Yang Ruocheng then succinctly told Luo Fengtang about the incident where Zhuge Qing's subordinates had come to cause trouble at the winehouse that day, as well as what she had heard from Wan Qingchun about Zhuge Qing and the Anle Hou Mansion.

Luo Fengtang said, "No wonder Zhuge Qing dares to be so arrogant. It turns out that he is relying on the Anle Houfu's backing!"

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To my knowledge, the Anle Marquis Mansion is no different from other declining old-fashioned marquis mansions. There are no particularly outstanding descendants among them.

"Three generations later, although the title may still be passed down, it will be lowered in rank. When that time comes, if there's no one in the family capable of shouldering the responsibility, the family will decline even further, becoming just like any ordinary household on the streets of this capital city!" he said.

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“Well, that makes sense.” Yang Ruqing nodded.

"Well, I thought Zhuge Qing was leaning against a mighty thick tree. Turns out it's nothing special after all."

“At best, he's just a wealthy marquis. With Marquis Wàn Qìngchūn around, I believe he can handle it. There's no need for us to get involved.” she said.

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Seeing that Luofeng Tang was silent, Yang Ruqing asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Did you think of something?"

Luo Fengtang raised his eyes to look at her and said, "Today, I went to the Second Prince's Mansion. During our casual conversation, the Second Prince mentioned the matter of selecting a princess."

The second prince mentioned his cousin, who is also on the list of candidates this time.

"At that time, I was still astonished because the second prince's maternal family was practically nonexistent. Where did his cousin come from?"

"So he asked a few more questions, and the Second Prince said she was his wife's cousin."

“I didn’t think much of it at the time, but now that I suddenly remember, isn’t this Ice Purity County Lord’s cousin just Miss Anle Houfu?” he asked.

Speaking of this, Yang Ruqing also sat up.

Her eyes darted around, as if trying to connect all the chaotic and seemingly aimless relationships between the people. Suddenly, she raised her hand and patted her head. Please note that the original text you provided was empty. I have therefore only returned the HTML tag itself.

"Haha, I've finished it!" she said.

"No wonder this Zhuge Qing is so arrogant and domineering, it turns out he's still pursuing such a goal?"

"Haha, it seems the Zhuge family truly lives up to their reputation as businessmen. Their foresight is truly remarkable! They're playing the long game, waiting for a big catch!"

“I suspect that Wan Qingchun's cards won't be able to hold this time, Zhuge Qing won't let it go so easily. The good show is yet to come, oh?”

Hearing her say this, Luofeng Tang also sat up, “Qinger, what do you mean? Does Zhuge Qing dare to confront us? Who gave him the guts?”

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Yang Ruqing said, "Don't get agitated first, let me analyze it for you."

"This Zhuge Qing, it is said, has a sister named Zhuge Hui who is the favorite concubine of Prince Su Ziqiang, the son of Anle Hou,"

"As for the Anle Marquis's mansion, they believed that their main wife was unable to produce children. With only a concubine who had been favored for three years and given birth to two sons, they showed more favoritism to Zhuge Hui's family."

“These weren't important anyway. The Anle Houfu wasn't something we cared about, and Wan Qingchun wouldn't either.”

Even though Anle Hou Su Wenhua's sister married Nan Wangye Luo Feixiong, Nan Wangye is old and frail, making it highly unlikely that he will visit the capital during his lifetime.

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Even if the Southern Prince came, he wouldn't risk offending people to fight for a shop over his nephew's concubine's family, would he?

“So, we don't have to worry about the piece belonging to Lord Nan. Furthermore, the Zhuge family didn't place their bets on Lord Nan, but on Su Ziyue, the younger sister of Su Ziqiang.”

“This Su Zi Yue is the cousin of the Second Prince Consort Luo Bingqing, the eldest daughter of the An Le Marquis Mansion. She is currently competing for the position of Crown Princess and has made it into the top fifty.”

It is said that she is currently receiving training in the palace and will be performing a dance on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month next September, the Double Ninth Festival. At that time, twenty people will be selected from fifty candidates.

The Su family's descendants are not ambitious, so they can only pin their hopes on their daughter, Su Zimyue.

“If Su Zi Yue could be chosen as the crown princess, then she would surely become empress in the future, and the Su family would all prosper.”

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Even if the Empress fails to be selected, the four virtuous and virtuous concubines will surely secure a position due to the influence of the Anle Hou Mansion, the second prince's friendship with the crown prince, or the affection between King Nan and the current emperor from their younger days. Su Zi Yue is guaranteed to have a place among them.

So, no matter how you look at it, this Su family wants to rise again, all hope rests on Su Ziyue's shoulders, and Su Ziyue will undoubtedly become a nobleman.

“Looking back at the Zhuge family, because Zhuge Hui was favored in the Su family, when Su Ziqiang succeeded to the title of Anle Hou and Qi Xingyun ascended the throne, it would be possible to ask the emperor's brother-in-law to bestow a noble title such as "诰命" on Zhuge Hui for favor.”

And the Zhuge family also rose in prominence, with their daughters becoming the current empress and possibly a noble consort.

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Thanks to this connection, the Zhuge family became prominent figures in the Qi business world over the next few years, quickly rising to become the most sought-after imperial merchants.

“So, Zhuge Qing saw the bright future ahead and felt he had the arrogance to do such things like bullying men and women, seizing what wasn't his, without any fear at all,"

“No wonder he threatened at the Wǔ shopkeeper's place, saying that he was powerful because he had backing. It seems to be true!”

When Yang Ruqing finished speaking, Luofengtang was still dazed.

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"Wait a moment, Qing'er. Let me think about it first..."

He said, raising his hand to rub his temples, deep in thought.

Yang Ruqing was not in a hurry. She smiled slightly, and said that these characters' relationships seemed like many loose threads,

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In fact, any woman would understand it just by listening.

Compared to the complicated relationships between people that Si Niang Liu and the others talked about while washing clothes by the pond at Changping Village, such as "the daughter-in-law of the eastern house, the mother-in-law of the western house, the younger sister-in-law of the southern family," the relationships within these Zhuge families and Su families are really simple.

But Luò Fēng Táng was a man, and he usually didn't listen to these women's gossips. So it wasn't surprising that he needed some time to absorb them.

After a moment, Luo Fengtang's face showed an expression of sudden realization, which reminded Yang Ruqing of the word 'smooth'.

"Well, do you understand now?" she asked.

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Luo Fengtang nodded. "Understood, haha, it seems this Wujibao shop is truly a hot potato, having to involve a bunch of future royals and relatives." Let me know if you have other text you'd like me to translate! ?

He deliberately emphasized the two characters "future."

On his face, a contemptuous smile appeared. “So what? To dare vie for my wife's bed, even if they were royalty or the Emperor himself, would have to give me Luofengtang some face! Let alone these riff-raffs!”

"Qing'er, I still say the same thing, you just go for it. As for the other things, leave them to me!"

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