Tang Cheng's true nature was well known, and no one found it strange that she asked for 100,000 taels of gold with confidence.
Everyone knew that during the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, Tang Cheng said that he would sacrifice his life to protect the Empress Dowager and the Queen, but in fact he deceived them terribly.
This person is a big swindler, not only does he cheat his own people but he also cheats others.
It is not appropriate for Wen Huaian to show up at this time.
Demanding one hundred thousand taels of gold would certainly be a serious blow to the Queen Mother and the Cheng'en Palace.
I have to say Tang Cheng did a great job.
Who made the Queen Mother, as always, ignore Tang Cheng and the people in the Zhenguo Mansion? She thought Tang Cheng was arrogant and brainless, and that the Zhenguo Mansion had few female members and even fewer secrets, so the means she used to deal with Tang Cheng were simple and crude, without even trying to cover it up.
Sometimes, there is a price to pay for looking down on others.
If Tang Cheng had not caused trouble with the auction of rewards on the spot, even if something went wrong later and it was found out that it was a problem with the rewards, he would have had to swallow this huge loss, otherwise he would have been accused of slandering and framing the empress dowager.
Tang Cheng's luck was an unexpected one.
Wen Huaian hid in the corner and looked at Tang Cheng who was blackmailing the empress dowager with a clear conscience. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly and a smile flashed across his eyes.
"It's just one hundred thousand taels of gold. Isn't the Queen Mother's reputation worth this little money?" Tang Cheng glanced at the nanny whose face was ashen and whose eyes were almost spitting fire, and said coldly.
The nanny was so angry that she almost vomited blood. Could it be that Madam Wen had some misunderstanding about gold
This is not silver, but gold. One hundred thousand taels of gold. Madam Wen asked for it without hesitation, and she was not afraid of dying from overeating.
"Why don't you ask the Queen Mother first? I'm not in a hurry." Tang Cheng thought about it and decided to be more considerate for the sake of 100,000 taels of gold.
The maid said nothing, her face turned pale and she left angrily.
Mei Yun, Nanny Li and others were still detained. They were left in the yard under the scorching sun, sweating profusely, which made people feel very sorry for them.
Tang Cheng was afraid that they would faint from the heatstroke, so he kindly asked his servants to make some heat-relief soup for them.
At this time, a maid came over and whispered something to Tang Cheng. Tang Cheng's eyes lit up. He ordered Zhenzhu and Shanhu to stay here and watch, and he hurried back to Wutong Courtyard.
Wen Huaian sat elegantly in a chair sipping tea.
"Wen Huaian, when did you come back?" Tang Cheng asked in surprise as soon as he came in.
Wen Huaian smiled and looked at her flushed face, his eyes gentle: "When that nanny said that the Queen Mother ordered to take back the reward."
Tang Cheng's eyes widened: "It's so early, and you're hiding aside to watch the show."
Wen Huaian stretched out his long arms, hugged Tang Cheng who walked in front of him, and said with a smile: "Well, it's not easy for me to show up."
Tang Cheng thought about it and felt that it would be better for him to come. Wen Huaian was now a court official. It would have a bad influence if he helped him blackmail the empress dowager. He would also be easily impeached by the censors, a group of people who had nothing to do.
"You are right. This time I will tear a piece of meat out of the Queen Mother's mouth."
Tang Cheng snuggled in Wen Huaian's arms and snorted.
Wen Huaian stroked her bulging belly with his big hand, his eyes deep: "Well, I support you. The Cheng'en Mansion was once known as Chen Banchao. I don't know how much wealth they plundered. One hundred thousand taels of gold is not difficult for them."
Tang Cheng's eyes widened.
Chen Banchao…
I didn't expect that the Cheng'en Mansion had such a glorious and glorious past.
"It seems that one hundred thousand taels of gold is not enough." Tang Cheng was very upset.
