The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

"I heard that the stable of the uncle's family is very big, the largest stable in Kyoto. The horses there are of all kinds, there is no best, only better."

"Some people even say that the horses in the Royal Stables are not as good as those in the Earl's stables?"

Wu Anbo didn't know why Shen Baozhao mentioned his family's horse farm, and he didn't react for a moment.

But he heard the last sentence clearly. Who spread this rumor? Did they want to kill him?

He then said to Shen Baozhao in a serious tone, "Don't talk nonsense, niece. Although my horse farm is big, it is still not comparable to the royal family's."

"It's just that I have a secret recipe for raising horses passed down from my ancestors. The horses in my family are fat and strong, and are very popular with the dignitaries in the capital. The court also often purchases horses from my family to supply the military camp."

Shen Baozhao thought, that's it. The problem is the secret recipe, so he asked, "Master, this secret recipe is not to be passed on to others?"

"Of course, this is a craft passed down from our ancestors, and it is passed down from father to son, not from father to daughter."

Shen Baozhao understood: "I advise you to present the secret recipe to the royal family. Perhaps you can get a reward from the emperor."

"Otherwise, even if the Third Young Master is cured of the poison, he will probably not live long."

Shen Baozhao was not exaggerating. Every incident pointed to the royal family, and Wu Anbo was just blinded by one thing.

"How can this be possible? Our Qiao family has been raising horses for generations. The secret recipe is the result of the hard work of so many of our ancestors. How can it fail in my hands?"

"If that's the case, how can I face my Qiao family's ancestors after I die?" Wu Anbo was heartbroken.

At this moment, Wu Anbo no longer had his former generosity, but looked more like an old man.

Shen Baozhao felt a little sympathetic and couldn't help but say, "Master, please think about the eldest and second young masters who will not have time to grow up, and then think about whether the daughters of this generation in the Master's Mansion have grown up healthily."

Indeed, the Bo family had three daughters, both legitimate and illegitimate, all of whom had reached the age of marriage and were married.

Having said that, is there anything that Wu Anbo doesn't understand?

This was all Shen Baozhao could say. She would never say that she gave the house to him because of his kindness.

No matter what, the rest is up to Wu Anbo to decide on his own.

So Shen Baozhao said goodbye and agreed to come back in five days.

They walked out of the courtyard and through the winding path towards the lake. The sun was gradually rising. Wu Anbo and his wife took Bao Zhao to visit the backyard of the mansion.

The scenery was beautiful. The refreshing wind was blowing quietly, but as I approached the door, I heard a noise coming from the door.

A man shouted angrily: "Tell your uncle to come out and take his daughter-in-law back. If he runs away again, don't ask me to find him a new daughter-in-law."

As Shen Baozhao, Wu Anbo and his wife just stepped over the threshold of the gate, they saw a young woman tied up with ropes and lying at the door.

Shen Baozhao saw that the woman's face was familiar. After thinking about it, he realized that she was the third place winner of the flower arrangement competition at the Shangsi Festival, Miss Wang Er.

Miss Wang Er was seen with her mouth blocked, her eyes tightly closed in humiliation, tears streaming down her face, looking very embarrassed.

When the man at the bottom of the stone steps saw Wu Anbo coming out, he said with a smile: "My sister is disobedient and was waiting to be married at home. Today someone found her and tried to escape."

"How can I do that? I was thinking, since I've already promised her to your Third Young Master, I'll just send her to your house and let her be your daughter-in-law right away."

"We will accept the betrothal gift as a reward for raising her for so many years. What do you think?"

It turned out that the person who came was the son of the Earl of Loyalty.

Shen Baozhao was puzzled. Didn’t Master Shen give thirty thousand taels to the son of the Earl of Loyalty and Righteousness? Why did he promise his sister to the Earl’s family?

Wu Anbo had seen shameless people before, but he had never seen anyone as self-righteous as the son of Zhongyibo. He was so angry that his face turned red.

Originally, he wanted to marry his son to a docile wife, so that when they died, he wouldn't have to worry about no one to take care of him. Of course, it would be best if he could have children.

But seeing that the son of the Loyal Earl was like a scoundrel, he did not think highly of Miss Wang Er. Who knew whether this girl was willing or not.

