The news of Yin Yichen's assassination spread, and the general's mansion naturally also heard about Yin Yichen's incident.
Song Jing sneered when he heard this, and looked at Song Lan beside him and said, "If anyone in the current dynasty can match the Prime Minister's mind and cunning, I'm afraid everyone will end up defeated."
Song Lan narrowed his eyes in thought and whispered to Song Jing, "I'm afraid Yin Yichen was drunk. He's not the kind of person who can let a girl into the Prime Minister's Mansion as if she were his own. I'm afraid he did this on purpose, deliberately setting a trap for her."
Song Jing sighed and nodded, "Indeed, the Lou family has just met with disaster after joining the princess. The other court officials have seen it all and I'm afraid they won't dare to act rashly again. If it weren't for the situation, I really don't want to marry Wan Ning to such a scheming and powerful official."
"There's nothing we can do about it." Song Lan also sighed.
Normally, when something like this happened, Nan Hongqiu from the second house would have followed suit and gossiped behind the back, but now she didn't have the energy to care about these other things.
Now Song Wanshi was poisoned by jealousy of Rongfang, and her appearance was getting uglier day by day. Nan Hongqiu had no choice but to call back Song Wanxiu, who was already married.
Song Wanxiu saw Song Wanshi's current appearance. Her face was even uglier than it had been two days ago, like a completely different person. She was so surprised that she almost ran out of the house. She suppressed her nausea and looked at Song Wanshi and asked, "Mother, you said... this is my sister?"
Nan Hongqiu nodded helplessly and sighed, "Your sister has been harmed by Song Wanning to this extent. Now I'm afraid there is no way to save her."
"This..." Song Wanxiu's eyes were filled with shock. She stared at Nan Hongqiu and said, "Mother, how could she become like this? What should I do? My sister just got married and was sent back home by her husband's family. If this gets out, she'll be laughed at."
Nan Hongqiu sneered twice, looked at Song Wanxiu and said in a deep voice, "Back then, his Zhongping Marquisate used a conspiracy and trickery to get hold of Sister Shi'er's handle so he could marry her. Now that Sister Shi is in trouble, he wants to turn his back on her, but I'm afraid he can't do that."
Seeing Nan Hongqiu like this, Song Wanxiu couldn't say anything to comfort her. She just asked in a low voice, "If that's the case, what does mother plan to do? Why did mother call me back?"
Nan Hongqiu was now thinking very carefully, "The Marquis of Zhongping promised to come and pick up Wanshi the day after tomorrow. If they don't come by then, I will attack the Marquis of Zhongping. We in the General's Mansion are not pushovers."
Song Wanxiu now didn't even dare to look Song Wanshi in the eye. "Sister, is there really no cure for your current condition?"
Nan Hongqiu sighed and shook his head, saying, "There is no cure."
As she spoke, Nan Hongqiu grasped Song Wanxiu's hand, looked at her straight in the eyes, and said, "My dear, you and your sister have always had a very good relationship since childhood. Today, you are only helping your sister. If you hadn't helped, your sister would have become like this now, and she wouldn't have been able to live a good life in the Zhongping Marquis' Mansion."
After hearing Nan Hongqiu's words, Song Wanxiu was stunned for a moment. "What does mother mean by this? How can I help my sister?"
Nan Hongqiu's eyes were heavy as she looked at Song Wanxiu and said, "Good child, your sister has been harmed by Song Wanning, yet she is so carefree and is about to marry the Prime Minister. This is simply unreasonable in the world. We should avenge your sister no matter what."
"I've heard for a long time that your sister-in-law from the Wang family is very close to the virtuous concubine in the palace. The virtuous concubine's daughter, Princess Xiangyu, has always been in love with the Prime Minister. Now that Song Wanning is going to marry the Prime Minister, Princess Xiangyu must be very unhappy. Why don't you use your sister-in-law to enter the palace and act as a matchmaker between me and the princess. So that we can plan revenge together."
Song Wanxiu married into the prestigious Wang family of the capital. Nan Hongqiu had personally chosen her match, and it was a truly excellent choice. She was now living comfortably in her husband's family, and when Nan Hongqiu asked her to intervene in such a matter, she hesitated for a moment. "Mother, it's not that I don't want to help, but my husband's sister-in-law hasn't been close to the princess lately. And I'm afraid you don't know that the princess suffered a setback recently, so I'm afraid she might not help with revenge."
Nan Hongqiu knew who her daughter was and immediately burst into tears. She looked at Song Wanxiu and said, "I've been planning for you since you were a child. I searched for a suitable match for you day and night, and finally picked such a good marriage for you. You're living a good life now, but you have the heart to watch your sister suffer like this. I really gave birth to you in vain."
"Mother, what you said is not true. From childhood to adulthood, mother has always loved my younger sister more and never spent so much time on me. I am just older than my younger sister. If my younger sister were older, how could I be the one to get married in the Wang family?" Song Wanxiu's face was also a little cold now. She only looked at Nan Hongqiu and said, "Besides, if mother hadn't insisted on making things difficult for Song Wanning, how could she have ended up like this? I have seen clearly now that none of the bones of the eldest wife are easy to chew. Mother, do you want me to have the same fate as my younger sister?"
Nan Hongqiu nearly fainted after hearing what Song Wanxiu said, but Song Wanxiu continued to speak, "Mother, in my opinion, you should just stop now. These unfortunate things should just be considered our own misfortunes, and we really can't blame anyone else. Don't provoke Song Wanning or Yin Yichen in the future, and we can still live a good life."
"You worthless thing, get out!" Nan Hongqiu's face was now red with hatred. How could she bear to hear Song Wanxiu say such words? "Since you refuse to avenge your sister, I will find a way myself. I will eventually seek justice for your sister."
Song Wanxiu heard Nan Hongqiu's harsh words and immediately retorted, "Mother, there's no need to say that to me. When Mother talks about seeking justice, it's better to think about what you've done and it's your turn to seek justice."
"Get out, go live a good life in your Wang family." Nan Hongqiu said with a cold face, and threw the porcelain cup in his hand in the direction of Song Wanxiu.
Song Wanxiu finally gave in and left the general's mansion in shame.
Nan Hongqiu was thinking about how to plan for Song Wanshi. At this time, the palace sent her an invitation.
Mother Xu smiled and said to Nan Hongqiu, "Madam, after searching high and low for something, you've finally found it. The palace has sent a letter to you. The virtuous concubine said your embroidery is the best in the capital, and she wants you to come to the palace and teach Princess Xiangyu embroidery."
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