Chapter 505: Storm is Coming
The beauty was for Tang Mo, after all, Xin An was pregnant. Tang Mo had put all his energy into his duties. Seeing that he had more and more relationships to win over and more power in his hands, Tang Gang, with his conflicted and complicated mind, thought that perhaps adding a beauty could help to wear down Tang Mo's desire to make progress, and perhaps even make Xin An not help him so wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, before he could say anything, the beauty fell on his bed.
Tang Gang's future plans were arranged clearly by Wang. Whenever he returned home, he was either worried about the new beauty, or pregnant concubine Luo was not feeling well, or the old lady wanted to give him some instructions. Tang Yu would also occasionally come up to talk about family matters, and Tang Gang didn't get a chance to catch his breath.
The Second Prince was already making intensive preparations, and Tang Mo did not dare to relax for a moment. Only Xin An was bored all day long. When he had nothing to do, he would go to Chunrong Hall to listen to the old lady telling stories from long ago. He also took the time to go to Zhang's house to meet Princess Yong'an.
Princess Yong'an did want to find a matchmaker for the three sisters, but the matchmaker was currently fighting on the battlefield in the northwest with General Zhang, so it would be useless to say anything. There were also people nearby who did not meet Tang Gang's requirements for choosing a niece's son-in-law at all. Xin An did not respond to Princess Yong'an's words, which also made her intention clear.
During this period, Tao Yiran went out again. Aunt Yu's people followed her very closely, which attracted the attention of Prince Nanguang. After having a warm conversation with Tao Yiran, he asked her whether her frequent absences from the palace had aroused suspicion in the mansion.
Tao Yiran leaned in her arms, "My mother-in-law is a second wife, she has always treated me as if I didn't exist. Although she never treated me harshly, she never cared about me either. How could she care where I went?"
Prince Nanguang played with her hair and asked, "Your mother-in-law doesn't care, and neither does your sister-in-law?"
“How is she going to manage it?”
Tao Yiran didn't take Xin An seriously. "She only cares about household chores. Like my mother-in-law, she never asks about my affairs."
Prince Nanguang couldn't help but ask Xin An a few more questions, asking her what she usually did in the mansion, how her relationship with her mother-in-law was, etc. After Tao Yiran answered all the questions, Prince Nanguang had some guesses in his mind.
How can a woman accept calmly when her husband is replaced on her wedding day, from a young master to a playboy?
How could she live the same life with anyone? Marrying Tang Rong, she would be the mistress of a marquisate in the future. What a great honor this would be for a salt merchant's daughter.
He also learned some things about Tang Rong these days, and guessed that Tang Mo must have been behind his series of scandals. It might even be a collaboration between the couple. Two people who were humiliated on their wedding day came together. The fact that Tang Rong didn't die could only mean that the couple had other intentions.
"Don't come here after today, and don't leave the house for the time being. I will send you news later."
Tao Yiran stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"
Prince Nanguang smiled and stroked her cheek, "After all, you are wronged here. You deserve a more luxurious house."
This woman's brain is a vacuum.
However, having seen many women whose eyes are full of desire and whose minds are full of calculation, this kind of woman who has outstanding appearance but an empty mind and only thinks about romance is also interesting. At least it is easy to get along with her.
Not only did Aunt Yu's people fail to track the person, they were almost discovered. They wanted to return in disappointment, but suddenly a ball of paper was thrown to their feet. On the paper was a few lines that outlined the terrain. As long as they went around the theater and turned into an alley, they would reach the gate of a house. The person in charge of tracking looked around and decided to follow it to take a look.
After everyone left, Ershan from the second floor appeared by the window, with a look of disdain on his face, "How stupid."
Every time you track them to a place, you lose them. Have you ever thought that there is a problem?
His figure quickly disappeared by the window and no one knew which door he went out from.
The weather was not good that day. In the afternoon, the sun was covered by thick clouds at some point, and a stuffy atmosphere filled the earth. In the evening, the sky was even more gray, and it seemed that a storm was about to come.
The yamen runners stood at the door and looked up at the sky, then moved the items placed outside inside one by one, muttering that it was going to rain heavily soon, and waited for the time to go on duty when the door was closed, so they could go back quickly before the rain fell.
Just when the gate was about to be closed, there was suddenly a commotion outside the yamen. A dozen people with haggard faces and crying loudly came towards the yamen. The noise was so loud that it attracted many people who came to watch the fun. They didn't look like they were there to seek justice, but rather to tear down the yamen.
"Please ask the great Lord of Heaven to make a decision for me~"
"My dear Lord, my daughter was murdered by the Earl of Pingshun. No one can find her alive or dead. Please help me, Lord."
When these people arrived at the yamen, they refused to go in. Instead, they all knelt at the gate and complained about their grievances. Some said that the human traffickers said that the Pingshun Marquis's mansion in the capital was looking for a maid to clean the house, so they deceived their daughter and never heard from her again.
Some said their daughter disappeared when she went out to sell embroidery, others said they saw her abducted and put on a carriage heading to the capital. "We all found out that she went to the mansion of the Earl of Pingshun. Oh my God, why would a wealthy master abduct my poor daughter~~~"
Someone said that the missing child was an eight-year-old boy, who was good-looking and smart. He had studied in a private school for a year and the teacher said he was a good seedling. "He disappeared on the way home from school. We chased the carriage all the way here. He must have been killed by Pingshun Bo, killed~~~"
These people either lost girls or boys, but no matter whether they were girls or boys, they all looked outstanding. Some people around them began to say that the rich and powerful were the most disgusting, and there were many good boys and girls.
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Someone said, "Have you heard that the Pingshun Marquis's mansion was haunted? There were always cries of women coming out of the mansion in the middle of the night. Could it be the women who were abducted crying?"
"Yes, yes, this matter was circulated for a while before, it must be true."
With someone taking the lead, the onlookers instantly became excited, thinking that they had discovered an incredible truth. Then, starting with the Marquis of Pingshun, they targeted all the officials in the court, saying that none of them were good people. The victims cried even harder, clamoring for the Marquis of Pingshun to hand over their prisoners.
Several yamen runners were dumbfounded. This was obviously a big deal and not something they could handle. Some of them immediately chased Zhou Zheng who had already returned from his shift, while the rest began to scold the onlookers not to make up stories about the court officials at will. They also wanted to call in all the victims, in an attempt to minimize the impact of the incident.
But these people have been told that if they want to find their children and get justice, they must obey. They refused to enter the door, and if they wanted to enter, they had to let the onlookers in with them, "We are all bald people, we don't trust you."
"Don't you believe we're still coming?"
The yamen runner was angry. He just raised his voice and these people started to panic, saying that the yamen runner was going to kill someone. The noise attracted the attention of Fang Shilang, who was on duty and passed by the Ministry of Revenue. He stopped the car to find out what was going on. After learning the inside story, he immediately showed his authority and did not allow the yamen runner to use his power to oppress people. Then several other officials passed by and stopped the car to inquire about the news. When Zhou Zheng hurried back, he saw the situation and sighed, "It's going to happen," and then he gritted his teeth and started to deal with it. (End of this chapter)
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