Favoring concubines and ignoring wives? The mistress of the marquisate remarried a powerful official

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Song Wanning, Wen Xu gave up the idea.

And Wen Tingbai had already returned to Lan Courtyard.

Cui Xiaoxiao no longer had the arrogance she once had. When she saw Wen Tingbo coming back to the courtyard, she went to greet him and asked anxiously, "Tingbo, you are back. Have any of your former classmates lent us money?"

Wen Tingbai shook his head. In the past, he always looked down upon others with his chin down. Now, he was lifeless. He only said, "None of my former classmates and friends have come to my aid now."

"What should I do, Tingbo? I don't want to be sold to a brothel." Cui Xiaoxiao said, tearfully pulling Wen Tingbo's arm, and said sadly, "I will definitely listen to you in the future and never go out to do those messy businesses again. I will stay at home and take care of my husband and children."

"Now, I really can't raise so much money to pay off your debt." Wen Tingbai looked gloomy and sat in the yard with a sigh.

After hearing this, Cui Xiaoxiao knelt down beside Wen Tingbo and held his hand as if holding the last straw. "Tingbo, I heard that Song Wanning brought a lot of dowry when she married you. She is your wife. Now that our courtyard is in trouble, she should help a little."

When Wen Tingbai thought of Song Wanning, he felt even more guilty. He looked at Cui Xiaoxiao and said, "In this world, only the most useless men would covet their wife's dowry."

"But you can't just watch me die, right?"

Seeing that Wen Tingbai was indifferent, Cui Xiaoxiao stood up and banged her head against the wall. "Since Tingbai won't say this, I might as well just bang my head against the wall and kill myself. You don't have to worry about me anymore and live happily with Song Wanning in the future. But she is your legal wife, married into the house in a grand sedan chair. I am just a concubine. What do those vows mean to you?"

Seeing what Cui Xiaoxiao was doing, Wen Tingbai finally stopped her and said, "Stop making trouble, Xiaoxiao. Now, I can only shamelessly ask Wan Ning for help."

In Wen Tingbo's opinion, Song Wanning had a deep affection for him, and even if he ignored her, she had never thought of leaving. As long as he asked about this matter, Song Wanning would happily offer the money.

It’s a pity that Wen Tingbo got it wrong.

The Song Wanning today is no longer the Song Wanning he remembered.

Wen Tingbai went to the kitchen and got a portion of Song Wanning's favorite date paste cake, and walked into Song Wanning's yard with a licking face.

When he entered the yard, Song Wanning was counting accounts in the room, but he didn't know what she was counting.

Zhuque, who was standing by, saw Wen Tingbai and quickly called out to Song Wanning, "Grandma, the Second Master is here."

Song Wanning looked up and saw Wen Tingbo carrying a box of snacks into the room. When he saw her, he smiled and said, "Wanning, what are you doing?"

"Nothing." Song Wanning said as she closed the account book she was calculating and didn't talk to Wen Tingbo again.

Wen Tingbai was filled with dismay, thinking of the huge debt Cui Xiaoxiao owed him, but he still continued, "I remember that you like to eat jujube paste cake, so I specially asked the kitchen to make some. Wan Ning, you can try it."

"Second Master must have remembered it wrongly." Cai Que, who was standing nearby, could no longer bear to watch and reminded him, "Our grandmother never liked to eat jujube paste cake. This jujube paste cake is what Aunt Cui from the next yard likes to eat. Second Master must have wanted to bring it to Aunt Cui, but he took the wrong road and ended up in our yard."

After hearing what Caique said, Wen Tingbai was very embarrassed for a moment. He just looked at Song Wanning and forced a smile twice, saying, "Really? I thought you also like to eat this. Then I'll ask the kitchen to make something else for you another day."

Song Wanning felt a headache listening to Wen Tingbai's chatter. She looked at Wen Tingbai and said bluntly, "Second Master, you came to my yard, but do you have anything to say?"

"I..." Wen Tingbai saw that the wrong cakes were delivered, so he played the emotional card, "Ningning, you have been so hard-working for the past three years since you married me. You have to take care of the household affairs and take care of the upbringing of Xu'er's child. Thanks to you, I can fight safely outside."

“That’s true.”

Song Wanning smiled faintly. Just when Wen Tingbai thought he had finally moved Song Wanning, he heard Song Wanning's cold words in his ears, "It is because I am in charge of the Marquis' Mansion that I can let you spend time with your beloved Miss Xiao Xiao outside, and I can have money for you to squander when you return home. Otherwise, do you think the entire Marquis' Mansion really has so much money for you to spend your time under the moonlight?"

Wen Tingbai looked even more embarrassed after hearing this, but he still looked at Song Wanning and said, "Wanning, I know very well that I was sorry for you in the past. I will definitely make it up to you in the future and let you regain the dignity of Second Mrs. Bai."

Song Wanning's expression remained calm. She just looked at Wen Tingbai and said, "Second Master, there's no need to scare me with these high-sounding words. Just say whatever you want to say."

Seeing that Song Wanning was unmoved, Wen Tingbai couldn't bear to tell her the real purpose of his trip. "Wanning, no matter what, you are my wife, and we are all one family. Although Xiao Xiao has committed a crime, she should be given a chance to correct her mistakes. Now that the family is in trouble, Wanning, as the mistress of the family, shouldn't she also... lend a hand to help out?"

Song Wanning listened to Wen Tingbai's words as if she had heard a joke. She raised her eyes and smiled, "As far as I know, the concubine is the second master's concubine. It was the second master who wanted to take her in and later gave her the power of housekeeper. Now that she has caused trouble, the second master should be held responsible. What does it have to do with me? Don't put all the blame on me. I don't admit it."

Song Wanning's expression slowly calmed down as she spoke, "Besides, I really don't have much money to subsidize Aunt Cui, so please think of another way, Master."

"When Wan Ning got married, didn't she bring a lot of dowry?" Wen Tingbai felt his face getting hot after saying this, but he still said, "Wan Ning, can you allocate some money to help us get through this difficult time?"

"I always thought that even if the Second Master had no intention towards me, he should be a gentleman." Song Wanning's words hit Wen Tingbai's heart directly. "Now I didn't expect that he was just like those scoundrels in the market, thinking about the dowry of his wives and concubines all day long. I guess I really misjudged him before."

After hearing this, Wen Tingbai's face turned red like liver. He looked at Song Wanning angrily and said, "I'm asking for your help now because I'm in trouble. It's not like I'm always thinking about your dowry. If it really doesn't work, just think of it as a loan from me, and I'll return it to you when the time comes."