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Chapter 118 Protecting Weaknesses
However, why did Mrs. Shao not mention this matter? Could it be that the old Duke forgot to inform Mrs. Tai of this matter?
That’s right, when the old Duke of Guo and the old Marquis Yongning made an engagement, they were still unmarried boys;
After getting married to his wife, Shao, he promised the life-long affairs of their children without his wife's consent. The old man felt a little guilty towards his wife, Shao;
The wife only mentioned the origin of the marriage contract between the two families, but did not mention other details.

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After hearing about the early court incident, Mrs. Shao and Mrs. Liu no longer wanted Tang Bingxuan to go to Guanyin Temple to pay homage to the empress, otherwise they would have confirmed their slander against Tang Bingxuan.

Knowing that Tang Bingxuan was living a good life in Yongninghou Mansion, and that she was not disgusted and disliked by her parents-in-law and husband because she was not pregnant, but instead loved her even more, everyone in the Rongguo Mansion was relieved and relieved.

When Tang Bingxuan returned to her parents' home, Mrs. Shao still held her granddaughter's hand and kept telling her, "Your parents-in-law are good people and love you very much. You must be filial to them."

Tang Bingxuan has been at the forefront of the intrusion of rumors in Kyoto, which even made everyone in the Yongning Marquis Mansion reluctant to go out to attend the banquet. The second sister-in-law Mei and the eldest daughter Jiang Tian saw Tang Bingxuan saying a lot of weird things to her face;

Sister-in-law Xiao and Tang Bingxuan have always been good friends, and she always comforts Tang Bingxuan in her words to be more open-minded. Children are all destined to be given by God, sooner or later.

The two eldest uncles and brother-in-law Jiang Shutao and Tang Bingxuan rarely see each other, so I don't know their attitude towards her, but it is not important to Tang Bingxuan.

The attitude of Marquis Yongning and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Qiao, towards Tang Bingxuan was the same as before. Even her mother-in-law, Qiao, even privately told Jiang Shunian to be more considerate and attentive to Tang Bingxuan, fearing that Tang Bingxuan would be upset after hearing the rumors.

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Duke Rong Guo was sitting in the study in the outer courtyard, holding something that his men had investigated, his eyes dark and deep.

His fingers tapped on the table without rhythm, his expression was introverted and thoughtful, he didn't know what he was thinking of, and there was a dangerous arc at the corner of his mouth.

Why did Qiao Waner, the young lady of the Qiu family, the Minister of Rites, target Xuan'er, and why did the second prince attack the Duke of Rongguo?
The young lady of the Qiu family, Qiao Waner, is the legitimate daughter of Duke Cheng's wife Cai, and she and the second prince are cousins. It is not unreasonable to say that she helped the second prince to cause rumors.

It's just that the young lady of the Qiu family, Qiao Waner, is also the niece of the Qiao family of the Yongning Marquis Mansion and the direct uncle and cousin of her son-in-law Jiang Shunian. Why should she target Jiang Shunian's wife Tang Bingxuan?
Young women ruining reputations are mostly due to jealousy. Is it because Qiu family's young wife Qiao Waner hates her son-in-law Jiang Shunian because of her love?

I had never heard before that Duke Chengguo wanted to betroth his eldest daughter Qiao Waner to his nephew Jiang Shunian. Duke Rongguo couldn't figure it out for a while.

However, if someone dares to harm anyone in the Duke Rong's palace, the protective Duke Rong will not let him go.

After the rumors passed, every family in Kyoto returned to peace. Jiang Shunian continued his life as a playboy, and Tang Bingxuan continued her stay-at-home life.

When the couple was in Yunzhou, they each handed over some trump cards. As for whether they had all the cards, they knew it tacitly.

Although Jiang Shunian belonged to the wealthy dandy circle in Kyoto arranged by Master Tang San, he was also involved in some political affairs, but he didn't know much about it.

