Shipin Dalizheng

Wu Guanjia suppressed his anger and said, "I just said it was Yang's uncle."

Rong Tang threw another handful of peanuts at him, hitting his forehead and it hurt quite a bit. "I'm giving you face, right? You're just a lowly concubine who got favored by having affairs with other men. You don't even have the necessary paperwork to become a concubine, yet you still dare to call me uncle. Steward Tao, go and look around the capital tomorrow to see if there's any respectable official or noble mansion that calls their concubine's brother uncle. How did this old blackhead become a steward when he doesn't know the rules?"

Butler Wu looked extremely unhappy and stole a glance at Butler Tao. Butler Tao hurriedly took a few steps away to show that he was not familiar with him.

Butler Wu lowered his head and wiped the sweat off his face. He had said the wrong thing. If it got out, it would be confirmed that he didn't know the rules.

The Minister's Mansion is now the laughing stock of the capital, but we must not make ourselves even more ridiculous.

"I said the wrong thing. The two Yangs are not uncles, but cousins, the old lady's nephews. What the master and the old lady meant is that they are all relatives, so there is no need to make things awkward."

"If the old lady's nephew were to destroy the Minister's residence, that would be fine, but why are they destroying our Rong family? What does our Rong family owe the Yang family?"

"This... Master Tang, this is all a misunderstanding. When the late Madam was seriously ill, it was Concubine Yang who took over the management of the estate. Ultimately, it was the Master who allowed this. The Cousin was merely a hired manager. Master Tang is holding on to this, and ultimately he's going to confront the Master. If this gets out, Master Tang will be extremely disrespectful!"

Damn, after all, as long as we keep targeting the Yang brothers, Jin Shizhao will definitely stand in front.

"Butler Wu means that Yang Lianye is just a hired shopkeeper? His employer is still my uncle's mansion?"

Wu Guanjia wanted to say, "It's not the Earl's Mansion, it's the Minister's Mansion." His expression also regained a little arrogance. "If my son sues me, I will be struck by lightning."

"That's right. I advise Master Tang that since Master has sent me to make a plea, Master Tang should just stop while he's ahead. As for the Jin family's assets and the Rong family's assets, as long as Master is alive, he has the final say. Also, open the doors to the courtyards of the old lady and Concubine Yang in the Bo Mansion as soon as possible to welcome them in, or at least let them take their belongings out. Otherwise, if anything is missing, even the nominal young lady will be branded a thief."

Housekeeper Tao scolded him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Miss Xiu is the head of the Bo Mansion and the elder of the old lady. How can a guest accuse the host of being a thief?"

Rong Tang laughed, "Old Wutou, are you trying to scare me? Okay, since you admit that Yang is an employee, then I wonder what the Jingzhao Prefecture will say about falsifying accounts and stealing the owner's property. Rong Zhan, go and get our shop deed and account books."

Rong Zhan agreed, without even looking at Butler Wu, he pulled out a horse and left.

Butler Wu's eyelids twitched. He didn't know why they were talking about cooking the books again. This didn't sound good.

"This, you, Master Tang..."

"roll!"

Butler Wu was about to say something when Rong Shen went up to him, twisted his hands, dragged him out, and kicked him on the butt, knocking him flat on his back.

Butler Wu shouted outside, "Tao Ting, won't you say a word? If we return to the city, the master will not let you go."

Butler Tao was speechless.

Butler Wu howled a few times but no one paid any attention. Thinking that he had to go back and report the fake accounts, he quickly got on the carriage and left.

"Butler Tao."

"The little one is here."

How's the turtle I gave you?"

"Very good, very cheerful."

Butler Tao was a little worried, remembering the prince's instructions that the turtle should neither be raised to death nor fattened.

"There's only one, and it's too lonely. So, the servants in the Bo's Mansion will each raise one and can't let it go. Anyone who doesn't want to raise a turtle can get out."

Tongqian jumped up and shouted, "Master, I'm going to catch a turtle. There's one in the river to the south. I've seen it before."

