Chapter 255: Money and People
Oh no, I don’t want anyone to find out that there’s no one in the car!
Shen Wan was startled and immediately pulled Xie Mubai out of the space.
Before I could catch my breath, the half-worn curtain was pulled open by someone.
Looking closely, it was Ranqiu.
"Princess, please go and take a look. Two people suddenly came and wanted to take Xiu'er away. Miss Ling started arguing with them!" Ran Qiu said with a look of horror.
After hearing this, Shen Wan hurriedly got out of the car.
The sky had cleared up by then, but there was still a lot of water on the road.
Two middle-aged men and women stood in the mud with their hands on their hips, looking ferocious.
"You little bitch, how dare you kidnap my daughter?" The shrew's eyes were red as she cursed at Ling Xiaoxiao. "Xiu'er's parents died young, and I raised her with all my heart. And you kidnapped such a good girl just like that?"
Early in the morning, Ling Xiaoxiao was washing her face when she was scolded for no reason and couldn't help but feel annoyed.
"Who are you calling a bitch?" She rolled up her sleeves and demanded harshly, "Xiu'er came with me of her own free will, how can she be kidnapped?"
"Xiu'er, don't you think so?"
Xiu'er hid behind Ling Xiaoxiao and nodded nervously.
"You ungrateful little bitch!" The man cursed, "Now that you've climbed up the social ladder, you don't even recognize your adoptive parents?"
"You can leave if you want, but you have to pay!"
"You've been living with us since you were five years old. Your food, drink, and toilet expenses for the past ten years have cost me a lot of money."
"Without one hundred taels of silver, you can't leave here today!"
After hearing this, Shen Wan couldn't help but frown.
It was her negligence.
She had thought too simply at first, thinking that as long as Xiu'er escaped from the fire pit, everything would be fine. She didn't expect that her adoptive parents would come looking for her.
"One hundred taels is one hundred taels!" Ling Xiaoxiao didn't take it seriously and reached out to take out her purse.
Oh no, where's my wallet?
She widened her eyes nervously and hurried into the car to look for him.
But everything else in the car was there except the wallet.
Xiu'er's face turned pale and she subconsciously touched her arms.
All of this fell into Shen Wan's eyes without any error.
The third prince had been watching from a distance.
Seeing that the time was right, he straightened his clothes and walked over with a smile.
"I have it here." The third prince glanced at Xiu'er and then handed over a silver note.
That fiery gaze made Xiu'er's face hot.
The man who is Xiu'er's idol is like a blade of grass in Ling Xiaoxiao's eyes.
She pushed him away and quickly ran to Shen Wan: “I borrowed my sister’s.”
"Don't worry, I'll ask again." Shen Wan patted her hands, then looked at Xiu'er, "Are they really your adoptive parents?"
Xiu'er lowered her head, her eyes red as she said, "They were originally my distant relatives. After my parents passed away, they took me in, but at the same time, they also seized my family's property."
"Later, when I grew up, they wanted to sell me to an old man as a concubine."
"I didn't want to marry that old man, so I ran away."
"You know everything that happened afterwards, Princess."
After hearing this, Shen Wan smiled and looked at the couple: “Is what she said true?”
The couple was obviously feeling guilty, and their expressions changed slightly.
"So what if it's true?" They continued stubbornly, "We've been raising her for over a decade, and the little money we had was long gone."
"Since ancient times, marriage has been decided by parents and arranged by matchmakers."
"We are her adoptive parents, so we can naturally decide her marriage."
"It's okay if she doesn't want to get married. She can just pay me back for all the years of raising her!"
Seeing this couple being so shameless, Ling Xiaoxiao's face turned pale with anger.
Xiu'er just shed tears and glanced at the third prince from time to time.
With him around, she should be fine.
Shen Wan looked at it and said with a smile: "Xiaoxiao, they are adoptive parents, and it is not easy for us to force them to stay."
"However, you can let Xiu'er go back with them."
Haha, the Third Prince has a really good plan to place a spy next to Ling Xiaoxiao.
It's a pity that the Third Prince is not Zhang Sheng, and Xiu'er is not Hongniang, so this performance of "Romance of the West Chamber" is destined to not be performed.
Upon hearing this, Ling Xiaoxiao and Xiu'er became anxious.
"No, I don't want to go back!" Xiu'er cried, "That old man could be my grandfather, I don't want to marry him!"
Shen Wan deliberately sighed and pretended to be embarrassed: "Those are your adoptive parents. Even if they go to the government, they are right."
Seeing her like this, Xiu'er couldn't help but get anxious.
"As long as the princess is willing to help, I don't have to go back." She said impatiently with tears in her eyes.
She doesn't want to go back.
After seeing the handsome looks of Xie Mubai and the Third Prince, how could she ever fall in love with other men?
Not to mention that old man, even the most handsome and elegant young man in the county might not be able to catch her eye.
Ling Xiaoxiao also wanted to speak for Xiuer, but was stopped by Shen Wan.
"If you still consider me your sister, leave this matter to me today." She said seriously with a gloomy face.
Although Ling Xiaoxiao is impulsive, she still trusts Shen Wan very much.
She thought about it and nodded vigorously.
"Okay, then you can take the person back!" Seeing her nod, Shen Wan looked at the couple coldly, "But before we take him back, we have to settle the account."
"These days, Xiu'er's food, clothing and other expenses have all been paid for by my sister."
"When I first rescued her from the human traffickers, she was very weak and had to take several doses of my tonic."
"I don't want much, fifty taels will be enough."
"As long as you are willing, we will hand over the money and the person!"
Fifty taels!
Not to mention fifty taels, the couple's total weight was not even five taels.
"Girl, you can't ask for so much!" The shrew glared and screamed at the top of her lungs, "How can a country girl be worth so much?"
"Fifty taels is not even worth it, so where did you get the courage to ask my sister for a hundred taels?" Shen Wan smiled coldly and looked at her with a mocking expression, "Why, seeing that my sister has a good temper, you want to blackmail her?"
As she spoke, she stepped forward and said, "Come on, follow me to the government office immediately!"
"Xiu'er owes us money, so you, as her adoptive parents, must repay it!"
"I just don't believe that I, a princess, can't get this debt back for my sister!"
Xie Mubai, who had been silent all this time, looked at it and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
He knew that his little woman was the most powerful.
"Can't we just get rid of that girl?" The shrew's face turned pale and she shook her head desperately, "From now on, we have nothing to do with her anymore!"
They didn't dare go to the yamen.
This woman is a princess. How can they have a good life there?
Fearing that Shen Wan would drag them away, the couple fled in fear.
Looking at their backs gradually walking away, Xiu'er finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Princess, for saving me!" She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and stepped forward to bow.
Shen Wan didn't say anything.
She looked him up and down for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Since you don't want to go with them, why don't you take out the money you have?"
After hearing this, Ling Xiaoxiao was confused.
"Where does she get the money?" She looked at Shen Wan in confusion.
Shen Wan smiled coldly and took out a purse directly from Xiu'er's arms.
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