Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

Chapter 1299: Tang Family Assets

The Dou Family has been in the Capital for many years, why has Junior Minister Ming suddenly taken action when he hasn’t before?

It seems it’s because Great Chu has started to fall into chaos.

Mai Cong is not a weak scholar; he is a fierce tiger, a man-eating tiger, intent on finding himself a money bag in times like these, most likely to plot after the chaos to pursue his ambitions!

Don’t say Mai Cong is the Emperor’s confidant and won’t betray him... Chaos breeds unrest, and it’s easy for people to develop new thoughts. Anyone with ambition wants to seize the opportunity to advance their own interests.

Moreover, Mai Cong is naturally rebellious and very capable; how could he be content to be subordinate to others?

Young Master Dou has seen through Junior Minister Ming’s intentions, feeling quite displeased. He looked at the invitation in front of him, smiled slightly, and took it, saying: "The Ming Family’s Jiuyue Feast is a gathering place for the royal family, and I am truly honored to receive such an invitation. However, affairs at home are many recently, and Dou Ou Bank still requires my attention; I don’t know if I’ll still be in the Capital then."

Clearly he didn’t want to go.

Ah Ji laughed upon hearing this, not expecting this Dou to dare refuse Junior Minister Ming, but: "Young Master Dou, the Jiuyue Feast is still a while away, you can take your time to consider. If you wish to attend, you can come by then, and the Ming Family will undoubtedly offer you a warm reception."

Having said this, after hearing hurried footsteps approach, he bid farewell to Young Master Dou with a bow.

Young Master Dou escorted Ah Ji out the door, turning to scold the servant who came with the news: "Why so rushed? Is the old man looking for me?"

The housekeeper nodded: "Indeed, the Old Master is clamoring to see the eldest young master."

Young Master Dou straightened his collar and said: "Since the old man is so anxious for a scolding, then I’ll go and scold him."

The housekeeper practically buried his head in his collar, the eldest young master was still utterly unrestrained in speech, it seemed the father and son would certainly argue fiercely this time.

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With a bang, after arriving at Manager Dou’s courtyard, Young Master Dou kicked the door open, looking at Manager Dou, who had just had his medicine changed, lying on the bed: "I heard you were looking for me, what’s the matter? Speak."

With a clang, Manager Dou angrily picked up the medicine bowl and hurled it at Young Master Dou, who dodged, enraging Manager Dou further as he shouted: "Ungrateful child, I am your father, is this how you speak to me? And the words you use, after spending a few days in the countryside you’ve picked up the vulgar speech of bumpkins, you’ve completely disgraced the Dou Family!"

"You still recognize yourself as my father, but have you ever behaved like one all these years?" Young Master Dou laughed: "What’s wrong with bumpkins? Bumpkins are far more loyal and righteous than you. And who’s tarnished the Dou Family’s reputation? The one who truly brought shame to the Dou Family is that vile Ms. Meng!"

"Watch your mouth, she is your mother, how can you..."

"Why can’t I curse her? Isn’t she a vile person? If she weren’t vile, how could she have climbed into Prince Heng’s bed? Father, your head is as green as it gets, it’s best to hand the Dou Family over to your son, lest you go out and become a laughingstock."

Manager Dou, enraged, nearly fainted, pointing at Young Master Dou and shouting: "Ungrateful child, silence, silence!"

But Young Master Dou did not cease and continued: "Considering that the second child was born ten months after Ms. Meng entered the door, the nannies often said she was sitting pleasantly, a person with good fortune. Ha, if she isn’t merely sitting pleasantly but came in with a hidden pregnancy, father, you’d be even more embarrassed in public."

"Ungrateful child, dare you spout such nonsense, I’ll beat you to death!" Manager Dou, enraged, attempted to rise from the bed to hit Young Master Dou with a teapot; but having been punished with twenty blows, his hips were in unbearable pain, and he collapsed after a few steps.

Young Master Dou laughed, walking over and looking down at Manager Dou, his face full of mockery: "Ha, Manager of the Imperial Merchant Dou Family, one of the ten richest in Quan Dachu, and now in such a pathetic state, what sin have I committed to end up with a father like you?"

Manager Dou, hearing this, shouted: "Ungrateful child, how dare you disdain me, if not for me, you think you could live carefree, you think you could become Young Master Dou? Everything you have, I gave you!"

"Ah, pshaw. My current status is half self-earned, half thanks to the Tang Family!" Young Master Dou hadn’t intended to feud too greatly with Manager Dou, but if Manager Dou broached this subject, he couldn’t hold back, accusing Manager Dou: "The Dou Family’s smooth rise to Imperial Merchant owes a debt to the Tang Family, but Dou Wen oppressed childless doors, betrayed promises after becoming Imperial Merchant, intending to violate the agreement by not handing the Dou Family to me but instead giving it to Ms. Meng’s son, moreover aiding Ms. Meng in plotting to kill me, the Tang Family’s only maternal grandson... You are my father, I am reluctant to curse you, but you truly are worse than a beast!!"

Young Master Dou, fiercely cursing Manager Dou, faced no familial restraint, all because Manager Dou violated the agreement with the Tang Family.

The Dou Family’s estate was not only the Dou Family’s, but also his maternal Tang Family’s.

Manager Dou, hearing this, panicked, cursing: "Ungrateful child, I am your real father, dare you curse me, believe me, I’ll expel you from the Dou Family, let you leave the clan!"

"Ha, expelled from the Dou Family? Fine, this shabby place of Dou Family, I wouldn’t want to stay anyway." Young Master Dou laughed but said: "Half of the Dou Family’s estate is the Tang Family’s; these estates are mine, I must take them, you won’t keep a fraction."

Thinking he could be easily dismissed? Is it that simple? He had worked hard all these years, if he couldn’t swallow the Dou Family, he would have lived in vain!

Also said: "Don’t even think about denying me, grandfather left a will, and it’s recorded in the government archives, dreaming of denying it could be in vain."

Ms. Meng wanted to kill him solely to allow the second and third to smoothly inherit the Tang Family’s estate.

As long as he’s dead, even if grandfather left a will and recorded it in government archives, it’s useless, the property naturally falls to living relatives.

The Tang Family’s matters have always been Manager Dou’s weak point, seeing Young Master Dou about to leave with the Tang Family’s estate, he immediately softened his tone: "Brother Ke, why the hurry? You have this temper, every time father wants to talk to you nicely you lose your temper, alas~"

"Why alas something? Can you stop pretending?" Young Master Dou sneered: "You can’t bear the Tang Family’s estate, then just say, why pose false fatherly love? Don’t you think it’s late to start pretending now?"

Young Master Dou had a sharp tongue, dared say anything; Manager Dou was incensed, coughing incessantly: "Cough, cough, cough!"

Only with effort did he stop coughing, glaring at Dou Ke, and asked: "At this point, what do you want?"

Added: "Several generations of Dou Family’s efforts have elevated us to Imperial Merchant status, you can’t take Tang Family’s estate away, causing Dou Family to lose its strength as Imperial Merchant!"

If the strength is insufficient, Dou Family could lose its Imperial Merchant status.

Young Master Dou laughed: "Admitted defeat? Good if you have."

Young Master Dou dragged a chair, sat in the center of the room, looked at Manager Dou, and said: "Before October, gather all housekeepers and Dou Family’s clan elders from all over into the Capital, and personally announce handing Dou Family’s control to me."

Manager Dou was shocked, pointing at Young Master Dou: "Ungrateful child, do you truly wish to seize your father’s power?!"

Young Master Dou laughed: "Ha, not seize power, did you think I was acting with you?"