Ye Wanshu stared at what was happening before her eyes in shock, but she subconsciously shouted, "Stop."
Hearing the sound, everyone turned their puzzled eyes at the same time.
Facing the strange looks from everyone around her, Ye Wanshu coughed lightly several times before finally speaking with a steely smile, "You...didn't you just hear? This young master said he'd try to repay the money after the Spring Examination results were announced. After all, he's a juren sent to the imperial court. How dare you take his life so lightly?"
"So what if I'm a juren? Doesn't a juren have to pay back their debts?"
The burly man glared at Ye Wanshu speechlessly. "I say, young lady, aren't you meddling too much in other people's business? Who knows if this loser can pass the imperial examination? If he doesn't, will my master wait until he takes the next imperial examination to ask for the money?"
Seeing someone speaking up for him, the young man spoke confidently: "I will definitely make the list."
The burly man was so angry that he stomped on her again. "You useless thing, you are fooling a three-year-old child. Do you think the imperial court is run by your family and you can be on the list just like that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he ordered the servant beside him: "Immediately escort him to see the officials, strip him of his honors and bring him back to Tongyang."
Seeing the man being dragged forward, still struggling with blood all over his body, Ye Wanshu thought of her current situation and felt a slight movement in her heart.
Tongyang is a remote small town. There are only a handful of scholars in the entire state, not to mention those who can go to Beijing to take part in the spring examination.
Seeing that the results were about to be announced, she knew how difficult it was for scholars. It would be a pity if she was stripped of her academic title and signed the indenture at this time.
"Wait."
Ye Wanshu scolded those people and asked coldly, "How much money does he owe you?"
The burly man was immediately interested when he heard this. He walked towards her with a grin on his face and said, "Hey, girl, from the sound of your voice, you want to help this loser pay back the money?"
"That's exactly what I meant."
Having lived two lives, the thing Ye Wanshu has the most of is money.
Slowly walking up to the young man, she pushed away the escorting servant, supported him, and took a closer look.
Although he looked very disheveled, his handsome face could be seen through his messy hair.
Well, it would be a shame if I didn’t take her home and get to know her better since she has such a good-looking face.
Moreover, such a gentle and jade-like temperament does not seem to come from a poor family. I am afraid that her family is in trouble.
"Sir, how much money do you owe them? I might be able to help you out first," Ye Wanshu gestured.
Faced with her enthusiasm, the man lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly: "Miss, thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid you can't help me with this matter."
The burly man approached with a look of disdain, sneering loudly, "How can you, a frail girl like you who doesn't even know him, have the guts to stand up for him? Do you know how much money he owes?"
Chunhong was about to scold her, but Ye Wanshu stopped her with a wave of her hand. She glared at the rough man with a cold face and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
The burly man had no patience for arguing with her. He simply took out the IOU and said arrogantly, "Today, the total is nine hundred taels. Since you want to show off, pay it back for him immediately."
Ye Wanshu snorted coldly, "It's only nine hundred taels of silver. I thought it would empty the national treasury."
Everyone was stunned by these words, and they whispered, "What a big tone!"
"Chunhong, Xingtao, go get those gift boxes from the carriage."
Ye Wanshu gave the order without hesitation, and in the blink of an eye, two maids came back with five boxes in their arms.
The things in the Duke of Rong's Mansion have always been custom-made by the palace and are quite valuable. Rather than letting those ungrateful people get away with it, it would be better to use it to save a human life.
"You can order by yourselves," Ye Wanshu said in a calm tone.
The burly man was completely confused: "Miss, what do you mean? My master wants money, not gifts from you."
Someone in the crowd who knew the value of the box exclaimed, "This is a special gift box made by the Duke of Rong's Mansion, crafted by the Wensi Academy within the palace. The box alone must be worth two taels of silver, and the contents inside are probably even more valuable."
When the rough man heard this, he hurriedly picked up a box and opened it. Inside was a pair of extremely gorgeous hairpins, shining with gold and very eye-catching.
He quickly pulled the old man who had just spoken over and asked suspiciously, "Old man, how much is this thing worth?"
The old man picked up the hairpins and glanced at them briefly, then revealed a look of surprise. "This is a top-grade product made by the Wensi Academy. It's worth a fortune. This pair of hairpins alone must be worth at least two hundred taels of silver."
The rough man's face lit up with joy, and he immediately asked the old man to identify the jewelry in several other boxes. The total estimated value of the five pairs of jewelry was nearly a thousand taels.
"I didn't expect it to be a noble from the Rongguo Mansion."
The burly man dared not underestimate him anymore and stepped forward respectfully to apologize: "Excuse me, excuse me, since you have offered your help, we will not embarrass Master Ji any more. With these jewels, we can explain to the master when we return."
After saying that, he excitedly picked up the box and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute." Ye Wanshu walked forward, opened the last box, and took out a gold hairpin. "The senior just now estimated the value of these jewels at a thousand taels. Do you still want to take them all?"
"I dare not, I dare not."
The artifacts produced by Wensiyuan can never be faked, and with the prestigious name of Duke Rong's Mansion, the rough man was not afraid that these things would not be enough to pay off his debts. He tactfully took the rest of the jewelry and left happily.
Ye Wanshu glanced at the gold hairpin in her hand, and secretly marveled at her aunt's generosity. She was just trying to please her adoptive father and prepare thousands of taels of gifts for his illegitimate daughters. Fortunately, this happened, otherwise she would have been throwing meat buns at a dog.
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