Chapter 1623 Solution 2
"Even tongues can argue sometimes. The Wang family is so large and powerful, how can you expect everyone to work together?" she said. "Besides, the Wang family isn't limited to just our Taiyuan branch. Langya County, Donghai County, and Zhongshan County—which one is easy to get along with?"
Madam Tang didn't think they had done anything wrong. She said, "Your Majesty wasn't being honest in the first place. He wanted to put the Longxi Li family first, but there was no need to suppress us. If you count up, the Longxi Li family is just a second- or third-rate family."
Mr. Tang: "...Now my family is not even second or third rate."
"That can't be helped. Who made me fall for you?"
The couple's conversation veered further and further off the track, until Lord Tang finally brought the subject back on track. "I've witnessed the conflict over the past few days. Ultimately, it's just that some people can't stand the Crown Prince having such a smooth life. Does the Wang family have a candidate in mind?"
Madam Tang said angrily, "Don't ask me about this. You know, my father is not an official now. Although he is the head of the clan, he can't control everyone. I don't know what Uncle Ji thinks, and I'm not interested. I only know one thing, that is, if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken. So I ask you, do you have someone in mind?"
"No," County Magistrate Tang immediately denied, "I am your Majesty's subject, and only your Majesty's."
He cheerfully took Madam Tang's hand and said, "Don't you see that although Changbo works at Chongwenguan, he is also His Majesty's man?"
Mrs. Tang sneered and said, "I believe you and him, but others may not believe it. You should go out less recently and have fewer social events."
Lord Tang immediately agreed, then helped his wife carefully back to the backyard.
Even in times of life and death, there are conflicts of opinion and behavior within a family, let alone among aristocratic families?
Even though they are standing together because of the prince, they can temporarily oppose each other when something that affects their own interests arises.
Wang Ji was a third-rank censor, and the next level up was Lord Tang. He was being watched by countless people, so as soon as this incident happened, two colleagues from the same aristocratic families submitted memorials to impeach Wang Ji.
The memorial was delivered to the emperor, who was very satisfied. He joked with Gu Zhong, "Do you think they are biased towards the matter and not the person, or are they only concerned about profit?"
Gu Zhong didn't dare to speak and could only lower his head and smile.
This kind of thing is a matter of personal opinion. Perhaps the person who submitted the memorial simply couldn't stand Wang Ji treating his brother and nephew so poorly?
The emperor did not approve the two memorials. He suppressed them and decided to wait until Wang could deal with the matter herself.
Patriarch Wang walked into the Wang residence in Guangdefang as the sun set, and he went straight to see Wang Rong.
Mrs. Wang obviously didn't expect the clan leader to arrive so quickly. She quickly brought Wang Da to greet him. Clan leader Wang sighed at her and said, "Sister-in-law, how is Rong'er?"
Mrs. Wang's eyes were slightly red, and she took the head of the Wang family to see Wang Rong.
Unfortunately, Wang Rong had just woken up and drank a bowl of medicine, and now he fell asleep again. The doctors all said that it was better for him to sleep at this time than not to sleep.
Manbao and the others did not bandage his wound. Firstly, it was too large and difficult to bandage; secondly, it was hot now, so it was more important to ventilate the wound after applying medicine.
Therefore, the requirements for people entering and leaving the room should be stricter, and then the room can be lightly covered with breathable white linen to block out dust.
Patriarch Wang lifted the sackcloth and took a look at his wounds, and was also shocked. After all, he had just cut off a lot of flesh in the morning. Although he applied medicine in time, the wounds were still very hideous.
The veins on Patriarch Wang's forehead twitched. An ordinary stick could not cause such an injury. Even if the force was great, at most a little bleeding would occur, and most of the time it would be bruised. This kind of large-scale bleeding could only be caused by the large court cane.
Patriarch Wang gently covered the cloth back, looked down at Wang Rong for a while, then turned his head, nodded to Mrs. Wang, and turned to leave.
After leaving the house, he finally had time to look around the yard. He found a piece of linen hanging in the corner. It seemed to be half hung, and half taken down. He couldn't help but be surprised, "What is this..."
Mrs. Wang burst into tears and choked up, "Last night, the doctor said Rong'er wasn't well, so I asked his brother to make some preparations. If... he wouldn't have died in vain."
Patriarch Wang's face became increasingly grim. Just as he was about to speak, Wang Ji and his wife came hurriedly from next door, having apparently received the news that the patriarch was coming.
Patriarch Wang swallowed back what he was about to say and looked at Wang Ji with a dignified look.
Wang Ji quickly stepped forward and bowed, then said, "Brother, why didn't you tell me you were coming? I could have gone out to greet you."
Madam Wang also stepped forward and saluted, then took Madam Wang's hand. Seeing her red eyes, her eyes also turned red, and she pressed her handkerchief to her eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, how is Rong'er? Doctor Chen is still in our courtyard. Why don't you let him take a look?"
Mrs. Wang withdrew her hand and said expressionlessly, "Thank you very much, sister-in-law. Let him take a look at you. Weren't you too sick to get out of bed yesterday? As for Rong'er, I've already asked Doctor Zhou from the Imperial Hospital to see her. Now there are doctors from Baohe Clinic and Jishitang to see her. I feel relieved."
Mrs. Wang looked a little embarrassed.
Patriarch Wang's gaze fell on her face, and he said calmly, "So your sister-in-law is also sick. Why are you here? You'd better go back and recuperate quickly, or your condition will get worse."
Madam Wang lowered her head quickly and said, "My illness has improved a lot. It was an old illness that would heal in fits and starts..."
Patriarch Wang snorted softly and asked Wang Ji directly, "How many times have you come here from the day before yesterday to today?"
There was a hint of ridicule on Mrs. Wang's face. Wang Ji opened his mouth but could not say anything, so he could only lower his head.
Patriarch Wang turned around and said, "Follow me."
Wang Ji gave Madam Wang a look and quickly followed the head of the Wang clan.
The two men are actually about the same age, but in front of Patriarch Wang, Wang Ji has to stand, especially when the other party is angry.
When they entered the front hall, there were only two people in the room. Even Wang Da, who was supposed to escort them out of the hall, had to wait outside, not to mention the servants.
Because there were only two of them, Patriarch Wang spoke more directly, "Why use caning?"
Wang Ji quickly protested, "Brother, you know me. I'm not such a cruel person. I said I would punish him, but I didn't expect the servants to use the imperial cane. Rong'er is also stubborn and didn't say a word. Otherwise, I would definitely have stopped him."
Patriarch Wang narrowed his eyes at him and said, "Wang Rong is about to wake up. You have to think carefully. He must know whether you were there when he was punished, right?"
If he can silence his servants, can he also silence Wang Rong?
Wang Ji opened his mouth, lowered his head and stopped talking.
When Patriarch Wang saw this, he slammed the table in anger. After a while, he said in a deep voice, "Please invite Auntie back."
He is not a child anymore. His son is about to grow up and get married. Preaching to him will only embarrass both of them. It is better to solve the problem directly.
See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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