Chapter 463: The Pain of Being a Father
Xin An really likes the little kid Nuer. He is chubby, looks well-behaved, doesn’t like to cry, eats well, sleeps well, and is very strong.
"Don't worry about it, it was my sister-in-law who did it. We must make Aunt Yu believe it."
"As for the slave, tell the palace doctor to take good care of him, and have your people look after him."
Tang Mo came back before Nan Feng left. He was accompanied by a smell of sweat. Xin An raised his eyes and said, "What have you been doing? Why are you sweating so much?"
"It's just hot."
Tang Mo sat down and poured himself a glass of water. After drinking it, he poured himself another glass. "This morning, the emperor decided on the candidate for charity fundraising. It is Prince Jin's son Zhao Chang. After leaving the court, my father went to find Prince Jin and his son and recommended Brother Huan, but he has not received a reply yet."
"I heard that there are many people who use connections to try to get people in. I may not have the chance to meet Zhao Chang during this period. It depends on whether the old man can think of a way."
Xin An hummed, "How could those people let go of such a big and lucrative job? Fortunately, we are ahead of the game. You have spent so much effort on Zhao Chang these days, so it will have some effect. I have also not slacked off on Prince Jin's wife, so I think the problem should not be too big."
"I hope so."
Tang Mo leaned back in his chair. He was really tired. He hadn't rested much since returning from Huaijiang. He felt his body was hollowed out. Thinking about Xin An who also had to rest every day, he asked, "What did Nan Feng do just now?"
Xin An told Tang Mo about Aunt Yu and Nu'er being sick, but Tang Mo didn't care. Since he and Xin An divided the work, one in charge of the interior and the other in charge of the exterior, he no longer asked about the trivial matters in the mansion.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
"No."
Xin An said that he would not give the people in the mansion a chance to stir up trouble. He only said, "Since I rejected my grandmother's request and spoke for my mother, my grandmother seems to have a new opinion of me and is not as good to me as before."
Tang Mo didn't care about this at all. "Grandma said she wanted to take care of me, but how could someone who has held power for so many years say that he would let go without any regrets? There are few elderly people in this world who are not partial. If you win her heart and please her in every way, she will naturally spoil you. Otherwise, she can leave you on the bench."
"What they are best at is using facts to tell you that whether you are glorious or incompetent is up to them to decide, just like the superiors showing favor to the inferiors, they will not forget to punish you even if they show you favor."
"I can look at it lightly because we are related by blood. You don't have to worry too much about it. Just get by."
He learned these principles from Tang Gang.
Xin An sighed deliberately, "I just thought that my grandmother was very kind to me and gave me so many good things."
Tang Mo asked her to think about how much thought and filial piety she had put into the old lady, "To make someone happy requires not only brains but also energy. That's what you deserve."
Xin An was immediately amused, not caring that he smelled bad, and grabbed his arm and said with a smile: "I've been waiting for you to say this."
"I thought earlier that I felt a little guilty about how I treated my father, mainly because I thought about how good my grandmother was to me, and I felt guilty. Later, I thought, I deserved it. I spent so much time and effort on my grandmother to make her happy, and it was very tiring."
"Even if I'm just an actor and I make the audience laugh, I should be rewarded, right?"
"So now I don't have to feel guilty at all."
After all, we are just ordinary people, easily influenced by the people around us. Fortunately, it is only temporary.
"I've sent the eight thousand taels. Now we have one more member of the imperial court. The past year or so has shown some results. We'll continue to work hard. Don't worry about the mess in the palace."
"Second Young Master, the Marquis asked you to go to the study now."
Tang Mo sighed, "It should be about Brother Huan's matter. I'll be back soon."
"Be careful."
Xin An had a bad feeling in his heart, “I don’t know if my father will go back to court smoothly.”
"fine."
Tang Mo gave her a reassuring look and strode to the front yard. At this moment, Tang Gang sat still. He had gone to Huaijiang River with great effort and raised millions of taels of silver, but in the end, he only received two words of indifferent praise from the emperor? This matter was very different from what he expected, and he found it hard to accept.
Tang Mo walked in and sat down by himself, "What does father want to see me about?"
Tang Gang raised his eyelids and told him about the fact that he didn't get any benefits. Tang Mo smiled and said, "Isn't this a good thing?"
"Nowadays, half of the families in the court rely on pawning to make ends meet, and several families have already locked their faces in the cabinet and started to covet the dowries of their female relatives. Life is very frustrating. It is better to keep a low profile at this time and give people some hope."
"To put it bluntly, it's a good thing that father got sick when he came back. If he had gone to court every day with a rosy face, Madam Xu would have made you lose face on the spot, if nothing else."
Mrs. Xu has said that she wants to personally ask Tang Gang how to manage the household and whether he can help her son keep Tao Yiran, his daughter-in-law, in check.
"You may not know yet, but my eldest sister-in-law's cousin, the one from the Mu family, is ill. I heard that she is seriously ill. Whether she lives or dies depends on the whim of the Mu family."
After such a scandal, only Tao Yiran remained unscathed.
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Tang Gang's eyes widened with anger, "Do you have to talk to your father like this?"
"The father knows that the son is obsessed with his father."
Tang Mo smiled and said, "If you can't be the son that your father prefers, then you can only be a thorn in his heart. As long as the son is alive, this thorn will firmly pierce your heart. If it can't make you happy, then it can only make you uncomfortable."
Tang Gang: "Is this the way you talk to your father?"
"I see you're quite used to it."
Tang Mo was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, "The emperor's reward is like poison to my son at this time. There is no better, what's there to worry about?"
"How about Brother Huan's matter?"
Tang Gang took a deep breath and didn't bother with him, "Wait for the news."
He looked sarcastic, "I've been busy for several months and ended up making wedding clothes for the Xin family."
"It's just a matter of combining two good things. You have all the delicacies from the mountains and the sea, but you don't allow people to drink the soup?"
Tang Gang was furious. He really thought that this bastard would retort every time he said something, but he still had to remind him, "Liao Zhi is preparing to be a lone minister. What do you think?"
Tang Mo finally regained his composure, "He can't be a lone minister. I don't know what means his father-in-law used to invite the world-famous Mr. Gong Yang to be the teacher of the young master of the Xu family. Now the young master is accompanying Mr. Gong Yang on the way to Beijing. When he arrives in Beijing, he will live directly in Liao Mansion."
"Father should know how lively the Liao family will be at that time. I also know that Mr. Gong Yang is here to offer advice to the emperor."
Tang Gang was silent for a while, and then expressed his envy, "He does have a good father-in-law."
Tang Mo curled his lips, "My father-in-law is not bad either."
(End of this chapter)
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