What's more, the poison in Baoer's body has been cured. After he recovers slowly, he can still marry and have children normally, and he doesn't have to marry into the family of the Loyalty Earl's Mansion who sells their daughters for money.

"We are a respectable family in Wu'an Marquis' Mansion. If we want to get married, we must have a normal marriage and go through the three matchmakers and six ceremonials procedures."

"If the girl from the Loyalty Earl's Mansion doesn't want to marry, we won't force her. We don't want to end up with an enemy instead of a marriage."

Seeing that Wu'anbo refused, the son of the Loyalty Earl was also worried that Wu'anbo would ask him to recover the thirty thousand taels, so he said anxiously: "How can this be done? Now everyone knows that our Wang family's second daughter is engaged to your third young master."

"If you withdraw, how will my sister get married? A woman's reputation is so important. What's the difference between what you are doing and forcing her to death?"

After that, he called out to the people watching: "Come on, everyone, take a look. The Wu'an Marquis's mansion is trying to force their daughter-in-law to death before she even gets married."

Some people who didn't know what was going on began to point fingers at the Bo Mansion.

Shen Baozhao had already instructed Qingkong to help Miss Wang up, untie the ropes on her body, and remove the rag stuffing her mouth.

Miss Wang II knelt down straight in front of Mr. Wu Anbo and his wife.

She pleaded, "I am willing to marry Mr. Qiao San. Please save my aunt, sir."

Mrs. Wu Anbo hurriedly asked her to get up. Miss Wang explained hastily, "I'm not trying to escape from marriage. The eldest young master lost again in gambling. Not only did he lose all the 30,000 taels of silver, but they also want to sell my aunt to pay off the debt."

"I really had no choice but to escape from the house and look for my aunt."

Mrs. Wu Anbo was kindhearted. Seeing the pitiful appearance of Miss Wang Er in tears, she exchanged glances with Wu Anbo. Wu Anbo knew his wife's thoughts and agreed to keep Miss Wang Er.

Seeing that the situation was almost over and the people had been sent there, the Prince of Zhongyi wanted to take the opportunity to leave.

Seeing this, Shen Baozhao hurriedly shouted, "Wait, you haven't made your point yet. Where does the Prince of Zhongyi want to go?"

The House of the Marquis of Zhongyi and the House of the Marquis of Ning'an are relatives, so the Marquis of Zhongyi's son naturally knew Shen Baozhao.

He knew that the eldest and second branches of the Ning'an Marquis had fallen out, and he also knew that his aunt, the first wife, Wang, was still lying in bed, unable to get up, all because of the man in front of him.

He didn't know why she was in Wu'anbo's mansion, but he was obviously afraid of her.

He ignored Shen Baozhao and said to Wu Anbo: "Uncle, my sister is already a member of your family. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Miss Wang Er's face was filled with anxiety. Her aunt was the only person in the world who treated her well. Thinking that her aunt was missing and she didn't know whether she was alive or dead, she looked at Wu Anbo pleadingly.

"Excuse me, Prince, where was your concubine sold to?" Wu Anbo asked.

The son of the Loyal Earl did not hide it: "If you want to find someone, go to the manager Wang of Changsheng Casino to look for him. If you are late, I can't guarantee that the person will still be there."

Wu Anbo had some friendship with the manager of Changsheng Casino, so he signaled his servant to redeem the person quickly.

He also said to the son of the Loyalty Earl: "Our Earl's House recognizes this daughter-in-law. But the Loyalty Earl's House is too high for my family to marry into."

"Please ask the prince to sign a letter of severance, stating that Miss Wang has no further connection with the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness's Mansion. Otherwise, the fact that your family sold the daughter and embezzled the betrothal gift will be known to the whole city." Marquis Wu'an said half-threateningly.

The son of the Earl of Loyalty was not afraid of the bad reputation of the mansion. The Earl of Loyalty's mansion had no reputation to begin with, so one more thing didn't matter.

He also had a younger sister who was still unmarried, and he was hoping to marry into a good family to help him. So he agreed to sign the contract without hesitation.

At this moment, a muscular creature with shiny black hair rushed towards the Prince of Loyalty. The servant behind him pulled the rope but couldn't stop it.

"Prince, General Hei is looking for you." The servant said breathlessly.

Shen Baozhao was horrified. It turned out that this beast, General Hei, was raised by the son of the Earl of Zhongyi.