Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 40 Motive
"You're welcome, Mr. Li." The two of them quickly returned the courtesy.

"Today Jiang went to visit the Duke's Mansion, and he and Mr. Tang took the young master from the mansion out for a walk. I wonder why Mr. Li is here?" Jiangsu Nian slowly asked Li Shuobai, who was supposed to be on duty at the Yamen.

"Thefts have been rampant in Kyoto Prefecture recently. The Holy Emperor was furious and ordered the prefect Zhu to investigate and deal with them strictly. Today I received news that thieves were running around East Street, so I led the government officials to search here."

Li Shuobai directly explained the details. I am afraid that the information is wrong. He and his people have been watching here for almost a day, but there is no sign of the thief.

"Since your Excellency is busy with official duties, we will not interrupt you and take our leave."

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"Brother Jiang, that woman was not arranged by us!" Tang Wenzhu confessed first, "We have thought about using a beauty trap to test you before, but after getting along with you, we feel that there is no need to use a beauty trap anymore!"

"Yeah, yeah!" The other three little ones also quickly agreed.

Tang Wensong looked at his four younger brothers, as if his eldest sister's affairs had been left to the children, and he felt uncomfortable being left out.

"You are so courageous!"

Tang Wenzhu had a strong desire to please Tang Wensong, "Hey, brother, we just thought about it but didn't put it into practice, so we didn't think of asking you to help."

Jiang Shunian was very puzzled, "Am I so bad that I let so many of you test me?"

Although I have no official position and is not engaged in production, I have never visited flower houses and have no other bad conduct. How could I use a beauty trap?

"Brother Jiang, didn't we not know you before? We just saw that the eldest sister was getting married, and people outside said that you were a playboy, so we wanted to test you, hehe." Yuan Hao didn't forget to eat the candy. To appease the future cousin-in-law.

Jiang Shunian looked like my lord and said, "Forget it, since today's matter was not arranged by you, I won't care about it."

Even if I want to argue, what do I have to argue with you four kids? Mr. Jiang doesn't even bother to do things that lower his IQ.

Tang Wensong stroked his chin and turned to Jiang Shunian and said leisurely: "Future brother-in-law, why do I think that this matter today is for you?"

Jiang Shunian felt that he was also here for him, but it was still unclear who sent him to test him.

Jiang Shunian smiled and looked disapproving, "Future uncle, are you wrong? I'm just a playboy, so no one wants to plot against me, right?"

Tang Wensong looked at Jiang Shunian and circled around him, "Although you are a dandy, you are handsome and you are the son of the Hou family. There are probably many people who want to stick with you."

"Brother Jiang, you must protect yourself like a jade for my eldest cousin!" Yuan Sheng warned Jiang Shunian fiercely.

Jiang Shunian had an old blood clot stuck in his throat and couldn't spit it out or swallow it. "Cousin Sheng, you are really just five years old this year, right?"

Yuan Sheng said nothing and looked at Jiang Shunian as if he were a fool. Isn't this obvious? I am just five years old.

"Okay, don't say anything else. Future brother-in-law, you have to be careful in the future. Although you and my sister are married by imperial decree, if you are really sorry for my sister, our family will still have to go to court even if you sue the emperor. You made peace with me!" Tang Wensong directly threatened Jiang Shunian. Jiangsu Nian roared in his heart, but his facial expression was very calm, and he solemnly promised his future brothers-in-law: "I will not let you have the opportunity to see me, Miss Tang, and Li!"

I haven't gotten married yet, so I'm thinking about getting divorced in the future. My brother-in-law and brother-in-law are both very difficult to deal with, and I don't know if my future father-in-law will be able to handle it well.

"Let's continue shopping. We ate a candy after a long time after we were out." Tang Wenzhu interrupted at the right time to relax the atmosphere.

Jiang Shunian also worked hard to restore the atmosphere to before, "Further ahead, there is a sweet-scented osmanthus cake that is very sweet and delicious. It is almost the Dragon Boat Festival, and their family should have prepared several flavors of rice dumplings in advance. I I’ll take you to try something new.”

"Okay, okay!" The little ones were drooling when Jiang Shunian said it.

Tang Wensong didn't want to have a tense relationship with his future brother-in-law before his eldest sister got married, so he softened his expression.

The little ones walked, ate and played, and the afternoon passed quickly. When they came back, they were still a little reluctant to go back to the house. Jiang Shunian safely sent the brothers-in-law to the gate of Rongguo Duke's mansion and said goodbye. leave.

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"Third Master, I went to check on the weak woman and the man who robbed her. It seems that there is no problem." Jiang Qi reported to Jiang Shunian in a low voice. "Everyone calls her Yaoniang. She is fourteen years old. She works for an embroidery shop on weekdays to embroider patterns to support her family. Her family lives in the back alley of Dongda Street. Her father is an old scholar who earns money by copying books for bookshops. A few months ago, her father passed away due to illness, leaving her as a weak woman and a young brother to depend on each other."

After Jiang Qi finished talking about Yaoniang, he sympathized with her for the hardship of a weak woman raising a young brother, and then said: "The man who robbed Yaoniang is Dong Jianwen, the son of the bookstore owner. He is usually uneducated and incompetent. I have a little spare money at home, and I often do things to bully others."

After listening to Jiang Qi's report, Jiang Shunian tapped his fingers lightly on the table, "You mean that the contract was forged by Dong Jianwen?"

"I went to investigate. The signature of Yao Niang's father on the contract was copied by Dong Jianwen from a book copied by Yao Niang's father. The two clerks in the bookstore saw it with their own eyes."

Could it be that what happened today was an accident?

There were people coming and going on the street, why did the woman named Yao Niang rush in front of me?
Tang Wensong took Tang Wenzhu and the other four little ones back to the Duke's Mansion, and then went to Songhe Courtyard to see Mrs. Tai.

As soon as Yuan Hao entered the Songhe Courtyard and met the Madam, he quickly explained to the Madam, "Grandma, the candy seller's stall was not there when we came back, so we brought you osmanthus cake, meat fillings and Zongzi stuffed with red bean paste.”

"Grandma is too old to eat sweets. She will have dinner soon. Please bring the rice dumplings to the table so that grandma can have a taste too." Mrs. Taifu comforted her grandson considerately.

"Grandma, I ate a sweet bean paste bun today. It was not only delicious but also very sweet!" Tang Wenhong happily said to his wife.

"I guess you must have eaten a lot of good food outside. You don't have much appetite for dinner, so I asked someone to cook hawthorn soup in advance. You will all have to drink a bowl later to avoid having to eat at night."

"Did you have fun going shopping with your third brother Jiang today?" Mrs. Tai asked the four little ones.

"Happy!" the four little ones replied in unison.

"Grandma, Third Brother Jiang knows a lot of delicious and fun things, and he is as good as Third Uncle!" Tang Wenzhu quickly praised Jiang Shunian to Mrs. Tai.

(End of this chapter)