In fact, Xiao Wenbai had given in step by step in private, and finally he reached the point where he would agree to anything as long as Wen Rongchang treated Xiao Sangwan well.

Now that he heard that there were people willing to give up their own surnames and let their children follow their mother's surname, Wen Rongchang felt embarrassed and ridiculous.

There are no such stupid men in this world, and no such easy-to-talk-to family.

"The Jia family has such a large fortune, does Mrs. Jia agree to this marriage?" Wen Rongchang said it very subtly. What he meant was, does your mother agree that you can bring your grandson to the Xiao family to be raised, let him take the Xiao family surname, and inherit the Xiao family's incense in the future?

Jia Xian smiled and said, "This is exactly what my mother suggested."

After that, the Xiao family's carriage drove to the door of the restaurant. Jia Xian turned to Xiao Sangwan and said, "The carriage is here. I'll take you back home."

"it is good."

Xiao Sangwan didn't want to waste any more time talking to Wen Rongchang, so he left side by side with Jia Xian.

He originally wanted to use his status as Marquis Pingding to let Xiao Sangwan take a good look at his Wen Rongchang, but his face became extremely ugly again.

The sensitive Lin Xing'er noticed the change in Wen Rongchang, and she unconsciously clenched her handkerchief with both hands, remembering Wen Rongchang's attitude towards Xiao Sangwan.

Her husband still has feelings for Xiao's cousin...

Of course, Wen Rongchang did not take the matter between Xiao Sangwan and Jia Xian too seriously. For him, there was another more important and more difficult matter to deal with.

After he returned to the Wen residence, he casually placed the wedding invitations and turned to Aunt Xi and said, "Go to the kitchen and get some refreshing tea and bring it to my study."

Nanny Xi responded and went to the kitchen.

Then, Wen Rongchang said to Lin Xing'er, "You go and accompany our daughter. I have important things to do."

"Okay." Lin Xing'er's eyes fell on the wedding invitation on the tea table, and she cautiously asked, "Are you going to attend the wedding banquet of my cousin and Boss Jia?"

Wen Rongchang looked back at the wedding invitation and said, "Of course I have to go. The Emperor and the Empress value the Xiao siblings very much. I am Sang Wan's cousin, so it would be unreasonable if I don't go. When you go, prepare a gift."

"The gift can't be too cheap. The more expensive the better. Now that I'm the Marquis of Pingding, these noble families value gifts the most. Otherwise, they will look down on me and look down on me."

Lin Xing'er listened to this and felt very uncomfortable.

This shows how much her husband values ​​Xiao Sangwan.

"Okay, I will prepare the gift for my cousin well. Don't worry, my husband. I will never let you down." Although Lin Xing'er was panicking, she did not dare to show a trace of jealousy on her face.

She thought that women who were jealous of other women were ugly, and her husband certainly didn't like ugly women.

"Well, you go down first. I have to get busy." Wen Rongchang sent Lin Xing'er away.

As soon as Lin Xing'er walked out of Wen Rongchang's study, Nanny Xi came in from another octagonal door with tea in her hand. She walked straight into Wen Rongchang's study with tea in her hand and said, "My Lord, I have made Biluochun for you."

"Close the door." Wen Rongchang sat at the desk.

Nanny Xi immediately turned around to close the door, then came to Wen Rongchang and said, "My Lord..."

"Snapped!"

Before Aunt Xi could finish her words, Wen Rongchang threw away the Biluochun tea that Aunt Xi had brewed. Aunt Xi was so scared that she immediately knelt on the ground, trembling: "My Lord, you... why are you angry?"

"Things haven't been done yet, and there are still survivors, did you know that?" Wen Rongchang stared at Nanny Xi with a cold gaze.

Nanny Xi turned pale with fear and denied it outright: "There is absolutely no way there could be any survivors. I personally watched over and placed those things there."

When Wen Rongchang heard this explanation, he became furious and shouted, "The person is now in the Imperial Hospital, under the care of Imperial Doctor Sun. The Emperor has sent heavy troops to guard the Imperial Hospital to prevent anyone from killing him again. The Empress has also ordered people to go to the capital of Chen State to invite Master Kunling to Yanjing. If there is a survivor in the Li family, both you and I will be finished."

