Shipin Dalizheng

Rong An simply couldn't bear to look at her face. What a foolish woman! She had such an idea.

"What engagement? Come and talk to our Sima family."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sima Xin, Sima Zhi, Madam Tang, and Tang Tiantian all entered the hall.

Rong Zhan stepped forward and briefly explained the cause and effect. Before the Sima family could speak, Mother Yao pulled Yaohui in front of them and said, "Master Sima, Madam Tang, this is our Madam's biological son. Your eldest daughter, Princess Changping, should be the fiancée of our Master Yaohui."

Mrs. Tang looked very unhappy. She ignored her and asked the young man, "Your name is Yaohui?"

Yaohui said: "Yes..."

Madam Tang stopped him from saying anything else and pulled out two scrolls from her bosom. One was the marriage certificate she and Madam Rong had written, and the other was the imperial decree just issued by the emperor. She handed them both to Nangong Jing, "Your Excellency, these are both marriage certificates. In both copies, the person who is engaged to my daughter is Rong Tang. I don't care what bloody incident happened many years ago, who is Rong Tang, who is my son-in-law, and who this Yaohui is. It has nothing to do with my daughter. Your Excellency, do I make sense?"

Nangong Jing nodded, "That makes sense."

Mother Yao's face changed. "Mrs. Tang, there must be some unavoidable reason for this. Yaohui has changed his name..."

"I don't care about that."

Madam Tang was extremely adamant. "Even if there were a thousand reasons, it was Rong Tang who came to my daughter when she was being bullied and ridiculed. He has an ID card and a family register; he's my son-in-law. Now, whoever comes to compete for the title of Earl of Jian'an or the Rong family fortune can take it all. But for this engagement, my family only recognizes Rong Tang."

Rong Xiu shouted, "Madam Tang, you can't be so unreasonable. It was Yaohui's mother who arranged your marriage. He is the heir to the Rong family, and he should be the one to marry Princess Changping."

Tang Tiantian's face turned pale and she leaned towards her mother. Madam Tang comforted her, pulled her behind her, turned around and scolded, "You damn heir, you're just a coward. You don't show up when you should, and wait until others have done what they should do, then you come out and reap the benefits. Are you trying to become relatives with our Sima family? A few months ago, you despised our bad reputation and insisted on breaking off the engagement. Did you think I knew nothing? She's my daughter too, and you looked down on her then, but now you're attracted to her? Bah, you're attracted to my daughter's status as a princess. You're not sure who I am. You see, you're also a scholar. In life, status and money are important, but face is also important. A real man who wants glory and wealth should earn his own share to ennoble his wife and children. Don't be like a maggot and just want to take advantage of what's ready-made."

For a moment, Yaohui's face turned red as blood, and he was angry and resentful.

Rong Tang spat out a mouthful of tea, but it seemed that he did not choke. Sima Zhi hurried over to pat him on the back, and the Sima family's position was clearly stated.

Rong Xiu took two steps back, eyes full of disbelief, "You...you guys..."

Mrs. Tang got angry and pushed Tang Tiantian towards Rong Tang. In order to prevent Tang Tiantian from falling, Rong Tang reached out and hugged her. With a cry of surprise, she sat on his lap.

Madam Tang said, "My daughter is already Rong Tang's. She can only marry him in this life. No matter what you say, she will not marry anyone else except him."

Rong Xiu was stunned, Tang Tiantian's pretty face turned red, and she jumped off Rong Tang's legs to escape, but the blush on her face spread to behind her ears.

Nangong Jing coughed and said, "For all the reasons mentioned above, Young Master Yaohui has no right to be engaged to Princess Changping, whether in terms of reason or law."

Mother Yao opened her mouth, but seeing Madam Tang's determination, she realized that it was pointless to insist any further, so she changed her tone and said, "The engagement can be cancelled, but this title and property must be returned to our Yaohui."

