Chapter 546: Tang Gang was punished to reflect in the ancestral hall
Tang Gang thought that they were just a few servants and there was no shortage of them in the mansion, so sending two of them would not be a big deal. However, Manager Zhang said that the mansion seldom had new servants, and the pawnbroker had not come to notify him, so he had not received any news, not even one.
"The ten Second Young Masters' wives in the mansion were only asked to help train them, and their rations were paid by the Second Young Masters' wives themselves."
There are regulations in the mansion on how many people should be assigned to each courtyard. The extra people have to be supported by themselves. Xin An did not break the rules. She was not short of food anyway.
It would be fine if Tang Gang was bought by Wang, but as for Xin An, given the second brother's stubborn personality, it was fortunate that he did not agree to those people rashly.
"How is the old lady?"
Steward Zhang said that the old lady was in good spirits. "Madam took the Marquis's note and asked the imperial physician to come to the house tomorrow to check the old lady's pulse. Today, the old lady was in good spirits. She played cards with Madam and the second young master's wife in the garden for an hour and laughed happily."
Tang Gang was a little surprised. The old lady was too indifferent to Tao's affairs. Was she open-minded or did she have other ideas? "Let's go to Chunrong Hall and take a look."
The old lady was in a really good mood today. She knew a lot of new things after touching the cards for an hour. In the past, she always thought that since she was not allowed to know, she would not ask. But to be honest, it was not easy to pretend to be deaf and blind.
When Tang Gang arrived, the old lady was smiling, but the smile disappeared when she saw him. Tang Gang was even more puzzled, "Mother looks good."
"Well, what are you doing here?"
The old lady looked up at him and suddenly felt that he seemed to have aged a lot. "You are getting old too. You should rest more and take care of yourself."
"There are so many things to do, my son dare not slack off."
Tang Gang wanted to ask the old lady what she was thinking, but she spoke first, "In that case, go sit in front of your father's tablet and think about it. Your father's spirit in heaven will bless you."
"Mother, do you want your son to go to the ancestral temple?"
The old lady nodded and said, "When your father was alive, the Marquis' Mansion was so glorious and everyone was in awe of him. It has only been a few years since he left, and anyone dares to plot against him."
"In a few years, when your father's achievements are completely forgotten, what will you do?"
The old lady's words hit Tang Gang's heart like a hammer. The old lady raised her hand and said, "Go."
Tang Gang slowly stood up, bowed and retreated. To him, the old lady did not scold him, but it was much more serious than scolding him directly.
When the door of the Houfu ancestral hall slowly closed, Zhao Tong also appeared in front of several merchants from Songyang County. Several people knelt in front of him, trembling with fear, "Sir, please don't say it's not us. We are just ordinary merchants and can't afford to offend those powerful people."
"Yes, please give us a chance to live."
They had come specially to deliver a message to Zhao Tong, but if the message was revealed too quickly it would seem untrue, so they had to polish it down a bit.
Zhao Tong used both emotional and rational tactics, and repeatedly assured them that he would ensure their safety before someone started to talk. He talked about how Tang Rong was greedy for pleasure. He never saw him on weekdays, but there was always the sound of stringed instruments in the backyard of the government office. All matters of the government office were handled by the people below. He never refused gifts from officials from all walks of life. In order to satisfy his appetite, the people below suffered terribly. Some drowned while trying to catch fish for him, some died in the mountains while trying to hunt game for him, and some fell to their death from a cliff while digging orchids for him. "During the autumn harvest, the county magistrate had to go down for inspection. Two days before County Magistrate Tang went out, everyone started sweeping the streets and roads. They were afraid that dust would fly into his eyes. Every household in the village had to send people to carry water to water the muddy roads. They required that the roads should not be watered too much to dirty shoes, nor too little to raise dust, and there should be no potholes."
"Any citizen in Songyang County knows all about these things. They all know that Magistrate Tang's family is prominent, so they dare not say anything more."
Zhao Tong was so angry when he heard about these things. This was even more outrageous than what he knew. If such a scourge is not eliminated as soon as possible, wouldn't it bring disaster to more people? "Is there no one who can't stand his behavior, or is persecuted by him, and sues those who are with him?"
The merchant said he dared not, "It is said that everyone in Wuzhou is an old friend of Marquis Weiyuan, and Marquis Weiyuan is still in the capital, so who can sue him?"
Zhao Tong frowned. Without a plaintiff, he could only interrogate Tang Rong. "Are you willing to be witnesses?"
"Sir, I just want to do some business to support my family. I cannot afford to offend the Marquis' Mansion. Please spare my life."
Several people refused to agree to anything, and Zhao Tong had no way to deal with them. He could only go back and think of another solution. However, getting the oral statements from several people today was already a great progress.
The next morning, Xin An learned from Nan Feng that Tang Gang had stayed in the ancestral hall all night. "Do you know why?"
Nanfeng said that Tang Gang went to Chunrong Hall first, stayed there for no more than half an incense stick, and then went to the ancestral hall when he came out.
Xin An imagined herself in the shoes of the old lady, wondering what she would think. After thinking about it, she should be disappointed with Tang Gang. Marquis Pingshun plotted against Tao Yiran, but in fact he did not take the Marquis's Mansion seriously. If Tao Yiran was replaced by Prince Jin's Mansion, he would not dare to have such an idea even if he had the courage.
The old lady must have a new understanding of the current status of the Marquis' Mansion and blamed Tang Gang.
But these are just her ideas. "Let's go. Don't let Sister Xu wait anxiously."
She also has to go to the Liao family today and ask about the land purchase.
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Mrs. Xu has already returned to Xuzhou. As a mother, it is not good for her to live in her son-in-law's house all the time. The family also cannot do without her. After she left, Mrs. Liao became busy. "My mother became much lazier when she was around. I really can't get used to it after she left. I have to worry about everything here."
Mrs. Liao started to complain when she saw Xin An, saying that the whole family depended on her, and she didn't dare to ask for help. It was possible that she would never get back the power she gave away. "Two families below are going to get married, and they came to me to borrow money and people. They also said they wanted to borrow some good things from my warehouse to keep up appearances. They said they were borrowing, but they never intended to pay them back."
"Come to me when you want to marry a wife, come to me when you want to marry a daughter, treat me as the god of wealth in this family."
She is now more and more fond of nagging. Xin An listened with a smile, thinking that if she lived in this house, she would probably have to kill two of them first.
As he spoke, Liao Xiaolang started crying again. Mrs. Liao rolled her eyes and said to Xin An, "You are so precious. Take him away later. This kid is too difficult to take care of."
Xin An said with a smile: "If I really took the child away to you, you would be distressed. Isn't Mr. Gong Yang in your house? Give the child to him. The child is suitable for the elderly to take care of."
"Old people are patient and don't have that many things to worry about, so they are the best people to take care of children. It's so tiring for you without an elder to help you look after them."
Men are busy supporting the family and have no time to take care of the household. There are a lot of evil spirits at home, and there is no elderly person to help. Just looking at their life is tiring.
Madam Liao sighed quietly, and Xin An said that she should act like a mistress, and be more powerful so that those people would not dare to approach her easily. "If for nothing else, it's for Liao Xiaolang. The child is growing up, and there must be no hidden dangers in the mansion."
Mrs. Liao held her hand and said, "What you said is also what my mother said. There should be a rule for those people below."
(End of this chapter)
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