Reborn and married to uncle, husband and wife teamed up to abuse scum.

Xin An felt relieved with Wang's words. To her, it didn't matter if Tang Gang went to eat by himself. She could just regard it as a living signboard for the herbal medicine shop. She didn't care about the money for the meal. But she didn't agree that Tang Gang would use her shop to make friends and profit for Tang Rong.

"Since mother has said so, I will instruct the stewards below to follow the rules. However, as a family, we cannot collect money like outsiders do. Just give half as a token of appreciation."

Wang smiled and said, "Don't worry about anything else. Mother will tell your father."

She would naturally make up for Xin An's loss from her own house.

"Thank you, mother. I feel so relieved to have you protecting me."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued to deal with trivial matters in the mansion. They became increasingly busy in the next few days. Even Tang Gang and Tang Rong rarely came back for dinner at night. During this period, Tang Gang asked Wang to open the storehouse once and took out a pair of porcelain vases, but it was unknown what they did with them.

Tang Rong had the intention of regaining his youth, and the Ministry of Rites recently assigned him a task. Tang Gang was afraid that something might go wrong, so he secretly asked someone for help. The final result was quite good, and he even received a commendation from the Minister of Rites, which made him feel quite proud.

Some people even said that he is worthy of being the prince who was carefully raised by the Marquis' Mansion. Although he is confused at times, as long as he wakes up, he will still be the best among the younger generations in the capital.

Moreover, rumors began to spread outside, saying that Wang was unkind and colluded with the fake Taoist priest to rob Tang Rong's courtyard. It was also said that Tang Rong's several encounters were caused by Tang Mo. These words spread quietly. Tang Mo and Xin An just smiled faintly after hearing this. The two were not in a hurry to refute it. They waited to see what tricks the neighbors would come up with next.

That night, Zhao Wen and Ma Qi came out of a brothel arm in arm, talking dirty and laughing in an obscene way. They walked into an alley, and suddenly a group of masked thugs in black clothes came out from a dark corner. The thugs walked up to the two men without saying a word and started to beat them up. Even their followers could not escape their clutches and were beaten black and blue in the face in a short while.

"The master asked me to tell you two to stay out of other people's business. If you dare to offend our prince again...Master, be careful or I will send you to see the King of Hell."

"Walk."

Several people turned around and left. Zhao Wen and Ma Qi's eyes were swollen from being beaten. When they came to their senses, they sent people to investigate the whereabouts of the thugs. After working hard in the middle of the night, they received news that the men in black had disappeared near Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion.

"Weiyuan Marquis Mansion?"

Zhao Wen, grimacing in pain, asked Ma Qi, "I seemed to hear the man in black mention the prince?"

"Didn't hear that clearly."

Ma Qi was beaten to a pig's head, and the servant next to him, who also had a pig's head, said hurriedly: "Yes, he said that if you dare to offend our prince again, we will send you to see the King of Hell."

"offend?"

Ma Qi said that they had not offended anyone, which made sense. Both of them had seen the world and certainly knew who they could offend and who they could not afford to offend. Basically, no one came to cause trouble or do anything bad to them afterwards.

"It's Tang Rong."

Zhao Wen confirmed that it was Tang Rong, "Have you forgotten what happened at the gate of Tao's house?"

"He ordered the guards to beat Brother Zhu at that time. If we hadn't arrived quickly, Brother Zhu would have been beaten to death. He must have been taking revenge on us."

After he said that, Ma Qi also reacted. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. He gritted his teeth and said, "What a sinister and cunning guy. He actually did something dirty. We can't just let it go like this."

"Yes, revenge must be taken."

He suggested sending people to beat him up as well. Zhao Wen gritted his teeth and said, "Beat him. Beat him hard. If he sends five people, I will send ten."

Perhaps it was because his expression was so big that it affected the wound, and he gasped in pain, his eyes becoming even more vicious.

The next day, Tang Mo returned home and brought back good news to Xin An, "The emperor pardoned Prince Jin this morning and said that he had issued an order for Prince Jin and his family to return home for the New Year. Pan finally came back."

Xin An's eyes lit up. "I've asked Manager Yang to open a greenhouse to grow vegetables, and also asked him to prepare a thousand kilograms of grain. Maybe it can be used."

"Uncle Wang has also hired someone to build a greenhouse at Xin's house. When the time comes, let the gardener from the farm live in Xin's house. It would be great if the jasmine can bloom during the New Year. Even if it can't, we must cultivate a few pots of good quality ones."

Tang Mo smiled and poured himself a cup of tea. "We'll just do our best. There's no need to force it. Don't expect too much."

Xin An was curious, "What do you mean?"

"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed if things don't work out."

Tang Mo took her hand and sat down beside her. "I know what you are thinking. I am afraid that you will get stuck in a dead end. Remember, nothing is more important than living a good life in front of us."

"I know."

Xin An raised the corners of his lips slightly, "I understand the truth, but you know, sometimes I lose control, I just need to slow down."

"I will take a rest in two days, and then I will take two more days off. I will accompany you to stay at the farm for two days. This time, it will be just the two of us."

Tang Mo was really afraid that Xin An would have a problem. "If you don't like Zhuangzi, we'll take you to the horse farm of Qinghou Mansion. Maybe you'll like it."

"Don't."

Xin An said he doesn't like horses, especially a large group of horses huddled together, "they smell bad."

"I don't want to go to the village either. What's so good about the village in winter? All I see is fields and bare trees. Besides, it's not very convenient to go to the village."

Tang Mo understood. He liked bustling places. "There is a small house by the water. The decoration is very tasteful. The food is very good. The view is first-rate. It has almost nothing wrong with it except that it is a little expensive. I will take you there to stay for a night?"

Xin An smiled and said, "We are staying in the Marquis' Mansion, where every step brings a new view. It is spacious and comfortable. Do we really need to go out and stay in an inn?"

"Don't worry about me. I'm fine."

Knowing that he was worried about her, Xin An held his hand and said, "For me, my life right now is more relaxed and comfortable than ever before. Didn't you see that I have gained a few pounds?"

"Don't worry, I won't be hard on myself. If I get stuck in a dead end, wouldn't it be a waste of my chance to come back again?"

Speaking of opportunities, she remembered something, "Next time we have a day off, let's go to Nandu Temple to burn incense. We have such a great opportunity, so we should do something to seek peace of mind."

"It's all up to you."

Tang Mo picked up a piece of dessert and handed it to Xin An, "The neighbor is making trouble with the exchange of courtyards. It seems that he wants to put the blame of the exchange of marriages on my mother. He has vicious intentions."

"I heard my mother mention that my father also thought our yard was better than the one next door. I felt a little dissatisfied. Although my mother temporarily persuaded me to stop, I can't guarantee that I won't mention it again."

Xin An's lips curled slightly, "I think this yard is great. If we have to move, we'll move to the next door."

"Or if father chases us away, I will take you to live in Xin's house, which has been renovated. We will be chased away in disgrace and leave some things here. In the end, a thief will come and escape from the house. What do you think?"

Tang Mo's expression was a bit complicated. "By then, the whole capital will know that we were kicked out of the house to make room for the neighbors, and your dowry was stolen by the neighbors. I can't even imagine what people outside will say then."

At that time, his father and Tang Rong would be pushed to the forefront. He and Xin An would not have to do anything. As long as they played the victim, countless people would criticize the father and son. The censors would also impeach them. They might even be reprimanded by the emperor and lose their jobs...