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

"Since you haven't come home yet, I came to check on you." Yin Yichen put his arm around Song Wanning's shoulders, his eyes fell on Tang Heng, and he said calmly, "Who is this?"

Seeing this, Song Wanning immediately stepped forward and introduced him, "He is a famous zither player in the capital, named Tang Heng. Today I was fortunate enough to play a piece with Tang in the palace, and we just met again at the city gate."

"So that's how it is." Yin Yichen spoke thoughtfully, then slowly said, "If Master Tang Qin is free, he can come to the Prime Minister's residence as a guest."

Tang Heng was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to recover. He looked at Yin Yichen and responded hurriedly, "Thank...thank you, Prime Minister."

Yin Yichen put his arm around Song Wanning's shoulder, and they both got into the carriage of the prime minister's residence.

Tang Heng, who was outside, looked at the slowly departing carriage with his eyes downcast, looking somewhat disappointed. The servant beside Tang Heng hurried forward and said, "Master of the Lute, why don't we go back soon? The invitations from the capital to you are piled up like a mountain."

Tang Heng responded, retracted his gaze, and said with regret, "What a pity."

As soon as Song Wanning and Yin Yichen got into the car, Song Wanning talked about her experience in the palace. She frowned and talked about her feelings when she saw Prince An and the Queen Mother. "The Queen Mother is so close to Concubine Xian now. I think she supports Prince An. Concubine Xian is favored, and Prince An is powerful. Now Concubine Xian and the Queen Mother both have complaints about you. I'm afraid you will have a hard time in the previous dynasty."

Now the struggle between the princes in the court is getting more and more intense, and the officials are forming their own cliques for personal gain. There are only a few officials who are not attached to the princes, including the prime minister and general Song Jing. Now that the two families have united and tied the knot, it will naturally attract the attention of the princes in the court.

Song Wanning understood in her heart the complexity and volatility of court affairs. As the prime minister, Yin Yichen was bound to face many storms.

Yin Yichen heard Song Wanning thinking about him, and immediately grabbed Song Wanning's hand, laughing softly, "Don't worry, although the court is busy now, I can still handle it. Prince An is now very powerful in the former dynasty, and is relied on by the Queen Mother, but the Crown Prince of the East Palace is still there, and Prince An is acting so high-profile, and the tree attracts the wind. And the other princes are not vegetarians either, I'm afraid they will have a hard time in the future."

Song Wanning looked at Yin Yichen who was full of vigor and vitality, and smiled faintly, "That's good. I can't help you much in the backyard. I think the family business should be rectified. I'll go take a look when I have time to see what the situation is."

Yin Yichen looked at Song Wanning and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry for making you suffer today. I will get back all the debts in the future."

"It's just a small grievance that is not worth mentioning. Although I suffered some grievances today, I have also gained some reputation among the ladies in the capital. In the past, everyone in the capital was afraid of you but wanted to curry favor with you. The Yin Mansion discredited the Prime Minister's Mansion. These grudges should be remembered, and we can't let them succeed." Song Wanning's face was indifferent, as if she was talking about an ordinary thing.

Seeing Song Wanning like this, Yin Yichen smiled and leaned forward and said, "Marrying Wanning is a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes. I used to be too lazy to take care of the people in the Yin Mansion, and I never paid attention to the rumors outside. Now that you are married, my reputation has improved a lot. Now people outside say that my arrogant personality is because I lost my parents when I was young, and my relatives didn't discipline me well, so I grew up like this."

"What outsiders say is not wrong." Song Wanning smiled mischievously, "That's the truth."

"Madam is right." Yin Yichen was obviously in a good mood. He lifted the curtain and looked outside. He happened to see the carriage of the zither player Tang Heng. Tang Heng was sitting on the shaft of the carriage, holding the zither in his hands, looking very happy.

The smile on Yin Yichen's face faded a bit. He turned around to look at Song Wanning and said in a low voice, "The zither player Tang Heng seems to be quite famous. Madam, you should have less contact with him in the future."

After hearing what Yin Yichen said, Song Wanning just nodded slowly.

The two of them went all the way back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Song Wanning said, looking at Yin Yichen and said slowly, "The shops at home are in the east of the city, which is an excellent location. I noticed that the account book is not right, so I thought I would go and see what's going on in the next few days."

Yin Yichen looked at Song Wanning calmly and said slowly, "The shops in the east of the city are run by old people. I used to think they were all my father's descendants, so I didn't bother to deal with them. This made them even more arrogant. Madam, if you go and have a look, you can ask them to be more restrained, or you can change people. I have been very patient with them, but I am busy with work and family affairs, so I don't have time to pay attention to them."

"Now that the job of the mansion's housekeeper has fallen into my hands, I must make some rectifications. Otherwise, I don't know how much money would be embezzled by the accountant every year." Song Wanning frowned slightly, obviously very dissatisfied with the accountant's behavior.

Seeing her like this, Yin Yichen just smiled faintly and said, "Madam said she would inspect the shop when she first got married. Now that everything that should be done has been done, it is reasonable to tidy it up now."

Song Wanning stood beside Yin Yichen and whispered in a low voice, "The family property is what you have saved up with great difficulty over the years. I will naturally take good care of it for you."

What Song Wanning said was true. Since he was a child, Yin Yichen had gone through countless battles with Wu Junrou and suffered so much in order to protect the property left to him by his parents. Although the Prime Minister's Mansion was now rich, Song Wanning did not want Yin Yichen's property to be corroded by termites from the inside.

As soon as she returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Song Wanning took out the account books copied from the shops in the capital and began to read them. Yin Yichen was handling official business beside her, and the two of them read quietly for half a day. When Song Wanning saw something wrong, she would take a pen and write and draw on the account book.

Song Wanning looked at the account book and the restaurant that should have made the most money. She said in surprise, "This restaurant should have been the most profitable business. I don't know why it has become like this now."

Seeing her like this, Yin Yichen immediately spoke slowly, "The manager of this restaurant was originally an old servant by my father's side. When the old servant got old, his son became the manager. Now it has become like this."

Song Wanning clutched the account book tightly and said in a deep voice, "I should go and take a look."

Within two days, Song Wanning took the account books and began to inspect all the properties of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital, including the restaurants and shops in the city and the fields and orchards outside the city, leaving no one unchecked.