Chapter 136: Crisis Resolution
When these words came out, it was like thunderclap out of a blue sky, and everyone was unhappy.
Among the debt collectors, an old man shouted at the top of his voice: "Yes, Lord Song, it's easy for you to say, but the Marquis's Mansion is dragging its feet on paying back even this little money, what can we do?"
"That's right. Lord Song doesn't dare to offend the Marquis' Mansion, so he makes things difficult for us ordinary people. It's unreasonable!"
Song Yuanqing didn't expect that his casual words would arouse public anger.
I didn't know what to do for a moment, so I turned to look at Chen Moer and asked, "Miss Chen, they won't give in, what should I do?"
Chen Moer gritted her teeth secretly, thinking about how to deal with the current dilemma.
The Marquis' Mansion owes so much money, it definitely can't be repaid.
The only thing we can do now is to delay it for some time!
Thinking of this, Chen Moer's eyes instantly turned red. She raised her handkerchief to wipe away her tears and said with a sob, "Everyone, you don't know that the Marquis' Mansion is not unwilling to pay back the money. It's really because of the funeral for my cousin that the Marquis' Mansion's treasury is empty and we can't pay anymore!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone asked loudly, "Then the Marquis just swore that he would definitely pay back the money. Why are you talking big when you don't have money?"
This question was like a slap in the face to Ji Zehai.
Ji Zehai's face froze, and he wanted to open his mouth to refute, but was stopped by Chen Moer without a trace.
Chen Moer continued to cry, her voice even sadder than before: "You all don't know, we really want to pay you back. As soon as the funeral was over, my uncle and aunt went around to raise money. But the money in the mansion was in the hands of my sister-in-law. Although my sister-in-law agreed readily, she was reluctant to take out the money. We really had no choice but to delay paying you back."
"Hmm? So, it is the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion who is in control of the finances and is unwilling to return the money to us?" someone asked doubtfully.
"Yes... yes." Chen Moer nodded slightly, her eyes sparkling.
After receiving a positive answer, everyone looked at each other and began to talk.
After all this time, it turned out that the person who really didn't want to repay the debt was the young lady of the Ji family.
Seeing that everyone's attitude had softened, Song Yuanqing quickly struck while the iron was hot and stood up and said loudly: "You heard it, it's not that the Ji family is unwilling to pay back the money, it's really that the warehouse is controlled by certain people, and they have money but are unwilling to pay it back!"
"Tell me about you. You didn't even figure out the whole thing, but you went to the Marquis' Mansion and started to smash things. Are you worthy of Ji Yunchuan who fought bravely on the battlefield to defend his country? The peace you are living now was earned by others' sacrifices, but you are ungrateful. If Ji Yunchuan knew about this and treated the Marquis' Mansion like this, he would not be able to rest in peace!"
Song Yuanqing's words struck everyone's heart.
Those who came sincerely to collect debts could not help but be moved.
Some even looked ashamed and said with guilt: "We are such bad people. The eldest son of the Ji family just died for the country, and we came to collect the debt and even smashed the mansion. This... How can we be worthy of the hero!"
As soon as he finished speaking, others echoed him.
"Yes, after hearing what Lord Song said, we really went too far!"
"That's right. His son just died on the battlefield. It's already very pitiful. We are still doing this. It's really wrong!"
"Well, let's stop while we're ahead. We've already destroyed the mansion, what else do we want?"
"That's right, go back, go back!"
“…”
Everyone was talking at once, and those who actually came to collect the debt had already started to back off.
On the one hand, they were in awe of Ji Yunchuan's heroic spirit.
On the other hand, they were afraid of the authority of the government.
After much thought, I decided to leave.
Seeing this, Ji Zehai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter how arrogant the debt collector is, he has to consider the consequences when facing the threat from the government.
It seems that Chen Moer's decision to report to the police was correct.
Seeing the opportunity, Song Yuanqing also hurriedly said: "Since everyone has figured it out, let's disperse and go back!"
Just as everyone was about to turn around and leave, Shen the Butcher suddenly thought of something and asked loudly, "Master Song, we can go back, but we can't just let the Ji family forget about the money they owe us, right?"
After he finished speaking, the others stopped and echoed him.
"Yes, this is all our hard-earned money, we can't just let it go like this!"
Upon hearing this, Song Yuanqing immediately patted his chest and assured: "Everyone can rest assured about this matter. When the Hou Mansion has money, we will definitely pay back all the money we owe you!"
"What if they don't return it?" Shen the butcher asked relentlessly.
"You won't pay it back?" Song Yuanqing snorted coldly, and said seriously, "How can I not pay it back? If they dare to default on their debt, you can come to me and I will take care of it for you!"
After hearing Song Yuanqing's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"With Lord Song's words, we can rest assured!"
"Yes, Lord Song is famous for his fairness and strictness. He will definitely not favor the Ji family!"
"That's right, we trust Master Song!"
With Song Yuanqing's promise, everyone felt relieved and slowly dispersed.
Those who had sneaked in to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, seeing the crowd disperse, exchanged glances with each other, and followed the crowd to quietly leave the mansion.
In just a stick of incense's time, the Marquis' Mansion, which had been in chaos and noisy, slowly returned to peace.
Afterwards, Ji Zehai walked up to Song Yuanqing, bowed, and thanked him, "Thank you, Lord Song, for saving me today!"
Song Yuanqing snorted and said, "Master Ji, your family is the only one in the capital that has nearly caused a murder because of defaulting on payments to the people!"
Ji Zehai's face turned pale and red, and he was suddenly very embarrassed.
Song Yuanqing continued, "You should think of a way to pay back the money quickly!"
Ji Zehai said stiffly, "Master Song is right. I will seize the time and raise the money as soon as possible to pay off the overdue debt."
“That’s best!”
As Song Yuanqing spoke, he turned to look at Chen Moer, and his attitude instantly became a little more polite.
"Miss Chen, the matter of the Marquis' Mansion has been properly resolved. I will not disturb you for now. I am leaving now!"
"Goodbye, Lord Song." Chen Moer responded softly with a calm expression.
Song Yuanqing nodded, said nothing more, and left the mansion with the yamen runners.
After the surroundings quieted down, Ji Zehai couldn't help asking: "Mo'er, when did you and Lord Song meet? Why is he so polite to you?"
Chen Moer glanced at Ji Zehai and reminded him in a cold tone, "Uncle, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
"you--"
Ji Zehai was about to explode when Chen arrived and interrupted him: "My Lord, just listen to Mo'er and say less! If it weren't for Mo'er, how could the crisis in the Marquis' Mansion today be resolved so easily?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Zehai froze.
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