Wen Huaian chuckled, "Not a small amount. The Cheng'en Mansion has been getting worse with each generation, and there have been quite a few prodigals. In order to maintain the reputation of the Cheng'en Mansion, the expenses are huge every year. No matter how much wealth there is, it will eventually run out."
Tang Cheng became even more determined not to give in.
"I wonder if the Queen Mother will agree?"
As for whether it would anger the empress dowager, Tang Cheng said that she and the empress dowager and the queen were already enemies, so this would not make a difference.
Wen Huaian raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said meaningfully: "Even if the Queen Mother is angry, she has to agree."
The hornet's nest incident was just the beginning. This morning, my father and father-in-law worked together to bring down many people from the Cheng'en faction in the Duke's Mansion.
In addition, the Emperor intended to depose the Empress, and Duke Cheng'en's faction seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
If the Queen Mother falls again, the Cheng'en Mansion will be surrounded and attacked by all the noble families.
Tang Cheng was relieved. Thinking that one hundred thousand taels of gold would soon be deposited into her account, she couldn't help but get excited.
Kunning Palace
When the Queen Mother learned that Tang Si had actually demanded a huge sum of 100,000 taels of gold before revealing the matter, she slammed the phoenix chair, her red and swollen old face looked hideous and terrifying, and a mouthful of blood choked in her throat. If the Queen Mother had not been holding it in, she would have been so angry that she would have vomited blood by now.
"One hundred thousand taels of gold, Tang Si has a big appetite, I wonder if he has the life to spend it."
The people present were so frightened by the Queen Mother's icy voice that they broke out in cold sweats and remained silent.
"Madam Zhang, tell Tang Si that I gave him the 100,000 taels of gold!"
The Queen Mother said this coldly through her teeth.
One hundred thousand taels of gold was like cutting into the Empress Dowager's heart.
She underestimated the brainless and lawless Tang Si.
I knew it earlier—
The Queen Mother gripped the armrests of the Phoenix Chair tightly, and veins popped out on the back of her hands.
Nanny Zhang, the nanny who was sent to convey the Empress Dowager's decree, felt a shiver in her heart.
"I obey your order!"
One hundred thousand taels of gold is not a small amount, and no one expected that the Queen Mother could come up with it on her own without relying on the Cheng'en Mansion.
When the emperor learned about this, his eyes became extremely cold, even though the national treasury only had one million taels of gold in reserve.
He didn't expect that Tang Si's impulsive action could give him such a big surprise.
When Nanny Zhang and her guards escorted cartloads of gold into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Tang Cheng was excited and proud.
She really has a way of making and collecting money.
"Please ask Miss Tang to count!" Nanny Zhang said coldly with a stern face.
Tang Cheng didn't care about Nanny Zhang's attitude and asked Tang Ping, Zhenzhu and Shanhu to be responsible for counting the gold.
As Aunt Zhang watched the boxes of gold being carried in for careful inspection and counting, her heart trembled, and she secretly thanked her lucky that no one had tampered with them.
This is real 100,000 taels of gold, not a bit of water.
The Queen Mother suffered heavy losses.
Life will probably be difficult for these servants, but fortunately the empress dowager will not stay in the palace for long and will return to the temple next month.
Soon, all the gold was counted.
The sun had already set in the west, the sky was full of rosy clouds, and boxes of gold were shining brightly under the setting sun.
Tang Ping immediately reported to Tang Cheng: "Young Madam, all the gold here is exactly 100,000 taels, no more, no less."
Tang Cheng raised the corners of his lips in satisfaction.
"Thank you for your hard work, Steward Tang."
"It would be great if something like this could happen again. It's so easy to make money." Tang Cheng looked at the boxes piled up in the yard with a look of high spirits.
The corners of Tang Ping's mouth twitched.
Pearl and Coral were speechless. Such a good thing was hard to come by, like pie falling from the sky, and yet the lady actually wanted to do it again.
