An Xin saw King Cheng’s tearful face and painful expression.

I patted his shoulder in a friendly way and said sadly, "It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one. Remember this lesson and don't spend ahead of time. Otherwise, it will be painful to pay back the money."

"Get out!" King Cheng roared, his mouth twitching and almost having epilepsy.

An Xin saw that King Cheng let go of the box he was holding tightly after being comforted by him.

He smiled at the head guard and said, "For the sake of King Cheng's little heart, you should quickly take away these debts, otherwise he will regret it and I can't do anything about it."

The leader of the guards caught a glimpse of King Cheng, and when he heard what An Xin said, his empty and confused eyes lit up.

With a start in his heart, he immediately called on the people he brought with him to quickly carry the boxes full of silver away from the entrance of the palace, and then find a carriage to take them back to the palace and hand them over to the emperor.

Because he saw that the woman in front of him had already crossed out the account for Prince Cheng's Mansion in the account book in her hand, which meant that the debt had been repaid.

If this silver falls from his hands, I'm afraid I'll have to be beheaded before the emperor.

Could the chief guard not be so anxious as to take the silver away from the palace?

If King Cheng stomped his feet and made up his mind to take back the silver he had just begged for, where would he go to cry?

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Seeing so much silver being taken away, Cheng Wang was filled with grief. If it weren't for his son, he would never repay the debt no matter what.

King Cheng, with tears in his eyes, glanced at the crowd at the gate of his own palace and saw a few familiar figures. His eyes flickered.

He waved to the housekeeper next to him and whispered a few words, "Point out the other debtors on this street." King Cheng gritted his teeth in hatred and let you bastards laugh at me.

There is a saying that happiness is shared with others rather than enjoyed alone.

But now Cheng Wang is thinking that it is better to share the bitter fruit with others than to swallow it alone...

After giving instructions to the butler, Prince Cheng glared at An Xin and pulled Princess Cheng, who was talking to An Xin, back to the palace.

"There's nothing to say to a debt collector like her. There's no point wasting your breath."

An Xin smiled and didn't care.

People have lost such a large sum of money, and they are not allowed to complain.

"Your Excellency, please come visit the palace when you have time, and let my Kai'er thank you for saving my life."

An Xin waved to Princess Cheng in a friendly manner, as her attitude towards him had changed drastically, but she didn't have time to speak.

Then, at King Cheng's command, the gate of the palace was slammed shut.

He curled his lips, turned around and walked to Chi Lan who was carrying a big flag.

"Teacher, let me hold it for you."

An Xin looked at the hand that was extended to her, and thinking that she still had to go and collect the debt, she put the box that Princess Cheng gave her into Chi Lan's hand.

"Take it, don't lose it," An Xin handed it to him solemnly, "What kind of life we ​​will live in the future depends on hope."

Chi Lan also knew that they didn't bring much cash this time, and it would be a loss to exchange the silver notes with the merchants.

He took the box and felt a heaviness in his hand. Chi Lan was also born into a wealthy family, so he knew what was inside at once.

“Very generous.”

An Xin said without any expression: "It's okay if she's not generous. She's afraid that her son will get into trouble again, so she's counting on me for help."

An Xin was just thinking about collecting the debt from Wang Mansion, so whose house should he go to next?

Then he saw the housekeeper of Prince Cheng's mansion coming up to him with a hunched back, and speaking something to An Xin in a low voice.

An Xin looked towards the other side of the street and glanced at the housekeeper of Prince Cheng's mansion with an ambiguous look.

The corner of his mouth curled up into a smile: "I understand, please trouble King Cheng to show him the way."

The steward of Prince Cheng's Mansion curled the corner of his mouth. How could he, at his age, not see the mockery in An Xin's eyes?

"Ahem," he coughed awkwardly and explained for his master, "It's mainly because my prince is kind-hearted and knows that the envoy is not familiar with Beiming Capital, so he ordered this old servant."

An Xin smiled and nodded slightly. Regardless of whether it was true or not, he accepted the favor from King Cheng.

Then he took Chi Lan and walked towards another wealthy mansion on the street.

The streets are clean and spacious, with green trees on both sides and smooth bluestone slabs on the ground. Anyone who can live on this street is either a prince or a duke.

Walking in the direction pointed by the housekeeper of Prince Cheng's Mansion, An Xin looked down at the debt account book and saw the family living on this street and at this address.

My ancestors had fought together with Emperor Bei Ming to establish the kingdom, and they had been granted the title of marquis, but it was not a hereditary title. After several generations, this family has now inherited the title of baron.

The amount of silver owed to the national treasury this time was neither too much nor too little among all the families, only about 100,000 taels.

But what’s interesting is that the current head of this family is actually the third-rank Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the Beiming court.

How could An Xin say that he was sticking to stealing?

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It is still the case that those who are close to the water get the moon first.

Seeing other wealthy and powerful families borrowing money from the national treasury under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue, he became jealous and thought it would be a waste not to borrow money. Relying on the merits of his ancestors, he also wanted to get something for nothing and borrow money without paying it back.

“What a talent.”

An Xin was able to identify this person, and this time he must have contributed to Si Han's ascension to the throne of Beiming.

Si Han probably didn't want people to talk about him being cold-hearted and ungrateful.

Otherwise, considering that this man works in the Ministry of Revenue and did such an inappropriate thing, Si Han would probably have taken action against him long ago.

Why would she be paid so high a reward? Please come and collect the debt yourself.

Chi Lan: "Jiang Mansion."

"Yes, Jiang Mansion." An Xin saw them coming through the gap, heard a series of bangs, bangs, and servants running into the house to report.

Obviously, these scary people already knew that they had just come from Prince Cheng's Mansion to collect debts, but they probably didn't expect that they would come to their house so soon.

If King Cheng had not asked the steward to show him the way, he would not have come to this house according to the records in the account book.

It can only be said that this family was unlucky. It was because the servant they sent to gather information was recognized by the petty-minded King Cheng, who was the one who secretly plotted to bring An Xin to his house to collect the debt.

An Xin I am innocent.

“…”

For her, she had to go to any family to collect the debt. The fact that she found this family first was definitely Cheng Wang's fault and had nothing to do with her.

Looking at the rising sun, An Xin stood in the mottled shade under a large tree nearby.

Although it is autumn, the midday sun is still quite hot.

"Teacher, the servant who peeked out from the crack in the door and saw us coming must have gone in to report a long time ago." Chi Lan frowned, "Why hasn't anyone come out yet?!"

An Xin saw beads of sweat oozing from the tip of his nose, and pulled Chi Lan under a tree, "Lean against the tree and rest for a while, don't worry.

When you ask someone for a debt, you don’t even allow them to have a little temper.”

Chi Lan was a little confused and glanced at the closed door. "What should the teacher do if this family doesn't open the door for us?"

(End of this chapter)