Chapter 218 Two Choices
Wang Yan's face turned from red to white, and then from white to blue.
His anger was ignited. "Didn't I say I would pay it back? What are you doing here?!"
These people didn't look like this when they tricked him into signing the IOU.
The shopkeeper, dressed in brightly colored clothes, wore a fake smile that was customary for entertaining guests. "Young Master Wang, things are different now. When Master Wang was alive, we naturally had no rush, but now..."
She glanced at the coffin meaningfully, "Who knows if you can still repay this debt?"
"I am the young master of the Wang family. Can I not pay back your debt?"
Wang Yan said viciously, "If you want to pay the debt, just come to me. Why bother disturbing the princess?"
Another shopkeeper said honestly, "We had no choice but to disturb the princess."
He bowed to Qu Ling and said flatteringly, "You married the princess's sister, so we have no choice. I think the princess will not let her brother-in-law owe her debts, right?"
Wang Linghe stood aside and laughed in his heart.
This explanation was so flawless that it was impossible to refute it, as if Qu Ling had really been invited to uphold justice.
She stared at Qu Ling.
The princess is so clever that she can come up with a perfect lie in such a short time.
Mr. Wang grabbed all the IOUs one by one.
The more I watched, the more my hands shook.
His pupils trembled and his vision went dark. He roughly estimated that it was almost five million taels.
This is only the visible money. God knows how much invisible money there is from usury and underground banks.
"Who's in charge of your Wang family?"
Qu Ling pretended not to be familiar with Wang Linghe. "Is the accountant here? Hurry up and pay the debt. You can continue with the funeral so as not to disturb the deceased's peace."
Wang Linghe waved his hand and the servants went to invite the accountant.
The tables, chairs and abacus were ready in an instant.
The accountant fiddled with the beads with shaking hands, and big beads of sweat fell on the account book.
Wang Linghe leaned over to take a look and suddenly chuckled, "Princess, the Wang family can't afford to pay this debt."
Wang Erye didn't believe it at first, "How is it possible? Salt, tea, and grain transport are all making a fortune every day."
Several million taels of silver are indeed a lot, but the Wang family should not be unable to pay it back.
"Second Master, what the young lady said is true," the accountant sighed. "If you don't believe me, you can ask the shopkeepers. Aren't they all here?"
The taciturn shopkeepers of the Wang family no longer concealed their feelings.
"For the past six months, I've lost money on everything I do. The Ministry of Revenue's salt and tea permits are stuck for some reason, and the grain transport is a lost cause. I don't know how much money I've lost."
"The You family business opened next to our shop, and all the business was taken away from us. We had no choice but to sell the shop at a low price. The shops we sold were all bought by the You family."
Mr. Wang's face turned as black as charcoal. "You mean to say that the Wang family is already a castle in the air?"
"Second Uncle just said that we are a family. If Wang Yan can't pay back the debt, Second Uncle will help make up for it, right?"
Wang Linghe walked in front of Wang Erye, and Wang Erye subconsciously took two steps back.
"We can't let our Wang family be known as someone who doesn't pay back their debts in front of the princess."
The little girl's eyes swept over the pale-faced Wang family members present.
"You will all help, right?"
Mr. Wang Erye's head suddenly exploded.
He felt as if he had walked into a trap.
"That's impossible."
He still couldn't believe it.
The Wang family is one of the richest business families, how could they fall to the point of bankruptcy?
Who on earth wants to eat the Wang family alive?
Almost in an instant, Mr. Wang's back was soaked.
It's a princess.
He looked at Qu Ling in horror.
Yes, that's it.
The rapid rise of You's business was also backed by the princess.
The darkness was coming towards him.
If I had known this would happen, I would have just slept at home today.
The sound of the abacus stopped.
The accountant handed over the figures, "After selling off all our property, we still need 50,000 taels."
Qu Ling smiled and raised his finger, "Two choices."
"Either the Wang family goes bankrupt to pay off the debt, or he must die."
She looked at the shopkeeper who was collecting the debt and said, "Please give me some face. The debt will be settled after death. How about that?"
"That's natural. It's the rule that debts are settled when a person dies." Several shopkeepers said in unison.
Those in the Wang family who were heartbroken saw hope.
"Death, of course it's the death of this beast."
