After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 49 Keep a secret

"Huh? Uncle, you..." Rong Peilan paused deliberately, with a look of surprise on her face.

"What a joke!" Doctor Tang was furious when he saw Xie Qingde was fine.

"Nonsense!" Xie Qingde blushed with shame.

If his colleagues had not been present, he would have wanted to slap Song in the face and make him lose face in front of his colleagues.

Doctor Tang naturally knew what was going on. The corruption case involved a large number of people, and Xie Qingde was also implicated.

Doctor Tang snorted, "Master Xie, there is no need to be so anxious. His Majesty is so angry that no one can help you. Why bother involving innocent people?"

Xie Qingde nodded repeatedly, "My wife is ignorant, and I have troubled Doctor Tang to make a wasted trip. I hope Doctor Tang will do me the honor of having a simple meal before returning home."

Doctor Tang patted his robes, as if there was something dirty in the house, and said, "You don't have to eat. Don't pretend to be sick next time, and make me go there in vain."

After saying this, Doctor Tang took the child out.

Xie Qingde put down the chrysanthemums in his hand and hurried to see him off.

After seeing the two men leave, the kind smile on Song's face no longer existed.

She looked at Rong Peilan with anger on her face, "You brought Doctor Tang here on purpose!"

Rong Peilan blinked her eyes and said, "Aunt, why do you say that? Uncle is ill, and I only invited Doctor Tang because I was worried about him."

Xie Shuning also looked at her, his eyes full of anger, "You know it, you are just pretending to be confused."

"On the day of my wedding, Brother Kuan deliberately made things difficult for Kang Jintang and almost made us miss the auspicious time."

"Today, I knew that my father was implicated in the corruption incident, so I specifically asked you to come home to discuss it. But you brought Doctor Tang with you, causing my father to lose face."

"You are the one who ordered all of this. You are so vicious. The Xie family has raised you for six years in vain."

After hearing her words, Rong Peilan looked even more confused, "Why would I instruct Kuan Ge'er to disrupt your wedding?"

She looked like she was about to cry, "Sister's accusation makes me feel so innocent."

Xie Shuning clenched her teeth. Ever since Rong Peilan married into a marquisate, she had become more and more eloquent.

There was no trace of the timidity he had shown at the Xie family.

A gleam of light flashed in Song's eyes, and she slowly approached Rong Peilan, "Sister Lan, you have been pretending hard for the past six years."

Rong Peilan's expression remained unchanged. "Aunt sister is so unreasonable. It was clearly my aunt who posted the note saying that my uncle was ill. It was wrong for Lan'er to ask a doctor for my uncle."

Xie Qingde came back, his face gloomy.

He said to Song, "I've already told you not to worry about it. If you have too much free time, go to the family temple and chant some scriptures!"

He didn't give Song a chance to speak, and turned to Rong Peilan and said, "Uncle thanks Sister Lan for your concern. Uncle is fine, you can go back home first."

Rong Peilan glanced at Song and Xie Shuning without leaving a trace, "Yes."

After taking two steps, she turned back and said to Xie Qingde, "If there is anything, uncle, just send someone to the Marquis' Mansion to call me."

Xie Qingde didn't look back, but just waved his hand, "Uncle is fine, you can go back."

It took only two cups of tea after returning to the Xie family that Rong Peilan brought Haitang back home calmly.

As soon as I returned to the mansion, Xiangwu came to greet me.

"Young Madam, Madam wants you to go to the flower hall."

Rong Peilan handed her the cloak she had taken off, and then led Haitang to walk towards Zhong's yard.

Mrs. Zhong was holding her forehead in the flower hall, her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was feeling very worried.

"Mother?"

Mrs. Zhong looked up and saw Rong Peilan coming. Thinking that she had just returned from Xie's house, she asked with concern, "How is your uncle?"

Rong Peilan smiled and said, "My uncle is very good, but my mother seems to be worried?"

