It goes without saying that the banquet at Prime Minister Ouyang's residence was sumptuous and elegant. The female members of the family sitting together were less restrained and followed the rules, and they talked and laughed very freely.

Wang, who had never been very popular at banquets in the past, smiled and served fruit wine to talk to the enthusiastic ladies, telling riddles while chatting and smiling politely.

The three "sons" also relaxed, thinking that the banquets in the capital were not much different from those at home, so they did not stand out, but just watched how others did it and quickly learned from them. With their second sister-in-law sitting beside them, they felt at ease.

Every family was busy during the New Year holidays. After lunch, they barely watched two plays before some people said goodbye and left. Wang was not in a hurry. She accompanied the guests until most of them left before she got up and returned home with a group of female relatives.

"I am grateful to you for your presence today. Didn't you see several ladies approaching me?"

Wang had no daughter, so naturally she had never experienced the pride of having a daughter who was sought after by hundreds of families. Today she finally experienced it.

Zhao was grateful for her consideration today. The clan wanted to use the marriage of the three girls to improve the family status, but their love for the three girls was genuine. If they wanted to have the best of both worlds, they had to count on Wang, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, to care about them. Wang's actions today made her feel much more at ease.

The three girls and Xin An were in a car, their faces were all rosy. They had met a lot of people at the banquet today.

"The girls in Beijing are all very easy to get along with, speak nicely, and even invited us to play together in the future."

Xin An saw that they were happy, but he had a new understanding of Tang Gang in his heart. Only if the mansion was strong would these three girls be treated preferentially. You know, the girls from the noble families have learned about gains and losses since childhood, and they will never show kindness to anyone for no reason.

Although some of the boys are outstanding, they are looking to the future.

Only Tang Gang can see the present.

Tang Gang is extremely partial and annoying in the government office, but it's a different story outside. Everyone says he is mediocre, but at least he has never made any mistakes in government affairs.

Nothing went wrong?

Her eyes flickered slightly, which was already impressive. It seemed that she had to get to know this biased father-in-law again.

As soon as they entered the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, they saw Zhang walking towards them with dissatisfaction on her face. Last night, Zhang proposed to go to the banquet with them today, and if it was not possible, she could bring the Wei sisters with her. Not only did Wang not agree, but Tang Gang also did not agree.

Even though the Wei sisters didn't do anything annoying, Tang Gang still felt that they were not good people either.

Zhao greeted them politely, then took the three girls back to Ningxiang Courtyard. Wang, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, faced off against Zhang. Thinking she had no chance of winning, Zhang could only say a few sour words and turned back to her own courtyard. However, there was still a smug look in her eyes when she turned around. She still didn't believe that she couldn't deal with this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Since the curfew was extended, the nights in the capital city have been exceptionally lively, with teahouses and taverns brightly lit and the sound of loud conversations heard everywhere.

Some people talked about the imperial examination next year, some said the New Year's Day was lively, and some guessed which family would be the most generous in giving out porridge this year. The topic turned to temple fairs, and some talked about which Bodhisattva was effective. After talking about it, the topic led to Tang Rong, saying that he had bad luck several times after his marriage, and now he would not leave the gate of the Marquis's mansion. "It can be seen that Nandu Temple is not as effective as the rumors say."

It is no secret that the old lady of the Marquisate went to the Nandu Temple to pray in person.

Someone said, "No matter how effective this Bodhisattva is, he is not as powerful as a human. How can we know that the prince of the Marquisate is so unlucky that it is not caused by human beings?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone thought that the person who spoke knew some inside information. This person was not vague, and said ambiguously, "I heard" and "According to reports", etc., leading the person behind the scenes to Tang Mo, "Think about it, who benefits from the fall of the Marquis's son?"

"As one rises, the other falls. Recently, the second son of the Marquis's mansion has been very prosperous. Even the socializing with the female family members is done by the second son's wife. Have you ever seen the wife of the Crown Prince go out?"

It is a pleasure for many people to snoop into the privacy of wealthy and powerful families. After a few words, many people felt that there must be something going on, and the discussion became more enthusiastic.

In just one meal, Wang Xinan, Tang Mo and the other two were almost ruined in the mouths of these people.

On the morning of the second day, Nan Feng hurriedly told Xin An the news, "It started to spread yesterday, and today it has spread almost everywhere in the streets and alleys. The person behind it has spent a lot of money."

“Should we arrest everyone?”

"Not in a hurry."

Xin An guessed that this matter must be related to the neighbors. Even if it was not Tang Rong who did it, he must have instigated someone else to do it. What he is best at is using other people's hands to do his own things.

Since this is the case, she can only play along. Since it has come to this, she doesn't mind dragging more people into the water, and she is also capable of using the opponent's force to counter the opponent.

After thinking for a moment, he curled the corners of his mouth and ordered Nanfeng to do two things. One was to secretly find out the person behind the scenes, and the other was to add fuel to the fire and burn Tang Gang.

Nanfeng went to Chunyang to get twenty taels of silver and left. Xin An asked Chunlu to go to the front yard again and told Wang to just find Tang Gang to ask for an explanation.

In the afternoon, rumors spread quickly that Tang Gang was disgusted with Tang Rong's bad luck and locked him up in the yard and did not allow him to go out; that the old lady was partial to Tang Mo and moved all the good things to his yard, and that she even wanted to change the prince of the marquis's mansion. These rumors merged with the earlier rumors and matched the speculations of those onlookers, successfully portraying Tang Rong as a tragic prince who was framed by his brothers and disliked by his father and grandmother.

Even Tao Yiran became a miserable person. It was said that she and Tang Rong had originally loved each other, but they could not be together because of the engagement with the Xin family. What happened on the wedding day was just the result of two lovers following their hearts.

They also said that Tang Mo should be generous, after all, he had a rich father-in-law, and that Xin An should not bear a grudge, as it was already a blessing for a girl from a merchant family to marry into the marquis's mansion, and she should give half of her dowry to Tang Rong, as he was the prince after all, and making friends with him was the best policy.

There are even rumors that Tang Rong's recent absence from home may have been caused by Tang Mo, and Tang Gang is an accomplice.

The rumors became more and more outrageous. Tang Gang became furious after hearing them and immediately ordered a thorough investigation, demanding that the person behind the scenes be found within twelve hours.

Wang just sat there wiping her tears. "I've been working hard since daybreak, without any rest. And yet you say I'm vicious and mean, and that I swallowed up my eldest sister's dowry. Who doesn't know the truth?"

"Every word you said was directed at my mother and I. Now even you are not a good person. Just tell me how you harmed him."

"I don't need to go out anymore. My reputation is ruined. You might as well divorce me."

Tang Gang's face turned dark, and the first person he suspected was Tang Rong. He was shocked by this thought. He didn't know when his impression of Tang Rong changed. Why did he think of him first?

I couldn't believe he would do such a stupid thing.

But no one else suspected him.

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