"Lele, I think it would be better if you... were a little more prepared... um—"
Before Yan Qingxue could finish speaking, An Le forcefully snatched the order away.
Her gaze was fixed on the list, her expression calm and composed, showing no signs of change. It was unclear whether Anle was simply terrified or genuinely able to withstand the strain.
Six thousand taels?!
call--
Anle secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, it was such a small matter, it really gave her a fright. She thought it was a huge sum of money.
Anle breathed a sigh of relief, "It's nothing, you scared me to death." She patted her chest, took out a stack of 1,000-tael silver notes from her small crossbody bag, counted out six and handed them to Bai Naijiong, then casually put the rest back into her bag.
This casual and unintentional action stunned Bai Naijiong. He stared at the silver note in his hand for a long time before he could recover from the shock.
Yan Qingxue was also a little dumbfounded. Rich?!
Holy crap, this isn't just rich, this is practically carrying a fortune!
Where did this little kid get so much money?
Xiao Ya's eyes stiffly shifted to the small backpack that An Le was wearing across her waist, her mouth slightly open, her whole face blank and silly.
There must be at least ten thousand taels of silver in there, right?
Has her young lady met a rich woman?!
Anle looked at the stunned Bai Naijiong and waved the IOU in her hand. "Cash on delivery. I'll take the IOU once I've given you the money."
Bai Naijiong's lips twitched, his eyes kept glancing at Yan Qingxue, wondering where she had met such a rich young woman.
Yan Qingxue was also completely bewildered by the situation. She glanced at Bai Naijiong and thought, "Who am I supposed to ask?" She only found out today that her little friend was actually a hidden rich woman.
Bai Naijiong cleared his throat. "I'll send someone to the Yu residence to tell them to bring back the person who's collecting the debt."
Yan Qingxue was carefree and easygoing. Once the matter was resolved, she sat back down and continued playing. She played at the gambling den until dark, winning a couple of small hands. Only then did she accompany Anle to visit the Yu residence.
As for the two wins Yan Qingxue made, it was naturally because Bai Naijiong had the gambling den throw the game. Yan Qingxue was unaware of this, but An Le knew it perfectly well.
Yufu.
The incident caused a brief commotion, but then suddenly and inexplicably subsided.
"Madam, do you think this matter is possible? Could it be that the master was afraid of making a big fuss and having a bad influence, so he deliberately called the people from the gambling den aside and secretly returned the money to the gambling den behind your back?"
The maidservant beside Su Mi'er was suspiciously speculating about the sudden silence that had just occurred. Because there were adults present, she couldn't say anything at the time, but now that she was back in her room, she naturally spoke her mind.
Su Mi'er sat in front of the dressing table, clutching her dress tightly.
"That's what I think too. Six thousand taels of silver is no small sum. Brother Xiao was afraid that I would be unhappy, so he deliberately gave me the silver behind my back."
Otherwise, how could things have suddenly calmed down? That's a gambling den run by the Bai family, one of the thirteen most prestigious families. Naturally, they wouldn't care about Brother Xiao's status. Even if my Su family owes money, the Bai family will still demand it back without hesitation.
Besides, I couldn't say anything in front of my father. In order to maintain her image of being virtuous and gentle, she could only endure it and remain silent.
But that child really went too far.
Six thousand taels of silver.
Are they trying to take advantage of the Yu family?
"Madam, why don't we find a way to get rid of that child? It's fine if he's idle all day, but if he causes a big disaster in the future, it will be hard to handle."
Today they've managed to force their way to our door demanding six thousand taels of silver; who knows what they'll do tomorrow?
Su Mi'er bit her lip tightly, "But how do we bring this up? They only said they came to the manor for a short stay, not that they'd stay here permanently. Wouldn't this be the same as kicking them out of the manor? If Brother Xiao finds out, he'll think I can't tolerate people."
Besides, this child isn't an outsider; he's Brother Xiao's family.
Isn't this going a bit too far?
"Madam, you are just too kind-hearted. It is clearly the child who went too far. What child would be treated like this when they come to visit?"
Six thousand taels of silver! If it were just six taels, I wouldn't say anything.
And before that, the child insisted on going to the palace with the adults to play some kind of football, and almost offended the emperor. Fortunately, the emperor was magnanimous and didn't hold it against the child.
"Otherwise, no matter how many heads you have, it won't be enough to chop them off." The maid said, letting down Su Mi'er's hair that was tied up.
Su Mi'er fell silent, her eyes lowered, lost in thought. "As long as Brother Xiao has me in his heart, anything is fine. My main concern is—"
"What are you afraid of, Madam?"
"My biggest worry is that Brother Xiao might bring other women into the family. The Emperor wanted to send two women into the family, but Brother Xiao refused."
The Emperor seemed somewhat displeased. Xiao Ge refused the Emperor's favor out of consideration for me. For Xiao Ge's sake, I tolerated a child, so I didn't feel wronged.
The maid sighed.
"Madam, what about that child? Are we just going to let him wander around the manor all day doing nothing?"
"Then I'll discuss it with Brother Xiao tomorrow and send that kid to my Su family for some experience. Let my Su family raise him properly, so he won't cause trouble and Brother Xiao will be happy."
Just as Su Mi'er finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of the outer room. "Madam, we have a guest. It's the master's niece. The master and the old master have already gone over there. Would you like to go and see her?"
"What? Father is gone? Green Branch, quick, fix my hair, I need to go see what's going on."
Green Branch frowned. "Why are you here so late at night? We were just about to go to bed." Although she was unhappy that her niece from Anman Valley was coming at this hour, she still deftly restyled Su Mi'er's hair.
When Lvzhi helped Su Mier to the front hall, An Dalin, An Mangu, and An Yiren were already chatting and laughing with An Le.
The family was happy and harmonious.
An Yi's face was still pale, and she didn't say much. She stood quietly to the side, which was unusual compared to her usual self.
Su Mi'er's arrival broke the peaceful atmosphere.
Anle tilted her head, jumped off the chair, and asked An Mangu with a bright smile, "Uncle, is this beauty Auntie?"
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