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

Among the officials of the dynasty, Yin Yichen had been raised by the emperor since he was a child, and he was as close to the emperor as a brother. He was second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Now, no one in the court dared to offend or neglect him.

As soon as the servant finished speaking, Wen Xian immediately stood up from his chair, his expression showing a bit of panic, "Why is Prime Minister Yin here? Why don't you welcome him in quickly."

Wen Xiancai finished speaking, and then he seemed to realize something, and said to the servant, "Wait, let him sit in the front hall, I'll be there soon."

But before the servant turned around, Yin Yichen had already swaggered in.

Yin Yichen has straight eyebrows and thin lips, but he doesn't look mean. His eyes are full of affection, but he looks cold and distant. He is now wearing a sky-blue brocade dress, with a green jade pendant tied to the belt around his waist, and the tassels swaying with the hem. Now that the weather is hot, he is holding a folding fan in his hand and slowly walks in from outside, looking like a bright and sunny person.

Yin Yichen leaned against the door, his eyes slowly sweeping over everyone in the hall, his expression so cold that no one could tell his emotions, "Sir Shangshu asked for leave to stay home to take care of family matters."

"That's right, that's right." Wen Xian nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "Your Excellency has come to visit us today, but is there anything important you want to tell me?"

Yin Yichen was always blunt in his words. He sneered and said, "There is nothing important, but I just feel strange that the Minister has so much official business to deal with, but he has the leisure to gather with his in-laws here?"

"We are dealing with an urgent matter right now." Wen Xian sighed and said quickly, "Once I finish the things at hand, I will start to take care of what the adults are looking for tomorrow."

"Oh." Yin Yichen took two more steps inside and said with a smile, "If you don't mind, can you let me listen to the fun from the side?"

"This..." Wen Xian looked embarrassed. If the current family affairs were to be spread out, his reputation would be bad. And if the dispute with the Song family over the interest was heard, there would be no room for maneuver. He was worried for a moment.

Wen Xian didn't expect Song Jing to speak first. "There's nothing bad to hear. Since the Prime Minister wants to listen, please sit down. My daughter is getting divorced now, and it's not a shameful thing."

"So it's this matter..." Yin Yichen glanced at Song Wanning who was sitting on the chair, and saw that Song Wanning was sitting upright, with a cool posture, which was indeed dignified and steady. Yin Yichen smiled and said, "Since the general said so, I must see such a grand scene."

Yin Yichen said, sitting on the chair next to Wen Xian, and said, "Maybe, as the prime minister, I can help to make a decision. You guys continue, and don't worry about me."

When Wen Tingbai saw Yin Yichen coming, he hesitated for a moment. He was afraid that if Yin Yichen heard about Song Wanning's interest, it would be like a lawsuit, and the divorce would be a done deal. This was not what he really wanted.

Yin Yichen, who was sitting on the upper seat, saw that no one was talking, so he chuckled and said, "Why don't you say anything? Am I hindering you by being here?"

"I don't dare." Wen Xian, who was sitting next to Yin Yichen, had no idea what his son wanted. He just said, "You have been married to my family for more than three years. Now that we are getting divorced, all your dowry will be returned home."

When Wen Tingbai saw his father speak, he quickly interrupted and said, "Father, now that Wan Ning has done something like that, can we let her off so easily?"

Wen Xian looked at his son unhappily and said coldly, "Shut up, you have no right to speak here."

"Oh?" Yin Yichen sat next to Wen Xian and raised his eyelids lazily. "I am very curious, what did the general's lady do wrong to make the son of the minister so angry?"

"It's just some small things, small things." Wen Xian smiled repeatedly and didn't want to expose his family's ugly affairs in front of others.

Wen Tingbai saw that there was no room for maneuver. He glanced at Song Wanning. Song Wanning didn't seem to be afraid of him at all, which made Wen Tingbai feel more and more uncomfortable. Wen Tingbai said coldly, "Song Wanning lends money at interest, which violates the laws of the dynasty. It is really not acceptable in the court. If I tell you about it, I'm afraid it will be a disgrace to the Prime Minister."

"I'd like to hear the details." Yin Yichen still had a smile on his face and said slowly, "I'd like to hear how much interest you lent and to how many people you lent it to."

"The total interest of three thousand taels was only given to me." Wen Tingbai didn't care about anything now, and stared straight at the prime minister sitting above him. "Song Wanning defied the law and committed such a crime. According to the prime minister, how should she be sentenced?"

Now everyone in the court knew that Yin Yichen had always been ruthless, and everyone in the hall took a breath when they heard Wen Tingbai's words.

Song Jing was the first to stand up. "Prime Minister Yin, there are countless people who lend money at interest in the entire capital. Even if my daughter lent money at interest, she only lent it to one person. I hope the Prime Minister will show some mercy. My Mighty General Mansion owes you a favor."

Wen Tingbai also became anxious after hearing what Song Jing said. He pursed his lips and said, "Everyone in the world says that the prime minister of the current dynasty will not bend the law for personal gain. I believe that the prime minister will not be afraid of power and handle public affairs impartially."

When Wen Tingbai said this, Yin Yichen didn't even raise his eyelids. He just smiled and said, "Speaking of interest, I know another story."

As Yin Yichen spoke, his eyes slowly fell on the old lady at the other end, and then turned back to Wen Tingbai, "As far as I know, the old lady of the Marquis of Zhongping's mansion has been lending money at interest for twenty years. If she is convicted, she will be executed in the autumn. Miss Song from the general's mansion lent three thousand taels, but because she only released one person, her punishment is only more than three months of confinement...Does Zuo Sijian really want me to handle this matter impartially?"

When Yin Yichen said this, everyone was shocked. It was rumored that the prime minister had spies in all places in the capital, and now it seemed that the news was probably true.

Before Wen Tingbai could speak, the old lady sitting on the upper seat immediately stood up and walked to Wen Tingbai in two steps. "Brother Bo, what are you talking about? I have loved you since childhood, and this is how you respect me? Why don't you apologize to the Prime Minister?"

Wen Tingbai was dumbfounded now. He had never known that the old lady was still doing such things outside, and that the prime minister knew about it. In this way, the evidence of Song Wanning in his hand became a discarded chess piece and was no longer of any use.

Wen Tingbai's face was pale, knowing that he had lost the qualification to bargain with the mighty general's mansion. He just lowered his head and said, "I was indeed reckless today. I hope that the prime minister will not bear grudges against me and just regard it as a joke I played on you."

Yin Yichen, who was sitting on top, seemed to have heard a joke, and a faint smile appeared on his face. "Joke?"