At that moment, Madam Wu was working at a feverish pace to sell off her dowry. She could not take the shops and farmland with her, so she converted them all into silver.
Her loyal servants, secret recipes, and everything else would go with her, escorted to the capital by an armed escort agency.
Madam Wu's greatest worry now was that the Wu Family would make trouble for her father after she left.
In Great Xia, commoners did not fight officials. They could never win.
Jian Ruonan suggested persuading Master Zeng to move his entire household. After all, Madam Wu was the Zeng Family's only daughter. Master Zeng had originally intended to adopt a son to inherit the family business, but he had yet to choose anyone.
Madam Wu worried that her father would refuse to leave. After all, the Zeng Family's roots were here.
Jian Ruonan produced the Multiple-Birth Pills. As long as Master Zeng left with them, he could have a son of his own.
Jian Ruonan also guaranteed that once the Southeast was reclaimed, Zeng-shi and Master Zeng could return openly and honorably.
The temptation Jian Ruonan offered was simply too great. Master Zeng agreed almost without thinking.
To produce a son, the Zeng Family had taken in numerous concubines and spent who knew how much silver. Master Zeng had once resolved that he would gladly exhaust his entire fortune if he could have a son.
With Jian Ruonan guaranteeing him a son, Master Zeng was so delighted that he did not sleep for days. He got up that very night to arrange the move.
The Wu Residence knew nothing and was still celebrating as though there were no tomorrow.
Wu Xinxin added another thousand taels' worth of jewelry and fabrics to her dowry.
Wu Li went