Nangong Jing was also in a dilemma. Although Yaohui was not respectful or honest in his actions, if he was really Rong Zheng's grandson, the title and property had to be returned.

Rong Tang put down his teacup and said slowly, "Yao, you keep saying that Yaohui is the true heir of the Rong family. This is just one side of the story. It hasn't been confirmed yet!"

Mother Yao asked, "How do you want to implement this?"

"At least you have to tell the truth about what happened back then. Everyone knows that Young Master Rong was sent away for treatment. Madam Rong herself believed so, otherwise she wouldn't have sent people to find him in her final days. You should explain why Madam Rong, as the biological mother, didn't know that her own son was in Shangjing City, not far from her. And her most trusted maid kept her secret until her death? Or, Madam Rong actually knew her son's whereabouts, but deliberately refused to recognize him and brought back a fake one to clear the way for her son so that she could come out and reap the benefits after the dust settled?"

Nangong Jing closed his eyes. He had dug a huge hole. It seemed like he had found a perfect excuse for Yao, but in fact, he couldn't climb out after jumping in.

Mother Yao blinked her eyes. She originally had her own explanation, but now when she compared it with Rong Tang's, it seemed that this one was more rigorous and had no flaws.

"That's right. When Madam gave birth to the child, she was afraid that Lord Jin would harm him, so she pretended that the child was sick and sent him away. In fact, the real young master changed his name and hid him, asking me to raise him well. Lord Jin did not suspect him and thought that the young master was dead for so many years, so the young master was able to grow up safely. Madam sent people to find Young Master Tang and brought him back. She didn't intend to find him back. She even hinted to Rong San at that time and Rong Zhan today that even if she could find a fake one, she would not allow the title to fall into Jin Yaoyang's hands. This is Madam's sincere love for her son. As for what you have done for the Jian'an Earl's Mansion, our Madam is kind enough to consider it as compensation for your hire money. You name a price and Young Master Yaohui will give it to you on Madam's behalf."

Rong Xiu opened her mouth and said, "Mother Yao, that's not what you told me. You said the Madam didn't know either, and that you kept the Young Master from her without telling her."

Mother Yao hurriedly explained, "If this gets out, Madam's reputation will be bad, so I didn't tell you the truth. Madam, compared to the Rong family's bloodline, that's nothing."

Madam Tang exclaimed in shock, "Impossible. Madam Rong is not like that. I've known her since childhood, and she's as bold and daring as any man. She wouldn't do something like that, letting someone else take the risk for her."

Mother Yao argued, "Mrs. Tang, since this concerns her own son, it's understandable that she would resort to some trickery, right?"

Mrs. Tang was silent for a moment. "Then let me ask you, was the child born with any disease?"

Mother Yao was speechless for a moment, and said that he must be sick, but Yaohui was not sick. She said that he was not sick, because everyone knew that the real young master was sick and that was why he was sent away.

Rong Tang had a heart disease and was sent to see Dr. Mo. Now Dr. Mo is at ~'s house. The chain of evidence is complete, and the rumors over the past decade have formed a perfect closed loop that is irrefutable.

Yaohui was also sick when he was a child. She couldn't even find a doctor to treat him or who cured him.

He opened his mouth for a long moment before saying, "Madam's biological son is not sick. She brought a child home from outside and pretended he was her own. The doctor examined him and said he had a heart disease, so she sent someone to take him away for medical treatment, pretending he was her own son. In fact, all these years, Madam also believed that the child was dead, and she sent people to look for him only as a test."

Rong Zhan's eyes were red with anger. "You're talking nonsense! We went looking for Young Master Rong, and three of us died. Now you're telling me I was deceived. I'm still a seventh-rank Cloud Cavalry Guard, and I'll definitely file a complaint with the Imperial Palace. I'll have this damned title of Earl of Jian'an revoked, and we'll all go our separate ways."

Mother Yao was speechless, "We can't do this!"

Rong Tang smiled, "Why not?"