When these words came out, it was like thunder from a clear sky, and everyone was unhappy.
An old man in the crowd of debt collectors shouted at the top of his voice, "Yes, Master Song, it's easy for you to say, but the Marquis' Mansion is dragging its feet on paying back even this little money. What can we do?"
"That's right. Lord Song doesn't dare to offend the Marquis' Mansion, so he makes things difficult for us common people. It's totally unreasonable!"
Song Yuanqing didn't expect that his casual words would arouse public anger.
Not knowing what to do for a moment, he turned to look at Chen Moer and asked, "Miss Chen, they refuse to give in. What should we do?"
Chen Moer gritted her teeth secretly, thinking about how to deal with the current dilemma.
The Marquis' Mansion owes so much money, it definitely can't be repaid.
The only thing we can do now is to delay it for some time!
Thinking of this, Chen Mo'er's eyes instantly reddened. She raised her handkerchief to gently wipe away her tears, and choked with sobs, saying, "Everyone, you don't know that the Marquis' Mansion is not unwilling to pay back the money. It's really because of arranging the funeral for my cousin that the Marquis' Mansion's treasury is empty and we can no longer pay!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone loudly questioned, "But just now, Lord Marquis, you swore that you would definitely pay back the money. Why are you making such big promises when you don't have the money?"
This question was like a slap in the face, hitting Ji Zehai hard.
Ji Zehai's face froze, and he wanted to open his mouth to refute, but was stopped by Chen Moer without a trace.
Chen Moer continued crying, her voice even more sorrowful than before: "You all don't know, but we sincerely want to repay everyone's money. As soon as the funeral was over, my uncle and aunt went around raising money. However, my sister-in-law is in charge of the Marquis's finances. She promised readily, but she's been reluctant to give the money. We really have no choice but to delay repaying everyone."
"Hmm? So, it is the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion who is in control of the finances and is unwilling to return the money to us?" someone asked doubtfully.
"Yes... yes." Chen Moer nodded slightly, a gleam in her eyes.
After receiving a positive answer, everyone looked at each other and began to talk.
After all this time, it turned out that the person who really didn't want to repay the debt was the young lady of the Ji family.
Seeing that everyone's attitude had softened, Song Yuanqing quickly struck while the iron was hot and stood up and said loudly: "You heard it, it's not that the Ji family doesn't want to pay back the money, it's really that the warehouse is controlled by certain people, and they have money but are unwilling to give it up!"
"Look at you, you didn't even understand the situation, but you went to the Marquis' Mansion and started smashing things. Are you worthy of Ji Yunchuan, who fought bravely on the battlefield and defended his country? The peace you live in now was earned by others' sacrifices, yet you are ungrateful. If Ji Yunchuan knew about this and treated the Marquis' Mansion like this, he wouldn't rest in peace!"
Song Yuanqing's words struck everyone's heart.
Those who came to collect debts sincerely could not help but be moved.
Some even looked ashamed, saying with guilt, "We are such bad people! The eldest son of the Ji family just sacrificed his life for the country, and we came to collect the debt and even smashed the mansion. How can we be worthy of this hero!"
As soon as he finished speaking, others echoed him.
"Yes, after hearing what Lord Song said, we really went too far!"
"That's right. His son just died in battle. It's already very pitiful. We should not do this to him!"
"Alas, let's stop while we're ahead. We've already destroyed the Marquis' Mansion like this, what else do we want?"
"That's right, go back, go back!"
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Everyone was talking at once, and those who actually came to collect the debt had already started to back off.
On the one hand, they were in awe of Ji Yunchuan's heroic spirit.
On the other hand, they were afraid of the authority of the government.
After much thought, I decided to leave.
Seeing this, Ji Zehai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter how arrogant the debt collector is, he has to consider the consequences when facing the threat from the government.
It seems that Chen Moer's decision to report to the police was correct.
Seeing the opportunity, Song Yuanqing also hurriedly said: "Since everyone has figured it out, then disperse and go back!"
Just as everyone was about to turn around and leave, Shen the Butcher suddenly thought of something and asked loudly, "Master Song, we can go back, but we can't just let the Ji family's debt go, right?"
After he finished speaking, the others stopped and echoed him.
"Yeah, it's all our hard-earned money, we can't just let it go like this!"
Upon hearing this, Song Yuanqing immediately patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry about this matter. When the Marquis' Mansion has money, we will definitely pay back all the money we owe you!"
"What if they don't return it?" Shen the butcher asked relentlessly.
"You won't pay it back?" Song Yuanqing snorted coldly, and said seriously, "How could I not pay it back? If they dare to default on their debt, come to me and I will take care of it for you!"
After hearing Song Yuanqing's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"With Lord Song's words, we can rest assured!"
"Yes, Lord Song is famous for his fairness and strictness. He will definitely not favor the Ji family!"
"That's right, we trust Master Song!"
With Song Yuanqing's promise, everyone felt relieved and slowly dispersed.
Those who had sneaked in to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, when they saw the crowd disperse, exchanged glances with each other and followed the crowd to quietly leave the mansion.
In just a short time, the Marquis' Mansion, which had been in chaos and noisy, slowly returned to peace.
Afterwards, Ji Zehai walked up to Song Yuanqing, bowed, and thanked him, "Thank you, Lord Song, for saving me today!"
Song Yuanqing snorted and said, "Master Ji, throughout the capital, your family is the only one that has nearly caused a murder due to defaulting on payments to the people!"
Ji Zehai's face turned pale and red, and he was suddenly embarrassed.
Song Yuanqing continued, "You should think of a way to return the money quickly!"
Ji Zehai said stiffly, "Master Song is right. I will seize the time and raise the money as soon as possible to pay off the overdue debt."
"That's best!"
As Song Yuanqing spoke, he turned to look at Chen Moer, and his attitude instantly became a little more polite.
"Miss Chen, the matter of the Marquis' Mansion has been properly resolved. I will not disturb you for now and will take my leave and go back!"
"Goodbye, Lord Song." Chen Moer responded softly with a calm expression.
Song Yuanqing nodded, said nothing more, and left the mansion with the yamen runners.
After the surroundings quieted down, Ji Zehai couldn't help but ask, "Mo'er, when did you meet Mr. Song? Why is he so polite to you?"
Chen Moer glanced at Ji Zehai sideways, and in a cold tone, she reminded him softly: "Uncle, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
"you--"
Ji Zehai was about to explode when Chen arrived and interrupted him, "My Lord, just listen to Mo'er and say less! If it weren't for Mo'er, how could the crisis in the Marquisate be resolved so easily today?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Zehai froze.
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