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

Mrs. Wang looked at her son and clapped her hands in relief. "You have always been kind-hearted. Don't worry. Mother knows what's going on. Don't worry about it."

Wen Tingbai is a complete hypocrite, who enjoys the fruits of his labor but is unwilling to bear the blame. It's a pity that he didn't realize that he no longer has a good reputation in the entire capital.

After sending Wen Tingbai away, Madam Wang looked at the old nanny who had been with her for decades and said slowly, "I have a gold bracelet with a phoenix carved on it and inlaid with gems. It is really a rare and valuable item. I remember that I haven't worn it for a long time. Please take it out and show me if it is still good."

"Yes." The nanny said, and turned to go to the warehouse to look for something for Mrs. Wang.

After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she waved to her mother at the door and said, "Come here. There is a concubine in Bo'er's yard. I have never seen her. Call her over to have tea with me."

The mother at the door responded, turned and left Mrs. Wang's yard, and went to Lan Courtyard to call someone.

Mrs. Wang sat in the room and drank two cups of tea. Seeing that Cui Xiaoxiao was about to be brought in, Mrs. Wang said, "The child is coming so slowly. I will take a nap first. Don't let anyone disturb me. If Xiaoxiao comes, let her walk around my yard first."

After saying this, Mrs. Wang went inside to rest.

Led by the nanny, Cui Xiaoxiao arrived at Mrs. Wang's courtyard, but saw that there were only a few maids serving her, and Mrs. Wang had disappeared long ago.

Cui Xiaoxiao felt something was wrong and looked at the nanny and asked, "Mammy, where did the madam go? Why can't we see her?"

The nanny smiled and helped Cui Xiaoxiao sit down, comforting her, "Don't worry, Auntie. Madam must have been waiting anxiously, so she took a nap inside. Madam usually only needs half an incense stick of nap to wake up. Auntie, just sit in this yard for a while and wait for Madam to wake up."

If it were in the past, Cui Xiaoxiao would have relied on Wen Tingbo's favor and would naturally not be willing to wait. Unfortunately, things are no longer the same as they were back then, and Cui Xiaoxiao can only wait obediently.

Normally, there were about ten maids and servants serving Mrs. Wang, but now she was shocked to find that those maids and servants had disappeared. Even the housekeeper and nanny beside Mrs. Wang were missing. However, the door of the room was open.

Cui Xiaoxiao waited for an incense stick of time, but still did not see the nanny beside Madam Wang, nor did she see Madam Wang come out.

Cui Xiaoxiao felt strange and stood up to look at the door. She just happened to see the nanny coming back from outside. She looked at her and said, "Auntie, Madam doesn't like to be disturbed when she is sleeping. She is sleeping soundly today. You should go back first. When Madam wakes up, I will report to her that you have been here."

"Okay." Cui Xiaoxiao felt confused. Seeing that Mrs. Wang really couldn't find anyone, she had to go back to the yard by herself.

What Cui Xiaoxiao didn't expect was that she had just stepped into the courtyard of Lan Courtyard for a while, and the entire courtyard was surrounded by the servants of the Marquis' Mansion. The servants with their weapons were about to walk into the house.

Cui Xiaoxiao was a little confused. Looking at Tianxiang beside him, he asked, "What's going on outside?"

Tianxiang shook her head. Before she could say anything, she heard a familiar voice outside, "Surrounded, the madam's dowry is lost. If we can't find it, we will all be in trouble."

Cui Xiaoxiao couldn't help but stand up and go out to ask, looking at her mother who was leading the group, "Mom, what happened? Why are you making so much noise?"

"What happened? You just came out of the madam's yard, and the madam's dowry bracelet disappeared. The nanny specially sent someone to let us go to the aunt's yard to look for it." The mother put her hands on her hips, looked at Cui Xiaoxiao and sneered, "Aunt, if you are sensible, just return the madam's bracelet and avoid physical pain."

Cui Xiaoxiao patiently explained, "I have never seen a bracelet before. I am afraid that mom has made a mistake. I did not walk around when I entered the Madam's yard. I just sat in the yard for a stick of incense and then came back."

Mom stared at Cui Xiaoxiao and asked confidently, "Auntie said so, is there any eyewitness?"

Cui Xiaoxiao now knew what was wrong. She had a very bad premonition in her heart and murmured, "No..."

"In that case, Auntie, please don't blame us for being rude." Mom said, waving to the maids behind her, "Go in and search."

"Mom, this must be a misunderstanding. How could I take my wife's dowry bracelet?" Cui Xiaoxiao was really anxious now. She had a circle of cold sweat on her forehead. Looking at her mother standing at the gate of the yard, she said, "I really just sat in the yard for a while and then left. Mom, you might as well believe me this time. After I explain it to Tingbai, Tingbai will also thank you."

The maid rushed out of the room, shouting, "Mom, I found it, I found it, it's under the pillow. I guess Auntie didn't have time to hide it."

The mother took the bracelet from the maid's hand, looked at it carefully, and said with certainty, "This bracelet is the madam's dowry."

"Impossible, how is it possible?" Cui Xiaoxiao murmured as she stepped back, incredulous. "I want to see Tingbai. I want to see Tingbai now."

The mother at the door sneered at Cui Xiaoxiao, "Aunt, now that we have caught the perpetrator red-handed, what else do you have to say?"

"Impossible..." Cui Xiaoxiao said, and she collapsed on the ground, tears streaming down her face. She looked up at the mother and said, "I want to see Tingbo. Mom, please call Tingbo over."

"Second Master is busy with official duties every day, how can he care about such trivial matters as yours." The mother raised her head, held up the bracelet in her hand and said, "Cui stole the bracelet from Madam's dowry, which is really immoral. Madam said that if the situation is true, she can be kicked out immediately without reporting it."

After hearing what her mother said, Cui Xiaoxiao finally understood that the mistress had set up a trap to drive her out. Cui Xiaoxiao felt desperate and thought in a trance that Wen Tingbo must have known about it...

"Tingbai, I want to see Tingbai. I once saved his life, and he said he would treat me well for the rest of his life." Cui Xiaoxiao cried and made a fuss, trying to go out, but was surrounded by the maids.

The mother said in a decisive and cold voice, "Kick him out of the house, and anyone who lets her in again will be beaten out with a stick."

At this moment, Song Wanning's voice suddenly appeared at the door, "What's going on? Why is it so lively?"

Cui Xiaoxiao raised her head from the crowd and saw Song Wanning standing at the door. She immediately knelt down and crawled forward to Song Wanning, "Grandma, save me. They said I stole the lady's things, but I didn't."

As Cui Xiaoxiao spoke, she kowtowed twice on the ground. Her intuition told her that only Song Wanning could save her.