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

"Grandma, tomorrow is the birthday of the second wife of your mother's family. I have sent you a visit card and asked you to go back." Cai Que held the visit card in her hand with a complicated expression, as if she had received a hot potato. "Do you think you can go back to take a look?"

After hearing this, Song Wanning looked dazed for a moment.

In her previous life, she had little contact with her natal family because her father and brother, who were closest to her, had gone to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and she had no close relationship with her other aunts and sisters. Later, her father and brother died in the war, and those wolves in sheep's clothing finally revealed their true colors and swallowed up all the property of their eldest wife.

Not only that, her family members also avoided her like the plague and scorpions and never had any contact with her again.

She went to the Wen family several times to seek shelter, but was rejected every time and was even ridiculed by her own aunt. Without a strong maternal family to rely on, Song Wanning's life in the Wen family became increasingly difficult.

"If grandma goes back, I'm afraid those ladies will say bad things to her again." Zhuque felt sorry for Song Wanning and said, "Since the death of the first lady, no one in the entire Song Mansion hopes for the best for the young lady. If not, the young lady should not go back, so as to avoid being so angry."

Song Wanning knew the two girls' sincerity towards her. She recalled that when the second wife in her previous life celebrated her birthday, her father and brother had not yet died in the war. She did not return to the Song Mansion, but suffered a lot of rumors. She just smiled and said, "I'd better take it. Otherwise, if outsiders see that I am not close to my family, I'm afraid they will gossip. When my father and brother come back, I'm afraid they will lecture me for not caring about family affairs."

Cai Que said in a deep voice, "Since grandma said so, let's go back to the mansion tomorrow to take a look."

Song Wanning responded and hurriedly prepared a gift for the second wife.

The Song family was well-off, which was why the Houfu chose her when the ancestor arranged for Wen Tingbai to marry. There were two branches in the Song family. The eldest branch, Song Jing, was Song Wanning's biological father. He was a mighty general appointed by the emperor. His elder brother had become a major general at the age of seventeen, and had a promising future.

The second wife, Song Zhan, was born to stepmother Lai Madam Zhang. He has never been close to the first wife, and as a result, he is not close to Song Wanning either.

When Song Wanning returned home, the whole family was in a lively mood. Unfortunately, no maid came out to greet her when she entered the house. Only Wang Madam at the gatehouse smiled reluctantly and said, "The eldest lady is back. The second wife and the old ancestor are in the backyard. The young lady should go over and take a look."

Song Wanning responded and ran straight to the backyard with two maids.

The family was very lively, but when Song Wanning appeared, those who were talking and laughing stopped. Second wife Nan Hongqiu was the birthday girl today, but when she saw Song Wanning, she still put on a cold face and said in a cold voice, "You came at this hour. I thought you were not coming. Who knew you were here again. You came so late. I have never seen you like this before."

Song Wanshi, who was sitting on the side, sided with her mother, the Second Wife, and said, "That's right, the eldest sister came back early in the morning to celebrate mother's birthday."

Song Wanxiu, as mentioned by Song Wanshi, smiled and said, "The reason why I came early is because I take my mother's birthday very seriously, unlike some people."

Song Wanning felt ridiculous in her heart, and her eyes fell on Song Wanxiu, "Do you know why I am different from you?"

Before Song Wanxiu could speak, Song Wanning said slowly, "You keep saying that you miss your mother, my second aunt's birthday. Isn't that normal? Because my second aunt is your mother, not mine."

"You..." Song Wanxiu frowned. She didn't expect that after not seeing her for a while, Song Wanning's temper had changed. Now she even dared to talk back.

"Enough. Now is your second aunt's birthday. Now that you are back, celebrate her birthday well and don't spoil everyone's fun." The old lady narrowed her eyes and didn't take Song Wanning seriously at all.

Song Wanning nodded and was about to sit down when she heard Song Wanshi beside her say in a neither loud nor soft voice, "Eldest sister has only been married for a year and has given birth to a big fat boy for her husband's family. Who would have thought that someone has been married for three years and has not yet consummated her marriage with her husband? If this gets out, people will laugh at her to death... No, it's all over the capital now."

As Song Wanshi spoke, she covered her mouth and laughed secretly, causing the women around her to laugh as well.

"I think Wanshi doesn't know how serious this is." Song Wanning sat on a chair, looking at Song Wanshi next to her, and said lightly, "Now that we are still together, I am still a married girl in the Song Mansion, but my life has become like this. I am afraid that the girls in our Song Mansion don't have a good reputation. You haven't made an engagement yet, so you should think about your own marriage. It's a serious matter. How can you still have time to laugh at me? If I were you, I would probably cry too late. If I really can't get married, I would rather hang myself than be an old girl at home and embarrass myself."

"I think I, a living widow, am better off than you, who may never get married." Song Wanning said, lifting her hair by her ear and smiling, "Don't you agree, sister?"

"Song Wanning!" Song Wanshi immediately stood up angrily and looked at Song Wanning with a dark face, "There is actually a woman like you in this world who has no sense of shame. It really brings shame to my Song family."

"Wan Ning, don't kneel down!" The old man beside him raised his cane and smashed it on the ground, saying fiercely, "Don't you see what you are saying? They are all shameful words. You are living like this in your husband's family, and your unmarried sister's reputation is also suffering. I should punish you severely."

"My granddaughter doesn't think she has done anything wrong, so why should she kneel?" Song Wanning narrowed her eyes and looked at the ancestor, only smiling, "Back then, this marriage was chosen for me by the Second Madam herself, who said that the Second Master of the Wen family was truly the best in the world, and the ancestor even said that she had judged for me, saying that he was truly a banished immortal. My father has always been filial to the ancestor, so he agreed to this marriage. Now that I am not living well after my marriage, is it all Wanning's fault?"

The old ancestor became even angrier, and cursed with a dark face, "You... well, well, you are really rebellious. How could I raise a child like you who has no respect for elders? You really bring shame to our Song family ancestors."

"Haven't the ancestors and the madam always said bad things about me outside? Since you already know that I don't obey education, why are you making up stories about me?" Song Wanning showed a faint smile on her face, which made people grit their teeth in hatred. "You sent me an invitation to come again, and when I came back, you didn't say a word of good things, but you still blamed me for not giving you face. But no one is born to be bullied."