Chapter 118 Debt Collection for the Crown Prince's Concubine
On the day after the Yingyue Lake incident, the emperor granted a marriage between Prince Duan and Dong Xiqin from the Yongning Marquisate.
The Dong family was very satisfied with this, and began to prepare for the wedding in a bustling manner.
Since then, Prince Duan's power has greatly increased, and he is somewhat competing with the Crown Prince.
Ye Yan resigned to the emperor and left the capital. The young master had a new task to assign him, and he couldn't wait to rush to Ye Luo.
The prince immediately expressed his intention to marry Xun Shiyu to Ye Yan, but Ye Yan politely declined.
Fan Ziyi felt it was a pity, but now that Prince Duan had just received a major boost and the situation was becoming less clear, the Western Region vassal king did not dare to place a bet...
We can only blame Prince Duan.
So he planned to target Prince Duan.
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Kitaobepu, Nanyuan.
As usual, Xie Lingxi finished reading the military situation in the northern border, and then he remembered a personal matter. He looked at Xiao Nanxing and asked:
"Has the silver Jiang Rong won been delivered?"
"No." Xiao Nanxing replied, "These three million taels of silver are a huge sum of money. But it has been more than ten days since the Crown Prince's wife placed the bet. Even if they want to collect the money, they should have collected it by now! I think they might want to default on the debt!"
Xie Lingxi's eyes darkened slightly, "Which gambling house?"
"This gambling house is called Jubao Gambling House. Nominally it is Xunhe's business, but in reality it is collecting money for the prince." Xiao Nanxing reported the intelligence he had found out.
Xie Lingxi said coldly, "Go to Xiyuan, summon the Yiwei Division, and go to Jubao Casino."
Collecting debts for my wife.
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Jubao Casino is located in the East Market, the most lively area in the capital.
Regardless of day or night, the place was always packed with people. With Xunhe in charge, no one dared to cause trouble in the Jubao Casino.
But today...
In broad daylight, the door of the gambling house was smashed.
This place was a busy place, and it immediately attracted a large crowd of passers-by to watch.
The owner of the gambling house came over in a hurry. Seeing Xie Lingxi show up in person, he had a bad feeling in his heart:
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Please calm down, Crown Prince!"
Today is the first time that Chen Guangzong officially carries out his first mission in his career as captain of the Ceremonial Guard Division. He must do it well!
He flashed the long sword in his hand and pointed at the shopkeeper:
"You have owed our Crown Prince's Consort a gambling debt, and you have not repaid it yet. Do you still want His Highness to calm down? Hand over the money immediately!"
The shopkeeper said with embarrassment, "We also want to send money to the Crown Princess, but it's true... the gambling house is not doing well, and we can't raise so much money..."
Considering how quickly the gambling house makes money, of course there must be three million taels.
It's just that the silver was handed over to the prince long ago...
When the prince learned that the person who placed the bet was Jiang Rong, whom he hated very much, he decided to default on the debt.
Xie Lingxi had no expression on his face and said coldly, "Smash it! Take away all the silver inside."
"Yes!" Chen Guangzong straightened his chest and rushed in with his men.
The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Prince, calm down! You can't smash this... you can't smash it..."
The thugs from the gambling house rushed out and tried to stop them, but after the fierce training of Jingzhe, Chen Guangzong and his group were no longer the same as before, and these thugs were no match for them at all.
soon……
All the guests in the gambling house were kicked out.
The furnishings on the gambling tables were smashed to pieces.
Chen Guangzong and others carried boxes of silver out of the warehouse.
"Chen Guangzong! How dare you come to smash my gambling house? You are so bold!" Xun He, who was playing dice with a few beauties on the third floor, was startled by the noise.
He immediately rushed down, his face livid and cursed, "You dare to provoke me, you are tired of living!"
The last time he was injured, fortunately the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion invited an imperial physician to heal him in time, but he was left with a very deep scar on his face.
Xun He holds a grudge against Jiang Rong.
Defaulting on debt was exactly what he suggested to the prince.
Anyway, as long as the gambling house uses the excuse that they can't raise enough money, what can Jiang Rong do?
When Chen Guangzong saw Xun He, his eyes were filled with anger, but he always avoided the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, so the first moment he saw him, he was angry and forbearing like a conditioned reflex, and did not dare to do anything.
Haven't reacted yet.
A cold voice came from behind, "Catch Xun He!"
Chen Guangzong suddenly woke up, yes, now he is the ceremonial guard of the Northern Prince's Palace, and he is here to collect debts on the orders of the Crown Prince!
"Yes!" Chen Guangzong took the order and was the first to rush towards Xun River.
Xun He hurriedly asked the guards to protect himself.
The guards around him were replaced by a group of elite soldiers. He learned his lesson from the defeat last time.
Although these guards are quite skilled, they are far inferior to the black-clad guards who trained Chen Guangzong and his men...
Soon, Xun He was captured by Chen Guangzong.
"Xie Lingxi, even if you are the prince, you can't arrest people at will. Let me go!" Xun He shouted angrily.
Chen Guangzong held him in front of Xie Lingxi, stretched out his hand and slapped him on the head:
"You owe a debt and don't pay it back, so of course the prince will catch you, so that you can't hide away and escape from the debt!"
"You..." Xun He's eyes were full of humiliation.
When had he ever been arrested in public? Xie Lingxi was simply going too far.
After a while.
The silver in the gambling house's warehouse was emptied by the Ceremonial Guards.
"Your Highness, after my subordinates counted, the total amount is approximately 500,000 taels." Chen Guangzong reported.
These are the current liquid cash in the casino.
The others had already been sent to the Prince's Mansion.
"Your Highness, please be wise. We really cannot gather that much silver, and we are not intentionally refusing to pay. Please let our young master go first..." the shopkeeper said hurriedly.
Xun He sneered in his heart. We just don't have money, what can you do?
Xie Lingxi glanced at him coldly, "Chen Guangzong, take Xun He for a parade through the streets and take him to the Zhenguogong Mansion."
"Yes!" Chen Guangzong answered particularly loudly.
In the past, Xunhe repeatedly picked on him and bullied him, but now, things have changed.
then……
The onlookers only saw...
Not only did the Northern Prince's Mansion take away the gambling house's money, they also tied up the young master of the Xun family and paraded him in the street.
Xie Lingxi sat on a pearwood sedan chair inlaid with gold animal patterns that was carried high by eight people, looking down at Xun He, with a hint of sneer in his eyes: "Nian!"
The leader, Chen Guangzong, yelled at the top of his lungs, "You owe me money and I won't pay it back!"
The brothers behind him all said, "This is unforgivable!"
"Duke Zhenguo Mansion!"
"Shame on you!"
Xun He's face was extremely ugly, he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into...
It's really embarrassing.
I've never been so embarrassed in my life.
It was the first time that the onlookers saw such an exciting scene. They followed the scene and watched it all the way, discussing it enthusiastically.
"What's going on? Why did the Northern Prince arrest Xun He..."
"I heard that the Northern Prince is here to collect debts on behalf of the Crown Princess. Do you remember the crazy student Chi Moyan from a while ago? The Crown Princess bet on him and won three million..."
"Ah... I also want to win three million... Forget it, I can't even get enough money to bet..."
"This gambling house was opened by Xun He. He owed a debt and didn't pay it back, so the Prince of the Northern King came to the door... Now it seems that he is going to the Zhenguo Mansion to collect the debt..."
"Oh my goodness, someone is blocking the door of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to demand a debt? This is a once-in-a-century event! Go and take a look!"
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