Shipin Dalizheng

Madam Tang sneered, "Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Now that the Second Young Master can't repay Prince Rong, of course he has to do whatever he says. Use my token to exchange for the card and withdraw three thousand taels of silver from the public account, no, twenty thousand taels of silver to give to Prince Rong."

Mother Shen was at a loss for words. "Madam, even with Prince Rong's exorbitant request, he only asked for 1,800 taels. Why are you demanding 20,000 taels? I'm afraid the public account doesn't have 20,000 taels of silver to pay out."

"Don't worry about it. Just go to the accounting office and tell him to use the official account to pay 20,000 taels as compensation for Prince Rong's horse."

Mother Shen could only go to the accountant's office to pass on the message. After a while, the accountant came and said, "Madam, there are not 20,000 taels in the public account now, at most 3,000 taels. The master hasn't agreed to this matter yet. Should we wait for the master to come back..."

Madam Tang said sternly, "The Second Young Master was beaten this morning. Did you see the Master say anything? That means he agreed to pay the money. Don't worry about whether it's in the public account or not. I'll find a way."

Madam Tang went to Master Tang's inner study and took out all of his savings from his secret compartment. Adding up all the scattered savings, it amounted to over 17,000 taels. She deposited all of it into the official account and, after a quick transaction, paid out another 20,000 taels in banknotes, handing them to Madam Shen. "Hurry and take it to the Jian'an Earl's Mansion. Ask the Crown Prince to spare the Second Young Master and stop beating him."

The accountant was in a miserable state when he saw the few hundred taels of silver left on the account. He didn't understand why the lady had to go through his hands to go through the public account and "compensate" it to others when she could just give it herself if she wanted to give it to Rong Shizi.

As soon as Mother Shen left, Mrs. Tang called another maid and whispered a few words to her. The maid also ran out to chase Mother Shen.

After explaining these days, Mrs. Tang sent someone to call her daughter Tiantian over, "Tiantian, come on, let's go see your grandmother with me."

Tang Tiantian didn't suspect anything, so she asked her maid Rui'er to pack her belongings and got on the carriage with Madam Tang. The two carriages swayed out of the mansion for a long time before Aunt Cao and her daughter got the news that the people had already gone far away.

Aunt Cao was still angry about her son being beaten, but this was because her son had been unreasonable in the first place and Rong Tang was also ruthless. She was trying every means to persuade Lord Tang to reject the marriage between Rong Tang and his two families, and to have her daughter Yu Nuan marry Jin Yaoyang.

That's right, the Tang family has not given up on letting Tang Yunuan marry Jin Yaoyang. Although Jin Yaoyang can no longer inherit the title, he is still the son of a third-rank minister, and his status is much higher than Tang Yunuan. Tang Yunuan will not be able to find a better marriage even if she looks for one again.

When Madam Shen arrived at the Jian'an Marquis's residence and was summoned, Rong Xiu personally came out to entertain her. Madam Shen then handed over a 20,000 tael silver note, saying, "This is what my wife gave to Master Rong."

Rong Xiu was very confused, "What's the purpose of this? Twenty thousand taels is not a small amount of money."

Just as Madam Shen was about to answer, the little maid followed behind her and said, "Madam Rong, part of the banknotes here are for compensating Prince Rong for his horse's expenses, and part are for my young lady's dowry, which has been deposited in the mansion in advance."

Mother Shen couldn't even cover her mouth. How embarrassing! How much did her daughter Tiantian want to get married? Even before anything happened, the dowry had already been delivered to the uncle's residence. If outsiders knew about this, who knows how they would fabricate stories to degrade the daughter's reputation. Madam was really confused.

Rong Xiu was also stunned when she heard this, and couldn't recover for a long time. Mother Shen, with a flushed face, had already grabbed the little girl's ear and dragged her out of the uncle's house.

Mother Shen didn't even need to guess, she knew that the lady must have returned to Sima's house, so she stopped a passing car, gave some money, and asked someone to take them to Sima's house.

