Shipin Dalizheng

At home, she heard from her parents and brothers that this Earl of Jian'an was a ruthless gangster who led his troops outside and engaged in all kinds of extortion, theft, robbery, and fraud. He had swindled tens of thousands of taels of silver from businesses in the north and south. However, for some reason, he had a lot of grievances and was holding some resentment in his heart.

Now, compared with the cruelty of Earl Jian'an towards the Chu family, their Cui family has been quite gentle. At least his father, mother and grandfather have accepted it with patience.

As soon as she left, Zhao Ling felt a little embarrassed, "I'm afraid I won't be able to finish this work before the New Year."

Tang Tiantian said: "It's okay, it's all my fault. I'll take some home and stay up late tonight to finish it. I have to give them an explanation."

Mrs. Tang looked at her daughter and then at her son-in-law. She thought her son-in-law would not like what his daughter did. In her impression, no man would like his wife to not put the family first and do something that ordinary people thought was meaningless.

Unexpectedly, Rong Tang just said, "Don't stay up too late. If you can't finish it, come to me for help."

Zhao Ling rolled up his sleeves and cried, "Cousin, please go away now! Don't delay us! Just get married! It's so corny."

Madam Tang said with a smile, "My dear son-in-law, there will be a banquet at the mansion tomorrow, you must come!"

Tiantian was named a princess, which was also a happy event for the Sima family. They took the opportunity to publicize it and restore Tiantian's reputation.

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After leaving the Actuary Society, walk a few blocks and you will arrive at the shop of the Bo Mansion that was previously closed down due to the Liang family's involvement. Although all the shops have been taken back, half of them have not been rented out. There are big locks on the doors, affecting the prosperity of the entire street.

He hadn't had time to consider whether to rent it all out or develop a new business. He had originally considered continuing the Liang family's relatively decent business, but after being away from Beijing for a few months, the Liang family's business had been completely eaten up, leaving nothing behind.

Such a long row of shops gave Rong Tang a headache. After all, he was not good at doing business and had not learned any useful skills in modern times. He could not figure out a plan for the time being.

Seeing him troubled, Rong Qianqi scratched his head and said, "Master, I see that Dr. Mo is sitting at home with nothing to do. Why not give him a few clinics to open? He is very famous and should be able to make money opening a clinic."

When thinking of Dr. Mo, I also think of Zhang Pojun. Both old men knew of each other's existence, but they just avoided each other. Dr. Mo would never go to Rongjia Village or Fuxin Village, and Zhang Pojun would never mention coming to Shangjing City to find him.

Rong Tang sighed, "If I don't give it to him, I'll be fine. If I do, Old Man Zhang will definitely lash out and accuse me of being biased. But since I've brought him back, I must make sure he's settled."

He already had a plan in mind.

Although the establishment of the Imperial College was a spur-of-the-moment decision, now that the Emperor had given his approval, he had to see it through. He had already thought of a position for Dr. Mo: the Dean of the Medical College affiliated with the Imperial College.

As for whether Zhang Pojun will give any suggestions, we will talk about it when the time comes.

As he was speaking, he ran into Mrs. Ma and her daughter shopping.

Since arriving in the capital, the family had been living in the Ministry of Personnel's posthouse, awaiting their official assignments after the Lunar New Year. Rong Tang had already contacted Emperor Xuanning, who also agreed to assign Master Ma to the refugee camp they were hosting in Jiangnan. All that was left was an imperial decree.

After greeting, Madam Ma came to greet him with a radiant smile, "Did Lord Annan come to the palace to express his gratitude? I wonder when the mansion will hold a banquet to celebrate?"

Given the close relationship between the Ma family and Earl Annan, it was necessary for them to come and show their support.

Rong Tang replied, hands behind his back, "Without the wife of the head steward in the mansion, the banquet will not be held. However, there will be a banquet at Princess Changping's house tomorrow. Madam Ma might as well go and make friends with Madam Tang. In the future, you will have someone to talk to in the capital."

