After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

Earl Kejing hurriedly went to see Dean Zhang off. It was great that today's tense atmosphere could end peacefully!

As for Song Wenyuan's poisoning, he later understood that he was not poisoned today. Since he had been poisoned a long time ago and was alive and well before, it was not a life-threatening matter. What's more, there was the boy from the Xu family around, so it was unlikely to be a big deal.

In this way, everyone is happy - as long as the Kejing Marquis's Mansion does not fall into his hands, everyone will be happy anyway.

In comparison, Wang was more concerned about her son. She pushed aside the black-clad guards who were blocking her, and called out to Yuan Ge, who had already stood up and was about to go back to the house. Her voice was urgent and sharp, "Wen Qian! Stop! What do you mean by poisoned? When was my son poisoned? What is that Heartbroken Powder? Explain it to me clearly!... Wen Qian, stop! Stop right there!"

Yuan Ge really stopped. She looked at the sky above her head, sighed softly after a long while, but did not turn back. She just said in a calm voice, "Madam... quarreling will not solve the problem. I am not your enemy and will not harm your son. As for the rest, just wait until he wakes up and I will tell you in person." After that, she sighed softly and went back to the house.

Wang was slightly startled as she looked at her slightly staggering back, "Wen Qian..."

Before she could finish her words, Jianshu suddenly turned back and bowed to Wang in a proper manner before saying, "Madam, acupuncture is extremely exhausting. It's not just the young master who needs to rest, but also the young mistress. But you brought outsiders to make trouble outside your son and daughter-in-law's yard, and you wanted to beat drums and gongs to tell everyone in the world that your daughter-in-law and outsiders conspired to take her husband's life. Madam, if the young mistress really wants the young master's life, she just needs to do nothing."

Jianshu had never said so many words in one breath before. Even she felt a little uncomfortable after she finished speaking. She sighed softly, glanced at Wang again, and seemed to be hesitant to say something. Finally, she turned around and saw Shiyin, who was holding a copper basin with red eyes, grinning and crying.

She was slightly stunned and pulled the corners of her mouth somewhat unnaturally.

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The gate of the Qian Mansion was surrounded by people in three layers inside and outside. They were all curious common people. They were watching the fearless tyrant of the Xu family catch the prodigal son of the Qian family who only knew how to eat, drink, gamble and cheat, and come to the Qian family to collect debts.

This was not a big deal. The Qian family was rich and was famous for doting on this prodigal son. Besides, this time they were in the wrong and were caught cheating in someone else's gambling house. Logically, they should have just handed over the money and the person. However, what Xu Bawang wanted today was not the money, but the treasure that Qian Yuanwai had just found and was probably not even warm yet, the snow lotus seeds.

Upon hearing Xu Chengjin's intention, Qian Yuanwai's attitude, which had been polite and ready to invite him in, changed instantly. His raised arm dropped suddenly, and he glanced at his son who looked like a defeated rooster. He then looked down at Xu Chengjin and asked, "Young Master Xu is so spiritual that he even heard about snow lotus seeds."

Young Master Xu was fanning his jade-broken fan leisurely in the autumn breeze blowing the fallen leaves, laughing cheerfully, "This young master is idle and does not do his job every day, so he really does not deserve such praise from you, uncle... As for the matter of snow lotus seeds, it was your son who said it himself. He patted his chest every day in my family's gambling house and promised that he would have money to pay off his gambling debts after selling the snow lotus seeds... Look, my eldest brother has been waiting for Young Master Qian to pay off his gambling debts, but he didn't wait, so he asked me to urge him... I thought that snow lotus seeds have always been a thing with no market, and I am afraid that I won't be able to find a buyer in a short time. In this case, it is better to use the snow lotus seeds to pay off the debt directly. Uncle, don't you think so?"

"Rebel!"

Mr. Qian glared at his son, gritted his teeth and wished he could hang him up and beat him up, while winking at the servant beside him. The servant understood and took a step back quietly while no one was paying attention, and ran away from the crowd... Xu Chengjin saw it clearly, but was not in a hurry. He continued to fan with a smile, making the prodigal son of the Qian family next to him shrink his neck even more and beg for mercy from his own mother with a pitiful look, "Mother... Mother... Save my son... My son, my son didn't cheat this time..." Before he got the chance to cheat, he was caught.

Bitter!

But everyone in the Qian family knew the nature of this prodigal son. No one believed him even if he said he was not cheating. But Mrs. Qian doted on her only child the most. She didn't care about the snow lotus seeds. She looked at her son and beat her husband, cursing and urging, "Why don't you hurry up and get someone to take your son back! Every day, the young one is worrying, and the old one is worrying too!"

"Shut up! Isn't it because of you that I've become so troublesome?" Mr. Qian rolled his eyes and continued to stall for time. "I do have snow lotus seeds, but Master Xu also said that this thing is a treasure with a price but no market. May I ask how much gambling debt my son owes? Master Xu, give me a number, and I'll have my servants go to the bank to get the cash and give it to Master Xu. How do you think?"

Mrs. Qian nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, give me cash, give me cash!"

"The gambling debt, including principal and interest, is fifty-three thousand taels. For your sake, I'll call it fifty thousand taels." Xu Chengjin looked at the other party's relieved expression and smiled again, "But according to the rules of our gambling house, if you are caught cheating, you have to chop off a finger..."

"Ah!" Mrs. Qian's face suddenly turned pale.

Xu Chengjin laughed, "Originally, Master Qian's finger was to be left in the gambling house before the man was sent back, but I don't like these bloody and unpleasant things, so I persuaded my elder brother that the snow lotus seeds are rare treasures after all, and it is too much to pay off the gambling debt of only 50,000 taels, so... this finger will not be chopped off. But if you want to settle in cash, we still have to chop off this finger, otherwise it will be difficult for me to report to you, right? Uncle, why don't you choose which one to chop off?"

"Don't chop any of them!" Mrs. Qian turned around and ordered the servants, "Quick! Go and get the snow lotus seeds from the master and give them to him!"

"No!" Mr. Qian stopped the servant and turned to ask Xu Chengjin, "If I remember correctly, Mr. Xu seems to have left the Xu family and built his own house. This Xu family's gambling house should have nothing to do with Mr. Xu, right? Mr. Xu took on this matter. Was it to collect gambling debts or to collect snow lotus seeds..."

"Hehe..." Xu Chengjin laughed shamelessly, "Uncle, you know, I'm a doctor, and treasures like snow lotus seeds are always more interesting than your son's fingers. Uncle, don't delay any more. I'm afraid the servant you sent to report to the authorities has been arrested by my men. If you can't make a decision, then I'll make the decision for you... This little finger is useless, so it won't affect anything if it's cut off..." After saying that, he put away the folding fan in his hand, took the dagger handed over by the servant, and grabbed the hand of the son of the Qian family and gestured vaguely...

Mrs. Qian was terrified. "I'll get it! I'll get it for you! Don't, don't hurt my son... please..."