After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

"not only that."

Wang Dagui frowned and said in a deep voice: "Losing money is a small matter, the most important thing is that we lost face. Just now, the master asked Ah San to pass on the message that the gate should pay 500 taels as compensation and Wangcai's food expenses should be 500 taels. Master Rui can either give 1,000 taels or take Wangcai away and pay 500 taels as compensation. Master Rui chose to give 1,000 taels. If Master Rui takes Wangcai away now, then..."

He glanced at Rui Chengyin and said with confusion, "Didn't Lord Rui spend five hundred taels in vain just to prove to the people of the capital that he is an idiot who doesn't know how to weigh the pros and cons? This, this, any fool who knows to go home on a rainy day would not do such a thing, right?"

"Hey, Dagui, be careful with your words." Fu Yutang pretended to scold, glanced at Rui Chengyin who looked unhappy, and slowly corrected him: "The word idiot is not appropriate, the word is more like a sucker."

Wang Dagui waved his hand proudly and said loudly: "It doesn't matter what the words are. What matters is that if this matter is known to outsiders, where will Lord Rui put his face?"

"That's right." Fu Yutang thought for a moment and nodded, "From my personal experience, whenever a person is misunderstood, the whole world will attack him. No matter what the truth is, people outside will only laugh at him for being a bookworm and having a dull mind. What's worse, some will doubt that he is not worthy of his reputation and suspect that he is like me, relying on the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion and the emperor's favor to sit on the top spot."

As he was talking, Fu Yutang seemed to be able to see the scene of Rui Chengyin being laughed at by everyone, and said with great sympathy: "Alas! How miserable! Lord Rui, if you have any worries at that time, you can come to me. After all, I have been scolded for so many years, and I have some experience in dealing with it."

The master and servant sang in unison, making Rui Chengyin's face pale and his mind completely confused.

I originally thought that whether or not to have Wangcai was a very simple option, but now that I think about it carefully, I find that it is not that simple!

Fu Yutang is really vicious!

He was given such a difficult problem, forcing him into a dilemma.

So, should we bring Wangcai back?

Rui Chengyin frowned, unable to make up his mind for a moment.

Fu Yutang took the tea Xiaoqing had brewed, took a sip, then looked up at him with a smile, "Are you still hesitating?"

Seeing that he hadn't answered yet, she said very considerately: "How about this, for the sake of one thousand taels, I will analyze it for you so that you can make a decision as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Rui Chengyin just stared at her without saying anything.

Fu Yutang didn't care, and said leisurely: "You can choose to take Wangcai away, or you can choose to let Wangcai stay. If you choose to take Wangcai away, you will no longer have a weak spot, but in this way, your five hundred taels will be wasted. Perhaps, you will also have a well-known reputation for being stupid; if you choose to leave Wangcai, although the five hundred taels will not be wasted and your reputation will not be affected, but your weak spot is still in my hands, you still have to obey me and be controlled by me in every way."

"There are two choices, both with gains and losses. It depends on how you choose. But," Fu Yutang looked at him and said with a smile, "What is certain is that if you miss this opportunity, you may never find another opportunity in your life to take Wangcai away from me so easily and simply."

Rui Chengyin sneered when he heard this, not sparing in using the greatest malice to speculate on her, and said in a deep voice: "Can you be so kind? You can be so ruthless to Annan Hou, your own father, so will you be so generous to give me a chance? You just want to see me hesitate and hesitate, not knowing how to make a decision. You have coveted Wangcai for a long time, and now you are putting on this show, just to make me give up completely so that you can take Wangcai for yourself completely."