In the middle of winter, the cold wind is biting, large dark clouds are pressing over the capital, and a heavy snow is brewing.
The thick door curtain was lifted, and the air-conditioner was waiting for the opportunity to come in. Xiang Sanniang rubbed her hands in a restrained manner, and walked into the house under the leadership of Man Dong.
"Master, here comes the lady."
Lu Qing leaned lazily on the soft couch, holding needle and thread in his hand, and sat up after hearing this.
"Sit down." She said calmly.
Xiang Sanniang forced herself to smile and sat down, glancing at Lu Qing several times intentionally or unintentionally, as if she was hesitant to speak.
She didn't say anything, and Lu Qing wasn't interested in asking. The two of them sat there, and there was no sound in the room for a long time.
Mandong made some tea, put it in Xiang Sanniang's hand, and said politely, "Mrs. Xiang, please have some tea."
"Hey, thank you, girl." Xiang Sanniang held the tea bowl, raised her head and took a big sip.
She treated the tea as wine and drank it to strengthen her courage. She put down the tea bowl and explained her purpose: "Concubine Wei, I have something to ask of you..."
At this time, Lu Qing had to talk. She said softly, "Hmm," "Tell me first, and I'll listen."
Xiang Sanniang burst into tears and poured out the pain she had endured in the past few days: "That incompetent guy in my family lost all the money the emperor gave him, and he still owes the casino five hundred taels... He quarreled with me, forced me to , forcing me to come to Concubine Wei to find a solution..."
Wei Daniu used both soft and hard tactics, but Xiang Sanniang finally relented. After all, they were a couple, and she couldn't watch anything happen to Wei Daniu, so Xiang Sanniang decided to come to Jinxiyuan to give it a try.
She imitated Wei Daniu's logic and tried to persuade Lu Qing: "In front of outsiders, we can be considered a family. If we do something bad, it will definitely damage your reputation. Take this incident as an example, Wei Concubine's My father owes money to someone else, and it wouldn’t be nice to tell him..."
Therefore, Xiang Sanniang asked Lu Qing to find a way, in other words, to ask for money.
Lu Qing glanced at her, and an imperceptible coolness quickly passed through her eyes. She leaned lazily on the soft pillow, as if she heard some joke: "Threaten me?"
Xiang Sanniang was so shocked by her laughter that she quickly denied it: "No, no! We want to ask you to help us get through this difficulty!"
Lu Qing peeled an orange slowly, and then slowly removed the orange veins on the orange petals. During this period, Xiang Sanniang was restless.
It seemed like a long time had passed, and Xiang Sanniang was about to give up, when she heard Lu Qing's promise: "I can give you five hundred taels."
Xiang Sanniang was very surprised, but then she was filled with anxiety: "What do you need me to do?"
So far, Xiang Sanniang felt uneasy whenever Lu Qing gave her any order.
But Lu Qing didn't ask her to do anything this time.
Mandong felt unworthy of Lu Qing: "They shamelessly attached themselves to you, but you didn't make them pay the price, so why did they put money in?"
Ji Qin came up with a bowl of bird's nests and laughed after hearing Man Dong's doubts.
"Have you really heard what is being said outside? They don't know anything. They just say that the master is ungrateful and disrespectful to his parents. The master wants outsiders to see the true face of this family. They are in debt due to gambling and take money from the master to fill their holes... …”
Before Ji Qin finished speaking, Man Dong understood. She clapped her hands and continued: "In this way, many people will definitely turn around and sympathize with the master for having such a father and mother!"
Lu Qing took a bite of the bird's nest and listened to them with a smile.
It is indeed what Ji Qin said. If the five hundred taels of silver are taken out, the reputations of Wei Daniu and Xiang Sanniang will be different.
In just a few days, the touching story that was basically known to everyone in the capital began to collapse.
Wei Daniu was walking on the street without knowing why, and many people behind him pointed at him and rustled.
"I originally thought they were such good parents, but that's it. They go to the casino every day after getting money, and if they lose, they have to ask Concubine Wei to take the money back. Bah! No one who gets involved in gambling is a good person!"
"I think so. Maybe they recognized Concubine Wei because they saw her life getting better, and they wanted money!"
"That's not necessarily true. I have worked hard to find a girl for more than ten years, so it makes sense to live a good life and relax..."
"What makes sense?! Just watch! These five hundred taels are definitely not enough, and the hole will only get bigger and bigger!"
Wei Daniu was completely addicted to gambling. After receiving the five hundred taels, he became even more unscrupulous. He thought that it didn't matter if he lost again, and at worst, he would go to Lu Qing to ask for it.
He continued to sit at the gambling table, his ears filled with cheers and the sound of dice rolling, and waves of excitement and disappointment controlled his reason.
In the end, Chenggong owed two thousand taels of silver.
The people at the casino advised him: "Mr. Wei, two thousand taels is not a small amount..."
He blushed and yelled: "Prince Jin is my son-in-law, I don't care about this little money! I will pay you back tomorrow!"
Wei Daniu returned to the palace with a debt of two thousand taels. As soon as he returned, he asked Xiang Sanniang to go to Lu Qing to get the money.
Xiang Sanniang's legs went weak, and her eyes almost popped out: "Two thousand taels?! You lost another two thousand taels!"
Wei Daniu had tasted the benefits of five hundred taels, and he didn't take the two thousand taels seriously. He said confidently: "You go to her to get the money. I am her father. I haven't seen you for more than ten years. What's wrong with spending some money on her?" !”
Xiang Sanniang would never agree to it again. She knew that no one could stand someone who pushed their limits.
Wei Daniu, however, was already crazy. He slapped Xiang Sanniang on the face, and then his fist came down: "Are you going or not! Are you going! You stinky bitch, I'm going to give you face, right?"
He beat Xiang Sanniang to a bloody head, and Xiang Sanniang had to go find Lu Qing again.
"Concubine Wei..." Xiang Sanniang knelt down. The scars on the corners of her eyes and lips were clearly visible. She cried and begged, "Please help me again..."
Lu Qing spread his hands: "Where did I get two thousand taels?"
Xiang Sanniang didn't believe it, so she stepped forward and hugged Lu Qing's calf: "Please...please help us one last time..."
Lu Qing was unmoved: "I don't owe you anything. I thought five hundred taels was enough to be benevolent and righteous. Little did you know that you don't understand what is enough."
"Please...please..."
Lu Qing insisted: "I don't have that much money."
Xiang Sanniang changed her mind again: "As long as you are willing to help, the matter will definitely be solved..."
What she thought was that Lu Qing could open the door for Yan Fuguang, so she firmly believed that she would be able to come up with the two thousand taels.
But she didn't expect that Lu Qing had no obligation to do so.
Luqing asked Mandong to send 500 taels, and then asked her to take the things that could be pawned in the warehouse to the pawn shop outside to pawn money, and pieced together the 300 taels, and then Mandong went to the casino to give it to her personally. Wei Daniu gave him money and acted in a show.
Mandong cried and ran to Wei Daniu and gave him all the money, "Master Wei! Our master has given you all the money. Please stop gambling, okay? The master has been worried about you all day long. The doctor said she is pregnant, and the situation will be very bad if she continues like this..."
Wei Daniu didn't know the purpose, but disliked the lack of money.
His greedy face fell into everyone's eyes. At the same time, Lu Qing's reputation in the capital improved rapidly.
