Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Mother, didn't Father tell you that the new governor is a powerful figure and asked you to stop making things so awkward with the East Courtyard?"

"That's right, mother. You embarrassed Madam Shen in front of so many people today."

"The key point is that not only did I not embarrass Madam Shen, but I also embarrassed myself."

"Mrs. Min and Mrs. Jing must hate you to death now."

"Mom, you should listen to Dad from now on and stop making things so awkward with Madam Shen."

Wang Ruolan and Wang Ruoju took turns to persuade Song, who was throwing things in anger in her yard.

Mrs. Song stopped throwing things and looked at her two daughters in disbelief.

"Who am I doing this for? You two heartless people are blaming me!" Song shouted angrily, pointing at her nose.

Her eyes were wide open, and she looked very disappointed with her daughters' attitude.

Wang Ruoju wiped the tears from her face and retorted in a sobbing voice, "Mother, you keep saying that you're doing this for us, but in fact, you're just unable to swallow the anger of having your courtyard taken away. Now that the East Courtyard belongs to the Shen family, what's the point of you making a fuss? You might as well coax Daddy and let him vacate the main house for us. But you, not only don't coax Daddy, but you're going against him. Aren't you asking for trouble?"

After saying that, she couldn't help but sob, and tears rolled down her face like beads with broken string.

Hearing her sister's outrageous words, Wang Ruolan quickly reached out and held her back, fearing that she would anger her mother if she continued.

Song was so angry that she was shaking all over. She stretched out a finger and poked Wang Ruoju's forehead hard, cursing angrily: "Have you lived in the East Courtyard for a few years and become stupid?"

"What's wrong with me?" Wang Ruoju covered her head and said unconvincedly, "Doesn't what I said make sense? Daddy said that in this mansion, the wife and the concubine are treated the same. There is no distinction between high and low."

"Although Daddy said so, the ancestral etiquette cannot be abolished. No matter what, Auntie is still Daddy's legal wife. How can we ask the legal wife to vacate the main room?" Wang Ruolan advised her sister earnestly.

"The ancestral etiquette cannot be abolished. Why do those concubines' daughters have their own courtyards, but I have to squeeze into the same courtyard with my sister?" When she said this, Wang Ruoju became even angrier, and her face was full of indignation.

Song glanced outside the courtyard and whispered, "They have their own courtyard to live in because they have found a good marriage and are preparing for the wedding in the courtyard."

Wang Ruoju was furious when she heard this. She spat fiercely in the direction of the courtyard and said disdainfully, "One is a concubine and the other is a concubine. How can you have the nerve to..."

Wang Ruolan's face changed drastically when she heard this. She quickly reached out and covered Wang Ruoju's mouth tightly, lowering her voice and saying, "If Dad hears you saying this, he will punish you again."

Song's face darkened, her gaze as cold as a knife. "In our Wang family, whether you marry as a wife or a concubine, as long as you can help the Wang family, you will be valued by the family. For so many years, Huang dared not speak out because she had few children and could not contribute much to the family."

Mrs. Song took the sisters' hands and said earnestly, "You two will both marry into the royal family in the future. You must help each other."

The two sisters nodded firmly.

Seeing that her two daughters were listening, Mrs. Song continued, "For so many years, not only in the mansion, but also in Shandong, I have always been able to walk around with my head held high. Today, under the eyes of so many people, I was humiliated by Yun Shuxuan. Do you think I feel good about it?"

"Then why is mother still..." Wang Ruolan asked in confusion.

Although she didn't say it out loud as excitedly as her sister, she still had doubts in her heart.

Song glanced at Wang Ruolan and her sister, "Why, why, I thought you were smart, but it turns out you don't understand your mother's good intentions."

She spoke slowly and carefully, "When Shen Qinghe first came to Jinan, your father arranged for him to work in the prefectural government office. He wanted to test him and see if he was a good person to control. Do you know why he changed his attitude later?"

Wang Ruolan and Wang Ruoju both shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.

Seeing this, Song explained, "Because Mr. Shen is not someone who is easily bullied, your father wanted to win him over. Think about it, how can you win him over?"

Hearing this, Wang Ruolan's cheeks suddenly flushed, and she looked shy.

She is now nineteen years old, and her parents have always planned to wait for her younger sister Wang Ruoju to reach the age of marriage, and then send them both to the palace, to symbolize the relationship between the two sisters. But as for Wang Ruolan herself, she is unwilling to go to that place where people are eaten.

Thinking of this, Wang Ruolan shyly whispered, "Mother, Lord Shen is handsome, elegant, and a powerful second-rank official. If I am lucky enough to become his co-wife, then my daughter doesn't have to enter the palace."

After hearing this, Song was so angry that she was fuming. Her head was buzzing and blank.

She angrily scolded, "Give up this idea right now! The Shen family has always had a rule that does not allow concubines."

However, Wang Ruolan didn't seem willing to give up. She frowned slightly and muttered with disdain, "But my daughter is three years older than Shen Chengliu, and he looks dull and stupid, not smart at all. He doesn't look like he'll have any future."

Song was completely speechless. She couldn't help but start to doubt whether her decision to send her two daughters to the palace was a wise move or a wrong choice.

With the personalities they have, not only can they not save their own lives, but they must also avoid bringing any more trouble to the Wang family.

"That Shen Chengliu doesn't seem to be very smart, but he is not only the son of the governor, but also the son of the prime minister. The Shen family is powerful, and the Yun family is rich enough to rival a country. Such a background can be said to be perfect. In addition, Shen Qinghe has two sons working in the capital, and it is said that his fifth son has not yet found a marriage." Song analyzed the situation in detail.

Hearing this, Wang Ruolan's heart moved, and she felt that if she could marry to the capital, it would be a good choice.

She couldn't help but ask, "I wonder if the fifth son of the Shen family is easy to get along with?"

However, Song poured cold water on her without mercy, saying, "You'd better stop dreaming. The Shen family doesn't think highly of you at all."