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

The three of them sat down in the private room of Tianxiang Tower. Song Wanning was so happy that she said to Song Jing and Song Lan, "Tianxiang Tower has a roasted lamb dish that is extremely delicious and is limited every day. I remember that my eldest brother loves roasted lamb the most, but it may be almost gone at this time. I know the owner of Tianxiang Tower, I will go and talk to him, Dad and brother, please sit here for a while."

"Brother will go with you." Song Lan said as he was about to get up and go with Song Wanning.

Song Wanning pushed Song Lan back into the chair and smiled softly, "Brother, sit down and rest for a while. The shopkeeper is just in front. I will be back soon."

Song Jing nodded and said, "Go quickly and come back soon."

When Song Lan saw Song Wanning leaving the private room, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "We were only ten years old when we left Beijing, and now we have grown into such big girls."

When Song Jing heard this, he sighed again and again, "I have been away for many years, and I didn't even check your sister's marriage. Now that I think about it, I am really sorry for her."

Song Lan patted Song Jing on the shoulder and comforted him, "Everything will be fine in the future. I think my sister is living a good life."

Song Jing nodded, the expression on his face did not diminish at all because of Song Lan, "I hope so."

The father and son were silent for a while. At this time, the discussion behind the landscape screen gradually became louder. A steady male voice said, "Have you heard that today the mighty general Song Jing won a victory outside and is coming back now."

Another person replied, "The mighty general Song Jing is the father of Song Wanning, the wife of Mr. Bai Erye of the Zhongping Marquis's mansion?"

"That's right." A young man joined in the conversation and said with a sigh, "That's right. Who would have thought that General Song Jing would come back with military merits? Now the most feared place in the entire capital should be the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, because they bullied General Song Jing's daughter into that state a few years ago."

"Brother, do you know any inside information? Can you tell me in detail?"

"I heard that Song Wanning had just married into the Marquis's mansion when Wen Tingbai left for the war at night and has not returned home for three years." The man described it vividly. "I heard that Song Wanning is still a virgin after more than three years of marriage. The news has spread all over the capital. Miss Song is almost spitted at when she goes out."

When Song Lan heard this, his face darkened and he was about to stand up but was pushed back to his seat by Song Jing.

The conversation in the next box continued, "I met Song Wanning once, she was stunningly beautiful, why didn't Mr. Bai like her?"

"Who says it's not true? It's just that Mr. Bai already had someone in his heart, and he brought his sweetheart back home three years later. He felt that being a concubine was unfair to her, so he gave the housekeeper power of the Marquis' Mansion to that concubine. He brought that concubine around the city, attending full moon banquets and chrysanthemum banquets, and the concubine even called herself the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion."

"Isn't it ridiculous that your concubine is in charge? This has stepped on Second Madam Bai's head, and Second Madam Bai didn't make a fuss?"

"What's the point of making a fuss? Her husband's family is unreliable. Two years after the marriage, they despised her for not being able to give birth to a child, so they found her a stepmother to raise. Her closest relatives from her family are not here either. It can be said that she is crying out to heaven and earth for help but to no avail."

"Wasn't this marriage chosen by the Song family themselves? Why did they choose such an unreliable husband for her?"

"My father is not at home, and my mother has passed away a long time ago. How can my uncle and aunt care about the marriage of a little girl?"

"Now that General Song is back, Second Madam Bai's backer is back too."

"I don't think so. The Marquis's Mansion will probably cling to this in-law tightly and won't let go. I'm afraid there will be more trouble."

When Song Lan heard this, his eyes turned red. He clenched his fists and smashed them on the table, gritting his teeth and saying, "The Zhongping Marquis's Mansion is really going too far."

Song Jing's face was also very ugly. He said in a muffled voice, "Now that I'm back, I should get back all the debts I owe. Ning'er was alone at home, and she was bullied by others. They really thought that I, Song Jing, died outside."

The father and son's faces were darker than each other. When Song Wanning came back, she happened to see the two of them in silence. Song Wanning felt strange. They were talking happily when they left, but why did they look so dark in just half a minute?

Song Wanning sat back in her chair and asked in confusion, "What's going on? But what happened?"

Song Lan couldn't hold back any longer, and looked at Song Wanning and said, "Sister, tell me honestly, how have you been doing these years since you married Wen Tingbo?"

Song Wanning was stunned. She didn't expect Song Lan to ask so suddenly. She originally thought that she had to talk about this matter slowly, otherwise Song Lan and Song Jing would be upset. If they heard that she had suffered many grievances, they would probably come to her house to beat her up.

Now that Song Jing and Song Lanfang have returned, if they heard about this, they might not even be able to eat. Thinking of this, Song Wanning just smiled and said, "I'm doing fine, brother, don't worry."

Seeing that Song Wanning was still covering up for Wen Tingbai, Song Lan felt even more distressed. He clenched his fists and said, "Sister, why do you have to hide it from me and Dad? The grievances you suffered in the Marquis' Mansion have spread all over the capital."

"Brother, have you heard any rumors?" Song Wanning glanced around, but the people at the next table had already left, so Song Wanning didn't see anything.

Song Lan's face was fierce, with the determination of a general on the battlefield. He said firmly, "My sister has suffered such an injustice now. I will definitely go to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for it back one by one."

"Brother..." Song Wanning was moved when she heard Song Lan say this. Her eyes were red again. She just smiled and said, "Let's eat first. After we eat, I will tell you in detail. I will not leave out any grievances."

When Song Lan and Song Jing heard Song Wanning say this, they had no choice but to agree and put down their chopsticks from the table, but the food tasted bland.

After a while, the shopkeeper personally brought the roasted mutton to the table and said to Song Wanning, "Second Madam Bai, the roasted mutton is ready. Please enjoy it slowly."

Song Wanning smiled back and said softly, "Thank you, shopkeeper."

After the shopkeeper left, Song Lan's face became even uglier, and he said, "Why should the daughter of my Song family be called Second Mrs. Bai? The Marquis' Mansion is ungrateful and should be kicked out."

When Song Wanning heard this, she suppressed the tears that were about to flow down. She put some mutton into Song Lan's bowl and forced a smile, "Let's not talk about this for now. Big brother likes this the most. Big brother, eat it."

Song Wanning said, and picked up another piece of food for Song Jing, "Daddy, eat too."

At this time, the shopkeeper came back and came to the box and said, "Mrs. Bai, Mr. Bai is now on the first floor of Tianxiang Tower. He said he wanted to see you. Can I bring him up?"

The person in charge is a shrewd person and he would not let anyone go just because he sees the situation is not right.