In Tang Quanli's generation of the Imperial Merchant Tang Family, there were three main brothers. The eldest was Tang Quanli, while the second was Tang Yelan's father, Tang Quanyi.
Tang Quanli was greedy but incompetent, so the Tang Family Old Ancestor entrusted the Imperial Merchant Tang Family to Tang Yelan's father, Tang Quanyi. Unfortunately, for an exceedingly important deal, Tang Quanyi personally set out and was killed by demons outside. Even his wife perished with him.
After Tang Quanyi's death, Tang Quanli once again fought for the position of Tang Family Head. Unfortunately, he failed again, unable even to compete with Tang Yelan. As a result, Tang Yelan became the Tang Family's acting family head.
It was impossible for Tang Quanli to harbor no resentment over this. The reason Song Ankang had been exiled to Chaoyun Manor so soon after his marriage was partly due to Tang Quanli's meddling.
Chaoyun Manor had previously fallen under Tang Quanli's management. Among the many manors he oversaw, it was also the most mediocre, with no distinctive grain or medicinal herbs, and its income was practically at the bottom.
Tang Quanli naturally had no good intentions when he handed Chaoyun Manor to Song Ankang. He had been waiting for Song Ankang to make a mess of Chaoyun Manor, so he could seize the opportunity to punish him harshly. Ideally, he could force Tang Yelan to divorce Song Ankang, giving Young Lord Wang another chance.
Once Tang Yelan could be married off, Tang Quanli might have another opportunity to take charge of the Imperial Merchant Tang Family.
Yet Tang Quanli had not expected that in barely two months, not only had Chaoyun Manor remained free of trouble, but Song Ankang had actually started a processing workshop business there—and its income was this astonishing.
After all,