Yangcheng

The days after returning to Boling passed quickly.

Tang Jianwei and Lu Fan took care of the business of Tang's gambling house together, recruited more than a dozen helpers with experience in gambling house operation, and asked them to recommend talents.

Anyone can be elected by three religions and nine streams. Tang Jianwei doesn't mind the origins of these people.

What Tang Jianwei said when he was recruiting talents quickly spread in Boling Mansion.

"As long as you can do good things for me, I'm not interested in your past, but I will definitely let you have meat, wine, and money in the future."

Tang Jianwei is famous for being generous, and many people come to her because she gives money readily.

Who is running around and working hard not to make a living?

Most of the three teachings and low-ranking people just want to have a meal, and whoever gives them a meal will work for them.

When Tang Jianwei came here, he not only gave them food, but also gave them Maominglou food.

Tang Jianwei bought a small two-story building in the West Market. After quickly renovating it, it became a canteen dedicated to providing three meals a day for his diners.

The quality of the food here is exactly the same as that of Maominglou's external business. As long as you are Tang Jianwei's diners, you can go to the restaurant to eat at any time.

You don't have to be separated from the general diners here, they are all from your own family, you can make as much noise as you want, and there is no limit to how much you can eat. If you can fit in your stomach, you can swallow the whole building and Tang Jianwei has no problem.

Tang Jianwei and Lu Fan will come here to chat with everyone whenever they are free.

In addition to being able to shorten the distance with the diners and increase the relationship, you can also get the latest news from all parties in Boling from their chats.

Tang Jianwei and Lu Fan's trick was particularly effective.

They don't treat the diners as slaves, but as brothers and sisters.

If you respect others, you will naturally be respected by others. These diners have enough food, clothing, warmth and money, so they naturally work extra hard.

This is why Tang Jianwei was able to acquire more than a dozen gambling houses of the Wu family in a very short period of time.

Tang Jianwei wanted to say that her side quickly annexed the Wu family's property, and it was impossible for the Wu family not to trouble her.

She had already thought about it before doing it.

She knows the Wu family well, and now Azi has broken away from the Wu family. Except for Wu Xianyi, no matter whether it is a descendant or a branch of the Wu family, it is either an old man who has already buried his body in his dying years, or he is only bent on making profits for himself. unworthy descendants.

For others, a skinny camel might be bigger than a horse, which might be a little deterrent, but for her, Tang Jianwei, there are a hundred ways to prevent the Wu family from getting any advantage from her.

Even if Wu Xianyi came to trouble her, she was not afraid.

Tang Jianwei didn't know Wu Xianyi when he was young, but now, he doesn't care if he doesn't know her at all.

Tang Jianwei didn't want to know what Wu Xianyi was pretending to be in his mind now, Tang Jianwei was absolutely sure that he would not back down half a step.

Once tit for tat confronted again, if she stabbed Wu Xianyi once at Dongxiaomen, she could stab her a second time.

Tang Jianwei was already ready to confront Wu Xianyi, but he didn't expect that Wu Xianyi didn't show up with the Wu family horses, and instead, people from the Lan family smashed the three Tang's casinos.

After the fierce confrontation between the two sides, the Jingzhao government intervened.

Jing Zhaoyin soon learned that the people on both sides of the fight were the subordinates of the Lan clan, and the other was the retainer of the Tian family who had the lucky card of the eldest princess's Taiping mansion.

The shrewd Jing Zhaoyin each hit [-] boards, fined some money and locked them up for a few days, then warned them not to hurt innocent people, and then let them go.

The conflict quickly spread in the Boling Mansion.

Everyone thought that Tang Jianwei must be the one who suffered. After all, the Lan family's notoriety had been spread in Boling for many years, and it was self-evident how cruel their methods were.

Although the Lan family is ruthless, Tang Jianwei is not inferior.

Ever since she knew that Ye Niang's death might have been arranged by the Lan family, she regarded the Lan family as a sworn enemy.

She has never shown mercy to her enemies.

Not to mention there is Lu Fan helping her sit in town.

Lu Fan used to be the young master of the southeast gang, she has long been familiar with the collisions between these gangs, and she has many tough methods to deal with the enemy.

Tang Jianwei and Lu Fan's cooperation didn't give the Lan family any advantage.

The competition between the two sides is still going on.

The Lan family and the Wu family jointly attacked, not only the gambling house, but also troubled Tang Jianwei in various gray areas.

Tang Jianwei has been secretly recruiting troops to expand his power, waiting for such a day.

She is no longer the little lady who was kicked out of the Tang Mansion by her second uncle's family, isolated and helpless, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and hold on.

