Chapter 30 We in Jinxiuzhai are not just good guys and good girls!
When they received Fang Qianxue's invitation this time, everyone was quite surprised and hesitated whether to come. Later, the cousin thought that since they had not been in touch for many years and Fang Qianxue suddenly sent him a letter, she must be in trouble, so he decided to come and take a look.
I didn't expect to see such a farce as soon as I arrived. Fang Minhang has lived a lifetime, so he can naturally guess that Fang Qianxue's life in the Lu family is not easy.
"Thank you uncles for coming to support Yao'er and Yuan'er," Fang Qianxue smiled calmly, "Is great grandfather satisfied with today's dishes and programs?"
"Satisfied, satisfied," said a middle-aged woman who was supporting the old man with a smile, "Uncle is so funny and happy just now."
Lu Changqing felt more and more uncomfortable as he looked at the smiles on the faces of Fang's relatives. Today, he and Xu Miaoyan wanted to show their deep love, but in the end it seemed like they were just there for fun. It was so damn frustrating!
Several of Lu Changqing's colleagues also said goodbye: "Brother Lu, don't worry, your hair will grow back."
"Those two beasts were too cruel. Brother Lu, you might as well ask for leave tomorrow. I'm sure His Majesty will sympathize." Several people came over and stared at Lu Changqing's forehead. They said comforting words, but they couldn't help but want to laugh at him in their hearts.
Their official ranks were similar to Lu Changqing's, both were minor officials of the sixth or seventh rank. To put it nicely, they were colleagues and friends, but in fact, they had their own thoughts and wanted to step on each other's heads to climb up.
Because of his tall stature and handsome appearance, Lu Changqing was often favored by the emperor and had many opportunities to meet the emperor. His colleagues had long been jealous and wished that he would be disfigured immediately.
"Thank you, colleagues. I do need to take a leave tomorrow." Lu Changqing said as he glared fiercely at Fang Qianxue beside him.
Wait until all the guests today leave, and see if he doesn’t teach her a lesson!
Fang Qianxue ignored him and asked Cuishuang and two maids to send Lu Qingyao and Lu Qingyuan back to their rooms to rest. She personally sent the Fang family's relatives out of the house. As soon as she walked into the garden, she heard a noise coming from the direction of the courtyard gate in the distance, with the voices of men and women shouting.
The guests had only left halfway, and the eldest princess and Young Marquis Jiang were still in the flower hall. Fang Qianxue paused and said to the maid beside her, "Go and see what's going on?"
"Yes." Suiqiong trotted out in a hurry and came back after a moment, followed by a group of people.
"Madam! Madam Zhao, she brought people from Jinxiuzhai here and insisted that you pay back something..."
"It is only natural to pay back debts!" A bloated middle-aged man walked over with an account book in his hand. "You are maliciously buying on credit. We at Jinxiuzhai are not good people!"
Behind him were four or five tall, ferocious-looking men who looked like thugs.
Everyone present was silent.
Jinxiuzhai! That is a famous store on Zhuque Street. The emperor and the empress buy things from there. Of course, the owner of this store is not a good man or a believer. I heard that he is an old prince with powerful means.
Everyone in the capital knew that it was better to owe money to the gambling house in the West Market than to Jinxiu Zhai. After all, the gambling house was a criminal gang, while Jinxiu Zhai was involved in both the black and white business.
"What debt?" Lu Changqing's face flushed as he rushed over from the back of the corridor. "What day is today? How dare you come in to collect debts? If you succeed, pay them all!"
Although his official position is not high, he is still an official appointed by the court. These people are so bold!
The eldest princess and his colleagues are here today. If word gets out that he owes a debt and doesn't pay it back, won't he be able to hold his head up in the future?
"Second Master!" Nanny Zhao from Songshengju suddenly came out from behind the fat shopkeeper. "It was the old lady's idea to let them come to Meihuaao."
Lu Changqing originally wanted to chase them out but hesitated.
The hole of five thousand taels of silver is indeed a difficult problem. Even if the people from Jinxiu Zhai don't come to the door today, they will come sooner or later. It is better to let them make a fuss and force Fang Qianxue to pay back the debt.
After all, they are a family, and her money also belongs to the Lu family.
"Mother asked them to come?" Fang Qianxue sneered, "Don't they know I'm getting married?"
Madam Zhao forced an awkward smile on her face: "I know, the old lady said that since the second lady has money to hold a banquet, she must have money to pay the debt."
Sui Qiong walked up from behind, supported Fang Qianxue, and said, "Just because I have money, I have to pay off her debts? What logic!"
"This money was owed when the Second Madam was the housekeeper. It is the Second Madam who should fill the hole." Nanny Zhao looked at Suiqiong with a smug look on her face.
The old lady said that in front of so many outsiders, Fang would definitely choose to pay money to settle the matter. If she really calculated the money for the old lady's medicine and the money for the grandfather's funeral in front of outsiders, outsiders would only say that she was unfilial and petty.
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