If the business woman does not help the poor, the villain's dream of prosperity will be shatter

Mrs. Tong stole a glance at Qin Shu, took a small box from the maid behind her, stood up and walked to Qin Shu, and placed it on the table beside her hand. "In fact, we have wanted to return it for a long time, but my niece has not been in the mansion for the past two years."

She smiled wryly, "Today, when I heard that my niece had returned to the city, my master immediately asked me to come and pay the money back."

"Yes, it has been owed for quite some time. In theory, my niece doesn't need the interest. But my master said that favors are favors and money is money. Even brothers should settle accounts clearly, and I can't let my niece suffer any loss."

Qin Shu raised her hand and gently pressed on the small box.

She glanced at Mo Laowu who was standing beside her. Mo Laowu hurriedly stepped forward to open the box and counted the banknotes inside.

The Tong family owed a total of five thousand taels.

There were five thousand taels of silver notes in the box, as well as a full box of gold, silver and jewelry.

Qin Shu raised her lips slightly and asked, "Where is the IOU from Manager Tong's family?"

Zhang Xing hurriedly stepped forward and handed the IOU he had taken back from Accountant Sun to Qin Shu with both hands.

Qin Shu took a look, took out two hundred taels of silver notes and put them back into the box. After handing the rest to Mo Laowu, she gently pushed the box forward.

He smiled and said, "Remember when Yunhe went to your house and brought back two hundred taels of silver to help us out. Now that our house is past the hard times, we really shouldn't ask Madam Tong for more of these two hundred taels."

Mrs. Tong's mouth twitched for a while, and she forced a smile, "My niece, you are joking. Originally, it was our gift money..."

Qin Shu sat up straight and said solemnly, "Your Majesty has valued me and appointed me as the governor of Anbei. As an official of the court, I should be honest and dedicated to my duties and work for the welfare of the people, so as not to let down Your Majesty's grace."

"Since you are an official appointed by the court, how can you knowingly commit a crime and accept bribes from others?"

Mrs. Tong's round face suddenly turned into a big red cloth.

As soon as Mrs. Tong arrived, she started talking about the relationship between the two families and put herself in the position of an elder.

He called Qin Shu niece all the time, trying to use his status as an elder to pressure her into submission.

As a result, Qin Shu's words "an official appointed by the imperial court" reminded people of the insurmountable gap in status between the two.

Adding the sentence "accepting bribes" would really make Mrs. Tong so ashamed that she wouldn't know where to put her face.

Two hundred taels!

Use two hundred taels of silver to bribe a second-rank official in the imperial court?

If this gets out, won't everyone laugh at you?

You keep calling me niece, don't you even consider your own status?

I let you into the mansion, do you really think you are someone important?

Mrs. Tong stammered, "I, I, that's not what I meant."

Qin Shu picked up the tea, looked coldly at Mrs. Tong without even looking at her, and said in a cold voice: "Mr. Wang, send the guest away."

Wang Sheng took a step forward and stretched out his hand, "Please!"

Even the name is omitted.

Mrs. Tong blushed, picked up the box in a hurry, and fled with the maid.

When they returned to the mansion, Manager Tong came forward with eager eyes, "How is it? Have you met Lord Qin?"

Mrs. Tong felt dry in her mouth. She threw the box onto the table beside her and gulped down the teacup.

After drinking three cups of tea, he said angrily: "That girl really has no mercy at all."

Shopkeeper Tong suddenly felt something was wrong and stepped forward to ask, "What did you tell her when you went to Qin's house?"

He looked at the box and said, "Master Qin, did you confiscate the silver?"

Mrs. Tong disagreed, "I accepted it." At the end, she curled her lips in disdain, "How could I not accept it? Who would have a grudge against silver?"

Isn’t that the end?

As long as you collect the money...that's not right!

Shopkeeper Tong snatched the box and opened it. All the gold, silver and jewelry were there, and there were also two hundred taels of silver notes?!

His hands were shaking, and he spoke incoherently: "This, this, this, is this collected?"

Mrs. Tong snorted coldly, "She only wants the money owed to her family, not even an ounce more!"

She said to herself, "I used to think that girl was soft and easy to bully, but now she seems like a completely different person. She's not easy to handle at all."

