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

Since the Marquis of Zhongping knew that Song Wanning's father and brother were about to return, they even had more reunion dinners than usual. Every now and then, they would have a reunion dinner with Song Wanning, and the topic of discussion at the dinner table was Song Wanning's father and brother, the mighty general Song Jing and the young and promising major general Song Lan.

Mrs. Wang, the wife of the second room, asked Song Wanning directly about the return of her father and brother. "Wanning, I heard that my in-laws will be here in the next few days?"

Song Wanning wondered what this family was planning, and responded with a faint smile, "I guess he'll arrive in the next few days, but no one has come to inform us, so I don't know when he'll arrive."

The second wife's smile remained unchanged as she said angrily, "This relative hasn't been back for many years. Now that he has finally come back, shouldn't Wan Ning go to the city gate to welcome the general? After all, you and your daughter haven't seen each other for several years."

"Now, we don't know when my father and brother will return. If I wait at the city gate, I'm afraid that my wait will be in vain. Secondly, if I wait too long, my father and brother will be sad when they return." Song Wanning ate the rice in the bowl peacefully without raising her eyelids. "In my opinion, there is no need to go to welcome them. When they arrive, my father and brother will naturally send someone to inform us."

"How can this be possible? How can you wait even a moment for your loved ones to meet?" Madam Wang knew she had a plan in mind, so she said immediately, "Wan Ning doesn't have to worry about waiting too long. Just send a few servants to watch at the city gate, and report back when they see the general's men from afar. When the time comes, Wan Ning and Ting Bo will ride in a carriage to greet the general, so that the general can see how happy you two are, and he can rest assured."

Song Wanning sneered in her heart, but still raised her eyes and said, "Now that my father and brother are uncertain about their future, the Second Master has to go to court every day, so how can he accompany me to welcome my father and brother?"

"This is easy. It's not surprising that the son-in-law takes a few days off to welcome the general back." The second wife was determined to have Song Wanning bring Wen Tingbai to show up, fearing that Wen Tingbai would not please his father-in-law.

Song Wanning knew about the scheming of this family, so how could she let them succeed? "Father has never asked for leave in his life. If he knew what Second Master did, he would be unhappy."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang felt that her idea was not very sound, so she smiled and said, "Wan Ning is right. Then we should wait until the general returns, and Ting Bo will find a day to visit with Wan Ning."

Wan Ning didn't want to listen to Madam Wang's nagging anymore, so she responded, "Madam is right."

Seeing that Song Wanning agreed, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief and started to eat happily.

Song Wanning knew that Song Jing and Song Lan were not the type to show off, and they would not make a big fuss when they returned to Beijing. As far as she knew, it would only take three days for their father and brother to return. Of course, she would not tell the family what she was thinking.

Song Wanning finished the reunion dinner and felt uneasy when she went to the yard. Who would have thought that the mother at the gatehouse came in a moment, "Grandma Bai, there is someone at the door looking for you, can you go and check?"

"Someone? Who?" Song Wanning was puzzled, secretly wondering if it was Yi Chen.

"Two men wearing bamboo hats didn't tell me where they came from. They just said they were looking for grandma." Seeing that Song Wanning was still in deep thought, the concierge mother said, "If grandma doesn't want to go, then this old servant will go to the door and send those two men away."

"Wait, I'll go out and take a look." Song Wanning's heart was in her throat. She had a guess in her mind but felt it was impossible. However, she still ran out of the Marquis' Mansion quickly.

There were two tall and burly men standing at the door. Although they were in casual clothes, it was obvious that they were not ordinary people. They both wore bamboo hats, so it was impossible to tell their facial features.

Song Wanning only needed to take a glance to know that the two people in front of her were the father and brother she had been thinking about day and night.

Song Wanning ran out impatiently, shouting loudly, "Daddy, Big Brother."

The two men outside looked up at Song Wanning, only to see her running towards them like a cat. Song Jing chuckled, "Run slower, Daddy and Big Brother won't disappear."

Song Lan, who was beside Song Jing, also laughed and said, "My sister is still as active as she was when she was little."

Song Wanning looked at her father and brother whom she missed day and night, and finally couldn't hold back her tears. She felt something was wrong, took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and smiled, "Shouldn't it be a few days before they arrive? How can they come back so early?"

Seeing Song Wanning crying, Song Lan smiled and said, "Little girl, you know how to cry now that you have grown up. It's because your father is worried about you that he found two fast horses and went back to Beijing first."

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." After hearing this, Song Wanning's tears flowed out more and more uncontrollably. Her eyes fell on the faces of Song Jing and Song Lan, and she murmured, "Daddy has white hair, and big brother has grown taller and darker."

"Don't cry, little crybaby. Daddy is in his prime now. I am a man and it's okay for your big brother to be a little black." Song Lan patted his chest and said with a smile, "If not, how can big brother make achievements outside?"

After hearing what Song Lan said, Song Wanning finally felt relieved.

Song Wanning still remembers that in her previous life, Song Jing and Song Lan were plotted against by their cronies and died in Huizhou. After hearing the news, she lost her temper to fight in the Marquis' Mansion. Later, when she got sick, she didn't want to treat it anymore. She watched her housekeeper power being taken away bit by bit by Cui Xiaoxiao.

Now that her father and brother were standing here in good health, Song Wanning felt as if she were still in a dream.

Song Wanning looked back. Although this was the side door of the mansion, there were many people coming and going. Song Wanning said, "It's not appropriate to talk here. Wanning invites father and brother to Tianxiang Tower for a delicious meal to welcome us."

Song Lan has always been free and unrestrained. After hearing what Song Wanning said, he chuckled and said, "That's great. I'm going to kill you. You haven't had a full meal all the way."

After hearing what Song Lan said, Song Jing exposed it without hesitation, "Your elder brother is talking nonsense. Seven out of the ten pancakes he bought on the way back went into his stomach."

Song Lan didn't feel ashamed after hearing this, and said shamelessly, "Dad, you don't give your son any face. Your son is still growing and will get hungry soon."

Song Jing rolled his eyes at Song Jing, but he was smiling, "Slippery."

Song Wanning was amused by the old and the young, and pulled Song Lan's sleeve towards Tianxianglou, "Don't worry, eat as much as you want, I guarantee you'll have enough."

As the three of them left, Xiao Si at the door looked at each other and said to the other, "It seems that the general has returned early. Go in and tell the master and the mistress."

After hearing what was said, Xiao Si quickly went into the Marquis' Mansion to report.