Shipin Dalizheng

The middle-aged maid who led the group rushed forward excitedly, "Don't be afraid, sir. We are Empress Rong's people."

Rong Tang was stunned.

The maidservant introduced herself repeatedly, "I am Cailan, the second-rank maidservant of Concubine Rong before she entered the palace. Now I am guarding her dowry house for her. This is the steward Rong Quan, the guard Changchun, and Madam Wei, who is in charge of purchasing for the house. It was she who heard on the street today that you were being hunted by the Jin family and ran back to report the news. God bless you to be safe. Come, come with us."

These people claimed to be Concubine Rong, and their expressions did not seem fake, so Rong Tang chose to believe them almost immediately.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Several people immediately walked around Rong Tang, protecting him as they walked in one direction. Not long after they went, they ran into Rong San and Rong Si.

Rong San wiped the sweat from his face and asked, "Master, are you okay?"

When Rong Tang heard his name change, he subconsciously glanced at him and asked, "Have you seen Rong Wu and Rong Qi?"

"Ah, Rong Wu and Rong Qi went in another direction to look for you. I'll send him a message right away."

The so-called transmission of information is to leave their unique marks in some inconspicuous places to guide Rong Wu and Rong Qi to find them.

Fortunately, the people from the Jin family were searching the Tang Mansion, and there was no trace of them anywhere. They soon arrived at Concubine Rong's house outside the palace.

Cailan looked outside for a while and found no one following her, so she closed the door.

They were safe for the time being and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Now that they had come here, no matter how brave Jin Yaoyang was, he would not dare to break into Rong Fei's house blatantly.

Cailan looked at Rong Tang worriedly, "Sir, how are you injured?"

Rong San was described as being in a dishevel, with tattered clothes, and looked quite miserable, but in fact, it was not that serious.

"Oh, it's nothing, don't worry. Aunt Cailan, I had a quick meeting with my aunt the day before yesterday, but I never got to talk to her, and I don't know her current situation. How is she? Has she been implicated in the palace?"

He always felt that if his aunt was favored, the Jin family would never have the courage to take over the entire family, and it had reached the point where it was not concealed.

Cai Lan said calmly, "Your Majesty's situation is just like that. It's not very good, but fortunately it's not very bad either. Although you don't have any favors, you still have basic decency."

Rong Tang frowned. This was similar to what the Third Master said. He didn't know how basic this "basic decency" was. Was it just enough to avoid starving to death?

"The Jin family is so rampant, but has your aunt never complained to the emperor? Or did the emperor not care even after she complained?"

If the emperor had shown any sign of intention, the Jin family would not have dared to do such a drastic thing.

Cailan paused for a moment, "Your Majesty will not tell the Emperor about the affairs of the Jian'an Marquis' Mansion."

"Why?"

Cailan thought about it. Now the young master is the only bloodline of the Jian'an Marquis' Mansion and will be the person in charge of the Marquis' Mansion in the future. Nothing should be hidden from him.

"More than ten years ago, Lord Earl used his life's military achievements and the Empress's future favor to exchange for the Emperor's decree recognizing the son born by the Madam's marriage as the heir to the Earl's Mansion."

Rong Tang was choked. As expected, in the ancient people's thinking, a grandson born by a daughter could not be closer than a relative of the same surname within the fifth degree of kinship. If no one in the Rong family was willing to adopt the son, Earl Jian'an would not have spent so much money.

It seems that when the emperor agreed to marry the Earl of Jian'an, he was under certain pressure from the court and society, so that now, whether out of his own heart or other purposes, he turns a blind eye to what happened in the Earl of Jian'an's mansion and lets it develop.

If the son born to Mrs. Rong grows up safely and healthily, he will inherit the title as agreed. If by chance he dies and his husband's family takes advantage of him, he will let it go and do what is reasonable.

"Is my aunt living well in the palace?"

Cailan sighed, "What's the point of saying we can't get by. When Madam was still in control of the Earl's Mansion, she could always provide for us. Later, when Madam was seriously ill, the Jin family took control of the Earl's Mansion, cutting off Madam's support, and things became difficult for her. Fortunately, the Seventh Princess is older and favored by the Emperor, so she can protect Madam."

Rong Tang was silent. He now understood why his aunt was involved in the fight for the throne even though she had no prince. She must need a helper to survive safely in the palace.

Rong Wu and Rong Qi came over, but Rong San remained silent. When everyone gathered, the four of them suddenly knelt down and called out in unison, "Master."

Rong Tang looked at Rong San inquiringly, "What is this...?"

Rong San pulled out four deeds from his pocket and said solemnly, "Master, these are our indentures. Now we are all yours, Master. From now on, in life and death, we will be loyal to you alone."

"What did your previous master say?"

"I explained my master's intentions to my former master, and he expressed his understanding. He said that we had exposed ourselves to the public and could no longer follow him. He also said that we had completed the mission given to us and played our due role by his side, and that he was willing to end the master-servant relationship with us and leave us to our own devices. After discussing it, we all voluntarily followed you, master, and vowed to never regret it or betray you."

Rong Tang was delighted. He used Qiao as an example to force several people to make a choice. At least their former master was reasonable.

"However, we also have a few small requests."

"You speak."

Rong San considered and said, "We swear to be loyal only to our master from now on, but morally we cannot harm our former master. Therefore, we hope that our master will not question us about anything concerning our former master. Let everything take its course. If our master learns of this in the future, it will be God's will."

"What if your former master wants to harm me in the future?"

Rong San paused and said, "We won't take the initiative to do anything that would harm our former master, but if our former master harms you, then you are our enemy."

Rong Tang nodded, it was quite reasonable.

"I also promise you that I won't become his enemy unless he harms me. Also, I owe him a favor, and as long as it's within the bounds of morality, I'm willing to repay him once."

Rong San and the others breathed a sigh of relief. With that being said, Rong Tang and their former master were actually half allies. This was really great.

All along, they had been burdened with a heavy burden. Their former master had great ambitions, and as subordinates, they naturally followed him wholeheartedly, doing everything in their power to help him. Rong Tang possessed immense power and was a great help to his former master, but he had no intention of doing so. Forcing him would be counterproductive and undesirable.

They had sworn an oath not to tell Rong Tang's secret, but when facing their former master, they always felt guilty and felt that they had become unfaithful people who were playing two women at the same time.

They wanted to continue to stay with Rong Tang, but Rong Tang couldn't completely trust them. He was distressed and entangled for many days, but now he was finally relieved.

Among the few people, the one who felt the most relaxed was Rong Si, who always had a low sense of presence. His look of relief at having been reborn made Rong Tang unable to help but look at him a few more times.