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

Song Wanning did not wait for the old lady's call, but waited for her mother-in-law, the second wife, Mrs. Wang.

Song Wanning's father-in-law, Wen Kun, was the second wife of Zhongping Mansion and was the current Shangshu. The second wife had always been devoted to worshipping Buddha and didn't take care of household affairs. It was a strange thing that the second wife could call her over now.

The title of the Marquis of Zhongping Mansion is now in the hands of the first wife, and the second wife is not as powerful as the first wife, and the second wife has always been noncompetitive. But the old lady likes Wen Tingbai and thinks that this child has a promising future, so the job of housekeeper can be given to the second wife.

Mrs. Wang, the second wife, had always been a soft knife. In her previous life, Song Wanning had been manipulated by Mrs. Wang. Now that she was reborn, Song Wanning wanted to see what tricks Mrs. Wang could play.

Before Song Wanning entered the house, Madam Wang came out to greet her. She looked at Song Wanning with a smile and said, "My child, I just heard that Tingbai brought a maid with him when he came back. I am sorry for making you suffer."

Song Wanning smiled faintly and said, "This is what a daughter-in-law should do. There is nothing wrong with it. Madam, you don't have to stand up for Wanning, so as not to hurt the mother-son relationship between you and the master."

"That boy really deserves to be scolded." Mrs. Wang said, taking Song Wanning's hand and walking into the inner room.

Song Wanning sat on the chair and looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "I wonder if Madam called me here today because of something important?"

Mrs. Wang held Song Wanning's hand and sighed, "My son was spoiled and beaten, and he has never suffered any hardship. Even in the military camp, those bureaucrats gave in to him for the sake of the Zhongping Marquis's Mansion, allowing him to do whatever he wanted without knowing his own limitations."

"When we married you, we wanted you to live a good life. I didn't expect that kid Tingbai... He brought someone of unknown origin back to the mansion. Wanning, you must persuade him, otherwise Tingbai's career as an official will definitely be difficult. Although he has let you down, we are a couple, and Tingbai's glory is also your glory."

Song Wanning smiled faintly and responded, "Madam, you don't know. How can Tingbai listen to me now? Although he and I are husband and wife, we only met briefly three years ago, and there is really no husband-wife relationship. If it comes to persuasion, I'm afraid it will be more effective if Madam comes forward than if she is a daughter-in-law."

Song Wanning felt amused in her heart. In her previous life, she had been used as a knife by Mrs. Wang many times.

As Wen Tingbo's biological mother, Mrs. Wang didn't want to persuade him personally, so she sent Song Wanning to do it. Later, Song Wanning became the bad guy, and Mrs. Wang scolded Song Wanning for being ignorant in front of Wen Tingbo. Now she doesn't want to be the bad guy anymore.

Seeing that Song Wanning didn't accept the challenge, Madam Wang took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped the tears from her eyes, and said sadly, "That child runs around everywhere on weekdays. As a mother, I can't find him. It's hard to say a few words to him, let alone persuade him to do anything. But seeing that he has a bad reputation, I am also sad as a mother."

"Madam, don't be sad." Song Wanning smiled and comforted, "Second Master has always been a polite and sensible man. He must understand your difficulties. Besides, a woman like Wanning probably doesn't understand the twists and turns in the court. Second Master must have had a plan in mind for doing such a thing."

"What confidence does he have?" Mrs. Wang said with a look of disappointment on her face. "He was just blinded by that little vixen and only wanted to live with her. I heard that the little girl went to Lan Courtyard to give you a hard time. She really doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. She has bullied you so much, shouldn't Wan Ning teach her a lesson?"

After hearing this, Song Wanning began to complain, "It's not that I don't want to punish her, but the Second Master treats Miss Xiao Xiao as his treasure. If I were to be hostile to Miss Xiao Xiao, the Second Master would certainly dislike me. I'm afraid I'm the only one in the capital who lives like her."

As Song Wanning spoke, she also raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears.

When Mrs. Wang saw Song Wanning crying, she had no choice but to persuade her, "You are just a child who only knows how to manage the household and doesn't know how to control your husband's heart."

Song Wanning raised her head and looked at Madam Wang and said, "I wonder if Madam has any good ideas?"

"Now that Tingbai has finally come back." Madam Wang looked at Song Wanning with a look of disappointment, and said, "The most important thing for you now is not to be a housekeeper, but to quickly win Tingbai's heart and give him a child. Although Xu'er is here now, he can be considered Tingbai's descendant, but he is not his biological child after all."

Before Song Wanning could speak, Madam Wang continued, "If you are pregnant, Tingbai will treat you better and better for the sake of the child."

Song Wanning listened to Mrs. Wang's bad ideas and just lowered her head and pretended to be shy, "Madam is right, my daughter-in-law will work hard."

Madam Wang let out a long sigh, "When the time comes, you should take action. I'm afraid you don't need me to teach you how to please your husband, right?"

Song Wanning was very compliant in Lady Wang's yard, but she no longer cared about anything outside the yard.

But before Song Wanning could even sit down, Wen Tingbai rushed to her angrily, "But you went to your mother to complain and said bad things about Xiao Xiao?"

Song Wanning understood what was going on. Seeing that Mrs. Wang could not persuade Song Wanning, she could only persuade Wen Tingbai herself. However, naturally, Song Wanning had to play the role of the bad guy.

Before Song Wanning could speak, Wen Tingbai continued, "Xiao Xiao didn't even let you allocate money to buy fabrics, and you're still being so mean to her? Do you really think you can do whatever you want just because you're the mistress of this house?"

Song Wanning looked at Wen Tingbo who was cursing silently, and said in surprise, "Second Master, why are you accusing me like this? Although I don't have any merits at home, I have worked hard. Today, the mistress called me over to talk to her about personal matters, but I have never said a word against Miss Xiao Xiao."

Wen Tingbai frowned, still a little unconvinced, "How did mother know about the cloth?"

"How do you know about the cloth? I'm not the only one in this family who has ears." Song Wanning sneered, "What does mother know? Only if I go and complain to her can she know? Now I see that you have never taken me seriously. You always accuse me of something. It's better to report it to the ancestors and give the housekeeper power to someone else."

Song Wanning continued, "Why not give it to Miss Xiao Xiao? If she is the housekeeper, she can buy as much cloth as she wants in the future without any need to be restrained."

After hearing this, Wen Tingbai's face became even uglier, "You..."

Even Wen Tingbai knew that if outsiders heard about it, it would not be a good reputation for such a large mansion to have a concubine as the housekeeper.