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

Yin Yichen looked at Song Wanning and just smiled softly, "Whether it's troublesome or not, it's something that needs to be done. I'm afraid it can't be done in a hurry. I'll go and take a look first. I won't stand idly by if I can get him out of jail. He is Madam's lifesaver. I said at the beginning that I would repay his kindness with Madam."

Song Wanning said softly, "Then I'll wait for you to come back home."

Yin Yichen responded and said immediately, "I'll go take a look inside the prison. You can just take a good rest at home. The business in the shop will naturally be managed by the servants. You don't have to worry too much."

"I understand." Song Wanning said as she watched Yin Yichen get off the carriage, then get on her own carriage and go to the Ministry of War.

Song Wanning knew that Yin Yichen was always cautious in his work, and finally felt relieved. It was not until dark that Song Wanning saw Yin Yichen coming back from outside, but Yin Yichen's face was not very good.

Seeing this, Song Wanning hurried forward and asked Yin Yichen, "What happened? Why do you look so unhappy?"

Yin Yichen sighed, "I have never been in charge of the grain affairs, although I had the right to ask about it in the past. But now, the emperor has given all the grain affairs to Gu Jie. Because of this, Gu Jie can be so arrogant and domineering, and does not take the court officials seriously. I went there to ask one, but the officials under him evaded the question by saying that Gu Jie is in charge of the grain affairs now, so I had to use my power to pressure them, so I went in to take a look. Pei Xuanzhi was not tortured in there, and it seemed that he was not beaten. I specifically instructed the jailers in the prison not to beat or insult him."

When Song Wanning saw Yin Yichen saying this, she didn't understand in her heart. She was afraid that Pei Xuanzhi's life was in danger. The emperor was incompetent and treacherous ministers were in power. She didn't expect that the first person to become cannon fodder would be the Pei family.

"Is there no room for maneuver?" Song Wanning looked at Yin Yichen and sighed in her heart, "The Pei family only has this one son. If he were to die, I'm afraid my uncle and aunt would be heartbroken."

Pei Xuanzhi and Song Wanning had known each other since childhood, and Pei Xuanzhi had saved her life. It was impossible for Song Wanning to watch Pei Xuanzhi fall into an irretrievable situation.

Seeing this, Yin Yichen looked helpless and said slowly to Song Wanning, "Nine out of ten things in the world are not as expected. I went to the grain department to ask around and found some evidence of corruption and abuse of power. It was said that it was collected from a distant relative of the Pei family. If we want to overturn the case now, we have to start from here."

Seeing this, Song Wanning looked at Yin Yichen and said, "You have a lot of official duties and have been running around a lot today. You should rest early. Only when you have rested well, you will be energetic to work."

Yin Yichen nodded slightly after hearing this, and specifically reminded him, "I will go to the palace first tomorrow, you should rest well at home and don't walk around. Everything will be decided after I come back."

Song Wanning smiled faintly and responded.

The next morning, Song Wanning did not stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion as Yin Yichen wanted, but went to the Pei family.

Song Wanning met Madam Pei and Master Pei and asked about her doubts. "I heard yesterday that Xuanzhi's case was caused by a distant relative of the Pei family who worked in the grain department and had a connection with the Pei family's business, which implicated Xuanzhi. I just don't know what this person's background is. Uncle and aunt, please think about it carefully."

Master Pei's expression suddenly turned ugly after hearing this. Madam Pei beside him burst into tears and blamed Master Pei, "I told you at the beginning not to bring all the aunt's relatives into the family, but you actually brought such relatives back and asked them to work in such a lucrative position as the grain department. Look at you now, you have implicated our son miserably."

Master Pei sighed and told Song Wanning the whole story. "This man is the son of my eldest brother's sister-in-law's younger sister, named Sun Ming. My eldest brother's sister-in-law said that she wanted him to come to the capital to work, and she wrote a letter asking for help to me. I thought it would be a good idea to arrange him to work in the grain road. My sister-in-law would be happy when she knew about it. Our family also has the ability to do so. But who knew that such a mistake would happen. This child usually looks honest and well-behaved, who knew that he would do such a thing. I think it's all my fault, but now, is there any way to save Xuanzhi..."

Song Wanning lowered her head in thought, and said to Master Pei and Madam Pei, "Uncle and aunt, do you know if this cousin Sun Mingyuan who committed the crime has any other relatives in the capital?"

Mrs. Pei quickly replied, "His wife and son are still in the capital. They haven't left yet."

"Send someone to keep a close eye on them and don't let them get away. If we need a confession later, even if Sun Ming denies it, he will still admit it for the sake of the child." Song Wanning's face was slightly cold, and she said, "This man has committed a crime now, and I'm afraid he will push the blame onto Xuan Zhi. Although the Pei family has connections, they are a business family after all. They are not as good as those who are officials in Liangdao. I know those who are officials in Liangdao. I'm going to make this trip to understand the situation."

Mrs. Pei and Master Pei were very moved when they saw this. They came forward and said, "Wan Ning, it is a great blessing for our Xuan Zhi to know you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we would have nowhere to turn to."

"Aunt and uncle, don't worry too much. There is still room for maneuver." Song Wanning looked at the two of them, smiled a little, and then went out.

The place she was going to was none other than the Mansion of Marquis Pingyuan. Fang Sui, the husband of Liu Yuyuan from the Mansion of Marquis Pingyuan, was the current grain inspector. It would be good if she could find him to understand the situation.

Song Wanning got off the carriage and found the servant at the door to inform him. Liu Yuyuan's mother quickly came out and took Song Wanning into the house.

Song Wanning entered the mansion from the west door and finally met Liu Yuyuan in the backyard.

"I was just thinking about you, I didn't expect you to come." Liu Yuyuan and Song Wanning were close friends, so Liu Yuyuan naturally didn't show any courtesy when she saw Song Wanning. She immediately smiled at Song Wanning and said, "But you didn't come here to chat with me today. I'm afraid you have something important to tell me."

"Your husband is an official in the grain department. Does he know what happened to Pei Xuanzhi in the Pei Mansion?" Song Wanning said anxiously, "Now Pei Xuanzhi is in jail, and his father and mother are almost dying of worry."