Marry another wife, the mistress of the marquisate will not serve you anymore

At night, accompanied by a single lamp, the dim candlelight outlined Song Wanyin's thin and frail figure. She counted the beads on the abacus, checking the expenditure accounts of the Marquis' Mansion in the past three years.

The daily expenses of the mansion and the money spent on the old lady's medical treatment and medicine alone have cost more than five thousand taels of silver.

Adding the subsidies for the three useless brothers and sisters of the Gu family, nearly ten thousand taels of silver were spent.

In addition, she also found out that three thousand taels of silver had been misappropriated from the accounts last month.

The use of this money is extremely suspicious and the situation must be investigated thoroughly.

In her previous life, Song Wanyin was controlled by the Gu family because of her weakness, which led to her tragic fate.

Tian Cheng helped her pick the wick from time to time, served her tea, and poured water, and said worriedly:

"Girl, why don't you check the account tomorrow? The doctor said that you need to rest and not overwork yourself because of your injury."

Song Wanyin put down the account book and asked her to lean over and whisper:

"Tiancheng, tomorrow morning, go find Master Biao and ask him to check where all the extra money went.

By the way, ask him to help me go to the temple where I was assassinated last time and check if there are any clues left?

I suspect that this assassin has ulterior motives and will definitely take further action after the assassination fails.

We must take precautions before it happens. Once these difficult issues are resolved, we can leave the Marquis' Mansion."

Mr. Biao has connections in both the black and white worlds. The Taiwei Mansion had done him a favor in the past, and in order to repay the favor, he worked tirelessly for the Song family.

Tian Cheng's expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed her hand tightly and said:

“Girl, have you ever thought about what will happen once you leave the Marquis’ Mansion?

Where is our place to settle down?

If you leave, won't that mistress be happy? "

Song Wanyin's eyes were gloomy and she said:

"Silly boy, I won't leave in disgrace.

What's more, the Marquis's Mansion would definitely cry and beg me to stay.

I still have to settle all my old accounts with the Gu family one by one before I can file for divorce in a dignified manner."

In the cold winter, the courtyard is deserted.

Three days later, Song Wanyin's injuries were no longer serious and she could get out of bed and walk around.

Nanny Gui, who was by the lady's side, came to tell her to go to the main hall for a conversation.

Song Wanyin brought Tiancheng to the main hall. She knew the situation she would face next and had already made up her mind.

The lady has been looking better lately, and was having a very pleasant conversation with a woman.

"Lan Yue, your baby is not stable in the first three months and it is not easy for you to move around, so you have to be careful.

Have you taken the supplements I sent you a few days ago on time?

Today I went to West Street specially to buy you some thousand-year-old ginseng. It is a great tonic.

I have been looking forward to it day and night, and finally I have a grandson."

Jiang Lanyue caressed her belly tenderly and said gently and virtuously:

"Madam, I also hope that the first child will be a son, and that he will become a good boy as good as Brother Qingchen in the future."

The lady looked at Gu Qingchen beside her, her eyebrows curved and she said:

"Brother Chen, you have to be careful with the fetus in Lanyue's belly.

If anything goes wrong, you are the one I will hold responsible."

Gu Qingchen looked at Jiang Lanyue with tenderness in his eyes, his face filled with happiness and joy, and said with a smile:

"Mother, nothing can go wrong. At worst, we can compensate you with ten more."

Jiang Lanyue's cheeks were as red as the sunset glow in the sky. She stammered and patted him lightly, saying:

"Brother Qingchen, you are so annoying. You only know how to bully me."

Song Wanyin looked at them flirting and walked forward calmly.

"Mother-in-law, are you looking for me?"

When the lady saw her coming, the smile on her face disappeared instantly. She stood up and pulled her to sit on the chair beside her.

"Wan Yin, are you feeling better?

I was going to come visit you, but I am old and my legs are not so good anymore."

Song Wanyin behaved dignifiedly and said calmly:

"Better."

The lady held her hand with a kind look and said apologetically:

"Wan Yin, luckily you are fine. You and your brother are the only ones left in the Taiwei Mansion.

Now your brother has gone to the frontier again, and his whereabouts are unknown.

If anything happens to you again, I won't be able to explain to your deceased parents.

But now it's all right. Chen Ge'er has already asked for permission from His Majesty and will stay in the capital to work.

This way you have someone to take care of you.

As women, we cannot live without the support of men in this life."

Song Wanyin calmly withdrew her hand and said indifferently:

“I have always been independent and don’t need to rely on anyone.

I’m just afraid there are people who need a man more than I do.”

The lady heard the hidden meaning in her words, her eyes dodged for a moment, then she smiled and said:

"Wan Yin, this is Jiang Lanyue, the daughter of the Earl's Mansion.

To be honest with you, when I was pregnant with my son Chen, I was already engaged to Madam Jiang.

Chen Ge'er and Lan Yue grew up together and now she is pregnant.

I know that it is the Gu family that has let you down.

But you have been married into the Gu family for three years and there is no news of pregnancy.

It is inevitable that there will be people pointing fingers and talking behind your back.

After all, the Gu family is a well-known and prominent family.

We cannot tolerate such rumors.

What's more, Chen Ge'er returned from the expedition with outstanding military exploits, bringing honor to the family.

His Majesty has issued an order to grant the marriage, and the Gu family cannot disobey the order, as that would be a crime of deceiving the emperor."

Song Wanyin glanced at Jiang Lanyue, saw a hint of arrogance in her eyes, smiled and said:

"Does mother-in-law want to give Gu Qingchen a concubine?"

Jiang Lanyue was immediately displeased when she heard this, but she showed her pitiful side on the surface and said:

“I have heard about what happened to the Taiwei Mansion, which is regrettable.

I will dare to call you sister.

Although it was His Majesty who granted me the marriage, he made me his co-wife.

But my brother Qingchen and I are in love with each other, and I beg my sister to help us.

I promise that I will never compete with my sister for the power to run the household, let alone compete with her for her favor.

My elder sister is still the high and mighty mistress of the house.

I just want to stay with Brother Qingchen and take care of his daily life. I will be satisfied."

Seeing her servile appearance, Gu Qingchen said distressedly:

"Lan Yue, why do you have to act according to her mood?

This is clearly His Majesty's will.

If she has any objections, she can go to His Majesty to reason with him."

Song Wanyin smiled coldly:

"Gu Qingchen, what do you have to feel guilty about?

Could it be possible that I would eat her?"

After saying that, his eyes fell on Jiang Lanyue's flowery clothes and the other jade pendant with two flying purple swallows hanging around her waist.

"Jiang Lanyue, the dress you are wearing looks quite familiar."

Seeing that she had a unique vision, Jiang Lanyue specially wore this new dress and came to Gu's house to show off, wanting to give her a big warning.

"Sister, this is a piece of clothing from Xizhou. Brother Qingchen thought it suits me very well and gave it to me specially.

Every time I repeatedly told him not to give me anything anymore.

Gold and silver jewelry, the most popular colorful fabrics, and rare antiques.

My garden is almost full of space.

I let him treat everyone equally, but he just wants to favor me alone. There's nothing I can do about him."

Gu Qingchen was unhappy at first, but was completely bewitched by Jiang Lanyue's words.

"Lanyue, you deserve all the beauty in this world."

Seeing the two of them displaying affection without paying any attention to others, everyone was very optimistic about this couple and completely treated Song Wanyin as an "outsider".

Song Wanyin's eyes were deep, and she said sarcastically:

"Jiang Lanyue, you have to take off this dress the same way you put it on."