Shipin Dalizheng

Doctor Zhang disdained to argue with a little girl and wanted to bypass her to chase Rong Tang. However, Chuncao was very clingy and kept pestering him, unable to get away.

Rong Tang entered the East Flower Hall. Rong Xiu stood up nervously, not knowing what to say.

The Third Master had just chatted with her for a while when he stood up to comfort her, "Don't be so distant. The young master is the next head of our clan, but he is also a junior and respects the elders. He told me about this matter. It was my confusion that made me so focused on searching the village that I forgot about you."

Rong Tang looked at Rong Xiu, "Grandma, did Aunt You say anything to you?"

Rong Xiu murmured, "She said that the clan needs a woman of sufficient seniority to suppress the old lady of the Jin family, but I... I am just a nun, what can I do?"

"Who said you were a monk?"

Rong Tang sat down opposite them and said slowly, "From this moment on, Great Aunt has returned to secular life."

"But...but..." Rong Xiu was speechless.

"Third Master, tell my great aunt if I mean what I say."

"Calculate!"

The Third Master slammed the table and said firmly, "Sister Xiu, Master Tang is the head of our Rong family. He means what he says. He recognizes you as the great aunt of the Jian'an Earl's Mansion, so you are. You are not old yet, and you still have many years to live. Are you willing to live alone in a nunnery? Listen to Third Brother, return to secular life, and become a Taifu."

Rong Tang has always felt that the most courageous and knowledgeable person in the entire Rongjia Village is the Third Master, who is much better than those younger generations. Unfortunately, he is too old.

"But I'm too lucky."

Rong Xiu burst into tears. "I killed three fiancés, the uncle, the uncle's wife, and three young masters."

Rong Tang didn't know that she was under such great pressure.

"Grandma, this has nothing to do with you. You are not unlucky with anyone. Everyone has his or her own destiny. Whether he or she lives or dies, it is no one else's fault."

Rong Xiu covered her face and cried. After so many years, someone finally said that she was not destined to be unlucky.

"Master, what can I do?"

"Grandma, just call me Atang. From now on, you will be the Grandma of the Jian'an Marquis's Mansion, so you must act like a lady. If the old woman from the Jin family comes to make trouble, just fight her. If she scolds you, scold you back. If she hits you, hit you back. Don't be afraid of her, but don't let her. If she wants to play dead, you must be the first to lie on the ground..."

Rong Tang taught Rong Xiu some tricks on how to deal with evil women, and Rong Xiu was stunned.

"This this?!"

"Why, can't the great aunt use it?"

Rong Xiu blushed a little. She had been taught in the uncle's house for several years, and she was taught to be a gentle and virtuous woman, not someone who would make a fuss and throw a tantrum.

Third Master was afraid that if she said no, Rong Tang would give up, so he encouraged her, "It's not difficult. You grew up in the village as a child, so just treat it like the women in the village arguing. You're in the right, and you're older, so you'll have the upper hand over Old Lady Jin. Besides, you can only use this trick against Old Lady Jin. You can do whatever you want to other good families' old ladies and young ladies. If you really don't like it, ask Third Sister-in-law to help you make up for it some other time."

Rong Xiu blushed, "Why don't you just ask your third sister-in-law to come?"

"Don't do that! Your third sister-in-law is a bully at home, but she doesn't dare to say a word outside. Don't be afraid, Master Tang tells you to do this, so just do it."

The Third Master suddenly thought of the four troublemakers who were stationed elsewhere. "Could it be that sending these lazy women here is also for the same reason?"

"There's a little bit of similarity, but not entirely. Third Master, a wicked woman has her uses. This time, I want the Jin family to experience firsthand how to fight a war of public opinion."

Rong San poked his head out, "Master, Rong Si and Rong Wu are back."

Rong Tang stood up and told Cai Lan who had just come in, "Aunt, please arrange a room for the Third Master and the Great Aunt to stay in."

"I was just about to say that Madam Wei has prepared the meal and wanted to know when it will be served."

"Let's all eat together. I'll take the others to the West Flower Hall. We'll discuss things over there, so don't let anyone get close."

Over in the West Flower Hall, Rong Si and Rong Wu each presented their own secret investigation results.

"Master, this is the Jin family's dirty laundry, from the big stuff like Jin Shizhao accepting bribes to the small stuff like a concubine secretly meeting a groom."

Rong Tang muttered, "This looks like a big deal. Is there anything about Yang? It would be best if it were the secret story of their affair many years ago. Be detailed and filthy..."

The hint was quite obvious, and even though Rong Si was honest, he understood it.

"Maybe... there must be, there must be. Master, I will definitely bring it back tomorrow."

Next is Rong Wu, who is mainly investigating the Jin family's occupation of the Bo Mansion's assets. Under Rong Tang's guidance, the process of occupation becomes more tragic and requires witnesses and physical evidence.

Rong Wu also said that he would bring the evidence back tomorrow so that the Jin family could not deny it.

"Okay, let's eat first."

During the meal break, Chang Chun returned and reported to Rong Tang, "Eunuch Li lay at the door of Minister Jin's residence, unable to get up. Minister Jin finally paid Eunuch Li five hundred taels as compensation, and Eunuch Li left cursing."

Rong Tang sighed, "Look, the Jin family can only bully me. If they run into others, they will be slaughtered. Jin Shizhao doesn't even dare to cry to His Majesty. This is a broken world. Being someone's son is really frustrating."

Rong San and the others remained silent, feeling aggrieved. Jin Yaoyang, however, didn't feel the same way. Regardless of the Southern or Northern Dynasties, he had never been valued or loved by his family elders. He was clearly a man of great ability and talent, so why was his kinship so superficial? It was puzzling.

After dinner, Rong San, Rong Si, and Rong Wu all went out to do things. Rong Qi was so anxious that he scratched his head and said, "What about me? What should I do?"

"Didn't I tell you to recover? Don't you want this leg anymore?"

Rong Qi pulled up his trouser leg and found that his injured leg was indeed red and swollen.

Rong Tang frowned, "Let's go and see Doctor Zhang."

"I'm fine. I'll be fine in two days."

Rong Tang looked at him seriously, "I don't keep idlers or useless people here. If you are really lame, get out of here."

Rong Qi clenched his fists and suddenly said, "They have all been upgraded, but I haven't."

"What level did you upgrade to? How come I don't know?"

Rong Qi pursed his lips, "You call them Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, but what about me? You didn't call me Seventh Brother!"

Rong Tang chuckled. Rong Qi had always been the most awkward one among the four, with the most problems. In the beginning, he was very dissatisfied with him, but now he was jealous just because of the name.

He didn't have the master-servant hierarchy in mind, and Rong San and the others were more like comrades to him. The indentures of these men all had these names, but Rong Tang knew they weren't originally called by these names. He felt it was a bit disrespectful to address his comrades by numbers, so he called them "brothers" instead.

But three, four, five, and seven are not their rankings. When he has free time, he thinks he should change them to real names.

Everyone around him should have a name, not a number.