Shipin Dalizheng

Housekeeper Tao also joined in the fun, registering the items in the storeroom that were suitable for betrothal gifts and bringing them to Rongxiu for selection. "Please look, ma'am. These items were left behind by Madam. Although many were stolen by Concubine Yang and Old Madam Jin, there are still some that can be used as betrothal gifts and are not worth the price of the Bo Mansion."

"Wait a minute, Butler Tao, who asked you to register the betrothal gifts..."

"I gave in." Rong Xiu was very firm. "I went to the palace to see the queen today, and she asked me to supervise your marriage. Anyway, you and Miss Tang only have an empty marriage certificate, not even a decent token. If word gets out, people will say our Bo family is impolite. Steward Tao, don't pay attention to him. Once you have chosen, just send it over. Make a big fuss and let the whole city know."

"Wait a moment……"

Butler Tao paused for only half a second to show his respect for the prince, and immediately said that he would listen to the aunt.

Rong Xiu was muttering, "Their dowry was 20,000 taels, so our betrothal gift should be the same. Damn Jin Shizhao, he squandered Xueqing's dowry and only has this much left. This, this is enough that we have to empty the warehouse..."

Rong Tang had no choice but to walk out of the front hall scratching his head. He suddenly realized that this marriage would definitely not be possible. No matter what the reason was for the cancellation in the future, Tang Tiantian would be the one who would be hurt more. These could be considered as compensation for her, and it would not be in vain for her to be Madam Rong's daughter-in-law.

At this moment, the doorman suddenly came to report, "Prince, Miss Tang is here and is waiting at the door!"

Rong Tang hurried out and saw the curly-haired beauty Tang Tiantian at first sight. She seemed very scared and nervous. Suddenly, she mustered up the courage and said, "I want to withdraw..."

Before she could even utter the word "marriage", Madam Sima came after her and covered her mouth with her hands. Madam Tang also came running from across the street, panting, and took her daughter away.

Madam Sima said as she walked: "It's okay, it's okay, let the prince go into the mansion!"

Rong Tang walked in again for some unknown reason.

Rong Xiu also heard that someone from the Tang family had come and was about to go out to greet them, but suddenly saw Rong Tang coming back on his own, so he asked, "What did you say? You kid, you didn't even invite anyone in."

Seeing her panicking like a headless fly over this doomed marriage, Rong Tang felt extremely sorry. She must have sincerely wanted Rong Tang to get married and have children, to continue the family line of the Bo family. Unfortunately...

"Rong Wanli, come and take a look. What happened to the Tang family? This situation is a bit abnormal."

Rong Wanli and the others had always believed that anyone who didn't watch the fun was a fool regarding Rong Tang's marriage, so how could they refuse at this time? They had to dig up gossip, and then whoosh, the person disappeared.

Rong Tang returned to his own courtyard and decided not to go back to Rongjia Village for the time being, and wait for Rong Wanli to bring back news.

Time passed by, and the officials from the Ministry of Works left their posts. When Lord Tang came out, an official asked him, "Lord Tang, why don't you go to the workshop and pick up your son and take him home together?"

Lord Tang paused and said, "I have something else to do. He will leave on his own."

At the workshop, the Sima family's servants were also waiting at the door, but they never saw the master. After asking someone, they learned that the master and his cousin Fuyun were working on the ironwork, and they thought they would have to work all night. The servants slipped some silver notes and asked him to pass on the message, calling out for Master Sima.

"What's up? I'm busy and can't go home tonight."

The ironmaking method Rong Tang gave them seemed to have some tricks. He and Fu Yun were working hard with a team, so it seemed that there was something to it.

The servant whispered something in his ear, and Lord Sima's face turned pale and blue before he nodded and said, "I understand."

As soon as he entered, his nephew said, "Fuyun, something happened at home. I have to go back first. Can you do it?"

Tang Fuyun nodded, "I can do it."

"Okay, then. When the results come out tomorrow, don't go back to the Tang family yet. Wait here for your uncle, or go find your grandmother. Got it?"

