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

When Song Wanning entered the palace, she happened to meet Wu Junrou at the palace gate.

Wu Junrou's own courtyard just had a concubine, which made the relationship between Wu Junrou and Master Yin even colder. In the past, the concubines were not as pretty and decent as Wu Junrou, and Master Yin also listened to Wu Junrou. Now that Yuan Xian is in the Song Mansion, Master Yin's heart is firmly in his control. Master Yin rarely contacts Wu Junrou, and runs to Yuan Xian's courtyard when he has nothing to do, which makes Wu Junrou angry but helpless.

Yuan Xian was even more of a coward who knew nothing about anything. No matter how she pokes him, it's useless. She has to plan carefully to deal with Yuan Xian, which gives her a headache.

Wu Junrou had suffered such a big setback from Song Wanning, so naturally she didn't have a good face towards Song Wanning. But in the end, there was no evidence to catch Song Wanning, and it was all Wu Junrou's fault.

She said she wanted to give the prime minister a concubine, but in the end she gave her own master a concubine, which made the prime minister lose face. Now, Wu Junrou not only had a hard time in the mansion, but also had a bad reputation outside.

When Song Wanning saw Wu Junrou, she smiled and greeted her without any grudges, "Aunt, I am also entering the palace today. I don't know what the difference is between the peonies in the palace and those outside the palace. We are here to have a look."

Wu Junrou forced a smile on her face, but her eyes were almost spitting fire. "I have been to the palace several times and the peonies there are indeed much more beautiful than those elsewhere. Since my niece has never seen them carefully, she should take a good look today. As the wife of the prime minister, you should also learn the rules of the palace. Otherwise, I am afraid that you will not know anything and it will bring disgrace to the prime minister's mansion."

After hearing this, Song Wanning still had a faint smile on her face, and she only said, "Aunt is right. I have learned a lesson. In the future, I will definitely learn how to be a good wife and not embarrass the Prime Minister."

The two were talking when they arrived at Concubine Xian's Dehua Palace in the blink of an eye.

The virtuous concubine is now favored, and the Dehua Palace is also an extremely spacious palace. The peonies planted therein are now in full bloom. It is not surprising that Princess Xiangyu would use this excuse to invite Song Wanning to the palace.

Song Wanning had just entered the palace when she looked up and saw Liu Yuyuan standing inside. The Pingyuan Marquis's family was prominent, so naturally they were also among those invited by Princess Xiangyu.

Now that Concubine Xian and the princess have not arrived yet, the ladies in the palace are talking in a quite relaxed manner.

When those ladies saw Wu Junrou, they all looked at her in a rather strange way. They must have heard that Wu Junrou had taken a concubine for the Prime Minister but ended up taking a concubine for Master Yin.

This matter is really disgraceful to outsiders now, and it doesn't seem like something Wu Junrou would do, but the fact is that it is useless even if Wu Junrou explains it. Now it is even heard that the relationship between Master Yin and Wu Junrou has gradually faded, and Wu Junrou wants to take a concubine for him in order to win back her husband.

However, Wu Junrou felt that it would be embarrassing to tell others in public that her husband was taking a concubine, so she took a concubine for her husband under the pretext of taking a concubine for the prime minister.

That's how rumors are in the capital. Once they start, they will spread no matter how bad it is.

Wu Junrou used to be at the highest moral level, but now she is being criticized like this. However, Wu Junrou's face did not fall, and she still looked decent.

Song Wanning walked past Wu Junrou and went to talk to Liu Yuyuan. Liu Yuyuan held Song Wanning's hand and said happily, "I thought you would come, and today I see you are here. It's rare to see you. I only saw you once on your wedding day, and we haven't seen each other much since then."

"I'm happy to see you today." Song Wanning said, moving closer to look at Liu Yuyuan's clothes. Liu Yuyuan was wearing an autumn-scented skirt with plump peony flowers embroidered on the hem. Seeing this, Song Wanning laughed and said, "You look really good in this dress today."

"Don't tease me. I was thinking of making another one in the shop, but the business there was so good that I forgot about my skirt. None of my other clothes are as pretty as this one, so I thought I'd wear this one. It's very suitable for the occasion." Seeing Song Wanning's appearance, Liu Yuyuan also joked, "I see that you look much better now. I'm afraid you're having a good time following the Prime Minister."

Liu Yuyuan turned around to glance at Wu Junrou standing behind her, then took Song Wanning's hand and walked two steps to the side, saying in a low voice, "I've heard about your aunt's affairs. Now it's all over Shengjing. She took a concubine for her master but still wanted to uphold the reputation of doing good for the prime minister. It's really embarrassing for you to get into trouble for no reason."

"We are all family relatives, I can't turn my face against them, right?" Song Wanning smiled faintly, "People in the capital usually say that the prime minister is unkind, but I don't think so now. Look at what kind of relative this is? Not long after the bride got married, he is already arranging to help take in a concubine. I thought it was the elders' good intentions, but who knew that such a thing would happen later. It's really chilling."

Liu Yuyuan agreed with what he said, and she sighed twice. She looked at Song Wanning and smiled slowly, "Now that this incident has made the ladies in the capital see through her true colors, I'm afraid your life will be better."

"I don't think so." Song Wanning shook her head slightly and laughed again, "It's useless to worry now. We can only take it one step at a time."

The two of them whispered for a while, and soon Concubine Xian came with Princess Xiangyu.

But there was another person who came now, someone Song Wanning had never seen before. He looked to be a man of eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a brocade robe embroidered with gold thread, which looked very luxurious. His whole demeanor was unmatched by others, but his face was a bit more cunning, making it difficult to tell his depth.

Song Wanning squinted at the man above her and whispered in Liu Yuyuan's ear, "Who is this man?"

Liu Yuyuan leaned close to Song Wanning and whispered, "This is the current fifth prince, Prince An Xie Ke."

The current dynasty's surname is Xie. The emperor had more than a dozen sons, but unfortunately some died or were disabled. Now, only five sons are still alive, and all five sons covet the throne.

Although there is a crown prince, it is a pity that the crown prince Xie Cheng failed to inherit the emperor's wisdom and decisiveness, and was rather mediocre. In the current court, the one with the highest popularity is the current Prince An Xie Ke.

Xie Ke was the son of Concubine Xian, and that was why Concubine Xian was so favored.

Nowadays, the power struggle in the court is undercurrent. Yin Yichen alone holds all the power in the court, so he will naturally be feared by the princes.