After they parted, seeing Rong Tang walking away, Miss Ma timidly said, "Mother, isn't the Earl of Annan the fiancé of Princess Jing? Why does he have a fiancée here?"

Madam Ma covered her mouth and said, "Don't say anything. Princess Hejing's marriage was arranged by someone, so it naturally doesn't count now. Miss Tang was betrothed since she was born, and she has a marriage certificate and an arranged marriage, so it is naturally more in line with etiquette and law than Princess Hejing's."

"Ah? But Princess Hejing is also very good! Dad has always thought highly of Princess Hejing, and you, Mom, have also said that she is good."

Madam Ma sighed, "This is not our business. Jiangnan is in chaos. Our family was able to follow Annanbo to the north to avoid the war. He even asked for a house for us to live in. This is already a great favor. We can't care about anything else."

What her mother and daughter didn't know was that Rong Tang had very good hearing and heard most of the conversation.

The engagement with Princess Hejing was ridiculous. He had thought about canceling it when he went to Jiangnan, but he didn't see Hejing and didn't know where she had gone.

After returning to the mansion, Rong Zhan came to report the tracking information.

"That Yao, I've found out, is Mother Yao's nephew. Besides Yao Decai, there's another fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy in that courtyard. I heard he's very good at studying and has already passed the imperial examination."

"Who is that young man to Mother Yao?"

"This is even more strange. This morning, Yao Decai came to tell Mother Yao about the theft at home. Mother Yao didn't care about the property, but first asked if the young master was okay. Master, Mother Yao and her nephew called the young man "Young Master."

Rong Tang's lips curled up, "This is very subtle. Mother Yao was once Madam Rong's confidant. She was serving Madam Rong in the spring. When did she change her master and recognize the young master of another family?"

Rong Zhan's face became even more peculiar. "I've inquired about it. That boy was raised by Mother Yao. The neighbors all thought he was her grandson, but she herself said he wasn't, and that someone else had fostered him with her. After Yao Decai came to see her today, she left the house, used her own private money to buy Yao Decai some things, and then came back and went into Madam Tai's room. I dare to guess that they must be scheming."

Rong Tang paced in circles, pondering Mother Yao. She'd claimed to be Madam Rong's confidant the moment she arrived, and he'd believed her. She'd also believed her when she'd said Madam Rong had told her to sell the drug and commit suicide. Ever since Rong Xiu arrived, she'd been following her, watching her every word and action. So, perhaps, from another perspective, everything Rong Xiu said and did was deliberately manipulated by Mother Yao?

What a mistake. I actually trusted Mother Yao so much and never thought of checking her background.

Regardless of the truth, it is a fact that she instigated the mistress of the house to move money and property to support her nephew. If it is exposed, expelling her would be the least of her punishment.

"Don't move yet. Let's see what they're up to. They didn't report the theft to the police, which shows they're guilty. Oh, and call Butler Tao. He's the one who found Madam Yao, so he needs an explanation."

Butler Tao and Nanny Xi were taking care of the New Year's preparations at the mansion. When he heard his master calling him, he ran over to answer the call.

"Mother Yao?"

Butler Tao's heart skipped a beat. "Master, Madam Yao was truly Madam's confidant. After Madam's death, she was driven out. This old servant asked her to come back because he thought she was one of the few elderly people in the mansion who could help take care of the housework."

As a result, Mother Yao was unable to take care of the household affairs and became someone close to the old lady. Looking at the old lady's behavior during this period, she was not competent in her duty of admonishing the old lady.

Rong Tang asked again, "She once said that my mother was in the late stages of a serious illness and could have lived until I returned, but she was afraid that my father would control me because of her, so she ordered her to buy poison and die early. What do you think about this?"

Housekeeper Tao was horrified. "How dare she? Master, I know nothing about this. I only heard that the lady kept talking about the young master before she died. I think she was looking forward to her son coming back to see her. How could she want to die?"

Rong Tang secretly cursed himself for being so stupid. He actually believed what Mother Yao said. What if it wasn't as she said?