The servant quickly shook his head and said respectfully, "Sir, you don't know. The shopkeeper said that if I don't get the money back today, I'll suffer. Please don't make things difficult for me."
Just kidding, that new Manager Jiang said that you can only come to the Minister's residence once, and you must bring silver, otherwise, you won't have another chance to ask for silver.
This is, after all, the Minister's residence. Although Baoxiangfang has someone backing it up, for various reasons, that person cannot show up, and they don't know who it is, so naturally they can't bring up that person's name.
While it might scare some ordinary shops, the Minister's Mansion wouldn't take Baoxiangfang seriously.
Whether we can get the money today depends entirely on whether Manager Jiang's method works.
Xue Xingzhao gritted his teeth, stared coldly at the servant in front of him, and said with a hint of murderous intent in his voice, "Go, take him to the manor's accounting office to collect the silver."
The most important thing now is to bring this person into the manor. Once inside, this person can forget about leaving the Xue manor. Trying to get money from him is too naive.
He was determined to get Baoxiangfang. Xie Yu was just struggling in his death throes. He was too inexperienced to fight him.
Upon hearing this, the guard quickly stepped forward and pulled the servant from Baoxiangfang towards the mansion.
The servant quickly dodged and hid behind the stone lion at the entrance of the Xue residence, saying loudly, "Sir, there's no need. I'm here today to collect compensation. After Master Xue and Miss Xue verify the authenticity of the IOU, just have someone deliver the silver. I won't go in."
Manager Jiang had warned him that if he wanted the money safely, he must not enter the Minister's residence.
Although he wasn't as thoughtful as Manager Jiang, he knew that none of the nobles in the capital were easy to mess with. Killing a lowly errand boy like him would be as simple as crushing an ant.
Because his voice was quite loud, many passersby looked over, and several pedestrians even whispered among themselves.
"Have you heard? Just yesterday, Miss Xue knocked over a shelf at Baoxiangfang. Because she didn't want to pay for it, she tried to get other young ladies to pay for it for her, relying on her status as the daughter of a high-ranking official."
"Yes, yes, I heard about it. It seems they even tried to slander an innocent girl. How come I never realized that Miss Xue was someone who abused her power?"
"She's good at pretending, but she's not as good as the Miss Xue she used to be. No wonder the Minister doesn't like her. How can someone as arrogant and domineering as Miss Xue compare?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Xingzhao's face turned green with anger. However, he couldn't force the servant into the mansion now, as there were so many people watching and it might cause trouble.
These are turbulent times, and he must proceed with caution.
Thinking it over, he angrily said to the person next to him, "Go to the accountant and get four thousand taels of silver notes. Tell him to get out of here."
If it weren't for his consistently good reputation in the capital, he would never have given this person money.
Xue Lingyu is such a good-for-nothing. Not only did she fail to win Xie Yu's favor, but she also keeps causing him trouble. Fortunately, he had no hope for her at all.
The guard responded and hurried into the mansion.
Xue Xingzhao was too ashamed to be pointed at and gossiped about, so he signaled the guards at the gate to chase away the onlookers and went straight to Xue Lingyu's courtyard.
Xue Lingyu was currently enjoying the flowers in the garden with Bai Shi.
Looking at the peonies in full bloom, Bai felt great. These past few days, because of Xie Yu, she hadn't spoken much to Xue Xingzhao, fearing that he would be furious because of her presumptuous actions.
Fortunately, Xue Xingzhao didn't seem to care much about Xie Yu's attitude towards the Xue family. When he learned that they had been sent back by Xie Yu, he didn't say much. He just told her to look after Lingyu and said that he needed to prepare for the marriage with the Marquis of Anding.
She wanted to ask, but the other party didn't reveal a word to her, only saying to wait patiently and that the wedding would be on the agenda soon.
It made her both happy and nervous.
What makes me happy is that my daughter has found a good family and is fortunate to marry into the Marquis of Anding's household.
Marquis An Ding commanded 50,000 imperial guards and was a close advisor to the emperor, enjoying considerable trust from him.
Lingyu was able to marry into the Marquis of Anding's household entirely thanks to Xue Li. If Xue Li hadn't died, this marriage wouldn't have fallen to Lingyu.
Thinking about it, she just smiled and said, "Lingyu will be able to enjoy a life of luxury from now on. The Marquis of Anding's mansion is much more extravagant than this Minister's mansion."
Xue Xingzhao, that coward, has managed to keep his family's land and shops in debt for so many years in the Ministry of Rites. He should learn from the others.
She, the wife of a high-ranking official, didn't live as comfortably as the wives of vice-ministers.
A few days ago, at a banquet, she noticed that Qin, the wife of the Vice Minister of Works, had a white jade bracelet on her wrist, and judging from the color of the jade, it was quite valuable.
The Vice Minister of Works only receives a few hundred taels of silver a month. How could he possibly afford such a jade bracelet? She couldn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.
However, every official in the capital earns money from various sources, whether through private business or accepting bribes; everyone knows it.
Xue Xingzhao was an exception. His estate was losing money, and there was no silver in the accounts. His family had always lived a simple life, which she found unbelievable.
When Xue Li's birth mother, Wang, was alive, the family lived a relatively comfortable life because of subsidies from Wang's family. However, after Wang and Xue Li passed away one after the other, those subsidies naturally disappeared.
This made her, who had finally become the legal wife, feel extremely stifled, yet she dared not say much in front of Xue Xingzhao, for fear of displeasing him.
Now things are much better. As long as our daughter marries into the Marquis of Anding's household, life will definitely become better.
Xue Lingyu looked unwilling and was about to speak when she saw Xue Xingzhao walking over. She exclaimed happily, "Father, you're back..."
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