Mrs. Tang and Tang Tiantian returned to the Sima family smoothly and were welcomed by the whole family. The old lady and Mrs. Sima both affectionately took the hands of the mother and daughter and pulled them into the house to eat cold melon and cool off.

After talking for a while, Mrs. Tang sent her daughter out to play and calmly said to her mother and sister-in-law, "I want to divorce Tang Xunze."

The people of the north are more open-minded than those of the south, and are slightly more accepting of divorce, but it's not something they talk about lightly. Although the Sima family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are deeply dissatisfied with Tang Xunze, Mrs. Tang has endured so many years of grievances and never mentioned divorce. Now that her son and daughter are engaged, why is she thinking about divorce again?

Madam Sima didn't immediately reprimand her daughter, but instead asked her the reason. This question caused Madam Tang's grievances to erupt, and she burst into uncontrollable sobs, "Mother, sister-in-law, Tang Xunze bullied me. He's not Madam Tang's biological son; he's a bastard born to a Hu concubine. Of course, that's not why I'm angry. He knew full well that the two children's Hu bloodline came from him, yet he said nothing, allowing outsiders to slander and ridicule him. He even looked at me with anger and hatred for nearly twenty years, as if accusing me of having an affair and giving birth to a bastard. Mother, he's so cruel, so cruel, so cruel... I can't face him anymore. If you insist on forcing me to go back and live with him, I'd rather have my hair cut off and become a nun, or even die..."

Old Madam Sima held her darling in her arms and rubbed her. She was almost seventy years old, with four sons and ten grandsons, but only this one precious little daughter, who was her life.

"No, I won't go back. Mom will support you."

"Mom, I've taken out all the valuables and my own money from the house. It won't be a problem to buy a yard to live in, and I don't need you to pay for my living."

After the mother and daughter exchanged a few words, Madam Sima, who had been stunned by the situation, came to her senses and angrily slammed the table. "This Tang Xunze is such a despicable person. How can he be so cold-hearted? Don't be afraid, little sister. Your four brothers, four sisters-in-law, and ten nephews are all your supporters. When they come home, they will definitely beat Tang Xunze to the door and make him kneel down to apologize to you."

Mrs. Tang clutched her chest and shook her head, "I won't see him. I can't see him again. I'm afraid I can't help but stab him to death."

Madam Sima's face was strange. The old lady said angrily, "What do you mean, eldest daughter-in-law? Let your sister face that beastly dog ​​again."

Madam Sima cried out in injustice, "Mother, I didn't think that, but we women are destined not to live a life of mere self-interest. Now Fuyun has joined the Ministry of Works and has a ninth-rank official position. I heard from the master that he has a talent for craftsmanship and his future career will not be limited to this. And Tiantian, we finally got married, and if something goes wrong because of this, her marriage will be ruined. Mother, little sister, you can beat her or make a fuss, but you still have to be careful about the divorce!"

When she said this, the old lady hesitated. Yes, divorce is easy, but what about the children's future and marriage?

Mrs. Tang bent over her desk and started crying. At this moment, Tang Tiantian stepped through the door and threw herself into her mother's arms, crying bitterly, "Mom, my brother and I didn't know that you were so tired because of us."

Mrs. Tang also cried, "You two have suffered a lot. When your brother was a child, he was ridiculed and beaten by outsiders. Whenever he talked back, your father would beat him up. Now he is a fool who dares not fight back. You were not allowed to go out to play since you were a child. After you came of age, you only visited your grandmother's house a few times. It was all because your father disliked your barbarian ancestry and that you brought shame to him. He is really cruel. I hate you so much, so much..."

Mrs. Tang was so angry that she fainted. Tang Tiantian cried, "Mom, please wake up. If you want to divorce Dad, I don't object. But if my marriage is ruined because of this, then I won't marry and I won't let you continue to be sad."