The Fang family mansion fell into chaos, while the Ning family mansion in Beiliu was quiet as usual.

The silence was even a little desolate.

Mrs. Ning put down the tea in her hand heavily, causing the maid who was answering her to tremble with fear.

"Why not join? Can't we afford to build a lantern mountain or don't dare to do it?" she said. "Why are they asking? We did the same thing last year on the 15th. We will do the same thing this year."

The maidservant nodded and retreated.

Madam Ning let out a long breath.

It's almost August, and the Lantern Festival on the 15th is about to start. But the county government is asking the Ning family if they are ready to put up the lanterns. It's really annoying. Is it necessary to ask? Any prominent family in Yangcheng would do it, and the Ning family is always the first to do so.

Madam Ning also knew why the county came to ask, naturally it was because of Ning Yan's dismissal.

Thinking of this made Madam Ning even more angry.

These guys look down on others.

Madam Ning's eyes fell on the table. Two opened letters made her expression relax a little. One was from Ning Yunzhao, and the other was from Madam Ning II. Both letters mentioned the same thing, that is, Ning Yunzhao was not implicated in Ning Yan's demotion, but was increasingly valued by the emperor. It was reported that he would be promoted to a higher level before the New Year.

If it was just Second Madam Ning who said this in the letter, she would be skeptical and would think that it was to comfort her, but since Ning Yunzhao also said this, then there would be no doubts.

Her son doesn't need to say words to comfort people; he only comforts people by actually doing something.

You see, it won't be long before these people know that their Ning family is still the powerful Ning family, and her son will become the pillar of the Ning family.

Madam Ning's eyes were full of pride, but she then thought of something and her expression became a little gloomy, and she sighed lightly.

Although he had achieved success in his career, he was never able to start a family.

She picked up the letter from Mrs. Ning, in which Mrs. Ning mentioned several marriage proposals. The families, personalities and looks of the girls were all excellent. However, Ning Yunzhao rejected them all and asked Mrs. Ning not to arrange any more marriages for him for the time being, as he wanted to wait a while.

Why wait a moment? Madam Ning did not explain it clearly, but she mentioned that Miss Jun had returned to the capital.

Which Miss Jun? Madam Ning has also heard about it. Some time ago, when Duke Cheng announced his achievements to the world, he mentioned this Miss Jun. She actually became Duke Cheng's daughter-in-law and was leading troops to fight in the north to save the people.

Naturally, the Fang family exaggerated such a big event in Yangcheng, and the news spread to every corner of the street. In everyone's eyes, Miss Jun was simply omnipotent and like a god. Who still remembered the vulgar orphan girl who caused so many jokes?

She was about to forget it, but it was obvious that her son could not forget it, especially now that Madam Ning II said that the marriage with Duke Chengguo was also fake and her identity had been cleared by the emperor.

It’s fake again. This woman’s marriages have been fake so many times. Is there any real one?

Yes, the marriage with Ning Yunzhao was real.

Madam Ning shook her head and was a little dazed. Because of this woman, her daughter got married early and was not allowed to go back to her parents' home by her mother-in-law. Her son was also too old to get married. The family became a little lonely.

Do you feel some regret for what happened back then? If you had recognized the marriage at that time, you might have a grandson now. And whether it is the miracle doctor or the boastful kung fu in the north, wouldn’t they all belong to the Ning family? Then the house must be very lively now, right?

"Madam, Madam." A maid came in and interrupted Madam Ning's trance, "The city is very lively."

Madam Ning nodded.

"What's the fuss?" she asked with little interest.

"Something happened at Deshengchang." said the maid.

"I vaguely heard that you have no money?" said Madam Ning.

Families with a bit of family background all have business in the bank. Although Madam Ning had announced that the Ning family would no longer do business with them because of the broken engagement, as Miss Jun became famous as a miracle doctor, many people in the Ning family continued to deposit and exchange money in Deshengchang, either openly or secretly. It was said that they could get the blessing of the miracle doctor, so Madam Ning turned a blind eye to it.

The issue of money has always been a matter of life and death. Deshengchang's sudden inability to exchange money naturally caused a commotion, and Madam Ning also heard about it.

It was speculated by everyone that Miss Jun had spent all of the Fang family's money fighting in the north to save the people.

"War is the most expensive thing." Madam Ning said, "The imperial court can't afford it. The Fang family is really overestimating their own capabilities."

The maid shook her head hurriedly.

"No, ma'am, it's not that we have no money, but there is trouble in the Fang family, and the two young ladies are fighting over the family property." She said with bright eyes.

Madam Ning was stunned.

"Two young ladies fighting over the family property?" she asked.

"Yes, it is said that it was Old Madam Fang who promised to treat them as her sons and divide the family property. Now that the young master of the Fang family has recovered, Old Madam Fang has denied her promise, and the two young ladies are making trouble." said the maid. Although only a few words were leaked, the general public had enough imagination to complete the story.

Family secrets and property disputes have always been everyone's favorite excitement.

After the death of Old Lady Fang and Great Master Fang, the disputes between the Fang family and their relatives and in-laws made the people of Yangcheng lose their appetite and wait to watch the drama every day. There were also fights every day because of differences of opinion, as if they were fighting for their own property.