"Go!"

Tongqian shouted and called Li Jin to go to the village to call a few younger brothers to go with him.

"In that case, Steward Tao, don't leave yet. After dinner, take Wang Ba with you."

Steward Tao felt so bitter in his heart. The prince asked the servants in the Bo's mansion to raise turtles. Everyone knew who he was trying to disgust.

But Minister Jin was so injured that he didn't dare to take the responsibility.

After a while, Housekeeper Tao said carefully, "Sir, we have something going on in our house, and I don't know how to handle it. I'll let you make the decision."

"what's up?"

"That's right..." Steward Tao said, suppressing his embarrassment. "That day, Jin Yaoyang gathered most of the young and strong men from the Minister's Mansion and the Earl's Mansion to surround the Crown Prince. Many of the injured were originally sent to major medical clinics for treatment, but in fact, they were spreading rumors about the Crown Prince's tyranny. That Yang was very wicked. Seeing that the serious injuries would cost a lot of money, she didn't want to pay, so the clinic sent everyone back. Even the people from the Minister's Mansion and the Earl's Mansion blocked the door of the Earl's Mansion, threatening to sue the Jingzhao Prefecture if they didn't pay the medical expenses."

Rong Tang let out a "Hey yo," "Who wants to sue this prince? Are they those servants who got beaten?"

"It's a medical clinic. I stayed there for a few days, and the basic treatment costs were quite high."

After all, there are many injured.

"Minister Jin won't speak out? And that bunch of murderers, why do they think that this prince should pay?"

"Butler Wu came out and said that Jin Yaoyang had already paid for the medical expenses of injuring the prince, so the prince also had to pay for the medical expenses of injuring a servant. In fact, the young and strong servants in our mansion are in a panic and dare not ask the prince to pay. It's all the commotion from the Minister's Mansion."

"Interesting! They beat up their master and still want him to compensate them. Okay, Rong Shen, go and sell all the things that caused the trouble at the gate of the mansion... No, donate them all."

Rong Shen was a little confused, "Donate?"

I've only heard of donating money or materials, but never of donating people.

"If the imperial court has any mines, they must be desperately short of manpower. It's said that in previous years, they also sent people from the homes of convicted officials. These slaves betray their masters and bully them; they deserve to be beaten to death. Donating them to the imperial court to open a mine would be the best of both worlds."

Butler Wu kept his head down and dared not say a word. He was also one of those who betrayed and bullied his master. The only difference was that he did not personally take action to block the enemy that day.

"As for the cost of the medicine, have the clinic ask the Minister's Mansion for it. Whoever delivers it should pay the money. It's only natural."

Butler Tao's palms were almost sweating. The Third Master said, "Don't just condemn them all. Ask about the situation. For those whose crimes are minor and who are forced into a desperate situation, give them a way out. After all, we are all servants and we obey the master's orders in everything."

Butler Tao said hurriedly, "Third Master has a point. Not everyone is willing to listen to Jin Yaoyang's orders. Even the servants' monthly wages come from Concubine Yang. If they offend them, their livelihood will become a problem."

Rong Tang said in a gloomy tone, "But I don't know who will pay for the monthly wages of the servants in the two mansions in the end?"

Butler Tao kept repeating what he said, but in the end he had nothing to say. The monthly allowances for the two mansions were all debited from the account of the Bo Mansion.

So these people, including myself, deserved to die.

Butler Tao had complicated feelings. He didn't know what had happened over the years. He and all the servants in the Bo's Mansion were clearly receiving money and eating food from the Bo's Mansion, so how could they have betrayed the interests of the Bo's Mansion and become accomplices of Minister Jin in encroaching on the Bo's Mansion?

In the final analysis, the Bo family had no descendants, and all of them were like floating duckweed without support, and they didn't know when they were driven out. In order to survive and live comfortably, they numb their consciences and comfortably regarded Minister Jin as their master.