Chapter 58 Disgust
Ever since Song Yurou's marriage was settled, she stayed in the house all day, busy embroidering her dowry, and never went out.
Now, among the older people in the Song family, only Song Yuning and Song Yuyao have not yet decided on their marriages.
Song Yuning is fourteen years old this year, and Song Yuyao is thirteen, so the old lady put all her efforts into taking them out for a walk, wanting to see if they could encounter their own opportunities.
From February to the end of March, a full two months, the old lady took Song Yuning and Song Yuyao to attend twelve banquets.
There were celebrations for weddings, births, and housewarmings. In short, the old lady would go to any banquet she came across.
However, over the past two months, the old lady has suffered a huge loss.
The gifts given out alone amounted to more than one thousand taels of silver. However, Song Yuning and Song Yuyao reaped a great deal of rewards. Every time they attended a banquet, they would receive some gifts.
Gold ingots, small goldfish, and sometimes gold bracelets or jade bracelets and other things.
The most generous among them was the wife of the Marquis of Zhennan. She not only gave Song Yuyao a pure gold bracelet inlaid with twelve oriental pearls, but also gave Song Yuning a pair of top-quality imperial green jade bracelets.
Giving Song Yuyao such luxurious bracelets could be considered as a sign of the wealth of the Marquis of Zhennan’s wife, but Song Yuning felt a bit hot on her hands when she received the pair of top-grade imperial green jade bracelets.
In fact, she didn't want it, but she couldn't refuse in front of so many people, and seeing that the old lady looked unhappy, Song Yuning had to accept it.
"The ninth young lady in the mansion is very well-behaved. We hit it off right away. It would be great if we could become a family in the future."
The wife of the Marquis of Zhennan had a smile on her face. She held Song Yuning's hand tightly and refused to let go. She looked Song Yuning up and down, with satisfaction in her eyes.
After Song Yuning returned to the Song Mansion, she was pampered. In the past few years, she was a little thin because she was growing taller.
Since the second half of last year, I haven't grown much taller, and I've started to gain some weight. I have some flesh on my face and body, and my appearance has become more outstanding.
At this time, Song Yuning was slender, wearing a light purple silk skirt. Her waist was slender and the hem of the skirt swayed gently as she walked, making her figure more graceful.
Her long, shiny black hair was combed into two buns, and decorated with several pearl hairpins and hairpins, making her face look more beautiful and graceful.
Especially the pair of eyes, clear and bright, like two black gems, which are unforgettable.
The more the wife of the Marquis of Zhennan looked at him, the more she liked him. She held Song Yuning's hand, asked him all kinds of questions, and showed him concern. She was even more enthusiastic than her own mother.
It would be fine if they were just chatting, but the wife of the Marquis of Zhennan always kept her eyes on Song Yuning, as if she wanted to see through her.
Especially when she noticed Song Yuning's tall figure and plump buttocks, the satisfaction in her eyes became more and more obvious.
Song Yuning felt uncomfortable all over, frowned slightly, and tried to break free from the tightly grasping hand many times, but failed.
In the end, Song Yuning felt that his wrist was about to be broken. Finally, Bai Miao couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward to rescue Song Yuning.
"Madam Zhennan, you've been talking to Sister Yuning for a long time. Shouldn't you let her talk to me?
We haven't seen each other for a long time, and now is a good time to catch up. Please be kind and let us go downstairs to play first." Bai Miao is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion and has a prominent status.
Moreover, with the support of Concubine Yun in the palace, the wife of the Marquis of Zhennan naturally did not dare to lose face in this situation and could only let go with a smile.
Song Yuning finally breathed a sigh of relief, a grateful smile appeared on his face, and he expressed his gratitude to Bai Miao.
"The wife of the Marquis of Zhennan is not someone you can easily get along with. Her son, the Marquis of Zhennan, is a well-known scoundrel who is unscrupulous and has a slew of sexual desires."
Bai Miao lowered his voice and whispered in Song Yuning's ear, "The son of the Marquis of Zhennan is already seventeen, but his marriage has not yet been decided. The wife of the Marquis of Zhennan treated you like this just now. I'm afraid she wants to take you back.
Her son is a hopeless case, and she no longer intends to support him, but to train her grandson.
I heard that the girls she selected all had good figures, and she wanted to marry them and give her a grandson as soon as possible."
Song Yuning nodded slightly, indicating that he understood: "I think I can see it."
Bai Miao was relieved to see that she understood so quickly, but he couldn't help but remind her, "From what I see, your old lady seems to be in favor of this marriage."
Song Yuning's face turned slightly cold when he heard this. Thinking back to the scene just now, the old lady had been watching with a smile, as if everything had nothing to do with her, and she had no intention of helping at all.
Thinking of this, Song Yuning felt a hint of disgust in his heart.
The old lady was actually quite nice to her. When she was still in the Song Mansion, she ate well, dressed well, and the servants served her attentively.
The old lady put in a lot of effort and selected good teachers to teach them, and everything was done according to the standards for legitimate daughters.
But Song Yuning could never get close to the old lady, because she knew that the old lady did this only because of the prophecy of the five golden flowers.
It is profitable so they give benefits. Song Yuning knew it from the beginning, so he felt that the old lady and Song Hongzhi were disgusting.
At this moment, Bai Miao suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh right, I heard that the emperor went hunting in Mulan Paddock last year and encountered assassins. The situation was very critical at the time. Fortunately, the Marquis of Zhennan stood by with a gun, killed many assassins, and successfully rescued the emperor."
Song Yuning raised his eyebrows, a little surprised by Bai Miao's words.
Bai Miao continued, "Because of this incident, the Emperor rewarded the Marquis of Zhennan with many good things and even gave him some real power. Now people in the capital are saying that the Marquis of Zhennan's Mansion is about to regain its former glory."
The reputation of the Marquis of Zhennan is such that it is impossible for him to marry a good girl. If it were in the past, the Marquis of Zhennan's Mansion would still be in a state of decline.
The old lady probably wouldn't agree to the marriage with the Marquis of Zhennan, but now that the Marquis of Zhennan is favored by the emperor again, there is a high possibility that he will be reinstated.
After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. As long as the emperor likes it, there is no need to worry about not being able to return to its former prosperity.
No wonder the old lady didn't seem to refuse at all. It seemed that she had some thoughts in her mind and wanted to wait and see.
Song Yuning frowned. There was still no news about Xiao Yunzhan. He had been gone for more than half a year and no one knew when he would come back.
If she doesn't come back this year, she might not be able to wait any longer.
"I won't be coming of age until February next year. If the old lady is really interested, I think she'll arrange the marriage in the second half of the year. There are still a few months left, so let's wait and see."
There was no way she would just surrender like that. If Xiao Yunzhan could come back earlier, that would be even better. If he couldn't come back earlier, she also had a way to ruin this marriage.
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