"What?" Nanny Xi's eyes widened in shock, unable to believe it. "That's Hedinghong. Even if she only ate a few grains of rice or a bite of vegetables, she would definitely die. Who is the survivor that the Marquis is talking about?"

"Miss Li Qiulian from the Li family."

When Aunt Xi heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then Miss Li is no longer a problem."

Wen Rongchang turned to look at her: "How could you have such thoughts?"

"My Lord, the private business is all managed by Master Li. The young lady of the Li family is only concerned with dressing herself up in gold and silver, and keeping her eyes on which man in Jiangping County is suitable to be her husband. How could she know about Master Li's business? Even Madam Li probably doesn't know much."

"Besides, the Marquis has already taken over the Li family's business and changed the way of doing business. Even if Miss Li knows something, it can't be traced back to the Marquis. As long as we don't move the goods during this period, what can those people do to the Marquis?"

"Catch the thief and seize the stolen goods. If they can't catch you, my lord, doing those things, they can't convict you." Nanny Xi spoke in an orderly manner, which calmed Wen Rongchang down a little.

Wen Rongchang said, "Have them stop all business for the next few days and wait until the storm has passed before we talk about it."

Nanny Xi said, "Don't worry, my Lord. Even if something goes wrong, Madam will still be there to support you."

Wen Rongchang suddenly looked down at Aunt Xi, then reached out and grabbed Aunt Xi's neck: "Do you want me to kill Madam?"

Nanny Xi was shocked, and she changed the subject and explained, "No, Marquis, I'm saying, a way out, a way out. Madam is the granddaughter of the old lady of the Marquis of Wuding after all, and her father had made great contributions when he was alive. If it really is... I'm saying, if the emperor really finds out about the Wen family, it has nothing to do with you. You have always used Madam's name to contact the people in the Lin family, and every payment you make is made to the store under your Madam's name. Besides, all the rules are kept secret, and you can avoid it by just stopping the nearest caravan."

After hearing what Aunt Xi said, Wen Rongchang gradually let go of Aunt Xi's neck, lowered his eyes to look at the woman in her early fifties, and sneered, "If the Madam knew that her most trusted servant helped her do such a thing, I wonder what her expression would be."

Nanny Xi was the housekeeper brought by the Lin family. When she was at the Lin family, she helped Madam Lin to look after the warehouse in the mansion, keep records in the account books, and deal with things in the store. She mastered a lot of internal information of the Lin family and made friends with Madam Lin during her lifetime.

Wen Rongchang's private salt business was arranged by Nanny Xi.

Wen Rongchang made military achievements and after returning to the Wen family, he noticed at a glance that something was wrong with Nanny Xi. Later one night, he discovered that Nanny Xi had sneaked into Lin Xing'er's warehouse to steal banknotes.

Nanny Xi was so scared that she knelt down and begged for mercy, and finally revealed a business secret that could help Wen Rongchang get rich.

Nanny Xi once encouraged Lin Xing'er to engage in the contraband salt business, but Lin Xing'er thought highly of herself and her father and mother left her a generous dowry, so she disdained to do such a job. She refused Nanny Xi and fined her three months' monthly salary as a warning.

For the sake of her son, after being caught stealing money by Wen Rongchang, Nanny Xi told Wen Rongchang about this shady business and instigated Wen Rongchang to do it. She and her son helped him in order to make a huge fortune.

Wen Rongchang was just moved at first.

But as his official position remained the same, the money he needed to spend on official affairs increased. The little money Lin Xing'er gave him was not enough to fill his stomach, so he began to be interested in the side business proposed by Nanny Xi.

So, he took advantage of the connections that Nanny Xi had, took away half of Lin Xing'er's dowry, started a salt smuggling business, and made a fortune.

He became more and more proud in Yanjing City. No one dared to look down on him anymore. Even the people in Wudinghou Mansion began to be polite to him...

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