Chapter 102: Proud
Wang Yan was thrown at the gate of the marquis's mansion, along with the servants he brought with him.
"My Lord said that you seduced the Second Miss into a secret marriage. Although it's abominable, considering that you cut off your own finger to ask for marriage, I will grant you and the Second Miss a marriage."
Guan Qi followed out and spoke clearly.
As early as when Wang Yan arrived, there were already many people watching the fun squatting in the corner of the wall in front of the long street of the marquis' mansion.
Everyone is listening attentively now.
"You're talking nonsense," the Wang family's servant was terrified, but still trembling, "It's clearly the princess that my young master is seeking to marry."
Guanqi's brows furrowed. "Come here, arrest him and send him to the authorities. He dares to bite the princess. He must be tired of living."
Immediately, two people came forward, one on the left and one on the right, dragging the man who was talking away.
Everyone was shocked.
"I dare not do it anymore, princess, please spare my life..."
The sound of begging for mercy was still echoing in front of the Marquis's mansion.
"Go, go, go, go quickly." Wang Yan only regretted that he was injured, otherwise he would have run away.
The other servants didn't dare to say a word and hurriedly carried Wang Yan back home.
The main hall of the Wang family was decorated with beautiful flowers and the floor was paved with jade.
Wang Zhongshan and Ji sat drinking tea, their faces filled with unconcealable joy.
"Master, do you think Yan'er should be at the Marquis' Mansion by now?" The golden hairpin on Ji's head was shaking so much that it made people dizzy.
There was a smug glint in her eyes. "After today, our family will be the in-laws of the Marquis' Mansion."
She never regretted betraying her master and getting into his bed.
If I had served my master foolishly, I would have been like all the other slaves, marrying a servant in the mansion and giving birth to a child who would have been a slave from birth. How could I have achieved the wealth and status I have today?
She went from being a slave to a lady, changing the fate of her family.
In the future, her son will rise from a merchant to a county magistrate and become a high-ranking official.
The descendants of her Ji family will only rise step by step and live a prosperous life.
From now on, no one would dare to mention her past experience of climbing into bed.
Wang Zhongshan smiled so hard that his teeth showed. "Those people in the Ministry of Revenue, if they want to block our business again, they will have to think twice."
Those who are greedy.
How much money is spent every year depends on the mood.
In that case, just hand the silver directly to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He couldn't help but praise himself, "This move is brilliant."
Ji pursed her lips and smiled. Taking advantage of his cheerfulness, she brought up Wang Linghe's marriage. "Master, do you agree to what I told you last time?"
She just wanted Wang Linghe to marry her nephew.
The child of the master who was once high and mighty had to be severely trampled upon by her Ji family so that she could completely surpass the old master.
"You know Ling He's temper," Wang Zhongshan's smile faded a little, replaced by a sad expression, "If she doesn't want to, it's useless for me to nod."
Just as Ji was about to speak, someone came to report.
"It must be Qin'er who has returned." The gloom in Wang Zhongshan's face was swept away, and he was replaced by joy. Ji was so happy that he didn't know what to do and put Wang Linghe out of his mind for the time being.
"Master, Madam, the young master is back." The servant came up and knelt down first, as if he had lost his parents.
"The young master was thrown out of the Marquis' Mansion and had two fingers cut off."
Ji was just happy when she heard this and cursed, "What nonsense are you talking about? The young master is going to the marquis's mansion to get married, how dare you curse him!"
The servant kowtowed with a mournful look on his face, "I'm not talking nonsense. The young master has been sent back to the courtyard. Master, Madam, please call the doctor quickly."
Ji was stunned.
Is this a dream?
There was no way things could have turned out like this.
Wang Zhongshan's expression also changed. "Who did it? Who did it!"
The servant explained in a few words what had happened in the marquis's mansion.
Ji collapsed and ran screaming towards her son's yard.
Wang Zhongshan stood there in a daze, his previous pride turning into cold sweat.
He is calmer than Ji.
I immediately thought of the key point, "How did the marriage certificate get into the hands of the princess?"
That marriage certificate was related to the fate of the Wang family, so he locked it up and kept it personally.
He turned and strode towards the study.
When he opened the box containing the marriage certificate, sweating profusely, it was indeed gone.
"Who has been to the study?" he asked the head guard.
This was where he met with the external manager, and where the Wang family's account books and deeds were kept. He had specially spent a large sum of money to hire people from the martial arts industry to guard it.
How could the marriage certificate disappear?
The head guard lowered his head and said, "The eldest young master came here a few days ago."
He added, "He took a land deed and left."
Wang Yan was a prodigal son and a frequent visitor to gambling houses outside the city. He had similar interests as Ji's nephew.
The amount of money lost was countless.
Wang Zhongshan thought it was nothing.
He has plenty of money at home, how much can he lose?
Ji even wanted to buy the gambling house so that her son could have fun, but was stopped by Wang Linghe.
"Gambling houses, brothels, the Wang family can't touch them."
Wang Linghe brought out his ancestral teachings.
This made Ji and Wang Yan hate her even more.
"Dad, what happened?"
Wang Linghe appeared on time.
She frowned, "Why did Wang Yan come back in such a miserable state?"
It wasn't a tone of concern, just a very common question.
Wang Zhongshan was used to it, as his daughter always had this attitude.
"It's bad." Although Wang Zhongshan loved his son, the one who could truly share his worries was his daughter. "The princess was too cruel and ruined the marriage."
What should I do?
Everyone in Kyoto knew that Wang Yan was going to marry the second daughter of the Marquis's family.
Marquis Dingxiang is really useless.
As a father, I am being controlled by my daughter.
"How did the marriage certificate end up in the princess's hands?" Wang Linghe pretended to know nothing.
The guard repeated, "The young master has been here."
Wang Linghe despised him. "That's just his nature. He might want to show off to the princess with the marriage certificate, but the princess is so rich and precious that she'll crush him like an ant."
"He's your brother," Wang Zhongshan said unhappily. "If he gets better, you'll get better too."
Wang Linghe scoffed, her expression mocking. She never concealed her dislike for Wang Yan. "What should we do now? Is there still hope for a marriage with the Marquis' Mansion?"
As he was speaking, the manager arrived.
"Master, young lady, someone has arrived from the government office with a marriage certificate. They say the Dingxiang Marquisate wishes to betroth the second young lady to the young master, and the marriage certificate still needs our family's signature and seal."
Wang Zhongshan didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
He asked his daughter, "What does Linghe think?"
"This is a good thing," Wang Linghe said sourly, "The second young lady is Madam Song's daughter, the Song family's legitimate granddaughter, and the Crown Prince's legitimate cousin."
Wang Zhongshan's eyes lit up, and he walked around the room, still a little hesitant.
But Old Master Song said that the person he wanted to marry was a princess, so he asked if he should inform the Song family first.
"The Song family looks down on us merchants, so they planned to marry Madam Xu's daughter into our family," Wang Linghe observed. "In fact, marrying the second daughter will make us more inseparable from the Song family."
Wang Zhongshan was moved.
"Please invite the officials from the government office in and prepare tea."
He took out his private seal and said, "Look down on the Wang family? I want to marry into your Song family."
Wang Linghe bowed to see him off, with contempt in his eyes.
"Miss, I'll take you out." The guard bowed to Wang Linghe.
Walking out of the study, a very soft voice escaped from the corner of Wang Linghe's lips, "I have taken your sister to the manor. Her illness will be cured."
Even after the person walked away, the guard was still bowing his head, pious and respectful.
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