"Taking a concubine?" Song Wanning was stunned for a moment after hearing Liu Yuyuan's words, and then said calmly, "Normally, the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Yin Mansion rarely interact with each other, so I don't know about such a thing. I'm afraid he's taking a concubine for his own son? He actually made such a big fuss about it."
"Who says it's not true? I heard that Wu Junrou's two sons already have four or five concubines. This behavior is really unbelievable." Liu Yuyuan said slowly in a deep voice, "When she went to the capital to search for young ladies waiting to get married, my mother happened to be there. I heard that she only said that she wanted to find concubines for the children in the family who didn't have concubines, but she didn't say which children. But doesn't she only have two sons? Could it be that there are other children who are married but don't have concubines..."
"The Yin family is small, and there are only a few people in the entire mansion. If they were to take a concubine for a relative's child, there would be no need to do this. They would still find a daughter-in-law from a respectable official family in the capital..." Song Wanning already had some idea in her mind. She just looked at Liu Yuyuan and said lightly, "Nowadays, let alone the son of his other relatives, even if it was Wu Junrou's own son, the daughter-in-law of an official in the capital would probably not take him as a concubine."
"You're right, but nowadays, all the young ladies in the capital want to marry the Prime Minister before he gets married. There are even quite a few who want to be his concubine..." Liu Yuyuan finally realized something was wrong when she heard this. She looked at Song Wanning in surprise and said, "If there's no child with concubines, then he's the Prime Minister, right? Could it be that she's looking for a concubine for him?"
Song Wanning sneered, still remembering Wu Junrou's hypocritical expression, "I think it's probably eighty to ninety."
Liu Yuyuan frowned and said coldly, "The Prime Minister's Mansion and the Yin family have long since separated. How could she have the nerve to collect all this for the Prime Minister? If so, she has absolutely no shame at all."
Song Wanning was not afraid now. She just smiled faintly and said, "She has no shame. She called me over for questioning before, and I didn't treat her with respect. I'm afraid she's thinking about how to make things difficult for me now."
"It's scary to look at such a shameless family. It's a good thing that they separated a long time ago." Liu Yuyuan sighed, seeing that the two of them had already arrived at the table.
Song Wanning stood beside Liu Yuyuan, looking at the ladies of the official families in the entire courtyard. She asked in a low voice, "I heard recently that the Yan family is interested in finding a wife for their son from among the ladies in the capital?"
"That's right." Liu Yuyuan rolled her eyes upon hearing this and said softly, "Although Yan Yuzhi is good-looking and the Yan family is the richest in the capital, everyone knows that Yan Yuzhi has already taken in eighteen concubines before he even got married. In this capital, which wealthy family would dare to take concubines before getting married? This will ruin their reputation. Madam Yan is actually thinking of letting Yan Yuzhi marry the daughter of a high-ranking official. I'm afraid she is dreaming. Even if she has money, she can't get rid of her own smell of money. How could a lady be willing to marry into their family?"
Song Wanning glanced at the ladies present and asked Liu Yuyuan in a low voice, "I heard that Madam Yan and the Dali Temple Minister are distant relatives. I'm afraid they're here today too, but I don't know who they are."
"It's easy to recognize her. She's the one wearing all these gold, silver, and precious jewelry." Liu Yuyuan glanced at a wealthy woman inside and said in a low voice, "I wonder if Madam Yan wants others to know about the Yan family's wealth. Every time she comes to this banquet, she wears the finest clothes and accessories, and she even wears them all. She looks really tacky."
Song Wanning followed Liu Yuyuan's gaze and saw Mrs. Yan in the crowd. She was wearing a bright dress, which made it hard for people not to notice her.
Song Wanning understood and smiled at Liu Yuyuan, "I have a few words to say to Madam Yan, so I'll excuse myself for a moment."
When Liu Yuyuan heard Song Wanning say this, she was a little surprised but didn't ask any questions. She just nodded slightly.
Song Wanning walked up to Madam Yan. Before she could say anything, the ladies around her who wanted to curry favor with the Prime Minister's Mansion greeted her with smiles. "Madam Prime Minister, it's rare to see you take the time to come to this banquet these days. Now that I see you, you are truly a beautiful woman. No wonder the Prime Minister and Madam are so respectful to each other."
Song Wanning just nodded and smiled faintly, "Thank you very much, ladies. I'm newly married and new here, so I need your care."
The ladies all responded in unison. Song Wanning turned around, glanced at Madam Yan beside her, and said with a faint smile, "Whose family is this madam from? It seems I haven't seen her before."
Mrs. Yan saw the opportunity and hurried forward to Song Wanning, saying with a smile, "Madam, I am from the Yan family, a wealthy family in the capital. It's rare for me to see you once."
Song Wanning smiled and nodded. "So it's Madam Yan. Is Yan Yuzhi the young master from Madam Yan's family? I heard that your young master is currently studying at Bishui Hall. I've heard my cousin mention him a few times. She said that Young Master Yan is handsome and a rare talent."
"Madam, you are too kind." Madam Yan had heard her son mention Guan Surong a long time ago. She didn't expect Song Wanning to come and talk to her just because Yan Yuzhi and Guan Surong were close. This made Madam Yan smile. "My son is just a superficial person. He has a lot to learn."
"Mrs. Yan is too modest." After Song Wanning said this, she turned around and left, leaving Mrs. Yan standing there smiling like a flower.
She had previously worried that Guan Surong would not be valued in the general's mansion, but now it seems that she was worrying too much. She just waited for Guan Surong to marry into the Yan Mansion, and then the status of the Yan Mansion in the capital would be further improved.
Song Wanning said goodbye to Madam Yan. Liu Yuyuan had disappeared long ago. Now that she had come to the Qian Mansion, she had to do something to save her face.
For this reason, Song Wanning thought of taking a walk in the garden of the Qian Mansion, so that it would appear to outsiders that a long time had passed before returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Who would have thought that there were so many guests visiting the residence of the Dali Temple Minister now, and Song Wanning actually saw Wen Tingbai in this garden.
Wen Tingbai had seldom left the house since his death, and now it was rare for him to go out. He was dressed well, looking like a well-educated and well-mannered young man, but Song Wanning knew in her heart that he was completely rotten.
When Wen Tingbai saw the beautiful and graceful Song Wanning, he couldn't help but think of Song Wanshi at home. He immediately looked at Song Wanning and said, "Wanning, it seems we haven't seen each other for a long time. I wonder how you are doing now?"
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