Shipin Dalizheng

"Okay, if you say it's not true, then it's definitely not true. There's nothing else to do now. Since you think the former master is reliable, he probably won't want to harm me. I owe him a favor."

Rong Qi said nothing more, asked Chang Chun to bring a horse over, mounted it and left.

Not long after, Rong Quan returned, bringing good news. "Master Tang, there's been a rumor going around about you flirting with Miss Tang. Madam Tang has come out to refute it. Guess what she said?"

What else can I say? I'm just thinking about my daughter's reputation and clearing his name at the same time.

"Mrs. Tang told the public that Young Master Tang had been engaged to the second daughter of the Tang family since childhood, so he wasn't an outsider. He was being chased hard yesterday, so he fled to the Tang residence in a panic and accidentally knocked over his fiancée. It wasn't considered frivolous or disrespectful."

After all, Rong Tang was still half able to move, and the shocking news made him fall off the bed.

Rong Quan panicked and shouted for help, wanting to help him up and put him to bed. However, he was old and Rong Tang was not light either, so he could not drag him, so he had to go and call for help.

Cailan, Rongxiu and the third master all rushed over and worked together to lift him onto the bed.

Cailan felt extremely guilty, "It's all my fault. I should have stayed by Master Tang's side all the time."

Rong Tang sighed. Even the eight Aunt Cailans couldn't stop Doctor Zhang's madness. If anyone had to stay, it would be Rong San.

Then he thought, what could Liu Rongsan do? Could he beat Doctor Zhang to death? If he didn't, he would return to the palace to file a complaint. In short, he would have to suffer as a guinea pig for a few more days.

"Aunt Cailan, what's going on with this engagement with the Tang family?"

It seems that Tang Buyun also said that he didn't take it seriously at the time.

Cailan was also confused. "I don't know either. Is it the eldest lady or the second lady who is engaged?"

"It's Miss Second."

"Tang Tiantian?"

Aunt Cailan frowned and said, "It's not very good."

"Why is she not good? Isn't she a good woman?"

"No, not really. Miss Tang Er looks weird, and every time she goes out, she's laughed at. No young man in the capital wants to marry her, and Madam Tang is terribly worried."

Rong Tang thought about Tang Tiantian, whom he had seen yesterday. Her small face was delicate and pretty, her eyes were bright and innocent, she was a stunning beauty. If there was anything strange about her, it was her hair, which was curled like a flower, with big waves, a strange hairstyle, and an inappropriate headdress.

He thought people in this world already knew how to perm their hair, but it turns out they were born that way.

Of course he couldn't marry Tang Tiantian, not because he disliked her weird hair, but because he was not able to do so.

"Bring me some paper. I'll write a letter to Mrs. Tang explaining that we should cancel the engagement."

Cailan brought some paper and Rongtang lay down to write the letter, but he felt that writing alone was not vivid enough, so he drew a few pictures, describing exactly how the accident happened.

"Aunt Cailan, please take it to the Tang residence and hand it directly to Madam Tang."

Cailan took the order and left.

At this moment, a quarrel also broke out at Lord Tang's house.

Madam Tang went out to dispel the rumors, but Lord Tang was unwilling to do so. He secretly favored the Jin family. Between the current Minister and the descendant of a long-dead uncle, everyone knew what to choose.

What's more...

Aunt Cao grumbled, "Madam, you've offended Minister Jin by doing this. Minister Jin is a third-rank official, three ranks higher than our master. Young Master Jin and Yu Nuan are already engaged. Once Young Master Jin inherits the title, he'll marry Yu Nuan as a countess. This will be an honor for our family. Madam, aren't you afraid of Minister Jin's blame for speaking in favor of that little thief?"

Madam Tang sternly said, "Are you going to disregard my daughter's honor because you're afraid of offending him? It's true that Tiantian and Young Master Rongtang are engaged, and I'm just telling the truth. Minister Jin, if you want to blame me, then so be it. And as for the engagement between Yu Nuan and Young Master Jin, how dare you, Aunt Cao, bring it up? That's clearly the engagement between Tiantian and Young Master Rongtang. Jin Yaoyang took Rongtang's place, and a concubine's daughter took the place of a legitimate daughter. It was a fake engagement. It was only mentioned verbally. Do Jin Yaoyang and Yu Nuan have a marriage certificate?"

"How can you say that, Madam? My sister is doing this for the good of our family! Tiantian looked so strange, and Master Jin didn't want to marry her, so he chose my Yu Nuan instead. Yu Nuan made so many sacrifices for the family, but when Madam speaks of her, it becomes my fault, mother and daughter."

Concubine Cao was about to wipe away her tears, feeling aggrieved. Lord Tang loudly rebuked Madam Tang, "You are the only one who is nosy, even going to other people's houses to explain this matter in person. Young Master Jin's inheritance of the title was personally approved by His Majesty. The golden words and jade words cannot be changed. Yu Nuan and Young Master Jin's engagement cannot be broken. I will go to Jingzhao Prefecture now and sue Rong Tang in person."

Madam Tang's face turned pale with anger. "Back then, Earl Jian'an promoted you. Madam Rong and I were close friends, and she didn't look down on us just because of your low rank. She was even willing to arrange a marriage with us. Now, are you going to repay kindness with enmity?"

Lord Tang was so enraged that he was about to strike Madam Tang when a servant suddenly came with a message, "Sir, Madam, Aunt Cailan from Concubine Rong's other courtyard is delivering a letter to Madam on behalf of Master Rong Tang."

Lord Tang said coldly: "If you don't know Rong Tang, drive him away."

Madam Tang's face changed and she was about to speak out to stop him, but Master Tang gave an order, "Send the lady back to her yard and guard the door. She is not allowed to step out of the yard without my permission."

Madam Tang was so angry that she was shaking. "Master, you are so bold now. Aren't you afraid of offending Concubine Rong?"

Lord Tang snorted coldly, "So what if she's offended? She's a concubine without a prince, and she's not favored. She only has a concubine title, and even Concubine Yu, the mother of Prince Rui, can't suppress her."

In the end, the Tang family is still headed by Lord Tang, and Mrs. Tang was quickly taken away by servants.

Cailan waited outside the door for a long time, only to see the messenger come back and wave him away, "Go, go! Our master said he doesn't know anyone named Rong and won't see him. If you know what's good for you, leave now."

Cailan's face turned pale with anger. Because Concubine Rong was not favored, the servants in the other courtyard had always kept a low profile and had never had any dealings with the other mansions. But she never expected that even a fifth-rank minor official would not take Concubine Rong seriously.

She rebuked him harshly, "Our queen is also a second-rank concubine in the palace. How dare Lord Tang conclude that she can't discipline an official who disrespects her?"

The gatekeeper didn't care about that at all; he just chased people away, his words becoming increasingly harsh. Cailan couldn't stand the anger anymore and was about to leave when she saw a young man coming around the corner. He was very recognizable: he was one of the only two big names in the capital, Tang Fuyun, the eldest son of the Tang family.

Tang Fuyun saw a middle-aged woman standing at the door of his house, hesitating for a long time and about to leave. The woman was dressed neatly and decently, but her hairstyle was that of an old lady who would never marry. He walked up to her and asked, "What can I do for you, aunt?"

Cailan was overjoyed. She had come to deliver the letter originally to Mrs. Tang, the mother of the eldest young master Tang, so it would not be a bad idea for him to take it in.

"Master Tang, this is a letter from our Master Tang to his wife. Please help me deliver it to her."

As he said this, he glared at the boy.

No matter how arrogant the servant was, he dared not offend the eldest young master and just lowered his head and pretended not to see him.