Seeing Tang Mo go from being furious to being dejected, Xin An inexplicably felt better. How could his heart, which was young this morning, be old again now?
There were some things she had been holding back in her heart, but she couldn't find anyone to talk to, and she was so depressed that she became sick. Now it was a good opportunity to dump all this rubbish on Tang Mo, since he wouldn't tell anyone anyway.
"Tang Rong values my ability to fight for benefits for him, and he also wants Tao Yiran's talent and knowledge. What he can't get will always be on his mind. His chance will come naturally when you're gone. Tao Yiran is very smart and can hold him steady. She may have a way to replace me if she can't get me."
"We have all benefited in the past two days, but don't be careless. His years of management have paid off. He will soon enter the court. Your father will use all the resources of the government to help him. He will be harder to defeat than you think."
In his previous life, Tang Rong was able to frame her son with the crime and clear Tang Hui without anyone suspecting him. This must have required a lot of resources and his abilities should not be underestimated.
Tang Mo felt heavy-hearted, and suddenly he felt like a maggot in a gutter, unable to turn over.
Seeing that he was discouraged, Xin An did not comfort him. If he lost his fighting spirit like this, she might as well just knock Tang Rong down with a glass of wine.
The two of them just sat there quietly. After a long while, Tang Mo finally said, "Forget it. I died early and you didn't end up well. You still can't get over the past haze after starting over again. The two of them are so affectionate right across from each other. I don't know how happy they are."
After that, he stood up and said, "Go to bed early."
He had resentment towards Tao Yiran, as she wanted to marry him even though she didn't like him, and she couldn't live a peaceful life with him after marriage; he also hated Tang Rong, as he was willing to marry Xin An, but after marriage he was still thinking about his wife. Yet such a shameless man had a good reputation that he could never catch up with even if he flattered him.
That night, in the new house next door at Chunhua Courtyard, the two of them did not go to sleep just because Tao Yiran had burned her knees red, and the red waves continued to roll until midnight;
In Qiushi Courtyard, two people who were seriously hurt by their past kept their eyes open until midnight, and finally fell asleep with a long sigh.
The next morning, Wang gave the prepared return gifts to Tang Rong and Tang Mo. Tang Rong thanked her and had the return gifts delivered to the car.
At the door, Tang Rong and Tao Yiran discovered that Tang Mo brought a lot of gifts, including an extra carriage. They both thought that Wang was partial to him. Tang Mo wanted to step forward and poke someone in the lungs, but Xin An held him back and stopped him from saying anything.
After getting in the car, Tang Mo spoke up, "Why are you dragging me here? Just let me go and humiliate him."
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Xin An glanced at him, "Yesterday, when mother said that they could add some more gifts to the bride's home, they were flirting with each other. I think they probably didn't hear it. Now they must think that mother is partial to her. Even if you go and tell them, they will just think that mother didn't remind them again and was not thorough enough."
"Since everything is wrong, let them think so. It will only explode when there is more resentment."
When people feel that they have been treated unfairly, they will feel resentful, and when they are dominated by resentment, they will do wrong things. "Don't forget that you have to change your ways and be a good person now, so don't cause trouble."
"Change your ways?"
Tang Mo immediately thought of his biased father, his face was very sour, "What did I do that I have to change my ways?"
He has suffered so much injustice from Tang Rong since he was a child. He is innocent!
"I'm so pissed off."
As Xin An expected, Tao Yiran's eyes turned red as soon as she got on the carriage. She lowered her eyes and said nothing. Her personal maid always spoke for her, "Madam, you are too much. Why is there such a big difference in the return gifts between the two families? I just counted it, and it is twice as much as ours. They are all packed in fine wooden boxes, so I think they are valuable items."
Tang Rong suddenly remembered that his mother had said yesterday that they could add some gifts to the bride's home. After returning to the yard, he had been dealing with his biological mother's dowry, thinking of picking out a few decent items to put in, but he forgot about it afterwards.
But he would not admit that it was his negligence. He would only think that Wang was not thoughtful enough for not mentioning it again this morning.
Seeing that Tao Yiran didn't seem to remember, he pushed the matter onto Wang without any psychological burden, and smiled bitterly, "Mother is my second brother's biological mother, so it's only right for her to think more about him. I will personally apologize to my father-in-law and mother-in-law for this matter."
Tao Yiran was thinking about this. She vaguely seemed to remember that they talked about adding gifts to the bride's family, but since Tang Rong said so, she didn't think much about it. With her stepmother-in-law in front of her, she didn't want to think too much about it. She said very considerately, "These are good enough. Mother took the trouble to prepare them. My family will be satisfied when they see them."
"Young Madam is just too kind-hearted. How can she bully others like this?"
The girl didn't know the inside story and was still angry. Tao Yiran said gently, "Don't say it anymore."
The girl then shut up unwillingly.
There was some distance between the Tang family and the Xin family's small house in the capital. Xin An and Tang Mo yawned all the way in the carriage. When they arrived, the Xin family was already standing at the door to greet them. Tang Mo stood up and just as he leaned out half of his body, he suddenly turned his head back, "I was thinking, it's not impossible to poison him directly."
Xin An rolled his eyes. "When he died, your father went crazy. You don't have the ability to inherit the title now. In all likelihood, the title will be taken back by the emperor. Even if it's not taken back, it will be demoted."
The current emperor attaches great importance to the titles of aristocratic families. Only those recognized by him will be approved to inherit the title. What he says does not count.
"It would be better for you to turn over a new leaf."
"Sister, come out quickly."
Xin Huan was urging him, and Tang Mo turned his head and a smile naturally appeared on his face, "The carriage was a bit bumpy on the road, and your sister's hairpin was crooked, so she insisted on putting it on again."
"Women love beauty."
Tang Mo jumped out of the car, turned around and reached out to help Xin An. Seeing that the two of them were getting along well, Mrs. Xin smiled and said, "Come in quickly. I know you'll be back today, so Manager Wen sent someone to buy some vegetables yesterday. He said he would make you some Huaijiang dishes today. It won't be so easy to eat them again in the future."
Xin An couldn't remember the last time he had Huaijiang cuisine. "I'm drooling when mom said that. I'm going to eat two big bowls today."
Tang Mo walked behind, and Xin Huan walked beside him happily, "Brother-in-law, you should listen to my sister more in the future. My sister is very smart."
Tang Mo tilted his head and then smiled: "Why, do you always listen to your sister at home?"
"That is."
Xin Huan was very proud, "You will know it later, but if you want my sister to help you, you have to be nice to her."
So she was waiting for him here. Tang Mo laughed. He had never done anything to Xin An in his previous life. In this life, Xin An knew more about the future than she did. He was even more unable to do anything to her. Of course, he had to curry favor with her. "With such a powerful brother-in-law like you, I must worship your sister, right?"