Wen Tingbai stood in the yard, staring at the chestnut cake in Song Wanning's hand. He would not feel at ease until he saw Song Wanning eat the cake.
Seeing that Song Wanning was about to bring the food to her mouth, Cai Que hurriedly reminded Song Wanning, "Grandma, someone from the Song Mansion sent a letter, saying that they invite you to go back tomorrow for a reunion dinner."
"Let me see the post." Song Wanning said as she put the chestnut cake back on the plate.
Seeing Song Wanning acting like this, Wen Tingbai became more and more anxious, but he couldn't say anything. He could only stand there without saying a word.
Seeing Caique handing the note to Song Wanning, she reminded him, "Now that Master Lan and Second Master are back, Grandma will leave early tomorrow morning. You'd better pack your things early to avoid forgetting anything tomorrow."
Song Wanning nodded slightly and said, "I'll go in first and take out the account book and take another look."
Song Wanning was about to go in when she was interrupted by Wen Tingbo. He smiled and said, "Wanning works hard every day. You should eat your cakes quickly. I'll go in and get the account book for Wanning."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Second Master." Song Wanning smiled and picked up the chestnut cake from the food box again.
Wen Tingbai followed the maid into the house, picked up the account book on the table and went out. Seeing that Song Wanning seemed to have just finished a cake, he was delighted and put the account book on the stone table. "Wanning, don't work too hard. I have some business to take care of in the study. I will come to see you later."
Wen Tingbo was secretly delighted and even walked much more briskly.
Cai Que stood beside Song Wanning, watching Wen Tingbai walk away, and slowly said, "Grandma, why has the Second Master been acting so strangely lately?"
Song Wanning snorted coldly, "If someone shows kindness for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief."
Song Wanning opened her palm, which still contained a whole chestnut cake. She placed it back on the bowl and said to Cai Que, "Throw it away. If I'm not mistaken, this cake must have been drugged."
"Yes." Caique took the pastries off the stone table.
Song Wanning smiled faintly, with other plans in mind. She whispered something else in Zhuque's ear, "I remember the Second Master had a maidservant named Qiao Lian?"
Song Wanning found this concubine ridiculous. Wen Tingbai had a concubine at the age of thirteen, and logically, she would have been promoted to a concubine in the future. But who would have thought that Wen Tingbai would turn his back on her as she grew older, and later even promised Cui Xiaoxiao that they would be together forever. Now it seemed that he was a complete hypocrite.
"Yes, grandma, that maid has served the Second Master for several years." Zhuque was also furious when talking about Qiao Lian. "I heard that a few years ago, the Madam said that she wanted Qiao Lian to be the Second Master's concubine. Who knew that the Second Master would turn his back on her when he got older, and even said that he only wanted the girl he loved the most. Even when grandma married into the Second Master..."
Song Wanning remembered that the girl in her previous life was also very resourceful. Even if she hadn't been made a concubine, she had caused Cui Xiaoxiao a lot of trouble. Song Wanning asked calmly, "Where is Qiao Lian now?"
"Because Mr. Bai doesn't like her, she is now just a servant in the kitchen."
"Call her over here, I have something to say to her."
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Seeing that it was completely dark, Wen Tingbai calculated the time and came to the South Courtyard where Song Wanning was.
At this hour, all the servants outside had gone to rest, usually leaving only two personal maids. When Wen Tingbai entered Song Wanning's yard, he saw Zhuque coming out of the outer room, seemingly about to leave.
Wen Tingbai quickly called out to Zhuque and asked, "Where's your grandma? Why isn't she here?"
When Zhuque saw Wen Tingbai, he sighed and said, "Reporting to the Second Master, I don't know what she ate today. Grandma is not feeling well and has gone to bed now."
"Really?" Wen Tingbai was secretly delighted, but his face was filled with worry. He looked at Zhuque and said, "I'll go in and see your grandmother."
Zhuque glanced inside hesitantly, "Second Master, grandma has gone to bed."
When facing his servants, Wen Tingbai acted like a master. "What? Can't I see my wife? She's sick, can't I go see her?"
Seeing Wen Tingbai's insistence, Zhuque had no choice but to warn, "Grandma is asleep now. Second Master, please don't light the lights again and wake her up."
Wen Tingbai waved his sleeves, gently pushed open the door, and said, "I see. I'm here with Wan Ning. You can just go and rest."
Zhuque said yes and left the yard.
Wen Tingbai walked into the room in the moonlight. Fortunately, it was not too dark and he could still see the furnishings in the room. Wen Tingbai walked to the bedside in small steps and lifted the gauze curtain.
The person on the bed seemed to be feeling unwell and was humming softly.
Wen Tingbai sat by the bed, patting the person on the bed soothingly. He said in a gentle voice, "Wan Ning, I just heard that you were not feeling well, so I took the initiative to come see you. I hope Wan Ning won't be angry."
The person on the bed didn't say anything, but quickly grabbed Wen Tingbo's hand, then half sat up and hugged Wen Tingbo.
Wen Tingbai had already been intoxicated by the subtle murmurs, and he had no time to think about what was wrong. He was just excited, secretly thinking that his plan had succeeded.
Wen Tingbo thought the person on the bed was Song Wanning, and soon they became entangled with each other.
What Wen Tingbo didn't know was that the real Song Wanning was now in Fei Biyun's yard.
Fei Biyun was now the housekeeper of the entire mansion, but her growing belly made it difficult for her to manage the household. In her previous life, Song Wanning and Fei Biyun had not had much interaction. The first and second wives were not on good terms, and Song Wanning was afraid of offending Wen Tingbai, so she rarely interacted with Fei Biyun.
But now Song Wanning has arrived. Fei Biyun is a capable mistress. Even though she is pregnant, she can still manage the mansion in an orderly manner. What Song Wanning wants to do is to let Fei Biyun help her witness something.
The maid in Fei Biyun's courtyard lifted the curtain and let Song Wanning into the house. Fei Biyun was still looking at the account book. When she saw Song Wanning coming, she put down the book and said calmly, "What brings my sister-in-law here?"
"Sister-in-law is really working hard nowadays. She is still checking the accounts at this hour." Song Wanning waved to the maid behind her and asked Caique to bring the box over.
Song Wanning looked at Fei Biyun and said calmly, "My sister-in-law got some new satin a few days ago. It's the best Suzhou embroidery, but there's not much fabric, so I thought of giving it to my sister-in-law to make some clothes for the children."
"I'm surprised you're thinking of me." Fei Biyun's smile faded a bit, and she said, "No reward without merit. I'm afraid my sister-in-law wants my help with something?"
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