Chapter 118 Let Me Tell You
"Oh! Even I told you I wouldn't search anymore, young master."
"What? Now you want me to search again?" The third son of the Marquis of Ping'an asked with a sneer.
Lian Qianli smiled but didn't speak, gesturing for Qiu Niang, who was standing to the side, to speak.
"After the Third Young Master entered the teahouse, he scared away three tables of tea drinkers."
The money for these three tables was not settled; it totaled twelve taels of silver.
In addition, because your group was blocking the doorway, at least five tables of guests looked out but didn't dare to come in.
Even based on the lowest standard in the lobby on the first floor, a table should cost at least three taels of silver.
That is to say, at least fifteen taels of silver were not received by Chunbuwan.
That makes a total of twenty-seven taels of silver.
Also, when you barged in, you startled a tea boy and he spilled a pot of tea.
A teacup broke.
As everyone knows, all the tea sets at our Spring Festival Gala are complete sets. If one piece is missing, the entire set is ruined.
The tea set was made of genuine Dingzhou Ru kiln porcelain; even a single set would cost at least two hundred taels of silver.
In addition, that chair was a work by a master from Jiangnan, worth three hundred taels of silver.
All of these add up to a total of 527 taels.
Third Young Master, how should we calculate the cost?
"Will you give it to me now, or should I send someone to your residence to get it?" Qiu Niang asked with a smile, calculating the amount for the third young master of the Ping An Marquis's residence.
The crowd was stunned...
Is this how you actually calculate things?!
Also, wasn't that chair smashed by your boss as a show-off...?
"Qiu Niang, next time you calculate this kind of account, remember to include one more thing."
"You've disrupted the normal operations of Spring Festival Gala and damaged its reputation. From now on, you'll have to pay at least a thousand gold pieces, understand?" Lian Qianli added from the side.
"Yes! Qiu Niang remembers!"
Qiu Niang respectfully curtsied to Lian Qianli.
The third young master of the Ping'an Marquis's mansion blushed and paled in turns.
He's starting to regret it now.
But the girl who escaped is somewhat important; it would be difficult to explain if she caused trouble.
He originally thought that he could take advantage of the chaos to search and find something good.
If he can't find it, he'll have his older brothers come to apologize.
Unexpectedly, those who are late in spring are not giving an inch.
If only I had known...
"It's just a little over five hundred taels of silver. Here you go."
As he spoke, the third son of the Earl of Ping'an took out two silver notes from his pocket and threw them at Qiu Niang's face.
Qiu Niang remained calm and composed as she accepted the silver note that the shop assistant had picked up.
"Third Young Master, Chunbuwan welcomes guests from all directions. Please come often." Qiu Niang said with a smile.
The third son of the Marquis of Ping'an glared fiercely at Qiu Niang.
He glanced at Lian Qianli again.
He just happened to see Hua Wanli peek out from behind him and give him a sweet smile.
In that instant, the third son of the Marquis of Ping'an felt as if his bones had gone limp.
His butler instinctively tugged at him.
The third young master of the Marquis of Ping'an finally realized what was happening. Ignoring Lian Qianli's intriguing expression, he even gave Hua Wanli a flirtatious wink.
Then the housekeeper pulled him away.
"Who is that young lady?"
"Spring Never Ends, the Master's younger sister," the butler whispered.
"She's a stunner! Just that smile made my whole body go weak."
"No, I should say I almost got hard!" The third son of the Marquis of Ping'an said, glancing back again as he spoke.
Upon closer inspection, it was astounding.
Hua Wanli seemed to smile even sweeter, and the third young master of the Marquis of Ping'an felt as if his soul was about to fly away.
Fearing further trouble, the steward of the Ping'an Earl's mansion hurriedly pulled his young master away.
Seeing that things had returned to normal in the building, the cleaners went to clean up, and Qiu Niang went back to continue doing her accounting.
Lian Qianli sighed.
"This is the capital city, take it easy!"
Lian Qianli gently tapped Hua Wanli's head.
Whenever Hua Wanli smiles at a strange man, that man is doomed.
The sweeter the smile, the more unlucky that person will be.
"I know, but please respect your sister and don't lay a hand on her."
"Don't you know that boys and girls shouldn't sit together after the age of seven? Humph!" Hua Wanli rolled her eyes at Lian Qianli again.
Lian Qianli looked up at the sky in silence, just in time to see Shangguan Jin and Madam Shen peeking out to watch the commotion.
He quickly nodded and smiled, then pulled Hua Wanli upstairs to talk to Shangguan Jin and Old Madam Shen.
Just as he climbed three steps, a tea boy came over and whispered a few words in Lian Qianli's ear.
Lian Qianli's expression changed, and then he hurriedly led Hua Wanli to the back of the kitchen.
Madam Shen had originally hoped that the brother and sister would come up for a cup of tea and chat for a while!
"Has something happened?" Old Madam Shen was still a little worried.
Although the title of the Earl of Ping'an's family is not as high as that of the Duke of Dingguo's family, the two sons have real power.
One became a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Justice, and the other served in the Court of Judicial Review.
The Earl of Ping An had a very close personal and official relationship with An Guo.
"It's alright! Young Master Lian will probably tell us later."
"The teahouse is funded by our mansion, so they should have informed us of these things," Shangguan Jin said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen also agreed that it made sense.
Back on the soft couch, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started chatting again, albeit casually.
In less than half an hour, Lian Qianli and Hua Wanli arrived.
The two bowed to Shangguan Jin and Madam Shen, and then dismissed the tea maid and tea boy.
Shangguan Jin then asked Qiu's mother and Lin's mother to go out as well.
“The runaway slave from the Marquis of Ping’an’s mansion was a woman,” Hua Wanli blurted out.
“She’s the illegitimate daughter among the three missing daughters of Minister Mei’s family, who were exiled a few months ago,” Lian Qianli added.
Both Madam Shen and Shangguan Jin stared wide-eyed.
This is just too outrageous!
How long has it been since Vice Minister Mei's case? How come someone is still popping up now?
"This...that girl wants to overturn the verdict on her father's case?" Shangguan Jin asked in a low voice.
Hua Wanli and Lian Qianli both shook their heads.
“Brother, you go out. You can’t say what’s coming next,” Hua Wanli interrupted.
Thousands of miles...
It doesn't seem to be a good fit for him.
“Okay, I’ll have the kitchen prepare another softer tea snack for the old lady.”
Wanli, you tell us!
With that, Lian Qianli turned and left.
As soon as he stepped out of the private room, Hua Wanli dragged the tea lady to sit down on the stool used for brewing tea in front of the couch.
"Madam, Madam Shen, you have no idea how despicable the family of the Marquis of Ping An is."
This is utterly outrageous and intolerable; they will be condemned to the deepest hell.
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Jin quickly poured a cup of tea that the tea lady had brewed for Hua Wanli.
Madam Shen also pushed her snacks towards Hua Wanli.
"Tell me quickly, what despicable things have they done!"
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