When Madam Xu heard that Xie Jin had lost more than three hundred taels of silver, she thought Xie Lang was talking nonsense. Wasn't it just a small game of pitch-pot? How could he have lost so much!
She rushed to the pitch-pot area and grabbed Xie Jin by the ear, but Xie Jin refused to leave, determined to win back his losses.
Seeing that he was blinded by greed and looked every bit the gambler, Mrs. Xu felt it wouldn't be right to hit him in front of so many people.
He said to Zhou Linglu in a fit of anger, "You're all big kids, how could you encourage him to gamble? It's just a game, how could he gamble such a large sum?"
Zhou Linglu said innocently, "We didn't want to play with him either, but he insisted on making this bet."
"He's young and doesn't understand, how could you lie to him?"
Zhou Linglu and his men objected: "Madam Xie, your son invited us to play, who are you blaming? Since you said you wanted to gamble, you must accept the consequences. 358 taels, not a penny less."
Mrs. Xu was about to have her head explode.
Such a small game, and you've already lost 358 taels!
On this joyous occasion, Madam Xu absolutely could not let anyone know that her son had lost the bet, but she was also unwilling to simply give away the money.
He angrily said to Zhou Linglu, "I want to ask the Princess to judge this matter."
Zhou Linglu was furious and shouted at the top of his lungs, "What right do you have to look for my grandmother? The Xie family is cheating!"
There was a moment of silence in the crowd.
Mrs. Xu wished she could cover his mouth.
Xie Yu walked over and asked, "What happened?"
Before Xu could speak, Xie Jin broke free from her hand.
Pointing at Xie Zhaozhao's betrothal gifts, he shouted, "Grand Secretary Gu has already died in Jiangnan. My elder sister is going to be a widow anyway. With so much silver, if I don't spend it, am I supposed to let her take it to the Marquis's mansion and let someone else benefit from it?"
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