Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Holding his breath, he quickly opened the envelope and saw a crumpled piece of letter paper with a few words written crookedly on it, "Send three hundred taels to Ruyi Casino as soon as possible. Hu Er"

Xie Cheng'an was horrified. Finally, there was news about Hu Er, but it was such news.

Could it be that Hu Er was really captured by the people from Ruyi Casino that day, and why was he captured for such a long time? Was the three hundred taels a gambling debt he owed?

How could he think of sending a message to me? Didn't he always know that their relationship couldn't be made public?

Just when Xie Cheng'an was still thinking randomly and couldn't find a clue, Mr. Nanshan had already sent a servant over and asked him to write another poem.

Xie Cheng'an was in no mood to compose poetry. His thoughts were full of a mess. And where could he find the three hundred taels of silver?

Xie Chengan knew that he would definitely not be able to write any poems now, so he could only say to Mr. Nanshan, "Please forgive me, sir. Something happened at home, and I will be back soon."

Mr. Nanshan nodded helplessly and had to let Xie Chengan handle the matter first.

Then he stroked his beard and said to the servant behind him, "Go and ask around to see if Qingzhu is Xie Chengan's brother or...sister. Remember, ask quietly."

The servant nodded and was about to leave when Mr. Nanshan said, "And there is Xie Cheng'an's legitimate wife, the one who stood next to his mother this morning."

The servant quickly lowered his eyes to hide the contempt in his eyes, then he backed away with his back hunched.

Just when everyone was still immersed in the poem Xie Cheng'an had just composed, discussing the exquisiteness of his choice of words and his youthful aspirations, the door of Xie's mansion was suddenly kicked open, and several men with ferocious faces appeared in front of everyone.

"Where is Xie Cheng'an? Let him come out!" a burly man who was leading the group shouted loudly.

At this time, Xie Cheng'an was at the Chuihua Gate, discussing the matter of three hundred taels of silver with Qian. When he saw this situation, his expression immediately became bad, and he took his butler and hurried to meet them.

Today is not only his housewarming party, but also the first party he has held since entering the officialdom. He cannot let them ruin it like this.

"Brothers, my name is Xie Cheng'an. If you have anything to say, please go to the gatehouse to discuss it in detail." Xie Cheng'an smiled sincerely and extended his hand to invite the men to go to the gatehouse to talk.

"No need for that. We are from Ruyi Casino. We are here to get our money today." The man didn't buy his nonsense at all. He waved his hand and shouted loudly.

"What? Ruyi Casino?" A guest behind him shouted in surprise.

Then there were more voices of suspicion and doubt, "Oh, I didn't expect that the top scholar is actually a gambler and still owes money?"

"I really can't believe it. How could the high-spirited and high-spirited person who wrote the poem just now come from such a person? Tsk tsk..."

The men were talking about it, and the women had also heard about what was going on here. It was not convenient for the ladies to come here and watch, so they sent their maids to the Chuihua Gate to watch the excitement.

Xie Chengan's cheeks turned red with shame. He didn't dare to say that the money was not owed by him, for fear that the other party would get angry and say something even more unpleasant. He also couldn't admit that he owed it, and he didn't even dare to ask what the situation was.

For a moment, he could only say, "As you can see, the elder brothers are holding a banquet in the mansion. Please go to the gatehouse to talk and don't disturb the guests' interest."

"What else is there to say? I've said everything I need to say. Take the money and we're leaving." The man frowned, not willing to be persuaded.

Although Qian was afraid of these fierce men, she still came over and tried to reason with them, "Brothers, no matter what you want to say, please go to the gatehouse. We can discuss everything."

"Three hundred taels of silver, not a penny less. Let's solve it now. Why so much nonsense?" The man obviously had no intention of settling the matter peacefully.

Xie Cheng'an was so embarrassed that he wished he could find a hole to crawl into. Before he could explain to his mother, his superior, Lin Zhengfeng, a Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy, couldn't stand it anymore and left the table first with a gloomy face and a flick of his sleeves.

Soon after, several officials who valued official style and character were unwilling to associate with people like Xie Cheng'an, and left one after another, taking their families with them.

The only people left were those who were there to watch the fun. Mr. Nanshan walked up to Xie Chengan with a frown on his face and said, "Mr. Xie, what you did today really impressed me. Humph..."

Then he didn't listen to Xie Cheng'an's explanation at all, and left Xie's house with the servant.

The point is, Xie Cheng'an really had nothing to explain, especially since there were several fleshy men standing next to him, with very obvious "Ruyi" logos on their clothes.

Since ancient times, gambling houses have been allowed to operate only if they are backed by some kind of force, so naturally they have their own methods of collecting debts.

Logically, Xie Cheng'an is now the top scholar, so even if he owes money, he should not use such violent methods to demand it. Instead, it seems that the other party would do this because he owes the debt and refuses to pay it back.

Those guests who had not left yet were talking about it, and some were even pointing fingers at Xie Chengan and Qian, and they also talked about Xie Chengyu and Xie Chengping who showed up later.

Qian's face darkened. What was going on? Xie Cheng'an had already pulled her sleeve and whispered, "Mother, the only solution now is to give them the money and let them leave first."

"Silver...silver, where can I get three hundred taels of silver right now? In order to host this banquet, I have taken out all my savings..." Qian waved her hands anxiously, and her eyes turned from Xie Cheng'an to her two daughters in hesitation.

Xie Chengyu and Xie Chengping looked at each other, and hurried to Qian's side, reminding her in a low voice, "Mother, we have no more either, really no more."

Behind them, there were their children. Especially Xie Chengyu's six-year-old son, after hearing his mother's words, he asked his mother in confusion, "Mom, you don't have any more? But I still want to eat crispy chicken, I still want to eat..."

He didn't listen to his mother's consolation at all, and started crying while holding her legs. Just now at the banquet, he only took a bite of his favorite crispy chicken and was then hugged by his mother and ran over. Now he started crying even more.

Qian felt even more troubled after seeing this. Although some people had left, there were still many people left. She could not admit that the top scholar's mansion could not come up with that much money. And judging from her son's expression, the money must have something to do with him. She could not help but feel anxious.