currently living in the same mansion, and I heard that General Song is interested in bringing them together..."
The notebook in Yin Yichen's hand fell onto the table with a clatter.
Wei Fu only heard Yin Yichen's extremely cold voice, "I understand."
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