Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Just when they were at a loss as to how to end the situation, Xie Chengan's teacher, Mr. Chen Yuan from Wenyuan Academy, stepped forward and said to the men, "Chengan has studied with me for many years. I can guarantee that he is definitely not someone who owes gambling debts. There must be some misunderstanding here."

Wenyuan Academy has been in the capital for so many years and has finally cultivated a top scholar. Its reputation has just begun to rise. At this time, Chen Yuan naturally does not want Xie Chengan to get into trouble. Moreover, he has been with Xie Chengan day and night for these years, so he naturally has some understanding of what kind of person he is.

Before he finished speaking, the leader's eyebrows raised and he was about to explain himself, but was stopped by Xie Cheng'an in time. He was really afraid that the man would say Hu Er's name, because then it would not just be a matter of gambling, but might result in beheading.

He quickly bowed to his mentor, then pulled the man and whispered, "I'll pay you back, please wait until I send the guests away."

No one heard what he said, but his behavior undoubtedly showed that the money must have something to do with him, and it was also a way to embarrass his mentor.

Over here, the people from Ruyi Casino hadn't said whether it was okay or not, but over there, Chen Yuan couldn't save face anymore, and left Xie's house with a sullen look on his face, surrounded by several students.

Xie Cheng'an was so anxious that even his mentor didn't want to pay attention to him anymore. He had no choice but to bow and say to the guests, "Everyone, I'm sorry. There was something wrong at home. Let's stop the banquet today. Cheng'an will come to apologize in person later."

He had ordered everyone to leave, so the remaining guests naturally had no choice but to stay and watch the fun. However, their gossipy hearts had not diminished at all, and although people had left one after another, a few servants and maids remained guarding the door of Xie's mansion and did not leave.

The banquet ended in a bad mood. Xie Cheng'an saw that most people had left, leaving only cups, plates, teacups, and leftovers in the yard, so he asked the butler to close the door.

"Butler, please go to the public treasury and get all the silver you can use. Mother, sister, you also need to take out all the banknotes you can get. We will return the money first and then I will explain to you." Xie Cheng'an did not wait for the people from Ruyi Casino to urge him anymore and started urging his mother.

The housekeeper looked embarrassed. All the money that could be taken out from the public treasury had been used, and now there were still some debts that had not been settled. How could there be any extra money?

But he still agreed and went to the accounting office to check again.

Qian and her two daughters stared at each other in disbelief. Xie Chengyu was the quickest to speak, saying with a bitter face, "Brother, how can we come up with so much silver? If we could, we would have done it just now."

Qian also nodded. She didn't dare to say whether her two daughters would have any left. She had really been drained of her money by this housewarming party.

At this time, the housekeeper also walked out from the accounting office. The expression on his face made Xie Cheng'an's heart skip a beat. Without him saying anything, he already knew the general situation.

"Brother, how about this? We will hurry up and sell some things in the next two days. Please give me two days. I will personally deliver the banknotes to Ruyi Casino in two days." Xie Cheng'an had to speak again. He had never been so humble in his life, and he had lost the face of a scholar.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that a top scholar, who held such a grand housewarming party, could not even come up with three hundred taels of silver. What kind of thing is this? Do you think we will believe it? If we can't get the silver today, Hu Er will definitely..." He hadn't finished his words when he was interrupted by Xie Cheng'an.

"Brother, be careful with your words."

After saying that, he didn't know what to do with the current situation. Just when he was about to ask Gu Xunwei to borrow money, Chenxiang had already walked out of the Chuihua Gate.

Seeing that things had almost developed, she took out the banknote and handed it to Xie Chengan, then said, "This is from the young lady. Please take it for emergency use first."

Xie Chengan quickly took the banknote and saw that it was indeed a banknote for three hundred taels. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to hand the banknote to the leading man, "Please."

The tone of his voice suddenly became tough, completely different from the pleading tone he had just had. He was about to chase the people from Ruyi Casino away.

"Haha, it would have been better if you had taken it out earlier, so it wouldn't have become like this." The leading man laughed twice, turned around and opened the door of Xie's house, and said to Xie Cheng'an, "Xie Zhuangyuan, your wife will pay the money back for you today, and you can still be a distinguished guest of our Ruyi Casino in the future. Haha..."

As he spoke, he left with a few people.

The people watching at the gate of Xie's house heard a different meaning in this sentence, and the discussion became more intense.

"What? The top scholar actually used his wife's money to pay off his gambling debts? This is really eye-opening."

"Yes, yes, no wonder he, a top scholar, agreed to marry a merchant girl as his legal wife. He was attracted by her dowry."

"I heard that the wife of Mr. Xie is the only daughter of the Gu family in Liuzhou. They have spice shops all over the ten states. Their family must be very wealthy."

"No matter how rich your family is, it can't hold back a gambler. Let's see how long he can hold out, tut tut."

"What a pity! Such a good girl actually married such a loser..."

The discussions outside the door started out as whispers and then became louder and louder. Xie Chengan became even more angry when he heard it, and without saying anything, he ordered the door to be quickly closed again.

At this time, Gu Qiongsi and Du in Xiangsiyuan also heard the commotion in the front yard and hurried over, just in time to see Xie Chengan getting angry at Qian and the others.

"I really don't understand how things turned out like this. They built such a big house and emptied out all the family assets. What was the point?" After he yelled, without waiting for Qian's reaction, he kicked down a stool next to him and turned to go to the study.

Gu Qiongsi hurriedly stepped forward, ignoring Qian's aggrieved look, and asked first, "Sanlang, what happened? How could a good banquet turn out like this?"

She was puzzled. The maid who had just delivered the letter had only said a simple sentence without any cause or effect. However, when she heard about Ruyi Casino, she realized that today's events might be related to Hu Er.