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

Cui Xiaoxiao had already guessed what Wen Tingbai was going to say to the old lady, and she didn't want Wen Tingbai to talk to the old lady alone. Cui Xiaoxiao looked at Wen Tingbai with a pitiful look, "Tingbai, won't you send me back? Even if you don't accompany me, you should spend more time with the children."

"You go back first, I'll be there in a minute." Wen Tingbai was smiling, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "Be obedient."

Cui Xiaoxiao really had no other choice but to leave here, so she could only leave reluctantly.

Wen Tingbai, who stayed in Rongfu Hall, couldn't wait to tell the reason for his visit, "Grandfather, I have something to say to you."

"What do you want to say?" The old lady still doted on her grandson. Even though Wen Tingbo made so many mistakes later, she never blamed him.

"My grandson wants to say..." Wen Tingbai hesitated for a moment, but still spoke out his inner thoughts, "Today, Wan Ning's father and brother returned with military merits. They will be in the palace to meet the emperor in three days. I'm afraid they will receive many rewards. The mighty general's mansion is deeply favored by the emperor, and the future is limitless. My grandson can only get support if I get along with Wan Ning and her husband. Otherwise, I'm afraid General Song will not let my grandson go. Now the only way to get Wan Ning's trust again is to divorce Xiao Xiao. My grandson has resorted to this desperate measure, so please don't protect Xiao Xiao."

The old lady frowned after hearing what Wen Tingbai said, and said unhappily, "Tingbai, our Marquis' Mansion is already rich and prosperous, which ordinary people can never achieve in their lifetime. What kind of future do you want? Besides, no matter how prosperous the Song Mansion is, it is just a military mansion. How can it be compared with our Marquis' Mansion? Are you going to give up your own child for the sake of promotion?"

"If it was before, I wouldn't care about you. But Xiao Xiao was the one you wanted to marry home no matter what. Why did you change your mind now that you married her? She's pregnant with your child." The old lady thought of Song Wanning again when she said this, and immediately said unhappily, "Is it your wife who is gossiping outside? Which noble family in the capital doesn't have a few concubines? Call her here, and I'll tell her off a few times and she'll behave herself."

Wen Tingbai stepped forward a little anxiously and said in front of the old lady, "Grandma, Wan Ning today is not the same Wan Ning as before."

"Why is she not the same Wan Ning as before? No matter what, even if she is a princess, she is still the daughter-in-law of our Marquis' Mansion. Where can she jump around?" The old lady frowned, dissatisfied with what Wen Tingbai said, "Since she is our daughter-in-law, she should listen to the elders' lectures."

The old lady looked at her grandson who was being controlled by Song Wanning, and she became more and more dissatisfied. "Song Wanning is the daughter of the general. Is she the daughter of the general on the first day? What's the point of cramming at the last minute if you don't pray regularly? It's better to have a grandson. If you dare to divorce Xiao Xiao, I will not let you go."

"Ancestor..."

Wen Tingbai was about to say something else, but was interrupted by the old lady, "Go back and spend more time with Xiao Xiao, she is pregnant now. I'm tired and need to rest."

Wen Tingbai saw that it was useless to say anything to the old lady now, as her heart and eyes were filled with her unborn great-grandson. So he had to give up his current idea and returned to Lan Courtyard obediently.

Song Wanning also returned to the Marquis' Mansion after finishing her meal, while Song Jing and Song Lan went into the palace to meet the emperor.

When Wen Tingbai saw Song Wanning returning, he thought that there was no way to drive Cui Xiaoxiao out, so he had to start with Song Wanning.

Song Wanning was now sitting in the pavilion drinking tea. When she saw Wen Tingbai, she smiled and asked, "Did you send Aunt Cui away in the two hours since the Second Master came back?"

"Wan Ning, Xiao Xiao is pregnant now." Wen Tingbai also felt embarrassed, but still said, "As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. We really can't let Xiao Xiao, who is pregnant, leave the house to make a living. I'm sure my father-in-law and eldest brother can understand..."

After hearing what Wen Tingbai said, Song Wanning smiled instead of getting angry, and said, "A concubine has to give birth before the main wife. Guess whether Daddy and Big Brother will be happy? But it doesn't matter whether they are happy or not. It's just like that."

"Wan Ning, we've been nunuing you, I'm sure a legitimate child won't be far away." Wen Tingbai said as he sat down, looking deeply affectionate. "I really want Wan Ning and I to have a child of our own. Believe me, I will make it up to you in the future for what I owed you in the past."

As Wen Tingbai spoke, he stretched out his hand to hold Song Wanning's hand, but Song Wanning quietly avoided him.

Song Wanning's face turned slightly cold, and she changed the subject, "Now that Aunt Cui is pregnant, she must be looking forward to Second Master's visit all the time. Second Master, why don't you go to the West Courtyard to accompany Aunt Cui more? I still have a lot of things to do in the courtyard."

A look of hurt flashed across Wen Tingbai's eyes, and he said slowly, "Wan Ning, are you really going to reject me like this?"

"Second Master, you worry too much." Song Wanning still had a faint smile on her face. "I have been married to Second Master for more than three years, and I have always lived my current life. I am used to it. I can live well without Second Master, but if Sister Xiao Xiao doesn't have Second Master, I am afraid she will have a hard time."

Seeing that he was rejected, Wen Tingbai stood up with a cold face and said, "Wan Ning, I hope you won't regret it in the future."

Song Wanning didn't make a fuss after hearing what Wen Tingbai said. She glanced at her personal maid Cai Que and said calmly, "See the Second Master off."

Seeing Song Wanning's ruthlessness towards him, Wen Tingbai became increasingly frustrated. After returning to his study, he called his close confidant Ruiqing and said distressedly, "Second Madam has been increasingly unwilling to let me rest in her courtyard recently. Our relationship is still lukewarm. I'm afraid General Song will become even more dissatisfied. What should I do?"

After hearing this, Rui Qing had an idea in his mind, so he said, "Second Master, don't blame me for saying such harsh things. Could it be that the Second Madam... doesn't plan to live with you for long? If an ordinary couple plans to live together for a lifetime, who would not expect their husband to accompany them? I'm afraid that now that the Second Madam has someone to back her up, she no longer takes the Marquis' Mansion seriously, and has already come up with new ideas."

"What?" After hearing Rui Qing's words, Wen Tingbai felt that what Rui Qing said made sense, and said in a deep voice, "I thought so. He hasn't been angry since I took a concubine back. I'm afraid he has been thinking about divorcing me for a long time."

"We must not let her succeed." Wen Tingbai's face was extremely ugly now, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Among the young talents in the capital, who can compare with me? You are really blind. How can a remarried woman get a good marriage? Ruiqing, go and help me find medicine, I will definitely not let her get what she wants."