[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

Song took Nanny Gong away.

Rong Enqing didn't know whether Song would take her words to heart. She just hoped that the adults' affairs would not involve the children.

However, this is almost impossible. Because the characteristic of this era is collective punishment! The main point is that if one person makes a mistake, the whole family will suffer!

After seeing off Song and Nanny Gong, Rong Enqing asked someone to call Nanshan over.

"Go and help me find out if there's any news about the second branch recently. By the way, also find out about Yun Haoyue's family."

Rong Enqing had just told Nanshan what he wanted to know when he heard Nanshan say, "Madam, I have been paying attention to these matters privately."

Rong Enqing looked at Nanshan in surprise and asked, "Tell me, what news have you learned?"

"There have been reports in the past few days that Minister Song has offended the emperor and has been suspended from his post. He has been confined at home to reflect on his mistakes." Nanshan said with shining eyes, "Some people also said that Minister Song may not be able to keep his position."

Now that Shangshu Song has fallen, let's see what capital the Second Master and his men have to covet the Marquis' Mansion! Nanshan thought with gloating.

"Is this serious?!" Rong Enqing was shocked.

He was a high-ranking official of the second rank. It was no exaggeration for people in that position to say that he was a loyal and devoted official. Such people were often surrounded by a web of relationships, and a single move could affect the entire body. Therefore, nothing would happen easily. But Nanshan said it with great confidence...

Seeing Rong Enqing's puzzled expression, Nanshan quickly confirmed, "Madam, this is true! I went to several teahouses on purpose these days, and everyone was talking about it. They said that the memorials impeaching Minister Song in the court were almost piling up like a mountain.

"Some people accused Song Shangshu's family of taking people's lives lightly. Some people accused Song Shangshu's clansmen of seizing people's land. Some people accused Song Shangshu's clansmen of forcing women into prostitution. Some people accused Song Shangshu of treason. ... Anyway, there are all kinds of accusations.

"The emperor was furious at the court and ordered the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to work together to investigate the matter."

Rong Enqing looked at Nanshan in shock, "You can even find out these things?"

Nanshan smiled sheepishly and explained, "I just thought that the matter of Minister Song was related to the Second Master, and the Madam might be interested, so I tried to find out more about it."

"What about the second house? Is there any movement?" Rong Enqing asked.

"That's not the case." Nanshan shook his head, paused, and then said, "Some time ago, the second master would go to Minister Song's house every now and then. I don't know if this is considered an abnormal behavior."

"Is there still this?"

"Yes. However, the Second Master has not been to Minister Song's residence during this period."

"Then do you know when Yun Hao started to frequently go to the Song family? And when did he stop going there?"

Nanshan thought for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, the Second Master started to frequently visit the Song family half a month before the eldest daughter was adopted. As for when he stopped, it was almost when Minister Song was ordered by the Emperor to return home to reflect on his mistakes."

Rong Enqing sorted out the timeline in his mind and everything matched up.

Minister Song must have said something to Yun Hao, which is why Yun Hao said those words to her on the day Yun Luo was adopted.

It was because of what he said that Nanny Gong became suspicious of him and she followed the clues to find Minister Song.

This led to the incident where Shangshu Song offended Emperor Taihe and was ordered to go home and reflect on his mistakes.

This is why there were so many memorials impeaching Minister Song.

After all, it was Emperor Taihe who could not tolerate Minister Song, nor the Song family!

Therefore, Rong Enqing believed that Emperor Taihe must have found some substantial evidence.

She was very curious about what Emperor Taihe had found out. Unfortunately, she had no way to ask. She could only suppress her curiosity and change the subject: "You must have put a lot of thought into finding out this information, right?"

"It's actually not that bad. It's just the methods I usually use." At this point, Nanshan suddenly said mysteriously, "Madam, when I was looking for information this time, I found that the source of the most extensive and fastest information was not the teahouse!"

Rong Enqing didn't believe it, "It's not a teahouse? Could it be a restaurant?"

Nanshan smiled and waved his hands, "Neither. It's a carriage and horse business!"

Rong Enqing was extremely surprised: "How could it be a carriage and horse company?"

Nanshan quickly explained, "It's not easy to live in the capital. There are countless officials in the capital, but only a handful of them can own a mansion large enough to keep eight or ten horses. Therefore, most families keep one or two horses at home for daily travel. The rest either buy horses and keep them in the carriage shop in the south of the city, or rent them directly from the carriage shop when they need them.

"In this way, the carriage and horse business not only gets first-hand information about the people traveling north and south, but also gets reliable and sufficient information from the servants of the families who rent or send horses.

"The most amazing thing is that after the carriages and horses of the carriage company are used up, they will all return to the carriage company. This is equivalent to the news received from different officials' homes will eventually be gathered in the carriage company, and then spread to all places through the carriage company.

"So, the ones who get the latest, fastest and most reliable news are actually the carriage and horse companies that have direct contact with officials' servants, rather than the teahouses and restaurants that spread rumors through hearsay."

After listening to Nanshan's well-reasoned analysis, Rong Enqing was instantly impressed. As expected, every profession has its top talent. Nanshan has really mastered the art of gathering information.

"You are very good!" Rong Enqing praised sincerely, and suddenly thought of something, and added, "I will ask Xiu Zhang to give you twenty taels of silver later. It is not easy for you to find out such information. You have been running around a lot these days, right? You have also spent a lot of money, right? This twenty taels will not only make up for your expenses these days, but the rest is a reward for you. Good boy, it's rare that you are willing to spend so much time and effort!"

"Thank you for your praise, Madam! I will definitely help you find out more information in the future! Useful information!" Nanshan was excited, with shining eyes.

She paused, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Madam, in fact, it is not entirely my credit to get these news. I am too young and a girl, so it is inconvenient for me to go out of the house to get news. Therefore, these days, I have asked Master Hu to take me to the teahouse and the carriage and horse shop. So, can I give half of the twenty taels of silver you gave me to Master Hu?"

Rong Enqing asked: "Hu Shan?"

"Yeah." Nanshan nodded. "Master Hu has been teaching us martial arts. With more contact, we gradually became familiar with each other. Especially during this period, Master Hu has become more patient and easier to talk to. He has been very nice to Yannian and me! If Master Hu hadn't said that looking at us reminded him of his daughter, we would have suspected that he had ulterior motives towards us!"