"You may go," Fourth Master Xiao picked up the tea and lowered his gaze, Tiancheng responded and retreated.
Xiqiu was full of doubts. Could it be that Madam Shen gave money to the Fifth Madam? There's no other explanation. The Teng Family's property is still in the Shen Family's hands. The fact that the Fifth Madam doesn't hate Shen is already fortunate. How could they still associate with them?
However, this reason clearly doesn't hold water. With Madam Shen's status, it's unlikely she'd do something so disgraceful.
She looked towards Fourth Master Xiao and asked, "Fourth Master, is there something happening in the court?"
"The Emperor has ordered an increase in the fisheries tax starting in May; aside from that, there's nothing else," he replied.
The matter of the fisheries tax is quite a blow to the Shen Family but doesn't affect the overall situation. What exactly did Old Madam Shen and the Fifth Madam talk about, and what do they intend to do?
