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

Before the old lady could say anything, Song Lan spoke again, "Grandfather, although my cousin has done something that is disgraceful to our family, there is no law but human feelings. If I continue to kneel, what if my cousin gets sick from kneeling? Although my cousin has done something wrong, she was raised in luxury after all. How can she bear such a sin?"

The old lady saw that Song Lan had taken over her words, and she was very dissatisfied with him, but she could do nothing about it. Now she had found a high platform for her, so that she could not get down from it. At this time, Mrs. Guan stepped forward to help, "Brother Lan, it is not the old ancestor who is punishing you now. It is Su Rong who has done something wrong and has to kneel down. It has nothing to do with the old lady."

Song Lan nodded thoughtfully, and looked at Guan Surong kneeling on the ground and said, "Cousin, even if you know you are wrong, you can't kneel here and let the ancestors kneel with you. If it gets out, outsiders will say that you are unfilial and disrespectful to your elders. Although your reputation is already so bad now, it won't matter if it gets worse, but you still have to take care of your own face."

Guan Surong's face turned pale after hearing what Song Lan said. She raised her head and looked at Song Lan timidly, "Cousin, I have done such a wrong thing now. If I don't kneel down, I will be sorry for my uncle's upbringing and the love of our ancestors. Let me kneel down and reflect on myself."

Seeing this, Song Lan nodded in understanding. He held a folding fan in his hand, looked at Guan Surong and said calmly, "So my cousin doesn't care about the life or death of the old ancestor just to admit her mistake. The old ancestor treats you so well on weekdays, but you are willing to do such a thing. It's really amazing."

The old man standing in front of Song Lan finally couldn't help but speak, looking at Song Lan coldly, "I see that you are usually smooth-talking. Your cousin has done something wrong and knows it's wrong. Since it has been done, it can't be undone. Now it's important to think about how to deal with it. What's the use of you saying this now?"

Song Lan saw that the old lady wanted the General's Mansion to take care of Madam Guan's family affairs, so he just looked at Madam Guan and said, "Now this matter is ultimately just my aunt's family's family affair. Now even if my father and I want to help, we are powerless."

"What do you mean by being powerless? The most important thing is to quickly go to the Yan family to propose marriage." The old lady said angrily, and then set her eyes on Song Jing, "After all, she is your cousin and a relative. Now that your relatives are in trouble, you should help them."

"Grandfather, it is a small matter for father to help propose marriage now, but now everyone outside knows the relationship between cousin Su Rong and our family. If father comes forward to propose marriage at this time, people outside will think that Uncle Zhan is unwilling to come forward. I am afraid that outsiders will think that Uncle Zhan is a cold and heartless person, which will be bad for Uncle Zhan's official reputation. Uncle Zhan's future is very good now, are you really determined to do this now?"

When the old lady heard Song Lan say this, she paused in her tracks. She now loved her sister's child, Mrs. Guan, and she also felt sorry for Guan Surong. But these were all relatives, and if she helped Mrs. Guan, it would implicate Song Zhan, so the old lady hesitated.

After all, Song Zhan is her biological child now, and she will follow Song Zhan in the future, and let Song Zhan take care of her in her old age. The old lady raised her head and said in a disguised voice, "Now Jing'er is always higher in rank than Zhan'er, so it is legitimate to let Jing'er come forward for this kind of thing. Lan'er, don't try to fool me, or I'll have someone peel off your skin."

After hearing what the old lady said, Song Lan just smiled and replied, "Grandma, why should I coax you? There are even rumors outside that cousin Rong lives in our house just to prevent this matter from implicating Second Uncle. It has the opposite effect and made Second Uncle's reputation bad. It is said that Second Uncle does not care about his relatives, and the old ancestor does not care about it, which is why cousin is doing such a thing now."

The old lady frowned upon hearing this and said coldly, "If I don't care, why would I come here to speak for Sister Rong?"

Song Lan exposed the old lady without hesitation, "If the old ancestor really cares about Rong Jie'er, he should go to Yan Mansion to propose marriage for Rong Jie'er. There is no point in coming to the general's mansion."

The old lady was furious when she saw that her thoughts were exposed. She looked at Song Lan and said angrily, "Brother Lan, I guess you are used to being lawless, so you dare to talk to me in this tone. Is this how you talk to your elders?"

As the old lady spoke, she picked up the cane in her hand and was about to hit Song Lan. Song Lan hurriedly jumped to the side and hid behind Song Jing.

Seeing this, Song Jing had no choice but to persuade him, "Grandfather, it's useless to say all this now. I don't know what the Yan family will do. If you don't marry Rong Jie'er, I'm afraid it's against the rules."

The old lady frowned, "If you don't come to propose marriage, what if they look down on Rong Jie'er?"

Before Song Jing could speak, Song Lan at the side spoke again, "Father is busy with all kinds of affairs, so he doesn't have time to propose marriage. I see that the old ancestor usually has time, so why not let the old ancestor go there in person. It will also help to preserve the reputation of Second Uncle as an official."

"I'm an old man now, and you have the nerve to ask me to propose marriage." The old lady glared at Song Lan.

"In that case, we'll just wait for the Yan family to come." Song Jing, who was standing in the courtyard, said, "Brother Lan's wedding day is coming soon. If something goes wrong at this time, I'm afraid the Lu family will have complaints. For this reason, my sister and her family can no longer live in the general's mansion. There is another mansion outside the general's mansion in Lihua Lane. If my sister and niece don't mind, you can live there."

Mrs. Guan saw that Song Jing had made up his mind, so she looked at the old lady, hoping that she could argue for their family. Who would have thought that the old lady's eyes were wandering now, probably because she took to heart what Song Lan had said just now about affecting Song Zhan's official reputation.

Mrs. Guan saw the current situation and had to speak up again with a thick face, "Brother, the Yan family is coming to ask for help soon. If we stay in the general's mansion, you can still say a few words for Su Rong and prevent him from being looked down upon. But if we move out hastily, I am afraid that Rong Jie'er will be looked down upon when she marries there in the future. Please have mercy on us, mother and daughter. There is no man in the family now, so we live in the general's mansion. Now Rong Jie'er has done such a shameful thing, and I am really heartbroken. But now, there is really no other way."

Mrs. Guan said, and she was about to kneel on the ground with a look of panic on her face, "Brother, I kneel down for you, hoping that you can help me one last time."