The once immature hands are now clenched into powerful fists, and there are countless elite soldiers under her, and no matter who comes to her for trouble, she can give her a strong fight back.

The two sides just saw each other like this, competing with each other, and no one got a better deal.

Tang Jianwei planned to compile an inspection team to inspect the gambling shops and restaurants under his banner every day, and whenever he encountered troublemakers, he would arrest them and throw them to Jingzhao Mansion.

Since they are backed by the Tian family, they cannot despise Wang Fa like the Lan family and the Wu family.Not only can't despise it, but also have to use it.

It would be best if the Jingzhao Mansion could take care of it, and if they didn't, they would settle it in private.

In this way, when the Tian family wants to liquidate, it also gives the Tian family a basis to keep her.

Tang Jianwei said in his heart, it is very wise for the Tian family to choose me, there is no need for the Tian family to arrange for the future, I have made clear arrangements myself, which has lightened the burden of the Tian family.

Because of being able to compete with the Lan and Wu families, Tang Jianwei's reputation has grown, and he has gradually acquired a fearsome temperament. He has transformed from the "Boling Shuangwei" back then into the Boling female devil.

Tang Jianwei was a little surprised by the joint attack of the Lan and Wu families.

Some time ago, her spies brought news that people from the Lan family had come to Wu's house to make a big fuss. It was precisely because Wu Xianyi hadn't consummated the house with Lan Yiwei, and the Lan family couldn't swallow it.

There are even rumors in the market that if Wu Xianyi doesn't complete the matter of consummating the house, she will be kicked out of the house, and don't expect to rely on the Lan family again.

Originally, the Wu family had Mr. Wu in charge of the overall situation, so he was still alive.

However, Mr. Wu let go and went west, and the head of the Wu family made a fuss in the mourning hall to ask Wu Xianyi to hand over the patriarchal talisman. No matter how active Wu Xianyi was in the past, soliciting everywhere, if something went wrong inside the Wu family, then the disintegration of the Wu family would be imminent.

Tang Jianwei was still waiting to see how lively the two families were fighting each other, but he didn't expect that the in-laws would be unanimous in the blink of an eye.

Presumably Wu Xianyi finally settled this house with Lan Yiwei for the sake of the Wu family.

After going through this matter in his mind, Tang Jianwei only felt disgusted.

Fortunately, she didn't really marry Wu Xianyi back then, otherwise Wu Xianyi would sell her for the benefit of the family.

She Wu Xianyi can really do this kind of thing.

A few days later, Wei Ci sent someone to ask Tang Jianwei to go to Tomorrow Villa for a talk.

Tang Jianwei was a little surprised by Wei Ci's retainer's invitation, and thought that the eldest princess would have to recuperate for a year or so in order to heal her heartache after what she experienced in Tu County.

I didn't expect to see people so soon.

In any case, the eldest princess was sad because of their Tong family's grandmother. Tang Jianwei, as the daughter-in-law of the Tong family and relying on the eldest princess' counselor, had to comfort her when it was time to comfort her.

Anyone who has to appease the eldest princess would be troubled, but for Tang Jianwei, it is easy to handle.

Just these few days, she is researching the main new dishes in spring, and prepared a hundred-page roll of shepherd's purse in high soup, smoked beef mixed with gardenia, and jellyfish made with the floral dew of wandering flowers... Naturally, a cup of three-year-old wine is indispensable Nostalgia - this is Tang Jianwei's treasure.

Let Tang Fu and Tong Lin go to Tomorrow Villa with the wine and dishes, and when they arrived at the villa, they found that Tong Shaoxuan was also there. It is conceivable that she came with the emperor.

Tang Jianwei was busy with the things in hand during this period, and Tong Shaoxuan was also busy with errands every day, and the two had almost no time to meet each other during the day, so they could only talk for a while when they returned home at night.

The two of them had their own busy schedules, and their tiredness made it impossible for them to talk for too long, and the tiredness urged them to fall asleep together soon.

Not to mention that I often need to get up in the middle of the night to coax Ananda and change her diaper...

Even lovers who sleep on the same bed rarely see each other during the day.

Therefore, Tong Shaoxuan, who is elegant and dignified in an official robe and a fur head, is very fresh to Tang Jianwei.

Today, Tong Shaoxuan's lips are brightly colored, and it looks like she has secretly used her lip balm, which unexpectedly creates a contrasting atmosphere with Tong Shaoxuan's delicate face.

As if she had been spoiled by Tang Jianwei, it was stained with her color.

Tang Jianwei saw his wife after entering the door. He was so beautiful by his wife that he couldn't keep his mind away. He absently greeted Wei Ci and Wei Xi who were behind the curtain, and asked Tang Fu and Tong Lin to put down the food and drinks. Look at Tong Shaoxuan.