Like instructing a baby.

After receiving a positive answer, he returned to Sima's house with the servants.

Several brothers, sisters-in-law, and ten young men of the younger generation had already gathered, waiting for him to come back. They immediately got on the cars and horses. Eighteen people and dozens of families headed straight for the Tang family.

When Tang Xunze returned home, the accountant came over and told him what had happened. Tang Xunze was so shocked that he almost fell down. "What did you say? Madam paid 20,000 taels of silver to the Jian'an Earl's Mansion?"

The accountant said with a bitter face, "I said it wasn't in the account, but Madam got 17,000 taels from somewhere, and together they insisted on using the official account for 20,000 taels."

Tang Xunze's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He crawled to the inner study and opened the secret compartment. As expected, all the savings he had accumulated for half a lifetime were gone. He was so angry that his heart was heaving. He shouted, "Where's the madam? Tell her to come over and answer."

The housekeeper was speechless. "Master, the mistress packed up her things and went back to her parents' home just after noon. She packed two large carts. It looks like she doesn't plan to come back for a while."

"Asshole, why didn't you send someone to inform me when the Madam returned to her parents' home?"

"This... Aunt Cao won't allow..."

Aunt Cao happened to come over and immediately came up to her and said coquettishly, "Master, the mistress is angry. Let her hide at her parents' home for a while! If you don't go to pick her up for a long time, you're afraid she won't come back."

"You know shit!" Tang Xunze scolded her, "You didn't even bother to stop her. Not only did she pack up her things, she also emptied out all the savings in the mansion. Bitch, 20,000 taels, how dare she..."

Aunt Cao was also dumbfounded. She knew very well what the Tang family was like and how much wealth they had. The lady had taken out 20,000 taels, and the mansion basically became an empty shell.

"Is the lady crazy?"

Tang Xunze slapped her back, "You've raised me well, son. Why did you pick on that bastard Rong Tang when you could have picked on someone else? You'll have to pay him 20,000 taels for his horse."

Aunt Cao cried, "Ruoyun was just joking with her brother. Besides, the horse was just a mixed-haired gray horse, only good for pulling a cart. How could it be worth twenty thousand taels? It's not even worth fifty taels."

Tang Xunze was extremely annoyed. He knew of course that it couldn't be a Ferghana horse, but even if it was a mixed-haired gray horse, he couldn't find the original one. If Rong Tang cared about his face, he would never beat the son of the Feng family to stand up for Fu Yun.

"By the way, Fuyun."

Since Rong Tang is still willing to stand up for Fu Yun, he should at least give Fu Yun face and let Fu Yun get the money back.

"Where's the young master? Hasn't he come back yet?"

Unexpectedly, the eldest son did not come back, but the eighteen... no, eighty people from the Sima family who were as ferocious as wolves and tigers came.

To explain why the Sima family had the confidence to come and cause trouble, the short answer is that the family is large with many children and grandchildren, but that's why only their branch came, and the illegitimate children, the eldest son's family, and the side branches were not notified.

Not only that, although their descendants did not hold high official positions, they were all outstanding and none of them were in shabby positions. In particular, the fourth son, Sima Zhi, was a fourth-rank official and served in the military under Duke Du, a powerful figure.

Sima Xin, the eldest of the four brothers, rode forward and said, "Tang Xunze, you concealed your biological mother's identity as a Hu woman and deceived her into marrying my Sima family's legitimate daughter. You gave birth to a pair of children with Hu blood. Do you acknowledge them?"

Tang Xunze was shocked. "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't understand."

The fourth brother, with a violent temper, immediately shouted, "They said you were raised by a Hu woman and pretended to be a legitimate son to trick her into marriage. That's fine, but my sister gave birth to a child with Hu blood. You knew it was your own flesh and blood, so how have you treated them all these years? Are you still a human being?"

There were many people outside the door laughing at him, and Tang Xunze's mind exploded.