Sure enough, after walking a few steps, he saw Ge Chunru asking the manager of the gambling house with a unhappy expression.
The steward snorted, "If you don't have money, then you can only cut off your brother's hand."
Although Ge Chunru was angry about her brother secretly running to the gambling house and losing five thousand taels, she panicked when she heard that the man wanted to cut off her brother's hand.
"No, you can't break my brother's hand."
Ge Chunru said with a trembling voice: "You can make the conditions. As long as I can do it, I will agree to it."
She really didn't have five thousand taels. She asked her sister before coming, but her sister couldn't give it to her either.
The steward was indifferent and looked at Ge Chunru with some contempt, "You are no longer a concubine of the Deputy Governor's Mansion. What use are you to?"
Then he said coldly: "Now there are only two choices, either pay back the money or have your hand chopped off."
They don't need Ge Chunru at all now, so they just want to collect money...
The Ge family also has a yard and a shop, and if they sell them they can at least raise enough money to pay off their debts.
When Ge Chunru heard this, he felt humiliated and his face turned pale.
But she couldn't refute it. After leaving Xiao Yuanshi, she encountered obstacles everywhere and her life became more and more unsatisfactory.
Seeing the steward's firm attitude, she could only grit her teeth and said, "Then give me some more time, I'll try my best to make it."
In fact, even if the manager asked her to steal something from Xiao Yuanshi again, she would have no choice.
Because she couldn't even enter the gate of the Deputy Governor's Mansion now.
But I can't just watch my brother lose his hand.
The manager achieved his goal and smiled. "Okay, I'll give you three days to raise the money, but the interest will double for every extra day."
They cut off Ge Chunyi's hand but it was useless, so of course they wanted money.
Moreover, he did this today deliberately to force Ge Chunru and her brother to raise money so that they would take the bait.
Ge Chunru felt so distressed, but in order to save her brother's hand, she could only agree, "Okay, three days is three days."
The manager then waved his hand, and the two thugs released their hands that were holding Ge Chunyi.
The steward said again: "Take your brother away. If you don't come to pay back the money within three days, we will have to come to your house in person, and your brother's hand will definitely not be saved."
Ge Chunru stepped forward and helped Ge Chunyi up, "Got it."
This was not the first time that Ge Chunyi was arrested. He thought that his sister would not ignore him anyway, so he did not care.
Ge Chunyi was also dragged here by Ge Chunru.
Just now she stood by and didn't say anything, let alone plead for mercy.
Now seeing Ge Chunyi's appearance, she knew that this kind of person would never change despite repeated admonitions. There was no hope that he would ever change for the better. He was completely rotten.
If she were to handle it, she would just let the hand be broken.
If he is really taught a lesson, he won't dare to make the same mistake again.
Her sister really spoils this useless brother.
The money has to be repaid within three days, plus interest. Even if I sell my house and shop, it may not be enough to pay back the more than five thousand taels. How can I pay it back?
But since her money wasn't being used, she chose to just watch.
The three were about to leave, and then they ran into Shi Qingluo and others who were standing not far away and were about to walk in.
When Ge Chunru saw Shi Qingluo, his face turned even paler.
At this moment, I just want to find a hole to crawl into. It was so embarrassing just now.
Ge Chunyi's expression also changed because she saw Prince Yi and the fourth young master of Prince Jin's mansion.
This Fourth Young Master was originally the target that she wanted to get close to.
I felt a little regretful that I shouldn't have followed you.
She even cursed Ge Chunyi secretly, saying that this man had brought shame upon her reputation.
The steward was stunned when he saw Liang Mingwen, and immediately came up with his thugs to salute, "Master!"
Liang Mingwen really didn't know that the steward was doing such a thing in the backyard, otherwise he would not have suggested to King Yi and the others to come for tea.
This just makes me feel ashamed.
The last time I brought Ge Chunru to the backyard was for the treasure map. Now this woman is worthless, so the manager just brought her in again.
The steward suppressed his panic, restrained his expression, and immediately nodded, "Yes!"
However, Shi Qingluo accidentally saw the panic on his face just now.
Liang Mingwen didn't even look at Ge Chunru and her two siblings. He turned to King Yi and the others and said, "Uncle, I'm so sorry. I made you laugh."
Liang Yulin smiled indifferently, "Let's go and have some tea."
Liang Mingwen politely made a gesture of invitation, "Uncle, please come in!"
He walked straight inside with a few people.
Shi Qingluo also withdrew his gaze from Ge Chunru and followed him forward.
When passing by Ge Chunru.
Ge Chunru suddenly looked at Shi Qingluo and asked, "Are you laughing at me?"
Her most miserable side was seen by Xiao Hanzheng's wife, and she felt very uncomfortable.
Shi Qingluo knew that Ge Chunru was asking him.
She looked sideways at her, "Aren't you a joke yourself?"
Ge Chunru choked, "You!"
Suddenly I was at a loss for words, and felt even more embarrassed than before.
Ge Chunyi was a little upset. How could her sister be so stupid?
Others pretended not to see it, but he still went to seek humiliation.
She looked at Shi Qingluo who was full of vigor and vitality, and felt jealous and sour in her heart.
She is almost the same age as Shi Qingluo, but she has become like this, falling to the bottom and struggling to climb up again.
However, Shi Qingluo went from being a village woman to not only the wife of a prefect, but also a princess.
She couldn't accept such a gap in her heart.
Especially when she was in the Second Prince's Mansion, she once heard the concubine with whom she had always been at odds say that the Second Prince had a great interest in Shi Qingluo.
They also thankfully said that Shi Qingluo did not enter the Second Prince's Mansion, otherwise he would have been their biggest rival.
She was still very much "favored" by the second prince at the time, so she was very disdainful of these words and just treated them as a joke.
Now looking at the beautiful and elegant Shi Qingluo, for some reason, he suddenly believed what the other person said.
She couldn't help but think of the time when the Second Prince took her to a restaurant for dinner and met Shi Qingluo and the others.
Shi Qingluo had been speaking rudely to her, and that man not only did not help her, he also deliberately indulged Shi Qingluo.
The irony is that she didn't see it clearly at the time, but now she suddenly sees it clearly.
If there was a chance, she would definitely let Shi Qingluo taste the feeling of falling into the quagmire.
She walked forward with a normal expression, took Ge Chunru's arm, and looked at Shi Qingluo with a weak look.
"Princess Fubao, my sister just offended you. She was wrong. I apologize to you on her behalf. Please forgive me!"
Then he pulled Ge Chunru's arm and said, "Sister, let's go back first."
Although she was jealous of Shi Qingluo in her heart, she was not stupid enough to confront him head-on like her sister.
And looking at the Fourth Young Master's appearance, he was so friendly to Shi Qingluo. If she jumped out and argued with Shi Qingluo, wouldn't that leave a bad impression on him?
She also didn't want King Yi to dislike her.
She could use this incident to change King Yi and the Fourth Young Master's views of her and make them realize that she was a well-educated and well-mannered woman.
After being pulled by her sister, Ge Chunru realized that she was too impulsive just now.
Because Shi Qingluo saw her in such a state, she felt embarrassed and couldn't help asking.
She looked at Shi Qingluo deeply, then nodded to Ge Chunyi, "Okay, let's go."
(End of this chapter)
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