"Little hoof, you dare to enter the gambling house without money."
In front, the leading thug hit Jiang Yan's calf with a stick.
Jiang Yan screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
A man behind her looked at her pitiful appearance and suddenly said, "Brother, I think she's pretty, why don't you sell her to a brothel?"
"I think so!"
The leading man chuckled and waved to the people behind him.
The men rushed forward, frightening Jiang Yan so much that her face changed drastically and she crawled forward quickly.
"No, don't sell me to a brothel. My family is rich, and my brother is the Marquis of Anyuan. You can go find him, and he will help me pay back the money!"
"Really? That's a coincidence, I happen to be An Yuanhou's father.
But how could I not know that I gave birth to such a useless daughter like you, hahahaha!"
The leading man carried the stick on his shoulder and laughed loudly towards the sky.
He laughed a few times, then suddenly stopped smiling and winked at the men around him.
The two men behind him quickly stepped forward and lifted Jiang Yan up from the ground.
Jiang Yan struggled desperately and even bit the short man.
"You stinky girl, how dare you bite me!"
Bang!
The man raised his hand and slapped Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan had never suffered such an injustice before, and she burst into tears.
"Mom, brother, please come and save me!"
[You are so old, but you are still crying. Shame on you! ]
Yangyang raised her hand and stroked her cheek twice with her chubby index finger.
Yun Wanrou followed Jiang Huaishu and quickly came behind the crowd.
When she got closer, she could hear Jiang Yan's crying.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that Yangyang has amazing hearing.
"Let her go!"
Jiang Huaishu pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.
When Jiang Yan saw him, it was like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw.
"Brother, save me, they want to sell me...sell me to a brothel, wuwuwu..."
Jiang Yan broke free from the man's grip, threw herself into Jiang Huaishu's arms, and burst into tears.
Although the Anyuan Marquis Mansion is not as glorious as it once was, there are still people in the crowd who recognize him.
Seeing him coming, someone exclaimed.
"She is actually Marquis Anyuan's biological sister!"
"How could a dignified Marquis Anyuan raise a sister who is a gambler? If the old Marquis knew about this, he would be so angry that he would jump out of his coffin!"
"The Anyuan Marquisate is really getting worse with each generation. If it weren't for the marriage with the Grand Tutor's House, the Marquisate would have fallen into decline long ago!"
Everyone shook their heads and were not optimistic about Jiang Huaishu and his sister.
Jiang Yan listened to everyone's discussions.
While sobbing, she looked at Yun Wanrou who was standing in the crowd holding Yangyang.
It's all because of her.
If she hadn't been reluctant to lend her her dowry, why would she come to the gambling house to gamble?
"Oh, it's really Marquis Anyuan!"
The leading man chuckled.
"But even if she is really your sister, so what? It is only natural to pay back debts.
If she doesn't pay, I will have no choice but to arrest her and use her to pay off the debt!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yan let go of Jiang Huaishu and hid behind him.
"Don't... don't arrest me. My sister-in-law is the daughter of the Grand Tutor. She has money and she will help me pay it back!"
As she spoke, she turned and looked at Yun Wanrou.
"Sister-in-law, please say something!"
[You heartless bastard, what do you want my mother to say? ]
[Everyone in Anyuan Marquis's Mansion is a vampire, sucking my mother's blood alone! ]
"Pooh……"
Before Yun Wanrou could finish her words, Yangyang spat in the direction of Jiang Yan.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Yun Wanrou carried Yangyang forward.
"Auntie, how much money do you owe them?"
"Not much, just one thousand taels of silver!"
The leading man took out the IOU signed by Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan's face changed and she glared at him angrily.
"What do you mean two thousand taels? I clearly only lent you five hundred taels of silver, how come it became one thousand taels?"
"Little girl, don't you know the rules of the gambling house? The money that the gambling house lends out must be doubled back.
If you don't come out today, tomorrow you won't be getting one thousand taels of silver anymore!"
Jiang Yan was choked by the man's words.
But when he thought about someone being taken advantage of, he raised his chin slightly.
"Okay, it's just one thousand taels of silver. My sister-in-law's dowry is very generous. Let alone one thousand taels of silver, even ten thousand taels can be taken out!"
"Aunt, where do I get so much money?"
Yun Wanrou sighed and pretended to be worried.
Jiang Yan didn't believe that she had no money.
She turned to look at Yun Wanrou and was about to speak, but was stopped by Jiang Huaishu.
"Yan'er, don't make things difficult for Arou."
"Brother, don't stop me!"
Jiang Yan brushed away Jiang Huaishu's hand, looked at Yun Xiucheng, and deliberately raised her voice.
"Sister-in-law, please stop hiding it. We are all family, and your money is still my brother's. What's wrong with lending me some temporarily?"
"Aunt, it's not that I don't want to lend it to you, it's just that I can't afford it.
I have been married into the Marquis's Mansion for over a year, and all the food, clothing and other expenses of the Marquis' Mansion are subsidized by my dowry.
The remaining small amount was also used to build Guangxia Academy. I am also stretched to the limit now!"
Jiang Huaishu didn't expect that Yun Wanrou would say such words in front of so many people.
He hurried forward and shook his head at her, signaling her to stop talking.
However, he was still a step too late.
As soon as Yun Wanrou's voice fell, everyone was in an uproar.
"What? The food, clothing and daily expenses of the Anyuan Marquis's Mansion are all subsidized by the bride's dowry.
It seems that this Anyuan Marquis Mansion is only glamorous on the surface!"
"They eat and wear other people's clothes. How dare you ask them to give you money to pay off their gambling debts?"
"Are the people in Anyuan Marquis' Mansion all devils who love to suck human blood? Madam Jiang is so unlucky to have to deal with this family!"
"You are still a young lady from the Marquis's Mansion, but you really don't even have the skin to care about."
"If you ask me, don't make it difficult for Madam Jiang. Just capture the young lady from the Marquis' Mansion and sell her to a brothel to pay off the debt!"
The public opinion at the scene all leaned towards Yun Wanrou's side.
Yangyang clapped her hands and giggled.
[If I can scold you, I will scold you more. My aunt is thick-skinned and can withstand scolding. ]
[Keep going, don't stop. I won't be able to sleep well tonight without these insults.]
Yun Wanrou looked at her, her eyes filled with helplessness and doting.
This little guy really likes to join in the fun.
Jiang Yan's face turned red and white after being scolded by everyone.
She originally wanted to take advantage of the presence of so many people to force Yun Wanrou to submit.
But she didn't expect that it would damage the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion and her brother.
She looked at everyone, then set her gaze on Yun Wanrou.
Her eyes turned cold and she shouted angrily: "Sister-in-law, you can't talk nonsense without evidence!"