The good impression that had just arisen in Shen Qingci's heart disappeared in an instant. If he hadn't been worried about the crowd, he would have kicked the treacherous master and servant home long ago, saving them all the embarrassment!
At this moment, the crackling sound of abacus suddenly stopped.
Qin Feng slowly stood up and looked at Li Ninghui, whose face was gloomy and uncertain. Without further ado, he stretched out his hand and said, "Miss Li, the goods have been delivered. Is it time to pay? Or are you really planning to have sex for free?"
Li Ninghui balled up her fists and felt unwilling to give in. But what she said would throw water away, and Princess Qiyang was also present. How could she easily regret it?
Just over 70,000 taels of silver, which is not a small amount.
With the Li family's status, it's not that they can't afford it, but they can't! Princess Qiyang is a relative of the royal family, so there is no problem in spending money. This is the privilege of the royal family. Although the Minister of Hubu is an important minister in the court, he is still a "minister". Now it is the time for Liang to use money. If he takes it out at will, the Minister of the Ministry of War will make a big fuss about this matter, and the Li family's situation will be dire. Just passive.
After much thought, Li Ninghui could only ask Princess Qiyang for help, but found that Princess Qiyang ignored her at all.
Princess Qiyang and Li Ninghui came together because of their relationship as the 'Second Prince', and there was no friendship at all. Coupled with the rumors that Li Rui prostituted geisha for free, and the stain that Li Ninghui went back on her word and was willing to take a gamble but not admit defeat.
Princess Qiyang must be disgusted by her straightforward character.
For the sake of the Li family behind her, Li Ninghui could only turn her back and deny it: "Half a poem costs 70,000 taels of silver? What a joke! Now is the time when Daliang is using money, but you are making money in Kyoto by deception and abduction." , Where is it to Daliang? Where is it to the common people at dawn and the saints of today?"
Qin Feng had long expected that this girl would not be able to pay obediently.
After all, it is the fine tradition of the Li family to go back on one's word and stand on the moral high ground.
Qin Feng didn't argue with Li Ninghui at all. He just raised his head and shouted: "Look, the eldest lady of the Li family has gone back on her words and refused to admit it. Half of the poems agreed before were worth 70,000 taels, and she turned her face away. I admit it. My younger brothers and sisters all have this kind of virtue, and the dignified residence of the Minister of Household Affairs is such a family and a tutor?"
The female students gathered outside the door had long been dormant by Qin Feng's literary talent, and all their attention was focused on Qin Feng. When they heard this, they immediately burst into contempt and ridicule.
"How come the rich lady from the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is like a scoundrel in the market?"
"In the Kyoto circle, among all the gentlemen and young ladies, there is no one who promises nothing less than a thousand pieces of gold?"
"That's right! So what if my parents are powerful? It's not just that the upper beam is out of alignment and the lower beam is crooked."
Facing the pointing fingers from the female students, Li Ninghui's cheeks were burning, but she was unable to refute.
Shen Qingci's song "Drunken Flowers, Thick Mists, Clouds and Everlasting Days" amazed everyone. The young masters at the scene were just outsiders, but now they had returned to Shen Qingci's camp, so they naturally had to criticize Li Ninghui.
It's a pity that a group of sour scholars, what kind of heart-wrenching words can they say? It's just a cliché about 'property, justice, integrity', and it really doesn't do any harm.
Qin Feng put away his abacus, walked up to Li Ninghui, looked him up and down, and said with a 'tsk' sound: "Although Miss Li has bad conduct, she is a lady of the family and a daughter of a famous family. She has such a small figure and small appearance. , Of course, there is nothing to say. Since Miss Li can't come up with the money, why not do this? My family is in need of a servant girl who can clean up and clean the house. I can get ten taels of silver a day, so how about working to pay off the debt?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Ninghui suddenly became angry and stared at Qin Feng fiercely, wishing to eat him alive: "You are so bold, I am the daughter of the Minister of Household Affairs, how dare you insult me like this!"
insult? What a wonderful word to use!
Those who respect others will always be respected. Those who humiliate others will always be humiliated!
When Li Ninghui insulted Shen Qingci just now, she didn't blink an eyelid, and when it was her turn, she started to put on a resentful face? what!
Qin Feng didn't care how many people were present, and some of them were members of the Hubu faction. Anyway, Qin Feng held high the banner of 'mental illness' unswervingly, and he would not be held legally responsible for anything said by a mentally ill person.
"The sailor singer knows how to drink a glass of wine if she loses a bet, but how come the eldest lady of the Li family doesn't know the principle of being willing to accept defeat? If the Li family is so renegade and dishonest, then how can the two elders be educated? Is it hard to escape the blame? If the imperial son has no method, how can his subordinates do it? One soldier is raging, and the generals are raging in a nest. I, Daliang, are invaded by Beidi, but are restrained by others and cannot show the prestige of our country. Could it be that there is something wrong with it? A traitor is in power?"
Going online? Who wouldn’t? Are you playing moral kidnapping with me? I'm afraid you don't know my young master's nickname as 'little moral pacesetter'!
As soon as this statement came out, the scene was in an uproar.
The onlookers at the scene were all dignitaries in Kyoto's celebrity circle. How could they not know the stakes of Qin Feng's words! A bet between disciples has escalated directly to a court battle, no, it has even reached the point of worrying about the country and the people!
If this happened to others, it would definitely be like lighting a lantern in the toilet and looking for shit!
But Qin Feng is the son of the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he has a "mental illness" immunity medal. If he really wants to argue with him, there is no point in it except to make him look embarrassed.
Li Ninghui was so angry that she was shaking all over and her face turned pale. She never thought that Qin Feng could be so eloquent!
The salary on Shangshu Ling's books is only a few hundred thousand taels a year, plus subsidies for materials, fields, servants, etc., the full amount is 400,000 taels. The family is big and the business is big. After excluding food, clothing, carriages and horses, the remaining money is extremely limited.
If this money is given today, the question of where the money comes from will be enough for the Minister of Household Affairs to have a headache for a while.
If you don't give it, you will be accused of "the beam above is not straight and the beam below is crooked".
The two ways forward and backward are blocked by Qin Feng. No matter what he chooses, he has to peel off a layer of skin today!
Li Ninghui's eyes were red and swollen due to anxiety. In the end, she had no choice but to compromise and choose the lesser of the two evils. She gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't it just 70,000 taels of silver? I'll give it to you!"
As if by magic, Qin Feng took out the abacus, dialed it twice, handed it to Li Ninghui, and responded with a smile like a spring breeze: "There is no rounding, you know? The whole number is seventy-two thousand taels of silver, Mr. Not even a penny!”
"Qin Xiaofu."
"Hey, Master, the younger one is here."
Qin Xiaofu ran over in a hurry, and when he saw Qin Feng tidying up Li Ninghui, he couldn't help but admire him.
"Go to the counting house and get the scale and put it in Qingya Pavilion. Miss Li will bring the silver tomorrow and weigh it on the spot, but you have to keep your eyes open to avoid someone trying to cheat again. Although our Qin family is based on integrity, Not stupid either!"