Tang Bingxuan also learned from the identities of Jiang Shunian and his third uncle why his grandfather recommended Du Xian'er to Tang Bingxuan as a master, because Du Xian'er was originally a subordinate of the old Duke. Jiang Shunian went to Leyang Mansion to investigate two murder cases, and found that Feiyun Village was just a scapegoat. The real culprit was Cai Jin, the prime minister of Leyang Mansion, who was a branch of the Cai family of Chengenhou Mansion.

It is conceivable how a small fifth-grade official could dare to kill the person in charge of the iron mine who was personally appointed by the emperor and lose a large sum of money. He even led his men to kill the whole family of the Leyang prefect in one night.

Not only is he cruel, but he also has powerful connections. If he says that this person has not been instigated by others, no one will believe him.

Jiang Shunian only passed the investigated information back to Beijing. As for how Tang Sanye reported to Emperor Ling, or how Emperor Ling reacted, Jiang Shunian had no control over it.

As for the rumors about Tang Bingxuan in Kyoto, Jiang Shunian found out that it was Qiao Waner, a haunting woman, who spread unfavorable rumors about Tang Bingxuan in the first place, and was then used by others to attack the Duke of Rongguo;
It's just that the people behind the scenes didn't expect that the emperor would be so protective of Duke Rong, and ended with a family matter without even sending anyone to investigate.

Jiang Shunian couldn't understand. Duke Rongguo's government had always supported the royalist faction and did not participate in the battles between the princes. Why did the second prince and his family want to take such a hard nut like Duke Rongguo?
Jiang Shunian and Rong Guogong were both puzzled by the second prince's actions, but they did not dwell on the matter. Some people's debts must be repaid.

Tang Bingxuan learned the whole story from Jiang Shunian and guessed: "Is it because Hepingyu and I are good sisters that the second prince thought that the Duke of Rongguo had secretly taken refuge with the prince?"

Most of the alliances formed by honorable families are marriages. The interactions between wives often change with the position of the husband's family at any time. Therefore, the interactions between women in the boudoir are not taken too seriously.

The two of them didn't know much about the second prince Ling Hong, and it was difficult to guess his purpose of attacking the Rongguo Duke's mansion.

Tang Bingxuan has been making preparations for the pastry shop and wine shop she plans to open. The pastry shop has ready-made items but is lacking skilled pastry chefs. The wine shop still needs to prepare more inventory and categories before it can be opened.

During the few months when Tang Bingxuan was away, Zhidong trained three female pastry chefs with excellent skills. Now they are working in the pastry shop. The pastry shop has quickly become the best in Kyoto's exquisite pastries because of its new categories and new flavors. By.

Before Tang Bingxuan and his wife went to Yunzhou, they handed over the brewing of basic wine to Zhidong's father, and the other companions helped. They built a warehouse in the largest farm equipped with tools and utensils, and used the high-quality wine collected from the farm. grain wine.

Today, about two thousand kilograms of basic wine has been brewed, and the subsequent brewing is still ongoing.

Tang Bingxuan plans to open a wine store next spring. The basic wines will continue to increase and can be sold as mid-range wines in the wine shop;
Then with the flowering period and ripe fruits in the four seasons, Tang Bingxuan brews flower wine and fruit wine with different flavors according to the actual situation, and sells them as high-end wine.

Both shops were running smoothly. Tang Bingxuan was in charge of the overall planning, and Zhidong and the others helped with the trivial matters.

When the time comes, a few companions will be arranged to take care of the shop, and Zhixia will check the accounts once a month, so that Tang Bingxuan can continue to live a leisurely life with peace of mind.

At the end of September, Tang Bingxuan's fruit farm had a bumper harvest of fruits. Tang Bingxuan and his wife, together with Mrs. Qiao of the Marquis of Yongning, invited Mrs. Shao of Rongguo Duke's mansion and others to come to her farm to eat fruits and play.