The Ministry of Revenue's residence was not a particularly luxurious mansion; it was even less luxurious than the house Tang Huan had bought next to Chunfeng Tower.

Wang Tianze has been serving as Minister of Revenue for sixteen years. Before that, he rose through the ranks from a minor official position, spending many years in the position of Vice Minister.

The house he lives in now was a gift from the late emperor to him in recognition of his hard work and great achievements, and it has never been changed since.

Moreover, unlike other ministers, the Minister of Revenue only has a dozen or so people from top to bottom.

Besides Wang Tianze and his son, there were only Wang Tianze's wife and his elderly mother.

Several servants did odd jobs, a cook, and maids who washed clothes and cleaned the house.

Compared to others, he is already considered honest and upright.

Tang Huan and his companion arrived at the residence of the Minister of Revenue. After knocking on the door, an old man came to open it.

It was only after the conversation that I offended the other party, who was Wang Tianze's old butler, who had worked for him diligently for many years.

After learning of Tang Huan's identity, the other party welcomed her into their residence without hesitation.

“Lord Tang, after you left the capital, the lord has been talking about you from time to time, often using you to educate the young master. Only when the young master returned to Qihuai County to find you did things quiet down a bit, but in the last few days it has started again.”

Tang Huan asked with a smile, "Hasn't Wang Jingze already made some money? Why is Lord Wang still lecturing his son all day long?"

The old steward chuckled, “Isn’t it because of Lord Tang’s outstanding achievements? Whenever Lord Wang thinks of you, he feels that the young master is ignorant and incompetent, and he gets furious. In the past month, countless new books have been added to the study, and the young master has been locked in the study all day reading.”

"Are you studying at this time with the intention of taking the imperial examinations?"

The old steward nodded. "The master has this idea, but the young master doesn't feel confident and is thinking of preparing for another two years before participating in the next imperial examination."

"It's not too late, it's time to take the exam."

Tang Huan sighed sincerely.

The young men in the capital were either sixteen or seventeen years old, or as old as twenty-two or twenty-three.

It's not wrong to say they're ignorant and incompetent; they're all idle and lazy, acting recklessly because of their family background, which is really disliked.

Wang Jingze could be considered a decent person among these people, but in Wang Tianze's opinion, he was still lacking.

"Is Lord Wang in the study?" Tang Huan asked the old steward.

"Yes, the master has been in his study since returning from the morning court session."

Led by the old butler, the three arrived at a small courtyard.

The old butler pointed to a room in front of him, "That's the master's study, and next door is the young master's study."

Tang Huan glanced at the two adjacent rooms and silently mourned for Wang Jingze in her heart.

Being so close to them, it's easy to be discovered if you slack off even a little, and you also have to constantly worry about being spied on from the outside, which puts a lot of pressure on you.

Tang Huan handed the gift box to the old butler and said with a smile, "Please take the gift to Lord Wang first. I haven't seen Jingze in a long time, so I'll go catch up with him."

After saying that, Tang Huan took the lead and walked towards Wang Jingze's study, ignoring Wan Xin behind her.

Without knocking, Tang Huan pushed the door open and entered.

The expected hasty hiding did not materialize. Instead, Wang Jingze sat behind his desk, looking at a thick book with a serious and focused expression.

Even after Tang Huan entered the study, she never looked up.

"So focused?" Tang Huan was somewhat surprised.

He walked to the desk and knocked on it forcefully.

"What's up?"

Wang Jingze spoke in a deep voice, reluctantly raising his head.

Upon seeing Tang Huan, Wang Jingze's expression changed, and he immediately became much more lively. However, he then subconsciously looked towards Wang Tianze's study next door.

Following his gaze, Tang Huan saw Wan Xin place the gift box at the door and then hurriedly walked over.

"You've come to see my father?"

Wang Jingze saw the gift at the door.

"I did come to see your father, but I also wanted to see you. It's been quite a while since we last met in Qihuai County. I wonder how you've been doing lately."

"It's great. Everyone has made some money from doing business with you, and everyone is very happy. I heard that even Lei Yan has changed his opinion of you a lot in private and has said a lot of good things about you."

"That's something to be happy about." Tang Huan plopped down opposite Wang Jingze.

Wang Jingze shook his head and smiled bitterly, "They're happy, they've made money and their families don't know how to praise them, but Yuan Zhao and I are locked up at home."

"Has Yuan Zhao also been staying at the residence?"

Wang Jingze nodded, revealing a pitiful expression, "Compared to him, I'm actually quite good. At least I can still read books. Yuan Zhao, on the other hand, can't concentrate on his studies and gets scolded by the prime minister every day. I finally managed to beg for a meeting with him before, and I felt like Yuan Zhao was about to collapse."

"It's good for him to stay at home for a while to calm down, so he won't do anything bad again."

Wang Jingze put down the book in his hand, noticed Wan Xin entering the study, and asked with a smile, "This must be Wan Xin, the young master of Wanfuji? I heard that you have cooperated with Lord Tang on the Fenjiu business and have also contributed a lot to the South District renovation plan."

"It's all thanks to your guidance, sir. I'm just following behind him and doing some chores." Wan Xin nodded to Wang Jingze and smiled in acknowledgment.

After that, Wang Jingze didn't say anything more to Wan Xin, but instead asked Tang Huan curiously, "Lord Tang, what was the final outcome of that martial law? Were all the assassins caught?"

"One of them escaped, and the rest have been missing in the market for many days without being rescued. It's possible that one of them got away."

Wang Jingze said with some regret, "It's such a pity. It would have been great if we could have caught them all."

"Whether they caught him or not, he can't do anything anyway."

Wang Jingze then asked mysteriously, "Sir, what brings you to see my father today? Can you tell me?"

"It's not that I can't say," Tang Huan said, rubbing his nose. "We're here for an official from the Ministry of Revenue. What's his position again?"

Tang Huan turned to Wan Xin to confirm, and Wan Xin gave the answer, "It's the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

"Which Vice Minister?" Wang Jingze pressed.

"Yuen Woo-ping".

Wang Jingze said knowingly, "It's him. My father mentioned him. He's greedy for small gains and doesn't have much ability. My father doesn't like him very much."

Upon hearing this, Tang Huan couldn't help but snap his fingers. "That's fantastic news! It came so easily. I was just overthinking it."

As they were talking, Wang Tianze strode into the study.

Upon seeing Tang Huan, he quickly walked over and gave her a tight hug.

"Lord Wang, it's been a long time."

"It has indeed been a while since we last met. I should congratulate Lord Tang. You are young and promising, becoming the first person in Daqing to receive the Iron Certificate of Merit. You are truly enviable."

"Lord Wang, you are too kind. It's all just good luck."