Didn’t you see that Aunt Zhang’s face turned purple with anger
"Madam Wen, one hundred thousand taels of gold have been delivered. Madam Wen, please clarify and deal with the rumors as soon as possible and clear the name of the Queen Mother."
Nanny Zhang didn't want to stay long, she just wanted to get the matter done as soon as possible and leave.
Tang Cheng waved his hands happily and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Zhang. I will handle this matter beautifully."
Taking money from others...
It's unbelievable that Tang Cheng could say such a thing. How shameless he is.
Nanny Zhang's lips trembled with anger.
The other empress dowagers and queens present were all stunned.
They had never seen anyone so shameless.
It was clearly Young Madam Wen who caused the trouble herself, and she was so audacious as to blackmail the Queen Mother, and in the end she just said that she was taking money from others. Why didn't Fourth Miss Tang go to heaven
Tang Ping's mouth twitched.
When Pearl and Coral saw Aunt Zhang’s furious expression, they lowered their heads, shrugged their shoulders and laughed.
No one else can match the lady's ability to make people angry.
"Okay, Aunt Zhang, take these rewards back to the palace."
Tang Cheng waved his hand to chase them away.
A moment later, Nanny Zhang left the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion angrily with the reward.
Tang Cheng turned around and told Tang Ping to go out and clarify the rumors.
Everyone in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion knew that Tang Cheng had received 100,000 taels of gold, but they kept their mouth shut and did not spread the news.
Lady Min, the wife of the Duke, was so angry that she smashed all the porcelain in the room when she thought that her plan had allowed Tang Si to gain such a huge benefit.
The four concubines of the Duke of Zhenguo, especially Concubine Chen, had their hearts pounding and greed flashed in their eyes.
One hundred thousand taels of gold
It would be great if all this gold was hers.
This time in the evening is the busiest time for teahouses and restaurants. After Tang Ping spread Tang Cheng's instructions, the rumors in the capital took a different direction.
With Tang Cheng coming out to clarify, everyone knew that there was nothing wrong with the empress dowager's reward, and that everything was just a smear campaign by people with ulterior motives.
Of course, the auction reward was also cancelled. The explanation given to the public was that the auction reward was an slap in the face of the Empress Dowager and the Queen. The Empress Dowager was kind and generous and did not take it to heart. Fourth Miss Tang was not ungrateful, so she cancelled the auction reward.
Everyone felt sorry for this and expressed their understanding.
Some discordant voices were also ignored, and everyone believed what Tang Cheng said.
Who makes Tang Cheng give people the impression of being arrogant and brainless, and speaks bluntly!
So the Queen Mother was cleared.
Only those who are well-informed and have connections in the palace know the truth.
When the Queen Mother faced Tang Si, she not only lost face, but also lost a full 100,000 taels of gold in vain and was completely defeated.
Everyone who knew about this secretly listed Tang Cheng as a person who should not be offended.
Liu Jintong has his own connections and is one of the insiders. When he thought about how Tang Cheng made the empress dowager bleed profusely just by opening his mouth and got 100,000 taels of gold for nothing, he was so jealous that his eyes were about to bleed.
Liu Jintong, who has been having bad luck recently, is almost going crazy.
Tang Cheng had no idea that his actions made his secret enemy, well, it should be said that his one-sided enemy, so angry that he could not do anything about it.
After dinner, Tang Cheng happily took Wen Huaian to see the 100,000 taels of gold he had earned, with a proud and complacent look on his face.
"Wen Huaian, I am richer than you now."
Wen Huaian smiled: "Yes, so I have to work harder to get promoted."
This is the only way to protect Tang Cheng and their children.
The Queen Mother suffered a major setback and must hate Tang Cheng to the core. I'm afraid her actions will be more secretive in the future.
Tang Cheng has been pregnant for nearly seven months, and her belly is getting bigger and bigger, so both the wet nurse and the midwife have to be prepared early.
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