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

"Yes, the master said that Master Lan is old enough now, and it's time for him to get engaged." The little maid looked at Madam Guan respectfully, "Now we have informed the Lu family, and we are just waiting to go through the formalities and choose a date to get married. The master and the Lu family are very satisfied with this marriage, and I'm afraid good things will happen soon."

Mrs. Guan just forced a smile and then turned around and walked back.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, so she went straight to Song Jing's study. Now, she had to go and find out what was going on. She hadn't heard anything else, but she had heard about Song Lan getting married.

But Mrs. Guan didn't expect that this was not the only bad news she had received.

Madam Guan was now standing outside Song Jing's study, still with that gentle smile on her face. The servant went in to report, and soon brought Madam Guan in.

Song Jing was now sitting in the study. When he saw Madam Guan coming, he just smiled politely and said, "Sister, you are here. I wonder what you want to do now?"

Madam Guan smiled without a single flaw, and said in a low voice, "Brother, I saw so many things outside just now. I heard that Brother Lan is going to the Lu family to propose marriage?"

"Yes." Song Jing was now sitting on a chair, looking at Madam Guan and said calmly, "He is already quite old now, it is time for him to get married."

Madam Guan smiled reluctantly, but still forced herself to ask, "How come there was no news of this before? Why is there a sudden proposal of marriage? I have never heard that Brother Lan was so anxious to get married before."

Song Jing smiled and said slowly, "The betrothal gifts have been prepared a long time ago. Now that I see that Brother Lan and the girl from the Lu family are in love with each other, I want to settle this matter as soon as possible. It will also be a good thing for both families. Once they get married, I will be able to enjoy my grandchildren soon."

Mrs. Guan could only force a smile and said dryly, "Brother is right, that is indeed a good thing."

As Mrs. Guan was talking, she saw Song Lan coming in from outside. She looked at Mrs. Guan and smiled, "Aunt is here."

Song Lan said, looking at Song Jing, "Father, the Lu family just sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that they want to visit our general's mansion in a few days. Father, if it's appropriate, I will reply right away."

"That's great, of course. Reply quickly." Song Jing stood up and said to Song Lan, "Don't neglect them."

Seeing how seriously Song Jing took them, Mrs. Guan thought that something might have gone wrong in the past, so she wanted to show some caution so that Song Jing would let down his guard against them.

Mrs. Guan thought about it and just smiled and said, "Brother, now that the Lu family is coming, if the new bride comes in and sees that there are people from other families living in the general's mansion, I wonder if they will be unhappy. Now I think it is not appropriate for Su Rong and I to live here all the time. I will take Su Rong to live in the Song Mansion after we get engaged..."

Mrs. Guan's move was originally intended to be a retreat in order to advance, but she didn't expect it to play into Song Lan's hands.

Song Lan's eyes lit up when he heard what Madam Guan said. He immediately looked at Madam Guan excitedly and smiled, "Aunt actually thought so much about me. I am really touched. I don't even know how to thank you. I'm just waiting for the day when aunt and cousin leave. I will definitely bring people to deliver all of aunt's things to them personally."

Mrs. Guan was stunned when she heard Song Lan's words. Unexpectedly, Song Lan continued to speak, "I was wondering how to bring this up with my aunt. Now that my aunt has an idea in mind, my nephew is relieved."

Mrs. Guan looked at Song Lan and saw that he had finished speaking. She turned her head in surprise and looked at Song Jing. "Brother, what do you think now?"

Song Jing sighed and looked at Madam Guan and said, "Sister, Madam Lu is notoriously tricky. You are so considerate of Lan Ge'er now, which really touched my father and I. Don't worry, sister. After the engagement, I will go to the neighboring mansion to make it clear. There are many empty courtyards in the Song Mansion, which must be big enough for you to live in."

After hearing the father and son speaking in unison, Mrs. Guan began to feel that something was wrong.

She knew that Song Lan had always been a shrewd child, but now Song Jing wanted to send both mother and daughter away. Could it be that he discovered something?

Mrs. Guan was now extremely confused. Although she felt something was wrong, she had no time to think about it. She could only say a few perfunctorily and left the yard.

As soon as Madam Guan left the yard, Guan Surong came up to her and asked, "Mother, how is your inquiry going? I heard that my cousin and Lu Zijun are engaged. I'm afraid that my cousin's connection is completely gone now."

"Now it's not just your cousin who's the one." Madam Guan clenched her fists and said in a low voice, "If we don't take this opportunity to take down Yan Yuzhi, I'm afraid Rong Jie'er will have to look for another family."

Guan Surong was also stunned at the spot, lowering her head and asking, "Mother, why is this happening?"

"Now that your cousin is getting engaged, your uncle and cousin have asked us to go back to the Song Mansion. If we go back, we will no longer be able to take advantage of the power of the General's Mansion, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to find a marriage."

When Guan Surong heard this, her lips turned two shades paler.

She knew that if she had not been the niece of the general's mansion, she would not have been so honored in front of Yan Yuzhi. If Yan Yuzhi knew her true identity, he would not marry her again, and the Yan family would not let her enter the house as the principal wife.

She now knows better than anyone the benefits of living in the general's mansion. Now, the mother and daughter have really lost both the wife and the army.

Mrs. Guan now felt that something was wrong, so she asked Guan Surong in a low voice, "What strange thing happened when you sent the love wine that day? Did the father and son find out something?"

Guan Surong also frowned and pondered, and said to Madam Guan in a low voice, "That day I poured a glass of wine for my cousin, but he actually said he wanted to ask my uncle to come and taste it. I had no choice but to break the warm wine and said I would warm up a new pot of wine. But when I went back to warm up the wine, I heard from the servants that my uncle and cousin didn't want to eat it."

"They must have found out, so they are in a hurry to drive us away." Mrs. Guan has now made up her mind. She looked at Guan Surong and said, "There is still some time before the engagement. My dear, if you want to marry Yan Yuzhi as your principal wife, you should call Yan Yuzhi over to propose marriage before you move out. If so, there is still a chance. If not, I am afraid it will be too late to save the situation."

Guan Surong also knew that now that things had turned out like this, this was their last chance.