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

Song Wanning turned around and looked at Zhuque, chuckled and said, "Silly girl, that village head is indeed a capable manager. Now the village earns so much money every year. If you change him rashly, I'm afraid you won't be able to find such a manager. And his helpers all listen to him. The 100 taels he embezzles every year is a small amount compared to the big head. This is what he deserves. When a housekeeper does things, he must always use both kindness and power."

Caique and Zhuque both showed an understanding look and nodded thoughtfully.

At this time, the sky outside had darkened and the sun was setting. The master and his servants were rushing towards the city gate.

Song Wanning didn't expect that a group of bandits would jump out at the fork in the road soon after. The leader of the bandits was very aggressive and had a big scar on his face.

"Those of you inside, hand over your money obediently, or you will suffer the consequences."

Song Wanning and the two maids beside her were somewhat surprised. Cai Que frowned at Song Wanning and said, "How could there be such thieves near the capital, at the feet of the emperor?"

Song Wanning lifted the curtain and looked outside. There were dozens of bandits standing all along the road, and she only had a dozen guards with her. If she fought head-on, she would have no chance of winning. Seeing so many bandits was a bit unexpected for Song Wanning.

But Song Wanning's reaction was very quick. She looked at Uncle Liu who was driving in the front and said in a low voice, "Uncle, ask them how much they want."

Uncle Liu sat in the front of the carriage and said to the bandit leader, "Young man, how much do you want?"

"How much? Of course the more the better." The leading bandit glanced into the carriage and laughed. "The person sitting inside is probably a beautiful lady. I just happen to be in need of a wife in the mountain. Let's take her back and enjoy the good life with me."

Song Wanning knew that these people were probably coming with bad intentions, and frowned, feeling strange. There were so many thieves and bandits roaming around the capital, and she happened to run into them. It was really strange. She was afraid that these thieves and bandits had heard the news from somewhere, and came to block her on the road.

Uncle Liu, who was sitting on the shaft of the cart, was immediately displeased when he heard what the bandits said, "I'm afraid the people in the cart are not people you can afford to offend."

"Big shot? Then I'm even more excited." The scarred man who was in the lead looked intoxicated, causing all the younger brothers around him to laugh.

"Even if she is a princess, I dare to take her away." The scarred man said proudly, "Now, I want both her money and her beauty. Take them all to the mountain."

Caique and Zhuque in the carriage had already turned pale with fear. Zhuque's lips even began to tremble. He looked at Song Wanning and said tremblingly, "Madam, what should we do now? The bandits outside are numerous and powerful, and they are not here with good intentions."

"Don't panic, we can always find a way." Seeing this, Song Wanning said through the curtain, "My hero, I don't have anything else at home now, but I have money. If you are willing to let me go, I will definitely give you all the property in my home."

"You went home to ask for help. Do you think I'm easy to fool?" The scarred man narrowed his eyes and stared straight at Song Wanning's carriage.

Song Wanning's voice was very powerful, and she said directly, "You are guarding here now, someone must have given you a lot of money. I can give you ten times as much, as long as you tell me who that person is."

Seeing this, the scarred man hesitated for a moment, then said, "No, there are rules in the underworld. You can't break the rules just because you give too much."

"How can anyone in this world be so hard on money?" Song Wanning's voice was resounding. "If he gives you a hundred taels, I will give you a thousand taels. If he gives you a thousand taels, I will give you ten thousand taels. With this money, why would brothers have to rob to make a living? Even if you retire from the underworld and buy a shop in the capital to do business, it will be enough. I can guarantee that you will never find fault after giving me the money. Besides, the warrior just said that I do have some status. If you rob me or kill me and cause a disaster, it will be even more unprofitable."

When Song Wanning said this, the bandit leader hesitated for a moment. He looked at his younger brothers beside him, and finally turned around and said, "How can I believe whether what you said is true or not? Tell me your home address and let me know."

Song Wanning spoke word by word in the carriage, "I am the daughter of the mighty general's mansion in the capital. If you kidnap me, I'm afraid my father will lead his troops to attack your stronghold. You might as well think about whether this deal is worthwhile."

"The mighty general Song Jing?" The scarred man in the lead immediately changed his expression upon hearing this. He looked at Su Qingjiu in a daze and asked, "Are you Song Jing's daughter Song Wanning?"

Song Wanning was surprised to see that the scarred man seemed a little strange after hearing the name of her family. Who would have thought that the scarred man would turn hostile immediately? "More than ten years ago, it was Song Jing who led his troops to disturb my old nest. Otherwise, I would not be in such a mess now. Now I have met his daughter. It is really fate that makes me play tricks on me."

The scarred man smiled and said, "Now is really a blessing. I will take revenge today and avenge my brothers who died back then. I will let you know how powerful I am."

When Song Wanning heard this, she immediately knew that she had said the wrong thing, but it was too late to change her words now. Now she could only give it a try, and she didn't know if these guards could lead her out of the encirclement.

The troops on both sides were on the verge of a fight. At this moment, there was a cloud of dust and the sound of horses on the road in the distance, as if a large number of troops were coming. Song Wanning suddenly had an idea and said, "My father saw that I had not returned, so he brought people here. If you don't leave now, you will have no chance."

The scarred man was stunned when he heard this, and then glanced at Song Wanning's carriage. Finally, he gritted his teeth and left, "Just wait and see, we have a long way to go."

Song Wanning heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the people leaving. She said to the old man in front of her, "Uncle, we have to move quickly. Otherwise, they might turn back when they realize what's happening."

Uncle Liu responded and drove the carriage forward.

Song Wanning breathed a sigh of relief, and soon she saw the figure in front of her. From a distance, it looked like a group of people, but in fact, it was just one person making the noise.

This person was Pei Xuanzhi. When Pei Xuanzhi saw Song Wanning, he immediately said, "Wanning, are you okay?"

Song Wanning was a little surprised. She looked at Pei Xuan and asked, "How can you be here?"