Zhong forced a smile and said, "The Marquis has been urgently summoned to the capital by His Majesty. I'm afraid it's not good."

"It's so cold at the border, and there's a shortage of food outside the Great Wall. It's a time when there are many disturbances at the border, but His Majesty has called me back at this critical moment." "My mother's eyelids are twitching, and I always feel like something is going to happen. You should keep Zhang'er under control these days, and don't let anyone with ulterior motives catch him."

Rong Peilan stepped forward, held her hand, and said soothingly, "Your Majesty has been resolute recently, and General Jin has been conferred a title. Your Majesty's recall of my father-in-law should be a routine reward."

The sorrow in Zhong's heart could not be dispelled, and even after Rong Peilan's comfort, she could only force a smile.

Rong Peilan's words were just to comfort Zhong.

It is indeed unusual to recall at such a critical juncture.

Although General Jin's family is a loyal and heroic family, General Jin now only has one army, the Tiger Head Army, under his command.

Compared with Ji Hou's military power, it is nothing.

Your Majesty has been fickle-minded ever since he began seeking immortality, and the court is filled with a bunch of despicable people.

The more Your Majesty is greedy for life this time, the more he is afraid of those who have too much power in the court.

Military power, power of minister, financial power, and most importantly, the right to speak and the influence of public opinion.

Rong Peilan could almost foresee that what was about to happen in Yanjing would be a bloody storm.

She looked up at the sky, which was pitch black.

"Haitang, ask the shop manager Zhou to come over later."

Haitang didn't understand. Hadn't she just gone over the accounts with the stewards the day before? But she still replied, "Yes, I'll go now."

Rong Peilan stretched out her hand to stop him, "No hurry, come back after the shop is closed."

Steward Zhou came to the flower hall of the Marquis's mansion with two thick books. This was the first time that the young mistress called him back to the mansion to talk.

When Rong Peilan saw Manager Zhou with a big belly, she asked Haitang to go forward and take the things.

It was already autumn, but Manager Zhou was still panting and sweating all over his forehead.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Madam, this is the information we have purchased from farmers and farms in the past two years. All of them are registered."

Rong Peilan took a quick look and found that the grain shop had cooperated with many farmers. "How many grain-growing farmers and farms around Yanjing have we cooperated with?"

"Most of them are collected by us. Madam, the price is fair and she will not cheat on weight, so there are many farmers willing to sell to us."

Rong Peilan closed the booklet, and the next sentence dropped a huge bombshell on Manager Zhou.

"The autumn harvest is coming soon. Collect all the grain around Yanjing."

"All collected?!" Manager Zhou almost fell off the stool.

Rong Peilan naturally understood Manager Zhou's concerns. Although the grain shops almost monopolized the food rations of the people in Yanjing, if they bought all of them, there would be a risk of leaving them with nothing.

She nodded and explained, "The grain shop in the mansion has almost monopolized Yanjing for decades, and some people have been jealous for a long time."

"If the Marquis' Mansion gets any wind of trouble, people in the capital who want to take advantage of this will surely open shops selling grain like mushrooms after rain."

"We control it from the source, so that even if something unexpected happens in the mansion and we can't open the shop in the future, we will continue to make a living."

Manager Zhou didn't dare to ask what the disturbance was, but he had been a manager for many years and he knew how many people were jealous of this.

"Young Madam thinks long-term, but Madam..."

Rong Peilan frowned slightly, "I will take care of mother's side, you just go and handle it."

"Yes Yes……"

Rong Peilan looked at the two thick books on the table. These were the foundation of the Marquis' Mansion.

The grain shop's biggest backer is the Marquis' Mansion. If there is any disturbance in the Marquis' Mansion, the grain shop will be in danger.

But if you collect grain and become a grain merchant, and move this enviable business behind the scenes, then if you really reach the end of your rope, you won't end up eating up all your savings.

It has been less than a month since the Marquis returned to the capital, so this matter needs to be done quickly.

(End of this chapter)