"Princess, Mr. Lu asked me to give you this letter and this bottle."
In the room, Yuzhu handed the letter to Xiao Zhiruo. Lu Jingxuan finally chose to give the letter to Xiao Zhiruo. As for what Xiao Zhiruo would do, it depended on her choice.
Xiao Zhiruo took the letter and was a little confused. She and Lu Jingxuan didn't have a very close relationship, but he actually wrote to her.
After taking out the letter and taking just a glance at it, Xiao Zhiruo's face changed.
The letter was written by Xiao Cheng.
After reading the letter, Xiao Zhiruo's breathing became a little rapid, and her face became gloomy as she looked at the small bottle in her hand.
"Princess, what's wrong with you?"
Yuzhu was shocked to see Xiao Zhiruo like this. It was the first time she saw Xiao Zhiruo with such an expression.
"I'm fine, you can go out now. You can't tell anyone about the letter, okay?"
As Yuzhu went out, Xiao Zhiruo went to the bathroom in the master bedroom, took out a lighter, burned the letter, and then flushed it away with water.
After returning to the room and sitting on the bed, Xiao Zhiruo felt a little uneasy. It was the first time she knew that Xiao Cheng had such great ambitions and asked her to monitor Pei Yun.
If Pei Yun couldn't serve him, then there was no need for him to stay in this world.
If she did this well, Xiao Cheng would tell her who her biological mother was and where she was.
This is what Xiao Zhiruo has always wanted to know, but unfortunately, she has never seen her biological mother since she was old enough to understand. Xiao Cheng didn't tell her that her biological mother was dead, only that she went to a very far place.
Every time Xiao Zhiruo wanted to ask more questions, Xiao Cheng evaded the question. As time went by, Xiao Zhiruo stopped asking. She never expected that Xiao Cheng would use this matter to ask her to monitor Pei Yun.
At this moment, Xiao Zhiruo felt a little confused.
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Pei family.
When Pei Yun was getting married and entertaining all the guests, the Pei family was surrounded by creditors.
After failing to use Yang Wanyi to cause trouble, Pei Yanshu had no way to save the Pei family. The ceramic business was not going to continue, and even if Pei Li asked his employees to carry the ceramics to sell in the villages, the money he earned was just a drop in the bucket.
The silk that was produced at great cost was snatched away, and all the trained craftsmen jumped ship. This was undoubtedly a catastrophe for the Pei family.
All the permanent and temporary workers who worked for the Pei family left one after another. Everyone knew that the Pei family was in trouble.
And now, the thing Pei Yanshu was most worried about happened.
Even though it was raining today, the creditors still came to the door.
The butler peeked out through the crack in the door for the third time, then retracted his neck, hurried back to the hall, and stammered, "Old Master, he... they haven't left yet."
Pei Yanshu sat on the armchair in the middle of the hall, his fingers tightly gripping the armrests, his face a little pale.
He stared at the raindrops dripping from the eaves, thinking of how his Pei family's silk had improved into new colors a few years ago. When the silk sold well, he was awarded the title of Pei Bancheng. It was also in this hall that the nobles of Ruifeng County came to congratulate him, and even Xue Wenju showed a sense of familiarity.
And now, he asked Pei Li to go to those noble families to borrow money, but they all avoided him, and no one extended a helping hand to his Pei family.
At this time, another servant ran in, looking a little panicked.
"Old Master, the people from the bank said that if you don't open the door, they will break it down."
Pei Feng was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and stood up suddenly.
"How dare they! My Pei family is a noble family. Who do they think they are? How dare they come and smash the door of my Pei family? Do creditors think they are so great?"
"Can creditors just break down doors? Are there any laws left?"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a bang, and the door was smashed open. More than a dozen creditors rushed in through the rain.
Pei Feng's face turned pale immediately. If the guards hadn't run away, how could he allow these people to be so rampant.
Pei Li also had an ugly expression on his face. This was the first time someone dared to smash the door of his Pei family.
Pei Yanshu stood up tremblingly, feeling much older. He had not recovered since the last time he vomited blood. He was depressed and his back was hunched.
"Everyone, you can't give me more time. I'm already selling the shop. You know it won't be sold overnight. As long as the shop is sold, I will pay you back exactly what I owe you."
Pei Li spoke.
The leading banker took out the account book and said, "Master Pei, the price of your shop is so high, I'm afraid it won't be sold in a short time, and we have already given you a lot of time."
"Don't delay any longer. Pay off all the debts you owe today. Your Pei family is big and powerful. I don't believe you really can't come up with the money."
"Yes, we are a small business and cannot afford such arrears."
"The guys in my shop are all waiting for this money to buy rice."
"Master Pei, your Pei family is known as Pei Half City. It's not appropriate to delay such a small amount of money for so long."
“…”
The other shopkeepers also spoke up. Under normal circumstances, they would not dare to come to collect debts like this. After all, the Pei family was an aristocratic family and their status and position were higher than theirs.
But now everyone knows what happened to the Pei family. Both businesses have been suppressed and all the craftsmen have run away. This is a precursor to bankruptcy.
If they couldn't get the money back, the shop owners would be the ones who would suffer. After discussing it, they felt that they couldn't delay any longer, so even though it was raining today, they had to come to collect the debt.
Just offend the Pei family, as long as the debt is recovered.
"shut up!"
Pei Feng slammed the table hard, causing the teacup to jingle. "My Pei family has been established for a hundred years, so how could we rely on this little money from you?"
"Since it's a small amount of money, I'm sure you can afford it. Then pay the full amount and we won't bother you anymore."
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