Chapter 448 The tacit understanding between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
"Please be more at ease. What the Second Young Master's wife said makes some sense. Some things cannot be forced. That's all."
After Xin An left, Gan Lu tried hard to comfort the old lady. Each generation has its own responsibilities, and the old lady in the Marquis' Mansion today can't control it.
The old lady, who had been silent for a long time, looked at the sky outside and sighed helplessly, "The sky in this mansion has changed."
"What I worried about finally happened."
She grabbed Ganlu's hand and said, "If I continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, the eldest child will not have a good ending, and even my son will not have a good ending either."
The attitude of Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law today reminded her that the whole house had been controlled by that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for a long time. The eldest son was far away from the capital, his wife was useless, and even her son was currently bedridden. Everything outside the house was controlled by the second son.
The hatred between the eldest and the second son was irreconcilable, and Wang's attitude was clear that she was unwilling to pretend to be a loving mother. The three of them had already joined forces. If this continued, the old lady was shaken and no longer willing to give in. Wang, who had changed her ways after getting married, said to the second son, "Old Madam~"
The old lady fainted and Ganlu was frightened out of her wits. Wang came to take care of her personally, looking even more haggard.
At this time, Tang Mo had arrived in front of King Jin. He knew everything King Jin wanted to know. He spoke clearly and stressed the key points without any nonsense or flattery. King Jin's original impression of him was that he was a bit smooth, but when he saw him again today, he felt that he acted in an orderly manner.
"The Huaijiang charity fundraising was led by my father, with local officials coercing them. My father-in-law and my wife's brother were responsible for negotiating with local merchants. It was the result of everyone working together."
Tang Mo did not take credit for this. In his opinion, the old man in his family earned credit without doing anything and made a lot of money. The real work was done by the local officials and his father-in-law's family.
Prince Jin had an idea in mind, "Who do you think is a good candidate to be in charge of charity fundraising?"
Tang Mo cupped his hands and said, "Fundraising is not as easy as expected. How can we make the local people willing to share the worries of the court, how can we supervise the fundraising money, how can we make the local officials not be tempted, etc. If you are not of good enough status, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince people."
"Money can move people's hearts. How many people would not be tempted when hundreds of millions of taels of silver are in front of them?"
"Your Highness is loyal to the Emperor and loves the people. He cares about the Emperor and all the officials are convinced. I think Your Highness is the first choice for this matter. However, Your Highness may be too busy to handle this matter. Your Highness is the second choice."
Prince Jin, who had been sitting next to him without saying a word, raised his head. He was actually quite tempted by this job, a rare and good job.
King Jin did not comment, but only asked, "How is your father's condition?"
"After a few days, I should be able to attend court. Even if I do, I'm afraid I can't overwork myself."
Prince Jin found this statement interesting, as if he was trying to block his father's path to success.
"You said that it was your father-in-law and brother-in-law who did all the running around?"
Tang Mo smiled and said, "It took a lot of effort. Those big merchants are no less smart than those adults in the court. I saw them crying poor with my own eyes. They cried in a clear and logical way, and they cried together. Little Master Mu and his men had no way to deal with them."
Prince Jin laughed and said to Prince Jin, "I have seen this trick before, but I didn't expect that big merchants would also use it."
This family had been exiled before, so what had they not seen? He knew that what Tang Mo said was not an exaggeration.
King Jin stood up and said, "I still have things to deal with. You young people have something to say, so there is no need to be restrained."
After seeing off Queen Jin, Prince Jin looked at the sky and said, "Oh, it's already dinner time."
Tang Mo understood these people's thoughts best. "Before coming here, I requested a private room at the Herbal Medicine Shop. I wonder if the prince would be willing to honor me with a drink?"
"Have a drink then?"
Seeing that the person was quite interested, Tang Mo stepped aside and said, "Please come in, my lord."
Soon, Prince Jin knew that the two had gone to drink, and Princess Jin said, "This couple from the second branch of Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion should not be underestimated."
King Jin said: "Tang Gang is confused. I think this couple is interesting. There is no need to push them away. It is not a bad thing to have ambition."
As long as it is useful to the court, nothing else matters.
Xin An went to Chunrong Hall when she learned that Tang Mo would not be coming back for dinner. What she said to the old lady today was a bit harsh. If she was really upset and something bad happened, she would also be held responsible to a certain extent.
“How is Grandma?”
Wang looked worried, "The court doctor came to see me, but he is just too old and thinks too much about these things."
Xin An suggested that they should ask the imperial physician to come and see her. “Grandmother’s health is very important. The imperial physician is good at taking care of her. It would make me feel at ease if he could see her.”
"That's what you said."
Wang did not delay and asked Zhang to take Tang Gang's note to ask the old lady for a doctor. She turned to Xin An and said, "I don't know what evil has happened in the mansion recently. I have to take care of your father and grandmother. I can only leave the affairs of the mansion to you temporarily. Just make your own decisions when something happens."
Xin An's idea was, "There has been a lot of unrest in the mansion since last year. Why not invite a Taoist priest to come in and perform a ritual, or ask a monk to chant some sutras today to resolve the situation?"
"It's good that one of them is sick again. It won't sound good if it gets out."
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Wang nodded and said, "I will discuss this with your father later. You will have to work hard again starting tomorrow."
She already knew that Xin An defended her in front of the old lady. Although the old lady's fainting was related to this matter, with her presence there, it had nothing to do with Xin An. It must be that a disaster had befallen the Marquis' Mansion.
As for who the disaster star is, it's obvious! "Mother should also rest more."
He waited for the imperial physician to come to Chunrong Hall, and personally sent the imperial physician away before returning to Qiushi Courtyard. When Tang Mo came back, it was already midnight. He was drunk and pulled Xin An, who was already asleep, to tell him that he had a drink with Prince Jin today, "Zhao Chang is quite interesting, not as unattainable as imagined."
"Who is Zhao Chang?"
Xin An was sleepy and yawned. What a jerk she was, she just fell asleep.
"It's Prince Jin."
Tang Mo was about to hug Xin An, but the smell of alcohol hit Xin An's nose. He pushed him away with disgust, "Stop talking. Go wash up."
"I am happy. Let me say a few more words and I will tell you."
Tang Mo, with his eyes becoming increasingly blurred, held onto Xin An's hand and refused to let go. He kicked off his shoes and was about to climb onto the bed, but was awakened by Xin An's backhand twist.
"The pain went straight to my head. He was too cruel."
Tang Mo, who had become obedient, went to wash up, and was still humming when he came back. Fortunately, he didn't go crazy, which made Xin An feel relieved.
Xin An got up early the next day. Since she had control over the household, she had to exercise her power. She took control of the entire mansion as quickly as possible. Nanfeng also began to act. By now, she knew very well what the Second Young Master and the Second Young Master's wife needed. They were both sons of the Marquis, so the Second Young Master could naturally compete for the title.
In addition, Wang deliberately gave the Marquis' Mansion a slack last night, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did the same thing without any discussion. Soon, rumors spread in the city that the newborn boy in the Marquis' Mansion might bring disaster to his relatives, and the Marquis' Mansion has not had a smooth life since he was conceived.
(End of this chapter)
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