Shopkeeper Tong was about to cry, "Grandma, what did you say? Control her? How do you want to control her?"

"You know, even..." Shopkeeper Tong quickly lowered his voice, "Prince Ning, you know what kind of person he is? The emperor's favorite son, who was almost made the crown prince. Didn't he still fall into her hands?"

Mrs. Tong looked unconvinced, "Not really, is she? She is a girl who never goes out of the house. I have seen her a few times before, and she is just a fool!"

Shopkeeper Tong was so anxious that he turned around and said angrily, "Idiot? I think you look more like an idiot!"

He said earnestly, "Why do you think the emperor appointed a woman as the overlord of a region? A true frontier official?"

Shopkeeper Tong slapped his palms against the backs of his hands, making loud clapping sounds. "That means he really has the ability!"

He roared, "Tell me, what did you say to Lord Qin when you went to the Qin Mansion?"

Mrs. Tong felt a little scared and repeated exactly what she had said in the Qin Mansion.

At last she said, "Who would have thought that she would not give me any face at all and directly drive me out."

Shopkeeper Tong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He bent over and asked Mrs. Tong, "You call her niece? You call her niece?!"

Mrs. Tong was puzzled. "Ah, didn't we always call her that before?"

Shopkeeper Tong cried, "Ancestor! The past is the past! The present is the present! What is her status now? The legitimate daughter of Marquis Zhongping, the emperor's trusted minister, the governor of Anbei appointed by the late emperor..."

"That's someone our Jinzhou governor would kneel down and pay respect to when he sees him!"

"You call her niece?"

"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself?"

Mrs. Tong stared with a pair of confused eyes and asked in panic: "Then, what should we do?"

She had volunteered to go to the Qin residence before, and she promised that she would handle the matter.

Unexpectedly, it still failed.

Shopkeeper Tong collapsed on the rose-shaped armchair, staring blankly at the beams, and said weakly, "What should I do? Leave it alone! Idiot! Idiot!"

Mrs. Tong was both ashamed and afraid. She pressed a handkerchief to her eyes and began to cry.

Shopkeeper Tong was so annoyed, "I'm not dead yet, but you keep crying like a funeral everyday! The little luck left in our family has been cried away by you. Get out!"

On the second day, Manager Tong personally brought gifts and went to Qin's house, but was told that Lord Qin had already left for his new post.

Court officials all have a term of office.

Qin Shu discussed with Chen Cheng, who came overnight, and asked him to arrange people to transport grain seeds to Beiguan and many other matters. She also arranged for Butler Chang and Nanny Chun to look after the Qin Mansion.

He then took his men on a journey to take up his new post.

As soon as I reached the west gate, I saw from afar Jinzhou Governor Zhang Yu and other officials from the Governor's Office guarding the city gate.

Qin Shu had no choice but to get off the carriage.

Zhang Yu hurriedly led his men to greet him, bowed his head and said with a smile: "Master Qin has traveled a long way, and has just arrived at Jin Mansion and is about to set off again. I haven't had time to welcome you yet, but I have to present this farewell wine first."

Qin Shu smiled and said, "Master Zhang is very polite. Qin Shu dare not slack off in the slightest as I have the Emperor's order. I will have the honor of meeting you in the future and I will invite you to drink to your heart's content."

Zhang Yu also exchanged greetings with Fu Rong.

The group walked to a pavilion by the roadside, and Zhang Yu personally poured wine and drank with the two.

Outside the pavilion, soldiers held their spears horizontally to block the people who were watching the excitement.

Shopkeeper Tong ran as fast as he could and finally reached the pavilion.

But before he could move forward, the soldiers pushed him hard with their halberds and shouted at him, "Retreat!"

Mrs. Tong also quietly hid in the crowd, looking at Qin Shu, who was like the moon surrounded by stars, with a gloomy and uncertain expression.

Not only Shopkeeper Tong and Mrs. Tong, but even the people watching around had somewhat complicated expressions in their eyes: It's different!

It's really different.

Once upon a time, the weak orphan girl who was knocked to the ground by a slap from her uncle has soared to the sky.

It is no longer something that ordinary people like them can reach.