Wang Erye's voice was the loudest, and the others looked at Wang Qin with murderous eyes.
Qu Ling rested his hands on the armchair and gently twirled the Buddhist beads.
Most people here have never seen what a dead person looks like in their lives.
But driven by interests, everyone can show cannibalistic eyes to their relatives.
"Do I need an old man like you to interfere in whether I live or die?"
Wang Yan was probably frightened by the chilling murderous intent around him. He suddenly jumped up and hit Wang Erye's stomach with his head.
"A loser who relies on my father's charity dares to be so arrogant in front of me."
Wang Yu picked up the brazier for burning paper and put it on Wang Erye's head.
"ah--"
The brazier burned Wang Qin's hands, and the charcoal fire inside also burned Wang Erye's face.
The two men started fighting in front of Wang Zhongshan's spirit. Others pretended to persuade them but actually tried to kill Wang Qin.
The altar was knocked askew, the eternal lamp fell to the ground, and the flames ignited the white flag.
When the fire grew bigger, Qu Ling raised his hand to stop it.
The guards separated the crowd in no time.
Wang Qin's head was bleeding and his hands were in a horrible state.
After he regained consciousness, he began to feel scared and burst into tears at Wang Linghe, "Sister, please save me and sell all our property. As long as we are still alive, we can make a comeback."
Wang Linghe remained indifferent.
After a long while, he said quietly, "For you alone, are you going to let the entire Wang family be destroyed?"
Wang Yan kept kowtowing and begging her.
"Dad won't blame me. He loves me the most. Just think of it as a favor for his sake."
In the side room on the left side of the main hall, Ji's mouth was gagged and two maids forced her to kneel in front of the door.
She watched with heartbreak as her son knelt on the ground, begging Wang Linghe like a dog.
Wang Yan's wailing cut into Ji's heart like a knife.
She struggled desperately, trying to break the door open.
The old woman clamped her hands tightly and slapped her twice.
"Behave yourself. The young lady is kind-hearted and might even give your son a chance to live. But if you go out now, everyone will know that it was you who killed the master. Then both you and your son will have no chance of survival."
I didn't kill him!
Ji cried out in his heart.
All of this was done by Wang Linghe.
She shed tears of despair.
If I had known this would happen, I should have sent Wang Linghe to death with Madam You.
Raising a tiger will bring disaster.
Outside the wing room, Wang Linghe squatted down and looked at Wang Qin.
She said, "You are my father's only son, of course I will save you."
She has a very loud voice.
Ji heard it clearly.
However, Ji was not happy at all.
Wang Linghe wants the entire Wang family to cease to exist.
If she saves Wang Qin now, she will definitely torture him even more severely in the future.
Ji shed tears of blood.
This is all retribution.
Last night, she went to the outer study to deliver soup as usual.
The guard who was guarding the outer study suddenly came in and said that there was something he had to report to the master.
In front of Ji, he said, "Young Master has been coming to the outer study room constantly for the past six months to take land deeds and valuables. I didn't dare let him in according to the master's instructions, but he has been coming more and more frequently recently, and even got angry and hit me."
He rolled up his sleeves, revealing a purple bruise.
Wang Zhongshan quickly called two servants.
Upon asking, I found out that Wang Yan had been frequenting various brothels in the capital for the past six months.
Wang Zhongshan was so angry that he slapped Ji's face and asked, "How do you discipline your son?"
Ji was so beaten that she saw stars and retorted, "Didn't the master say that I was inferior to that bitch Bai Shuang in every way, that I was short-sighted and could not read a few words? Why are you blaming me now?"
The two people had an argument.
During the struggle, Wang Zhongshan turned away.
But somehow, his feet slipped and he bumped into the bookshelf behind him. There was an iron ornament on the bookshelf, which fell and hit Wang Zhongshan's forehead.
He was crushed to death.
Wang Linghe and Bai Shuang arrived at the same time.
They both said in unison, "How did the Madam kill the Master?"
Ji felt like he was falling into an ice cellar.
She, Wang Zhongshan, and Wang Qin were plotted to death.
Suddenly, a scream was heard outside the room.
Ji suddenly came back to her senses, her scattered eyes focused, and she saw a scene that made her heart break.
Wang Qin's eyes were pierced by the candlestick in Wang Erye's hand and blood was flowing.
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