I Want to Deal with Tang San

"There's no need to worry. The Spirit Pagoda has never made things difficult for its own members."

"After two or three years, we'll arrange for a member of a collateral branch of the imperial family to take over. When that time comes, you can step down without any worries." Wang Dong'er offered a reasonable suggestion.

Xu Sanshi didn't refuse. He even excitedly grabbed Wang Dong'er's hand. "Benefactor! You're much easier to talk to than that Jiang Yuheng fellow."

"If he were here, he'd probably smack you across the face the moment you dared to argue."

Wang Dong'er couldn't help laughing. Then she pointed behind Xu Sanshi. "You should ask our idiot about that yourself."

Jiang Yuheng looked at Xu Sanshi with an indifferent expression, making it impossible to tell what he was feeling.

"Damn, when did you get here? Why didn't you make a sound?" Xu Sanshi was genuinely startled, and his face visibly paled.

"I arrived a long time ago. The two sides were speaking, so I couldn't interrupt. I simply waited for Dong'er to finish." Whenever he mentioned Wang Dong'er, Jiang Yuheng's tone became much gentler.

Then he moved aside, and a young woman with mature charm slowly walked up to Xu Sanshi.

"Mom, why did you suddenly come here?" Xu Sanshi asked in surprise.

Xu Sanshi's mother raised her eyebrows slightly and tapped him on the head with a paper fan. "What, you're allowed to keep your mother as a greenhouse flower, but I'm not allowed to go out?"

"You know I didn't mean that." Xu Sanshi explained aggrievedly.

Xu Sanshi's mother ignored him. Instead, she warmly took Jiang Nannan's hand, though her gaze remained fixed on Wang Dong'er.

"You must be Consort Jiang Yuheng, right?"

"Yes, Madam. Although we're not married yet, we've long been a