Ah Nian in the daytime is too pretty...

If it is said that she changed into pajamas at night and her hair was loosened, she had a lazy and soft aura, then Tong Shaoxuan, who was dressed in a solemn official robe during the day, had an aura of austerity.

See Tang Jian Weichun heart rippling.

but……

I don't know why Tong Shaoxuan couldn't be happy when he saw Tang Jianwei, there was a sadness between his brows, even though this sadness added to her a kind of thought that made Tang Jianwei want to tease her even more.

Tang Jianwei could see that Ah Nian really had something on his mind, and it was not a small matter.

"What's wrong?" Tang Jianwei approached her and asked softly.

Tong Shaoxuan wanted to speak, but this matter seemed to be very complicated, which made her hesitate to speak.

At this moment, Wei Xi and Wei Ci finished their conversation behind the curtain, the maid opened the curtain, and after the servants checked the food routinely, Wei Ci said:

"Give a seat."

Tang Jianwei and Tong Shaoxuan sat inside the curtain, and the four of them sat facing each other.

Although he was a little apprehensive, Tang Jianwei still sweetly introduced to the sisters of the Wei family the elaborate masterpieces that had not yet been put on the market, and asked them to taste them first to see if they suited their taste.

"I have a heart." Wei Ci picked up the chopsticks with a calm expression.

Tang Jianwei found that she seemed to be in a good mood.

Although she was obviously thinner, she looked more energetic because of the thinning.

Thankfully, the eldest princess was not affected too much by the death of her grandmother, but instead had a kind of transparency that was different from before.

With a smile that didn't seem to be strong, Wei Ci tasted the food and wine, feeling relaxed and happy.

Wei Xi is always incomprehensible.

Tong Shaoxuan is still worried.

Tang Jianwei wanted to know what Tong Shaoxuan was thinking. She couldn't bear her impatience at all, so she held her hand under the case, leaned close to her, and asked softly:

"What happened?"

Before Tong Shaoxuan could give her an answer, Wei Xi spoke first:

"When I was in the southeast, the battle situation in the southwest was extremely anxious. The general Ruan I sent to die in Qianchuan tragically, and Lan Zhongyu took advantage of the death of General Ruan to buy people's hearts. Now he has dominated the southwest and has the potential to stand on his own. Like. It’s because I was negligent. I only thought that leaving Boling would naturally be able to play an empty city plan, so that Lan Wan thought that she could sneak in and kill her without leaving. I didn’t expect Lan Wan to be fooled by Boling. Although he was defeated in Tu County and suffered some hardships, the real plan was Southwest. The death of General Ruan was a heavy loss to Wei Cang, not to mention that Lan Zhongyu gained power by stepping on the death of General Ruan, which would make the Lan family arrogance Worse."

At this point, Wei Xi held the wine cup and raised his eyes: "The Lan family is already declaring war on me."

When Tang Jianwei heard Wei Xi's words, he already had a direction in his heart.

more apprehensive.

"Just now I have already told Tong Aiqing that I can't continue to keep her in Boling, stay by my side and cultivate her slowly, and wait for her to grow up little by little. She must grow up quickly. No prefectures, counties, or Taiwan provinces, This is the rule established by the ancestors, and it is a must for a great official. Now Lan Zhongyu dominates the southwest, and there is still a state in the southwest that he has not yet succeeded in, and it is also an extremely important military fortress in the southwest-Qizhou. Qi The state must not fall into the hands of the Lan family, so I appointed Tong Changsi as the governor of Qizhou, and went to Qizhou to conduct research and defend Qizhou for me."

Wei Xi looked back, looked at Tang Jianwei and said: "When she returns to court with her meritorious service in hand, she will be the youngest young minister of Dali Temple in Wei Cang's history."

Tang Jianwei knew that with Tong Shaoxuan's aptitude, getting the position of governor of Qizhou was already an extraordinary promotion by the emperor, let alone the Shaoqing of Dali Temple...

Tong Shaoxuan is only 20 years old this year, and he is still a young man after years of grinding.

The emperor doesn't make promises easily, but at this time she can make such a promise face to face, entrusting such an important matter to her, one can imagine her fancy for Tong Shaoxuan.

but……

Since Qizhou is so important, the Lan family will definitely snatch it. Tong Shaoxuan went to Qizhou, and it is unknown whether he will come back with his life.

Tang Jianwei felt cold all over, she didn't want Tong Shaoxuan to go to such a dangerous place at all.

But the destiny is hard to violate, and the emperor has already spoken, that is the imperial decree, and it is the fate of their family.