Now that the Fang family has a boy, they thought there would no longer be disputes over the family property. Unexpectedly, without outsiders involved, the sisters in the family started fighting over it.

"The women of the Fang family are really..." Madam Ning didn't know what to say, "It's their fault that they could do such a thing."

"There's nothing that can't be done. The Fang family has a lot of money, and the two young ladies have been managing the business. When they get married, no matter how much dowry they have, it can't compare to the money that can make money." The maid said with a frown, "Old Madam Fang is so amazing. The granddaughter she raised is no worse than her."

This exaggeration of being powerful is not just a compliment. Old Mrs. Fang is indeed powerful. She even scolded, beat and killed her own mother for money.

Madam Ning shook her head.

"Businessmen are really profit-driven and ruthless," she said.

The women in the Fang family are really crazy. Any regret I had just felt for what happened disappeared instantly.

Ning Yunzhao was just infatuated for a while, and the feeling would fade away with time, but getting involved with that kind of crazy woman and her family is a lifelong problem.

Madam Ning picked up the Buddhist beads beside her and closed her eyes to rest.

At this time, the streets and alleys of Yangcheng were already bustling with activity. The door of a Deshengchang bank was closed, but this could not stop the idle people from gathering in front of the door.

"The ticket office on East Street is open." Someone brought the latest news.

This immediately made the gathered people excited.

"Don't you listen to the two young ladies?"

"Mrs. Fang looks angry."

"Of course I'm going to be angry. What the hell is this?"

"You can't say that. The two girls have suffered a lot. They have been treated like slaves since they were young and cannot get married. They are said to be asking for money. They have been dragged on until this age. Are they going to be sent away like this for nothing? I would not accept it if it were me."

"Girls, how can you fight for the family property? This family property originally belongs to men. Master Fang is happy to give them more dowry because he is generous and sympathetic to the eldest sister. If he doesn't give them more, it is also natural. It is really immoral to come and snatch it."

"Hey, when Master Fang was paralyzed and left alone in the backyard, why didn't he feel sorry for his elder sisters who were working so hard?"

The people in front of the door were getting more and more excited as they talked. Some of them were arguing so hard that their faces turned red and they rolled up their sleeves to argue. The street was even busier than during the Chinese New Year.

"It's true that we can share adversity but not wealth." An old man watching the excitement on the street shook his head and sighed, "The ancients were right."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone beside him snorted.

The old man turned around and saw a fat middle-aged man, dressed in silk and satin, with kind eyes, but at this moment he looked unhappy.

"Ridiculous." He said, turning away.

This is also a wealthy family. Perhaps they were worried about their own children or remembered the family disputes they had experienced in the past.

Rich people also have rich people’s troubles, the old man thought with some schadenfreude.

The rich man turned into an alley, his face becoming even gloomier.

Two followers followed silently from behind.

"Master, what should we do?" one of them asked in a low voice, "Should we still load the truck now?"

"What are you pretending to be now?" The rich man turned around and said in a low voice, "There are so many people watching. If we are discovered, we will both be dead."

The two followers bowed their heads.

"Then Lord Yuan is still waiting there..." one of them couldn't help but whisper.

Hearing this name, the rich man looked a little scared.

"Mrs. Fang, this piece of shit, can't she be unable to handle her two little granddaughters?" He was angry and a little cruel. "Go, tell her that I don't have time to wait for her to comfort her good granddaughters with kind words."

The follower nodded his head and replied yes, then retreated silently.

Compared to the bustle outside, the atmosphere in the Fang family mansion was solemn.

"Are you confused? How can we do without you in the future?" Mrs. Fang said tiredly.

Huo had said many nice things in the past few days, but Fang Yunxiu and Fang Yuxiu still did not get along.

Fang Yunxiu lowered her head with an uneasy look, as if she didn't want to be like this. Yes, she really didn't want to, but she just listened to Fang Yuxiu blindly.

I don't know whether to say that she has no ideas or is too stubborn.

Mrs. Fang was too lazy to pay attention to her anymore. The biggest problem now was Fang Yuxiu.

"Mother, the future is the future. Who knows what the future will be like?" Fang Yuxiu said calmly, "It's better to make it clear now."

Mrs. Fang let out a sigh.

"Let's talk it out nicely. You should open all the warehouses and release the accounts first," she said.

Speaking of this, she became anxious again.

Ever since Fang Chengyu took over the business, she and the old lady let go. Deshengchang only recognized Fang Chengyu's seals and orders, and the rights to Fang Yuxiu and Yunxiu were granted by Fang Chengyu. Now Fang Chengyu is still on the road and has not returned, so they can't even resolve this situation.

"If you have anything to say, let's talk it out among ourselves. Why let outsiders laugh at us? What good is that?" Mrs. Fang said, "Yuxiu, you are not such a fool."

Fang Yuxiu smiled and was about to speak when Yuan's voice came from outside the door.

"The old lady sent someone."

The sound was actually a bit scary.

Mrs. Fang looked out through the curtain and saw a dozen burly maids walking into the yard, holding sticks and ropes in their hands.

She felt her heart stop beating and she stood up.

"You have upset your grandmother." She trembled and said, "Have you forgotten what your grandmother's temper is like?"