Chapter 256 The Exhausted Old Lady
Xin An walked away in a cool manner. Tang Gang felt depressed. He had just taken two steps when he heard a scolding from behind. He turned around and saw that the guards who had arrested him last night had returned, escorting a man in black.
"My Lord, we have captured a man and we will begin the interrogation."
"I will personally conduct the trial."
The man in black was escorted inside, and the door to the mansion was slowly closed. Neither the guards nor the mansion made public the fact that Tang Rong had been beaten last night, so the news has not spread out until now.
In contrast to the silence of everyone in the Marquis' Mansion, Yinghui Street was exceptionally lively today. Early in the morning, gongs, drums and firecrackers were set off in front of the entrance of Wanyuanhang, the shop assistants were shouting, and passers-by stopped to watch the fun.
Xin An's carriage was just at the corner of the fork in the road, and he could see the situation in the shop at a glance. At this moment, many people were selecting goods, and the shop assistants were busy with smiles on their faces. There was a queue at the place for drawing flower cards, and the shop assistants who were handing out eggs were even busier.
"Hurry up, I heard that Wanyuanxing's goods are all from Linzhou, they are good and affordable."
"Mrs. Zhang also won five eggs and a piece of fragrant soap. That fragrant soap was really fragrant."
Two women with smiling faces passed by the carriage one after the other and hurried to Wanyuanxing.
"Madam, the Liao family's carriage is across the street."
When Xin An raised her eyes, she saw Mrs. Liao waving at her, and then someone got out of the car and walked towards her.
"Sister Xu, come up quickly."
Mrs. Liao smiled as she got into the carriage and said, "Today is a good day for opening the business. It's also very lively. I think this business will be successful."
“Is that so?”
Xin An said with a smile that the profit was not low, there were a lot of goods, and many people came to buy, so it was natural to make money.
"We will definitely make a lot of money this New Year."
Mrs. Liao said Fang Da was very good. "It's not easy to find a steward like this. Your father is willing to give him to you, which shows how much he values you."
"My father has nothing to say about me."
Xin An was very satisfied. "I've been looking for a new shop, but it's hard to find a shop this big and in such a good location."
"Don't worry, let's take it slow."
Both of them were in a good mood. Mrs. Liao thought Xin An was a very good business partner and wanted to join hands with her to do more business. They were able to make money before they had no backing, so there was no reason why they couldn't make more money now that they had a backer and the money in their hands.
Mrs. Liao wanted to have some assets that did not belong to the Liao family. Xin An had the same idea. As soon as the proposal was made, the two of them hit it off and directly found a place with an excellent environment and suitable for talking to discuss in detail.
The conversation lasted until the afternoon, and the two agreed to have dinner together before going back.
Wang was very busy today. She took advantage of last night's incident to deal with many people, then went to Tang Rong to curry favor, and handed Aunt Cai over to him to deal with.
He comforted Tao Yiran as if nothing had happened and expressed his trust and expectations for Aunt Liu.
For Aunt Liu, this was a ray of hope. She was also involved in what happened last night and originally thought she could not escape. However, not only was she not found out, but she was also given the power to suppress Aunt Cai in one fell swoop. Before Wang left Chunhua Courtyard, the joy in her eyes could no longer be suppressed, and she did not even notice the sneer on Wang's lips.
After finishing all these, Wang was in a good mood. After adjusting her state, she went to the old lady and wiped away her tears. She was good at retreating in order to advance, and she even took the initiative to propose to separate Tang Mo and his wife.
"A big tree has many branches. Now that the second son is married and has a job, he can be considered to have established a family. It would be no problem to open a mansion somewhere else. Although there will be some discussions outside for a while, it is better than causing unrest in the mansion."
"It's hard for my stepmother. I'm really scared."
If Tang Rong hadn't been instigating from behind, would a housekeeper dare to frame the master of the mansion?
The old lady is really in a dilemma now. Although she guessed that Chunhua Courtyard was the one who framed her from the beginning, she was still chilled when she found out the truth. She also knew the purpose of Wang's words, "Don't talk about moving the courtyard and dividing the family anymore. No one in the mansion is allowed to tell anyone."
If the family really wants to be divided, how will people outside discuss the Marquisate? Tang Mo is the legitimate son, not some insignificant bastard.
"I will give you and the second boy an explanation on this matter. Please wait a little longer."
"Mother, you are too kind."
Wang slowly stood up and said, "My daughter-in-law feels dizzy and wants to go back and lie down. My mother also looks bad and should rest more."
As soon as the person left, the old lady sighed, she was exhausted.
As an old person, at this time she hoped that one of the two brothers would take the initiative to step forward to calm the matter down, whether by apologizing or being magnanimous and not caring. Someone should always take a step back and give way to the other one to come down. But now one of them is angry and the other is bedridden, so all the problems fell on her.
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If Tang Rong was forced to confess, it would confirm the fact that he instigated the servants to frame his stepmother and brother, which is a huge stain. If the matter was just covered up by pretending to be deaf and dumb, the Wang family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would be in such a mess, and it would obviously not work.
"Go find the Marquis."
At this time, Tang Gang had a gloomy face and did not speak. The man in black was interrogated for a long time but nothing was revealed. They were all people who took money to avoid trouble. As long as they received the money, they would do things according to the employer's instructions. They would not care who the specific employer was. This was the rule.
Manager Zhang came forward and said, "The man in black said that the employer and the prince have a grudge, and he also mentioned the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. I think the prince should be able to guess who it is."
Tang Gang went to Chunhuayuan with a gloomy face. Tang Rong woke up early this morning. He didn't say a word after waking up, didn't want to see anyone, and his eyes were terribly cold.
After listening to Tang Gang's words, he thought for a long time and wanted to say it was Tang Mo, because Tang Mo was the biggest suspect, but in the end he said it was Zhu You, because he only had Zhu You beaten.
"So it's the Duke of Xiangguo?"
The more Tang Gang thought about it, the more possible it seemed to him. Duke Xiangguo had always believed that Zhu You's dangerous situation was related to the beating he received from the guards of the Marquis' Mansion, so revenge was very likely to have taken place.
Tang Rong didn't want to say anything more, it was useless to say more.
Seeing his depressed and decadent look, Tang Gang became even more furious. He simply added fuel to the fire and immediately threw the man in black into the Duke of Xiangguo's Mansion.
He took a sip of the tea to calm his anger before going to the old lady. He was already in a bad mood, and when he heard the old lady's words, he became even more angry. "You must be so serious and make it so embarrassing?"
The old lady looked at him with an indescribable look in her eyes, "When you smashed the teacup, didn't you think about how your daughter-in-law would be embarrassed?"
"If word gets out that her father-in-law threw a teacup at her, how will people outside view her? She's the first one in the capital. What kind of heinous crime has she committed?"
Men are responsible for the outside affairs and women are responsible for the inside affairs. Even if a father-in-law is dissatisfied with his daughter-in-law, there is no precedent of him directly attacking her. He always lets the person in charge of the inner house handle it. However, Tang Gang did not think he was wrong. He just believed that Xin An was not virtuous enough and was narrow-minded.
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