The next morning, Mrs. Guan took her two children to visit Song Wanshi at the Marquis Zhongping's Mansion.
Song Wanshi has always looked down upon these relatives, and now her face is disfigured and she doesn't like to see people. But now she heard that this family has been living in the general's mansion since they were young. She didn't want to appear too indifferent to her relationships, so she met the family of three.
Because her appearance was completely ruined, she usually wore a veil so that people could not see her appearance clearly. When she wore gorgeous clothes, she looked almost the same as a young woman.
Madam Guan had heard about Song Wanshi earlier, and seeing her like this, she wasn't surprised at all. She just smiled at her and said, "My dear, I heard from your mother earlier that you were married to the Marquis of Zhongping's mansion. I should have come to see you right after I arrived in Beijing, but I was delayed by so many things at the mansion. It's not too late to come now. I'm really sorry that you took the time to talk to our family."
Song Wanshi originally wanted to just get it over with, but when she looked up, she saw Guan Wenyan standing behind Mrs. Guan.
Guan Wenyan looked like a handsome young man. Although he was wearing a blue short shirt, one could see that his figure was very tall among all the maids and old women.
Song Wanshi swallowed the polite words that were on the tip of her tongue, and instead looked at Madam Guan and said with a smile, "I haven't seen my aunt for a long time. Now that I see my cousins, I actually feel a sense of familiarity."
"My dear child, now that you've married into the Marquis's mansion, your life will probably be much better." Madam Guan looked at Guan Surong and Guan Wenyan and smiled faintly. "My two children are still uncaring, and I, your aunt, am worried. Although they have come to the capital, they are still sojourners, without a place of their own to call home. This really worries me."
Before Song Wanshi could speak, Madam Guan continued, "My dear, do you have any errands you can arrange for Wen Yan? He's an expert at housekeeping, accounting, and running errands."
As soon as Madam Guan finished speaking, Guan Wenyan stepped forward from the back, looked at Song Wanshi and chuckled, "Cousin, I think we haven't seen each other for many years. Seeing you now, I miss you so much."
Ever since Song Wanshi got married, she rarely saw such a handsome man. Especially since she was going to be a widow for the rest of her life, she felt even more unwilling to accept the situation. She looked at Guan Wenyan and said, "I do have a lot of shops under my name that I need to manage, but I wonder if my cousin is willing to do this job?"
"What's the point of being willing or unwilling?" Guan Wenyan smiled brightly, looking at Song Wanshi and said calmly, "If my cousin is kind enough to give me a job to make a living, I will definitely do my best to thank you."
Song Wanshi looked at Guan Wenyan with disdain and said with a faint smile, "In that case, you can stay in the Zhongping Marquis' Mansion and work for me. If you manage the shop under my name well, you will definitely benefit from it in the future."
Guan Wenyan smiled happily after hearing this and quickly responded happily, "My cousin trusts me so much now, I will definitely not let her down."
Now that Mrs. Guan and Guan Surong saw that Song Wanshi agreed so readily, they were naturally very happy. Now that Guan Wenyan's job was settled, they were just waiting for Song Wanshi to get married, and then find a good marriage for Guan Wenyan. Then their whole family would have a name and a reputation in the capital.
The family settled the matter, exchanged some pleasantries with Song Wanshi, and then happily returned to the general's mansion.
Guan Wenyan, on the other hand, went to work at the Marquis Zhongping's Mansion within two days. He was efficient and sweet-spoken, and he soon made Song Wanshi very happy.
Guan Wenyan is now in charge of the manor that Song Wanshi brought as a dowry to the Marquis of Zhongping's Mansion, and he will have to give Song Wanshi an account soon.
Every time Song Wanshi saw Guan Wenyan, she would always send his attendants away and let Guan Wenyan be alone with her in the yard. Listening to Guan Wenyan's sweet words, she felt that life was better.
On the other side, Guan Surong, under the instigation of Mrs. Guan, quickly attacked Song Lan.
Madam Guan bought Guan Surong some fine warming wine from outside. She looked at Guan Surong and said, "This wine can warm your body if you drink it now. If you take more initiative, are you afraid that you can't win him over?"
"Mother, Cousin Lan has always been smart. If he finds out, I'm afraid uncle will be angry." Guan Surong was still undecided. She looked at Madam Guan and said, "What if uncle gets angry and doesn't let us continue living in the general's mansion? What should we do?"
"How can there be so many unexpected things?" Madam Guan was now extremely confident in her daughter. She looked at Guan Surong and said slowly, "If Lan'er has a sweetheart now, I'm afraid you won't be able to gain any benefits if you don't think of a way."
Guan Surong listened to Madam Guan's words, but still hesitated. "Mother, if I really go, I'm afraid there will be no turning back."
Guan Surong is still thinking about Yan Yuzhi in her heart. She is in Cao's camp but her heart is with Han. She is reluctant to leave the powerful general's mansion, so she is hesitating here.
"This love wine is just wine after all. If he doesn't want to drink it, you can bring it back and we can think of another way." Mrs. Guan had made up her mind. "After all, it's not a poison that can kill people."
Guan Surong now went to Song Lan's yard with a glass of wine. It was getting late and Song Lan was still practicing in the yard.
Seeing Song Lan still busy, Guan Surong quickly put on her usual smile and said to Song Lan, "It's getting late, and my cousin is still busy."
Song Lan put away the flower spear in his hand and stood in front of Guan Surong. "Cousin Rong, you are in my yard now, but what's going on?"
Guan Surong smiled calmly and spoke slowly, "Now that our family is staying at the General's Mansion, I feel really bad about it. So I made some of my specialties for you to try, and I also warmed up a pot of wine for you to enjoy. I just wonder if you still have an appetite."
Song Lan looked at Guan Surong, and his mind was filled with memories of Song Wanning reminding him to be wary of the food this family had sent him. Despite this thought, Song Lan still smiled and said to Guan Surong, "Since my cousin made this herself, we should eat it. Just have someone put these dishes in the pavilion."
Guan Surong smiled and asked the servants who were carrying the plates of food behind her to place them one by one on the stone table in the pavilion.
After they were seated, Guan Surong poured Song Lan another glass of wine. "Cousin, this wine was also warmed by Su Rong herself. You might as well try it and see how it tastes."
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